1. Collaborative Research Initiative for Sponsored Programs
CRISP
Special Competition for Community and Interdisciplinary Partnerships

2. WHY? Internal support to build faculty & staff research capacity
Bolster collaborations across organizational and departmental boundaries
Foster and strengthen relationships among faculty, staff, and external partners
Enhance innovative, interdisciplinary research
Increase UTC researchers’ capacity to successfully compete for and secure external funding

3. Who?
Tenure-track faculty from ALL disciplines are eligible to serve as the Principal Investigator/s (PIs).
Lecturers, adjuncts, post-docs, and staff who are not in tenure-track positions may participate as team members.
All teams must receive an endorsement and signature from the Lead PI’s Department Head.
You do not have to have a history of external research funding to be eligible.
A faculty member is eligible to be the lead PI on only 1 proposal and a team member or co-PI on no more than 2 proposals.

4. How & When Submit a Full Proposal Package
Deadline: 5:00 pm on October 18, 2016
Note: A letter of intent is not necessary this year.

5. CRISP Program Details
Special Competition for Community and Interdisciplinary Partnerships

6. Funding Tracks Track 1: CRISP Community Grants
Must include one or more collaborator(s) from UTC in partnership with a specific community-based organization
Track 2: CRISP Interdisciplinary Grants
Must include collaborators from one or more academic disciplines / departments
NOTE: A faculty member is eligible to be the lead PI on only 1 proposal and a team member or co-PI on no more than 2 proposals, regardless of funding track(s) selected.

7. Award Details Maximum Award Amount = $8,000
Project Period = 12 months; January 1, 2017 – December 31, 2017
Plan your project accordingly. There will be no additional funds granted, and “no-cost extensions” will not be considered.
Funds not expended by December 31, 2017 will no longer be available to the research team.
Note: Project teams will have an additional 12 months beyond the project period to fulfill their obligation to submit proposals for external funding.

8. Use of Funds Summer salary for faculty
Adjunct replacement costs for faculty AY release – NOTE: limited to $2,500 per course
Student wages (undergrad or grad)
Associated fringe benefits
Equipment
Software
Travel
Supplies

9. Approvals Required The Lead PI’s Department Head
Remember, all projects involving Hamilton County Schools need HCDE approval!
IRB or IACUC approval (not required for submission, but needed before research with humans or animals begins)
Gift Cards – No approval is required at proposal submission, but gift cards must be EXPLICITLY described in the proposal and budget to qualify for CBO approval.

10. CRISP Application Process
Special Competition for Community and Interdisciplinary Partnerships

11. Application Process Application Guidelines How to Apply
Proposal Format
Review & Selection
Reporting Requirements
Forms & Narrative Framework

12. Application Package Application Cover Page
Narrative (3-pg limit, single spaced)
Prospective External Funders Form
Budget Form
CVs of PIs & other key researchers (2-pg limit for each)
Bibliography (no pg limit)

13. Questions?