How to Initiate a Proposal

Principal Investigator

Creation of proposals in the PACS Grants module is the responsibility of the principal investigator. These instructions are designed to assist faculty in correctly initiating a proposal.

    1. Create a new proposal by logging into PACS.
    2. Select the Grants module at the top of the screen.
    3. Click on Create Funding Submission in the upper left corner of the screen. This will open the Proposal Description & Contacts screen, the 鈥渇irst page鈥 of the PACS proposal record.
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      FUNDING PROPOSAL 鈥 PROPOSAL DESCRIPTION & CONTACTS SCREEN
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    4. Complete section 1.0 鈥 Short Title of Proposal. If you do not have a final proposal title, enter 鈥淭BD鈥 to be determined) in this field and it can be updated/corrected later.
    5. Click Save at the top or bottom of the page. This is enough to create a proposal in the system and notify and give access to your department鈥檚 Grant and Contract Administrator.
    6. You can now close out of PACS Grants, or you can continue through the proposal. For instructions on how to continue through the proposal, please see the Proposal Navigation user how鈥恡o guide.