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  1. OSP Teams
  2. Grants Management
  3. Prepare Proposals

OSP Proposal Review

The Office of Sponsored Programs reviews the following aspects of a proposal prior to submission to the sponsor:

  • Adherence to proposal guidelines (i.e., RFAs, FOAs), sponsor guidelines (e.g., NSF PAPPG, NIH GPS), University requirements, and Federal guidance (e.g., Uniform Guidance)
  • Use of correct sponsor-mandated forms (e.g., FORMS-D vs. FORMS-E)
  • Verification of eligibility/institutional selection for Limited Submissions
  • Individual items of cost reflected in the budget/justification for allowability and appropriateness of costs.
  • Application of appropriate fringe benefit and indirect (F&A) cost rates
  • Application of correct Modified Total Direct Cost (MTDC) exclusions
  • Completion on the annual Conflict of Interest Disclosure by all investigators
  • Potential conflict of interest issues
  • If applicable, consortium Statement/Letter of Intent (SOI/LOI), budget, justification, and scope of work
  • If applicable, required Subaward documentation, including Statement/Letter of Intent (SOI/LOI), budget, justification, scope of work, Verification of compliance with FCOI (for prime sponsor PHS entities)
  • Compliance approvals (e.g., RBL Letters)
  • Sponsor receipt confirmation

All remaining aspects of the proposal submission, including budget calculations, will be the responsibility of the submitting area/department. Any revisions that may be required will also be the responsibility of the area/department. 

The Office of Sponsored Programs deadline for proposal submission is four (4) business days for all submissions.

As a reminder, the OSP does not typically reject Grants.gov applications originally submitted without errors unless there was a system problem with the transfer of the application from Grants.gov to the agency resulting in inaccurate or garbled images. Requests for resubmission of error-free applications must be submitted in writing to the Vice Chancellor for Sponsored Programs and Research Operations.

Please Note: If an external sponsor system submission is involved, 

  1. Alert OSP as soon as possible
  2. Ensure external submission is finalized when the MyFunding record is approved by the department