Overview
The Federal Demonstration Partnership is a cooperative initiative among 10 federal agencies and 154 institutional recipients of federal funds. The primary purpose of FDP is to reduce the administrative burdens associated with research grants and contracts. The FDP is a forum for individuals from universities and nonprofits to work collaboratively with federal agency officials to improve the national research enterprise.
Over the lifecycle of award/subaward with a member institution of FDP, there are various templates and processes that can simplify the administration of the award.
Proposal Stage
When Harvard has subawards with other FDP institutions, the standard statement of intent (SOI) should be used as a cover page and must be signed by your OSP representative. Please contact your OSP representative to complete the SOI. Large amounts of institutional information beyond what is captured in our SOI should not be requested, as this information can be found in the FDP clearinghouse, in the link found in our resources below. Any additional request for institutional information should be communicated to your OSP representative.
Resources
The FDP prior approval matrix is a quick reference guide when managing these awards. Some prior approval requirements are waived for FDP members, reducing the administrative burden.