Ongoing research

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PI Eligibility

At ANR, the individual responsible for the design, scientific conduct, administrative conduct, and reporting of a research, training, or public service project supported by extramural funding is known as the Principal Investigator(PI).
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Ethical Values

Members of the University of California community are committed to the highest ethical standards in furtherance of our mission of teaching, research and public service. We recognize that we hold the University in trust for the people of the State of California.
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Gifts versus Grants

The University of California designates research gifts as such when the funds are unrestricted or as an in-kind contribution to support the research of a particular program or a particular advisor's research. In contrast, a grant is a contractual arrangement where the university agrees to do specific things…
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Proposal Development Services

Proposal Development Services is a separate unit within the Office of Contracts and Grants. Our unit's mission is to empower ANRs academics to pursue extramural funding to further their research and programmatic interests.
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Funding Opportunities

UC ANR Office of Contracts and Grants provides several resources to help investigators find funding opportunities for established or future project plans.
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Limited Submissions

Limited Submissions occur when a sponsor imposes a limit on the number of proposals an institution can submit to a funding opportunity. These Limited Submission programs must be internally coordinated to ensure that UC ANR only submits the allowable number of proposals.
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Proposal Components

The information on this page is intended to offer basic information regarding different possible components of a proposal. Each sponsor is unique and sponsors may revise their grant guidelines periodically. It is important to review the Funding Opportunity to ensure that you meet the sponsor’s requirements…
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Budget Preparation

This page provides information on how to prepare an accurate budget estimate for conducting a scope of work and ensuring costs are allowable and allocable to the project.
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Proposal Resources

Box.com site for Templates and Examples of many common proposal elements for several sponsors.
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Direct Costs

Personnel Costs Equipment Food Travel Memberships & Subscriptions Administrative Costs Supplies and Expenses Other Direct Costs or Miscellaneous Costs Participant Support Costs This is a general list of allowable costs.
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