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<body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><p>Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry</p><hr/><div><b>From: </b> Karen Smith <karens@EMAIL.ARIZONA.EDU>
</div><div><b>Date: </b>Thu, 14 Jan 2010 15:58:54 -0700</div><div><b>To: </b><RAMTALK@listserv.arizona.edu></div><div><b>Subject: </b>Proposal Issues</div><div><br/></div>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>The next few days are incredibly heavy National Science
Foundation deadlines.</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>A majority of the NSF proposals that we are reviewing have
not followed the 3 day proposal deadline. Keep in mind: WE WILL NOT
GUARANTEE SUBMISSION OF ANY PROPOSAL WITHIN 3 DAYS OF THE SPONSORS DEADLINE. </span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>We have about 25 proposals that are due to NSF tomorrow.
We do not have access to these proposals yet. Proposals that are
following the 3 day policy will be submitted first. All others will be
submitted in order received. </span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Common issues that are plaguing the NSF submissions:</span></font></p>
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<li class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Fully signed routing sheet. We will not submit
any proposal without a fully signed PRS.</span></font></li>
<li class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>The proposal that we are submitting must be included in
the Current & Pending Form.</span></font></li>
<li class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Effort in the Current and Pending should match the
budget and PRS.</span></font></li>
<li class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Do not allow SRO access until the proposal is
complete. Allowing SRO access to an incomplete proposal does not put
you “in line” for submission. It causes delays for
everyone else.</span></font></li>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Arial Baltic"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Arial Baltic"'>Karen Smith</span></font><font size=2
face="Arial Baltic"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial Baltic"'><br>
Senior Sponsored Projects Administrator, <st1:place><st1:PlaceName>Preaward</span></font></st1:PlaceName><font
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font-family:"Arial Baltic"'><st1:PlaceType>University</span></font></st1:PlaceType></st1:place><font
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of </span><st1:State><st1:place></font><font size=2 face="Arial Baltic"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial Baltic"'>Arizona</span></st1:place></st1:State></font><font
face="Arial Baltic"><span style='font-family:"Arial Baltic"'><br>
</span></font><font size=2 face="Arial Baltic"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial Baltic"'>(520)626-8458<br>
</span></font><font face="Arial Baltic"><span style='font-family:"Arial Baltic"'><a
href="http://www.sps.arizona.edu/"><font size=2 color=purple><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;color:purple'>http://www.sps.arizona.edu</span></font></a><br>
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