Our routing form tells PIs to "Allow eight (8) working days for processing" [through the Financial group and for final signatures].

al·low
v. tr.
To make provision for;
To plan for in case of need:

I think this issue is all about saying "Kindly allow..." but meaning "You better damn well allow..."

CH

At 10:12 AM 1/23/2004, you wrote:
>Hello, all,
>I have some questions that have arisen lately because of our sponsored programs office's policy of requiring five working days to process proposals.
>
>1. How many days of lead time prior to an agency deadline do you require to process a proposal?
>2. Do you have a written policy? [If you have such a policy, is it on your Web site?... I have searched several research office Web pages and do not find any policies of this nature.]
>
>and  related questions:
>
>1. What do you do if a PI fails to submit a proposal to your office in a timely manner:
>
>2. Have you ever failed to submit a proposal because your office did not have the stated time for processing?
>
>3. If yes, how many?
>
>Thanks for any responses. I will create a table for distribution (# of days, policy, Web site for policy, etc.)
>
>Elsa Nadler
>
>
>Elsa G. Nadler
>Grants Manager
>Department of Community Medicine
>1 Medical Center Drive
>PO Box 9190
>West Virginia University
>Morgantown, WV 26506-9190
>
>
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