Total Funds Available: $1,000,000
Deadlines for proposals: October 1, 2007
President John Hitt has budgeted $1,000,000 in matching funds for the purchase
or upgrade of major equipment to enhance UCF's research capacity. Proposals
should demonstrate how the equipment would advance UCF's Goals to:
- Achieve international prominence in key programs of graduate
study and research.
- Be America's leading partnership university.
The intent of this program is to provide matching cash funding, that
when combined with other cash funding, will enable the purchase of major research
equipment. A maximum of 1:1 cash match can be requested under this program.
Vendor discounts or other in-kind match will not be counted towards the maximum
match available under this program. Proposals will be considered using the
following prioritization:
- Matching money to major federal research equipment initiatives,
such as the Defense University Research Instrumentation Program (DURIP)
or Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) program.
- Matching money for start-up packages for new faculty for laboratory
equipment.
- Matching money to secure major equipment (equipment costing $50,000
or more).
Funding awarded under this program must be spent by June 30, 2008.
Download the proposal
format in MS
Word.
Proposals must include the following in the order listed below:
- Cover Page. (Please use format page provided)
- Description of proposed equipment, its
applicability to UCF programs, potential use in interdisciplinary
activities, availability for use by other faculty and students
(3-page limit, double spaced, 12-point font, and one-inch
margins). (No format page)
- Maintenance plan for equipment. (No format
page)
- Budget including
funding sources, match request, and documentation of costs.
No F&A Costs will be incurred on major equipment.
- Signed UCF ORC
Proposal Transmittal Form or electronic
submission through My
Research portal. Please note that if
submitting hard copy, only original fully signed PTF
is required. However, if submitting electronically,
please notify the Proposal
Administrator assigned to your area.
Faculty, please use only one method of submitting this
grant application.
- Documentation of existing funding commitment or
proposed research initiative (DURIP, CAREER) by providing
the program announcement. If this proposal is being used
as a match to another submitted proposal (i.e., NSF Instrumentation
Program) then please provide submission confirmation. If
this proposal is being used as a match for a proposal not
yet submitted (i.e., DURIP) then please provide program
announcement.
- Commitments from UCF units for any special
accommodations (additional space, etc.)
- Vita, Biosketch, or Resume of the PI(s)
(2-page limit for each personnel).
- Copy of the title page of the two most recent
referred publications of the PI(s) in the appropriate
research area.
- Evaluation Form. Please only complete the name of the PI,
Co-PIs, and title of the project. The remainder of the form will be completed
by the evaluators. (Please use format page).
Submission of Proposal:
Please submit an original and six (6) copies of the proposal on or before close of business October 1, 2007. Please use binder clip or paper clip only. Please do not use staples, report binders, or folders. If submitting your proposal electronically through My Research, please also notify your Proposal Administrator.
Send hard copy of proposals to:
Dr. Thomas O'Neal, Associate Vice President for Research & Commercialization
University of Central Florida
Office of Research & Commercialization
12201 Research Parkway, Suite 501
Orlando, FL 32826-3246
oneal@mail.ucf.edu
Important Procedural Note: Proposals that meet the guidelines above will be forwarded to the University Research Council for review and evaluation. Proposals that do not meet the guidelines will be returned without review. The Research Council's recommendations will be forwarded to Vice President Soileau. Dr. Soileau will review and then submit the proposals to Provost Hickey and President Hitt for final approval. Announcements of awards will be made by as soon as the review has been completed. These funds are contingent upon availability.
Award Administration
If you have been selected to receive Presidential Equipment Funding, please refer to your award letter for the amount to be supplied by the Office of Research & Commercialization (ORC).
To purchase equipment, under this program, a purchase requisition must be prepared by your department. This requisition should have a line for your department/project portion and a line for the Presidential Equipment portion. The Presidential Equipment portion is to be charged to 20029004 - VP RES ENH-PRES RSCH EQUIP. PeopleSoft work flow will route the purchase requisition to the Office of Research & Commercialization for approval of the ORC line.
It will come to Beverly or Evelyn for approval via the PeopleSoft work flow and then on for VP approval as required. Please be sure to attach the paperwork for the equipment (i.e.: bids, sole source, quotes, etc. The equipment is to be tagged to the College/Department.
Please contact Beverly at 2-2054 or Evelyn at 2-1145 if you have any questions or require further assistance.
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