Course 2: Proposal Preparation and Submission

This web-based component of Course 2 would not be possible without the valuable contribution and participation of the following individuals (listed alphabetically)

Ken Castro-Oistad	Raellen Man	Cathy Rujanuruks
Chelsea Cochrane	Linnaea Mallette	Lana Song
Duy Dang	Karen Marchant	Susan Waelder
Cindy Gilbert	Claudia Modlin
David Jacquez	Ann Pollack
Special thanks to all departmental managers for allowing staff from the various units to contribute time to this course.
Special thanks to the UCLA Staff Assembly for the Staff Scholarship Award to Linnaea Mallette to support her e-learning endeavors.
Special thanks to the Office for Research Information Systems for their assistance and guidance in all aspects of web-based training technology.
Images obtained through license with Clipart.com with exception of the photograph contributed by UCLA’s School of Music

Note: While we offer the primary slides in PDF format, you must go through the slides on-line to receive credit for the course. There are many mini-modules, exercises, and pop quizzes in this interactive training to reinforce key ideas – and they will be part of the final quiz.

For all mini-modules, a PDF is available within the module itself in the “Resources” tab.

We have also provided the following Training Navigation Guide to illustrate how you may use the navigation tools provided in the slide show format.

Modules as Slide Show	Topics Included	PDF Documents
Module 1: Proposal Basics Approximately 45 minutes Reposted 4/07/09	What is a proposal? Questions to ask Time consuming elements Electronic proposal submission Standard grant proposal components Jump starts	Module 1
Module 2: Budget Basics Approximately 25 minutes Reposted 4/08/09	What is a budget? How to plan a budget Federal guidance Cost sharing	Module 2
Module 3A Direct Cost Budget Categories Approximately 25 minutes	Common budget categories Justification examples Documentation for the files	Module 3A
Module 3B: F&A Costs Approximately 35 minutes Reposted 4/08/09	What are F&A costs? F&A Rate Agreement F&A for non-profit sponsors F&A on subawards F&A waivers	Module 3B
Module 4: Internal Approvals and Special Considerations Approximately 25 minutes Reposted 4/08/09	Goldenrod Conflict of interest PI eligibility Stem cell research Effort reporting Program income Routing proposals through OCGA	Module 4
Module 5: Preparing a Proposal Budget Exercise However long it takes you to “do the math.” Reposted 1/20/09	Calculating PI salary for 9-month and 12-month appointments Calculating GSR salary for academic and summer appointments Calculating TIF Calculating F&A on subawards	Module 5 Budget Spreadsheets – updated 1/09 -Modular -9-mos appt. -12-mos appt.
Course 2 Quiz Reposted 1/12/09

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