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Biosketch Development

A biosketch is a streamlined version of your curriculum vitae that is required by most federal and non-federal grant sponsors. NIH and NSF both require the use of to prepare biosketches, as well as other federal agencies. Foundation and industry sponsors may also have specific requirements for developing biosketches.

Use  to help you develop your biosketch and automatically format it according to agency requirements. 

Budget Development

As of July 7, 2025 RAMP has replaced WISPER and our budget development tool. Budgets should be primarily built in RAMP. However there are some sponsors and budget types that require the tool, so it will continue to be updated with current rates and information.

One of the differences between RAMP and the budget tool is inflation of the fringe rate. In order to get the numbers to match exactly, you will need to change the fringe rates in RAMP to match the inflated fringe rates in the budget tool (rates are inflated by 1% per year).

• Budget Development Tool (XLSX)
  (Updated 03/13/2026)

If you have questions about translating information from the budget tool to RAMP, please contact your
Pre-Award Specialist 

Cost-Sharing and Matching Funds

Cost-sharing is the portion of the total project costs that is covered by 51ÁÔÆæ and/or third parties. Examples of cost-shared contributions include personnel, time, effort, travel costs, and facilities. If a project requires cost-sharing or matching funds, discuss the commitment with your chair, dean, and/or division head. Cost-sharing commitments must be documented appropriately in the proposal to avoid delays in proposal submission and/or award acceptance.

If the project includes a subrecipient that will provide cost-sharing, the subrecipient must provide an institutional commitment letter that describes the proposed cost-sharing.

More information is provided in the .

Data Management and Sharing Plans

Many federal sponsors require Principal Investigators (PIs) to include with their proposal a plan that describes how the data generated from the funded project will be accessed, stored, managed, and shared. PIs can use the free to develop sponsor-specific plans, and the 51ÁÔÆæ Libraries provides host of for managing research data.

Material Transfer Agreements

When research involves the use of a biological material or other substances received from an outside entity, a Material Transfer Agreement may be required. 51ÁÔÆæ has a template (DOCX) for outgoing Material Transfers. Incoming Material Transfer Agreements should be routed to the Office of Sponsored Programs for institutional review.

Principal Investigator Status

Only faculty and those academic staff with probationary or indefinite status may serve as a Principal Investigator (PI) or Co-Investigator (Co-PI) on a sponsored project. Others may serve as a PI or Co-PI only with permission from both the dean/division head and the Director of the Office of Sponsored Programs. Prospective PIs must complete a  and a provide a current curriculum vitae/resume.

Office of Research Handbook

The Office of Research Handbook (PDF) is designed to provide helpful guidance and detailed information about research-related processes, services, and support available at the university. This handbook is intended to complement, not replace, official documents by offering practical insights for navigating the research landscape at 51ÁÔÆæ.

Frequently Requested Information

Provides a list of the most frequently requested information for developing and submitting proposals to various external agencies. Items include 51ÁÔÆæ’s legal name for grant applications, DUNS and EIN numbers, Indirect Cost Rate Agreement, Human Subjects Federal-Wide Assurance Number, Institutional Review Board Registration Number, and much more.

To help 51ÁÔÆæ researchers and their units understand the specific roles and responsibilities across the lifecycle of a sponsored project, the Office of Sponsored Programs (OSP) has developed a matrix that identifies the specific proposal development, review, and submission tasks to be conducted and the primary persons and/or units responsible for each task.