1. Proposal Development CALS Research Division

2. What we’ll cover Who do we apply to Steps in proposal development – Reading the RFP – WISPER record – Roles and Responsibilities Subcontracts

3. Federal Agencies - USDA List of USDA Agencies: http://www.usda.gov/wps/portal/!ut/p/_s.7_0_A/7_0_ 1OB?navid=AGENCIES_OFFICES_C&parentnav=A GENCIES_OF http://www.usda.gov/wps/portal/!ut/p/_s.7_0_A/7_0_ 1OB?navid=AGENCIES_OFFICES_C&parentnav=A GENCIES_OF Grants and Agreements info: http://www.usda.gov/wps/portal/!ut/p/_s.7_0_A/7_0_ 1OB?navid=RESEARCH_GRANTS&parentnav=RE SEARCHERS&navtype=RT http://www.usda.gov/wps/portal/!ut/p/_s.7_0_A/7_0_ 1OB?navid=RESEARCH_GRANTS&parentnav=RE SEARCHERS&navtype=RT – Link to Funding Opportunities – Link to resources on Award Policies

4. Federal Agencies - USDA Largest funding call is the AFRI (Agriculture and Food Research Initiative) http://www.csrees.usda.gov/funding/afri/afri.h tml http://www.csrees.usda.gov/funding/afri/afri.h tml – Important to read specifics on each program area, e.g. Letter of Intent? Budgetary Limits? Submission may be through Cayuse, Grants.gov, or other electronic or paper format

5. Federal Agencies – NSF NSF Directorates: http://nsf.gov/staff/orglist.jsp http://nsf.gov/staff/orglist.jsp NSF Funding Opportunities: http://nsf.gov/funding/ http://nsf.gov/funding/ Proposal submission is via Fastlane Proposal instructions: Grant Proposal Guide (GPG), but specific solicitation overrides

6. Federal Agencies – HHS/PHS AHRQ, FDA, CDC, NIH, HRSA – http://www.hhs.gov/grants/ http://www.hhs.gov/grants/ – http://www.usphs.gov/AboutUs/agencies.aspx http://www.usphs.gov/AboutUs/agencies.aspx Read RFP’s carefully for formset, specific requirements – Many requirements we observe when applying to NIH submitting to other PHS agencies

7. Federal Agencies – NIH http://grants.nih.gov/grants/oer.htm Multiple Institutes: http://www.nih.gov/icd/http://www.nih.gov/icd/ Multiple funding mechanisms: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/funding/ac_search_results.htm http://grants.nih.gov/grants/funding/ac_search_results.htm – R: Research – K: Career – T: InstitutionalTraining Grant – F: Individual Fellowship – P: Center – U: Cooperative Agreement ARRA funding by institute: http://grants.nih.gov/recovery/ic_supp.html http://grants.nih.gov/recovery/ic_supp.html

8. Federal Agencies - NIH Uses the eRA Commons for proposal and award administration – All PI’s and postdocs must have a Commons account for proposal submission – https://commons.era.nih.gov/commons/ https://commons.era.nih.gov/commons/ Submission through Cayuse, using SF424 R&R formset – Also use elements of the PHS 398 forms

9. Federal Agencies – NASA Use NSPIRES for submission and funding opportunity information ROSES (Research Opportunities in Space and Earth Science)

10. Other Federal Agencies US EPA: http://www.epa.gov/ogd/grants/funding_oppo rtunities.htm http://www.epa.gov/ogd/grants/funding_oppo rtunities.htm – Submission through Cayuse, Grants.gov, or email/paper = read opportunity instructions carefully DOE, DOD, DOI, USDE, Homeland Security, USAID

11. Nationwide Non-Profits American Heart Association – Research grants and Individual predoctoral and postdoctoral fellowships – http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=1200050 http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=1200050 – We typically apply to the Greater Midwest Affiliate – Submission is via Grants@Heart: https://research.americanheart.org/ris/template.jsp?pid=ris.extlogin &_requestid=258 https://research.americanheart.org/ris/template.jsp?pid=ris.extlogin &_requestid=258 Must use IE or Safari American Cancer Society, Helen Hay Whitney Foundation, Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation, JDRF

12. Other…. This is by no means a complete list…. Commodity boards Industry

13. Finding a Funding Opportunity Grants.gov IRIS (Illinois Research Information Service SPIN (Sponsored Programs Information Network) COS (Community of Science/Scholars) Memorial Library Grants Information Center: http://grants.library.wisc.edu/ http://grants.library.wisc.edu/ CALS Research Division website: http://www.cals.wisc.edu/research/funding/non- federal.php?0?Cp6 http://www.cals.wisc.edu/research/funding/non- federal.php?0?Cp6 RSP offers a list of free and subscription grant-finding services that are available through the UW at http://www.rsp.wisc.edu/preaward/index.html (includes many of the above) http://www.rsp.wisc.edu/preaward/index.html Sponsor websites

14. What to look for in the RFP Deadline Sponsor’s focus How to apply (Electronic? Mail? Email?) Applicant Eligibility Budget – Cap? – Eligible and Ineligible costs? – Indirects? – Matching? Time period: Start date? Length of funding? Formatting: Font, Page limits, Formatting, Sections to include

15. WISPER (Wisconsin Proposal Electronic Routing) Create record, complete General tab Attach: RFP, budget and budget narrative PI must sign Route to CALS

16. WISPER To access a WISPER record, you must be a participant on that record: – Principal Investigator – Approver – Routee – Campus Contact

17. WISPER – Where to look for information History Tab – All record actions that are automatically recorded by the system SPO Action Tab – Who in RSP is working on the record, their notes Attachments – Proposal-related documents, award documents Comments – Notes added by record participants

18. Roles and Responsibilities PI Status – All faculty have PI status. Anyone else must request and be approved for PI status by their department and dean’s office. Form and instructions at http://www.grad.wisc.edu/research/policyrp/limited pi.html http://www.grad.wisc.edu/research/policyrp/limited pi.html

19. Roles and Responsibilities PI: Find funding opportunity, Prepare proposal, Route & Submit Department Administrator: Work with PI to complete and submit, assist with budget preparation, Initiate/approve the WISPER record Department Chair: Verify PI eligibility/availability, Verify resources & facilities, Assure the work fits the department’s mission Dean: Assure compliance, review and approve submission RSP: Negotiate agreements, Institutional signatory, Accept awards, Set up projects

20. Subcontracts When we are a sub: – Have the RFP from the primary sponsor – Treat the subcontract submission just like a proposal Route, at a minimum, Budget and budget narrative, Scope of work, Letter of Intent (see sample)

21. Subcontracts When we will have a sub, we must have: – Budget and budget narrative – Scope of work – Letter of Intent, signed by an official of that institution – Any additional docs that may be required by the sponsor. – WITHOUT THESE DOCUMENTS, WE WILL NOT INCLUDE A SUB IN OUR PROPOSAL

22. Subcontract vs. Vendor Subcontract – Performance measured against whether the objectives of the federal program are met – Has responsibility for programmatic decision making – Has responsibility for adherence to applicable federal program compliance requirements – Would publish with the PI

23. Subcontract vs. Vendor Vendor – Provides the goods and services within normal business operations – Provides similar goods or services to many different purchasers – Operates in a competitive environment – Provides goods or services that are ancillary to the project

24. Questions? CALS Research Division contacts for Proposal Development: Julene Gaspard, jgaspard@cals.wisc.edu, 890-2590 Vince Borleske, vborleske@cals.wisc.edu, 890-3180jgaspard@cals.wisc.eduvborleske@cals.wisc.edu Becky Bound, rbound@cals.wisc.edu, 265-8443rbound@cals.wisc.edu