RED Proposal Development (PD) Implementation

CALS will begin its Proposal Development (PD) implementation in early March, with a larger roll-out at the beginning of April. We are part of the last group of colleges (Cycle 4) to implement the new module within RED. 

In short:

• PD stands for “Proposal Development”
• It is a Module within the RED system
• It will replace the PINS legacy system 
• It will allow for the creation of a proposal within the module
• It will allow for system-to-system submission of applicable electronic proposals
• It has built-in integration with PeopleSoft (e.g., HR, IACUC)
• Proposal routing/approvals (e.g., PI, Dept Head, etc.) will occur once the proposal is prepared/finalized within the module

Planning for implementation

CALS C&G Pre-Award is revisiting current processes, working on a new “intake” system, will be working in the Demo PD Module and will participate in PD training ahead of the larger college roll-out. We will also be revisiting the routing/approver roles (e.g., Dept Head) to ensure a backup is identified for key approval roles in PD.  

We are asking Faculty, Students and Staff who participate in proposals to take a few minutes to review and update their MyPack Portal information, specifically their phone number and on-campus address. This information will feed directly into PD, and subsequently the proposal, and the only mechanism to update it is via MyPack Portal. A “how-to” guide is available to assist with this.  Please see the full PD roll-out details, PD training, and the benefits of PD over PINS here.