Internal Routing Form

• Full Name
• MSU School/College
• Department
• MSU Center or Institute (optional)
• Other Department (optional)
• Other Center (optional)
• MSU Email Address
• PI’s Cell Phone Number
• PI’s MSU Office Phone Number
• PI’s Preferred Method of Contact

• FOA URL and Program Name (Attach a PDF of the FOAs to IRF, as well)
• CFDA/ALN Number (optional, but preferred)
• FOA Number (optional, but preferred)
• Type of Funding Mechanism (i.e. is this a grant?)
• Sponsor Type (federal, state, foundation, etc.)
• Sponsor Agency Name
• Funding Subunit (optional)
• Other Sponsor Type (optional)
• Other Sponsor Agency (optional)
• Proposal Due Date

• Project Title
• MSU Role in Application (Prime or Subawardee)
• Primary Location of Work
  • On-Campus
  • Off-Campus
• Submission Type (new, continuation, or revision)
• Other Role (optional)
• Off-Campus Site (optional)
• Type of Activity (is it R&D or not)
• Indirect Cost Rate (refer to F&A Cost Rates)
• Total Funding Amount ($) Requested (total $ of the projected award)
• Proposed Start Date (estimate)
• Description of Type of Activity (optional)
• Other Indirect Cost Rate (optional)
• MSU Share of Funding (total $ of projected award to be given to MSU)
  • Note: if 100% of the request is for MSU, repeat Total Funding ($) Requested here – include funds to be sent to subawardees
  • Note: if MSU is the subawardees, enter the $ amount projected for just MSU
• Other Institution in the Application
  • YES: MSU is the subawardee or MSU will give subaward(s)
  • NO: MSU is the sole recipient of the project funds

 Required ONLY IF MSU is subawardee or will give subawards

• Partner Role in the Application (Prime, Subawardee, Equal Collaborator (NSF-only), Other)
• Partner PI Name (Last, First)
• Partner PI Affiliation (university, organization, corporation, etc.)

• There are six (6) PI surety questions that require a YES or NO answer.
• The PI’s signature on the IRF affirms the veracity of these answers.
• The PI MUST answer these questions YES or NO:
  • Have you been barred, suspended or excluded from participating in Federal or State funded projects/programs?
  • Have you been convicted in the preceding three years of any offenses listed in 2 CFR part 180.800(a) or had a civil judgement for one of those offenses within that time period?
  • Are you presently indicted for or criminally or civilly charged by a governmental entity (Federal, State, Local) with commission of any of the offenses listed in 2 CFR part 180.800(a)?
  • Does your project (including research personnel, subrecipients, or contractors) anticipate utilizing foreign national(s) in the performance of the award? A foreign national is defined as any person who is not a U.S. citizen by birth or naturalization.
  • Do you have a conflict of interest?

• Cost Share: YES or NO (if YES, requires pre-approval from ORA)
  • If YES (what type of cost share)
    • In-kind time (effort)
    • Indirect Cost (waiver)
    • Cash (this is very rare and requires pre-approval)
  • Resource Requirements: will you need space, renovation, construction, a specialized electrical outlet, or any other changes made to accommodate this project?
    • This will help to inform Facilities Management of upcoming needs. YES or NO
  • Purchase and Maintenance Requirements: will this project entail the purchasing of equipment, apparatus, or furniture that is not accounted for in the proposal, e.g. a desk or a table to hold a piece of equipment?
    • This will help to inform Facilities Management of upcoming needs. YES or NO
  • Expanded Utilities Requirements: will this project require utilities, network, or other services beyond what is available currently?
    • This will help to inform Facilities Management of upcoming needs. YES or NO
  • Expanded Personnel Requirements: will this project require personnel not accounted for in the proposal, e.g. a budget officer or admin?
    • This will help to inform your school/dept/center of upcoming needs. YES or NO
  • Does this project involve Human Subjects Research? YES or NO
    • If YES, has the protocol been reviewed by the IRB? YES or NO
  • Does this project involve Animal Research? YES or NO
    • If YES, has the protocol been reviewed by the IACUC? YES or NO
  • Does this project involve Radioactive Materials? YES or NO
    PI must be authorized if YES
  • Does this project involve use of a Radioactive Device? YES or NO
    PI must be authorized if YES
  • Faculty Release Time:
    • If YES, enter EACH faculty member requesting release time under the project’s funds, including NAME, ROLE, and PERCENTAGE (%) of Effort requested

• The PI certifies the following with their signature on the DocuSign IRF Form:
  • This project has been thoroughly discussed with my Department Head, and that I have not committed the institution to expenses which are not covered in the grant except for “in-kind” contributions or cost share which I have thoroughly discussed with the Department Head and the Dean, who both have agreed to fund such expenses from their budgets;
  • The information submitted within the application is true, complete, and accurate to the best of the PI knowledge;
  • Any false, fictitious, or fraudulent statement or claim may subject the PI to criminal, civil, or administrative penalties of local, state, and federal statutes;
  • The PI agrees to accept responsibility for the scientific conduct of the project and to provide the required progress reports if a grant is awarded as a result of the application.

• Primary Principal Investigator (PI) or Project Director (PD)
• Department Chair (required for all Schools, optional for Centers)
• Dean or Center Director
• Research Budget Specialist
• Grants Manager
• Director of Research Administration