Most of the General Proposal Information section will have been completed by your GCA Specialist. Review for accuracy and enter a short and long title for your proposal.
3.1.1 Type of Application
1. Type: Review the type of application that your GCA Specialist has generated is accurate.
3.1.2 Short Title of Proposal
2. Short Title: Enter a descriptive name for the proposal (50 character maximum). The short title identifies the proposal throughout the system, such as in the Inbox and Workspace. If this will be an S2S application, this will also be the application filing name.
3.1.3 Long Title of Proposal
3. Long Title: Enter the full title of the project (255 character maximum). If this will be an S2S application, the longtitle will be mapped to the appropriate places in the SF424 forms.
3.1.4 Program Director/Principal Investigator/Project Lead/Fellow:
4. Principal Investigator: The PI will already be entered based on the GCS Request Form submitted. If this needs to be updated, contact your GCA Specialist to alert them of the change in Lead PI.
3.1.5 Select the Direct Sponsor:
5. Direct Sponsor: The Sponsor will already be entered based on the GCS Request Form submitted. If this needs to be updated, contact your GCA Specialist to alert them of the change. If the sponsor is not currently in the GRAMS System, a TBD sponsor may be listed temporarily while your GCA Specialist works to get the new sponsor vetted and added to the system.
If UNT will be a subaward, UNT’s direct sponsor will be listed and then also the Prime Sponsor will be listed in section 5b.
3.1.6 Instrument Type:
6. Instrument Type: Your GCA Specialist will have already completed this for you. Review the instrument type to ensure accuracy.
3.1.7 Primary Purpose:
7. Primary Purpose: The Primary Purpose will already be entered based on the GCS Request Form submitted. Review for accuracy. If this needs to be updated, contact your GCA Specialist to alert them of the change. A change to this field affects the IDC Rate that is used in the Budget SmartForm.
a. Type of Research (only available if Research is chosen as Primary purpose): The Type of Research will already be entered based on the GCS Request Form submitted. Review for accuracy.
3.1.8 Expected Start Date:
8. Start Date: Your GCA Specialist will have already entered this based on your GCS Request Form. Review for accuracy and update as needed. The date completed here will auto-populate into your Budget SmartForm.
3.1.9 Identify Type of Research:
Note: this question is only available if Research-Applied, Research-Basic, or Research-Developmental is selected in Question 7/7a
9. Identify type of Applied, Basic or Developmental research: The Type of Research will already be entered based on the GCS Request Form submitted. Review for accuracy.
