Goals

• To alert investigators about funding opportunities
• To educate investigators about grantsmanship issues and proposal development
• To assist in preparing competitive proposals
• To optimize success in obtaining competitive support for research infrastructure and training
• To increase awareness of MUSC research expertise and resources
• To help communicate MUSC research strengths and achievements

Project Development Activities

• Help identify potential matching funds, complementary expertise, or potential collaborators
• Assist in development of large trans-university or multi-institutional proposals, such as
  • Program projects
  • Center grants
  • Training grants
  • Shared research resources and instrumentation
  • Construction or renovation projects
• Provide grantsmanship workshops and individual consultation
• Organize and complete supporting information, such as
  • Biographical sketches (publications and research support)
  • Resources and environment (institutional “boilerplate”)
  • Tables of key personnel other support or other relevant grants
  • Current and previous trainees
  • Organizational charts and schematic diagrams
  • “Just-in-time” requirements

Funding Opportunity Activities

• Perform customized searches based on investigator-provided key areas of interest
• Monitor external funding announcements and send email alerts to targeted interest groups
• Provide access and instruction for individual use of web-based funding alert services
• Publish a monthly electronic newsletter highlighting funding opportunities, trends and changes
• Clarify and confirm sponsor guidelines, deadlines, forms or special requirements
• Publicize and coordinate opportunities with restrictions on eligibility or number of applicants