Louisiana Board of Regents

This program is limited to applicants who have received an invitation to submit a full proposal. Recipients of Planning Grants must submit the full proposal to the federal funding agency during the period of the award, generally one year.

The Planning Grants for Major Initiatives program offers two levels of support (I and II), based on the minimum federal funding level for the resulting federal award.

Tier I and Tier II initiatives are for those grants with a minimum annual funding level of $750,000 and $500,000, respectively.

Applicants may seek support only for the preparation of proposals to federal competitions that meet the following criteria:

The federal program must feature a two-stage review process in which a preliminary proposal (pre-proposal) is submitted and competitively peer-reviewed, followed by an invitation to submit a full proposal;

• The minimum duration of the project, if funded, must be at least three (3) years; and
• The minimum annual federal funding level must be at least $750,000 for Tier I proposals and at least $500,000 for Tier II proposals.

It is expected that several awards of up to $30,000 each for Tier I proposals and up to $20,000 each for Tier II proposals will be made under this competition, subject to the availability of funds.

Award dollars are to be used for activities in direct support of work required for the creation of major initiatives and the preparation of a proposal to a federal funding agency, including, but not limited to, such uses as travel associated with the proposal development, workshops, and hiring administrative/clerical personnel.

This program has an open deadline until June 30, 2010, provided the applicant has received a formal invitation from the federal funding agency to submit a full proposal.


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