Prior approval requests are formal, written submissions to a sponsoring agency that must be approved before certain restricted post-award actions may take place. Common prior approval requests include changes in scope of work, changes to Key Personnel, carryover of funds, budget modifications, and no-cost extensions.

The Office of Research and Economic Development (ORED) assists Principal Investigators (PIs) with the review and submission of prior approval requests that require sponsor approval, including but not limited to:

• No-Cost Extensions (NCE)
• Change of Principal Investigator or Key Personnel (COPs)
• Changes in Scope of Work
• Budget Modifications
• Carryover of Funds Requests

The Award Services and Post-Award teams support prior approval requests. Please refer to the table below to identify the appropriate point of contact for each type of request.

Award Services	Post-Award Representative
No Cost Extensions (NCE)	Budget Modification
Change of PI/Key Personnel	Carryover of funds requests
Change in Scope of Work
Changes in Effort

All requests handled by the Award Services team must be submitted via email to the central inbox at doraward@fiu.edu, along with the completed appropriate form available under the Award Forms section.