Proposal Preparation Forms
| DOCUMENT | DESCRIPTION |
| FORMS FOR PI USE | |
| Institutional Commitment Form | Complete this form with assistance from your grant coordinator if you anticipate any project-specific institutional commitments. The grant coordinator will circulate for approval signatures. This form MUST be signed PRIOR to the full Internal Approval process. |
| Consultant Information | Complete for consultants with limited scope (e.g. advisory board, expert panel) and send to grant coordinator. See Subrecipients/Vendors/Consultants for additional information. |
| Consultant Letter of Commitment – Individual | Secure completed/signed letter from a consultant with a more expanded role (but not to the level of a subrecipient) and send to grant coordinator. A project evaluator may fall into this category. See Subrecipients/Vendors/Consultants for additional information. |
| Subrecipient Information | Provide basic information to grant coordinator for a subrecipient that requires an Institutional Letter of Commitment. See Subrecipients/Vendors/Consultants for additional information. |
| Limited Submission Coversheet | Use for internal limited submission competition AFTER Research Services has determined that an internal competition is necessary; see Limited Submission section. |
| TEMPLATES FOR PI USE (NOT MANDATORY) | |
| Budget Template | This budget template will allow you to calculate a draft budget. You may or may not choose to use this template for the internal approval process and submission, depending upon sponsor format. |
| Budget Justification | The budget justification template contains standard language that can be used for generation of a budget justification or narrative. |
| NSF Biosketch | NEW Biosketch template for all NSF proposals as of 10/4/21. Questions regarding fillable pdf forms are available on the FAQs pdf. Additional information on form disclosures is available here. |
| NSF Current & Pending Support | NEW C&P Support template for all NSF proposals as of 10/4/21. FAQs regarding fillable pdf forms are viewable here. Click for additional information on form disclosures. |
| NSF Letter of Collaboration | If required or allowed, an NSF Letter of Collaboration has a set format. It is different than a Letter of Support. |
| NSF Data Management Plan Template Data Management Plan Outline | Required as a supplementary document for all full research proposals submitted to NSF. Click here for all data management services. |
| Scope of Work Template | Scope of Work Template |
| FORMS FOR GRANT COORDINATOR USE | |
| Consultant Letter of Commitment – Institutional | Complete for a consultant with a more expanded role (but not to the level of a subrecipient) based on information provided by the PI via the Subrecipient Information form. |
| Subrecipient/Contractor Determination | If the recipient is not a consultant, the GC will document the final subrecipient/contractor determination using this form. |
| Subrecipient Risk Analysis | Used to evaluate and assign a level of risk for each subrecipient. |
| FDP Subrecipient LOI | For institutions participating in the FDP Clearinghouse, this letter of intent is used for subrecipient commitments on sponsored programs. |
| Non-FDP Subrecipient Commitment Form | For institutions not participating in the FDP clearinghouse and serving as a subrecipient on sponsored programs. |
| Scope of Work Template | Scope of Work Template |
| Preliminary Request for Off-Campus F&A Rate | Share with the PI for completion upon request from PI for an off-campus F&A rate that may be justifiable. This form will require internal provisional approval prior to using an alternative rate in draft budget preparations. |
Last updated: 1/13/2022