Electronic Research Administration

Recently a number of non-profit agencies have started to utilize electronic proposal submission procedures. Principal Investigators are not authorized to submit proposals without receiving prior approval from all campus authorizing officials including, but not limited to the Chair, Dean, Director, Office of Sponsored Programs, and the Vice President for Research. This requirement is necessary to insure that all research and other extramurally funded projects conducted by University employees comply with relevant University policies including, but not limited to the following:

• appropriateness of the activity to the University
• protection of human and animal subjects and the environment
• use of University facilities
• personnel compensation plans
• intellectual property
• conflicts of interest
• recovery of direct and indirect costs
• Principal Investigator eligibility

Until systematic electronic proposal processes are implemented, one hard copy of the proposal must be routed through normal review processes to the Office of Sponsored Programs (OSP). In order that any problem or question might be appropriately addressed, OSP should be provided the hard copy application material in ample time prior to the mail date needed to meet the sponsor’s deadline. Once the proposal has been authorized by OSP for submission to the sponsor, the department contact or PI will receive notification by OSP that the proposal is ready for pick-up.

Electronic Proposal Submission Portals
Department of Education
Department of Energy
Department of Justice
Federal Grant Opportunities
NASA
NIH Commons
NSF Fastlane