On Standard Form 424, Block 5: What is the legal name to use?
The legal name to use is the authorized, eligible stranding network organization’s legal name, and it must match the applicant name appearing on the proposal Title Page. The Principal Investigator’s name, or the name of another person at the institution, should be listed in the Name and telephone number of person to be contacted on matters involving this application. For researchers, the legal name is the name of the Principal Investigator’s institution, and the Principal Investigator’s name goes in the block for person to be contacted on matters involving programmatic aspects of the proposal. Please note that researchers must describe who will administer the business aspects of the grant (i.e., on their own, through their current employer, an affiliated institution, or through a third-party organization) and why this method of administration has been chosen.
