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Grant Support and Proposal Development Resources

Research & Innovation

The resources provided by grants and other funding for research and scholarship allow you to tackle bigger projects with greater influence. Successful proposals can also validate your ideas and bring prestige to you, your students, the department and the university.

Here you’ll find places to seek support for your research and scholarship, as well as help with your proposals.

Submission Resources

Steps for Grant Submission for External Funding

At CHHS, we strive to follow best practices from other well-established research institutions. As such, please view a proposed timeline of actions for grant submission for external funding by faculty from CHHS.

Grant submission steps
Phase Action Item Time Responsible Person(s)
Formative Notice of plan to apply for an award – share Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) with CHHS Associate Dean for Research (ADR) 3-6 months out Principal Investigator (PI) to notify ADR and Research Grant Administrator (RGA)
Formative Pre-award meeting to discuss scope and vision of the project, funding opportunities, budget development items such as effort percentages, supplies, independent contractors, student hiring, and/or travel, deadlines, and SPARC involvement. Within 30 days of declaration of plan to submit PI, any Co-Is, RGA
Writing Complete the project narrative, summary, abstract, research strategy/plan, biosketches and/or other requirements of the grant. Varies based on grant requirements Mostly PI and Co-Is, but possibly ADR, RGA, Editor(s)
Finalization Review of drafts for all documents No later than 75 days out from due date PI(s), Editor(s)
Final Few Weeks Review of final full grant documents 3 weeks before due date with expectation of 1 week turn around on editor review PI(s), Editor(s)
Final Few Weeks Final completed proposal submitted to RGA for review and submission. 2-3 weeks before grant submission due date PI and Co-Is, RGA
Final Few Weeks Grant submission sent from CHHS Grants to UNCW SPARC for review 2-3 weeks before grant submission due date CHHS RGA and SPARC

*Ideal situation. Exceptions may be made on case-by-case basis, or for short turn-around RFAs.

UNCW Grant Policies & Procedures

Visit UNCW Research and the Researcher Toolbox to explore UNCW policies, procedures and other useful resources. Examples of a few of the policies included are listed below.

  • Allowable Costs Policy
  • Cost Sharing and Matching Policy
  • Cost Transfers on Contracts and Grants Policy
  • Equipment Purchases on Contracts and Grants Policy
  • Limited Submission Policy
  • Supplemental Pay Policy

Contact CHHS Research & Innovation

Dr. Kristin Mapson, Interim Associate Dean for Research and Innovation

Phone: (910) 962-0598

McNeill Hall 1055

chhsrandi@uncw.edu

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