No, all faculty are encouraged to submit projects.

No, this opportunity is for current faculty only. You can be a co-researcher on the grant. 

Please see the 4-VA website for this information. It is unique to each participating institution.  

You should have received an initiation grant before applying for a scale-up. That said, you can still apply for the scale-up.    

The PI’s home department will be responsible for all purchases or expenditures related to this award. 4-VA at JMU will reimburse the academic department for authorized award-related expenditures, as detailed in the proposal and/or approved amendments. All 4-VA award expenditures must comply with the JMU Financial Procedures Manual and university, state, and federal policies. Unused funds will be retained by 4-VA at JMU after the project timeline expires, as outlined in the awarded proposal, or after one year of inactivity.

Yes, they follow the same reimbursement process. More details are provided in question 5.  

No, unfortunately, the funds do not roll over to the next year. 

Refer to the 4-VA website. We often try to accommodate requests to support researchers affiliated with unfunded institutions that are members of 4-VA.  

They can be collaborators, but they will not be eligible for funding support, either directly through the initiation, scale-up, or complementary funds.  

No, that is not complimentary funding. You would be listed as a co-PI on the JMU proposal. 

Yes, but only one person can apply for the complementary fund. 

Applications usually open in January, and are not due until Mid-February, and decisions made by April. Funds become available July 1 with the new fiscal year and must be spent by the end of the fiscal year.  

The home department must submit an ATV (Agency Transaction Voucher) to REDI to process the funds transfer. 

This has happened before, but we are prioritizing funding a single project for a PI/co-pi.