The Research Facilitation and Dissemination team provides guidance and proposal support for researchers in order to reduce the administrative work often associated with grant applications.

This includes grant-writing assistance for approved cross-disciplinary, all-university, or multi-department proposals. Our grant writers can assist with many phases of your proposal through the services outlined below and all services are complimentary to MSU researchers. Please keep in mind that time is a contraint - contact us early in the process for best results.

Proposal Preparation Assistance

• Provide guidance on proposal development and writing
• Provide assistance with writing proposal components including management plans, evaluation plans, MSU institutional capacities, letters of support, and other supplementary materials
• Edit and format proposals
• Data collection and mining
• Create proposal budgets with PI
• Write budget narratives
• Liaise with the MSU Office of Sponsored Programs for budget approval
• Liaise with sub-contractors and assist with sub-contractor document preparation
• Complete and route proposal documents through the Research Administration System (KC)
• Provide grant project management assistance
• Provide grant-writing assistance for approved cross-disciplinary, all-university, or multi-department proposals
• Support single-investigator projects as time and availability allow

Information on Funding Opportunities

• Assist researchers in identifying sources of foundation, state, and federal funding
• Disseminate grant funding opportunities to faculty, departments, and colleges within the university system
• Publish information regarding open grant competitions and RFPs

Travel Support

• Provide funding for travel to visit federal and other grant officers for discussion of possible projects (travel support provided by Office of Research Facilitation and Dissemination is typically matched by a researcher’s college or department).

Workshops

• Host on-campus grant-writing and research-related workshops - current offerings listed here. Sign up for our email list here and get the latest information about research-related events.  
• Maintain an archive of videos and slide presentations from prior workshops, which have covered topics such as Export Controls and Trade Sanctions, Taking your Research Abroad, NIH Funding for Non-Medical Projects, Faculty Early Grant Opportunities, Seeking Support from Private Foundations, Developing a Budget, Data Management Plans and Data Preservation Issues. 
• Provide a quick reference handout about Research and Creative Activity Resources.
  Updated Aug. 3, 2017. (PDF)

Our Team:

Lori Hudson

Director of Research Facilitation and Dissemination

517-432-4499

Email: ljh@msu.edu

Shobha Ramanand, PhD

Grant Writer

517-432-4499

Email: ramanand@msu.edu

Lauren Aerni-Flessner, PhD

Grant Writer

517-432-4499

Email: aernifle@msu.edu

Please call 517-432-4499 to schedule an appointment for any of these services.

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