BIOCHEMISTRY

Pre-Award

The Pre-Award Process consists of many important steps, but first and foremost of creating an internal budget. Once you have completed your draft budget it will need to be reviewed by one of our departmental Financial Services Members. If approved, the budget will then need to be sent via WISPER to the Dean’s Office for approval and then the process moves on from there.

Please contact the Biochemistry pre-award team as soon as you decide to submit a grant.  They will assist you in developing a budget and the WISPER record and submission process.  They will also help you obtain the necessary clearances, reviews and university approvals.  Finally, they will help you submit your proposal correctly and on-time.

Remaining Parts of the Proposal

• Complete the technical portion of the proposal and any required forms for that specific solicitation.
• These items could include, cover sheet/face page, Subcontract approvals, abstract, etc.
• Each sponsor could require different forms.
• If you are submitting to a federal agency and using grants.gov, all of the mandatory forms in the pure edge or Cayuse package should be completed. 
• Before you submit your proposal, you must demonstrate that the proposal is in compliance with Federal, State and UW-Madison regulations.

Ready to be Submitted

• Once your proposal is ready to be submitted the following should be done. Please remember that CALS has a five day deadline requirement for all proposals. The complete and final proposal must be in our office five calendar days before the sponsor deadline.
• Upload the proposal and any final forms that are needed in WISPER.
• Proposals must be reviewed and approved in WISPER by the following:

1. The Department Chair
2. CALS Dean’s Office

CALS Approval and Submission 

• Once CALS reviews and approves the proposal, it will be routed to the sponsor for further review and consideration.

Important Information

• Please use the resources available on this intranet for questions you may have regarding: budgeting, routing, submission, agreements, and so on. If you have other questions please contact our office.