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 danielle@sc.edu Training Manager

803-777-2885

Wanda Hutto, CRA huttowk@gwm.sc.edu

Director 803-576-6042

Melissa Mattison, CRA mattison@gwm.sc.edu

Funding Coordinator803-777-1168