Research Development

Empowering Scholarship and Discovery!
Scholarships and Grants for Research, Assistance for Research Collaboration.

Contact a Research Development Associate
Research and Innovation Resources
contact Phone: 254.519.5741 Fax: 254.519.5742 Location & Hours: Founders Hall
4th Floor, Suite 418
M-F 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
contact Phone: 254.519.5741 Fax 254.519.5742 Location & Hours: Founders Hall
4th Floor, Suite 418
M-F 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Research Development

From identifying grant opportunities and writing grant proposals to ensuring research integrity and compliance, our office provides a variety of resources and expertise to promote university research and sponsored programs (TAMUC).

GET STARTED with proposal development:

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Research Compliance

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Research Administration

Research Excellence Fund

Warrior Collaboration Program

a. Initial contact/consultation with Research Development Associate

Schedule a meeting with a Research Development Associate (RDA) to discuss your project idea, funding needs, and initial strategy. This is the handholding phase to guide you through the process.

Researchers are strongly encouraged to review the SRS PI Guidebook to understand their responsibilities for all aspects of their research, including compliance with university and federal policies.

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b. Complete Notification of Intent to Pursue Grant Funding form.

Submit the Notification of Intent to Pursue Grant Funding form. This formalizes your intent to seek external funding, allows us to prepare a case file, and connects you with the appropriate support.

Access Notice of Intent (NOI) Form

c. Review project scope and funding landscape

d. Identify appropriate funding opportunities

e. Assist with proposal development and writing

Our office, in collaboration with the Texas A&M University System Research Development Office, provides comprehensive support. Checklists: Tailored agency-specific guidelines and requirements:

  • Strategic Proposal Review: Insightful feedback from a reviewer’s perspective, ensuring narrative clarity, vision communication, and compliance.
  • Resource Development: Creation of agency-specific outlines, templates, and supplementary resources.
  • Administrative Document Management: Collection, editing, and formatting of supplementary and senior personnel documents.
  • Language Editing and Proofreading: Comprehensive editing for consistency, clarity, coherence, and grammar.
  • Graphic Design Support: Professional services to visually enhance proposals.
  • 1:1 Consulting: By appointment for specific research and proposal development needs.
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f. Connect with TAMU System Research Development Office

g. Coordinate with Sponsored Research Services (SRS)

h. Provide strategic proposal review and feedback

i. Submit final proposal to SRS for institutional review by the State of Texas;

Once your proposal is finalized and reviewed, the Research Development staff will assist you in submitting the proposal to the Texas A&M University Sponsored Research Services (SRS) office in College Station.

Complete Notification of Intent to Pursue Grant Funding form.

Access Notice of Intent (NOI) Form

(Warrior Web login required.)

Submit the Notification of Intent to Pursue Grant Funding form. This formalizes your intent to seek external funding, allows us to prepare a case file, and connects you with the appropriate support.

Collaborative Ideation and Proposal Development

We facilitate collaborative ideation and proposal development through strategic events, webinars, and workshops.
Coordinate periodic trainings to encourage faculty involvement, including ‘How to’ sessions
that can also include students (e.g., ‘Creating a strong research abstract’).

Proposal Development

Things to keep in mind. Please review.

  • Identify funding opportunities.
  • Assist with proposal development before handing off to SRS.
  • Facilitate interdisciplinary collaborations.
  • Provide training and workshops.
  • Foster partnerships with industry.
  • Enhance research competitiveness.
  • Identify funding opportunities.
  • Assist with proposal development before handing off to SRS.
  • Facilitate interdisciplinary collaborations.
  • Provide training and workshops.
  • Foster partnerships with industry.
  • Enhance research competitiveness.
  • Checklists: Tailored checklists outlining agency-specific guidelines and requirements.
  • Resource Development: Creation of agency-specific outlines, templates, and supplementary resources.
  • Strategic Proposal Review: Insightful feedback from a reviewer’s perspective, ensuring narrative clarity, vision communication, and compliance with agency criteria.
  • Administrative Document Management: Collection, editing, and formatting of supplementary and senior personnel documents in collaboration with the Research Administration Office.
  • Language Editing and Proofreading: Comprehensive language editing and proofreading to ensure consistency, clarity, coherence, and correct grammar/spelling.
  • Graphic Design Support: Professional graphic design services to visually enhance proposals and effectively communicate key concepts.
  • Workshops, Webinars, and Events: Facilitation of collaborative ideation and proposal development through strategic events, webinars, and workshops.
  • Funding Landscape Updates: Regular dissemination of funding landscape updates via a comprehensive database and newsletters.
  • Stakeholder Engagement: Facilitation of stakeholder engagement through Communities of Practice (CoP) sessions, fostering collaboration and knowledge-sharing across the System.
  • 1:1 Consulting: By appointment – Research and Proposal Development Needs
  • See below for details about the programs offered by the Division of Research and Innovation to support research at Texas A&M University-Central Texas.
  • Grants.gov provides information about all federal grant opportunities. The database is searchable by federal agency, CFDA number, project number and keywords. Grants.gov allows you to sign up to receive RSS feed updates as grant programs are announced
  • Funding Databases, (Under Construction)
  • The Federal Grants Wire is a free online listing of federal opportunities, including grants. Available programs are organized by subject area, agency, applicant type, and name.
  • The National Science Foundation funds research projects in the biological, physical and social sciences.
  • NSF Career
  • The National Institutes of Health seeks fundamental knowledge about the nature and behavior of living systems and the application of that knowledge to enhance health, lengthen life, and reduce illness and disability.
  • Among the National Endowment for the Arts primary activities include grantmaking to nonprofit arts organizations, public arts agencies and organizations, colleges and universities, federally recognized tribal communities or tribes, and individual writers and translators.
  • The National Endowment for the Humanities offers many grant programs to support museums, historic sites, colleges, universities, K-12 teachers, libraries, public television and radio stations, research institutions, independent scholars, and nonprofits nationwide.
  • The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration seeks to better understand the natural world and help protect its precious resources extends beyond national borders to monitor global weather and climate, and work with partners around the world. Visit Grants.gov for more information on grant opportunities with NOAA.
  • The American Nurses Association List
  • HUD
  • NIST
  • USDA
  • NASA
  • Education
  • Energy
  • The Division of Research and Innovation collaborates with the Sponsored Research Services office in College Station at Texas A&M University.
  • The Research Development associate supports faculty in securing external funding and advancing their research careers. This activity begins with the submission of a Notice of Intent [JK1] to prepare a proposal to SRS.
    • Faculty or staff seeking a grant will submit a notification of intent to pursue grant funding (link). The submission will be reviewed, and a case file will be prepared.  Research development staff will contact the PI to discuss the project and will assist researchers in submitting the proposal to SRS. Researchers are encouraged to review the SRS PI Guidebook to learn more about their responsibility for all aspects of their research, including compliance with university and federal policies. The Guidebook introduces the PI to the functional areas of SRS and the services they provide to the researcher during the sponsored project lifecycle.
    • Research & Innovation Events (PVAMU)

“How-to” Workshops…

Turn Your Research Dreams into Action!

Talk with a Research Development Associate, find out more about identifying funding opportunities, proposal development and strategic partnerships. We can connect you with TAMU System resources and provide comprehensive pre-award support.

Workshops: Collaborative Ideation and Proposal Development

We facilitate collaborative ideation and proposal development through strategic events, webinars, and workshops. Coordinate periodic trainings to encourage faculty involvement, including ‘How-to’ sessions that can also include students (e.g., ‘Creating a strong research abstract’).

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Other Research Development Services

a. MAESTRO project management system oversight

b. Post-award budget monitoring and reporting

c. Grant and contract administration

d. Financial compliance monitoring

e. Invoice processing and payment tracking

f. Award modification and extension requests

g. Final report submission coordination

h. Audit preparation and support

i. Close-out procedures and documentation

For more help with any of these services:

Contact a Research Development Associate

Additional Resources

We facilitate collaborative ideation and proposal development through strategic events, webinars, and workshops. Coordinate periodic trainings to encourage faculty involvement, including ‘How to’ sessions that can also include students (e.g., ‘Creating a strong research abstract’).

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Main Office

Contact us by phone, email or visit us in person.
We are located in Founders Hall, 4th floor, Suite 418.
M-F 8am to 5pm.

 

Phone: 254.519.5741 Fax: 254.519.5742
Dr. Jeffrey Kirk

Associate Provost,
Associate VP for Research and Innovation
Office: Founders Hall – 418B
Division of Research and Innovation
Phone: 254.519.5427
Email: [email protected]

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Jeffrey Kirk
Walter Murphy

Assistant Vice President,
Division of Research and Innovation
Office: Founders Hall – 418A
Division of Research and Innovation
Phone: 254.519.5761
Email: [email protected]

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Walter Murphy
Sandra Blackwell

Director, UCARE
Division of Research and Innovation
Office: Founders Hall – 310P
Division of Research and Innovation,
UCARE
Phone: 254.519.5752
Email: [email protected]

Sandra Blackwell Director of UCARE
LaTreice McClellan, M. Ed,

Research Development Associate
Office: Founders Hall – 418C
Division of Research and Innovation
Phone: 254.519.5741
Email: [email protected]

LaTreice McClellen