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Research Proposal Submission Fall 2026

Thank you for providing this information to get your grant/contract proposal started. If you have any questions, please contact the School of Engineering’s Research and Proposal Development Coordinator (RPDC) , Andrés Hernández.

Name(*)

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E-mail(*)

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Department(*)

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Proposal Title(*)

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Funding Agency(*)

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Please provide the link to the Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA)(*)

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Does the grant require a Letter of Intent (LOI) or Preliminary Proposal?(*)

Yes

LOI Due Date (dd/mm/yyyy)(*)

Funding Agency Due Date (mm/dd/yyyy)(*)

Are you the overall project PI?(*)

Yes

Are there multiple UAB School/College Budgets?(*)

Yes

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Enter the names of the other PIs, along with their schools/colleges.(*)

Add contact information for each additional PI(*)

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Are there multiple institutions involved in the project?(*)

Yes

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Enter the name of the other PIs, along with their institution(*)

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Add contact information for each additional PI(*)

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Grant Budget Start Date (mm/dd/yyyy)(*)

Planned grant/contract period (duration)(*)

Will the project take place in existing research space?(*)

Yes

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Foreign Collaborator(*)

Yes

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Foreign collaborator name(*)

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Foreign collaborator institution(*)

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Foreign collaborator contact information(*)

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Are human subjects and/or animals involved?(*)

Yes

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Select the primary purpose of the project(*)

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How should this project's research be classified?(*)

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Does the project involve any of the following activities (select all that apply)?(*)

International Travel

Performance site in a non-US location

Foreign Sub-awardee or other collaborator (funded or unfunded)

Involvement of Foreign National working in the US

Financial or in-kind support from a foreign entity

None of the above

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Does the sponsor's documentation contain the following terms (select all that apply)?(*)

Participation of foreign persons/non-US citizens on this project is prohibited or restricted

An investigator may not publish research results without sponsor's explicit approval, except for the sponsor's right to review and exclude their proprietary data from publication.

None of the above

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Does the sponsor's scope of work or other documentation describe the work as export controlled or refer to any of the following (select all that apply)?(*)

CMMC (Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification)

NIST SP 800-53 (FISMA)

NIST SP 800-171

DFARS 252.204-7012

Export Administration Regulations (EAR)

International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR)

Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI)

Classified Information

None of the above

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Does the project involve any of the high-growth areas listed here (select all that apply)?(*)

Emerging Technologies and Products

Social Determinants of Health

Implementation Science

Intersection of Clinical Trials and Precision Health

Health Sciences

None of the above

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Will you use any existing intellectual property in the conduct of the proposed project?(*)

Yes

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Briefly describe the existing intellectual property being used (including UABRF IPD number, if applicable)(*)

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Indicate if the existing intellectual property was developed by(*)

Only UAB employees (including UAB employees other than you)

UAB employees jointly with employees of an outside entity

Only by employees of an outside entity

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Will you use any existing tangible property in the conduct of the proposed project?(*)

Yes

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Briefly describe the existing tangible property being used (including UABRF IPD number, if applicable)(*)

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Mark all the following statements that apply. The existing tangible property to be used(*)

Was (or will be) obtained from an outside entity

Was developed by UAB employees jointly with employees of an outside entity

Was developed by UAB employees with the use of tangible property obtained from an outside entity

Was developed by UAB employees with funding from an outside entity

Was developed by UAB employees without funding or use of tangible property obtained from an outside entity

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Are there any other aspects of this opportunity of which you would like to make the grants team aware?

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If the information requested above does not apply to your proposal, start over or contact Andres Hernandez.

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