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Proposal Development

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.

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Proposal Development

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  1. Proposal Development CALS Research Division

  2. What we’ll cover • Who do we apply to • Steps in proposal development • Reading the RFP • WISPER record • Roles and Responsibilities • Subcontracts

  3. 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

  4. 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

  5. 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

  6. 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

  7. 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

  8. 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

  9. Federal Agencies – NASA • Use NSPIRES for submission and funding opportunity information • ROSES (Research Opportunities in Space and Earth Science)

  10. 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

  11. 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

  12. Other…. • This is by no means a complete list…. • Commodity boards • Industry

  13. 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

  14. 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

  15. WISPER (Wisconsin Proposal Electronic Routing) • Create record, complete General tab • Attach: RFP, budget and budget narrative • PI must sign • Route to CALS

  16. WISPER • To access a WISPER record, you must be a participant on that record: • Principal Investigator • Approver • Routee • Campus Contact

  17. 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

  18. 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

  19. 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

  20. 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)

  21. 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

  22. 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

  23. 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

  24. Questions? • CALS Research Division contacts for Proposal Development: Julene Gaspard, jgaspard@cals.wisc.edu, 890-2590 Vince Borleske, vborleske@cals.wisc.edu, 890-3180 Becky Bound, rbound@cals.wisc.edu, 265-8443

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