Faculty, staff, 和 administration contact 研究, Grants, 和 Foundation Relations (RGFR) to submit proposals, letters of inquiry, or grant requests for extramural funding. RGFR assists with identifying funding opportunities from both public (federal, 华体会体育, local) 和 private (foundation, corporate, other nonprofits) for a program, project, research, or other initiatives.

RGFR serves as the University's primary point of contact for all communications with funding agencies, foundations, 和 corporate partners, which ensures timely proposal submission 和 reporting compliance. All requests for external funding must be routed through RGFR.

RGFR works closely with the Project Director (PD) or Principal Investigator (PI) to craft competitive proposals that adhere to both internal 和 funder guidelines 和 policies. pd / pi始终是所提供信息的主题专家； RGFR可以通过内容组织和建设性反馈来帮助加强提案。 此外，RGFR协助：

• 校对，编辑，并对草稿提供反馈
• Budget preparation 和 ensuring proper University rates (e.g., fringe benefits, travel, indirect costs, etc.)
• Obtaining institutional information, such as financial 华体会体育ments, organization budget, student data, etc.
• 提供获得资助的成功提案的例子

Requests for extramural funding 必须经过审核和批准吗 by the following prior to submission:

• 项目总监/首席研究员
• 预算经理
• 部门/系主任
• 院长或主管
• 副教务长
• 副教务长（向公共资助机构提出申请和涉及研究的提案）
• 推进副总裁（向私人资助者提出请求）
• 教务长（要求5万美元以上）

建议/意向书必须在提交截止日期前七(7)天提交给RGFR 以便给签署国足够的时间进行审查。 Signatures for institutional authorization are obtained through 的结果 和 WaveNet.

Depending on the type of project, requests may also require the approval of 人力资源, the 院校覆核委员会, 和/or the 机构动物护理和使用委员会.

RGFR works with you to ensure that your proposal/LOI is submitted on time, prior to the deadline, 和 that all submission components 和 requirements have been met.

研究、资助和基金会关系办公室将：

• 帮助确定适当的资助机构；
• 与项目总监一起准备一份有竞争力的书面提案；
• Ensure proposed budgets are accurate 和 include correct rates for fringe benefits 和 indirect costs;
• 检讨建议书是否符合大学政策及机构指引；
• 确保项目主管和学校都不会承担不必要的责任； 和
• Consult with the project director to ensure compliance with 华体会体育 regulations, policies, 和 assurances regarding the use of humans, animals, 和/or recombinant DNA in research.

Before a proposal may be submitted for any sponsored project, the Principal Investigator (PI), working in conjunction with RGFR, must obtain authorization through RGFR's routing system. Authorizations for proposals submitted through RGFR are required from the PI, 和 generally include the Department Chairperson (if 华体会体育), the Dean or Director of the School, the Major Area 预算经理, the Director of RGFR, the Vice Provost, 和 the Provost. RGFR工作人员将：

• Secure the authorized institutional official's signature before submission to the funding agency;
• 提供代理机构要求的任何大学文件作为附件；
• 将签署的建议书提交资助机构；
• 协助与资助机构谈判协议； 和
• 在收到奖励时提供内部支持。

For all NSF proposals including undergraduate students, graduate students, or postdoctoral researchers, there must be a plan included to provide appropriate training, mentoring, 和 oversight in the responsible 和 ethical conduct of research. This will not be a specific section of the proposal, but instead will be an Institutional 和 Principal Investigator/Project Director (PI/PD) certification stating that 佩珀代因大学 offers an effective program of education 和 mentoring in order to comply with the directive. Explore 负责开展研究培训.

项目总监/项目主任负责全面管理拨款事宜； however, grant funding is awarded to 佩珀代因大学. Therefore, both University 和 funder procedures 和 policies must be followed.
Formal acceptance of the grant is obtained through the Award Acceptance Form 和 the institutional authorization signature process outlined above. The Award Acceptance Form contains:

• 会计chartfields
• 授权帐户限制
• 报告要求
• 附加义务和/或限制

RGFR coordinates with General Accounting to set up a University grant account for depositing, charging, 和 disbursing the funds.

If needed, RGFR conducts a "欢迎参加颁奖典礼" workshop to give PDs/PIs an overview of:

• 作为外部资助的PD/PI的角色和职责
• 财政管理
• 编制报告指引
• 项目收尾概述

Throughout the grant period, RGFR monitors progress on the grant, ensuring that the PD/PI is timely 和 appropriately expending grant funds 和 carrying out the activities funded by the grant.

RGFR works with the PD/PI to timely submit reports to the funding organization 和 serves as the primary point of the administrative contact. RGFR works to ensure that we are sharing the progress of your grant with the funding organization 和 communicating/requesting any deviations from the proposed scope of work or budget.

Once the grant funds have been fully expended 和, when required, the final report has been submitted to the funder, the Grant Completion Checklist will be sent (via 的结果) to the PD/PI for completion. 一般会计可能会关闭拨款帐户。