How We Express these Values through Service
• Serve as the central point of contact for sponsors.
• Serve as a source of current information about University and
sponsor regulations, policies and procedures.
• Monitor sponsor announcements and disseminates grant opportunities
to prospective stakeholders on campus.
• Provide current information about sponsors and their requirements.
• Conduct funding searches and matches project ideas with sponsor
interests.
• Periodically visits with faculty members in their offices to discuss
their project interests and needs.
• Help prospective applicants develop their project ideas.
• Help faculty members initiate pre-proposal contact with potential
sponsors.
• Serve as liaison for faculty members wishing to work with outside
partners and assists with the development of appropriate partnership
agreements.
• Offer presentations, workshops, training, and brown bag sessions
for faculty to learn more about sponsored research topics and to network
with one another.
• Help obtain model proposals from funded projects and helps faculty
create model proposals for their own future reference and that of
their colleagues.
• Help applicants interpret and comply with sponsor guidelines and
requirements and provides responsive proposal outlines.
• Help applicants assemble compliant application packages.
• Provide technical assistance for sponsors requiring electronic
submission.
• Help develop and narrate budgets based upon scope of work and sponsor
guidelines.
• Help faculty members secure internal and external cost share when
required by sponsors.
• Provide objective commentary on proposals and offers clear suggestions
for improvement as needed.
• Assist faculty in meeting the reporting requirements of sponsors.
• Assist with the identification, protection, and licensing of intellectual
property.
• Help project directors manage their grant accounts through close-out.
• Help faculty members revise and resubmit applications as needed.
• Provide institutional reports of applications and awards.
