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Below is the text from the August 2, 2006 memo from Martin Wybourne, Vice
Provost for Research, regarding OSP deadlines for proposal review and
approval:
As many of you know, federal agencies are requiring universities and
colleges to adopt a fully electronic submission process for grant applications
through the portal, Grants.gov. This requirement will add a significant, new
challenge to Dartmouth's research community. The Office of Sponsored Projects
(OSP) has spent the past several months preparing for the transition and has
announced a training program to aid the Dartmouth research community with the
new process. Please refer to the Sponsored Projects Blitzmail bulletin and the
OSP website (www.dartmouth.edu/~osp) for complete information.
An application submitted via Grants.gov
undergoes several validation checks before a particular agency will accept it.
The major challenge is that the validation checks must be completed
successfully before the agency application deadline. OSP's recent experience
with NIH e-submissions is that it takes 5 working days to review the complete
application and to work with the PI/department on corrections necessary for
Grants.gov and NIH acceptance. If for some reason validation errors remain, the
application will be rejected and will need to be resubmitted. To ensure that a
proposal is complete, passes all the validation checks, and that there is
sufficient time for correction and resubmission if necessary, OSP must receive
COMPLETE applications 10 WORKING DAYS prior to the sponsor deadline. The Deans
and Department heads were informed of the impending change sometime ago.
For all proposals that are not submitted
through Grants.gov, the OSP deadline for review and approval of applications is
still 3 WORKING DAYS before the sponsor's deadline and 5 WORKING DAYS for
complex applications.
Applications will be reviewed in the order they
are received; adherence to these deadlines is necessary to ensure applications
are approved in time for sponsor deadlines. I understand the added burden the
10 working day OSP requirement will place on people. As OSP gains experience
with the electronic submission process we will evaluate the possibility of
reducing the lead time, but for the present I ask for your cooperation and
understanding.
Martin Wybourne
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