The Proposal Process
All proposals to funding agencies must be submitted through LBL’s formal proposal submission process. Do not directly submit proposals to agencies – this is a violation of policy and will jeopardize your ability to accept an award if you are successful.
Contact Grants Analyst Early
If you are planning to submit a proposal for any upcoming deadline, please contact your Grants Analyst immediately. If you don’t know who your analyst is, please contact Justin Heady (jheady@lbl.gov or (510) 486-6185).
Who May Submit a Proposal?
To submit a proposal through the Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory you must have Principal Investigator status. Employees with the following titles have Principal Investigator status: Research Scientist, Staff Scientist, and Senior Scientist. If you are not appointed in one of these titles your Grants Analyst will assist you in requesting status from the BSE Director.
Deadline Schedule for Required Proposal Components
| Proposal Type | Notify Proposal/Grant Analyst* | Title, Draft SOW/Docs, Budget Outline* | Final Budget & Justification* | Final Content* |
| DOE / Fed Prime | 25 | 20 | 10 | 5 |
| DOE / Fed Sub | 20 | 15 | 10 | 5 |
| Foreign | 100 | 95 | 85 | 85 |
| WFO/SPP | 20 | 15 | 12 | 12 |
| CRADA | 30 | 25 | 15 | 15 |
| Fellowships | 15 | 10 | 5 | 5 |
| Internal Funding Programs | 15 | 10 | 5 | 5 |
| * # of business days before submission deadline to submit to Grants Analyst | ||||
Once Awarded
As soon as you receive a notice of award or intent to award, please notify your Grants Analyst who will work with the appropriate LBL offices to finalize and accept the award.
