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- Blue Pages: Find an RA
- Budget and Cost Resources
- Clinical Trials
- Cost Sharing Requirements
- Current and Pending Support or Other Support
- Frequently Required Proposal Data
- Principal Investigator Definition
- Budget and Cost Resources (Indirect, Direct Costs, GSRA Rates, Staff Fringe Benefits, Full Cost Recovery)
- Proposal Writer's Guide
Preapplications, Preproposals, Letters of Inquiry
More and more, funding agencies are asking for preproposals or letters of inquiry to preview potential applicants. Typically the agencies request a brief summary of the project, personnel, and budget (although this may vary). The sponsors review these summaries and some applicants are invited to submit formal applications.
The University of Michigan's eResearch Proposal Management (eRPM) system allows for the preparation of a preproposal (PRE) as well as proposal approvals (PAF).
When is a pre-PAF needed?
ORSP has a Standard Operating Procedure (100. Pre-Submission) that helps to determine when to use PRE and when to use PAF.
Always feel free to contact your ORSP project representative regarding preproposals, preapplications, or letters of inquiry.
What are the considerations and materials you need to write a proposal, create a budget, and prepare for submission to a sponsor?
- Read (and re-read) the guidelines, the funding announcement (FOA) or request for proposal (RFP). Every one is different -- even if they come from the same agency.
- Prepare to route and finalize the proposal in the eResearch Proposal Management (eRPM) system.
Negotiations and Agreements
In the early stages of working with sponsors, keep the following in mind:
- Defer discussions of indirect cost arrangements to ORSP.
- Utilize ORSP for negotiation and review of agreements and grants.
- Data Sharing - Contact our ORSP Data Research Specialist to provide guidance in drafting data sharing plans and data use agreements (DUA).
- Leverage our signing authority services and grant acceptance on behalf of the University.
Proposal Development Resources
- Center for Statistical Consultation and Research (CSCAR) (Statistics and Study Design Consultation)
- Current and Pending Support or Other Support
- Frequently Required Proposal Documents and Data
- Proposal Writer's Guide
- Principal Investigator Definition
- Research Ethics & Compliance
- Standard Agreements and Templates
Budget Planning Tools and Financial Resources
- Cost Sharing Requirements
- Cost Accounting Standards
- Direct and Indirect Costs
- Indirect Cost Rates
- Full Recovery of Indirect Costs - Calculating space for certain private sponsor
- Salaries
- Direct Costs Other Than Salaries
- UG Monitored Costs
- Participant Support Costs
- Assistance, Planning & Instructions
- Sample Budget Table
- Subaward, Hybrid Purchase Order, and Purchase Orders
- Uniform Guidance Regulations - Monitored Costs
Equipment & Facilities
- Equipment in Budgets - See Finance Website
- Equipment Transfer and Disposition - See U-M Standard Practice Guide