The Office of Research and Engagement offers proposal preparation services for UMass Amherst faculty, departments, academics units, and administrative offices that do not have their own staff assistance. These services are also available for a fee when local support services (such as those in departments, schools, and colleges) experience occasional high volume of proposal preparation needs. Please contact your local support services before contacting UMPPS.
Services are limited. Please fill out the Request Quote for UMass Amherst Proposal Preparation Services (UMPPS) form as soon as a need is identified. Research and Engagement staff will evaluate your request and provide a cost quote for services. Fee-based work will begin once the quote has been accepted and the owner of the supplied speed type approves the funding.
Notes:
- The approved rates for FY2025 are flat rates for three levels of service:
- Limited support - $600
- Basic support - $1,200
- Complex support - $1,800
- Most standard proposals are billed at $1,200 per proposal
- Proposal preparation services cannot be directly charged to U.S. government funded projects
- Invoicing for services will be done through the automated CORUM billing system.
Basic (Standard) Proposal Support typically includes:
- Solicitation analysis and assessment
- Kuali proposal record creation and sponsor submission portal support
- Budget development – scenario planning, budget building in Kuali, Excel templates
- Proposal timeline and task management (may include Proposal Management Tool)
- Templates for standard supporting documents
- Collaboration support - subrecipient engagement and coordination, contractors, consultant, and vendor support
- Minor formatting and editing of supporting documents
- Review of application documents for solicitation requirements and formatting prior to routing
- Routing for internal approvals
- Assistance with corrections following institutional OPAS review
See all Office of Research & Engagement proposal development services and offerings below:
Important Reminders:
- The completed proposal must be logged in at OPAS with 5 days lead time to the sponsor deadline. See Sponsored Project Proposal Submission Requirements and Procedures (Five Day Submission Procedure) for details.
- See Review and Submission for details on the complete submission process.
- See further information on Roles and Responsibilities in the proposal process.