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+<!-- Dropdown funder menu and 'create plan' button -->
+
+<%= semantic_form_for @plan, url: plans_path(@plan) do |f| %>
+  <%= f.inputs do %>
+    <%= hidden_field_tag :default_tag, "false" ,:id => "default_tag" %>
+    <div class="createa-project">
+
+      <h1> <%= _('Create a new plan') %> </h1>
+      <div class="info-new-project">
+          <p><%= raw _("<p>Please select from the following drop-down so we can determine what questions and guidance should be displayed in your plan.</p>")%></p>
+      </div>
+
+      <!-- drop down selecting template, org etc -->
+      <div class="dropdowns">
+
+        <!-- funder template dropdown -->
+        <div class="control-group" id="funder-control-group">
+          <div class="controls">
+            <%= f.input :funder_id,
+                :as => :select,
+                :collection => @funders,
+                :label => _('Select your research funder or no funder, as appropariate.'),
+                :input_html => { :multiple => false, :class => ["select2", "select2-container"] },
+                :include_blank =>  _('Select Funder') %>
+
+          <div class="div_clear"></div>
+        </div>   <!-- funder-control-group -->
+
+      </div>   <!-- dropdowns -->
+    </div>   <!-- createa-project -->
+  <% end %>  <!-- f.inputs -->
+
+  <!-- submit buttons -->
+  <%= f.actions do %>
+    <%= f.action :submit,
+    :as => :button,
+    :input_html => { :id => "create-plan-button", :class => "btn btn-primary"},
+    :label => _('Create plan') %>
+  <% end %>   <!-- f.actions -->
+
+<% end %>   <!-- semantic form -->