GRIP FAQ

Yes, they can be on more than one but only serve as lead PI on one.

A non tenure-line faculty member can serve as a co-lead (with a tenure-line faculty member) and can serve as a team member.

Yes, but it is not advisable as most assistant professors don’t have experience in leading large, multi-investigator teams.

Yes, but we want most of the funds to support activity at K-State. Include a sub-awardee only if they perform an essential service in the proposed project that is not available here.

No.

Not beyond those normally applying to state accounts.

No, it must be cash.

Both pre-proposals and invited full proposals will be reviewed by a combination of K-State faculty and (where appropriate) external subject matter experts.

No, it depends on how many quality pre-proposals are received.

It is possible that in such a case, the teams may be advised to combine efforts in developing a full proposal (if invited).

Yes, but only if sustaining funds are already identified during and beyond the life of the GRIP project. (A center cannot be sustained on $300K per year for three years.) Creation of a new center or institute should not be the primary goal of a GRIP project. It should be formation of a transdisciplinary team on an exciting research project. A successful GRIP project may lead to the team then submitting one or more proposals for a large center-level grant from a federal agency or other funding source.

At least one of the selected GRIP projects will have goals that align with those in K-State’s Economic Prosperity Plan. But not all proposals are required to be aligned with the Plan, nor is it a requirement to connect the proposed research to economic development or economic impact. Where obvious or where beneficial to the strength of the proposal, however, such information can be included.

We have not announced a rubric for pre-proposals. However, we anticipate providing more detail on format, content, and review criteria for (invited) final proposals at a later time.

According to the investigators’ effort on the project, similar to the way credit is allocated now in Cayuse.

Proposals will be funded at levels UP TO the full amount. Requests for smaller levels of funding are welcome and may make it possible to make more than three GRIP awards.

There is no requirement for the number of departments, colleges, campuses, or other units. However, a reasonable expectation for a ‘transdisciplinary’ team is that faculty come from more than one college.

At a minimum, the two-page pre-proposal must include a title, summary, and list of personnel and their contributions. Goals, milestones, metrics, target funding opportunities, potential partners, potential economic impact, other support that can be leveraged (e.g., existing funding or partnerships), and other supporting information can also be included. Please read the RFP carefully for more information about the GRIP goals.

Yes, but funding cannot go to another country. If the international collaborator wanted to come to K-State to work on the project, that is fine.

No.

Pre-proposals should be submitted as a single PDF file by email to ord@k-state.edu by 5 p.m. CST, Tuesday Dec. 6, 2022. Late submissions will not be accepted.

No, they need to pick one.

The latter, as a courtesy.