Announcement & Guidelines
White Papers due to College Deans/Center Directors: October
27, 2006
Program Intent:
Proposals are requested that support university priorities for consideration of directed federal funding of specific university research projects or facilities.
The federal priorities process is intended to supplement - not substitute - for
faculty submitting traditional merit-based proposals to federal agencies. Proposals
will not be accepted without having first attempted to obtain competitive funding
unless the proposed research does not have an identifiable funding stream, or
there is a critical resource needed to successfully compete for peer-reviewed
funding in the future, as outlined in the considerations below:
- The principal investigator, school or college seeking
funding can demonstrate that all possible competitive-based
options, both private and government, have been pursued and
can present a justification for why UCF should pursue congressional
support for directed funding.
- The funds being sought are from accounts and agencies
where directed funding comprises a significant amount of the
funding made available for a particular program account, funding
line and/or agency.
- The effort supports a regional initiative that fosters
regional economic development and/or provides an important
community/state/national service that is supported by various
stakeholders.
- The effort has the support/involvement of the agency
from whose budget the funding would be derived and the effort
is consistent with that agency's mission. In the case of defense projects, this
includes the Program Element (PE) number and Agency Line/Title. It is important to note that while we always pursue funding as a congressional "plus-up" (meaning the funds are added to the agency's budget instead of being taken from existing funds), we have no control over what Congress or the agency will do if our request is funded.
- Higher priority will be afforded to those proposals that
can demonstrate a commitment to partnership, advances the university's strategic objectives, and can leverage financial and/or in-kind support.
- All proposals for congressional support of projects for
which UCF is a partner institution must go through the federal
priorities process if support from the Florida delegation is
being sought.
- Any commitment of space to a proposed project must be
accompanied by a letter from the Dean/Director stating the
affected College/Center/Institute will meet such commitment.
It is important to note that UCF will not seek directed
funding from NSF or NIH. At the present time, the Department
of Homeland Security is also included in this exclusion although
that exemption is subject to change if Congress decides to
earmark that budget in the future.
Submission Process:
Stage I
The first stage of the submission process requires a 1-2 page white
paper that outlines: Scope
Requested funding (agency and program)
Local/state/national need
Partners (if any)
Rationale for requesting the earmark
This year, all submissions must be forwarded through the appropriate
Center Director and/or Dean prior to submission. Multiple submissions
from Centers and Colleges must be prioritized by the appropriate
Dean and/or Director. Submissions not endorsed by the Dean
and/or Director will be not considered.
- White papers (1-2 page overview) will be due to College
Deans; Institute and Center Directors; or, for non-academic
units, to me by Wednesday, November 1.
Stage II
Faculty/staff members whose white papers are selected for full
proposal review will be asked to prepare a full proposal. Proposals
must be prepared following the guidelines and format provided*.
*Download the RFP Guidelines & Full Proposal Format here: http://universityrelations.ucf.edu/files/FY_2008_Fed_Priorities_RFP.doc
- Following the review of the white papers on Monday,
November 6, full proposals will need to be submitted
to me at gregs@mail.ucf.edu not
later than Tuesday, November 21 with the
proper sign-offs included.
- Principal investigators whose proposals will be considered
by the UCF federal priorities identification committee will
schedule their presentations to be heard on Wednesday,
November 29.
The proposal review committee is comprised of individuals invited to serve on
the basis of their position within the university. Committee members include:
- Dr. M.J. Soileau, Vice President for Research & Commercialization, Co-Chair
- Dr. Tom O’Neal, Associate Vice President for Research
& Commercialization and Director of Sponsored Research
- Mr. Gregory Schuckman, Assistant Vice President for University
Relations and Director of Federal Relations and Research
Advancement, Co-Chair
- Mr. Ed Schons, Director of University Economic Development
- Dr. Patricia Bishop, Vice Provost and Dean of Graduate
Studies
- Dr. Jim Wright, Provost’s representative
- Dr. Manoj Chopra, Chair, Faculty Senate
- Dr. Kevin Belfield, Chair, Faculty Senate Research Council
The recommendations of the committee will be forwarded to the Provost,
and ultimately to President Hitt, for review and approval.
Additional Instructions Regarding the UCF Federal Priorities Process:
The high quality of our research and the continued relevance we have to the needs of our region, our state, and our nation, have earned UCF the support of our congressional delegation in seeking earmarks. In doing so, they are helping the university to build a greater capacity to vie for competitive funding in areas of strategic importance to UCF, and that support has been especially significant over the past five years.
Thank you for your assistance in helping us develop a coherent federal strategy for our congressional delegation to consider in the FY 2007 appropriations cycle. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me. We look forward to receiving your proposals and to hearing your presentations in the coming weeks.
For questions, please contact:
Greg Schuckman at 703-339-4725 (office) or 703-898-8485 (cellular)
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