After a fully-executed contract is in place, a sponsor may request information prior to modifying the agreement. This usually occurs prior to the exercise of an option year, but can occur at any point in the life of a contract. When a sponsor requests information with the intention of using that information to modify the agreement, it is referred to as a post-award revision.
As the central office responsible for negotiating sponsored research agreements, the Office of Sponsored Programs (OSP) is responsible for endorsing post-award revision submissions. Similar to the initial proposal process, OSP must provide approval (typically in the form of a signed Endorsement Letter) prior to any post-award revision submission to the sponsor.
To initiate post-award revision review, submit an NGA Revised Modification Request in the associated MyFunding award record. Include any necessary documents within the Modification Request, such as:
- Sponsor's request for proposal instructions (always);
- Technical proposal (if requested by sponsor);
- Business proposal (revised budget -- if requested by sponsor); and
- Any additional documents requested by sponsor.
Please note: in the “Assign Submitter” step of the Modification Request process, the Department Administrator must assign their dean’s area reviewer as the submitter. OSP can only sign the proposal documents after the dean’s area reviewer provides approval by submitting the completed Modification Request via MyFunding.
After review, OSP will provide approval and/or a signed Endorsement Letter to be included with the post-award revision submission to the sponsor.