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General Guidelines for UMBC Routing Forms

• "Phase-I" (non-budget) observing proposals that require an NSPIRES submission
• "Phase-II" Budget proposals

Fill out the form as detailed below. Please work with the JCA admin. staff (or Director) if you have questions.
Do NOT submit the completed form directly to OSP! (signatures of the JCA director & others are required first).

Standard Responses:

Q-1	This should be identical to the science proposal (replace words in the middle of the title with "..." if original title is longer than 110 characters)
Q-2	Dept: Physics/JCA Ext: (use 5-1958, if you dont have an UMBC office). Only list UMBC people as Co-PIs (dont list co-Is) Note Any co-PIs also have to sign the routing form
Q-3	(proposal-specific)
Q-4	Check as appropriate (eg Check "Announcement/Special Program Guidelines/RFP/RFA" - for 'regular' NASA proposals you do NOT have to attach the hardcopies of the Guidelines to every proposal, as the JCA Director will work with OSP to ensure the guidelines are responded to adequately)
Q-5	Contact: Deborah Cherry Ext: 5-1958 E-mail: cherry@umbc.edu
Q-6	List if appropriate (or leave blank)
Q-7	List if appropriate (or leave blank)
Q-8	Check as appropriate (eg Check "Research" and "Grant")
Q-9	Check as appropriate (eg Check "New")
Q-10	(proposal-specific)
Q-11	Enter only the dollar amounts that UMBC will receive. To calculate Indirect costs, use 30% on NASA grants, 47% on other grants (including Chandra & HST)
Q-12	Enter appropriate percentage (as used in Q-10). (a) Check "yes" if 30% used & check "Written Sponsor Policy" (no need to attach policy). Check "no" if 47% used (& leave rest blank). (b) (leave blank). (c) (leave blank).
Q-13	Check "No"
Q-14	dont forget!.
Q-15	Check "No"
Q-16	Check as appropriate (eg Check "No")
Q-17	Check as appropriate (eg Check "No", "No", "No")
Q-18	Please include "Astrophysics" Other suggestions: "X-rays", "Galaxies", "Spectra", "Imaging", "Black Holes" ... (as appropriate)
Q-19	Check as appropriate (eg Check "No")
Q-20	Check as appropriate (eg Check "does not")

On completion, the signed form should be send to the JCA Admin staff (Hardcopy if possible, Fax if not) along with all other necessary forms etc associated with the proposal. The information will be checked, the necessary signatures collected. Assuming UMBC OSP approves the budget, the routing form, and any institutionally endorsed forms will be returned to you for submission.