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Collaborative Proposals
NCURA Region III MeetingWild Dunes ResortCharleston, SCMay 11, 2008
Research Development PurposeResearch Development is the Newest Initiative in the
Office of Research and Health Sciences. It was Created to Accelerate the Development of Collaborative Teams of USC Faculty, and to Assist Them in Developing Multimillion Dollar Competitive Proposals.
What is a Collaborative Proposal
Funding Environment Culture Change
Cultivate a Funding StrategyAssess Areas of Interest and Existing ExpertiseCoordinate Preliminary MeetingLocate Funding OpportunitiesEstablish Principal Investigator (PI)Identify Internal and External Collaborators
Proposal Development ProcessReview GuidelinesCreate ChecklistAssemble Working GroupsDevelop a TimelineAssign Individual Tasks
Sample Proposal Time LineDate Tasks
February 12 Planning Meeting
March 23 Abstracts Due from Partners/Individuals
April 30 Biosketches Deadline
May 1 Draft Proposal
May 3 Draft Budget and Justification
May 11 Letters of Collaboration
May 12 Final Budget and Justification
May 17 Final Proposal
May 22 Sponsor Forms Complete
May 23 Proposal Routed Internally
May 30 Sponsor Deadline
Narrative/Research Plan
Appendices
Budget
Facilities andResources
Key PersonnelTable ofContents
Cover Page
Letters
Proposal Components
BudgetJustification
Cover Page
NSF COVER S
HEET
NIH F
ACE PAGE
Key Personnel
Include a Table of Contents Listing the Different Sections the Proposal
Provides Reviewers a Ready Reference to the Parts of Your Proposal
Number the Pages of Your Proposal
Table ofContents
Provide Draft to PIMaintain Searchable Database of Research Resources,
Equipment and Facilities
Facilities andResources
Biosketches
Acknowledge Sponsor Budget RequirementsCollaborate with PI to Establish Budget ProjectionsAssemble Draft Budget
Meet with Working Group Leaders to Develop BudgetEnter Budget Requests into Linked Spreadsheet
Meet with PI to Assess Total Budget RequestsRevise BudgetEvaluate for Mathematical Errors and Sponsor Budget
RequirementsTransfer Final Budget to Sponsor Forms
Budget
Budget
Create Outline/Draft Justification Based on BudgetDistribute Outline/Draft to Working Group Leaders for DetailsRevise Justification Based on Budget RevisionsRequest Final Approval from PIFormat Justification According to Sponsor and Institutional
Requirements
BudgetJustification
PI Assigns Narrative Components to Working Group LeadersAdministrative Core, Scientific Core(s), Projects, etc.
PI Receives Narrative ComponentsPI Assembles Components into One Cohesive
Narrative
Narrative/Research Plan
Proposal Structure…an Example
Structure Varies Depending on Sponsor Guidelines and
Center Needs.
Assemble List of LettersCollaborationCommitmentSupport
Draft Sample LettersCollect Signed Letters
Letters
Review Sponsor GuidelinesVary by Sponsor, Program and ProposalIndicate Data of Peripheral Benefit to the Project (Reprints of
Articles, Subcontract Data, Tabular Data, and Graphs)Utilize When a Sponsor Limits Proposal to Number of PagesReference in the Proposal
Appendices
Institutional ApprovalComplete Required Institutional FormsEnsure University Administrators Approve by DeadlineObtain Authorized Institutional Signature
Road BlocksInstitutional CommitmentCommunicationTimelineCollaborating Institutions
Research Development Team
Danielle McElwain, CRA [email protected] Training Manager
803-777-2885
Wanda Hutto, CRA [email protected]
Director 803-576-6042
Melissa Mattison, CRA [email protected]
Funding Coordinator803-777-1168