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American Recovery and Reinvestment Act

June 2009

UW System Assistance for ARRA Grant Applications

UW System Administration is offering funds to UW System institutions to support efforts in applying for grant funds available through the American Recovery & Reinvestment Act of 2009. The funding may be requested for any discipline. The funding is available for any grant proposal to ARRA-supported programs of federal agencies. The maximum award is $20,000 per proposal. There is no deadline for requests; the fund will remain in place as long as federal stimulus grant opportunities are available or the funding, which is modest, is exhausted. Funding is not available for proposals already submitted.

The purpose of this funding is to encourage UW System faculty and staff to develop and submit grant proposals to federal agencies to maximize the capture of economic stimulus funds in support of higher education in Wisconsin. Funding can be requested for the following purposes:

• Release time and summer salary (provided the recipient devotes the time for grant development).
• Securing the assistance of a professional grant-writer.
• Matching funds for proposals.
• Other special needs identified by the institution.

How to request funds

Note: Because UWM requires WISPER to track proposals, the UWM process for requesting funds is different from the UW System process.

The PI is responsible for the following:

1. Prepare Letter of Inquiry consisting of the following:
   1. Brief description of the type and amount of grant development assistance requested, including justification.
   2. Brief description of the grant proposal (including title and subject area) that will be developed.
   3. Name of federal agency and total budget amount projected for the proposal.
   4. Deadline for the grant application.
   5. Reasons for likelihood of federal funding success.
2. Create a WISPER record and attach the Letter of Inquiry and unsigned Certification Statement .
3. Route the WISPER record for approval by department and signature by school/college representative
4. Once signed by school/college representative, obtain signatures of Provost and Chief Business Officer (could be school/college UBR) on the Certification Statement.
5. Attach signed Certification Statement to the WISPER record.
6. Contact OSP — Jennifer Kuhr (kuhr@uwm.edu or 2565) for review and signature by Research Administrator.
7. OSP will submit the completed proposal by e-mail to Kris Andrews at UW System.

Review process

The UW System Office of Federal Relations and a three-person review committee will screen the letters of inquiry and provide a recommendation to the Sr. Vice President for Administration & Fiscal Affairs. Inquiries will be screened according to the following criteria:

• Scientific/subject merit of the intended grant proposal.
• Justification of how the UW System funding will be used.
• Likelihood of federal funding success.

Notification of the funding decision will be made within 7-10 days of receipt of a complete letter of inquiry and institutional certification. If funded, the recipient/institution agrees to prepare and submit a full proposal to the federal agency by the grant deadline. A synopsis of the submitted proposal will be sent to UW System, Office of Federal Relations, within 20 days of proposal submission. UW System will maintain confidentiality of all grant applications.

Questions concerning this funding opportunity can be directed to:

Kris Andrews
Assistant Vice President for Federal Relations
kandrews@uwsa.edu or 608-263-3362

Tom Anderes
Sr. Vice President for Administration & Fiscal Affairs
tanderes@uwsa.edu or 608-262-4048