Has using GAMS helped improve the timing of proposals?  With its built in
budget builder and form filler, there should not be mistakes in the those
parts of a proposal to fix. This is then "sponsor compliance" checking done
by the system; a major selling point of an electronic system.  Also, an
on-line system should give you "early warning" that a proposal is coming.

Bob
_____________________________________________________
Robert Beattie
Managing Senior Project Representative for
 Electronic Research Administration
The University of Michigan
xxxxxx@umich.edu

--On Thursday, March 7, 2002 4:30 PM -0500 Jennifer Donais
<xxxxxx@ADMIN.UMASS.EDU> wrote:

> Hello All.
> UMass would like to pick your collective brains...   Like many of you, I
> am sure, we are stuggling with limited resources and growing demand for
> our services.  One area that we are exploring is a firm internal receipt
> deadline for proposals to our sponsored research office.  I would
> appreciate knowing how many of you set a firm deadline for your faculty
> to submit proposals to your office for review & submission to the sponsor.
>
> If you do set an internal deadline, what is it?  Do you have a separate
> policy for NSF Fastlane or other electronic proposals?  If you have a
> firm deadline, do you not accept proposals from faculty members if they
> don't give you the requisite lead time, or do you have an exception
> handling policy?  If so, what is it?
>
> Also, what level of review do you provide on your proposals:
> institutional compliance, sponsor compliance, or both?  Is the level of
> review you give a proposal related in any way to the amount of time your
> faculty gives your office to review it before it is due to the sponsor?
>
> Are there other "value added" services you provide, such as copying and
> mailing? Again, are these related to how long you are given to review &
> process a proposal before it is due to a sponsor?
>
> If others would like me to share the information I receive, just drop me
> an email & I'll be happy to do so....  Thanks so much for your help and
> information! -jennifer
> --
> Jennifer Donais, CRA
> Assistant Director
> Office of Grant & Contract Administration
> University of Massachusetts
> Amherst, MA 01003
> (413) 545-5888 FAX (413) 577-1595
> http://www.umass.edu/research/ogca
>
> "If everything seems to be going well, you have obviously overlooked
> something."
>
>
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