University at Buffalo - The State University of New York

Guide to Developing and Administering Sponsored Programs

• Chapter 1: Sponsored Programs: Who, What, How and Why?
  • What is a "Sponsored Program"?
  • Types of Sponsored Programs Awards
  • The Principal Investigator
  • Financial Disclosure Statements
  • Fiscal Agents of University at Buffalo
• Chapter 2: Identifying Funding Opportunities
  • Identifying Sponsors
• Chapter 3: Getting Ready to Write the Proposal
  • Purpose of Grant Proposal
  • Preliminaries to Preparing the Proposal
  • Request for Waiver of Indirect Costs
  • Institutional Approvals
• Chapter 4: Writing the Grant Proposal
  • Proposal Content
• Chapter 5: The Proposal Budget
  • Budget Forms and Formats
  • Direct Costs
  • Indirect Costs
  • Budget Justification
  • University Cost Sharing
  • Matching Funds
• Chapter 6: Contract Proposal Preparation/Negotiation
  • Contract Sponsors
  • Statement of Work
  • Types of Contracts
  • The Negotiation Process
• Chapter 7: Submitting the Proposal
  • Transmission to the Sponsor
  • Declined Proposals
• Chapter 8: Award Acceptance & Account Authorization
  • Negotiation of Awards
  • Advance Expenditure Authorization
  • Pre-Award Costs for Federal Grants
  • Establishing Subcontract Accounts
• Chapter 9: Administering the Award
  • Federal Awards
  • Types of Federal Awards
  • Approval of Post-Award Changes
  • Requesting Prior Approval