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Proposal Development
CALS Research Division
What we’ll cover
Who do we apply to Steps in proposal development
– Reading the RFP– WISPER record– Roles and Responsibilities
Subcontracts
Federal Agencies - USDA
List of USDA Agencies: http://www.usda.gov/wps/portal/!ut/p/_s.7_0_A/7_0_1OB?navid=AGENCIES_OFFICES_C&parentnav=AGENCIES_OF
Grants and Agreements info: http://www.usda.gov/wps/portal/!ut/p/_s.7_0_A/7_0_1OB?navid=RESEARCH_GRANTS&parentnav=RESEARCHERS&navtype=RT
– Link to Funding Opportunities– Link to resources on Award Policies
Federal Agencies - USDA
Largest funding call is the AFRI (Agriculture and Food Research Initiative) http://www.csrees.usda.gov/funding/afri/afri.html– Important to read specifics on each program area,
e.g. Letter of Intent? Budgetary Limits? Submission may be through Cayuse,
Grants.gov, or other electronic or paper format
Federal Agencies – NSF
NSF Directorates: http://nsf.gov/staff/orglist.jsp
NSF Funding Opportunities: http://nsf.gov/funding/
Proposal submission is via Fastlane Proposal instructions: Grant Proposal Guide
(GPG), but specific solicitation overrides
Federal Agencies – HHS/PHS
AHRQ, FDA, CDC, NIH, HRSA– http://www.hhs.gov/grants/– http://www.usphs.gov/AboutUs/agencies.aspx
Read RFP’s carefully for formset, specific requirements– Many requirements we observe when applying to
NIH submitting to other PHS agencies
Federal Agencies – NIH
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/oer.htm Multiple Institutes: http://www.nih.gov/icd/ Multiple funding mechanisms:
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/funding/ac_search_results.htm– R: Research– K: Career– T: InstitutionalTraining Grant– F: Individual Fellowship– P: Center– U: Cooperative Agreement
ARRA funding by institute: http://grants.nih.gov/recovery/ic_supp.html
Federal Agencies - NIH
Uses the eRA Commons for proposal and award administration– All PI’s and postdocs must have a Commons
account for proposal submission– https://commons.era.nih.gov/commons/
Submission through Cayuse, using SF424 R&R formset– Also use elements of the PHS 398 forms
Federal Agencies – NASA
Use NSPIRES for submission and funding opportunity information
ROSES (Research Opportunities in Space and Earth Science)
Other Federal Agencies
US EPA: http://www.epa.gov/ogd/grants/funding_opportunities.htm– Submission through Cayuse, Grants.gov, or
email/paper = read opportunity instructions carefully
DOE, DOD, DOI, USDE, Homeland Security, USAID
Nationwide Non-Profits
American Heart Association– Research grants and Individual predoctoral and postdoctoral
fellowships– http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=1200050– We typically apply to the Greater Midwest Affiliate– Submission is via Grants@Heart:
https://research.americanheart.org/ris/template.jsp?pid=ris.extlogin&_requestid=258
Must use IE or Safari American Cancer Society, Helen Hay Whitney Foundation,
Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation, JDRF
Other….
This is by no means a complete list…. Commodity boards Industry
Finding a Funding Opportunity
Grants.gov IRIS (Illinois Research Information Service SPIN (Sponsored Programs Information Network) COS (Community of Science/Scholars) Memorial Library Grants Information Center:
http://grants.library.wisc.edu/ CALS Research Division website:
http://www.cals.wisc.edu/research/funding/non-federal.php?0?Cp6
RSP offers a list of free and subscription grant-finding services that are available through the UW at http://www.rsp.wisc.edu/preaward/index.html (includes many of the above)
Sponsor websites
What to look for in the RFP
Deadline Sponsor’s focus How to apply (Electronic? Mail? Email?) Applicant Eligibility Budget
– Cap?– Eligible and Ineligible costs?– Indirects?– Matching?
Time period: Start date? Length of funding? Formatting: Font, Page limits, Formatting, Sections to include
WISPER (Wisconsin Proposal Electronic Routing)
Create record, complete General tab Attach: RFP, budget and budget narrative PI must sign Route to CALS
WISPER
To access a WISPER record, you must be a participant on that record:– Principal Investigator– Approver– Routee– Campus Contact
WISPER – Where to look for information
History Tab – All record actions that are automatically recorded by the system
SPO Action Tab – Who in RSP is working on the record, their notes
Attachments – Proposal-related documents, award documents
Comments – Notes added by record participants
Roles and Responsibilities
PI Status– All faculty have PI status. Anyone else must
request and be approved for PI status by their department and dean’s office. Form and instructions at http://www.grad.wisc.edu/research/policyrp/limitedpi.html
Roles and Responsibilities
PI: Find funding opportunity, Prepare proposal, Route & Submit
Department Administrator: Work with PI to complete and submit, assist with budget preparation, Initiate/approve the WISPER record
Department Chair: Verify PI eligibility/availability, Verify resources & facilities, Assure the work fits the department’s mission
Dean: Assure compliance, review and approve submission RSP: Negotiate agreements, Institutional signatory, Accept
awards, Set up projects
Subcontracts
When we are a sub:– Have the RFP from the primary sponsor– Treat the subcontract submission just like a
proposal Route, at a minimum, Budget and budget narrative,
Scope of work, Letter of Intent (see sample)
Subcontracts
When we will have a sub, we must have:– Budget and budget narrative– Scope of work– Letter of Intent, signed by an official of that
institution– Any additional docs that may be required by the
sponsor. – WITHOUT THESE DOCUMENTS, WE WILL
NOT INCLUDE A SUB IN OUR PROPOSAL
Subcontract vs. Vendor
Subcontract– Performance measured against whether the
objectives of the federal program are met– Has responsibility for programmatic decision
making– Has responsibility for adherence to applicable
federal program compliance requirements – Would publish with the PI
Subcontract vs. Vendor
Vendor– Provides the goods and services within normal
business operations– Provides similar goods or services to many
different purchasers– Operates in a competitive environment– Provides goods or services that are ancillary to
the project
Questions?
CALS Research Division contacts for Proposal Development:
Julene Gaspard, [email protected], 890-2590 Vince Borleske, [email protected], 890-3180
Becky Bound, [email protected], 265-8443