Grants Consultants
CLA’s Grants Support Team is a service of CLA’s Office of the Associate Dean for Faculty and Research. The team’s goal is to help faculty develop effective, fundable grant proposals and to help Principal Investigators and Department Administrators navigate through the University grants submission process.
Grants Consultant/Writer
Alexandra K. Brown
Arts & Humanities/East Bank
CLA, Office of the Associate Dean
for Research & Graduate Programs
322 Westbrook
612-625-6570
akbrown@umn.edu
Grants Consultant/Writer
Barbara Scott Murdock
Social Sciences/West Bank
CLA, Office of the Associate Dean
for Research & Graduate Programs
280 Scoial Sciences
612-624-2745
murdo004@umn.edu
Grants Management Coordinator
Gayle Anderson
CLA, Fiscal Admininstration
208 Johnston Hall
612-626-9612
ander104@umn.edu
Grants Consultant Services
Funding Searches – We can…
- Work with faculty and collaborative groups to identify funding needs.
- Help identify suitable internal University of Minnesota funding opportunities.
- Help identify potential external sponsors through internet and foundation database searches for relevant grant opportunities.
- Assist in reviewing grant application guidelines and in evaluating sponsor criteria in order to identify the most appropriate funding programs.
- Apprise you of opportunities in your research area.
Proposal Development – We can…
- Help create a realistic work plan and timeline for proposal development.
- Coordinate communication among members of collaborative groups.
- Advise faculty as they develop proposals for internal or external programs and provide substantive feedback to ensure effective presentation of the project in all sections of the proposal: Abstract, Project Description, Methods, Significance, Outcomes, and Assessment.
- Assist in identifying budgetary needs and developing proposal budgets.
- Assist in identifying required supporting materials (Institutional Review Board approval, letters of support, etc.).
- Review proposals to make sure they address all the sponsor’s requirements.
- Review proposals for compliance with Sponsored Projects Administration (SPA) requirements.
- Copyedit the final drafts.
Proposal Submission – We can…
- Advise faculty on using the Electronic Grants Management System (EGMS).
- Advise faculty on using the Proposal Routing Form (PRF) to obtain required departmental, CLA, and SPA approval.
- Advise faculty on using the grants.gov system to submit federal proposals.
We offer faculty workshops in several areas:
- Developing Effective Proposals.
- Negotiating the University of Minnesota Sponsored Projects Submission Process.
- Finding Funding