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Grant Submission Policy and Deadlines

All grants and contracts must be reviewed and approved by an authorized institutional official. All proposals--such as research or training grants, private foundations, or individual fellowships--must be reviewed by the Office of Research and Sponsored Programs (ORSP) before submission. Further review may be necessary by the dean, chairperson, and/or other academic personnel. Final approval usually rests with the director of ORSP. Proposals submitted to federal or state agencies must be signed (electronically and/or physically) by the ORSP director. Faculty interested in submitting a proposal are encouraged to make an appointment with one of the staff members in ORSP at least three weeks before the deadline to review the guidelines, develop a budget, and discuss any other policy requirements that must be met. All proposals must undergo an internal approval process in which the chairperson(s) of the principal investigator's department and the dean of his or her division approve the budget and proposal. For example, a project may require approval for the use of human subjects in research or need institutional resources beyond the capacities of the department or division. These issues should be resolved before a proposal is submitted externally. All proposals must reach ORSP at least five days before the agency's deadline. A complete overview of the submission policy is described in the following policy directive:

Internal Deadlines for Grant Applications

Lead time

ORSP highly recommends that proposals be submitted to the office several weeks before deadline. At a minimum, the Principal Investigator/Project Director must complete and submit the Internal Approval Checklist 10 business days prior to the application deadline. A completed budget, justification, and final draft of the proposal must reach the office at least five (5) working days before the agency deadline.

If ORSP does not receive the complete grant proposal at least five days prior to the agency deadline, the proposal may not be reviewed or submitted. The PI may have to wait until the next program cycle, and assumes the risk that he/she may need to correct errors in electronic submission and that the proposal may miss the agency deadline.

It is recommended that complex proposals (i.e., non-CUNY personnel resulting in multiple consortium or subcontract arrangements; participation of foreign institutions; complicated budgets; etc.) be submitted at least 10 business days before a deadline. If a proposal includes cost-sharing by Queens College, the proposal must be approved by the provost's office as well as the chairperson and dean. These proposals require 10 days of lead time for review. We strongly urge PIs to alert us well before the deadline if they need or require cost-sharing (e.g., waivers of indirect costs, matching funds, uncompensated released time). These proposals will be held to stringent review procedures.

Changes

PIs are responsible for incorporating changes according to agency guidelines or college policy prior to submitting the proposal.

Once the proposal is completed and chair and dean have signed off on internal approval, the proposal and budget cannot be changed.

As always, ORSP will make a good-faith effort to submit late proposals before the deadline. However, priority will go to faculty who have submitted on or before the five-day deadline.

The above policy applies whether Queens College is the lead applicant or a subcontractor under another college's submission. If you have any questions about these requirements, please contact ORSP at x75400.

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