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Intent to Submit Form

The OER Pre-Award office is excited to support your research. Please complete this Intent to Submit Form to initiate OER Pre-Award’s internal coordination, allocation of appropriate support resources, and alignment of sponsor and university deadlines.



    Enter name of other department below:







    Who is the originating/prime sponsor (where the lead is submitting the proposal)?






    Please list sub-recipients below




    Is this a Limited Competition (Limited submission funding opportunities are those in which the number of applicants allowed to submit from the university is restricted)?




    If training, I have discussed the details of my proposal's academic support and/or coursework requirements with my school director and have secured their approval prior to submitting a Intent to Submit Form.


    Will your research involve human subjects?


    Have you applied for IRB approval?


    Enter the Protocol/Determination Identifier below:


    Is this work on an NIH clinical trial or prospective observational clinical research?



    Enter requirements and anticipated source(s) of match below:




    Describe your foreign activities or interests below:


    What additional proposal development services will you require for this proposal? Note: you must allow for a minimum of 10 business days ahead of the OER submission deadline for these services. Additional support is assigned on a first-come, first-served basis. OER staff will be assigned to you as available, and they will contact you to coordinate support.

    Additional Proposal Development Practices

    Enter other support needed below:


    Do you anticipate needing research/project coordination services if this project is funded?


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    Proposal Deadline Policy

    UF Division of Sponsored Programs (DSP):

    Submit-ready proposals must be submitted to DSP by 9 a.m. one business day prior to the sponsor's published submission deadline to be considered on-time by DSP. See "submit-ready" FAQ #7 for more information.

    COE Office of Educational Research (OER):

    OER Service Request Deadline Policy

    The Intent to Submit Form must be submitted at least 10 business days prior to OER's deadline to best serve all COE faculty.

    Additional proposal development services must be requested at least 10 business days prior to OER's deadline. Additional proposal development services include securing boilerplate materials, reference list formatting, guided biosketch document development, and guided current & pending document development.

    OER Proposal Deadline Policy

    Submit-ready proposals and all supporting components of a completed proposal (e.g., subcontract proposals, cost share commitments, approved budget, budget justification) must be submitted to OER by 9 a.m. three business days* prior to DSP's deadline. PIs are served on a first come, first served basis and OER prioritizes the most urgent deadlines to best serve our PIs.

    *For efforts such as IES and NSF when the college typically has multiple proposals, OER will offer PIs a schedule for submission that may be earlier than two business days prior to DSP's deadline.


    Proposal Expenses

    All expenses such as those listed below should be included in the proposal budget if needed for the project and allowed by the funding agency unless otherwise negotiated with the school, college, or university.

    Personnel/Human Resources

    • Project Director, Coordinator, or Manager
    • Graduate Assistant(s)
    • Consultant(s) (e.g., experts in field)
    • Receptionist/Secretary
    • Post Doc(s)
    • Methodologist/Statistician
    • Post-Award Management (e.g., Fiscal Assistant)
    • External Evaluator

    Facilities Services Resources

    • Secured Data Cabinet
    • Storage Space
    • Training Sites

    Communications

    • Postage
    • Phone Conference Lines

    Consultant/Participant Support

    • Travel
    • Stipends (e.g., for participants)
    • Materials (e.g., books for training)

    Research Team Support

    • Travel
    • Office Supplies

    Technology Support

    Support for technology (beyond the typical) required for the project should be included in the budget if allowed by the funding agency. Contact E-Learning, Technology, and Communications Services (ETC), Distance Education (DE), or Information Technology (IT) to determine applicable costs to the project budget.