fy15 nrc faculty development announcement (instructions).docx

Instructions for submitting a full proposal to U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Faculty Development Grant Program (Funding Opportunity Number: NRC-HQ-84-15-FOA-0002)

Full proposal submissions must be received by 5 p.m. (local time) on Monday, April 20, 2015.

Please complete the required forms, SF-424 (Application for Federal Assistance), SF-424A (Budget Information Non-construction programs), and SF-424B (assurances for Non-construction programs). Please attach the required elements as listed below as part of your full proposal application package. It is preferred that you attach all your documents in one PDF document; however they can be attached separately.

REQUIRED ELEMENTS FOR FULL PROPOSALS

Full Proposals must include the following, packaged in the order listed, with the bottom right-hand corner of every page numbered and labeled with the Principal Investigators last name. Adobe pdf format is required.

Application Content

All submissions require full proposals. You may download full proposal submission packages from www.grants.gov.

A. Format:

Font Size, Style, and Color

1. 11 point, Arial, black color (A Symbol font may be used to insert Greek letters or special characters.)

Page Size and Margins

1. Use standard paper size (8 ½" x 11”).

1. Use one inch margins (top, bottom, left, and right).

1. NRC requires all text attachments to the SF424 application forms to be submitted as PDF files. Adobe PDF format is preferred.

Footer

1. Each page should include a page number and Principal Investigator’s last name in the bottom right-hand corner.

Attachments

1. NRC requires all text attachments to the SF424 application forms to be submitted as PDF files. Adobe PDF format is preferred.

B. Executive Summary (half-page maximum):

Describe the proposed project’s essential elements.

· Descriptive title of proposed project: NOTE: You should describe Faculty Development as the University’s Faculty Development Program and not the NRC’s Faculty Development Program.

· Name, address, email address and telephone number of the PI(s).

· Name(s), address, email address and affiliations of other investigator/collaborative personnel who will contribute significantly to the project.

· The project’s total funding request.

· Concise statement of the project’s objectives and benefits.

C. Project Description:

Applications must include and clearly identify the following elements in the Project Description section:

1. Describe the proposed faculty development program.

2. Describe the selection process that will ensure that best-qualified applicants are selected based on potential capabilities to become tenured or research professors.

3. State the management structure and the capability for administering the program.

4. Identify the evaluation plan that will provide information on the effectiveness of the project in attracting, preparing, and retaining individuals in educational careers. This plan should include methodologies for measuring the effectiveness of the development program.

5. State any arrangements with other non-Federal entities that provide additional support, usually in the form of leveraged funding to the goals of this project. A written agreement or letter is required from the source of the matching funds.

The project description (which is not the same as the evaluation criteria in Section V.1) is limited to five (5) pages or less, including text, tables, and visual materials (e.g., charts, graphs, maps, photographs). The page limit does not include the:

· Executive Summary

· Budget and Budget Narrative

· Current and Pending Support

· Curriculum Vitae

· Past NRC Funding and Summary of Results from Past NRC Funding, if applicable

· Other required forms.

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