Principal Investigators Guide
Proposal Development and Submission
Guidelines
The initial starting point for any proposal submission is the application guidelines. Whether you are responding to a Program Announcement (PA), Request for Proposals (RFP), Request for Applications (RFA), Broad Agency Announcement (BAA), or unsolicited, it is very important that you follow all application preparation and proposal submission guidelines provided by the sponsor.
Once a Principal Investigator determines that he/she will be submitting a proposal, they should immediately provide notice of their intention to submit and information regarding the program to their ORSP Project Administrator. The ORSP Project Administrator will obtain written application guidelines and provide assistance with interpretation.
Preparing Proposal Materials (Forms)
ORSP Project Administrators are available to provide information, and guidance for application form completion. ORSP does not provide proposal writing services.
Most sponsors require a cover sheet with some or all of the following information:
Legal Name: |
Colorado Seminary, a not for profit Colorado corporation which owns and operates the University of Denver |
Mailing Address: |
2199 S. University Blvd. Denver, CO 80208 |
Federal EIN #: |
1-84-0404231 A1 |
DUNS #: |
007431760 |
Human Subjects Assurance #: |
FWA00004520 |
Animal Assurance #: |
A-3193-01 |
Electronic Research Administration
There are many sponsors that accept only on-line applications and this will continue to be the trend, as more federal agencies develop on-line submission procedures. It is important that the Principal Investigator contacts his/her Project Administrator as early as possible to determine if the University of Denver is signed up as an organization on the sponsor’s submittal website.
The most commonly used electronic submittal sites are:
Grants.gov: www.grants.gov
NSF Fastlane: https://www.fastlane.nsf.gov/jsp/homepage/proposals.jsp
NASA—NSPIRES: https://nspires.nasaprs.com/external/index.do
