The ePAF (electronic Proposal Approval Form) is a standard routing and data-entry form used at the University of Michigan (all 3 campuses) to obtain institutional approval of external grants and contracts. It is used for proposals submitted through Grants.gov, mailed to corporate sponsors, for pre-proposals that include a budget estimate, and proposals submitted by another institution where UM will be a subcontractor or subgrantee. It is important that you provide accurate information. Review questions on page 2 that relate to human subjects, restrictions on publication, and conflict of interest as these are important regulatory issues that must be known to your chair, dean, Dearborn Research Director, and DRDA.
7 Steps to a Proposal Approval Form (ePAF):
1. GO TO: Click here to go to the DRDA web-based, Proposal Approval Form (ePAF).
2. LOG ON: using your Uniquename and Kerberos password.
3. FILL IN: the applicable fields and move to each of three pages using the buttons at the top of the window; contact the Dearborn Research Office to ask that a PAF template be sent to your account.
4. PRINT: Click on "Print Preview" (second button from left at the top of the page) then click on "Download" (blue link) when the next page comes up. The PAF is generated as a PDF document which can be saved and then printed and routed for signature.
5. SIGN: The PI/PD (Principal Investigator or Project Director, i.e., faculty member) must sign in 2 places: 1) in the middle of page 2 and 2) the bottom of page 3.
6. ROUTE: the printed copy of the PAF for signatures (chair, dean, then to the Dearborn Research Office).
7. GO BACK LATER: Your PAF will remain on the DRDA server for your use at a later date or in case you need to make changes to it.
NOTES:
-->Neither the Dearborn Research Office nor DRDA can view your PAFs; they must be printed.
-->Currently, the PAF must be printed; there is no option to route it electronically (DRDA expects to have such a system in Fall 2007 or early 2008)
Updated: August 10, 2007
