Proposal Elements

CSUN requires that your request for funding is supported with a detailed budget showing accurate salaries, reassigned time, fringe benefit rates, travel allowances, student training stipends, indirect/facilities and administrative costs, and other appropriate expenses. Your pre-award analyst will provide current rates and help you create an accurate budget.  Our required internal budget template can be downloaded from Box.

The narrative is where you explain the importance of your research and describe your project in detail. Although this is primarily the responsibility of the PI, your pre-award analyst can steer you toward narrative samples and connect you with reviewers who can provide valuable feedback on early proposal drafts.

If your research has human or animal subjects, your application may have additional requirements. To ensure your research is in compliance with the protection of human and animal subjects, please email irb@csun.edu (for human subjects) or iacuc@csun.edu (for animal subjects) during proposal development to request information on the protocol review process. All protocols must be approved before the start of any research project and prior to expending any research funds. 

If potential conflicts of interest are identified, or if your project involves hazardous materials, drones, or potential export control issues, there may be additional steps to resolve before your proposal can be submitted. Please see the Research Integrity section of this website for more information about these areas.

Commonly requested Institutional Information is provided for your convenience. For submissions made through grants.gov, Cayuse 424 will auto-fill many of the institutional data fields. 

Please review the Resources provided to find information on grantsmanship workshops, data management tools, agency guides, and much more.