Request Changes (Department Reviewer)

During both department and Office of Sponsored Programs (OSP) reviews of a funding proposal, the reviewer can request clarifications or changes. You do this by adding reviewer notes to specific fields and pages in the proposal, and then issuing a change request to the proposal owner.

This topic illustrates the procedure with a funding proposal in department review. But the procedure is essentially the same for all proposal types and review cycles.

To add reviewer notes to the proposal

1. Open the proposal pages for viewing.

2. Navigate to an item you want to comment on and click the note icon .

• To comment on an entire section, click the note icon at the upper right corner of the section.

• To comment on a specific question, click the note icon next to it.

3. Complete the reviewer note form:

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a. Type your note in the text box.

b. To require the proposal owner to respond to this note before the workflow can complete, select Response Required.

c. Attach supporting documents if appropriate.

d. Click OK to save your entries, and then click Close.

The note icon turns orange and shows the number of notes on that item

4. When you finish a section check it off it to track your progress.

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5. Repeat steps 2–4 for all the sections you want to comment on.

6. To view the notes on a section or field, click its orange icon. The bottom of the reviewer note form lists all current notes for that item.

7. To make changes in a note, click Edit.

8. To remove a note, click Delete.

9. When the project owner has adequately addressed a note, you can document this by clicking Resolve this thread.
   Note: If a response is required, the project owner must respond to the note before you can resolve it.

10. Check off each section as you complete it to track your progress.

11. When done adding reviewer notes, exit the project pages. The system automatically saves your notes.

To view, change, or resolve a reviewer note

1. To view a note on a section or field, click its orange icon. The bottom of the reviewer note form lists all current notes for that item.

1. To make changes in a note, click Edit.

2. To remove a note, click Delete.

3. When the project owner has adequately addressed a note, you can document this by clicking Resolve this thread.
   Note: If a response is required, the project owner must respond to the note before you can resolve it.

To send a change request to the project owner

1. From the workspace, click Request Changes.

2. Type your general instructions in the Request Changes form, and click OK.
   The project enters a Response Pending state and appears in the project owner's inbox.