Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant | University of Illinois

Funding

IISG Program Development Proposals

The Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant College Program (IISG) has limited discretionary funds for the initial development of promising research and outreach projects. Requests for proposals are announced periodically and IISG will accept preproposals at that time. Ideas for developmental projects can be submitted to the research coordinator for consideration for future RFPs.

All forms (90-2, 90-4, and bio-sketch) should be sent as one PDF file to iisgres@purdue.edu

90-2 Project Summary Form

The Project Summary Form (Form 90-2) should be used for proposal submission including investigators and their affiliations and duration of project.  The proposal should outline the problem, impact of the problem, methods, and expected results and impacts. Not all fields requested at the top of the Program Summary form are applicable to program development funding. Only fill out the items for which are appropriate. For questions, contact the assistant research coordinator.

The Project Summary Form should not be more than 5 pages in length, including tables, figures and references.

90-4 Budget Form

The Budget Form (Form 90-4) should be used to outline your budget. Refer to the RFP to determine whether indirect costs and/or match are required. Please include copies of Fringe Benefits and Indirect Cost Rate documentation for all institutions, if applicable. Please also include a justification letter for the budget. This may be submitted on a separate page, but should be included in the single .pdf submitted.

Budgets must be approved by department or university business offices before being submitted. Researchers should submit informal budget approval with preproposals.

Investigator Bio-sketch

Include a maximum 2-page bio-sketch or CV for each investigator demonstrating sufficient expertise and a history of sponsored-project completion, including publication.

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Reports

All project investigators are required to submit final within 30 days of the conclusion of the project.

Annual reports should include the following information:

1. Program accomplishments including research findings, students supported, impacts, publications, conferences, workshops, collaborations formed and problems encountered.
2. Future/planned activities including research, publications, workshops, and students to be supported.

Final reports should include the following information:

• Overall project summary including significant findings, accomplishments, and impacts.
• Students supported and degrees confirmed.
• List of publications, reprints, or copy of draft publications.