Research and Implementation Manual: Research Cycle Overview

Section 2: Research Cycle Overview

Timeline

The following chart presents an overview of the research program cycle timeline.

Anchor: #i1002673Overview of Research Cycle Timeline
Approximate Dates	Activity (described in more detail in Section 3)
July 1	RTI requests research needs from D/D/Os, TAPs, and universities. RTI requests semi-annual reports.
July 1 – August 7	Research needs are identified and developed.
August 1	Semi-annual reports (SARs) are due to RTI.
August 7	Research needs from D/D/Os, TAPs, and universities are due to RTI. RTI sends semi-annual reports to PMCs.
August 15	RTI sends research needs to RMC and TAP chairs for review and/or rewrite.
September 1	PD responses on semi-annual reports are due to RTI.
September – October 15	TAP meetings are held to review, rewrite, and prioritize project statements.
October 15	RTI sends advance meeting materials to RMCs, including project statements.
November – first week	Research Management Committee (RMC) fall meetings are held.
November – December 15	PMCs are formed and project statements are refined.
Early December	Research Oversight Committee (ROC) meeting is held.
December 15	Final project statements from PCs are due to RTI.
December 15 – January 31	RTI develops Request for Proposals (RFP).
January 31	RTI sends RFP to universities.
February 1	RTI requests semi-annual reports.
Mid-February – mid-March	Optional pre-proposal meetings are held.
February 15 – June 1	Optional TAP meetings are held to discuss research needs and LRRPs.
March 1	Semi-annual reports are due to RTI.
March 7	RTI sends semi-annual reports to PMCs.
March 25	University proposals are due to RTI.
April 1	PD responses on semi-annual reports are due to RTI. PD justifications for modifications they support are due to RTI. RTI sends proposal review packages to PMCs.
April 1 – May 1	PMCs review proposals.
April 22	RTI requests modifications from universities.
April 22 – May 7	Universities develop modifications.
May 1	Proposal selections are due to RTI.
May 7	Modifications from universities are due to RTI.
May 21	RTI sends advance meeting materials to RMCs.
June – first week	Research Management Committee (RMC) spring meetings are held.
Early July	Research Oversight Committee (ROC) meeting is held.
July – August	RTI finalizes and executes university and in-house project agreements. RTI sends executed project agreements to universities, divisions, and PMCs.
September 1	New fiscal year program begins & PDs assume oversight of projects.