1. General Grants Program Process
Pre-Proposal Submission
(Rolling submissions)
Research Committee Makes one of the following Recommendations for Each Proposal
Pre-Proposal (Evaluated within 6 weeks)
Recommend to Foundation BOD for Funding
Recommend Not to Fund with Approval for Resubmission
Accepted Pre-Proposals:
Investigators Invited to Submit Full Proposal within 2 Years
Recommend to Foundation BOD for Funding After Revisions
Recommend Not to Fund without Approval for Resubmission
Grant Proposal Submitted February 15 or August 15
Proposal Reviewed by Research Committee & Content Specific External Reviewers
Foundation Board of Directors takes Action on Recommendations
Investigators Notified of Foundation BOD Action
(January for August submission and June for February submission)
Research Committee Consider all Proposals at Face-to-Face Meeting