Project Life cycle
This phase includes searching for opportunities, writing, and submitting a proposal.
What is pre-award?
Individuals or organizations affected by project execution. Question: What are Stakeholders?
What are Stakeholders?
A 1–3 page document to gauge funder interest
What is a Letter of Intent (LOI)?
Costs directly linked to a project,
What are Direct Costs?
Report submitted periodically to evaluate progress
What is Progress Report or Reporte Parcial?
The phase includes preparing to receive the award, managing the project/grant, and closing it down.
What is post-award
The person responsible for directing the project
Who is the Principal Investigator (PI)?
A comprehensive document describing the purpose, methods, budget, and outcomes of the project
What is a Full Proposal?
Costs like rent and administrative salaries
What are Indirect Costs or F&A (Facilities and Administrative) or Overhead?
Final document submitted at project end
What is Final Report?
This occurs after submission and before project management
What is Prepare to accept the award?
The legal entity that submits a grant application.
What is the Applicant Organization?
Information necessary for evaluation of the project
What is the Research Plan/Proposal?
A monetary contribution in addition to the funding, from an institution that is different from the funder.
What is matching funds or cost sharing or concurrente?
Documents detailing technical progress
What are Technical Reports?
The stage where the project is executed and monitored.
What is Manage Project / Grant?
Person responsible for proper use of financial resources
Who is the Administrative Responsible?
Expected discoveries, knowledge creation, or new methodologies
What are Outcomes?
A financial instrument used to guarantee the fulfilment of an obligation.
What is a fianza?
Process confirming all technical and financial work has been completed
What is Closeout or carta finiquito?
This document confirms funding has been awarded
What is Notice of Award?
Person with legal authority who is responsible for ensuring compliance with all the terms and conditions of the award
Who is the legal representative or the Authorized organization representative (AOR):
Publications, training, and dissemination activities, are examples of...
What are Committed products?
In México, the type of expense for acquiring equipment and infrastructure.
What is Gasto de Inversión?
Deviations from the authorized proposal
What are Changes?