OOR Budget Preparation Fact Sheet A proposal must be prepared according to the guidelines provided by the sponsor. The Principal Investigator should provide at least a statement of work, a budget and a Research Proposal Transmittal Form for each proposal. Research may be applied or basic. Includes the services which are not exclusively instructional or research provided primarily, but not necessarily exclusively, for persons external to the institution.
Instruction includes regular terms, summer terms, extension and informal education.
If you need help in working up a cost share budget or in determining possible sources for cost share, call your Proposal Administrator for assistance. If cost share is being provided by an external organization, the financial commitment must be signed by the person authorized to bind the organization. Every subcontract should be supported by a statement of work, a budget initiated by the subcontractor, and signed by the person authorized to bind the subcontracting organization. Equipment, which appears in the budget, should be supported by a written quote from a vendor, a photocopy of a catalog page, written documentation of a telephone quote, or some similar documentation of the cost.