This $2,533,968 five-year Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083) will develop and scale a new model for enhancing post-award research administration capabilities at predominantly undergraduate institutions (PUIs). The "PRIMER" (Primarily Undergraduate Institution Management Excellence in Research) initiative will create a relational model to upskill research administrators, including stage-by-stage support structures,...
This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083) provides $944,249 to Southern Utah University (SUU) to implement the PROSPER PUIS project. The primary goal is to increase faculty participation in sponsored research at primarily undergraduate institutions (PUIs) and enhance the national research enterprise. The project will integrate Sponsored Project Managers (SPMs) and Graduate Assistants (SPGAs) into the research infrastructure...
This $2,361,186 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Integrative Activities (CFDA 47.083) program aims to transform post-award activities at three Emerging Research Institutions (ERIs) - Loyola Marymount University, Santa Clara University, and the University of San Francisco. The "Tri-Alliance Consortium" project will: 1) build capacity for post-award service structures, functions, and data collection; 2) develop shared education, training, and resource...
This Project Grant award of $565,558 from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083) supports a collaborative research effort among five Emerging Research Institutions (ERIs) in Rhode Island to revisit and enhance the state's research administration infrastructure. The project, led by Providence College, aims to develop shared resources and a learning community for research administration, build a diverse pipeline of future leaders, design user-inspired...
This $2,933,494 Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083) is funding the "Collaborative Research: Tri-Alliance for Post-Award Innovation" project. The objective is to transform post-award support for faculty at Emerging Research Institutions (ERIs) by: 1) building capacity for post-award service structures, 2) developing shared education and training resources, and 3) piloting innovative cross-divisional support roles....
This National Science Foundation (NSF) Integrative Activities (CFDA 47.083) program grant of $1,685,430 awarded to the University of St. Thomas will support the development of a research administration infrastructure to help the university effectively manage its growing portfolio of externally funded research. The key objectives of this 4-year project are to: 1) optimize institutional processes for managing sponsored projects, 2) build knowledge and training resources for principal investigators...
This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083) provides $1,167,919 to Marquette University to implement the "MU POSTAWARD OPTIMIZATION FOR STRATEGIC TRANSFORMATION (MU POST)" project. The project focuses on process improvements that reduce the administrative burden associated with sponsored award management, allowing faculty more time to dedicate to research activities. The key objectives are to test the implementation...
This $505,455 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083) supports a collaborative research initiative among five Emerging Research Institutions (ERIS) in Rhode Island. The project aims to address collective challenges in the state's research administration landscape by: 1) developing shared resources and a research administration learning community; 2) building and diversifying the Rhode Island research administration pipeline;...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $2,776,442 Project Grant under the Integrative Activities (CFDA 47.083) program to the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) to establish an undergraduate program in research administration and management. The project aims to develop a modular, credit-bearing curriculum that can be adopted by two- and four-year institutions nationwide, as well as three African universities, to create a pipeline for a skilled workforce in research administration...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $1,947,801 Project Grant under the Integrative Activities (CFDA 47.083) program to the President and Board of Trustees of Santa Clara College. The grant, titled "COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: TRI-ALLIANCE FOR POST-AWARD INNOVATION," aims to transform post-award activities at emerging research institutions (ERIs) to reduce administrative burden, better support faculty in their research, and increase grant activity. The project, which runs from...