Grant Applications
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Guide for Principal Investigators
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SDSU PI Guide 62007.doc
Guidelines for Principal Investigators/Project Directors on SDSU-Administered Sponsored Projects
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Preparing Grant Applications
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ORSP has developed a brief general guide on Preparing a Grant Application. This guide gives basic information about grants and contracts and offers advice about preparing a GOOD proposal.
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GPGA.pdf
Guide to Preparing a Grant Application (pdf format).
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GPGA.doc
Guide to Preparing a Grant Application (Word format).
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There is a wealth of resources for proposal writing available on the web. Dr. Joseph Levine at Michigan State U has prepared a web-based "Guide for Writing a Funding Proposal." This site also contains an impressive array of links to other proposal writing resources.
Proposal Writing Resources [External Hyperlink]
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Forms used for grant applications and contract proposals, especially for Federal agencies, require several items of institutional information about SDSU. Provided here is a compilation of SDSU institutional information for grants & contracts.
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SDSU InstInfo.doc
SDSU institutional information for grants & contracts (9/16/08).
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Graduate Assistant stipends for FY08. Use these guidelines when preparing proposal budgets.
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Sometimes, when establishing a research agreement with an industrial sponsor, it is helpful to have a template that contains the provisions that are preferred by SDSU.
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SDSU’s Grants Administration office (located in SAD 103) is responsible for post-award management of grants and contracts. However, Budget Analyst Beth L'Amour (x6826) provides a valuable pre-award service in the area of budget preparation. It is very useful to have Beth help you prepare the budget or to check it before routing the grant application or contract proposal.
Grants Administration
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Submitting Grant Applications
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Routing Applications for External Funding
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Administratively it is important for a Principal Investigator/Project Director who is applying (as an agent of the University) for external funding to rout the proposal (or preproposal, if a budget is included) prior to submitting it to the sponsoring agency. The SDSU External Funding Routing Form (most current version dated 6/1/06) is used for this purpose. The routing process ensures that appropriate persons are informed about and/or take responsibility for the project and provides information needed for administrative approvals. Most of the information required on the Routing Form is needed to ensure that: (a) the proposed activities are appropriate to the research, instruction, or public service mission of the individuals, units, and SDSU; (b) the necessary resources for the project, including facilities and cost sharing, are committed or budgeted; and (c) the University can certify compliance with applicable Federal and State regulations.
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Ideally, a complete final proposal is routed with the Routing Form. However, the routing process does not necessarily require the complete final version. We need a final version of the proposed budget plus a version of the proposal complete enough to validate the information on the Routing Form. In most cases investigators can complete the routing process days before the deadline. This allows time for finishing touches without concern for getting signatures on deadline day. Then, immediately after submitting the proposal to the sponsor, you should give us a copy of the final version that was submitted. This flexible approach to signing off on applications has worked well.
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Routing Form
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The latest version of the SDSU External Funding Routing Form is dated 8/22/07.
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Routing Form 8-07
This is the most recent version of the SDSU External Funding Routing Form.
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Electronic Submission of Proposals
FastLane is an interactive real-time system used to conduct National Science Foundation business over the Internet.
NSF FastLane [External Hyperlink]
Submitting proposals through Grants.gov:
Grants.gov is a Web-based portal that allows organizations to electronically find and apply for competitive grant opportunities from Federal grant-making agencies. Ultimately Grants.gov will be the single access point for grant programs offered by 26 Federal grant-making agencies.
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Grantswinship
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Dr. Richard Dunfee became Director of AASCU's Grants Rescource Center in June of 2006. On January 23, 2007 he visited SDSU and presented workshops on "Avoiding Common Mistakes in Proposal Development" and on "The Proposal Review Process: What Happens to your Proposal When It Leaves Campus." Dr. Dunfee's PowerPoint presentations are made available below:
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Dunfee on Review Process.ppt
Richard Dunfee's presentation on "The Proposal Review Process: What Happens to Your Proposal When It Leaves Campus"
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