1. College Research Office Approval Proposal Approval Process Proposal Approval Process Administrative Shell Administrative Shell College Compliance Review College Compliance Review Filling Out The PAR Filling Out The PAR Cost Share Cost Share Special Circumstances Special Circumstances Updates Updates

2. Proposal Approval Process PI / DepartmentCollege Research Office Dept of Contracts & Grants Sponsor Paper Electronic 24-hours

3. The Admin Shell  PAR = Proposal Approval Record  Face page/cover page  Summary/Abstract  Budget with justification Separate College budget if non-College lead (collaborative with other schools)Separate College budget if non-College lead (collaborative with other schools)  Program Announcement or website

4. The College Compliance Review Verify completeness of PAR Verify completeness of PAR All required fields are completedAll required fields are completed Data on PAR matches proposalData on PAR matches proposal Review of Program Announcement Review of Program Announcement Eligibility of PIs and co-PIs Eligibility of PIs and co-PIs Check accuracy of budget and budget justifications, subcontract budgets Check accuracy of budget and budget justifications, subcontract budgets Inst Base Salary; includes Core, Admin Stipend, Faculty/Clinical Supplement, Sabbatical, Paid LeaveInst Base Salary; includes Core, Admin Stipend, Faculty/Clinical Supplement, Sabbatical, Paid Leave Confirm issues of cost share, course buy outs, equipment, space needs and other special circumstances. Confirm issues of cost share, course buy outs, equipment, space needs and other special circumstances. Clearance with Office of Corp. & Foundation Relations Clearance with Office of Corp. & Foundation Relations

5. Filling Out Your PAR Make Sure: Administrative Unit to Administer Award = Dept Administrative Unit to Administer Award = Dept Research Admin Coord = Dept Admin working on the proposal, usually not Business Officer Research Admin Coord = Dept Admin working on the proposal, usually not Business Officer Start date/end date Start date/end date F&A/fringe rates F&A/fringe rates Complete budget information Complete budget information Compliance questions answered Compliance questions answered If applying for a subcontract, need Prime sponsor If applying for a subcontract, need Prime sponsor Complete sponsor and sponsor contact info; particularly with subcontracts. Complete sponsor and sponsor contact info; particularly with subcontracts. PI’s full contact info, email, phone PI’s full contact info, email, phone

6. Corporate & Foundation Proposals Office of Corporate and Foundation Relations must clear any proposals to corporations or foundations over $100K Office of Corporate and Foundation Relations must clear any proposals to corporations or foundations over $100K Must clear all proposals to Presidential Foundations Must clear all proposals to Presidential Foundations Visit their website at http://college.usc.edu/research/ra/extramural/d evelopment_office.html Visit their website at http://college.usc.edu/research/ra/extramural/d evelopment_office.html http://college.usc.edu/research/ra/extramural/d evelopment_office.html http://college.usc.edu/research/ra/extramural/d evelopment_office.html Contact at (213) 740-4990 Contact at (213) 740-4990

7. Cost Share Matching funds, third party funds, significant in-kind effort, reduced F&A rate, reduced Fringe Benefit rate, etc. Contact Vice Dean Byrd ASAP if:  Cost Share is required by sponsor  Cash contributions from the College  Reduced F&A rate not required by agency

8. Special Circumstances  Cost share  Assistance with large interdisciplinary proposals  Non-tenure track faculty as PIs; except Research Faculty  Rush proposals, same day processing, etc.  Interdisciplinary proposals requiring various signatures  Letters of support  New faculty / Grant transfers Let Us Know

9. Announcements NIH uses Adobe. NO more PureEdge. NIH uses Adobe. NO more PureEdge. NIH has limited resubmissions to 1 NIH has limited resubmissions to 1 NIH Salary Cap $196,700 NIH Salary Cap $196,700 NSF has eliminated Summer effort rule NSF has eliminated Summer effort rule College Research Office emails College Research Office emails Email workshop ideas Email workshop ideas

10. HELP? College Research Office College Research Office (213) 740-2531 research@college.usc.edu