Submitting a Proposal

Proposals for extramural funding may not be transmitted to a sponsor without RPAC's approval. Depending on the sponsor, either the PI’s unit or RPAC will submit the proposal. For many sponsors, RPAC is responsible for final submission of the proposal to the sponsor and has access to the electronic proposal submission sites. In other cases, the researcher or unit staff may be able to submit the proposal; however, RPAC must still review and endorse the proposal before submittal. RPAC approval may come in the form of an email authorization, a formal cover letter from RPAC, or with a proposal signed or submitted by the RPAC Contracts and Grants Operations Officer.

The unit must inform RPAC if it decides to withdraw a proposal, or receives notice that a sponsor declined to fund the proposal.