College of Nursing & Professional Disciplines

CNPD Grant Pre and Post Award Support

The College of Nursing & Professional Disciplines (CNPD) has a process to assist faculty, staff, and students as they navigate grants application process.

For assistance in this process, or to obtain printable versions of these processes, contact:

miranda.koster@UND.edu
701.777.4510
Nursing Building Room 312
Grand Forks, ND 58202-9025

Proposal Assistance

Once a CNPD faculty member or student has decided to submit a proposal to an identified sponsor, CNPD Accounting & Grants Specialist is available to assist with the following within the proposal submission process.

Interpreting sponsor guidelines
Assistance in preparing proposal forms and templates
Providing consultation in budget preparation
Identifying potential problems in the financial administration of the proposed project and options for addressing those problems
Facilitating submission using Novelution and grants.gov processes

Post-Award Review

The Accounting & Grants Specialist is responsible for monitoring currently funded sponsored projects at the CNPD in tandem with the Principal Investigators (PI) and their administrative staff. This includes assuring that costs are allowable, notification of any sponsored projects which are overdrawn or may be ending soon, ensuring that employees are correctly certifying their effort, and assisting PIs with re-budgeting, no-cost extensions, and project close-out.

The Accounting & Grants Specialist reviews award documents for the scope of work, cost, timing, or other financial considerations. Research & Sponsored Program Development will negotiate with the potential sponsor.

CNPD Grant Process

Phase 1: Idea

Primary Investigator (PI) wants to apply for a grant for a research, education, or service project.

Begin Process

Discuss opportunity with Department Chair
Submit Proposal Notification Form
- If working with grants.gov, the CNPD Accounting & Grants Specialist will set up a workspace for the proposal.

Kick-off Meeting

Setup Initial Meeting (incl. PI, ADR, CNPD Acct & Grants Specialist, and personnel involved in grant development)
Develop work plan
Include milestones & dates
Set up follow-up meetings and submission deadline
Identify IRB (as required)

Budget Creation

Set up initial budget meeting with CNPD Accounting & Grants Specialist
Before Meeting:
- Review CNPD Budget Tool Template
- Review CNPD Budget Justification Template

Collect Documentation

Begin drafting & collecting the required documents
If needed, the CNPD Dean’s Office has faculty CVs on file

Phase 1 Complete

The Budget Tool Template
and Budget Justification are
finalized and approved by the CNPD Accounting & Grants Specialist.

Phase 2: CNPD Proposal Submission

Note: A proposal should be submitted in Novelution
AT LEAST 7 business days prior to due date
for routing and signature purposes.

Begin Novelution

Create Proposal in Novelution (UND's Internal Proposal Routing System)

Minimum required documents to route proposal:

Budget
Budget Justification
Scope of Work

If subaward is included you will need to supply a separate:

Budget
Budget Justification
Scope of Work
Signed Consortium Agreement

Finalize Novelution

CNPD Accounting & Grants Specialist will do final review
PI hits “Submit” in Novelution to begin routing for signatures. Application will lock.
- During routing, PI can continue to make minimal changes to the narrative portion only
- The UND Research & Sponsored Program Development Office (RSPD) will email PI & CNPD Acct. & Grants Specialist with questions & approval