Proposal Development and Budgeting

You are encouraged to contact the grants and research office at any time during the process of proposal and budget development. 

National Institute of Health: Write your Application/Sample Applications & More/PHS 398 (esp. Section 2, 5.5)

National Science Foundation: A Guide for Proposal Writing / SciENcv

Budget Information

A budget template is provided to assist with the process of creating a proposal budget.  A second tab converts the budget to the NSF format.

Comments about Fringe and Indirect Costs

Proposal Deadlines

All proposals are required to have a completed and signed Proposal Routing and Approval Form before submission.  This form should be submitted to the grants office at least 5 business days in advance of the submission due date with PI and department chair signature completed. The grants office will forward the form for final review and remaining approvals & signatures.

The grants office will complete the submission of proposals that are required to be submitted through grants.gov or research.gov.  Proposals which are submitted directly to a sponsor (for example, via an email attachment) may be submitted directly by the PI.

Please plan to submit your FINAL proposal to the grants office at least one week before the submission due date. Any final propposals submitted within 48 hours of the deadline will not be submitted or reviewed.  This allows for a thorough review, revisions, uploading of proposal documents and budgets, and a buffer for unanticipated issues. In addition, many grants are submitted via an electronic portal and these can be unreliable and slow, especially near deadlines.

 

The grants office has only 1 employee, therefore, planning is very important.  Failure to contact the grants office 1 month before a proposal deadline will put your proposal at a low priority and may not be submitted.  

 

Funding Decisions

Please notify the grants office once you receive the funding decision from the sponsor.

Note:   Applications submitted prior to full institutional approval may be withdrawn. If funded, award acceptance for such applications will be contingent upon institutional review and approval. If award conditions or aspects of the proposed project do not meet institutional requirements, the award will be declined. Individual PIs/co-PIs are not authorized to sign off on application components on behalf of the university; applications must be reviewed by appropriate personnel and approved by signatories designated by UWRF leadership.