Research and Sponsored Programs

Getting Started with a Proposal

• For assistance with preparing a proposal, please work with Proposal Development office.
  
  
• For industry sponsored projects, see the Sponsored Research Agreement Template.
  Please contact Anne Izzi for assistance with all industry sponsored agreements.
  
  
• To be assigned a grants coordinator who will work with you to submit your proposal, please contact:
  

  	Anne Izzi, JD Director of Sponsored Programs Anne.Izzi@UToledo.edu Phone: 419.530.6226 Mail Stop: 218 Please be sure to include your location (Main or Health Science Campus and funding agency.
  GRANTS COORDINATORS
  	Malinda Estby, MA Grants Coordinator 2 Malinda.Estby@UToledo.edu Phone: 419.530.2424 | Fax: 419.530.6015 Mail Stop: 218
  	Robin Lanz, BBA, CRA Grants Coordinator 3 Robin.Lanz@UToledo.edu Phone: 419.530.2848 | Fax: 419.530.6015 Mail Stop: 218
  	Mitchel Matuszak, BS Grants Coordinator 1 Mitchel.Matuszak@UToledo.edu Phone:  419.530.6003 | Fax:  419.530.6015 Mail Stop: 218
  	Angela Skellie, BSBA Grants Coordinator 3 Angela.Rossbach@UToledo.edu Phone: 419.530.6171 | Fax: 419.530.6015 Mail Stop: 218
  	Kimberly Thorn, BS Grants Coordinator 2 Kimberly.Thorn@UToledo.edu Phone:  419.530.4459 | Fax:  419.530.6015 Mail Stop: 218

• 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 authoring official
  - Other subcontract documents as required by the sponsor guidelines

• Develop budget on the internal template 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
• Complete the Financial Conflict of Interest Disclosure
• Download and complete Proposal Submission Form (RSP-100)Updated 04/10/2020

RSP requires a complete package five (5) working days prior to the sponsor deadline.

• This complete package consists of:
  - Internal forms
  - Detailed Budget
  - Sponsor application forms (including all proposal text files)
  - Any applicable subcontract documents (consortium agreement, letter of collaboration, statement of work,
    official budget)