Proposal Development Support

Request Support

OPD priority areas currently include large and complex proposals and supporting proposals for early-career tenure-track faculty. Please request support as soon as possible while noting the following: 

• If you are requesting assistance with a large (i.e. $5,000,000+) or complex proposal (i.e. collaborative grant), please submit your request at least 12 weeks prior to the sponsor due date.
• If you are requesting assistance with a single-PI, non-large and/or non-complex proposal, please submit your request at least 7 weeks prior to the sponsor due date.
• If you are requesting assistance with a NIH Institutional Training Grant, please submit your request at least 6 months prior to the sponsor due date. 

For RSOM proposals, please allot an additional two weeks to the above timelines to accommodate the Office of Scientific Affairs policies and procedures.

We reserve the right to provide limited or no support for requests submitted outside the current priority areas or these timeframes.  

OPD provides skilled administrative support to faculty and principal investigators when developing grant proposals for external funding. A variety of services are available to enhance the overall quality and competitiveness of proposals.