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Sun Grant Western Regional Center
2007 U.S. Department of Transportation-Funded
Competitive Grants Program 

SECTION 3.  PROPOSAL SUBMISSION AND REVIEW

All application materials must be submitted online via the Sun Grant Proposal Management System. Instructions for registration and access to the system are located at https://webnibus.org/sungrant/western.

The system can be entered and exited as many times as needed. Information saved on the system will be available upon re-entry into the system, and project team members may review materials online. Project team members should log onto the system several days ahead of the due date to register with the system and to review the proposal forms and process. No email or post letters of application materials will be accepted.

If you have questions regarding acceptability of a project topic, contact the WRC staff to discuss prior to submitting the Letter of Intent.

DEADLINES

A Letter of Intent (LOI) is requested by March 15, 2007.
A Full Application (FA) is DUE by midnight (PST), April 30, 2007.

LETTER OF INTENT CONTENT AND FORMAT

Submission of a WRC proposal is contingent upon submittal of a LOI.  The LOI is not binding on the content of the full proposal.

The letter must include the following formatting:

1. Cover page information:
1. Title
2. Names and contact information of Principal and co-Investigators
3. Estimated request for funds
4. Amount and Sources of match for the project
2. The body of the letter itself must run no more than two pages of at least 12 point font, and must address the following questions:
1. What problem or opportunity is to be addressed? Why is this project important?
2. Provide a brief and general description of the project.

FULL APPLICATION
Full proposal applications should include the elements listed below. Submissions omitting any of these items will be considered non-responsive. The components are to be entered into the online proposal system as directed. The proposal narrative can be completed in a word processing software and then uploaded into the system.

Elements of the proposal include

1. Proposal cover page–form provided
2. Proposal abstract–brief (200 words or less) summary of the project, form provided
3. Proposal budget–form provided.
4. Budget justification–document and justify the amounts requested in each category on the budget summary sheet.
5. Proposal narrative-double spaced, 12-point Times New Roman, 1-inch margins, and no more than fifteen (15) pages in length including graphics and tables, but excluding references. The narrative must include the following:
1. Statement of project goals and objectives
2. Statement of project’s relevance to Sun Grant mission
3. Description of the project approach and activity (research, education, or extension). Describe the techniques and approaches to be taken to achieve the goals outlined above, including methods for analyzing and interpreting data.
4. Significance of the work in its specific field and in the broader context of achieving the goals of Sun Grant. Please include descriptions of how the proposed work relates to other ongoing or completed work by the principal or other investigators and the implications of the work for public policy issues.
5. List of specific tasks to be performed, as an itemized list, and a timetable for completing those tasks
6. Role of each member of the project team, including collaborators
6. References
7. Vitae of principal investigator(s) – 2 pages maximum each.
8. Current and pending research grants or contract–form provided. Include the project title, agency or foundation sponsoring the research, period of support, time commitment, and amount of award. Mention areas of overlap with current proposal, if any.
9. Assurance form – must be signed by each PI, not the Authorized Organizational Representative. If there is an assurance issue, your assurance officer will need to sign the form when the proposal is forwarded to DOT.
10. Peer reviewers – up to six potential reviewers may be suggested.
11. Potential conflicts of interest-form provided
12. Signature pages – completed institutional signature pages should be attached to the proposal system when the proposals are submitted online.

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CONTACT PERSON FOR QUESTIONS

Jan Auyong, Executive Director
Western Sun Grant Regional Center

138 Strand Hall
Oregon State University
Corvallis  OR  97331

Phone:  541-737-9353
Fax:  541-737-3178

Email:  sungrant@oregonstate.edu
http://sungrant.oregonstate.edu

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Summary | 1 Opportunity | 2 Award and Eligibility | 3 Submission | 4 Review | Word and PDF versions