1. Funding Announcements
“SPEAR”
Workshop
Presented by:
Trey Bauer

2. Funding Announcements
How do we find out about funding?
FOA, PA, RFP, RFQ, RFA, FFO, SOL(icitation), etc.
Funding Opportunity Announcement, Proposal/Program Announcement, Request for Proposals, Request for Quotes, Requests for Applications, Federal Funding Opportunity, Solicitation
How do YOU find the announcement?
It depends on what information you have.
Could go by title, number, sponsor, type, etc. – it all depends!
Why are they important?
They give guidelines on what is allowed or not, and explain how proposals are to be crafted. THEY ARE EXTREMELY IMPORTANT!
But sometimes they may not tell the whole story – some agencies refer back to additional documents/guidelines that must ALSO be reviewed.

3. Funding Announcements
Important information to find regarding the proposal
Due Date
Investigator and/or Institution Eligibility
Maximum Award Amount
Length of Award
F&A restriction
Cost share – portion of project costs not borne by the sponsor
FSU does not commit cost share unless required by the sponsor

4. NSF Solicitations

5. NSF Solicitations Innovation Corps Teams Program (I-Corps Teams)

6. Army Research Office

7. Hands-on review with: PA-16-160 (NIH R01)
Search NIH –
Hover over Grants & Funding
Click Funding
Click View All Parent Announcements
Click PA

8. Nih.gov Hover over Grants & Funding & Click Funding

9. Click View All Parent Announcements

10. Click PA

11. PA

12. Your Turn: Reading a Solicitation
Find the Following information:
Due Date and Time
Allowable proposal period of performance
Allowable proposal funding amount/Restrictions
Proposal submission method
Eligibility requirements
Cost Sharing requirement/restriction
Page limits
Required proposal elements
Subject to Intergovernmental Review (E.O )?

13. Your Turn: Reading a Solicitation
Find the Following information:
Due Date and Time
5pm EST (Due to SRA 3 business days prior!) – (Standard Due Dates Table)
Allowable project period of performance
Maximum of 5 years
Allowable proposal funding amount/Restrictions
No limit
Proposal submission method
Grants.gov or ASSIST
Eligibility requirements
Institutions of Higher Ed are eligilble; PI must have eRA Commons account
Cost Sharing requirement/restriction
No requirement = No Cost Sharing (per FSU policy)
Page limits
Intergovernmental Review (E.O ) No

14. Required Components of the Proposal
SF424(R&R) Cover
SF424(R&R) Project/Performance Site Locations
SF424(R&R) Other Project Information
SF424(R&R) Senior/Key Person Profile
R&R or Modular Budget
R&R Subaward Budget
PHS 398 Cover Page Supplement 
PHS 398 Research Plan
Resource Sharing Plan
Individuals are required to comply with the instructions for the Resource Sharing Plans as provided in the SF424 (R&R) Application Guide.
Appendix
Do not use the Appendix to circumvent page limits. Follow all instructions for the Appendix as described in the SF424 (R&R) Application Guide.
PHS Inclusion Enrollment Report
When conducting clinical research, follow all instructions for completing PHS Inclusion Enrollment Report as described in the SF424 (R&R) Application Guide.
PHS Assignment Request Form
All instructions in the SF424 (R&R) Application Guide must be followed.