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Grants Facilitation

The Grants Facilitation unit assists investigators with NIH mechanisms for predoctoral, postdoctoral, early-stage, and established investigators. The unit supports career development awards, institutional training grants, and multi-investigator center grants.

2024–2025 Accomplishments

icon depicting one person posing a question to a second personFunding Initiatives

  • Supported 122 proposals across multiple funding agencies.
  • Provided consultations and strategic guidance to align with evolving funding landscapes

icon depicting a clipboardPolicy Navigation

  • Responded to policy changes from government agencies
  • Advised investigators on executive orders and new funding guidelines.
  • Maintained engagement with the Conafay Group for Department of Defense and other federal opportunities.
  • Helped investigators revise proposals to meet new National Institutes of Health (NIH) priorities and language requirements.
  • Supported strategic planning for resubmissions and alternative funding pathways

icon depicting a lecturer and students in a classroomClasses and Workshops

  • Provided support and training across the trajectory of research career stages
  • Educated scholars through Grant Writing I and II courses, the F-Award, KOHORT and R-Award programs.

icon depicting five hands clasping in a circle, indicating collaboration or unityInterunit Collaboration

  • Strengthened support for School of Medicine researchers by collaborating with other School of Medicine Office of Research units.
  • Collaborated with the Evaluation unit to develop plans for training and center grants and assessed outcomes for the KOHORT program
  • Teamed up with the Research Administration and Research Operations units to support grant applications
  • Trained staff to review NIH biosketches.