Grants Facilitation
Grant Writing Support
We work collaboratively with the UC Davis Office of Research Proposal Development Services (PDS) team and other grant support units across the campus.
The GFU does not provide administrative support, budgetary guidance, or submit your application; these services are offered by your department or unit. Refer to this list of internal items to be completed in preparation for grant submission.
At the conclusion of our work together, we will require you to complete a brief follow up survey to assist us with data collection for various institutional reports, newsletters, etc. The survey should take no more than five minutes of your time.
Areas of Expertise
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Early Career Awards
We support early stage and early career investigators through individualized consultations, strategic proposal development, and critical review. Our efforts and mentorship provide investigators scaffolding to further develop their research trajectories and programs of research.
Primary contact: Hardeep Obhi, Ph.D., hkobhi@ucdavis.edu
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R-series and Institutional Training Grants
We work with faculty on R-series grants (R01, R21, R03, etc.) and institutional training grants to support the School of Medicine research enterprise. We meet investigators where they are and offer consultations and critical review as needed. Investigators may need to connect with the School of Medicine Office of Research Operations Unit as they can assist with data tables for training grants.
Primary contact: Heather Hughes, Ph.D., hkahughes@ucdavis.edu
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Center, Project, and Collaborative Grants
We coordinate the activities of administrators and faculty in the preparation large grant proposals for program projects/center grants (P01, U54, U01, P30, P50, etc.) in basic and translational biomedical research. We work with teams of investigators to plan for and execute the writing of these complex proposals. As part of our support, we meet regularly with teams, support project management, and critically review proposals from draft to final version.
Primary contact: Jeffrey Engler, Ph.D., jaengler@ucdavis.edu
Services
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Funding Opportunities
- Help identifying funding
- Review guidelines
- Confirm eligibilities
- Align strategic goals
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Clarity and Comprehension
- Proofread and edit scientific writing
- Ensure language consistency
- Format proposal
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National Institutes of Health (NIH) Templates
- Biosketches
- Facilities and resources
- Data management plan
- Resource sharing plan
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Strategy
- Pre-submission consultation
- Post-submission consultation
- Strategic research positioning
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Project Management
- Individual investigators
- Multi-investigator research team
- Establish planning meetings
- Establish due dates for drafts