Complete Data Activities

To capture data for various offices on campus, two Data tracking Activities were created in PERA. Both should be completed prior to requesting Manager/Reviewer approvals.
Central Office Data
1.

Select Central Office Data from the Funding Proposal Activity list.
2.

Question 1-5 instructions are provided in the Current and Pending/Other Support section.
Refer to Current and Pending/Other Support Instructions.
3.

Agency contact information is frequently requested in Current and Pending reports. Complete these fields with information from the sponsor guidelines or RFP. If not available, leave the fields blank. Post-award will update when project is funded.
4.

PDD (COI) Needed instructions are provided in the PDD – Disclosure of Research Related Financial Interests section. Refer to PERA Interim PDD Process
5.

Select all applicable program types. Multiple types may be selected.
- AFRI, Early Investigator Program, IPA, NIH Training Award, SBIR and STTR are all types of programs for Federal Funding. Sponsor guidelines will state if any of these types apply.
- CARES/CRRSAA/ARP and EPSCoR/DEPSCoR/IDeA are Federal funding set aside for specific types of programs or jurisdictions. Sponsor guidelines will state if either of these types apply.
- Microelectronics should be selected for any projects related to Microelectronics.
- Limited Submission applies to the internally selected submission for a solicitation restricting the number of submissions from one entity. The Office of Research will notify which applicant has been selected.
- Strategic Interdisciplinary Research should be selected for proposals prepared with guidance from the Director of Interdisciplinary Research.
- Preliminary Proposal is any Prelim, Pre-Proposal, Abstract, White Paper, Concept Paper, LOI, etc. Preliminary Proposal is also selected for Draft only budget requests.
- Internal: Office of Research and Internal: Other are Purdue-funded awards for which a proposal has been requested to submit with Pre-Award assistance.
- Award Only and Multi-Sponsored are Funding Proposal types that are created by Post-award for Awards that do not require a proposal.
6.

If the originating sponsor for the funding is not captured in the direct and prime sponsor fields, add the sponsor name here.
Example: Purdue –Other University (direct) — State (prime) — Federal (originating).
7.

All internal personnel from the SmartForm Personnel page will appear here. If an individual that should receive credit is not listed here, return to the SmartForm to add them.
8.

Select Update to complete the Proposal Department field.
Proposal credit will be assigned based on the data in this field. Select the unit that should receive credit for the individual listed. Pre-Award may need to confirm with the specific project personnel which unit to select if the personnel have multiple appointments.

Cost Category, amount, fiscal year, department/unit and cost share type will be entered here for reporting purposes. SPS Clerical Support will ensure this information is entered in a timely manner.
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