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ARRA ORS Submission Process – Competitive Revision (Competing Supplements) Applications - NOT-OD-09-058

Grants.gov Submission Problems

If you are submitting a competitive revision application, please complete the following steps:

1. Complete a new Proposal Approval Form (PAF) – please make sure you are using the latest version 2.8 (2/27/09) by visiting our website:
1. On page 2, Section VI, Type of Proposal:Supplement.
2. On page 2, Section VI, Type of Proposal, please be sure to indicate under Type of Proposal that this submission is in response to ARRA.
3. On page 2, Section VI, Type of Proposal, indicate the PAF/Institutional Number of the Parent Grant.
4. ORS will generate a New PAF Number
5. ORS will identify the Parent Grant PAF Number in the "Related Proposal" section of UIeRA


2. At least five (5) business days prior to the agency deadline, submit the following Proposal Package* to ORS:
1. Completed PAF
2. Abstract/Scope of work
3. Detailed budget
4. SF424 face page
5. Grants.gov** Adobe® application file.  Send completed Adobe file to ORS as an attachment via email to awards@uic.edu, ander020@uic.edu and bshim2@uic.edu. The subject line should include “Stimulus Funding Application - Principal Investigator first and last name and PAF number”.


3. In an effort to support faculty in the preparation of these applications, OVCR/ORS has reduced the internal Grants.gov submission policy from 7 business days to 5 business days prior to agency deadline. To allow investigators time to work on the science, items as referenced above may be submitted to ORS at any time prior to the ORS internal deadline. The complete proposal package (items a-e) must be received by the ORS internal submission deadline.


4. Route the PAF for appropriate approval signatures:
   In those instances where you cannot secure all required signatures, ORS will accept the PAF with only the Principal Investigator and PI's Department Head signature at the time of the submission. Please note all signatures will be required at least five (5) business days after the submission to the agency.


5. In an effort to expedite the internal submission process, ORS will accept the supplemental submission electronically or hard copy:
1. For electronic submissions, the proposal package as referenced above should be sent via awards@uic.edu with “STIMULUS FUNDING – PAF-Competitive Revision” in the subject line.
2. For hard copy submissions, the proposal package as referenced above should be sent to ORS.  


6. If your research involves human subjects, please look at the IRB submission and meeting deadline dates to ensure you allow appropriate time for IRB review and approval. 


7. If your research involves animals, see the ACC website under ARRA Stimulus Funding Requiring ACC Approvals or contact the ACC office to discuss requirements for ACC approval for your proposal and the timeline required to secure approval. 

• These Competitive Revision applications are required to be submitted electronically via Grants.gov. Please ensure that you are using the required version of Adobe®.
• * Competitive Revision applications may be submitted to ORS electronically. For electronic submissions, the proposal package as referenced above should be send to awards@uic.edu with "STIMULUS FUNDING – PAF-Competitive Revision” in the subject line.
• **Grants.gov Submission Problems
  • The Grants.gov system used to submit proposals to the federal funding agencies is experiencing problems that threaten the timely submission of UIC grant applications. These problems also are affecting the submission of proposals from other universities across the country and appear to relate to the Grant.gov server's inability to effectively process the large number of proposal submissions being submitted at the same time. Issues related to the conversion to Adobe Acrobat proposal preparation software also are creating difficulties. In some cases proposals are not making it to the target agency in time to be accepted and reviewed.

Please contact ORS at awards@uic.edu with “STIMULUS FUNDING–Competitive Revision Inquiry” in the subject line or 312-996-2862 with any questions.