NEW DIRECTION AWARDS
INSTRUCTION FORM
Resource Allocation Program (RAP)
University of California San Francisco

Proposal Length: maximum 6 pages, including figures and tables, excluding literature cited.
Format Requirements:  Arial font; 11 pt; minimum 0.5 inch for all margins; no appendices.

Please create one single PDF file including all of the following information:

1. Project Title
2. Amount Requested: $
3. P.I. Name
• Title
• Department/Affiliation
• Email address
• Box No. (or address)
• Phone
4. Abstract (one paragraph only, max 300 words)
5. Co-Investigator Names
• Titles
• Department/Affiliation
• Email address
• Box No. (or address)
• Phone
6. Grant Administrator:
• Title
• Mailing Address:
• Email
• Box No. (or address)
• Phone
7. Human Subjects.  Indicate if Human Subjects will be used or not. Supply the following:
• CHR date of approval
• CHR approval number
• Specify if pending
8. Animal Subjects.  Indicate if Animal Subjects will be used or not. Supply the following:
• CAR date of approval
• CAR approval number
• Specify if pending
9. Human Stem Cells.  Indicate if Human Stem Cell will be used or not. Supply the following:
• CHR date of approval
• CHR approval number
• Specify if pending
10. Specify if you have been funded in the past 5 years by one of the following UCSF agencies:
    List titles of above grants in detail. Include enough information to allow RAP to understand their content. Specify dollar amounts awarded and source of funds (e.g., REAC).
• CTSI-SOS
• REAC
• CFAR
• ARI
• Cancer Center-CIRP
• NCOE
• Academic Senate
• Departmental Startup Funds
• Other UCSF (explain _____)
11. Proposal (maximum 6 pages, including figures and tables, excluding literature cited)
1. New Direction: Explain why this application should be considered a new direction for your laboratory (i.e. a major departure from the subject matter already being studied by you and your collaborators, or re-entry to research activities).
2. Aims
3. Background and Significance
4. Preliminary studies
5. Experimental Design and Methods (include time-table)
6. Explain how this pilot project is important for your career goals (e.g., lead to major funding, etc.)
7. Literature cited (not included in page limit)
12. Budget ($30,000 maximum per proposal) Use NIH Budget Page Form (one year)
    

	Allowable	Not Allowable
PI Salary		X
Post Doc Salary	X
Administrative Support		X
Supplies	X
Equipment	X
Software	X
Personal Computers *		X
Mailing		X
Tuition		X
Travel		X
Research Staff Support (e.g. RSA; Lab. Technician)	X
Patient Care		X
Indirect Costs		X

Administrative support, mail, travel, and personal computer purchase must be required specifically by the research project proposed, and must be clearly justified.
13. Budget Justification: clearly justify all costs fully. Explain why there are insufficient funds available to you for this project.
14. NIH Biosketch of Principal Investigator(s), Co-Principal Investigator(s) and Co-Investigator(s) (4 page format)
    Use Form "PHS 398/2590" from the NIH Grant Applications with other support pages. Include active, pending, and planned proposals. Include percent effort, total direct costs (current year) and potential overlap with the current proposal. A clear description of ALL funding sources available to the PI and Co-Investigators is required. Any potential overlap with the current proposal should be explained.
15. Departmental Approval
    Department Chair/Unit Head should indicate support for the application with signature.