Tools for Proposal Development and Grant Administration

 Forms

Tools to Find Grant Opportunities

• SEARCH for grant programs using SPIN

• Request E-MAIL FUNDING ALERTS using GENIUS

• U.S. DOE National Laboratories

• LINKS to important websites

• UM-Dearborn internal grants (CAMPUS GRANTS)

• UM-ANN ARBOR internal grants

Interacting with Sponsors

• Working with FOUNDATIONS and Definition of GIFTS vs. GRANTS

• Working with INDUSTRY

Budget Preparation

• Fringe Benefits Cost Estimates

• Fringe Benefits as a Percentage of Salary (Excel Spreadsheet)

• GSRA Budget (Salary and FB) Estimates

• Indirect Cost (IDC, Overhead, or F&A) Rates (See Fact Sheet)
  

• Inflation Estimator: use 3% increase each year

• GSRA Tuition Inflation Estimator: use 7% increase for 2007-2008

• Fact Sheet

Tools for Proposal Preparation

• TIMELINE for Proposal Submission

• Help with Grants.gov

• Help with NSF Fastlane

• Boilerplate (Under Construction!)

• Commonly used FORMS

• FACT SHEET

• Tips to Writing an NSF CCLI (Course, Curriculum, and Lab Improvement) Grant

• How to Write a Proposal (DRDA Publication):

  • HTML version (DRDA Website)
    

  • PDF version of 1994 printed copy

• Example Applications:

  • National Institutes of Health Proposal (with comments)

  • NSF Research in Undergraduate Institutions (RUI)

  • NSF Course, Curriculum, Lab Improvement (CCLI)

  • NSF CAREER

  • Rackham Division I: Life Sciences

  • Rackham Division II: Physical Sciences & Engin.

  • Rackham Division III: Social Sciences & Educ.

  • Rackham Division IV: Humanities & Arts

   

Tools for Post-Award Administration

• What are these Charges for my GSRA?: GSRA Cost Estimates

• Forms (including FDP, Budget Form 7471, etc.)

Directions

• Directions to DRDA

• Directions to UM-Dearborn

Tools and Services ORSP Offers to You

Find out how the Dearborn Office of Research and Sponsored Programs can assist you, including Office services and Publications available.