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Funding Proposal Responsibilities
The state transition tables in this section show the activities that various roles and assignments can perform while a funding proposal is in a given state. They also show how those activities change the state of the project.
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Role | Assignment | Typical Activities |
|---|---|---|
| Study Staff | Contribute to initial drafting of the proposal and budget. Can include Principal Investigator/Program Director, co-investigators at the same institution as the PI, and administrative staff for the Principal Investigator’s department. May include other stakeholders, such as science contributors, and administrative staff who provide quotes for budgets, prepare budgets, or assist with formatting. |
| Department Approver | Signs off on behalf of the PI’s local unit within the institution, typically referred to as the department, division, or institute. |
| Department Administrator | Coordinates and develops a final proposal product and budget in accordance with institutional and agency requirements, administers and monitors contract and grant awards, including sub recipient administration in compliance with regulations, terms and conditions. |
Specialist Finance/Grant |
| Conducts central review on behalf of the institution. Can edit funding proposals and budgets during department and specialist review. This person may also be the authorized organizational representative that submits the application package electronically using the SF424 tool, or provides a signature in offline systems. |
Contract Specialist |
| Manages contracts and agreements with external parties to ensure that institutional policies are adhered to. |
Funding Proposal State Transitions
Note: Activities involving SF424 forms and SF424 research plans are available only if the proposal is an electronic submission to a Federal sponsor via Grants.gov.
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