Pre-Award Services Request Form

Please complete the following questionnaire regarding your interest in research support for grant opportunities. This information will help Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center’s Pre-Award team to determine the next steps for coordination with the Sponsored Programs Office, the Sponsor, and Administration. Once this form has been submitted, a member of the research team will contact you within two business days. If you have any questions or concerns please contact Cindy Hoffmeier at cindy_hoffmeier@unc.edu

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If unsure who to select, please indicate Cindy Hoffmeier and a grant specialist will be assigned to you.

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Alert! Routing Deadline Missed

You have selected a due date a week, or less, away from today. As a reminder, all grants must be routed for University approval at least 5 business days before they are due.


We will address this particular case with you directly, but be aware that we may not be able to submit this project. If we are able to submit, service will be limited due to the limited lead time.

Alert! Short Lead Time

You have selected a due date two weeks, or less, away from today. We will address this particular case with you directly, but be aware that service will be limited due to the limited lead time.

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Provide available contact information.

(NIH, NCI, foundation name, etc.)

(PA-20-185, Young Investigator Award, Parent R21, etc.)

Is this a Multiple PI (MPI) project?*
Will there be any outgoing subcontracts on your proposal?*

Please provide available details including subcontract institution, PI name, administrative contact, etc.


Does this research involve HUMAN SUBJECTS?*
Does the research include "human subjects research" as defined by federal regulations, including exempt research where data is identifiable?
Does the research involve the collection or use of biospecimens that are individually identifiable or for which there is at least a very small risk that there is some way to deduce the identity of an individual?
Does the research generate individual level, human genomic data from biospecimens, or the use of such data, regardless of whether the data is "identifiable" per the Common Rule?
Does the research involve information about an individual for which there is at least a very small risk, as determined by current scientific practices or statistical methods, that the subject’s identity could be deduced?
Does your project have a clinical component that may require budget development support from CPO finance?
Does your project involve an Investigational New Drug (IND) or Investigational Device Exemption (IDE) that is held by UNC?
Will you need assistance with developing the protocol or other study documents?

Does this research involve ANIMAL SUBJECTS?*

Will you need a Letter of Support from the Cancer Center Director, Robert Ferris?*
Will you be using an LCCC Shared Resource Core and/or School of Medicine Core facilities?*
Will you collect or process participant samples or will you be sharing sample-related data generated by the grant in a national database/repository at publication?*

List personnel and effort to be included on a draft budget, if known at this time.

Budget documents, invitation to apply, guidelines, anything else you think would be pertinent at this stage.

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Please include any other details you feel are pertinent to the planning stages of this submission.

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Editor services

Scientific editing support is available to Lineberger CCC members and their affiliates free of charge. You will receive a follow-up email introducing you to this optional service.