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This article explains how to create a funding proposal and submit it for internal review in CERES.

Non-funded agreements may include Material Transfer Agreements (MTA), Data Use Agreements (DUA), Non-Disclosure Agreements (NDA), Collaboration Agreements (CA), a Letter of Indemnification (LOI), or a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU).

In several funding proposal states, the RA can create or update SF424 application forms for federal system-to-system submitted applications, populating them with data from funding proposals and their budgets.

When a sponsor requests updated information for a submitted funding proposal, such as the NIH Just-In-Time (JIT), both the RA and SR will perform steps in CERES.

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After the related funding proposal is approved by the necessary parties and reviewed by Sponsored Research (SR), the Research Administrator (RA) can create the Clinical Trial Agreements (CTA).

After review of a funding proposal in CERES, the reviewer may request changes. When they do, the RA receives an email notification with a link to the funding proposal, and the funding proposal appears in their CERES inbox. The proposal team must make the appropriate changes and submit the revised proposal for review again. Changes can be requested during Department Review or Specialist Review.

If a funding proposal’s primary sponsor budget has project effort exceeds salary requested, the budget workspace alerts you to create a cost share budget to show how the additional funds will be provided. Cost share budgets must also accompany funding proposals that have mandatory or voluntary committed cost sharing.

When a research team completes a funding proposal, they submit it for review. The system sends an email notification to the appropriate reviewer, and the funding proposal appears in their CERES inbox. The proposal initially goes through a department review process. Department reviewers can add reviewer notes on the proposal pages and request clarifications or changes from the PI and RA.

There may be times when initiating a funding proposal or award where the organization you are searching for, whether a sponsor or subcontract entity, does not yet exist in the NU Organizations list. A new organization can be requested when you create or update a funding proposal, subaward, award, or agreement. The steps are similar for all the projects. Submit a request to SR to have the organization added to the list.

An ancillary review for PI Eligibility is required on a funding proposal or award. Ancillary reviews take place concurrently with the normal review workflows and can be added to funding proposals, awards, award modifications, and agreements.