Pre-Award and Proposal Development Services | About Us

• Hired the Director of Pre-Award and Proposal Development Services: Jamie Dillon, MBA; VA/UMN Research Manager: Erin Brudvik, MPP; Program Manager: Jessica Chiovitte, MHSc; and Grants and Contracts Officer, Jordan Webb and Grants Coordinator, Kristin Hogsett, MPH; (Complete).
• Hire a cohort of Grants and Contracts Coordinators. 

Short-term solutions to meet immediate needs: 

• Provide grant support, including budget development, to reduce/minimize faculty administrative burden, exclusive of grant writing, and support areas in need of administrative support and resources for grant submissions (In progress and ongoing).   
• Observe T32 submissions and renewals to gather data on the current processes involved to centralize table data collection and oversight (In progress and ongoing). 

Additional school-wide resources: 

• Develop standardized templates (budget, timeline) that pre-award team members across the school can download and utilize (In progress and ongoing).
• Establish a research administration training program to complement existing University training and support faculty.
• Create a mentor/mentee training program 
• Centralize training grant data management support for efficient table development
• Develop and manage boilerplate templates for repeatedly used documents, such as facilities, resources and equipment.  

• Develop and apply the team-based structure for pre-award support
• Continue to build awareness and provide support