| September |
Initial meeting of the review panel. |
| September |
PI proposal submission deadline. |
| September-October |
Review packets are distributed to the reviewers assigned to each proposal. |
| November |
All reviews are due from the reviewers to prepare for the review session. |
| November-December |
Review session to discuss, evaluate, and rank proposals. |
| January |
Funding decisions are announced to all applicants. |
| March |
PIs with approved proposals requiring Biological Safety, Animal Care, and Human Subjects protocol approvals should begin preparing and submitting the necessary forms. |
| April |
Current Research Information System (CRIS) forms are set-up for all approved proposals and completion is requested from PIs. |
| July-August |
New projects are set-up and finalized funding decisions are made. |
| September |
PIs will be notified of project numbers and budget. |
| October |
New projects begin. |