SF424 R&R Form Set Instructions - General

1

Type of Submission

Select “Application” unless this is a Correction from a previous Grants.gov submission.

2

Date Submitted / Applicant Identifier

Leave Blank

3

Date Received by State / State Application Identifier

Leave Blank

4

Federal Identifier

Leave Blank, unless the Type of Submission is “Changed/Corrected,”  then enter the Grants.gov confirmation number from the previous submission.

5

Applicant Information

Address information for the University of Arizona.  The address and DUNS number are on the Quick Reference.  For the “person to be contacted” enter Sherry Esham’s information.

6

Employer Identification

74-2652689, also found in the Quick Reference.

7

Type of Applicant

H:  Public/State Controlled Institution of Higher Ed

8

Type of Application

Select "New" if this application is being submitted to an agency for the first time.

Select "Resubmission" if this application was previously submitted, but not funded, and is being resubmitted for new consideration.

Select "Renewal" if this application is a competing renewal.

9

Name of Federal Agency

Pre-filled.

Application submitted to other agencies?

Enter the names of the other agencies if the answer is “yes”

10

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number / Title

If these fields are blank, leave them blank.  They will pre-fill only in some cases. 

11

Descriptive Title

Enter the title of the project

12

Areas Affected by the Project

Enter the cities, counties, states, countries affected by the proposed project

13

Start / Ending Date

Enter the start & end date of the project.  These can be edited later, if necessary.

14

Congressional Districts

Applicant:  AZ-007

Project:  Enter the legislative districts where the project will take place.  Visit http://www.census.gov/geo/www/cd109th/tables109.html to locate legislative districts. 

For outside the US, enter 00-000
For the entire US, enter US-ALL
For an entire state, enter the state abbreviation, then “All”, i.e., CA-ALL
Page 2 of the SF424 R&R has a place to upload a PDF file if you have a long list of districts.

15

Proj Dir/PI

Enter the PI’s name & contact information. 

16

Estimated Project Funding

1. Total project funding (the amount you are requesting from the sponsor
2. Total Fed & Non-Fed Funds:  the total requested from the sponsor, plus cost sharing
3. Estimated Program Income

These items do not import from the budget.

17

EO 12372 Process

Select NO (either answer will suffice)

18

I agree

This box must be checked prior to submission

19

Authorized Representative

Enter the information for Dr. Leslie Tolbert (see the Quick Reference)

20

Pre-Application

Attach the file if a pre-proposal existed for this application.

21.

List of Additional Congressional Districts

Attach a file listing congressional districts if you need more space than provided in section 14.

Profile Information

For the PI, information will import from the SF424 R&R cover page, and cannot be edited from the Sr/Key Person page.  For all other Sr/Key Personnel, enter the name & profile information as indicated

Project Role

Select one from the Drop-Down menu for each Sr/Key person profile. 

Other Project Role Category

Fill in only if Project Role is “other”

Attach Biographical Sketch

Attach a file for each person, in their profile box.  You may use the NIH Bio Sketch format, just strip the file of headers/footers.  4-page limit.

Attach Current and Pending Support

Do not attach a file here, unless it is required by the program announcement.

Previous/Next Person

Use these buttons to navigate between previous and future entries. 

Select to attach additional Sr/Key Person forms

Becomes active once you’ve entered 8 (PI + 7) Sr/Key persons.  This allows you to extract the “Sr/Key Person” form and complete it (and attach it) for each additional person. Additional spaces for bio sketch attachments will be provided.

1

Human Subjects

Select Yes or No

1a

If YES to Human Subjects

Enter the remaining information in 1a

2

Vertebrate Animals

Select Yes or No

2a

If YES to Vertebrate Animals

Enter the remaining information in 2a

3

Proprietary/Privileged Information

Select Yes or No

4a

Environmental Impact

Select Yes or No

4b

If YES to 4a

Enter explanation

4c

EA or EIS

Select Yes or No if 4a is YES

4d

Explain

If YES to 4c, enter explanation

5a

Activities outside US or International Collaboration

Select Yes or No

5b

If Yes, Identify Countries

Enter the names of the countries, if 5a is YES

5c

Optional Explanation

6

Project Summary/Abstract

Attach a file of the project abstract. 

7

Project Narrative

Attach a file of the project narrative.

8

Bibliography & References Cited

Attach file of the Bibliography.

9

Facilities and Other Resources

Attach a file listing facilities/other resources, if any

10

Equipment

Attach a file listing equipment resources, if any

11

Other Attachments

Attach files in accordance with the program announcement, if any.

Complete the following for each budget period:

Organizational DUNS

Imports from the SF 424 R&R Cover Page.

Budget Type

Select “Project” if UA is the lead institution.  If UA will be the subcontractor on another school’s proposal, use the Subaward Budget provided in the R&R Subaward Budget Attachment Form(s) – which you’ll also use for subcontractors on the UA’s proposal (when a detailed budget is required). 

Start / End Date

Enter the start & end dates for the budget period MM/DD/YYYY

Sections A, B, C, D, E, F

Enter budget items in the appropriate sections.  Salary entry for the PI is required.

Section G

Calculates from Sections A-F

Section H

Indirect Cost Type = MTDC.  Enter the Indirect Cost Rate for your project type and location (research/instruction/other; on or off campus).  Enter the Indirect Cost Base (the amount to which IDC is applied).  Enter the Indirect Cost Total. 

Cognizant Federal Agency

Not required

Section I

Calculates automatically

Section J

DO NOT USE

Section K

This field is required before you can move on to the next budget period.  You may need to attach a file as a placeholder so you can advance to the next budget period, but don’t forget to update the file prior to submission. 

In Budget period 1, attach a PDF file that includes justification text for ALL budget periods.  Only 1 budget justification attachment is allowed on the R&R detailed budget.