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The general procedures for submitting proposals are listed
below. Each college/unit may have additional procedures
for proposal development and submission; therefore, check
with your department and college to determine if additional
steps are required.
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Contact SPA for assistance in identifying funding sources and acquiring guidelines on specific programs and development of a preliminary and/or full proposal. |
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After completing a rough draft of the proposal, contact SPA to set up an appointment to discuss and develop the budget, receive guidance on completing required forms and answers to any general questions still remaining before submitting the formal proposal. |
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A completed Internal Approval Form must accompany all proposals submitted by The University of Southern Mississippi on behalf of any faculty/staff member. The project director is responsible for obtaining the signatures of the department chair, dean, if applicable. SPA staff will assist you in completing this form, if needed, during your budget development discussions. |
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To serve you most effectively, we ask that you deliver the completed proposal to SPA 5-10 working days prior to the submission deadline. SPA staff will process, copy, and mail the proposal. The project director should verify with SPA staff whether they have all the necessary information for processing the proposal. |
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Award notification or declination generally takes several months. If the project director receives agency correspondence relating to the proposal, please check to ensure that the same copy was forwarded to SPA. |
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Should you receive a declination, we highly encourage you to obtain the "reviewers' comments" on your proposal. Some agencies will send them automatically; however, since this information is confidential, you may need to request in writing to receive them from the funding source. Foundations may be more reluctant in sharing this type of information, but you should always ask. In addition, if you are notified personally concerning the status of your proposal, please forward this information to SPA in order to insure proper continuation or closure of the account. |
SPA rE-sources is a collection of electronic resources gathered over time by the SPA staff. Among the items available to you at the click of a mouse are proposal-writing tips and tutorials, examples of contracts and agreements, and workshop presentations made by staff members of various funding agencies and foundations, giving you the inside scoop on their funding programs.
Browse SPA rE-sources
| REGISTRATION: Reserve your seat for SPA events by sending a message to sponsoredprograms@usm.edu. Please include the event title, date, time and your contact information. |
Faculty and researchers may take advantage of a variety of workshops, seminars and events sponsored by SPA. Education and outreach events include:
General grantsmanship and SPA services:
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- COS (Community of Science) Workshops
Hands-on computer workshops enable university members to create personal profiles, learn to search for funding opportunities, and set up automatic Funding Alerts when announcements meet the specified criteria.
- Proposal Budgeting Basics
This workshop is designed to help faculty and staff understand and develop project budgets. Join SPA as we review budget teminology, concepts, and line item details. This seminar is designed for campus researchers with limited experience in preparing proposal budgets.
- Basics of Proposal Development
Intended for our faculty and staff who are new to grant-seeking, this seminar, introduces fundamental concepts and strategies relating to external support for research, scholarly, and creative activities at Southern Miss.
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| Program workshops, such as: |
- NSF Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER)
- ED Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE)
- NSF Course, Curriculum, and Laboratory Improvement (CCLI)
- NIH Academic Research Enhancement Award (AREA)
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Web conferences / Webinars, including:
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- Strategies for Developing Competitive Grant Proposals
Mimi Tangum, Director and
Dan Riggle, Program Manager
Grants Resource Center,
American Association of State Colleges and Universities
- NEH Grants for Teaching and Learning Resources and Curriculum Development
Wilsonia Cherry,
Deputy Director, Division of Education
National Endowment for the Humanities
- NSF Course, Curriculum, and Laboratory Improvement (CCLI) Program
Russell Pimmel,
CCLI Program Director
National Science Foundation
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NIH Academic Research Enhancement Award (AREA)
Linda Stecklein,
AREA Program Coordinator
National Institutes of Health
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Events with sponsor and program officials
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New faculty orientation |
For additional information on SPA sponsored events, please contact our Information Specialist at sponsoredprograms@usm.edu or (601)-266-4119.
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