Academic Research Funding Strategies, LLC

What We Do

We provide consulting for colleges and universities on a wide range of topics related to research development:

• Strategic Planning - Assistance in formulating research development strategies and building institutional infrastructure for research development (including special strategies for Predominantly Undergraduate Institutions and Minority Serving Institutions)
• Training for Faculty - Workshops, seminars and webinars on how to find and compete for research funding from NSF, NIH, DoE and other government agencies as well as foundations
• Large proposals - Assistance in planning and developing institutional and center-level proposals (e.g., NSF ERC, STC, IGERT, STEP, Dept of Ed GAANN, DoD MURI, etc.)
• Assistance for new and junior faculty - help in identifying funding opportunities and developing competitive research proposals, particularly to NSF CAREER, DoD Young Investigator and other junior investigator programs
• Facilities and Instrumentation - Assistance in identifying and competing for grants to fund facilities and instrumentation
• Training for Staff -  Professional Development for research office and sponsored projects staff

Sept. Issue of Subscription Newsletter Available for Free Download

Academic Research Funding Strategies, LLC is pleased to offer the first issue of the Research Development and Grant Writing Newsletter posted as a free downloadable file here.

Funding News Headlines

NSF MRI webcast archived

NSF CREATIV new pilot grant mechanism

NSF to fund workshops on scientific communication and measurement of scientific activity

NSF Continuing Trend toward Biomedical and Health-related Research

USDA/DOE Bio Energy Solicitation

Ellison Medical Foundation Senior Scholars for Aging

Junior Faculty Grants to Support Research in Entrepreneurship

More here.