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Submit Proposal

Proposals are to be submitted to OSP at least five (5) business days in advance of the sponsor's deadline.

Who Submits Proposals?

All electronic proposals (for example, to Grants.gov and the National Science Foundation) that require submission by an Authorized Organizational Representative (AOR) on behalf of either the University of Georgia or the University of Georgia Research Foundation, Inc.

It is the responsibility of the PI to actually submit paper proposals, after obtaining the required approvals from an AOR.

Pre-proposals only need to be reviewed and approved by an AOR if:

1. the pre-proposal must be submitted by an AOR through an electronic submission process;
2. a detailed budget is required; or
3. the sponsor requires that the pre-proposal be signed by an AOR.

When does OSP need my proposal?

Proposals, after all the appropriate approvals have been obtained on the Transmittal Form, should be submitted to the OSP Institutional Representative at least five (5) business days in advance of the sponsor's deadline for the final institutional review for conformance with University and sponsor requirements.

Caution: the closer to the due date and time a proposal is submitted, the less your OSP representative is able to help you, as there is no time available for a thorough review and no time to fix fatal errors. Waiting until the last day unnecessarily jeopardizes your chances for a favorable proposal outcome and may mean that your proposal is not submitted at all.

How do I get my proposal to the AOR?

• Grants.gov
  For electronic proposals being submitted through grants.gov, the completed grants.gov application package should be attached to an e-mail and sent to the OSP Institutional Representative, along with a PDF of the fully signed Transmittal Form.
• NSF-FastLane
  For electronic proposals being submitted through FastLane, the PI gives the OSP Representative authority to review and submit the proposal by allowing SRO access via the FastLane Proposal Action options. The PI then sends the fully signed Transmittal Form separately.
• Other Proposals
  Depending on their size, other proposals may either be e-mailed, sent through campus mail, or delivered in person, along with the fully signed Transmittal Form, to the OSP Institutional Representative for review and endorsement.

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