Proposal Preparation and Submission

Institutional Information

• Information for proposal cover pages: names Legal Applicant, Institutional Officials, Administrative Officials, misc. info, EIN, TIN, DUNS and UO agency assigned identification numbers.

Expedited Proposal Clearance Process

• Quick budget review and approval are done in E-PCS.
  EPCS automatically sends e-mails to the Sponsored Projects Administrators.
• Pick up and delivery of proposals to departments
• Same day mailing of proposal if cleared in ORSA by 1 p.m.
• Electronic Submission (except Grants.gov) requires 24 hour lead time
• Grants.gov submissions require special processing and lead time. Please read our policy

Budget Preparation

• Quick Reference Card with frequently used rates--print out as one-page summary sheet.
• Salaries and Wage Information
• Fringe Benefits & OPE
• Equipment
• Travel
• Services and Supplies
• Consultants
• Participant Cost
• Subcontracts
• Tuition
• List of sponsors with limitations on F & A (indirect cost) rates for proposal budgets.
• Costshare and Matching Funds

Forms

• Internal forms in PDF format for on-line completion
• Federal and non-federal forms in PDF, some with UO information preprinted.

Fastlane

• Description of NSF FastLane, how to register as a user, step-by-step instructions on preparing and submitting proposals to NSF
• FastLane UO policies and procedures

NIH Modular Grants

• Description and instructions for preparing Modular applications to NIH
• UO spreadsheets to compute budgets and determine number of Modules

Fixed Price Contracts

• Description of this special type of contract, when appropriate to use
• UO guidelines on how to manage Fixed Price Contracts