Before Congress begins its consideration of appropriations for the upcoming fiscal year, NDSU submits “programmatic requests” to the North Dakota delegation articulating the University’s agency and program priorities. Many universities submit these requests, asking their delegation to weigh in with their support of Congressional appropriations for programs they deem significant. The Office of the Vice President for Research and Creative Activity facilitates this process, in coordination with NDSU’s federal relations firm, Lewis-Burke同事. NDSU may submit a limited number of programmatic requests to the North Dakota Delegation for consideration as part of this annual process. One way NDSU generates potential programmatic requests for consideration is through the process below. Factors used to determine the list of final submissions include but are not limited to: fit within the university’s 战略重点 and needs, funding agency opportunities, 合作, 调查员工作记录, leveraging of prior campus investments (i.e., infrastructure, instrumentation, hires, etc.), and plans for sustainability of requested programs.

Programmatic Request Process

1. 提交 potential research areas for 程序性请求 to RCA using the web表单. Note that a whitepaper is required as part of the submission - see instructions below.
2. RCA works with Lewis-Burke同事 to identify budget lines that are candidates for programmatic increases.
3. RCA coordinates submission of a limited number of 程序性请求 with Lewis-Burke同事.
4. Lewis-Burke同事 advocates for NDSU and provides additional information on 程序性请求 to Congressional Delegation, 按照要求.
5. Continues monitoring budget and appropriations process to see if requested budget line increases and/or programmatic language makes it into final federal spending bill(s).

要记住的关键事项

• 程序性请求 are designed to add significant additional funding to federal agencies' pre-existing funding lines with the intent that a Broad Agency Announcement or other competitive grant funding opportunity will be released in connection with the funding plus-up.
• Contact with Program Officer(s) is Key. 他们可以:
  Help identify research areas an agency is interested in funding but doesn't have sufficient resources;
  Help identify potential funding lines; and
  Act as an advocate within the agency.
• Slow and uncertain process. Not all priority requests are typically funded. 

白皮书指令

In addition to the information on the form, upload a 2-3 page whitepaper that includes the following:

• A description of the proposed program.
• An explanation of how the proposed program aligns with federal priorities (for example, this OSTP备忘录).
• An explanation of how the proposed program fits within NDSU's 战略重点, NDSU economic development diversification research priorities, or alignment with prior and/or existing research investments at NDSU .
• A description of how this project would increase NDSU's research capacity and infrastructure, 超越你的项目.
• A description of how the proposed program would advance diversity, equity, and inclusion.
• A description of external 合作, including industry partnerships, involved with this program.
• A brief budget justification (what would the project fund).

Requests must also include a biographical sketch that highlights work relevant to the submitted request. Maximum length for the biosketch is 5 pages. 

All requests will be reviewed by the appropriate College Dean(s) before being considered for inclusion in NDSU’s final programmatic request. The Office of the Vice President for Research and Creative Activity will make the final determination as to the number and priority of requests submitted to North Dakota's Congressional Delegation.

联系人

科琳·菲茨杰拉德
Vice President, Research and Creative Activity
科琳.fitzgerald@elahomecollection.com
701.231.6542

谢里•安德森
Associate Vice President, Strategic Research Initiatives
雪莉,.anderson@elahomecollection.com
701.231.6573