Grants.gov Application Information and Checklist
If submitting an NSF or NIH proposal register with NIH Commons or NSF FastLane, as applicable. To register call Doris Suazo at 373-5600. You do not need to register with grants.gov.- Download Adobe Reader software at: Adobe homepage. You can also go to the grants.gov download page to get the Adobe Reader, or to check if the version of Reader you already have is compatible with grants.gov.
- Find application package at grants.gov
- Download application to hard drive using SAVE button on first page of application package.
- Print and read application instructions found on grants.gov web site and at agency’s web site. Application Filing Name is last name of PI and short title of proposal. All yellow fields must be filled out. All other fields must be filled out as indicated in the funding opportunity announcement and in the agency’s proposal guidelines. All attachments are in PDF format. Use Adobe Acrobat 8.0 or 9.0.
SF 424 R&R form:
Complete this form first - it populates other forms-
Field 5:
Organizational DUNS number: 001423631 Applicant Information: Northeastern University Department: leave blank Division: Research Administration and Finance Street1: 360 Huntington Avenue, 960RP Street2: leave blank City: Boston County: Suffolk State: MA ZIP/Postal Code: 02115-5005 Contact person: Deborah Grupp-Patrutz Phone Number: 617-373-5600 Fax Number: 617-373-4595 E-Mail: ORAF@neu.edu EIN number: 1-041679980A1 - Field 12: N/A for NIH proposals
- Field 14: Congressional District for Northeastern University: MA-008
Please note: Northeastern University has two Congressional Districts but there is space for only one in Field 14. The second district is MA-009. In Field 21 you will need to fill in both districts (see instructions below).
- Field 15: PI information with department address. For NIH proposals this information should match your PI profile in Commons.
- Field 19: Authorized Representative: Deborah Grupp-Patrutz, Director. Use oraf@neu.edu as the email address.
- Field 21: Additional list of Congressional Districts if needed. Please attach the following document: congressional districts
R&R Senior/Key Person Profile form:
NIH proposals require the PI's Commons User Name in the Credential field.R&R Budget form:
You must completely fill in first budget period before you can add information to the next period.Budget Justification must be attached in Year 1 in order to move to next year. It only needs to be uploaded once – you can edit it after the budget is complete.
Northeastern University equipment cap is equal to or greater than $1,500.
Use the current information on indirect cost rates and fringe benefit rates available at: university rates
Section H. - Cognizant Federal Agency is DHHS, Michael Stanco, (212) 264-2069.
Submission:
Move completed forms to the right and save prior to submission.
Print and send one copy of proposal and completed Proposal Processing Form (PPF) to RAF. The PPF form is available at: download proposal processing form
Send final copy of proposal to RAF either as an e-mail attachment sent to: oraf@neu.edu or bring application on a flash drive, disk, or cd. It will be submitted electronically through RAF.