SUBJECT: Deadlines for Grant and Contract Proposals to Outside Agencies
SUPERSEDES: GIM 19 (June 15, 1982)
The Office of Sponsored Programs will guarantee the on-time submission of grant applications to the sponsoring Agency only when each of the following conditions is met:
Condition 1:
A partially completed grant proposal, with approved GC-1, must be received by OSP at least ten working days prior to the Agency deadline. “Partially completed” in this context means the business related elements of the proposal -- e.g., the budget, cost share commitments, identification of required resources, etc. -- must be in their final form, though the description of the Scope of Work can still be in a draft form. Note, however, that the Scope of Work must be far enough along to allow for the accurate identification of any potential compliance issues vis-à-vis export controls or the use of humans or animals in the research.
Condition 2:
For those applications that will be submitted electronically to the sponsor by OSP (e.g., Grants.gov, NSF’s FastLane), OSP must be given access to the final application, ready for submission to the Agency, a minimum of five working days prior to the Agency deadline.
In the event that the each of the deadlines above is not met, OSP will do its best to review/submit the application on time, but such a result cannot be guaranteed.
Carol Zuiches
Assistant Vice Provost for Research
Executive Director, Office of Sponsored Programs
