Bill,
For those falling under scenario #2...what kind of fallout have you
experienced, if any, when you do not submit a proposal?
Terri

----- Original Message -----
From: "Bill Campbell" <xxxxxx@UWRF.EDU>
To: <xxxxxx@HRINET.ORG>
Sent: Friday, January 23, 2004 1:39 PM
Subject: Re: [RESADM-L] submission policy

> Elas and Resadmers--
>
> My policy is this: I'll do whatever I can to send good proposals out the
> door.  I prefer to work with proposer-writers from the point they start
> thinking about submitting a proposal, but if a PI brings me a sound
> proposal half an hour before deadline I'll do whatever I can to get it out
> the door.  Consequently, I don't impose any arbitrary deadlines.  I've
> thought about doing so, thinking it might make my life a little easier,
but
> then I realize that I'll never turn anyone away for not making the
> deadline.  My job performance is evaluated, in part, by the number of
> proposals we submit; I'd be crazy not to do whatever I can to get sound
> proposals out the door. Fortunately, we're a small enough university that
> communication lines are quire short and direct.  Larger, more complex
> universities may need arbirtrary deadlines.
>
> On the other hand, if the proposal isn't sound--commits unauthorized
> matching funds, budget is screwy, it's not in accord with university
> policies, whatever--or if the persons who must sign off are not available,
> we don't send it and I'll tell the PI that s/he just didn't leave enough
> time, sorry.  So we have deadlines, in effect, but they vary considerably
> according to several factors.
>
> Regards, Bill
>
> At 09:12 AM 01/23/2004, 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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