Proposal Basics at SFA

Table of Contents

• General Information

• Deadlines

• Federal Proposals

• Relevant Grant Policies, Procedures, & Resources

• Standard Proposal Information

• Other Forms

General Information

• Before starting a proposal in Cayuse, contact ORGS and review the ORGS website for current grant procedures.

• All grant proposals and contract budgets must be reviewed by ORGS before submitted to a sponsor for consideration. This will help to ensure that they meet SFA and sponsor requirements

Deadlines

• ORGS requires all internal approvals be obtained at least 5 business days prior to submission to ensure that ORGS has available staff to prepare the final proposal package and submit.

• This deadline may be earlier for competitive proposals or new sponsors.

Federal Proposals

Some federal proposals will be submitted using the Proposals S2S module in Cayuse. Contact ORGS to determine which module to use.

Relevant Grant Policies, Procedures, & Resources

All SFA policies and procedures apply to all sponsored programs. The following links are useful when developing grant proposals:

• ORGS website

• Who is eligible to apply for grants?

• SFASU Handbook of Operating Procedures

• Refer to Procurement, Human Resources, and other departments for their specific policies and procedures

Standard Proposal Information

Need the current F&A rate? Unsure of what fringe benefit rate to use? Need to know the official SFA address to use on grants? ORGS maintains this standard proposal information on the website.

Other Forms

Additional SFA or ORGS forms may be required if any of the below apply to your proposal. Contact ORGS for more information and review the ORGS Forms page.

• If requesting a lower F&A rate than allowed by the sponsor

• If proposal includes match or cost share

• If you disclose a conflict of interest

• If your proposal includes a subaward

• If proposal includes foreign travel