OPRA Guidelines
As soon as you know you will submit a proposal, contact our office to coordinate
and schedule your application. We need the following information on the Sponsor and details of your budget. Please use the online Proposal
Processing Information (PPI) form or the Proposal Budget Calculator (PBC) to provide the required information. The budget should include a complete list of personnel and effort,
laboratory supplies, equipment, travel, etc. You need to provide both an
itemized cost breakdown and justification for these expenses.
To ensure proper and timely processing of your proposals, we request
that you submit the following information as a complete package at least
five business days before the mailing deadline:
- A copy-ready version of your text (including abstract if required by Sponsor),
references, curriculum vitae for each faculty investigator, and statements
of current and pending support if required by Sponsor. If submission
is electronic (ie NSF FastLane)
then we will need the sections of the proposal in either Word or PDF format,
the files can be e-mailed to Tricia Ashley;
Pamela Harris; or Robert Wilson or you can bring them on a disk to our office.
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A copy of the relevant guidelines or announcement from the Sponsor.
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If your proposal includes subcontracts, include a singed proposal from
the subcontractor's authorized agent. The subcontract proposal must be
in the same format required by the Sponsor, including forms, certifications,
and budget breakdown.
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If you proposal includes consultants, attach a copy of the consultants'
curriculum vitae.
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If your proposal includes use of human or animal subjects, DNA techniques,
radioactive materials, hazardous chemical waste, or infectious agents,
attach a copy of the special protocols and approvals from the appropriate
University Offices.
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If your proposal involves cost-sharing, provide an itemized breakdown of
costs and proposed source of cost-sharing (i.e. Department or School).
Cost-sharing requests should be discussed in advance.
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If you request an indirect cost-rate other than the current on-campus rate
of 58%, please include one of the following:
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if your research is off-grounds, provide justification.
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if sponsor restricts the amount of indirect costs, please provide documentation
from the Sponsor stating its policy on overhead expenses.
Mail your comments to pna5a@virginia.edu.
Maintained by: Tricia
Ashley.
Last Updated April 13, 2012