What
is a Research Grant?
Research
Grants and contracts are written agreements with external sponsors. UC
Davis provides research, training, public service, or non-standardized
testing or other services. Research grants and contracts include agricultural
marketing board orders. Research grants and contract agreements contain
one or more of the following provisions:
- A research protocol
or other statement of work.
- A designated principal
investigator(s).
- A designated period
of performance.
- A budget.
- An obligation
to account for costs incurred and to return unspent funds.
- Disposition of
intellectual property rights.
UC Policies and Information on Research Grants and Proposals
The Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research (OVCR) reviews and signs
off on all funding requests before submission to the funding agency.
Click here for Information
for Researchers and Research Administrators.
Types of Research
Grants
New (unsolicited;
solicited)
A formal request to a sponsor for funds to support a new project. A solicited
proposal is submitted to a sponsor in response to an RFA, RFP, RFQ or
PA. An unsolicited proposal is one that is not in response to a published
request.
Calculating
Indirect Costs on an NIH Grant with Subcontracts
Processing
NIH non-competing continuation grants
Non-competing continuation grants are submitted when a project has been
guaranteed funding for multiple years. A continuation application is submitted
annually after the first year, for each subsequent year of the project.
For the NIH, a a non-competing continuation application uses the PHS-2590
application kit. The applicant is required to provide a progress report
and note any changes in the personnel budget. The initial Notice of Award
received by the PI should state if the NIH Streamlined Non-competing Continuation
Procedures (SNAP) can be followed.
Renewal
A renewal
application or proposal is a competitively reviewed proposal which builds
upon the original work performed. It generally extends the scope of the
original work, extends the time period, and includes a request for additional
funds.
Revision
A revision proposal
is a modified and resubmitted request for funding (proposal) for a project
that was previously not funded either because it was denied by the sponsor
or withdrawn by the principal investigator.
Subcontracts
A document written
under the authority of, and consistent with the terms and conditions
of an award (a grant, contract or cooperative agreement), that transfers
a portion of a project to another institution or organization.
Supplemental Proposal
A supplemental proposal
is a request to the sponsor for additional funds for an ongoing project
during the approved performance period. A supplemental proposal may
result from increased costs, modifications in design, or a desire
to add a closely related component to the ongoing project. Some sponsors
also offer supplemental programs which are designed to fund the hiring
of minority or undergraduate students.
Modular Grant
Applications
About
modular grants
NIH
modular grants-budget
No-Cost Time Extension
An extension of the
period of performance beyond the expiration date to allow the principal
investigator to complete a project at no additional cost to the sponsor.
No-cost
time extension guidelines
Interim or Bridge
Funding
Bridge funding is
a UC Davis program funded by the Vice Chancellor for Research designed
to assist principal investigators who are between grants so as to help
maintain continuity in their research programs. Interim funding is authorized
to expend funds on a project to a specified limit before the award document
has been received from the sponsor.
Principal
investigator bridge program, UC guidelines
NIH
guidelines
Student
and Postdoctoral Grants, Fellowships and Scholarships
Processing
student and postdoctoral grants, fellowships and scholarships
Fellowships,
scholarships and grant listings
Listing
of graduate fellowships
Fellowship
programs
How
Do I Prepare a Research Grant Proposal?
Are
you eligible to be a principal investigator?
Request
for exception to policy on eligibility to submit proposals
What Comprises
a Research Grant Application?
Sponsored
Research Manual instructions
UCD
Data Sheet
Disclosure of
Financial Interest
PI
disclosure of financial interest (DOC)
PI disclosure of financial interest (PDF)
UC
policy on disclosure of financial interest
Federal
agencies disclosure of financial interest form (DOC)
Federal
agencies disclosure of financial interest form (PDF)
Form 700 U, Private Agency Disclosure of Financial Interest (DOC)
Form
700 U, Private Agency Disclosure of Financial Interest (PDF)
Instructions
for completing Form 700 U
If the sponsor is
a non-governmental agency, and is not on the exemption list, the principal
investigator must complete and submit a Statement of Economic Interest
(Form 700-U).
Federal Financial Disclosure Form (PHS/NSF): If the sponsor is the
National Science Foundation (NSF) or the US Public Health Service
(PHS), which includes the National Institutes of Health, check this
box and attach the completed federal financial disclosure forms.
NSF
and PHS requirements
NSF
and PHS continuation grants
Exceptions
There are
cases where both the State and the Federal regulations apply. For example,
if the University received funding from a corporate entity who was using
a prime award from the NSF to fund the project, both the Form 700-U
and the Federal financial disclosure forms would be required.
OVCR
guidelines for disclosure policies and forms required by specific agencies
Information to
Complete the Cover Page
Answers
to commonly asked questions
Generic
cover page for departments (DOC)
Description of
Proposed Research or Activity
What is
the problem? (justification, relevance, etc.)
How will
the problem be addressed? (Hypothesis, objectives, project design, methods,
etc.)
Who is
the PI and how is he/she qualified to undertake this project?
How long
will it take?
How much
will it cost?
Budget
UCD
Sponsored Research Manual - budget preparation
Sample
budget
Guide
to charging practices for federally funded grants and contracts
Personnel
Faculty, Staff and Graduate Student Salary and Benefits
UC
academic salary scales
School
of Veterinary Medicine - Faculty - Ladder Ranks: Strict Full Time (SFT)
Salary Scales. Effective October 1, 2000, it is mandatory that
the following SFT statement be included in all budgets relating to contract,
grant and business agreement activities for faculty in the Strict Full-Time
Salary Plan:"In accordance with the School of
Veterinary Medicine Strict Full-Time Salary Plan, the amount of faculty
effort applied to research activities, i.e., contracts, grants, etc.,
must be charged to the project."
NIH
salary limitation on grants and contracts
Employee
benefit rates and salary projections
UC Davis
staff salary scales
Graduate
student fee remission
NIH
- National Research Service Award (NRSA) stipends
Equipment
UC
definition of equipment
UCD
equipment matching funds program
Animals in Research
Animal
welfare regulatory references for investigators
UCD
Center for Laboratory Animal Science/Animal Resources Service
UCD
Animal Use and Care Administrative Advisory Committee
UCD
animal use protocols
UC
- Center for Animal Alternatives
Indirect Costs
Sponsored
Research Manual
Summary
of UCD indirect cost rates (DOC)
UCD
facilities and administrative (indirect) costs return program
Federal Requirements
for F&A (Indirect) Costs
Federal
requirements for facilities and administrative (indirect) costs
Office
of Management and Budget circulars
Current UCD
F&A (Indirect) Costs Rates
Federal
rate agreement (DOC)
State
of California indirect costs
Exceptions and
Waivers
All
about UC indirect cost waivers
UC
indirect cost rate exception request
Search
for UC indirect cost waivers
How do I process a Research Grant Proposal?
First Step - Bonne
London, SVM Office of Research
Next Step - Campus
Approval and Signature through Office of Research
Last Step - Make Your Copies - Mail Your Proposal
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