ORIENTATION Grants Development Office. ″The Grants Development Office assists faculty, staff, and external collaborators, when relevant, with conceptualizing,

ORIENTATION

Grants Development Office

″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

Mission of the Grants Development Office (GDO)


Who We Are

The GDO (“Pre-Award”) is part of the Division of Academic Affairs, Office of Academic Programso Kathy Meeker, Director

o Christine Barberio, Senior Grantswriter

Sponsored Programs (“Post-Award”) is part of the Division of Finance & Administration

o Denise Straut, Directoro Aleksandra Andreic, Sponsored Programs Manager

o Melissa Nicosia, Human Resources Managero Kimala Clark, Purchasing/Travel

o Lara Woods, Payroll / Cost Share


Pre- and Post-Award Services

Pre-Award(GDO)

Helps you identify, apply for, and obtain

the funding

Post-Award(Sponsored Programs)

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.


It is the policy of the College that all grants and contracts submitted to external sources must be cleared through the GDO (grants and some contracts) and/or Sponsored Programs or Finance & Administration (most contracts), and approved by the College’s Authorized Organizational Representative (AOR).

Link to Policy Library: http://policies.oneonta.edu/

Institutional Relations


All external grants must be ‘routed’ for relevant approvals at least 5 working days in advance of the deadline: ● Department Chair ● Dean ● Provost ● VP Finance & Administration

Department Chair and Dean must be informed of intention to submit a grant well in advance of the 5 day routing window, particularly if matching funds, course release, equipment acquisition and/or other institutional commitments are anticipated

Final budget is included with routing form; GDO/SP Directors help develop and review budgets in advance, and facilitate institutional routing

Remember – the institution, not the faculty member, is the grant awardee. In order for the College to accept an award, routing procedures must be

followed. Always contact the GDO first thing if you are even thinking you might be interested in submitting a grant, regardless of source!

Grant-seeking:Institutional Requirements


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.

Research Foundation for SUNY


SUNY Funding Opportunities – Diversity, Innovative Instructional Technology, Centers of Excellence, High Needs, SUNY2020, Conversations in the Disciplines, etc. State budget account, but submitted via the GDO

The College at Oneonta Foundation – private gifts with no restrictions or requirements. College Advancement, Manager of Foundation & Corporate Programs

Contracts for work – e.g., revenue generation for the use of State property or equipment, projects with course credit. Finance & Administration, Director of Business Services

For any and all external funding/resources, always check with the ‘gate-keeper’ GDO to ascertain appropriate fiscal agent and

process!

Other Sources / Fiscal Administration


We help to:o Brainstorm project ideaso Research funding opportunities o Strategize approaches for seeking fundso Develop and edit proposal narrativeso Draft proposal budgetso Facilitate the support of administration and external partners o Ensure compliance with sponsor requirementso Work with Sponsored Programs to secure campus

approvals for submissiono Submit applications, electronically or otherwise

Proposal Preparation


Grant-seeking Resources


Life of the Mind

The GDO organizes the Life of the Mind


The 2014 LOTM featured:o 67 presentations

o 141 faculty, students and collaboratorso Nearly 30 departments and affiliated institutions

The full program with abstracts is available at: http://www.oneonta.edu/academics/lotm/

LIFE OF THE MIND VI – November 4 & 5, 2015

Life of the Mind (cont.)


The GDO organizes Student Research & Creative Activity (SRCA) Day; the 2015 SRCA Day featured:

o124 projectso160 student co-authorso 71 faculty sponsorsoKeynote Speaker: Hal Luftig (Class of 1979 ) Tony Award-winning Broadway producer

For full program including abstracts see http://www.oneonta.edu/advancement/grants/SRD.asp

2016 SRCA Day – Wednesday, April 20


Faculty Grant Programs Administered by the GDO

o Competitively peer-reviewed campus grant programs that fund research and creative activity projects with awards of up to $3,000 per project

o Funded from Research Foundation for SUNYindirect cost recovery

o Applications due in early spring semester for funding on a fiscal year basis (July 1 to June 30)

o 2015 round: 18 awards (12 research, 6 creative activity)

http://www.oneonta.edu/advancement/grants/small.asp


Student Grant Program Administered by the GDO

Student Grant Program for Researchand Creative Activityo $1,500 maximum request per project (+ fellowships)o Submitted by student(s) with faculty sponsorshipo Funded by College at Oneonta Foundation, Alumni

Association, and others ($56,550 in 2014/15)o Applications reviewed by Committee on Research;

42 grants awarded in 2014/15 to 54 studentso Recipients present at SRCA Dayo See www.oneonta.edu/academics/frc/ for guidelines


Other Services

o Promotion of faculty research and scholarly activity through special projects and initiatives

o Member of “Applied Learning Network” to facilitate experiential learning through student research opportunities

o Outreach (campus and community)o Grant writing workshops/classeso Service on College Committees



We THANK YOU and look forward to working with you!

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