Services
- Proposal Assistance - We will assist in all aspects of proposal preparation including editing. Assistance is available developing the narrative portion of your proposal, as well as preparing forms and other needs identified by the proposer.
- Budget Preparation - Let us take care of handling the cumbersome work of preparing a proposal budget. For those who develop their own budget, please use the Extramural Budget Information Chart.
- Submission of proposals by method required by the agency i.e. electronically or mailing
- Award Assistance - Once your proposal is funded, the account will be set up and an award conference will be held. Research Services will provide guidance on how to continue to ensure compliance with University and funding agency policies.
- Contract Negotiations - We will assist in preparing and negotiating contracts and subcontracts.
- Compliance Issues - We will assist you to make sure all compliance issues have been satisfied.
- Grant Writing Workshops - We offer general workshops on grant writing and mini-workshops on specific programs; general grant writing information is also available.
Responsibilities
Research Services has seven general areas of responsibility:
- Inform staff regarding all potential funding opportunities for research and any other extramurally funded projects.
- Coordinate proposal preparation, clearance, review, and submission of proposals.
- Administrate UW-Stout and UW System grants.
- Provide contact for governmental rules and regulations requirements concerning grants, contracts, and cooperative agreements.
- Provide liaison with all potential funding or regulatory governmental agencies.
- Provide direct information for compliance issues including: Institutional Review Board for the Protection of Human Subjects, Hazardous and Biohazardous Waste, Animal Care Issues, and Intellectual Property, including Patent and Copyright Issues.
- Administrate non-financial post-awards.
In its liaison activities, Research Services staff monitor and contact governmental agencies regarding current programs and solicit information concerning future needs and directions in funded programs. The purpose is to solicit information regarding support opportunities and communicate them to faculty and staff and to stimulate interest in the University on the part of the agencies themselves. All proposals are presented to Research Services who is responsible for securing campus approval and signatures before proposals leave campus. After proposals are funded, Research Services provides support as the projects are carried out. The office also assists faculty who have been unsuccessful in obtaining support to obtain reviews and evaluations in order to strengthen the proposal for resubmission. As well, Research Services is the "principal agent" in negotiations between the University and all funding agencies for University projects regardless of the funding source.