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HomeSponsored Project OverviewHow are Sponsored Projects Generated?

How Are Sponsored Projects Generated?

Funding opportunities  arise through many formal and informal means. Generally, sponsored applications or proposals are: 

Type of  Funding Opportunity

  

Solicited

  • Program Announcements (PAs) – No specific resources are set aside at the agency for the PA, but an area of research interest in a general discipline or subdiscipline is described

  • Request for Applications/Proposals (RFAs/RFPs) – Specific resources have been allocated at the agency or sponsor for a given objective, and a public request has been issued with directions for proposers

  • Request for Quote (RFQ) – A standard request for price quotations from competing procurement sources

  • Informal Requests - non-federal sponsors and non-competing projects - the sponsor's representative and SBU's investigator together develop the proposal and agree to a budget

Unsolicited

 An open request for applications with general submission guidelines.

Limited Competitions

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Sponsored Project Overview
Sponsored Project Overview