If a faculty member or other member of the Sage community writes a grant and does not use the services of OCGFR or SRI, should the person still notify them of a grant application and its outcome?
No grant may be submitted without institutional approval. The OCGFR or SRI must be notified of all grant submissions, and the funding source must be vetted to ensure that it is not a conflict with other institutional applications. This practice has several other benefits: 1) OCGFR and SRI will always keep a record of the application for future reference; 2) if another person should apply to the same funding source in the future, a lot can be learned from prior application; and 3) whenever grant funding is involved and questions pertaining to the application arise (either from the grantor, Business Office, or other source) most often OCGFR or SRI is the first place of contact and can direct inquiry to the appropriate person or place for answers.
