Proposal Resources

Submission Deadlines and Review Cycles

• NIH Standard Due Dates for competing and non-competing grants
• NSF Due Dates for current opportunities

Published Guidelines for Grants

• NSF Proposal and Award Policies and Procedures Guide (PAPPG)
• NIH Application and Submission Information Guidelines (SF424)

Funding Statistics and Paylines

• NIH Paylines, Success Rates and Other Statistics
• NSF Funding Information

Institutional Information and Data

• Historical Mission and Current Commitment to the recruitment, retention, training, graduation, and success of underrepresented, low-income and first-generation students at CSULB – Results of a 2013 University Task Force Study.
• Office of Institutional Research and Assessment: yearly and semester summary reporting on faculty workload, enrollments, demographics; degrees granted; faculty evaluation processing and reporting; academic department program review; enrollment management for University and various academic units.
• Admissions, enrollment, retention, and degrees granted reports on demand that can be specified at the University, College, Department, or Program level.

Regulatory Compliance and Assurances

Resources for Various Regulatory Issues

Regulatory Issue	Explanatory Resources
Biohazards, rDNA and/or Infectious Materials (e.g., cultured human cell lines, plant or animal retroviruses, parasites, bacteria, select agents)	CSULB Biohazardous Materials and Bloodborne Pathogen Training
Collecting/Transportation Permit (biological, archeological, soil/geological)	Department of Fish and Game Scientific Collecting Permits USDA Federal Permits (including soil transport) Federal Archeological Permits
Conflicts of Interest	CSULB ORSP Training and Education
DEA Controlled Substances	CSULB Controlled Substances: Protocol
Facility Modifications	Contact Your College Facilities Coordinator or Facilities Management
Hazardous Chemical/Biological Waste	CSULB Biohazardous Materials and Bloodborne Pathogen Training
Hazardous Chemicals (e.g., mutagens, teratogens, carcinogens, nanomaterials, nanoparticles)	Material Safety Data Sheets
Human Subjects – Institutional Review Board (IRB)	CSULB ORSP Training and Education
Lasers	CSULB Laser Safety
Materials of Human Origin (e.g., organs, blood, body fluids)	CSULB Biohazardous Materials and Bloodborne Pathogen Training
NSF/NIH Responsible Conduct of Research	CSULB Responsible Conduct of Research Courses
Radioactive Materials	CSULB Radiation Safety Office
Vertebrate Animals – Institutional Animal Care and Use (IACUC)	CSULB ORSP Training and Education