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interested investigators who are submitting proposals requiring one. We are here to support your proposal and look forward to partnering with you.</p> <p><strong>Please note that this process can take up to 3 weeks. </strong></p> <p>To request a general letter of support from CTSI's Director, please follow the directions below:</p> <h4>Requesting a General Letter of Support</h4> <ol> <li><strong>Complete the letter of support <a href="https://forms.office.com/r/2Zkegj3Kgq">intake form</a>: </strong>This brief intake form is used to track letters of support we've issued. Please complete this <a href="https://forms.office.com/r/2Zkegj3Kgq">letter request intake form</a> to the best of your ability and upload any documents in the attachment field at the end of the form. <strong>If possible, please submit letter requests with two weeks or more notice to allow us to meet your project deadline.</strong></li> <li><strong>Complete and submit a draft letter: </strong>Fill out the letter of support template (download link below), and upload in the intake form or email it to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#82e1f6f1ebc2f7e1f1e4ace7e6f7"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="593a2d2a30192c3a2a3f773c3d2c">[email protected]</span></a>. We will work to produce a DocuSign-ed copy of the letter from the Director of CTSI within 2-3 business days.</li> </ol> <ul class="rteindent1"> <li><a href="/sites/g/files/tkssra3501/f/wysiwyg/CTSI%20Letter%20of%20Support%20-%20Blank%20Template.docx">CTSI Letter of Support Template</a></li> </ul> <p>Please email us at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#2a495e59436a5f49594c044f4e5f"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="abc8dfd8c2ebdec8d8cd85cecfde">[email protected]</span></a> if you have any questions or need assistance with this letter of support request process.</p> <p>To request a specialized letter of support from one of our programs, please use the contact information below:</p> <h4>Requesting a Program Specific Letter of Support</h4> <ul> <li>To request a letter from our <a href="https://ctsi.ucsf.edu/about-us/programs/participant-recruitment">Participant Recruitment Program</a>, please contact <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#eb9b999bab9e88988dc58e8f9e"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="ea9a989aaa9f89998cc48f8e9f">[email protected]</span></a>.</li> <li>To request a letter from our <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#e8809c9c989bd2c7c78b9c9b81c69d8b9b8ec68d8c9dc7898a879d9cc59d9bc7989a878f9a89859bc78b87869b9d849c899c818786c59b8d9a9e818b8d9b">Consultation Services program</a>, please contact <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#a6c5d2d5cf88c5c9c8d5d3cad2cfc8c1e6d3c5d5c088c3c2d3"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="89eafdfae0a7eae6e7fafce5fde0e7eec9fceafaefa7ecedfc">[email protected]</span></a>.</li> <li>To request a letter from our <a href="https://ctsi.ucsf.edu/about-us/programs/community-engagement">Community Engagement</a> or <a href="https://ctsi.ucsf.edu/about-us/programs/rage">RAGE</a> programs, please contact <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#81e2f5f2e8afe2eeececf4efe8f5f8e4efe6e0e6e4ece4eff5aff3e0e6e4c1f4e2f2e7afe4e5f4"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="d0b3a4a3b9feb3bfbdbda5beb9a4a9b5beb7b1b7b5bdb5bea4fea2b1b7b590a5b3a3b6feb5b4a5">[email protected]</span></a>.</li> </ul> </div></div></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="sidebar" class="column"> </div> </div></div> <div id="footer"> <div class="section"> <div class="region region-footer"> <div id="block-block-76" class="block block-block"> <div class="content"> <style type="text/css"> <![CDATA[/* ><!]]>*/ </style> <div class="wysiwyg_twocols layout--20-80"> <div class="wysiwyg_twocols--first"> <p><a href="/contact" style="color:#FFF">Contact CTSI</a><br /><br /><a href="/about-us/ctsi-identity" style="color:#FFF">CTSI Identity</a></p> </div> <div class="wysiwyg_twocols--second"> <div id="ctsi-footer"> <p><strong>Accelerating Research to Improve Health</strong></p> <p>The UCSF Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI) is part of the Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA) program funded by the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) (Grant Number UL1 TR001872). 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