Starting a research participation program requires only three steps:

• Contact ORISE to request a draft proposal

Call Tom Richmond, CDC Program Manager, at (865) 576-2194 or richmont@orau.gov. A draft proposal will be e-mailed to you. After reviewing the proposal, you may notify ORISE via e-mail of your acceptance of the proposal or of any needed changes. ORISE will then request that DOE mail you a formal proposal.

• Submit funding

The next step is to submit a funding document (Inter-Agency Agreement - IAA) to DOE, which indicates your formal acceptance of the proposal. You should allow approximately 4-5 weeks for the entire process to take place. This time frame allows about 3 weeks for you to complete the internal CDC/FMO approval process for the IAA, and up to 10 days for DOE to approve the IAA. You should mail the funding document directly to DOE and send ORISE a courtesy copy.

• Appoint research participants

After DOE approves the IAA, you may appoint research participants to your program.  You must send ORISE both a completed Participant Application and a Selection Form. The Selection Form identifies important information related to the appointment (researcher’s name, work location, brief description of research, starting date, monthly stipend, etc.).  Upon receipt of this information, ORISE sends a formal Appointment Letter to the applicant.  You must also submit to ORISE a Certificate of Start, which documents the first day that the participant began and will be paid for.