Grant Proposal Process
Narrative Development
The competition for funded projects is fierce! Every funding agency has their own set of guidelines intended to "even the playing field" among applicants. To ensure your grant doesn't get thrown out of the game on "technicalities" contact OSP early, we will help you with the rules of the game.
Budget Development
The budget must reflect the narrative, it must also meet the guidelines for what the funder is willing to fund, and be compliant with ISU guidelines. Sometimes it is difficult to keep all the rules straight. OSP is here to help. Call our office early in your project planning.
Routing Process
Prior to proposal submission or contract acceptance the document must be "routed". The routing process serves to advise and inform academic administrators such as a department chair and college dean of possible future project activities of a faculty or staff member; it also ensures that all Indiana State University compliance requirements have been met.
Institutional Data for Grants and Contracts
Who is the Authorizing Official? What is ISU's DUNS number? These and many more are the standard "red tape" kind of questions that are on all applications. The attached chart will answer most of the technical questions.
List of Common Acronyms
The federal government is the champ when it comes to "alphabet soup". If you come across a form or name that you cannot make sense of checkout this list of acronyms.