You may want to remove a department from the approving dept list, but you may be unsure of why that department appears on the list in the first place.
Most of the information that you need to do this is actually located on the Approving Departments page:
So what do these roles mean, and how can you remove entries?
| Role |
Proposal Page |
Field Name |
Picture of Associated Field |
Action to Remove Field |
| Award Dept | General Information | Award Admin Dept. |  |
If the Role is 'Award Dept.', that Department is associated to the Award Admin Dept. on the General Information page. Changing the Department on the General Information page will update it on the Approving Departments page. |
| Cost Share/Cash Matching Unit | Budget |
Cost Sharing Units |
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If the Role is 'Cost Share/Cash Matching Unit', that Department is associated to Cost Sharing Section on the Budget page of the Proposal. Removing the Department from the Budget page will also remove it from the Approving Departments page.
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Research Team Role (Principal Investigator, |
Investigators/ Research Team |
Role (per Research Team Member) |
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If the role is a member of the Investigator/Research Team (Principal Investigator, Other Key Participant), then that means the Department is associated to at least one member of your Research Team. Remove the Research Team member(s) associated to that Department to remove the Department from the routing chain. |
| Affiliated Center/Institute | General Information | Affiliated Dept (if applicable) |  |
If the Role is 'Affiliated Center/Institute', that Department is associated to the 'Affiliated Dept. (if applicable)' on the General Information page. To add or remove entries, select 'Click Here to Choose Affiliated Dept', then select or deselect Departments. Make sure to click the 'Select' button at the bottom of the window, then Save the General Information page. |
