CALS Contracts & Grants Pre-Award Policy – 20 & 5

The CALS Contracts & Grants Pre-Award Policy – 20 & 5 was implemented in 2019, providing a more consistent, straightforward, and fair process, which defines the roles of and mutual expectations for PIs and CALS Pre-Award Consultants during the proposal development and submission process.

The 20, denoted in the policy, refers to the business days prior to the PI-denoted deadline, a PINS record is initiated by the PI. The only required item to be included in the PINS record would be the RFA/Program Announcement. This would then start the proposal process and dialogue with CALS Pre-Award Consultants.

The policy was a result of more than six months of discussions, including three meetings with the CALS Research Committee, a presentation at the January DDD meeting, and numerous revisions and reworks.

Overview Video & Policy

A brief overview of the policy can be found via a short 5-minute video accessible by visiting the following link: CALS C&G Pre-Award Policy 20 & 5 Video and selecting “Authenticate” to log in with your Unity ID. You can also view the presentation slides here.

The policy itself can be viewed at the following link: CALS C&G Pre-Award Policy – 20 & 5 

If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to reach out to your Pre-Award Consultant or cals_preaward@ncsu.edu.