Audit of Entire Proposal Successful

• What does it mean to pass audit?
• To edit the proposal further or print proposal forms
• Who should create the PRF?
• What happens when the PRF is created?
• To start the PRF

After the audit of the entire proposal is successful, you can edit the proposal further, print the proposal pages, or generate the proposal’s accompanying Proposal Routing Form (PRF).

The word DRAFT will no longer appear on the printed proposal pages.

To edit the proposal further or print proposal forms

Click the Continue Editing button.

Who should create the PRF?

The person who clicks the Create PRF button is the Preparer, and as such is responsible for completing and editing the PRF. The Preparer is the only person who can make corrections to the PRF and is the person it will be sent back to for revision if returned during electronic routing. Ascertain who will perform this function in your group of investigators and support staff before proceeding with this step.

PRF creation has two effects:

• Over half of the data elements required for completion of a PRF are sent to the PRF from the proposal; and
• The proposal is Frozen and cannot be modified while in this Status. Frozen refers to proposals that have passed audit and for which a PRF has been generated (but not necessarily completed).

If, after the PRF is generated, changes to the proposal are required, it is possible to unfreeze and modify the proposal.

Unfreezing the proposal can affect the accompanying PRF: if the proposal’s PRF has passed its audit and is in Samsara or Pending Status, unfreezing the proposal also returns the PRF to the PRF Preparer. The PRF must be returned to Samsara or Pending Status prior to submission to SPA. If the PRF is in the process of electronic routing, unfreezing the proposal and returning the PRF to the Preparer starts the PRF signature process over again.

If you have an EGMS proposal, do not start a separate PRF using the OSPA Forms Database. You must generate the PRF from the proposal to link the data files, which facilitates the award setup process.

To start the PRF, click the Create PRF button.