Cayuse
Proposal Development System
The University has been working hard to
provide a user-friendly proposal preparation and routing
tool that is compatible with the new federal grants.gov
submission system for externally funded grants and contracts.
We have recently selected a company-hosted solution called
Cayuse 424 that will allow us to quickly launch a system-to-system
solution with minimal overhead support. It is web-based
and will use individuals' current
UNR system ID and login information to access the system.
We anticipate implementation to take approximately 6
to 8 weeks. Sponsored Projects initial
project kick-off meeting is scheduled for tomorrow. Sponsored
Projects will be rolling out training on the Cayuse system
within the next two months. The web-based solution will
allow for the preparation of budgets and proposals, and
internal electronic routing of proposals to deans/chairs/directors
thereby replacing the OSPA-1 transmittal form and hard
signatures for those who utilize Cayuse. The OSPA-2 form
will also be part of the Cayuse system. The system will
streamline the federal application process through grants.gov.
An additional benefit is that Cayuse performs pre-validation
checks for a number of federal agencies’ submission
rules including NIH, NSF, DOE, and USDA, so, you will
know up front at the submission stage whether there are
any technical errors within the proposal that would prevent
the submission from being successful.
Cayuse securely stores proposals so replication for
future revised submissions and/or submissions to multiple
sponsors will become much easier and quicker to complete.
It also has a budget module that will auto-calculate
fringe and f&a rates for the projects budgetary
needs.
Individuals working on proposals with subcontractors
will need to contact OSPA ahead of time to make sure
that the subcontracting entities have profiles within
the new system.
You will be hearing more from our office about this
new improvement to proposal services as additional information
becomes available. Please share this information with
others who might have a need to know about this new upcoming
upgrade.
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