Grants & Contracts Mission Statement
To add value to grant proposal preparation and grants management for our PIs and to enhance the growth of sponsored programs research in the College of the Liberal Arts and The Pennsylvania State University.
- Funding
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- RGSO Proposal Notification Form - Easily tell us about your grant proposal.
- myResearch Portal - Login for your sponsored research portfolio.
- Best Practices for Disclosing Foreign Relationships and Activities
- Office of Sponsored Programs (OSP) - Central coordination of sponsored projects.
- NSF and NIH News
- IAF (Internal Approval Form) Instructions (pdf) Required for proposals.
Finding Funding
- Seed Grant Funding Opportunities - For faculty & grad students.
- Current Funding Opportunities - From multiple agencies.
- Funding Institutional - Searchable funding opportunities. To register, use these instructions.
- Limited Submissions ("Downselect")
- PSU Foundation Relations - Help for securing philanthropic support.
- Federal Agency Funding Opportunities:
- Grants.gov - Navigate through all Federal opportunities.
- National Science Foundation (NSF)
- National Institutes of Health (NIH)
- National Institute of Justice (NIJ)
- Department of Education
- National Endowment for the Humanities
Proposal Training and Resources
- Guide for Grant Seekers - Explains the grant seeking process.
- Tips for Developing Collaborative Proposals - FAQs.
- Proposal Preparation Resources - Writing guides from NIH, NSF, SSRC, etc.
Other Useful Links
- Policy on Faculty Awards Involving Released Time (pdf) - Faculty, with dept head approval, can supplement research fellowships & awards without sacrificing interests of students and colleagues.
- Tuition, fringe, and overhead rates - Fringe benefit costs and F&A costs (overhead) must be included on every budget unless prohibited by funding source.
- Grants & Contracts Team
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Rocco Zinobile
Director of Grants and Contracts
113 Sparks Building
raz11@psu.edu
814-863-6475Pre-Award Team
Carol Mellott
Associate Coordinator of Grants and Contracts
116 Sparks Building
cmellott@psu.edu
814-863-6477
Mark Williams
Associate Coordinator of Grants and Contracts
116 Sparks Building
maw498@psu.edu
814-863-6449Post-Award Team
Jo Thornton
Associate Coordinator of Grants and Contracts
116 Sparks Building
jat32@psu.edu
814-867-1548
Barbara Cox
Associate Coordinator of Grants and Contracts
116 Sparks Building
bcc12@psu.edu
814-863-6476
Carinda Kormanic
Assistant Coordinator of Grants and Contracts (Psych)
140A Moore Building
qub8@psu.edu
814-867-2443