Develop Proposal
Developing proposals for grants and contracts:
Obtaining information about funding opportunities
- Obtain program guidelines, applications, abstracts of funded projects, and sample funded proposals.
PI support and training
- Make available grant writing workshops and other training opportunities.
- Provide travel funds for applicant visits with agency program officers or other collaborators.
Foster collaborations
- Identify faculty and staff with similar research and creative interests.
- Identify and organize teams seeking funding for large interdisciplinary projects.
Liaison with external agencies
- Assist with contact and arranging visits with appropriate agency program officers.
- Act as liaison with federal, state, and foundation funding agencies for pre-award information and support.
Guide proposal development
- Assist with the development or revision of proposals for external submission.
- Identify consultants and other experts within or outside CMU.
- Provide proposal review and editing.
- Compose letters of support.
- Engage internal and external grant writers on major grant projects.
- Obtain required assurances from CMU officials and external entities.
- Provide follow-up consultation toward the revision and resubmission of declined proposals, including obtaining and interpreting reviewer comments and contacting the agency for additional insights into the review process.
Support budget preparation
- Assist with budget development and assure funding requests align with CMU and sponsor guidelines.
- Assist with the development of budget narratives.
- Complete agency-specific budget forms.
