(USE THIS FORM FOR ALL EXTERNAL FUNDING PROPOSALS) 1) ☐Earmark ☐Competitive Proposal ☐Noncompetitive Proposal ☐Fellowship ☐Appendix Attached (e.g. Matching Funds & Cost Share Form, Univ. Commitment, IRB, MOU) Valley City State University Proposal Transmittal Form Submit this signed proposal in final form no fewer than 3 working days prior to proposal deadline to Valley City State University, Grants Office 101 College Street SW, McFarland 211B. 2) TITLE: (30 Characters or Less): 3) FUNDING AGENCY/RFP: 4) PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR(S): PHONE: (Name, Department/Division/School) PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR(S): PHONE: (Name, Department/Division/School) 5) PROPOSAL DEADLINE DATE: 6)PROPOSED PROJECT PERIOD: 7) TOTAL FUNDS REQUESTED: TOTAL DIRECT COSTS: $ $ TOTAL INDIRECT COSTS: To: $ Complete Matching Funds & Cost Share Request Form if included in grant. 8) Check if your project involves research on human subjects: ☐Institutional Review Board Approval (IRB) Required ☐Faculty Release Time beyond Current Allocation 9) ☐UNIVERSITY COMMITMENTS If University Commitments is checked, check corresponding commitment on right and please include an explanation as an appendix. ☐Matching Funds or Cost Share ☐Office/Lab Space beyond Current Allocation ☐Support Staff ☐Other (Use form with same name and include as an appendix) 10) If the response to any of the following is “Yes,” please attach documentation. Has lobbying occurred with respect to this proposal? (Required for Federal projects only) ☐Yes ☐No Does this proposal require modification to existing building utilities, construction of new space, or impact the existing operation of building components? ☐Yes ☐No Was faculty research mini-grant funding used to develop preliminary data and idea or prepare this proposal? ☐Yes ☐No 11) Notification of Business Interest: I have filed with Employee Services – Human Resources Office appropriate, up-to-date business interest of disclosure forms that relate to Valley City State University. I understand that, if a conflict of interest or potential conflict of interest is found to exist that relates to this proposal, I must comply with any conditions or restrictions imposed by the University to manage, reduce, or eliminate actual or potential conflicts of interest or forfeit the award. Principal Investigator(s) Date Principal Investigator(s) Date APPROVALS (Please route to next signatory for approval.) 12) Department Chair Date Vice President of Business Affairs Division Dean/Chair/Unit Supervisor Date Vice President for Academic Affairs Final Approval prior to submission Grants Manager Date Date Date