RESEARCH PROJECT PROPOSAL
GEO – University of Georgia, Agricultural Exper Stations
Paperwork Requirements

 Use the World Wide Web to complete forms AD-416, AD-417 and CSREES-2008.

Detailed, context specific help is available on the website. Once each form is completed and saved, the Confirmation Screen must be printed out.

***The final administrative copy will be printed out in the CAES Business Office***
The CAES Business Office will also submit the forms to Washington via the WWW after all forms are complete and received as outlined below.

We request that all paperwork be sent to our office at least two weeks before the start date of a new project.


For Hatch Projects:

  1. Cover letter from Department Head to Dean J. Scott Angle describing the peer review process as required for the establishment of each Hatch Project.
  2. AD-416 Confirmation Screen printout, signed by the P.I. and the Dept. Head
  3. AD-417 Confirmation Screen printout
  4. CSREES-2008 Confirmation Screen printout
    • If the project involves recombinant DNA or RNA, the Institutional Biohazardous Committee approval date must be provided.
    • If the project involves the use of vertebrae animals, the Institutional Care and Use Committee approval date must be provided.
    • If the project involves use of human subjects, the Institutional Committee approval date must be provided.

    THESE DATES ARE REQUIRED BEFORE WASHINGTON WILL APPROVE A PROJECT!!

  5. One hard copy of the project outline. In the case of a Hatch Project, the budget page must be completed and signed by the P.I. and the Department Head. In addition, a Word or WordPerfect document either on a diskette or as a file attachment must be sent. If you are sending it as a file attachment, please send it to lmccaleb@uga.edu. In the case of a Regional Project, send one copy of the outline as received by the P.I. from the Administrative Advisor of the project for our files.

For Grants:

  1. AD-416 Confirmation Screen printout, signed by the P.I. and the Dept. Head
  2. AD-417 Confirmation Screen printout
  3. CSREES-2008 Confirmation Screen printout
    • If the project involves recombinant DNA or RNA, the Institutional Biohazardous Committee approval date must be provided.
    • If the project involves the use of vertebrae animals, the Institutional Care and Use Committee approval date must be provided.
    • If the project involves use of human subjects, the Institutional Committee approval date must be provided.

For Regional Projects:

  1. Cover letter from Department Head to Dean J. Scott Angle
  2. AD-416** Confirmation Screen printout, signed by the P.I. and the Dept. Head
  3. AD-417 Confirmation Screen printout
  4. CSREES-2008 Confirmation Screen printout
    • If the project involves recombinant DNA or RNA, the Institutional Biohazardous Committee approval date must be provided.
    • If the project involves the use of vertebrae animals, the Institutional Care and Use Committee approval date must be provided.
    • If the project involves use of human subjects, the Institutional Committee approval date must be provided.

**The title and objectives must be exactly the same as those of the Regional project, but include only the objectives on which our station will conduct research.


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http://unit.caes.uga.edu/abo/cris_required_paperwork.html
last updated:  May, 2007