Sept 2001 Rough Draft OFFM Policy Letter 02-1 - Office of Research ...

Patents, copyrights and software systems developed may be provided in addition to, or
substituted for, publications.
Synergistic Activities. List no more than 5 professional and scholarly activities related to the
effort proposed.
Of the key personnel identified in this file, indicate the Principal Investigator(s) (PI(s)).
For Multiple Principal Investigators:
The applicant, whether a single organization or team/partnership/consortium, must
indicate if the project will include multiple PIs. The decision to use multiple PIs for a
project is the sole responsibility of the applicant. If multiple PIs will be designated, the
application must identify the Contact PI/Project Coordinator and provide a
“Coordination and Management Plan” that describes the organization structure of the
project as it pertains to the designation of multiple PIs. This plan should, at a minimum,
include:
Process for making decisions on scientific/technical direction;
Publications;
Intellectual property issues;
Communication plans;
Procedures for resolving conflicts; and
PIs’ roles and administrative, technical, and scientific responsibilities for the project.
The resume file does not have a page limitation.
It is very important that the Project Abstract and Project Narrative file used during
the Merit Review Process do not contain any Personally Identifiable Information as
described in Appendix B.
Note: The maximum file size that can be uploaded to the EERE Exchange website is
10MB. Files in excess of 10MB cannot be uploaded, and, hence, cannot be submitted
for review. If a file exceeds 10MB, but is still within the maximum page limit specified
in the FOA it must be broken into parts and denoted to that effect.
(e.g. ControlNumber_LeadOrganization_Project_Part_1, Part_2, etc.)
6. Budget File
SF 424 A Excel, Budget Information – Non-Construction Programs File
You must provide a separate budget for each year of support requested and a cumulative
budget for the total project period. Use the SF 424 A Excel, “Budget Information – Non
Construction Programs” form on the EERE Exchange website at https://eereexchange.energy.gov.
The SF424A provides columns for each indiviual budget-year as well
as the commulative project-budget.
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