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Project Description
The description of the project (excluding references to literature) should not exceed 10 pages, which includes
the specific aims, background, preliminary data, and research plan. This page limit excludes references and applies
to grants less than $150,000. Larger grants do not have page number restrictions. All grant proposals must provide
adequate detail for reviewer evaluation.
Budget
A detailed budget must be submitted with all proposals, including a justification of all requested expenses.
Allowable expenses are: personnel costs/salary with fringe benefits, laboratory reagents and supplies, equipment,
animal expenses, publication costs, patient expenses directly related to study and not reimbursable by third party insurers,
and patient travel. Expenses that will not be awarded include: indirect costs/overhead, tuition costs, investigator travel to meetings
and conferences, memberships in scientific societies. Budget limits for each grant type must be met. However, for General
Research Grant applications, budgets exceeding 125,000/year will be considered if adequately justified, for example in the case
of collaborations involving multiple PIs.
Milestones
All projects must have objective milestones that are clearly communicated. We appreciate that some projects, especially those
that are more basic-science oriented, might need to have milestone adjustments based on specific experimental outcomes.
If the proposal is funded, FARA will utilize the proposed milestones for scheduling progress reports and monitoring the project.
Human Subjects
If human subjects are used in the proposed study, the study must be approved by the Institutional Review Board (IRB)
or equivalent. Full funding will not be provided until proof of IRB approval is demonstrated to FARA. Human subjects studied
during research conducted under a FARA grant are under no circumstances a responsibility of FARA.
Animal Research
If animals are used, the proposed study must be approved by the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC),
or equivalent, indicating that appropriate precautions have been taken to assure that proper treatment,
care and humane conditions are provided.
Other documents
This can include all supporting materials such as appendices, institutional transmittal forms, letters of support, etc.
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