Proposal Stage Subaward Checklist

Use this checklist to confirm you’ve reviewed and completed the necessary fields in each section in RASS.

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Review Notes

Review and respond, if subaward proposal(s) are returned for Modifications Required by the PI or the Assigned Proposal GCO.

Primary Info

   Review the Subaward Name and edit, if desired

  Review the Subrecipient Institution and correct, as needed

Key Personnel

  Add Key Personnel for the subrecipient organization

Contacts

  Provide any contacts at the subrecipient for this subaward

Budget

  Upload Budget and/or Budget & Justification

Add the full budget for the subrecipient by project period for each period of the project

 Select type of F&A/Indirect Costs applied to the Subrecipient’s budget

 Complete conditional fields displayed based on F&A/Indirect Cost type selected

  • Rate %
  • F&A/IDC base type
  • Rate agreement type, if applicable

 Fringe Benefits: Check box, and answer additional questions, if fringe details known

 Other rates: Check box if other fringe benefits are used and additional questions, as needed

   Small business Concern: Check the box, if applicable

  Cost-sharing: Select ‘Yes’ if the subrecipient is providing cost-share. If “Yes” include:

  • Amount ($): total amount of cost share from the subrecipient organization
  • Source(s): indicate the subrecipient’s source(s) of the cost share
  • Justification (optional): why cost share is being committed by the subrecipient

Compliances

 Complete all the questions in this section 

Subaward Proposal Documents

   Upload required documents

  • Scope of Work
  • PI Letter of Intent (if required by sponsor)
  • Institutional Letter of Commitment or Subcontractor Commitment Form

  Sponsor Requirements: Check box, if applicable and upload document

  • Small Business Subcontracting Plan
  • Biosketches of all Key Personnel