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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- Proposal Notification Form - Easily tell us about your grant proposal.
- myResearch Portal - Login for your sponsored research grant portfolio.
- Disclosing Foreign Relationships and Activities
- Office of Sponsored Programs (OSP) - Central coordination of sponsored projects.
- NSF and NIH Updates
- Penn State IAF (Internal Approval Form) Instructions (pdf) Required for proposals.
Finding Funding
- Seed Grant Funding Opportunities - For PSU faculty & grad students.
- Current Funding Opportunities - Selected from multiple agencies.
- Funding Institutional - Searchable funding opportunities. Registration instructions.
- Limited Submissions (aka "Downselects")
- 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 the funding source.
- Grants & Contracts Team
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Rocco Zinobile
Director of Grants and Contracts
118 Moore Building
raz11@psu.edu
814-863-6475Pre-Award Team
Carol Mellott
Associate Coordinator of Grants and Contracts
505 Moore Building
cmellott@psu.edu
814-863-6477
Mark Williams
Associate Coordinator of Grants and Contracts
504 Moore Building
maw498@psu.edu
814-863-6449
Lori Tricou
Assistant Coordinator of Grants and Contracts
504 Moore Building
lat15@psu.edu
814-863-6449Will Gowen
Assistant Coordinator of Grants and Contracts
504 Moore Building
whg5025@psu.edu
814-863-6449Post-Award Team
Jo Thornton
Associate Coordinator of Grants and Contracts
506 Moore Building
jat32@psu.edu
814-867-1548
Carinda Kormanic
Assistant Coordinator of Grants and Contracts
506 Moore Building
qub8@psu.edu
814-863-7476
Brooke Micklitsch
Assistant Coordinator of Grants and Contracts
505 Moore Building
bnm23@psu.edu
814-863-6477