Carolyn Simmons

See Carolyn for:

1. Preparing your budget
2. Writing your budget narrative
3. Compiling and verifying current and pending information
4. Final budget approval

Carolyn will:

1. Ensure your budget fulfills funding agency and UA requirements, and meets federal cost accounting standards*
2. Prepare budgets provided in funding agency format
3. Enter proposal information into Banner and assign UAF proposal number
4. Complete UAF transmittal form including appropriate documentation for special considerations, i.e. requests for F&A waiver

*Facilities and Administrative (F&A) Costs
What is this, and how does it apply to me?

Carolyn will:

1. Notify you by e-mail and/or phone, we have received award notifications; ask you for a project name** and if you require pre-award cost approval.
2. IF YOU receive notification of an award, PLEASE bring your award letter to either Deb Ice or Carolyn, in the business office, then she can . . .
3. Prepare Banner forms for grant and fund setup and . . .
4. Notify you when award is set up in Banner, your new account number and copy of award document.

**a project name is very specific to your project, preferably within ten letter/numbers, and easy to remember. This is how your account will be monitored.

After award is set up:
See Carol Hsieh, x2408 or through e-mail.

1. for tracking information
2. balances
3. questions regarding project's budget

National Science Foundation (NSF)
Homepage: http://www.nsf.gov/start.htm
Fastlane: http://www.fastlane.nsf.gov/fastlane.htm
Grant Proposal Guide: http://www.nsf.gov/cgi-bin/getpub?gp

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
Homepage: http://www.nasa.gov/
GSFC grants homepage for tracking awards and information:
http://www.genesis.gsfc.nasa.gov/grants/grants.htm

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association (NOAA)
Homepage: http://www.websites.noaa.gov/
Grants Homepage: http://www.rdc.noaa.gov/~grants/
Common problems with grant/cooperative agreement applications:
http://www.rdc.noaa.gov/~grants/problems.html

Department of Education
Funding Opportunities: http://www.ed.gov/funding.html
What to know about ED Grants: http://ed.gov/pubs/KnowAbtGrants/

Department of Energy (DOE) - Grants and Contracts Website
Homepage: http://www.er.doe.gov/production/grants/grants.html

Department of the Army - Procurement Opportunities in Research and Development Homepage: http://mvk.usace.army.mil/contract/rd.asp

Office of Naval Research (ONR)
Homepage: http://www.onr.navy.mil/
Acquisition department: http://www.onr.navy.mil/02/
How to submit a proposal: http://www.onr.navy.mil/scripts/02/howtosubmit.asp

United States Geological Survey (USGS)
Contracts and Grants Homepage: http://www.usgs.gov/contracts/
Grants and Federal Assistance: http://www.usgs.gov/contracts/grants/
Submitting Proposals: http://www.usgs.gov/contracts/unsolbk.html#SUBPROP
Guidelines, Policy and Regulations: http://www.usgs.gov/contracts/unsolbk.html#SUBWHAT
Grant Standard Forms: http://www.rdc.noaa.gov/~grants/pdf/
National Hazards Reduction Research Program (NEHRP):
http://erp-web.er.usgs.gov/