Applying for and Managing
Grants: How CPR Can Help
Agenda
Pre-Award
1. Finding Grant Opportunities
2. Applying for grants
Post-Award
Liaising with the Research Foundation and Others for
1. Hiring Employees
2. Contractors, Vendors, Travel
3. Budget Monitoring
4. Reporting Requirements
Finding Grant Opportunities
Finding Grant Opportunities
With our Help
• Discuss your Research Interests with Jim
• Monthly emails
• Specific Search?
• For Graduate Students: ABD workshop with
Jim and Matt Ingram
Finding Grant Opportunities
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On Your own
• Grants.gov
• NSF, NIJ, NIH, etc.
• Philanthropy News Digest (Foundation Center)
• Last resort: Google!
Finding Grant Opportunities
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Remember to check:
• Eligibility
• Due Date(s)
• Budget floor/ceiling
Quick Examples
• Grants.gov: www.grants.gov
• Philanthropy News Digest (PND):
http://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rfps
Applying for Grants
The Research Foundation
Understanding the Process
• The Research Foundation and The
University at Albany
• Timeline for Submissions
– To CPR 10 business days before submission date
– From CPR to Office of Pre-Award and Compliance
Services no later than 5 business days before
submission date
The Research Foundation
Understanding the Process (Continued)
• COEUS – what is it and what do I do with it?
• Conflict of Interest Forms
• Registration with Sponsors (when required)
Budget creation and assistance
Research budgets with your input as to needs
and following the requirements of:
• The Federal Government
• The Sponsor
• The Research Foundation
• The University
Review of proposal pieces to ensure
compliance with guidelines
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All required pieces are included
Each piece has all required sections
Proofreading for proper grammar and spelling
Comparison of references cited to reference
list
• Proper Formatting and Page Limits
Assistance with COEUS
• The PI must create the COEUS entry, save,
then add CPR staff as aggregators
• ALWAYS capitalize your Net ID!
• Major portions can be input and uploaded by
CPR Staff
• The PI and any Co-PIs must certify in COEUS
Post-Award
Acting as a liaison between you,
The Research Foundation for SUNY,
and Others
Research Foundation Human
Resources
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Who can you hire?
Do you need to do a Search?
Preparing Employment Paperwork
Assisting with Time reporting
Award Management Services and
Purchasing
• Independent Contractor, Vendor, and
Honorarium Information and Paperwork
• Assist in Travel Advances and
Reimbursement
• Always use the RF Travel Agent, Stovroff
& Taylor
Award Management Services and
Purchasing (Continued)
• Ensure that you are staying on budget
and following sponsor guidelines
• Assisting with reporting requirements to
your sponsor
Some of our Center for Policy
Research Faculty
Gang Chen
Shawn Bushway
Ashley Fox
Rey Koslowski
Patricia Strach
Stephan Stohler
And Many More!
Questions?