Proposal Submission Support for DTC Affiliated Faculty
To assist
DTC affiliated faculty in obtaining external support for their
research projects, the DTC provides administrative support for proposal
submission. This support includes the following:
- Budget preparation
- Draft budget based upon information provided by the PI
- Prepare budget in EGMS and/or Excel
- Make revisions as required
- Reformat budget justification as required (note budget justification is
to be supplied by investigator) and, for FastLane submissions, upload
justification.
- Proposal preparation
- Collect curriculum vitaes from participating investigators and senior
personnel
- Collect current and pending support summaries from participating
investigators and senior personnel
- Reformat documentation so that it meets submission requirements
- Prepare NSF submission in FastLane. This includes budget entry and
file uploading.
- Scan and upload support letters and matching commitment letter
obtained by PI
- Help coordinate submissions with other institutions
- Assist in the reviewing of proposal for compliance to agency
regulations and proposal call.
- Print final version of proposal (upon final approval of PI)
- Distribute copies of proposal to all participating investigators
- Proposal submission to SPA
- Initiate Proposal Routing Form (PRF, formerly known as BA23)
- Track PRF through authorization process
- Interact with SPA grant administrator on behalf of PI on issues
directly related to the proposal submission
- Arrange for delivery to SPA.
To obtain this administrative support, please contact:
Chris Dillon, Assistant Director for Facilities and Programs
email: cdillon@dtc.umn.edu
phone: 612 625-4104
DTC affiliated faculty are encouraged to arrange for proposal submission
assistance as soon as they decide to submit a proposal. Four weeks prior
to the deadline is preferred, but exceptions can be made.
Related links
Proposal submission checklist for DTC affiliated faculty
NSF FASTLANE Submission
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