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ORGANIZATION AND PROJECT CONTACTSTheOrganizationandProjectContactssectioncontainstheapplicantinformationandcontactsfortheproposal. Toassignaproposalcontactrole,e.g.,PrincipalInvestigator,selectthenameifitappearsinthedropdown.Contactsalreadyassociatedwithyourorganizationwillappearinthedropdowns.Youmayaddanewcontactbyclicking,AddNew.
Pleasenote: Onlyoneindividualcanbenominatedforeachrole.Thesameindividualcanplaymorethanoneroleontheproposal.
TABLE OF CONTENTSTheTableofContentsmaybeusedtonavigatetovarioussectionsoftheproposal. Clickonasectionnametojumptoaparticularpartoftheproposalandviewthequestionsforthatsection.ThisTableofContentswillchangeandadditionalsectionsmayappearasmoredetailisaddedtotheproposal.
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ThefollowingoutlinestheelementsofaproposalforTheAndrewW.MellonFoundation,includingthequestions,fields,andrequireddocumentstobecompleted.
Assistance: Fortechnicalsupport,[email protected] orcall(212)500-2484duringbusinesshours(9:00a.m.⎼ 5:30p.m.EST).Youshouldexpectaresponsetoyouremailwithinthreebusinessdays. Forprogram-relatedquestions,pleasecontactprogramstaff.
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PROPOSAL INFORMATIONTheProposalInformationsectionincludessummaryinformationabouttheproposal,includingashortprojecttitle,theamountrequestedinUSdollarsandthelengthoftimeneededtocompletethesupportedactivities.Aprogramareawillbeassignedinthedropdownmenu.Pleaseincludeaclearandconcisedescriptionoftheproposedwork.
PROPOSAL NARRATIVETheProposalNarrativesectionlistsrequireddocumentstobeuploaded.Eachdocumentisuploadedtotheproposalusingthe“+”signtotherightofthedocumentname.Thedocumenttype,e.g.,CoverLetter,willautomaticallybeassignedtothedocumentuponupload. Pleasenote:TheCoverLetterandEndorsementLetters willberequestedatthetimeoftheFinalProposal.
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Pleasenote: Throughoutthegranteeportal,sometextfields,including“DescriptionofProposalWork”shownatleft,supportrichtextformatting. Youcanalsocopy/paste intothesefieldsfromaWorddocument.
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PROPOSAL DETAILSTheProposalDetailssectionconsistsofasetofquestionsabouttheproposedwork.IfYes isselected,additionalrichtextfieldsappear,requestingmoredetail.
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PROPOSAL DETAILS, CONTINUEDTheProposalDetailssectionconsistsofasetofquestionsabouttheproposedwork.IfYes isselected,additionalrichtextfieldsappear,requestingmoredetail.
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GRANT BUDGETTheGrantBudgetsectioncontainsinformationaboutthebudgetasitrelatestotheproposedgrant.ThebudgetshouldbereviewedandapprovedbytheappropriateorganizationalauthorityasevidencedintheAuthorizationsection. Pleasenote: Thisinformationisnotcollectedforproposedendowmentgrants.
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BUDGET NARRATIVETheBudgetNarrativesectionincludesdescriptionsofeachexpenditurecategory,budgettotalsforeachcategory,andrichtextfieldsinwhichdetailsabouteachcategorymaybeprovided.
Pleasenote:Thisinformationisnotcollectedforproposedendowmentgrants.
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DOCUMENTSTheDocumentssectionprovidesaspacetouploadproposaldocuments,whichmaybeaddedtoeachsectionbyclickingthe“+”sign.
Formoreinstructiononhowtouploaddocuments,pleaserefertotheDocumentsGuide.
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ENDOWMENT GRANTS – SPECIAL REQUIREMENTSPleaseselectthe”EndowmentCompliance”documenttypefromthelistofoptions.Additionaldocumentationisrequiredforendowmentgrantsiftheapplicantorganization’sendowmentisunder$100million.
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BANKING DETAILSAtthetimeofthefinalproposalsubmission,providedetailsconfirmingyourorganization'sbanknameandaccountnumber.Ifthegrantisapproved,thisbankinformationwillbeusedtoprocesspayments.
Formoreinstructiononhowtouploaddocuments,pleaserefertotheConfirmBankInformationGuide.
GRANTEE OBLIGATIONS NOTICEAtthetimeofthefinalproposalsubmission,pleasecarefullyreadthenoticeoutlininggrantees’obligationstoTheAndrewW.MellonFoundation.BycheckingtheboxattheendofthetextandclickingSave,youareindicatingagreementtotheseterms.
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ASSISTANCE:Fortechnicalsupport,[email protected] orcall(212)500-2484duringbusinesshours(9:00a.m.⎼ 5:30p.m.EST).Youshouldexpectaresponsetoyouremailwithinthreebusinessdays.Forprogram-relatedquestions,pleasecontactprogramstaff.
