Capturing Changes to PAF after Proposal is Submitted to the Sponsor

but PRIOR to Award

Option 1 – Budget change =>20% ( or other triger)1. PAF sent back by ORSP so the PI team can fix the PAF. Changes are captured on the PAF per ORSP SOP 300.01

Option 2 – All other changes prior to award are to be handled per 2nd FAQ of ORSP SOP 300.01 (item 1 below) and LSA Process (item 2 below)

2. Revised Proposal Documents which are required by a Sponsor, but do not reflect the changes listed in this policy, should be uploaded to the applicable eRPM PAF record via a Posted Comment, and you should include your ORSP Project Representative and Dean’s Office as a Posted Comment recipient. THIS INCLUDES ALL CHANGES NOT JUST BUDGET CHANGES.

3. Commitment changes (ie.budget amount, subcontract amount, subproject grant amount(s), and effort will be added to MUD fields.

Capturing Changes to PAF at Award

Option 1 – Change of =>20% between PAF and award1. Follow process in ORSP SOP 400.012. LSA Research Office will require the following prior to their approval:

• Explanation of how budget cut affects aims of project, revised budget and budget justification (posted to PAF via post a comment)

• Update MUD screen for budget amount, subcontract amount, subproject grant amounts(s), and effort

Option 2 – Change of <20% between PAF and award3. LSA Research Office will contact RA requesting the following:

• Copy of completed 7471 (which is required via the PAN). Should be upload via post a comment in eRPM with us selected as comment recipient

• Update MUD screen for budget amount, subcontract amount, subproject grant amounts(s), and effort

Option 3 – No Change between PAF and award4. No updates to MUD5. LSA does not need to see a copy of 7471