Proposals for Sponsored Programs review and approval must be submitted through Cayuse SP.

Getting Started

UC Davis proposals to Grants.gov must be submitted through Cayuse 424.

Login to Cayuse 424 with your Kerberos login and select Cayuse 424. This will create your Professional Profile.
Complete your Professional Profile so that you may added to proposals.
Attend training sessions at the Office of Research.
View User Guides and Videos.
View FAQs

User Guides and Training Videos

Quick Reference Guide (For Principal Investigators and Department Contract and Grant Administrators)
Cayuse SP Tips (Tips for successfully submitting Internal Processing Forms in and avoiding common issues, such as those related to improper routing.)
Quick Reference: Accessing Awards (For submissions to SPO)
Quick Start Guide for Principal Investigators and Departmental Staff (For submissions to SPO.)
Handbook for Approvers (Administrators that approve proposals and advance accounts for their department/unit/college. This may be a Department Chair and/or Dean.)
Quick Start Guide for View Access (Users with “read-only” access to the Project Dashboard.)
Handbook for Accessing Subawards (For submissions to SPO.)
Handbook for Department Contract & Grant Staff, Principal Investigators and Approvers (For submissions to SPO.)
Handbook for Department Industry-Funded Clinical Trial Staff, Principal Investigators and Approvers (For submissions to the UCDH Contracts Clinical Trials Contracts Office.)
School of Medicine Cayuse SP Guidelines (For submissions involving School of Medicine units or investigators)
Handbook for Submitting a Proposal with Subawards
Handbook for Submitting a Proposal as a Subawardee Institution
Handbook for Role Managers
Cayuse SP Interactive How-to Guide Written Instructions
SP Training Videos (For submissions to SPO)
Cayuse SP Chair Delegation Authorization Form (For submissions to SPO)