Pre-Award Unit

The UTHSC Office of Sponsored Programs Pre-Award team facilitates grant submissions for faculty at UTHSC, including the UTHSC components in Knoxville, Nashville, and Chattanooga. UTHSC's user-friendly electronic routing system Cayuse SP and 424 can be used to quickly route grant proposals prior to their submission to the sponsor/funding agency.

 

The Office of Sponsored Programs' Pre-Award Team works with faculty and administrators to submit high-quality proposals successfully. Staff members are available to provide assistance with the interpretation of proposal solicitations and other information related to obtaining and applying for funding. The Pre-Award Team reviews proposals such as letters of intent, submissions to federal agencies such as NIH, DOD, and NSF, and foundation-type proposals such as American Heart, Cystic Fibrosis, etc., for institutional and sponsor compliance. Ultimately, the Pre-Award team submits proposal to sponsors on behalf of the university.

 

When awards are considered for funding, OSP's Pre-Award team works with faculty and departments to submit post-submission material, Just-In-Time information, and other Pre-Award required information to federal and foundation sponsors. Once a federal award has been established, the Pre-Award team works with the faculty and department on any required progress reporting (RPPRs).

 

Pre-Award also assists in establishing and verifying items such as eRA Commons accounts, affiliation of EBRAP accounts, and NSF account registrations for eligible UTHSC personnel.

 

The Pre-Award Team is a point of contact for:

• Consortium Letters of Intent/Subrecipient Commitment Forms
• Letters of Intent for proposal submissions
• Federal grant submissions
• Assistance with interpretation of funding opportunity announcements
• Foundation grant submissions
• Post-Submission Materials
• Just-In-Time
• RPPRs
• Agency account set-up for UTHSC affiliates (eRA Commons IDs, EBRAP affiliations, NSF registrations

General questions for any of the above items, please contact egrants@uthsc.edu.

 

Remember that all proposals are due in OSP a minimum of five (5) working days prior to the agency deadline to allow adequate time for review and submission.