Routing Form
All external funding proposals must be routed for approval PRIOR to submission. The PI would complete the first page of the routing form, accompanied with a proposal narrative or general scope of work (draft is often acceptable) and a budget justification. The routing form would be signed by PI, PI Department Head, College Research Director, and College Dean prior to coming to OUR. OUR completes page two of the routing form. You can download this form here: http://research.latech.edu/resources/forms_downloads.  For a fillable version of this form, please Beth Free (bfree@latech.edu).

Waiver Form
If your agency restricts or does not allow indirect costs as a part of the budget, then a waiver form would have to be routed with your proposal for the amount that the agency does not allow. It is very rare that a waiver would be approved for a federal grant, since our federal indirect cost rate is negotiated and predetermined. A printable version of this form is available here: http://research.latech.edu/resources/forms_downloads.   For a fillable version of this form, please e-mail Beth Free (bfree@latech.edu).

RFP
It is helpful to route along with your routing form a copy of the routing form, grant guidelines, RFA, BAA, or a weblink to the proposal details. Many errors are avoided when OUR has the opportunity to review the guidelines.

Start Early
Again, start the routing process early! This means a minimum of five days before a proposal is due. At minimum, you can forward routing form by email while you are routing the original routing form. Do not wait until the date a proposal is due to route for approval. You can always route a draft for review and approval while you are polishing the proposal specifics. Please notify OUR if a due date is immediately pending.

See the complete policies and procedures here: http://research.latech.edu/resources/policies_procedures.