General Grants Program Process
Pre-Proposal Submission
(Rolling submissions)
Research Committee Makes one of the
following Recommendations for Each Proposal
(Evaluated within 6 weeks)
Recommend to Foundation BOD for
Funding
Accepted Pre-Proposals:
Recommend Not to Fund with Approval
for Resubmission
Pre-Proposal
Investigators Invited to Submit Full
Proposal within 2 Years
Grant Proposal Submitted
February 15
Proposal Reviewed by
Research Committee & Content
Specific External Reviewers
Research Committee Consider all
Proposals at Face-to-Face Meeting
Recommend to Foundation BOD for
Funding After Revisions
Recommend Not to Fund without
Approval for Resubmission
Foundation Board of Directors takes
Action on Recommendations
Investigators Notified of Foundation BOD Action
(June for February submission)