LIONS Tiers
Consultation: We offer early planning meetings with faculty interested in preparing a LIONS proposal for submission. This service is for faculty who have a concept or idea and want to brainstorm how to proceed.
| Service | Service Level | Description | Min. Lead Time to Request Services before Sponsor Deadline |
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| Research Development Plan Assessment | Consultation | Schedule a 1:1 meeting to discuss research concepts, funding opportunities, evaluate fit and determine readiness. | n/a |
LIONS Tier 1: Opportunity Identification. This service is for faculty who have a concept or idea, have identified a funding opportunity and need guidance on how to best proceed.
| Service | Service Level | Description | Min. Lead Time to Request Services before Sponsor Deadline |
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| Funding Opportunity Support | L-T1 | We offer 1:1 consultations to identify and validate funding opportunities for LIONS submissions. | n/a |
LIONS Tier 2: Strategic Development. This service level is for faculty who have a strong idea and an identified funding opportunity.
| Service | Service Level | Description | Min. Lead Time to Request Services before Sponsor Deadline |
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| Funding Opportunity Alignment Review | L-T2 | We will carefully review the request for proposals and create briefing materials to ensure that your proposal idea is responsive and conforms to all specific instructions and requirements. | 120 days |
| Strategic Intelligence | L-T2 | Once an opportunity is identified, we can provide a landscape analysis of previously funded proposals. | 120 days |
| Concept Paper Development and Program Officer Outreach | L-T2 | We offer early advice to help faculty develop concept papers and connect with program officers. We provide assistance developing the concept paper and help faculty develop a communication strategy for contacting program officers. | 120 days |
| Early Team Formation | L-T2 | We offer early guidance to help faculty form competitive interdisciplinary teams, including building effective teams, ensuring strong team culture, and facilitating roles and responsibilities conversations. | 120 days |
LIONS Tier 3: Proposal Management and Development. This service level is for faculty with a strong established team, plan and identified, well-fitting funding opportunity.
| Service | Service Level | Description | Min. Lead Time to Request Services before Sponsor Deadline |
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| Communication and Meeting Coordination | L-T3 | We provide proposal project management. This includes establishing: team timelines, benchmarks, proposal checklists, file sharing protocols, meeting coordination, overseeing communications, and tracking action items. | 90 days |
| Proposal Template Creation | L-T3 | We assist in the preparation of proposal sections by providing templates that will enhance the cohesiveness and appearance of the final product. | 90 days |
| Institutional Data and Support | L-T3 | We coordinate internal data and support requests to ensure all materials are requested and received in a timely manner. | 90 days |
| Ancillary Documents Coordination | L-T3 | We communicate with external partners, coordinating the creation and collection of non-technical documents. | 90 days |
| Proposal Package Review | L-T3 | We will review all proposal documents and supplementary materials to ensure completeness, accuracy, clarity and responsive to the solicitation. | 90 days |
| Proposal Narrative Review | L-T3 | We will review the Proposal Narrative (or equivalent) to ensure the section is clearly written, grammatically correct, and responsive to the solicitation. | 90 days |
| Color-Team Review | L-T3 | We facilitate internal/external review of the 95% complete proposals | 90 days |
| Budget and Compliance Support | L-T3 | We will coordinate with the SPA Proposal Manager on the preparation of the budget and budget justification documents and compliance reviews as needed/reqeusted. | 90 days |
How to Request Support
To maximize the effectiveness of our support and your proposal's competitiveness, it is essential to request services as far in advance as possible, with minimum recommended times to deadline outlined for each service tier. Please note that all services are offered on a first-come, first-served basis, with priority going to strategically important proposal efforts. We encourage PIs to contact our team as soon as possible to ensure adequate time to fulfill the requests.
To request support for any of the above services, please use the Research Development Services Request form.