FY 2015 Call for Proposals
**New this year:
- Opportunity for five-year proposals-prior approval needed
- Updated budget request guidelines
- Expanded USDA priority goals
- Requirement to link proposed research to one or more USDA Knowledge Areas
- Hatch Projects (individual investigator, multidisciplinary, and multistate)
- McIntire-Stennis (M-S) Projects (individual investigator and multidisciplinary)
- Animal Health Projects (individual investigator and multidisciplinary)
Funding Period:
FY 2015 (October 1, 2014- September 30, 2015)
Submission Deadline:
Friday, September 6, 2013, by 4:30 p.m.
Submit proposals to the CALS Research Division Office via WISPER. Requests for deadline extensions will not be granted.
Submission Guidelines:
- Proposals received after 4:30pm on September 6, 2013 will not be considered.
- Proposals must be submitted via the WISPER system.
- Proposals must include all approvals (Chair/Administrator/Co-PIs) in order to be considered.
- Attachments to the WISPER record must include budget worksheet, as well as a full proposal.
NOTE: The budget worksheet now includes a timeline component. This additional tab in the budget worksheet document must be completed in order for proposals to be considered.
- Document type selected must be “Hatch”
- Proposals must be routed to Casey Hillmer.
Review Schedule:
October-November 2013
Funding Decisions Announced:
December 2013 – January 2014
Proposal Materials:
- FY15 Call for Proposals (full call document)
- Proposal Cover Page & Worksheets for Project Budgets (MS Excel spreadsheet)
See the Budget Worksheet Guide for additional information on completing this document.
If you are using a Mac - once changes have been made to the Excel spreadsheet, save it as an MS Excel Workbook (File > Save As > MS Excel Workbook)
For Additional Information/Assistance:
Angie Seitler at (608) 261-1432, aseitler@cals.wisc.edu
Casey Hillmer at (608) 262-2397, clhillmer@cals.wisc.edu