Pre-Award Services

New Applications

• 4-6 weeks in advance of the deadline, you must complete a Pre-Award Request Form
  • Include details of any subcontractors, consultants, or vendors so contracting can be initiated – see Subcontracts
  • Provide personnel details for budget drafting
  • To determine your Pre-Award Specialist, email Cindy Hoffmeier, cindy_hoffmeier@unc.edu
• 3-5 business days ahead of the submission due date, you must provide all final documents 
• Your Pre-Award Specialist will support:
  • Budget development and Subcontract coordination
  • Document compilation, Institutional approval, and submission

Other Pre-Award Support

• Assist with Letters of Intent
• Annual and final Progress Reports (RPPR and FRPPR)
• Submission of JIT documentation requests
• Submission of UNC-Chapel Hill subcontracts to other institutions

Subcontracts

Please note that subcontracts require early action.

• 6 weeks minimum from application due date if UNC is subcontracting work to another institution
• 3 weeks minimum from the primary institution’s due date if UNC is the subcontractor
• Please note these are the minimum lead times. As many grants are due on the same day, please make every effort to provide this information as early as possible.