Pre-Award and Proposal Development Services | Templates
University of Minnesota Medical School
The Pre-Award and Proposal Development Services team located in the Medical School Dean's Office, Office of Research, is dedicated to supporting UMN Medical School (MS) faculty and staff with the development and submission of quality grant applications that are compliant with both the sponsor and university requirements. We aim to provide a core set of services to the MS research community and prioritize requests from under-resourced departments, centers, institutes, and programs within both the Twin Cities and Duluth campuses, as well as faculty with dual UMN and VA appointments. The following templates were developed by a talented committee of volunteer pre-award Grants and Contracts Professionals from various departments in the MS. These templates are intended to provide consistency and can be used by pre-award teams across the MS.
Please see timeline template below for links to a variety of additional templates, such as MPI plan, DMS plan, human subjects sections, vertebrate animals, and others.
Budget Templates
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Budget Workbook - January 30, 2026
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Simplified Budget Workbook - August 28, 2025
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Budget Justification Template - August 15, 2025
Clinical Research Guides
Communications Templates
Proposal Submission Emails:
Sub-Awards:
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Subaward Proposal Submission Email
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Outgoing Subaward Request
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Outgoing Subaward Request email to community partner
RPPRs:
Data Management and Sharing
NIH changes to DMS budgeting guidance - effective 10/5/23
The NIH has released a notice NOT-OD-23-161 changing the Data Management Sharing budget documentation instructions for applications submitted on or after 10/5/2023. Please review the short guidance closely and reach out if you have any questions.
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MS DMS Plan Template - Updated 1/30/25 (Forms I)
- Additional data management and sharing information is located on the Resources page.
Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies Grant Resources
- Training in the Responsible Conduct of Research
- Office of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies (GPS Office) Resources and Services
For additional information, please see the: Office of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies website
Helpful University of Minnesota Links
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MN-GEMS - Minnesota Grants Electronic Management System
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MN-GEMS Ancillary Reviews (Formerly PRF Routing Chains)
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University Finance Annual Budget
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University Library Funding and Grants
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EpiCH Grant Toolkit
Sponsored Projects Administration (SPA):
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SPA - Proposal Development
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SPA - Route & Submit
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SPA - Pre-Award Onboarding Checklist
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SPA - Post-Award Onboarding Checklist
University of Minnesota Foundation (UMF):
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Classification quiz
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UMF Intent to submit
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UMF departmental email address: [email protected]
Job Aids and Guidelines
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Central UMN Emails Usage Job Aid
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eRA Commons Delegation Job Aid
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IRB Training Guide and Links
- Indirect Cost Recovery (ICR) Sharing
- F&A Waivers Process: ICR waivers forms for the Medical School should be sent to Jamie Dillon ([email protected]), 5 business days in advance. They will be reviewed and signed by Dr. Crawford on a weekly basis and returned to the requestor at that time by Jamie.
- RPPR: Malign Foreign Talent Recruitment Program (MFTRP) Certification
Subawards
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Subcontract Cover Page for SPA (download for fillable form)
Large Institution
Community or Foreign Institution
See Communication section above for:
"Outgoing subaward request email to community partner"
Timeline Checklist
The timeline checklist templates are Google documents that include links to a variety of additional templates with instructions, such as MPI plan, DMS plan, human subjects sections, vertebrate animals, and others.
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Research (R- Mechanism) NIH Forms I Timeline Checklist
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Fellowship (F- Mechanism) NIH Forms I Timeline Checklist
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Career Development (K- Mechanism) NIH Forms I Timeline Checklist
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RPPR NIH Forms I Timeline Checklist
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Note that when using the timeline checklist, NOFO-specific requirements will need to be added.