Put a complete sample proposal online, if it does not already exist. Grant handling services do this, and it does much to facilitate the process. A Problem just that there isn't a lot of info out there for someone who is just starting out. A Problem Complex issues, with little support or experience within the College of Arts and Sciences Suggestion Provide Excell data sheets with model for budgets. Provide Budget officer who is assigned to aid in developing budgets.
Suggestion See above - make the info.
It is difficult to move between how sponsors want the information presents and how it is presented on the GC-1. For example, NSF has tuition, mailing and copying expenses all included on one line. On the GC-1, I have to break out the tuition information. This creates the potentail for errors. In the absence of experience, we were doing a lot of guessing.