Federal Initiatives Instructions
Instructions for the Preparation of Projects for Submission in
the Kansas State University Federal Initiatives Book
The Federal Initiatives book is compiled by the Director of Governmental Relations, Sue Peterson, each year to submit to the Kansas Congressional Delegation.
Included with this instructional sheet is the template that must be used. Documents submitted must also be completed in either Microsoft Word 97-2003 or Microsoft Word 2007. Please do not create these documents in another word processing program and then convert it to a Word document. Default settings in other programs are not the same and can be troublesome to fix. Submitted documents will be sent back for correction if not submitted in Word 97-2003 or Word 2007 form. Please do not italicize or bold words. This book is printed in black and white, so please be aware that if you submit anything with color it will not appear in color.
- Re-submission Deadline: Thursday, March 31, 2011
- If you have received funding in the past, use the "Previously Funded Projects" template and supply the last 5 years of funding history (FY 2010 being the last year) including year and amount.
- If you are submitting a new project, use the "New Project" template.
- Re-submit your projects to Sue Peterson at skp@ksu.edu or Megan Umscheid at meganu@ksu.edu.
- Please notify us if you elect NOT to re-submit what you already submitted in November.
*Submissions are preffered to be ONE PAGE only.*
Federal Initiative Request Template:
Margins: Top – .5” Left – .8”
Bottom – .5” Right – .5”
Font: Title – Times New Roman, 14 pt font, Bold
Paragraph Headings – Times New Roman, 12 pt font, Bold
Body – Times New Roman, 11 pt font
The body of the document must be in two columns, single spaced with 0 pt. paragraph spacing
Click here to access the template for a NEW PROJECT.
Click here to access the template for a PREVIOUSLY FUNDED PROJECT.
Federal Initiative Accomplishment Report Template:
The Accomplishment Report only needs to be prepared and submitted in accompaniment those requests that have previously received federal funding. If you are asking for a new funding request this year, you will not need to submit this report.
Margins: Top – .5” Left – .8”
Bottom – .5” Right – .5”
Font: Title – Times New Roman, 12 pt font, Bold
Paragraph Headings – Times New Roman, 12 pt. font, Bold
Body – Times New Roman, 12 pt. font
The document must be single spaced with 0 pt. paragraph spacing.
Click here to access the word version of the report template.
New! – This year when creating the Accomplishment Report to accompany the request, please include the funding history of the request by federal fiscal year.
For any additional questions, please contact Megan Umscheid in the Office of the President at 785-532-6221 or meganu@ksu.edu.