Many years ago I attended one of the NCURA Fundamentals of Sponsored Research programs. One speaker, from one of the Washington state universities, said his office had a firm policy of not sending anything out overnight express. Proposals had to be in Sponsored Research 10 days in advance of the deadline for review. They sent out everything regular mail. PI's or their departments had to cover the costs of any express mail required for any of the proposals that did not meet the 10 day deadline. He said it was rare that they ever had a problem. I thought the policy was outstanding.
Barb
Barb Bushnell
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University of South Florida
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From: Research Administration List [mailto:xxxxxx@HRINET.ORG]On Behalf
Of Susan Meslang
Sent: Tuesday, February 01, 2005 4:57 PM
To: xxxxxx@HRINET.ORG
Subject: Re: [RESADM-L] Rush/Last Minute Proposal Policies?
We are having the same problems - no matter the funding agent. In the
past everything was done to get a proposal submitted on time even when
the PI submitted it very late - resulting in sloppy work, late hours
etc. We are eager to hear how others handle this.
Susan W. Meslang
Director of Grants and Sponsored Programs
Tidewater Community College
121 College Place
Norfolk, Virginia 23510-1907
Office 757 822-1773
Cell 757 409-2887
Fax 757 822-1007
xxxxxx@tcc.edu
>>> xxxxxx@UAF.EDU 1/25/2005 6:17:27 PM >>>
Hello all,
We're having a lot of trouble with rush and last minute proposals,
especially for the NSF deadline that passed yesterday. Does anyone
have
a good policy for dealing with these types of proposals, or does
anyone
use any sort of incentive/penalty system if the proposal is on-time
vs.
late? We are considering a small pool of money with a drawing per year
for investigators that get their proposals in on time. Conversely,
there
is serious talk from on high about charging the offending unit a fee
if
the proposal is last minute. Obviously training will factor some into
this situation as we implement our upcoming faculty training, but for
now, we really feel the need to implement a policy that deals with
proposals that don't follow our 5 business day rule. Any ideas
appreciated.
Sincerely,
Andrew Gray
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Andrew M. Gray, CRA - Senior Pre-Award Administrator
UAF Office of Sponsored Programs
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Suite 212F West Ridge Research Building
Fairbanks, AK 99775-7270
Phone: (907) 474-1851
Fax: (907) 474-5444
E-mail: xxxxxx@uaf.edu
Web: http://www.uaf.edu/osp/
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