ORIENTATION
Grants Development Office
Grants Development Office
Who We Are
Grants Development – GDO (“Pre-Award”) is part of the
Division of Academic Affairs, Office of Academic Programs
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Kathy Meeker, Director
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Christine Barberio, Senior Grantswriter
Sponsored Programs (“Post-Award”) is part of the
Division of Finance & Administration
o Denise Straut, Director
o Aleksandra Andreic, Sponsored Programs Manager
o Melissa Nicosia, Human Resources Manager
o Kimala Clark, Purchasing/Travel
o Lara Woods, Payroll / Cost Share
Grants Development Office
GDO’s Mission
″The Grants Development Office assists faculty, staff,
and external collaborators, when relevant, with
conceptualizing, planning, preparing and submitting
proposals for externally funded grants; and promotes
academic excellence at the College through facilitation
and support of research, creativity, and scholarly
activity, including that which engages students.″
Mission Statement, June 1, 2010
Grants Development Office
Pre- and Post-Award Services
Pre-Award
Post-Award
(Grants Development Office)
(Sponsored Programs)
Helps you identify,
apply for, and obtain
the funding
Helps you manage the
funding and comply
with various policies,
both internal and
external
We collaborate closely. By working with us, you can design a
program for external funding that complies with guidelines,
avoids conflicts, and provides maximum flexibility.
Grants Development Office
Institutional Relations
It is the policy of the College that all grants and
contracts submitted to external sponsors must be
cleared through the Grants Development Office
(grants and some contracts) and/or Sponsored
Programs (contracts), and approved by the College’s
Authorized Organizational Representative (AOR).
Link to Policy Library: http://policies.oneonta.edu/
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Research Foundation for SUNY
Regardless of value, all externally funded awards
to SUNY Oneonta for research, training, programs,
curriculum development, etc. are fiscally administered
by the Research Foundation for SUNY (RF). The RF
is a private, nonprofit educational corporation whose
primary responsibility is the administration of externally
funded contracts and grants for and on behalf of the State
University of New York.
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Sponsored Program Activity
For fiscal year 2013-2014:
SUNY Oneonta ranked second (behind
Buffalo State College) of the twenty-one
SUNY University Colleges and Technology
Colleges in sponsored program expenditures.
(SUNY Oneonta total = ~$6.5 million in direct
and indirect costs.)
Source: Research Foundation for SUNY
Grants Development Office
Proposal Preparation
We help to:
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Brainstorm project ideas
Research funding opportunities
Strategize approaches for seeking funds
Develop and edit proposal narratives
Draft proposal budgets
Facilitate the support of administration and external partners
Ensure compliance with sponsor requirements
Work with Sponsored Programs to secure campus
approvals for submission
Submit applications, electronically or otherwise
Grants Development Office
Recent Grant-Seeking Activity
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32 grant proposals submitted in 2013/14
(requesting a total of ~$4.3 million)
 9 grants awarded in 2013/14
(total funding = ~$2.5 million)
 Current RF grant portfolio
includes awards from:
NSF, NIH, NASA, US Dept of Education, American
Psychological Assoc, Spencer Fdn, NYC DEP, SUNY
competitive grant programs, and others
Grants Development Office
Grant-Seeking Resources
Grants Development Office
Life of the Mind
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Celebration of Teaching in all Forms
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Showcase of Faculty Accomplishment
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Research / Scholarly Activity
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Performing Arts / Creative Activity
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Student Engagement
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Service Learning
Held in conjunction with the CGHH
Lecture in Environmental Education
and Communication
The GDO organizes and produces the Life of the Mind
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Life of the Mind (cont.)
The 2013 LOTM featured:
65 presentations
o 119 faculty, students and collaborators
o Nearly 30 departments and affiliated institutions
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The full program with abstracts is available at:
http://www.oneonta.edu/academics/lotm/
LIFE OF THE MIND V – November 6, 2014
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The GDO organizes and produces Student Research &
Creative Activity Day; the 2014 SRCA Day featured:
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127 projects
191 student co-authors
73 faculty sponsors
Keynote Speaker: Chuck Bogosta ‘80 (Executive VP, University
of Pittsburgh Medical Center; President, International and
Commercial Services Division; President, UPMC CancerCenter)
For full program including abstracts see
http://www.oneonta.edu/advancement/grants/SRD.asp
Grants Development Office
Faculty Grant Programs
Administered by the GDO
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Competitively peer-reviewed campus grant programs
that fund research ($3,000 max) and creative activity
($2,000 max) projects
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Funded from Research Foundation for SUNY
indirect cost recovery (and a 3-year StAR award)
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Applications due in early spring semester for funding
on a fiscal year basis (July 1 to June 30)
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2014 round: 23 awards (17 research, 6 creative activity)
totaling ~$56,000
http://www.oneonta.edu/advancement/grants/small.asp
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Student Grant Program
Administered by the GDO
Student Grant Program for Research
and Creative Activity
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$1,500 maximum request per project (+ fellowships)
Submitted by student(s) with faculty sponsorship
Funded by College at Oneonta Foundation, Alumni
Association, and others (~$60,000 in 2013/14)
Applications reviewed by Committee on Research;
47 grants totaling ~$77,000 awarded in 2013/14
Recipients present at SRCA Day
See www.oneonta.edu/academics/frc/ for guidelines
Grants Development Office
Other Services
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Promotion of faculty and student research
and scholarly activity through special projects
and initiatives
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Outreach (campus and community)
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Grant writing workshops/classes
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Support to the College’s significant
private fund raising efforts
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Service on College Committees
Grants Development Office
We THANK YOU
and look forward to
working with you!