Marilyn:

I hope you realize that you've created a real problem by allowing investigators
to submit a proposal directly without Sponsored Research Office (SRO) approval
at the institutional level. We work very hard to train faculty to follow
procedures, but if faculty find that they can go around us they will.. We must
review proposals before they go out for a variety of reasons that John knows
full well. Dealing with the proposal review after the fact (after it has been
sent by the PI)  creates an adversarial relationship with the sponsor and with
the PI if university procedures and guidelines have not been followed by the PI.

Jerry

Marilyn Keyes wrote:

> The American Cancer Society (ACS) has made its electronic
> grant application process available for practice at
> www.foundationcommons.org between now and January 7, 2000.
> After that date, the true application process begins for
> the March 2000 American Cancer Society submission
> deadline. American Cancer Society, the nation's largest
> private, not-for-profit source of funds for scientists
> studying cancer, awarded more than $84 million in 1997-98.
>
> T. J. Koerner, Ph.D., Director of Research Information
> Management at the American Cancer Society, especially
> invites research administrators to test and practice ACS'
> electronic grant application process and provide feedback.
> Your input will help ACS as it moves toward a complete
> electronic submission, review, and notification program.
>
> The practice period will allow Sponsored Programs
> personnel to familiarize themselves with the procedures
> of Foundation Commons and American Cancer Society as
> well as to train researchers as deadlines approach.
> Participants can register, download an application, work
> on the application offline, and then submit the "test"
> application to the American Cancer Society. Research
> administrators may register as themselves or as a
> researcher in their organization. When the application
> is submitted, the American Cancer Society will send an
> email confirmation and ask for feedback. Practice
> submissions can be repeated as often as necessary.
> Administrators may test the system itself or enlist
> researchers to give their feedback. Sample application
> material can be cut-and-pasted or converted to PDF to
> get a real sense of the process. All applications
> received through this test period will be purged from
> the database after January 7. As always, standard
> procedure requires signed approval from the institution
> before Foundation Commons sponsors can consider any
> grant application.
>
> To participate in the practice period, go to
> www.foundationcommons.org, click on the American Cancer
> Society logo, click on the "Begin" button and follow
> the instructions given. Technical assistance is
> available through the web site.
>
> American Cancer Society was the founding member of the
> Consortium developing Foundation Commons, designed as a
> common site for foundation grant applications. Cystic
> Fibrosis Foundation joined soon thereafter and recently
> was joined by Alzheimer's Association and Juvenile
> Diabetes Foundation. The site is administered by
> Research and Management Systems, Inc. (RAMS).
>
> For more information, contact Paul Rodman at Research and
> Management Systems, Inc. (RAMS), 404-350-3234 or
> xxxxxx@foundationcommons.org.
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> Submitted on behalf of American Cancer Society and
> Foundation Commons by:
> Marilyn T. Keyes
> Research and Management Systems, Inc. (RAMS)
>
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