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  • Preparing a Proposal

Preparing a Proposal

  1. Getting Started
    1. Checklists
    2. SPS, grants.duke and Other Electronic Submissions
    3. PI Status
    4. Sponsor Forms and Guidelines
    5. Types of Proposals
    6. Preparing a Coversheet
    7. Other Required Information - Facts for Forms and Applications
  2. Types of Budgets
    1. Lump Sum Budgets
    2. NIH Modular Budgets
    3. Program Projects Grants (PPG)
    4. Line Item Budget
  3. Types of Costs
    1. Direct Costs and Indirect Costs (F&A) Defined
    2. Allowable and Unallowable Costs
    3. Cost Sharing and Matching
  4. Direct Costs
    1. Salaries and Wages
      1. Administrative and Clerical Salary Costs
      2. Requesting Employee Salary Information
      3. Salaries Above the NIH Cap
    2. Fringe Benefits
    3. Subrecipients, Subawards, Vendors and Consultants
    4. Equipment Costs
    5. Supplies and Materials
      1. Computing Devices
      2. General Purpose Supplies and Local Telephone Services
    6. Travel Costs
    7. Participant Costs
    8. Subcontracts - During Submission Process
    9. Other Direct Costs
  5. Indirect Costs
    1. F&A Rates
    2. Calculating F&A
  6. Budget Justification
  7. Proposal Review and Approval at Duke
  8. Duke Clearances and Protocols
  9. Submitting Your Proposal
  10. Sponsor Requests Prior to the Award
  11. Award Acceptance

Grants, Contracts, and Compliance

  • Current Rates
  • Forms and Sample Documents
  • Guidelines for Grants and Contracts
    • Preparing a Proposal
      • RCR University Policies
    • Managing an Award
  • Other Required Information - Facts for Forms and Applications
  • Related Offices for Administration, Compliance, and Policy
  • SBIR & STTR
    • Links to SBIR & STTR Funding Information
    • Conflicts of Interest and SBIR/STTR
    • Resources for Entrepreneurs @ Duke
  • Responsible Conduct of Research
    • RCR University Policies
    • Training and Certification in RCR
      • RCR for Undergraduates
      • RCR for Graduate Students
      • RCR for Postdoctoral Researchers
  • Training Materials
    • Join the Grant Managers Listerv
    • Grants, Contracts and Compliance 101
    • Grants, Contracts and Compliance 102
    • Grants, Contracts and Compliance 103
    • Introduction to SPS Web
    • ORS Introduction to Subcontracts / Subawards