Kuali Early Submission Guidance

Proposals due to sponsors between July 1 and July 10, 2019 have to be submitted within SmartGrant in the last two weeks of June. The table below shows detailed information for submission to the Office of Pre-Award Services (OPAS) and early submission to the sponsor.

  • Please let us know now if you are planning to submit a proposal with a deadline between June 17 and July 12, 2019.  This provides OPAS with critical deadline related data to more strategically plan for this transition period.
  • Please plan especially early when seeking proposal development support from OPAS during the month of June and July.
SPONSOR DUE DATE OPAS DEADLINE FINAL SCIENCE* DEADLINE EARLY SUBMISSION DEADLINE
July 1 June 17 June 20 June 21
July 2 June 18 June 21 June 24
July 3 June 19 June 24 June 25
July 5 June 21 June 26 June 27
July 8 June 24 June 27 June 28
July 9 June 25 June 28 June 29 (SAT)
July 10 June 26 June 29 (SAT) June 30 (SUN)

* Research Plan / Project Description

IMPORTANT DATES:

  • June 26, 2019 at 9:00 am: Deadline for proposals to be submitted via SmartGrant to OPAS.
  • June 30, 2019 at midnight: SmartGrant will no longer be available for proposal submission by OPAS. All proposals after this time will be built and submitted out of Kuali.
  • No Late Proposals will be possible from June 17th to July 12th. The Final Science must be on time.
  • Early submissions ahead of the above schedule are encouraged – especially for Grants.gov based proposals.

Proposals due to Sponsor on July 11th and 12th:

  • Build and submit in Kuali (available July 8th, 8 am).
  • Due Dates:
SPONSOR DUE DATE    OPAS      DEADLINE   FINAL SCIENCE* DEADLINE
July 11 July 8 (4 pm) July 10 (9 am)
July 12 July 8 (4 pm) July 11 (9 am)

* Research Plan / Project Description

  • Proposals submitted via Grants.gov:
    • Strongly recommend submission prior to June 26th in SmartGrant.
    • Otherwise, proposal and detailed budget must be built in Kuali (available July 8th, 8 am).
  • Proposals submitted via Fastlane, or Sponsor website or email:
    • Build the budget in SmartGrant prior to June 30th, save as pdf.
    • Add pdf budget to the Attachments section of the Kuali proposal.
    • Build a summary budget in Kuali instead of a detailed budget.