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Letters of Support from CTSI

Need a letter of support from the CTSI or boilerplate language for your grants? The CTSI can help you with that. See below for steps to request these materials.

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Do you need a letter of support from CTSI? Are you using a URochester Medicine research resource and need to describe it in your grant application? The CTSI Research Help Desk can provide you with up-to-date and pre-approved boilerplate language for:

  • Responsible Conduct of Research language for K and T awards
  • Facilities and Resources documents for centers, departments and other resources across the University of Rochester
  • Human Subjects Protection Plans

Get Started

Please use the following process and template to obtain a letter of support from the CTSI.

  1. Download the current letter of support template (updated August 20, 2025).
  2. Modify the template with your project-specific information.
  3. Email your drafted letter of support along with your specific aims page to researchhelp@urmc.rochester.edu.
  4. Research Help will work with you to create a final version of the letter for review and signature by a CTSI co-director.

Note: If your grant involves use of the CTSA Program for multicenter investigations, you need to provide a full copy of the grant. If there are particular requirements that the letter should address, please let us know.

Boilerplate language for your grant is available upon request.

Contact

For questions, contact researchhelp@urmc.rochester.edu