The bare minimum required by Research Services before a research project can be opened is

RA1 & RA2 forms
Letter of Offer/Agreement
Copy of Application

For major granting rounds such as the ARC and NHMRC, the funding body will send funding rules and agreements to the institution. UNSW also receives a copy of the award letter and we have a copy of the application. After award announcements are made we contact researchers who have been successful to request additional documentation.

When a grant has been made through a process other than the above ie when you may be undertaking contract research, you will need to provide Research Services with the additional documentation as listed above before funds can be released.