Office of Grants Management-GM Manual-Section H appendices.htm

APPENDIX H

Instructions for Completing the Certificate of Proposal

Following is a guide to completing the Certificate of Proposal:

Principal Investigator The person with primary control of the project

Academic Title The principal investigator's academic title

Department/Division The Principal Investigator's academic department or division

Org Code The Health Science Center organization code for the PI's academic department or division

Contact Name & Phone No. for proposal review This should be a person Grants Management staff can contact when questions arise during the review of the proposal

Agency Due Date The date the proposal is due at the funding agency; indicate if date is a postmark date

Co/Investigator/Department List any other investigator(s) and their home departments or divisions

Project Title Self-explanatory

Project Status: Indicate whether the proposal is:
New: project being submitted for the first time
Revised: proposal that has been turned down and is being resubmitted to the same agency
Competitive renewal: request for additional support beyond the original project period
Non-Competing Continuation: request for continued (e.g., 2nd, 34d, etc year) support on a project that has been already approved and for which funds have been previously committed by the sponsor. Also known as a continuation.
Supplement: additional support for a currently funded project (e.g., NIH minority or equipment supplements)

Original Grant # Complete only if this is a renewal, continuation or supplement to a currently funded project

Current Account # Complete only if this is a renewal, continuation or supplement of a currently funded project

Activity Type Research, Clinical Drug Study, Training, Services, Other: self explanatory

Sponsor/Granting Agency Name of sponsor to whom the proposal is being submitted

Initiative Budget Period Where multi-year support is requested, only the first budget period information should be listed here

Entire Project Period Where multi-year support is requested, the total project period information should be listed here

No/Yes Questions Self-explanatory

List Authorized Signors for account Name individuals who will be allowed to sign on account expenditures, should the project be funded

Signatures Self-explanatory

Principal Investigator	The person with primary control of the project
Academic Title	The principal investigator's academic title
Department/Division	The Principal Investigator's academic department or division
Org Code	The Health Science Center organization code for the PI's academic department or division
Contact Name & Phone No. for proposal review	This should be a person Grants Management staff can contact when questions arise during the review of the proposal
Agency Due Date	The date the proposal is due at the funding agency; indicate if date is a postmark date
Co/Investigator/Department	List any other investigator(s) and their home departments or divisions
Project Title	Self-explanatory
Project Status:	Indicate whether the proposal is: New: project being submitted for the first time Revised: proposal that has been turned down and is being resubmitted to the same agency Competitive renewal: request for additional support beyond the original project period Non-Competing Continuation: request for continued (e.g., 2nd, 34d, etc year) support on a project that has been already approved and for which funds have been previously committed by the sponsor. Also known as a continuation. Supplement: additional support for a currently funded project (e.g., NIH minority or equipment supplements)
Original Grant #	Complete only if this is a renewal, continuation or supplement to a currently funded project
Current Account #	Complete only if this is a renewal, continuation or supplement of a currently funded project
Activity Type	Research, Clinical Drug Study, Training, Services, Other: self explanatory
Sponsor/Granting Agency	Name of sponsor to whom the proposal is being submitted
Initiative Budget Period	Where multi-year support is requested, only the first budget period information should be listed here
Entire Project Period	Where multi-year support is requested, the total project period information should be listed here
No/Yes Questions	Self-explanatory
List Authorized Signors for account	Name individuals who will be allowed to sign on account expenditures, should the project be funded
Signatures	Self-explanatory