Proposal Review and Submission

Electronic Submissions

When electronic submission by the institutional or authorized official is required, SPRA will submit the proposal. In some instances, PIs may be able to submit proposals after institutional signature. A signature by the institutional or authorized official indicates the organization can complete the work as described in the proposal and complies with sponsor and governmental regulations. Only the institutional signing official has the legal authority to bind the OU. PIs and research administrators cannot sign grant applications or contracts on behalf of the signing official.

During the proposal review and submission process, you will work closely with the SPRA pre-award team to ensure an error-free, on-time submission. 

To ensure SPRA has adequate time to review and submit applications, PIs should be prepared to provide the budget for review up to 14 days prior to sponsor deadline and the completed, final application up to 3 business days prior to sponsor deadline. 

Once submitted, the PI and SPRA will again work together to verify the application was received by the sponsor and if errors occur, troubleshoot those issues. 

Many electronic submission systems require that investigators register for a system account in order to submit applications electronically. 

• For eRA commons and grants.gov accounts contact OSPRAward@carene.org for registration assistance
• For other governmental submission systems contact your SPRA point of contact for assistance