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Office of Research Administration

Quick Access Resources

PARS
(Proposal APPROVAL ROUTING SYSTEM) Research
Reporting Dashboard

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Proposal Toolkit

ORA has put together a Proposal Toolkit to assist PIs with proposal preparation and submission. Below are links and documents that should help answer some common questions and provide guidance on ORA and sponsor policies. For additional assistance with proposal-related questions, please contact ORA Pre Award Team at proposals@maine.edu.

General Resources

Rate Information

Common Sponsor PORTALS & RESOURCES

Click on any of the Portal titles to view related resources.

Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide (PAPPG) – May 2024

Research.gov (previously known as Fastlane)

Workspace Training

eRA Commons

NIH Application Guide

Office of Extramural Research: Grants & Funding

Apply for a Grant

USDA / NIFA Grants.gov Application Guide

June ___, 2025: Changed layout from WordPress’s “Content Blocks” to “Gutenberg” format to modernize page and increase overall performance. The related UMaine Research links were updated in style and two easy access buttons were introduced to access PARS and Research Reporting Dashboard faster. The resources in this toolkit were arranged by those corresponding to “General Resources” and “Rate Information” for clarity. The “Common Sponsor Guidelines & Websites” section was organized and renamed “Common Sponsor Portals & Resources” Proposals Team email (proposals@maine.edu) was swapped in and ora@maine.edu was swapped out to direct inquiries faster.