Proposal Preparation and Submission

Pre-Award Services

Any CVM Principal Investigator (PI) who would like assistance with submission of a proposal can make a request through the new ticketing system. ORGS team will provide the following services:

• Clarification on call for proposals (e.g. eligibility, how to submit)
• Determine indirect cost rate to use on the budget
• Development budget and Justification
• Initiate Streamlyne proposal documents
• Develop internal proposal
• Start application in submission portal (e.g. Streamlyne S2S, ezFedGrants, Research.gov etc.)
• Navigating documentation related to working with a PI/Co-PI from another institution

Streamlyne PD Routing Process

PIs are encouraged to send in their requests at least 13 business days before the submission deadline and do not need to have all the documentation ready at the time of submitting the request.

Per OSPA’s routing policy, the Streamlyne Proposal Document (PD) needs to route for initial review 8 business days prior to the sponsor deadline, and 3 business days for final review.

Forms, Information and Templates for PIs

• Adding Streamlyne App to Microsoft Apps
• Approval Streamlyne PD as Key Personnel
• Agency Formatting Overview-PDF
• Proposal Budget Template
• Register for Submission Portal
  • Streamlyne registration: use net-id to register Streamlyne. Send email to streamlyne@iastate.edu to make the request
  • eRA Commons NIH:  OSPA user registration request
  • NSF Research.gov: NSF requires users to self-register for access to Research.gov (NSF’s Proposal and Award Portal) and then request an affiliation with Iowa State University.
  • USDA Registration: USDA ezFedGrants and NRS (NIFA Reporting System) are using Login.gov to e-Authorization, register here: https://login.gov/.
  • Other Submission Portal:  Some agencies mandate researchers to complete a self-registration process, which OSPA will then review and finalize.

Please contact ORGS team for assistance with the set-up process.