A Collaborative Proposal is defined by the National Science Foundation’s Grants and Proposal Guide (NSF-GPG) as a proposal in which investigators from two or more organizations wish to collaborate on a unified research project. Participation in a collaborative project allows for each organization to bare sole responsibility for their distinct contribution(s), on a unified project. Collaborative proposals cannot be submitted using the SF424 module in ERA. Collaborative proposals may be submitted to NSF in one of two methods: As a single proposal, in which a single award is being requested for the lead organization and collaborative institutions (non-leads) serve as subawardee’s. ASU refers to this type of proposal as a or or Sub-award Sub-contract By simultaneous submission of proposals from different organizations, with each organization requesting a separate award. ASU refers to this type of proposal as a Collaborative/Collaboration Proposal In either case, upon submission to NSF, the Lead organization’s proposal must contain all of the required sections as a single package per the PAPPG. In the Project Description, both sub-awards and collaborative proposals must describe the roles to be played by all identified organizations within the context of the research to be performed, specify the managerial arrangements (management plan), and explain the advantages to having a multi-organizational effort. The single proposal method allows investigators from two or more organizations who have developed an integrated research project to submit a single, focused proposal. A single investigator bears primary responsibility for the administration of the grant and discussions with NSF, and, at the discretion of the organizations involved, investigators from any of the participating organizations may be designated as co-PIs. By submission of the proposal to the sponsor, the lead organization has determined that the proposed activity is administratively manageable. The lead institution is responsible for the Project Summary and Project Description. All other required NSF documents need to be uploaded into Fastlane by all identified organizations. Each collaborator should use the same title and the project title must begin with the words Research:” The proposal Title. “Collaborative
A Collaborative Proposal is defined by the National Science Foundation’s Grants and Proposal Guide (NSF-GPG) as a proposal in which investigators from two or more organizations wish to collaborate on a unified research project. Participation in a collaborative project allows for each organization to bare sole responsibility for their distinct contribution(s), on a unified project. Collaborative proposals cannot be submitted using the SF424 module in ERA. Collaborative proposals may be submitted to NSF in one of two methods: As a single proposal, in which a single award is being requested for the lead organization and collaborative institutions (non-leads) serve as subawardee’s. ASU refers to this type of proposal as a Sub-award or Sub-contract or By simultaneous submission of proposals from different organizations, with each organization requesting a separate award. ASU refers to this type of proposal as a Collaborative/Collaboration Proposal In either case, upon submission to NSF, the Lead organization’s proposal must contain all of the required sections as a single package per the PAPPG. In the Project Description, both sub-awards and collaborative proposals must describe the roles to be played by all identified organizations within the context of the research to be performed, specify the managerial arrangements (management plan), and explain the advantages to having a multi-organizational effort. The single proposal method allows investigators from two or more organizations who have developed an integrated research project to submit a single, focused proposal. A single investigator bears primary responsibility for the administration of the grant and discussions with NSF, and, at the discretion of the organizations involved, investigators from any of the participating organizations may be designated as co-PIs. By submission of the proposal to the sponsor, the lead organization has determined that the proposed activity is administratively manageable. The lead institution is responsible for the Project Summary and Project Description. All other required NSF documents need to be uploaded into Fastlane by all identified organizations. Each collaborator should use the same title and the project title must begin with the words “Collaborative Research:” The proposal Title.
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