InfoEd (the SPIN/GENIUS/SMARTS folks) also has a web-based proposal development
and approval system, with built-in security (remember that transmissions on the
web are not secured unless you've built in the security). The proposals can be
submitted electronically and then feed into a proposal tracking system.

Attaching web pages to a back-end database like Access through mechanisms
such as Cold Fusion or interactive PDF forms is not a simple feat.  There are
steep learning curves with each of these approaches.  (At least that's my
initial observation after attending labs on this topic at the ERA conference).

Good luck!
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 Suzanne Huard
 Mgr, Information Systems & Technology              Tel:   603-862-2005
 Office of Sponsored Research                       Fax:   603-862-3564
 University of New Hampshire
 Durham, NH  03824                      E-Mail:   xxxxxx@unh.edu
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