Proposal Development and Submission

Suggested Proposal Development Work Flow

Get Organized

• Contact Pre-award 3 weeks before proposal due date (minimum)
• Create project timeline using basic and Pre-award timelines.
• If multi-institutional, provide pre-award with sub contract information.

Develop Supporting Documents

• USDA, NIH, NSF templates
• Send to Pre-Award ASAP for streamlined loading.
• (Due 2 Business Days before submission)

Narrative and Budget

• Develop Storyline
• Near Final Narrative and FINAL Budget required for Approval Routing.
• (Near Final Narrative and Final Budget are due to Pre-award 5 business days before submission)

Pre-award Route for Approval

• Near Final Narrative and Final budget must be approved by Dept Head, PIs and others before submission.
• (Pre-award Routing begins 36 -48 hours prior to submission)

PI Final Revisions

• Continue making final revisions to documents (NO budget revisions)
• (Final revisions due to Pre-Award 8 hours (1 day) prior to submission)

Submission

• Proposals are agreements between agency and Purdue.
• Therefore, Pre-award office will upload documents on your behalf.
• (Must be in Pre-award office 8 hours (1 day) before submission)