RSP Grants Specialists provide pre-award services such as
- handling inquiries regarding funding sources, deadlines, and application procedures
- assisting with funding searches for faculty projects
- maintaining a database of faculty research expertise
- distributing funding announcements from various government publications
- proposal and budget preparation
- completion of agency forms and interpretation of agency guidelines
- submission (duplication and mailing or electronic submission) of proposals
- assisting with requests for RSP matching funds
- assisting with compliance with required certifications and assurances and other submission preparation guidelines such as monitoring human research participant and animal subject approvals
- maintaining pre-award grant and contract files
- pre-award problem resolution