Internal Approvals

The PI should move forward to internal approval as early as possible. Internal approval can be initiated after the PI has the following items:

1. Sponsored Programs Coordinator-reviewed budget and aligned budget justification
2. Project Summary
   
3. Signed Institutional Commitment Form (if any institutional commitments). 

The SPC will upload all of these documents to the electronic grant file in preparation for internal approval routing.

After approvals (aside from final administrative review of the full proposal package) are completed, the SPC sends the PI an approval notification email. 

Early approval will allow the PI dedicated time to work on the project description and other project components. If budgetary changes arise after approval, reach out to your SPC for assistance. It is likely that minor revisions can be accommodated, but major revisions may require a new internal budget review.