Submission Requirements

The ACT Research Grants Program involves a two stage application process: 

1) Letter of Intent (LOI)

A Letter of Intent (LOI) is required for each grant category.  An applicant is not obligated to submit a Request for Proposal (RFP) if an LOI is submitted. However, an applicant must submit an LOI in order to submit an RFP. An RFP that is submitted without an LOI will result in an automatic denial of funding and the application will be returned to the investigator.   

The LOI must be submitted via email to Nicole Beben, Executive Director at nbeben@saintelizabeth.com in its entirety according to the LOI Guidelines. The following documents must be included with submission:

• Project Budget (1 page maximum)
• Literature References (1 page maximum)

LOIs must be submitted by November 13, 2009, 5pm EST. If an LOI does not meet the content and format requirements as stipulated in the LOI guidelines, the LOI will not be reviewed and it will be returned to the applicant. 

The ACT Research Grants Program Review Panel evaluates each LOI to determine the appropriateness and relevance of a proposed topic for funding. Feedback will be provided to applicants by December 23, 2009.

2) Request for Proposal (RFP)

The Request for Proposal (RFP) must be submitted online in its entirety. The following documents must be attached before submission:

• Most recent annual report if applicable
• Most recent audited financial statement of the primary applicant organization
• Current year operating budget of primary applicant organization
• Team Description (2 page maximum)
• Critical Path (1 page, may be legal size)
• Project Budget (2 page maximum)
• Logic Model for project (1 page maximum, may be legal size)
• Literature References (2 page maximum)
• Funding Source letters
• Proposal Content (8 page maximum)

This section will address each of the following topics:

1. Background
2. Purpose
3. Significance
4. Research Design and Methodology
5. Analysis and Evaluation
6. Knowledge Transfer and Exchange
7. Sustainability and Capacity Building
8. Project Feasibility

RFPs must be submitted by February 26th, 2010, 5:00pm EST. Applicants will be contacted with final funding decisions on or before April 19th, 2010.