The University of Toledo

Getting Started with a Proposal

• Contact a grants coordinator in Research and Sponsored Programs (RSP) of your intention to submit a proposal.

							Main Campus	Health Science Campus
							Robin Lanz Grants Coordinator, Main Campus	Kourtney Phillips Grants Coordinator I, HSC
							Linda Solarek Grants Coordintaor, Main Campus
								For large proposals involving multiple subcontracts, contact Elsa Nadler, Director of Grants Development

• Download and review the sponsor's program announcement and guidelines
• Determine co-investigators, external collaborators and consultants
• Contact prospective collaborators for subcontract documents. RSP will need
  • a detailed budget and budget justification
  • a statement of work
  • a letter of commitment from your collaborator's authorizing official
  • other subcontract documents as required by the sponsor guidelines
• Develop budget on internal template (Main Campus or HSC) and e-mail to your RSP grants coordinator for review
• Download and complete the Sponsor's application forms. Most federal application packages are available from Grants.gov
• Complete the CITI training at URL
             https://www.citiprogram.org/
• Complete the financial conflict of interest disclosure at URL
             https://coi.utoledo.edu/
• Download and complete internal form
  • Proposal Submission Form
• RSP requires a complete package five (5) working days prior to the sponsor deadline. This complete package consists of
  • internal forms, including budget
  • sponsor application forms (including all proposal text files)
  • any applicable subcontract documents (consortium agreement, letter of collaboration, statement of work, official budget)