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