Search Funding Opportunities (Upon request, will search for specific opportunities)
Distribute e-notices to faculty and staff about opportunities and deadlines
Provide advice on funding opportunities and the requirements of sponsors
Develop relationships with potential sponsors to identify their future funding priorities
Post funding opportunities on website
Proposal Development
Work with faculty to ensure all application efforts are well coordinated and deadlines can be met.
Ensure proposals adhere to funding agency and university guidelines
Prepare and review the administrative portions of the proposal, including:
editing and formatting biographical sketches
budget development (advice/assistance on costing and pricing of proposals)
drafting budget justifications
providing boilerplate information and templates
completing application forms (SF424 & PHS398)
sub-award development
Assist with completing compliance paperwork
Proposal Submission
Expedite internal processing and routing using the USF Electronic Internal Form
Ensure approval by the appropriate authorized signatures
Confirm with Sponsored Research that submissions comply with funding agency guidelines and USF institutional policies
Confirm submission with Sponsored Research
Award Set-up and Post-Award (Assists with MCOM Business Office)
Assist with completing USF Forms (GBR, Budget Transfers, etc.)
Advise faculty on the terms of awards
Monitor compliance with the terms of awards
Assist faculty and departments with grant management (Request extensions and modifications as needed on active awards)
Administrative Liaisons with USF Departments and Central Offices
Mediate between departments and central offices on various grant issues
Training
Meet one-on-one with faculty and staff to educate them on the research process (e.g. teach faculty how to search for funding opportunities using e-resources such as Community of Science (COS), and Grants.gov)
Research Reports
Provide research data at the College, Department and PI level for research expenditures, awards and proposals
