submitted under their programs; (3) providing detailed funding recommendations to the Grants Division for applications; (4) participating in negotiations, as necessary; (5) providing technical assistance to applicants and recipients; (6) monitoring funded projects; and (7) making recommendations to the Grants Division about recipients' requests for revisions to project activities and budgets. Progress Report: Periodic, scheduled reports required by the sponsor summarizing research or project progress to date. Proposal: A set of documents containing a descriptive narrative of an idea and a budget to be submitted to a funding agency for sponsored support. Some agencies require that proposals be submitted on preprinted forms, while others have no specific format. Proposal Routing Form (PRF): The Proposal Routing Form is an internal MSU document that is used to record, track and report on the proposed project. In addition, the PRF is also used to obtain both the PI and Co-I’s certifications and signatures, and the endorsement of the appropriate college Dean(s) and Department Chair(s). Routing forms must be filled out and submitted electronically to ORSP. Routing forms must be signed by the PI, the department head, and the dean to ensure approval for the proposal. The Routing Form is available on ORSP’s website. Rebudget: Rebudgeting refers to the process of transferring sponsor approved budgeted funds from one line item to another, e.g., for a different purpose than originally intended. Rebudget requests are reviewed by the Office of Grant Accounting and in some cases sponsor prior approval may be necessary. Recipient: Organizational entity or individual receiving a grant or cooperative agreement. Typically the organizational entity is the legal recipient of a grant, contract or cooperative agreement. Request for Applications (RFA): An RFA is a formal statement that solicits grant or cooperative agreement applications in a well-defined scientific area to accomplish specific program objectives. An RFA indicates the estimated amount of funds set aside for the competition, the estimated number of awards to be made, whether cost sharing is required, and the application submission date(s). Request for Proposal (RFP): Announcements that specify a topic of research, methods to be used, product to be delivered and appropriate applicants sought. Proposals submitted in response to RFPs generally result in a contract award. Request for Quotation (RFQ): A formal request from a sponsor for solicitation of a proposal to provide the sponsor a good, or service of direct benefit to the sponsor (e.g., a corporate or industry sponsor typically will issue an “RFQ”). Sponsor: An external funding agency which enters into an agreement with the University to support research, instruction, public service, or other sponsored activities. Sponsors include private businesses, corporations, foundations and other not-for-profit organizations, other universities, and federal, state, and local governments. Statement of Work/Scope of Work: A summary description of the work to be performed and completed on a project or sponsored activity.
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