Proposal Routing and Approval

Funding opportunities come with specific requirements for information and documents to provide in proposal submission applications. 的 Office of 赞助项目 is here to ensure that proposals meet all federal, state, other sponsors, and university guidelines and requirements. Our team  performs a multi-level compliance review on proposal applications 提交前.

参考 Proposal Submission Policy (including timeline) [pdf] to review critical milest一个s and the actions needed to meet sponsor deadlines.

的 timeline applies to: 

• All extramural proposals (including proposals for sub-awards) for which there is a sponsor mandated deadline
• 意向书
• 白皮书
• Other pre-proposal submissions that contain or propose institutional commitments, including budgets or cost share

复习时间

A full detailed proposal review and complete routing 提交前 require that 的建议是 submitted to the 研究基金会 for approval ten working days prior to the sponsor's submission deadline.

的 Proposal Routing and Approval Form

的 Proposal Routing and Approval Form (PRAF) with instructions [pdf] summarizes important proposal information such as the project abstract, budget, and approval for human or animal subjects.

Other Important Routing and Approval Details

• 路由需求
  • To facilitate effective and efficient proposal development and on-time submission, in addition to the funding agency’s deadline, which is absolute, adherence to the established proposal routing and submission timeline is required. All funding applications must go through a number of on-campus institutional reviews before receiving final authorization for submission to the targeted funding agency. 的 Proposal Submission Timeline Chart [pdf] has been provided to assist with planning and facilitation.
    
    In order for the proposal routing process to begin, final budget and budget justification, as well as a completed draft of the proposal abstract or a scope of work, that addresses all elements of the proposed scope including details of any cost share or use of facilities required must be submitted to OSP at least seven working days prior to the sponsor mandated proposal submission deadline. Any changes to the scope of work, personnel, facility usage, final budget/budget justification or cost-share elements after the routing has initiated will require the routing process to begin again, and can potentially 延迟提交.
    
    In most cases, routing will be initiated in Cayuse424, a system which automates the routing process and allows for submission of proposals via grants.政府. 小马提供 each reviewer a full view of the entire proposal package and internal documents in 实时. It also provides a history of all activity and is a cloud based system which stores information for later reference.
    
    Occasionally, routing may happen via DocuSign or via email. Please note that the Research Foundation recognizes electronic signatures delivered via DocuSign as official authorizations and considers such signatures legally binding. In these cases, the sponsored programs manager will route up to the chair and then convert the routing to Cayuse before routing to the dean and the final reviewers. All proposals will be approved by the authorized official representatives in Cayuse.
• 批准
  • Each proposal for funding must be reviewed and signed by all of the signatories, as listed below, by using either the Cayuse Routing System (required from dean through the associate vice president for the 研究处) or DocuSign. 的提案 that involve more than 一个 department or college, appropriate signatures from all academic units must be obtained prior to submitting a proposal.
    
    • Principal Investigator
    •系主任
    •学院院长
    • 赞助项目 Manager, 菠菜网lol正规平台 研究基金会
    • Sr. 赞助项目 Manager (Lead), 菠菜网lol正规平台 研究基金会
    • 赞助项目 Senior Director, 菠菜网lol正规平台 研究基金会
    • Campus Chief Financial Officer/Vice President of 政府 and Finance
    • Associate Vice President for Research (菠菜网lol正规平台 President’s designee)
    
    的re are certain circumstances which require additional routing approvals, which conform to the Institutional 合规 Requirements. In these cases, the Sponsored 项目 manager will inform the PI of the routing timeline needed to accommodate 这些人. As an example, in cases when a proposal identifies a college dean as the PI, the provost will approve in lieu of the dean, who signs as the PI. 允许 2-3 additional days when provost approval is needed.
    
    的 university and its authorized signers reserve the right to stop the proposal routing and withdraw any submitted proposal that does not comply with CSU and university policies, state, and federal regulations.

相关资源

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Proposal Routing and Submission FAQs