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Proposal Development

A Principal Investigator wishing to submit a proposal through NGI should work with the sponsored programs office at his/her institution to submit the proposal package electronically to program.office@ngi.msstate.edu. The complete proposal package should consist of the following:

• Cover Sheet
   
• Detailed Budget in Microsoft Excel format
  (see template)
   
• Detailed Budget Narrative (see NOAA budget guidelines here)
   
• Project Narrative to include the following:
  
  
  • Description of Work – Research Plan
    1. Introduction/Narrative – Information contained in this section of the proposal should provide background information and significance of the proposed research.
    2. Specific aims/milestones – Information contained in this section of the proposal should provide the proposed goals and expected outcomes. It should also show when the researcher expects to reach the proposed goals and outcomes.
    3. Relationship to NOAA Goals – Information contained in this section of the proposal should show how the proposed research relates to the current NOAA Research Goals identified by the Cooperative Institute.
  • Description of project performance sites – List facilities that may be used outside of the Cooperative Institute where research will take place that is directly related to the proposed research – this would not include consortium members.
  • List of senior and key personnel – Describe their specific role as it relates to the specific aims/milestones.
  • Description of additional resources / data sharing – Information contained in this section of the proposal should show how the final research data will be shared or explain why data sharing is not possible at this time.
  • Publication/Reference Review

Questions related to the proposal submission process should be directed to Jennifer Easley, NGI Program Administrator (jeasley@ngi.msstate.edu, 662.325.3751).