{"id":44287,"date":"2025-10-28T11:28:09","date_gmt":"2025-10-28T15:28:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/research-admin\/?p=44287"},"modified":"2026-03-27T11:03:44","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T15:03:44","slug":"tip-tuesday-research-busters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/research-admin\/news\/tip-tuesday-research-busters\/","title":{"rendered":"Tip Tuesday: Research Busters!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If there\u2019s something strange in your proposal or award\u2026 who ya gonna call?&nbsp;<strong>RESEARCH BUSTERS!&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This Halloween, keep your grants from turning into ghost stories. Use these tools to track down \u2014 and bust \u2014 the most common research haunts!<\/p>\n<h3><strong>The Phantom RFP<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>It appears out of nowhere right before the deadline \u2014 missing details, attachments, or the correct classification.<\/p>\n<p><strong>BUST IT:<\/strong><br \/>\nUse these helpful resources to answer common proposal questions:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/research-admin\/policies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/928\/Grants-Contracts-and-Gifts-20230607-05.104.1-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/policies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/928\/Grants-Contracts-and-Gifts-20230607-05.104.1-1.pdf&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1761751399687000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0OoKvEucnBuvWJlPS4yLhY\">URI Policy on Grants, Contracts, and Gifts (05.104.1)<\/a><\/li>\n<li>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/research-admin\/research-admin\/proposal-budgeting-guidance\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/research-admin\/proposal-budgeting-guidance\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1761751399687000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3Hyrq1BrVu9CBz9ICbDkOy\">Proposal Budgeting Guidance<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>The Undead Deadline<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Just when you think you\u2019re safe \u2014 it rises again!<\/p>\n<p><strong>BUST IT:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Follow URI\u2019s&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/research-admin\/research-admin\/proposal-submission-deadline-guideline\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/research-admin\/proposal-submission-deadline-guideline\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1761751399687000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2DlMM_9hRD6AIAtraYO9vR\">Five-Day Rule<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;so proposals can be reviewed and approved in time.<\/li>\n<li>Some colleges have earlier internal deadlines \u2014 check with your&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/research-admin\/research-admin\/central-pre-award\/local-research-administration\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/research-admin\/central-pre-award\/local-research-administration\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1761751399687000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0dqeMkvik8-R8dqkZYcaBU\">Local Grant Administrator<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;to make sure no last-minute hauntings appear at midnight.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>&nbsp;<strong>The Cursed Cost Share<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>A tricky spell if not handled carefully.<\/p>\n<p><strong>BUST IT:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Only include cost share that\u2019s&nbsp;<strong>required by the sponsor<\/strong>&nbsp;or&nbsp;<strong>approved by your ADR or OSP\u2019s AVP.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Review URI\u2019s&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/research-admin\/research-admin\/manage-your-grant-award-central-post-award\/award-management\/cost-sharing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/research-admin\/manage-your-grant-award-central-post-award\/award-management\/cost-sharing\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1761751399687000&amp;usg=AOvVaw316tINT-uWlucReG5lhA_w\">Cost Sharing Overview<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/research-admin\/research-admin\/central-pre-award\/cost-share\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/research-admin\/central-pre-award\/cost-share\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1761751399687000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3mIEAmuoerFsVuxRCINwsN\">Cost Share Training<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;to learn what qualifies, how to document it, and which forms to attach before routing.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>The Haunted House Next Door<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>When working with another institution, don\u2019t let confusion creep in.<\/p>\n<p><strong>BUST IT:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Determine early whether your partner is a&nbsp;<strong>subaward (collaborator)<\/strong>&nbsp;or a&nbsp;<strong>vendor (service provider).<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Visit URI\u2019s&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/research-admin\/research-admin\/central-pre-award\/subcontract-requisition-po-internal-processes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/research-admin\/central-pre-award\/subcontract-requisition-po-internal-processes\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1761751399687000&amp;usg=AOvVaw37UOPqwSK00Cjoq-TcIjKF\">Subcontract, Requisition, and PO Process page<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;to see which path your project should follow.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>The Ghost of the Proposals Past<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Your proposal vanished after submission \u2014 where did it go?<\/p>\n<p><strong>BUST IT:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Check the&nbsp;<strong>InfoEd \u201cStatus History\u201d<\/strong>&nbsp;tab or&nbsp;<strong>Status bar<\/strong>&nbsp;to trace its path.<\/li>\n<li>Need help decoding statuses? Visit your&nbsp;<strong>InfoEd Home Page<\/strong>&nbsp;for the&nbsp;<em>Quick Reference Guide to Status History<\/em>&nbsp;and other training resources.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>Your Research Busters Toolkit<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>You don\u2019t need a proton pack \u2014 just the right resources!<br \/>\nFind all of URI\u2019s proposal tools, templates, and Quick Reference Guides on the&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/research-admin\/research-admin\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/research-admin\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1761751399687000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0bUA1RtsPU2Zr9BkFoqZ0B\">Division of Research and Economic Development<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;website and within InfoEd with more coming soon!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If there\u2019s something strange in your proposal or award\u2026 who ya gonna call?&nbsp;RESEARCH BUSTERS!&nbsp; This Halloween, keep your grants from turning into ghost stories. Use these tools to track down \u2014 and bust \u2014 the most common research haunts! The Phantom RFP It appears out of nowhere right before the deadline \u2014 missing details, attachments, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4861,"featured_media":44288,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-44287","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/research-admin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44287","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/research-admin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/research-admin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/research-admin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4861"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/research-admin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=44287"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/research-admin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44287\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":45165,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/research-admin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44287\/revisions\/45165"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/research-admin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/44288"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/research-admin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=44287"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/research-admin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=44287"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/research-admin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=44287"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}