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Large Collaborative or Center Grants: Proposal Planning Assistance

Large Collaborative/Multi-Investigator/Cross-disciplinary Grants & Large Center Grants

Large Collaborative/Multi-Investigator Grants and Large Center Grants often require the insight, perspective, and expertise of multiple collaborating investigators working as a team. Because of the their complexity and depth, these large collaborative grants benefit from early proposal planning & development.

CAS-ORS Coordination of Services

The primary mission of the College of Arts and Sciences Office of Research and Scholarship (CAS-ORS) is to promote and enhance all aspects of research and scholarship activities within the college. With a focus on coordination of large collaborative projects that are multi-investigator/cross-disciplinary, CAS-ORS can assist Multi-PIs throughout the management of these grant proposals.   

  • Early Planning assistance
  • Facilitates team meetings
  • Connects team members with contacts and/or resources
  • Helps to establish timelines
  • Reviews/outlines agency guidelines
  • Assists with internal & exteral compliance and review processes
  • Provides proposal development assistance
  • Serves as a resource -- anticipates, researches, and answers questions, generated throughout the proposal process
  • Promotes discussions that serve to clarify proposal intent, guide reviewers, and propel forward the proposal's content, aims/objectives/rationale, structure, emphasis, connections, impact, and team roles
  • Offers assistance, as needed, in constructing an outreach email to the agency program officer, and/or in writing an unsolicited Letter of Interest or a requested Letter of Inquiry
  • Provides comprehensive proposal narrative reviews and revision suggestions to strenthen proposal narratives
  • Aligns proposal narrative with funding agency's mission guidelines
  • Coordinates with Unit Research Administrators who will assist with budget preparation & other pre-award activities

To Request Research Proposal Planning Assistance, please complete the Large Collaborative or Center Grants Proposal Planning Assistance Form and send the completed form to Dr. Carissa Vetromile at cvetromile@usf.edu  Please feel free to reach out via email for more information and questions.