Office of the Vice President for Research
and Economic Development

Certain funding agencies often limit the number of applications that can be submitted by an institution, thus requiring institutional coordination of proposals prior to submission to the funding agency. The number of applications that can be submitted varies with program and sponsor. Each Rutgers campus (Camden, Newark, and New Brunswick) independently establishes internal policies and deadlines for the submission of applications to programs requiring institutional coordination of limited submissions. Typically, each campus will solicit preproposals and after a review process, select applicants if the agency limitation is per campus. If the limitation is per university, the review of preproposals and selection of applicants will be conducted by the Rutgers Vice President for Research and Economic Development.

Below is a listing of funding opportunities that limit the number of applications per institution. Interested proposers from the Rutgers New Brunswick campus should submit a preproposal of 6-9 pages to Brianne Tysk in the Office of Proposal Development in the Vice President for Research and Economic Development (OVPR) by the internal deadline indicated below (generally two months before the external agency deadline). Preproposals should clearly describe the proposed project, its main goals and methods, and should discuss the project's intellectual merit and potential broader impact, if any. The preporposal should also include a brief, summarized mangement plan, particulalrly if the proposed project involves other institutions or multiple investitgators. Preproposals should also include a brief discussion of educational, broadening for diversity, and outreach plans, if these are required by the funder. Preposals do not need to include project evaluation plans, data sharing or data management plans, or detailed budgets, but should indicate anticipated total project costs (funds to be requested from the funding agency, as well as the institutional source of any required cost sharing). Proposers should also include an appendix listing the current and pending funding from all Federal agencies of the PI, co-PI's, and other senior/key faculty participating in the proposed project (this appendix does not count toward the 6-9 page preproposal limit).

If the number of preproposals received by OVPR exceeds the number of applications the sponsor will accept, the VPR will establish a faculty panel to review and advise the university administration which of the preproposals should be expanded to a full application for sponsor consideration. Proposals will be evaluated based on scientific merit and conformance with Rutgers University policies and sponsor guidelines. Proposers will be notified of the university’s selection typically within one week of submitting their preproposals.

OVPR does not guarantee that all programs with limited submission requirments are listed below. If you identify a program that is not listed below, please contact Eileen Murphy in OVPR as soon as possible, and please assume an internal preproposal submission deadline two months in advance of the external agency deadline.

The Rutgers Newark and Camden campuses coordinate limited submission programs through their respective research offices. Faculty submitting proposals from RU Newark and RU Camden should contact that campus' sponsored program office for proposal submission policies, procedures, and internal deadlines. For further information contact Jacqueline Cornelius, RU Newark at 973-353-1537, or Camie Morrison, RU Camden at 856-225-6249.

Please review the guidelines carefully for each program for eligibility requirements and cost sharing obligations. If cost sharing is required, your Dean/Director's approval of the cost share plan must be included with the preproposal.

If you have any questions about limited submission programs and policies, please contact Eileen Murphy at 848-445-6339.

Current Limted Submission Programs

Program Title/Link	OVPR Preproposal Deadline	Sponsor Deadline	Number of Proposals Permitted per Institution
Other Funding Opportunities
NEH Summer Stipends	Contact OPD	Sep 27, 2013	Each college and university in the United States and its jurisdictions may nominate two faculty members.
Institute of Education Sciences (IES): Researcher-Practitioner Partnerships in Education Research CFDA Number 84.305H	Jul 30, 2012	Sep 20, 2012	Applicant institution may not submit more than one application to the FY 2013 Researcher-Practitioner Partnerships in Education Research grant program.
National Science Foundation
ADVANCE: Increasing the Participation and Advancement of Women in Academic Science and Engineering Careers (ADVANCE)	Contact OPD	Oct 04, 2013	Proposer organizations may submit only one Institutional Transformation proposal or one IT-Catalyst proposal. There is no limit on the number of PAID proposals that can be submitted.
Science Support Office for the International Ocean Discovery Program (IODP)	Contact OPD	Jan 22, 2013	One proposal per Organization is allowed.
Next-Generation National Nanotechnology Infrastructure Network  (NG NNIN)	Contact OPD	LOI: Mar 01, 2013 Full: Apr 01, 2013	An institution may not be included in more than one proposal submitted in response to this solicitation
Partnerships for Innovation: Accelerating Innovation Research (PFI: AIR)	Contact OPD	LOI: Sep 12, 2012 Full: Nov 13, 2012 LOI: Mar 13, 2013 Full: May 15, 2013	A PI may submit to PFI: AIR Technology Translation or PFI: AIR Research Alliance, but NOT both. The PI must specify to which choice s/he is submitting in the title of the proposal. No organizational limit.
Major Research Instrumentation Program  (MRI)	Contact OPD	Feb 21, 2013	Three (3) as described below. If three proposals are submitted, at least one of the proposals must be for instrument development (i.e., no more than two proposals may be for instrument acquisition).
Continental Scientific Drilling Coordination Office for the Division of Earth Sciences (CSDCO)>	Contact OPD	Feb 22, 2013	One proposal per Organization is allowed.
Small Business Technology Transfer Program Phase I Solicitation FY-2013 (STTR)	Contact OPD	Jan 08, 2013	An organization may not submit more than two (2) proposals. If more than two (2) proposals are submitted, the additional proposals will be returned without review.
ADVANCE: Increasing the Participation and Advancement of Women in Academic Science and Engineering Careers  (ADVANCE)	Contact OPD	LOI: Oct 5, 2012, for PAID; LOI: Oct 4, 2013 for IT-Catalyst; Full: Nov 8, 2012 , for PAID; Nov 12. 2013 for IT-Catalyst	Proposer organizations may submit only one Institutional Transformation proposal or one IT-Catalyst proposal. There is no limit on the number of PAID proposals that can be submitted.
Climate Change Education Partnership Alliance Office (CCEPA Office)	Contact OPD	Feb 05, 2013	Collaborative Proposals submitted as separate submissions from multiple organizations are NOT allowed for this competition
EPSCoR Research Infrastructure Improvement Program: Track-2  (RII Track-2)	Contact OPD	Jan 30, 2013	Eligible jurisdictions can participate in only one consortium, and can submit only one collaborative proposal .
Major Research Instrumentation Program (MRI)	Nov 22, 2013	Jan 24, 2013	An organization is limited to three proposals. If three proposals are submitted, at least one of the proposals must be for instrument development (i.e., no more than two proposals may be for instrument acquisition)
Critical Zone Observatories  (CZO)	Dec 5, 2012	Feb 5, 2013	Collaborative Proposals submitted as separate submissions from multiple organizations are NOT allowed for this competition. Instead, any proposal to the CZO solicitation should be a single submission that includes sub-award support for all partner organizations that are requesting funding from NSF. Any one institution may submit only one CZO proposal as Lead institution.
Ethics Education in Science and Engineering  (EESE)	Jan 3, 2013	Mar 1, 2013	An organization is limited to one proposal as the lead organization.
National Institutes of Health
NIBIB Biomedical Technology Resource Centers (P41)	1 month before agency deadline	Standard dates apply, see program announcement	Applicant institutions may not submit more than one BTRC application.
NCI National Clinical Trials Network - Network Group Operations Centers (U10)	Nov 15, 2012	Jan 15, 2013	Only one application per institution is allowed
NCI National Clinical Trials Network - Network Group Statistics and Data Management Centers (U10)	Nov 15, 2012	Jan 15, 2013	Only one application per institution is allowed
NCI National Clinical Trials Network - Network Lead Academic Participating Sites (U10)	Nov 15, 2012	Jan 15, 2013	Only one application per institution is allowed
NCI National Clinical Trials Network - Network Radiotherapy and Imaging Core Services Centers (U24)	Nov 15, 2012	Jan 15, 2013	Only one application per institution is allowed
NINDS Diversity Research Education Grants in Neuroscience (R25)	Nov 21, 2012	Jan 25, 2013	Only one application per institution is allowed
Centers of Biomedical Research Excellence (COBRE) [P20]	Dec 20, 2012	Feb 21, 2013	Only one application per institution is allowed
Diabetes Research Centers (P30)	Dec 20, 2012	Feb 29, 2013	Only one application per institution is allowed
Chronic, Non-Communicable Diseases and Disorders Across the Lifespan: Fogarty International Research Training Award (NCD-LIFESPAN) (D43)	Feb 17, 2013	LOI: Mar 17, 2013; Full App due Apr 17, 2013	Applicant institutions may submit no more than two new, scientifically and regionally distinct and non-overlapping, applications (excluding revised resubmission applications) per receipt date under this FOA.