1. A Tour of the RSP Portal for Research Support

2.   Jackie Frederick, Director of PreAward Services  Deborah Lundin, Associate Director of PreAward Services  Marianne Shreck, Assistant Director of PreAward Services  Sheila Bensman, Assistant Director of PreAward Services PreAward Contacts

3.   Vendor: InfoEd Global  Modules:  SPIN and GENIUS  Proposal Development/Proposal Tracking  Financial Conflict of Interest (FCOI)  Human Subjects Research (IRB)  Animal Subjects Research (LACUC)  Clinical Trials RSP Gateway

4.   As of July 1, 2012:  PreAward staff are using Proposal Tracking to capture data related to all proposals submitted as of July 1, and all new/continuing awards set to begin as of July 1; maintaining legacy database for data validation and a seamless transition between old and new systems.  PreAward staff are pilot testing Proposal Development for proposals that are submitted through Grants.gov. Gateway Status

5.   The Gateway resides behind WSU’s firewall.  Access on campus: go to the RSP home page and click on RSP Gateway. Landing on the InfoEd page, click “Login” at left side and enter your WSU “W” ID and network password (SSO).home page  Access off campus: follow the same directions for on- campus access AFTER connecting to the WSU Virtual Private Network. A link to the VPN process can be found on the RSP home page. RSP Gateway Access

6.   When you first make the decision to pursue an external funding opportunity, either as the lead applicant or a subaward, contact your PreAward Specialist.  Provide answers to a series of questions in order for the PreAward Specialist to create the proposal package in the Gateway. Steps for Proposal Creation

7.  Setup Questions  PI name  Sponsor name (if NIH, identify institute and PA or PAR number)  Proposal type (new, continuation, renewal, supplement, resubmission)  Proposal Title  Project performance dates  Deadline (type)  Prime sponsor?  Federal sponsor?  Will include a cover letter?  Will there be subcontractors /subprojects?  Human/Animal Subjects? Protocol information?  Program type?  Cost Sharing?

8.   You will receive communication that a proposal has been created in the Gateway.  For S2S proposals, instead of building an individual Grants.gov Adobe package, all forms and attachments are completed/uploaded within the Gateway proposal created.  For non-S2S proposals, a minimum of a final budget, budget justification, and abstract will be attached to the Gateway proposal for routing purposes. Steps for Proposal Completion

9.   Provide project budgetary needs information to your PreAward Specialist, who will then translate it into an Excel file for your review.  Forward all budget changes to your PreAward Specialist for updating.  RSP will transfer all budget figures to the Gateway package.  The Excel file will be attached to the Internal Documents tab, allowing for its review during routing. Budget Development

10.  FIVE (5) business days prior to submission deadline, RSP must have the FINAL budget (requested, cost share, and subcontractor detailed budgets), justifications, and abstract. Internal Routing When the budget is final and you provided the other required routing items, notify your PreAward Specialist to begin routing.

11. Email Notification of a Proposal for Review/Approval

12. Reviewer Dashboard

13. Recording Approval

14.  TWO (2) business days prior to the submission deadline, RSP must have the FINAL proposal ready for submission. Proposal Submission  For S2S proposals, when the application is complete in the Gateway, notify your PreAward Specialist for the submission process.  For non-S2S proposals, work with your PreAward Specialist to complete sponsor-prescribed submission procedures.

15. Consider Becoming a Pilot in the RSP Gateway! When you become aware of an upcoming submission, and you have enough advanced notice to work with your PreAward Specialist one-on-one to create and submit via the Gateway, call or email us! Jackie Frederick (2664 or jackie.frederick@wright.edu)jackie.frederick@wright.edu Deborah Lundin (2423 or deborah.lundin@wright.edu)deborah.lundin@wright.edu Marianne Shreck (4459 or marianne.shreck@wright.edu)marianne.shreck@wright.edu Sheila Bensman (2297 or sheila.bensman@wright.edu)sheila.bensman@wright.edu