Grant Support


Pre-Award Services


Proposal Development

We can:
• Help plan your research agenda and how it fits your career timeline
• Work with you to shape current research ideas
• Conduct funding searches for internal and external opportunities
• Identify collaborators— internally and externally, individuals and institutions

Proposal Preparation

We can:
• Interpret agency guidelines and contract language
• Assist with letters of intent and preproposals
• Assist with agency forms
• Draft boilerplate language on KU and IPSR capacity
• Develop and review internal and external budgets
• Collect resumes and biosketches – review for compliance
• Collect documents from consultants and collaborating institutions
• Review, edit, and format proposal text and references (time permitting)
• Review entire proposal for compliance
• Work with KUCR through their two levels of review for internal and external compliance
• Copy, mail, or upload proposal
• Track proposal delivery

Other Pre-Award Services

We can:
• Assist with Human Subjects applications
• Assist with Just-in-Time information requests
• Assist with interpreting agency reviews and submitting revised proposals


The amount of time you allow before the deadline and your needs determine the level of service we provide. Please do not hesitate to contact us with any questions; let us know how we can serve you best.

Grant Services Flow Chart (PDF)

Request for Assistance from Grant Development Office
• Request Form (PDF)
• Request Form (Interactive PDF)

External Funding Self Inventory

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