Policy Approval Authority | President |
Responsible Division | Division of Research and Innovation Partnerships |
Responsible University Office | Sponsored Programs Administration |
Responsible Officer(s) | Associate Vice President for Research/Executive Director Sponsored Programs |
Contact Person | Dara Little, dlittle@niu.edu |
Primary Audience |
Faculty
Staff |
Date Submitted to Policy Library | 03-04-2022 |
Status | Active |
Last Review Date | 05-06-2024 |
Policy Category/Categories |
Sponsored Funding/Grants and Contracts
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To expedite the pre-proposal submission process.
Sponsors may require that applicants submit a pre-proposal (aka Letters of Intent, White Papers, Concept Papers, Pre-Applications, etc.) for review prior to submitting a full competitive proposal. The pre-proposal typically includes a summary of the project, list of personnel, and budget amount. If selected, the Principal Investigator then submits a more formal or full proposal.
NIU is committed to the pursuit of increasing the research, scholarship, and artistry enterprise. One way this occurs is through the submission of pre-proposals to external sponsors. Sponsored Programs Administration’s (SA) process supports the need for Principal Investigators to submit pre-proposals as expeditiously as possible to solicit interest in their respective programs. This policy identifies when Principal Investigators may submit their pre-proposal directly to the sponsor and when it must come through SPA (or in limited situations the Office of Research Development) for review and approval before submission.
When a sponsor requires the submission of a pre-proposal, the Principal Investigator (PI) may need to submit the pre-proposal through the Sponsored Programs Administration (SPA) proposal routing system for review and approval. InfoEd is SPA’s proposal routing system.
These pre-proposals will follow normal SPA policy for Administrative Review and Approval of Proposals.
If the Program Announcement (PA) or Request for Proposal (RFP) limits the number of pre-proposal submissions from an institution, the PI must contact the Office of Research Development and follow applicable limited submission guidelines.
The Office of Research Development will submit pre-proposals requiring institutional authorization (i.e., Authorized Organizational Representative signature/submission) for limited submission purposes only when SPA review and approval is not required.
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