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Pre-award 101
Sallie Quammen and Frances Spalding
02.17.2009
 Nuts
and Bolts
 Mining Webpages
 Resources
 Professional Organizations
Binds the University with a set of
terms and conditions
 Obligates the university to a line of
scholarly or scientific inquiry
 Both the grantor and grantee agree
how funds will be spent
 A level of fiscal responsibility is
understood
 Results of study will be shared
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 Grant
 Cooperative
 Contract
 Sub
awards
Agreements
Federal government
◦ Departments like Agriculture
◦ Independent Agencies, i.e. EPA
 State Governments
 Foundations, i.e. MacArthur
 Industry, i.e. General Motors
 Non-profit organizations, i.e. Cancer
Society
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 On
line services like COS
◦ Searches
◦ Alerts
 Agency
WebPages
 Discipline listings
 Grants.gov
 Foundation directory on line
Download a copy of the Sponsor’s
Request for proposals (RFP)
 Read thoroughly
 Discuss project, budget and
deadlines with the PI
 If electronic, do you need to
register in the system to submit a
proposal?
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Cover page
Abstract
Scientific Narrative, including statement
of work, literature review, methodology
Key Personnel (which may include both a
CV and possibly an Other support page)
Resources
Budget
Appendices
Letters of Support
Direct costs are those identified
specifically with a particular
sponsored activity
 Indirect costs (a.k.a. facilities and
administration) are costs incurred for
common objectives and cannot be
identified readily with a singular
sponsored project
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Salaries and benefits
 Equipment
 Supplies and materials
 Travel
 Consultant
 Other direct costs
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Preparing a Proposal Routing Form
(a.k.a. PRF)
 Routing a form for signatures
 Transmit proposal package to SPA.
Based on proposal type, there are
several ways to accomplish this.
 Be available for SPA
questions/changes prior to
submission.
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Grants.gov proposals must be submitted
to SPA at least five (5) working days prior
to the sponsor's official published
submission deadline.
Paper copies must be delivered to SPA 24
hours before proposal must be mailed.
Other electronic submissions including
FastLane, submission to SPA at least 24
hours before deadline.
Review the budget;
 Review matching and cost sharing
requirements and commitments;
 Ensure proper indirect costs
calculations;
 Check the accuracy of administrative
and institutional information;
 Ensure that all regulatory
requirements have been satisfied;
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Make certain that proposed contract award
language conforms with University
policies;
Check that any potential conflicts of
interest have been managed or eliminated;
Evaluate potential export control issues;
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Guarantee that all required
representations and certifications are
included.
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Inadequate budget justifications
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Missing Subcontract letter of intent
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Missing Subcontract scope of work
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Math errors, mismatched numbers
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Non-compliance with formatting
specifications
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Timelines
Checklists – each proposal component:
format, who, what, when
Post-its
Frequent check-ins with PIs
Communication with your GA
Complete your routine application
components early
Check budget numbers against narrative,
justification, cover – does everything match?
Route PRF for signatures as soon as possible
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SPA webpage is a wealth of information:
http://www.ospa.umn.edu
Check Sponsor and agency Webpages for
the latest information:
http://www.ed.gov is one such webpage
Grants.gov: www.grants.gov
Other electronic systems:
https://proposalcentral.altum.com/ is an
example
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EGMS, a University of Minnesota proposal
prep tool check out: egms.umn.edu
(EGMS labs schedule, check
for proposal creation assistance)
http://www.ospa.umn.edu/GrantGov/Schedules%20an
d%20Calendars/trainingschedule.html
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Your department grant office
Mentoring from a more experienced coworker
SPA office, specifically your Grant
Administrator
SPA sponsored Trainings-
http://www.ospa.umn.edu/GrantGov/index.html#training
Training Serviceshttp://www1.umn.edu/ohr/trainingservices/s
pa/index.html
Organizational Effectiveness Trainingshttp://www1.umn.edu/ohr/orgeff/
Library- http://www.lib.umn.edu/registration/
Academic computinghttp://www1.umn.edu/adcs/cbt
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GMUN – Grant Management User Network,
University of Minnesota
http://www.ospa.umn.edu/GMUN/index.html
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NCURA – National Council of University
Research Administrators
http://www.ncura.edu
SRA – Society of Research Administrators
http://www.srainternational.org
Anything you want to discuss?