1. Grant Proposal Preparation K. Krishnamurthy Vice Provost for Research Tel: 573-341-4154; E-mail: kkrishna@mst.edukkrishna@mst.edu September 15, 2010

2. OSP – Pre-award Team Michelle Smith Grants and Contracts Administrator Telephone: (573) 341-7121 Email: michellm@mst.edumichellm@mst.edu Primary Duties  Budget review and development assistance  Proposal reviews and submissions  Set up of new accounts in PeopleSoft System and No-cost time extensions Diane Brown Grants and Contracts Administrator Telephone: (573) 341-4135 Email: browndm@mst.edubrowndm@mst.edu Primary Duties  Contracts and subcontract negotiations  Subcontractor purchase orders  RFP review Melissa Chambers Grants and Contracts Specialist Telephone: (573) 341-7553 Email: melissac@mst.edumelissac@mst.edu Primary Duties  Budget and proposal development assistance  Proposal submissions  UM Research Board

3. OSP – Post Award Team Mendy Kell Grants and Contracts Administrator Telephone: (573) 341-7140 mkell@mst.edu Grant Systems Coordinator Financial and Special Reporting Award closeout Assigned Sponsors: Federal Agencies Maria Shaub Grants and Contracts Administrator Telephone: (573) 341-7122 Email: shauba@mst.edushauba@mst.edu Management of award Financial Reporting Effort Verification Reporting Award closeout Assigned Sponsors: Depart. Of Education, University and Mid-America Transportation Centers, NASA and Societies Kelly Bowen Grants and Contracts Specialist Telephone: (573) 341-4130 Email: bowenk@mst.edubowenk@mst.edu Management of award Financial Reporting Award closeout Assigned Sponsors: National labs and Universities

4. OSP- Post Award Team Dawn Clift Grants and Contracts Specialist Telephone: (573) 341-6855 cliftd@mst.edu Management of award Financial Reporting Award closeout Assigned Sponsors: Industry –LWI, Boeing and Foundations Xia Zhao Grants and Contracts Specialist Telephone: (573) 341-4360 Email: zhaox@mst.eduzhaox@mst.edu Management of award Financial Reporting Award closeout Assigned Sponsors: NSF, State agencies, Local government and Alliances Sara Lewis Grants and Contracts Specialist Telephone: (573) 341-4134 Email: lewissar@mst.edulewissar@mst.edu Management of award Financial Reporting Award closeout UM Research Board Service Agreements Assigned Sponsors: Consortiums and Industry

5. Proposal Submissions Delegated Authority –Vice Provost K. Krishnamurthy - p rimary responsibility for grants and contracts related to academic instruction and research –Vice Chancellor Steve Malott - primary responsibility for all other campus contracts Legal Name –The Curators of the University of Missouri on behalf of Missouri University of Science and Technology

6. Proposal Submissions All proposals must be submitted by OSP Proposal Signature Routing Sheets (PSRSs) must be submitted to OSP at least one business day prior to the sponsors deadline At a minimum, the PSRSs must include signatures of the PI, co-PIs, PI chair and, as appropriate, individuals on campus who are providing cost share funds

7. Forms/Templates http://sponsoredprograms.mst.edu/forms/forms_intr o.html http://sponsoredprograms.mst.edu/forms/forms_intr o.html Proposal Cover/Institutional Endorsement Page Budget Templates OSPA Payroll Correcting Entry Request Form No Cost Time Extension PI/Co-PI Change in Shared Credit

8. Standard Agreements http://sponsoredprograms.mst.edu/forms/forms_intr o.html http://sponsoredprograms.mst.edu/forms/forms_intr o.html Research Agreement Facilities Use Agreement (third party is physically using Missouri S&T facilities, equipment, etc.) Agreement Related to Intellectual Property Rights (required for SBIR/STTR proposals in which Missouri S&T has potential involvement) Mutual Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA)

9. Crafting a Winning Proposal Things to consider: –What do you want to do? –Why is the proposed work important? –How do you plan to accomplish the work? –Why are you uniquely qualified to do the work? –Who would be interested in sponsoring your work?

10. Project Summary Very important section Clearly describe: –objectives –approach –intellectual merit –broader impact

11. Some Reasons for Proposals Not Succeeding Not responsive to the RFP Lack of clarity/organization/details Not advancing the state-of-the-art Scope/methods are unrealistic Resources not available

12. UM Research Board Deadlines The grant application deadlines for the 2010- 2011 academic year are: October 4, 2010 and February 14, 2011 The Research Board Meeting dates are: December 2010 and May 2011 NOTE: Applications with necessary signatures must be received by OSP 1 business day prior to the deadline date. Late submissions will be held for the next deadline.

13. RB Guidelines http://www.umsystem.edu/ums/departments/aa/research/guidelines/ The Goal is to leverage external funds by: –supporting promising new faculty –funding of high quality new initiatives of senior faculty

14. Questions?