The campus receives over $28 million per year in individual and institutional contracts, grants, and cooperative agreements from federal, state, local and private organizations. As part of Graduate Studies, The Office of Research and Sponsored Programs (ORSP) assists faculty and staff in applying for extramural funding primarily from federal agencies, private foundations and other sources. The office provides services at all stages of the proposal submission and pre-award process, including budget preparation; project conceptualization and development; assistance with writing, research, and editing; connections with other academic institutions, government and community agencies, and businesses and industry; and proposal technical preparation and submission.

The Office for the Advancement of Science, Engineering and Mathematics-Education (SEM-Ed) provides coordinating leadership and assistance to the many campus programs in these disciplines, especially those that involve students directly.

ONLINE DATABASES

FUNDSEARCH

FUNDSEARCH: A FREE SEARCH TOOL FOR RESEARCH FUNDING IN THE BEHAVIORAL AND SOCIAL SCIENCES

Notice informing the research community of the FundSource search tool designed to help behavioral and social scientists find research funding. The database includes short descriptions; contact information; and web links to programs in federal agencies, foundations, and international organizations that fund behavioral and social science research. There is no subscription fee. FundSource was created with support from the National Science Foundation and the American Psychological Association.

See FundSource [http://www.decadeofbehavior.org/fundsource/index.html] Website for more information.

GRANTS RESOURCE CENTER

This electronic service (based in Washington DC) provides information as well as individualized assistance to faculty to help them identify external support. More specifically, the campus receives the following items via email, which we can forward to you if you are interested in receiving any one or all of them:

-GRC Deadlines, a monthly publication of proposal submission deadlines for the next three months.

-GRC Bulletin, a four-times weekly alert highlighting notices and late-breaking news from the Federal Register, Commerce Business Daily, National Science Foundation and the National Institute of Health, with access to full agency announcements.

-GRC Reports, a weekly newsletter featuring in-depth articles on strategies for competitiveness in a variety of grant programs and current interests of private funding sources.

Please let me know if you want to be included on an email list to receive directly any or all of the items described above, or if you need additional information.

In addition to these items, GRC members (CSLA faculty and staff) have access to:

-GrantSearch Database, a database of funding programs.

-Web Site (password protected),

http://www.calstatela.edu/academic/orsp/GRC/Grant%20Resource%20Center.htm restricted to CSLA (and other GRC) members. It is updated throughout the day and provides a wealth of information about grant opportunities, funding alerts, new program guidelines etc. NIS account holders can obtain the necessary login name and password by going to the ORSP site. Others may contact ORSP at 3-5366.

-Individualized assistance from a GRC staff member assigned to our campus who will respond promptly to our requests.

SPIN

SPIN puts Information on your desktop. The campus is now connected to InfoEd's Sponsored Programs Information Network (SPIN) database. Through this Web site, you can search and view the Commerce Business Daily and the Federal Register. You can also complete a SPIN profile and have funding opportunities mailed to your email address. The centerpiece of the SPIN system is, however, their new SQL server database, which is a compilation of over 1,200 public and private funding agencies with 11,000 separate, up-to-the-minute funding opportunities. This database can be searched by keyword or can be browsed by discipline or sponsor.

http://www.infoed.org/home/officemenu.asp

GrantsNet

GrantsNet is a searchable, continuously updated database of funding opportunities in biomedical research and science education. It contains programs that offer training and research funding for graduate and medical students, postdoctoral fellows, and junior faculty, as well as programs in science, math, engineering, and technology for undergraduate faculty and students.

http://www.grantsnet.org/

Agency Links

Below are lists of funding sources, categorized by type. If you know of an agency on the Internet which is not listed here, please let us know so that we can evaluate it for inclusion.

Federal

County/City

Private

Related Links

Federal Register - these sites provide free online access to the Federal Register

* Government Printing Office
* Oklahoma State University
* SAILOR - Maryland's online public information network
* UCSD

Commerce Business Daily

Fulbright Program Information

Martindale's Reference Desk: Grants & Education

Women's Studies Resources

top

GRANT WRITING ASSISTANCE

• A Guide for Writing a Funding Proposal by S. Joseph Levine, Ph.D. of Michigan State University
• A Guide for Proposal Writing from the Division of Undergraduate Education, National Science Foundation
• SEA - EPA Grant-Writing Tutorial
• NIH Grant Writing Tips
• CFDA - Developing And Writing Grant Proposals
• Foundation Resource Center's Proposal Development Guide
• Grant Writing
• Office of Grants Management-On-line Grant Writing Tips

GRANT WRITING WORKSHOPS

• Educational Funding Strategies Online Workshops
• Foundation Center Online Workshops

top

NSF FASTLANE

FastLane uses the World Wide Web to facilitate business transactions and the exchange of information between the National Science Foundation and its client community, including researchers, reviewers, research administrators, and others doing business with NSF.

https://www.fastlane.nsf.gov/fastlane.htm

FASTLANE DEMONSTRATION

FastLane has a demonstration application for the orientation of new FastLane users. You do not have to be registered with FastLane to use it. In fact, registered users cannot login to use the applications by using their real login information. Most of the applications have pre-filled login values that should not be changed.

https://www.fastlane.nsf.gov/jsp/homepage/demo_site.html

top

RESEARCH, SCHOLARSHIP AND

CREATIVE ACTIVITY PROGRAM (RSCA)

CREATIVE LEAVE

Creative Leaves of one quarter duration – Winter, Spring, or Summer – allow faculty time to develop or complete an appropriate scholarly or creative activity related to their research and discipline. [Leaves are given with pay and, therefore, faculty may not teach at that time. Leaves are not given for assigned quarters off.] Faculty who have received a sabbatical leave for the 2005-06 academic year are not eligible. Faculty may receive no more than one creative leave every six years and should not receive more than one creative leave for the same project. Faculty members are obligated to teach for two consecutive quarters following the creative leave from CSULA

MINIGRANT

Minigrants of up to $5,000 allow faculty to test promising ideas and obtain preliminary results prior to seeking external support. Funding can also be used for undergraduate and/or graduate assistance, clerical assistance, travel and supplies necessary for the activity.

All Awardees are required to complete a final report at the end of their minigrant and/or creative leave.

Deadline for Proposal Submission

Monday, October 31, 2005 at 5:00 p.m.

Delivered to the Office of Research and Sponsored Programs,

Golden Eagle Building, Room 220 (right above the food court)

Eligibility

All members of Unit 3 – Faculty (tenured, probationary, and temporary), Librarians, Coaches, and Counselors are eligible to compete for funding from this program.

For more details contact:

Benjamin Figueroa, Director

Office of Research and Sponsored Programs at ext. 3-5366

Announcement Memorandum from Dean Galvan

2005-2006 RSCA Guidelines are now available

Q&A (FAQ)

SEED GRANT

Established in 1993 with funds from University Auxiliary Services (UAS), the Grant Seed Money Fund seeks to increase the number and amount of external grant and contract awards through direct support of a Principal Investigator or potential PI. Funding will be provided only to support activities directly related to preparation of a major, competitive proposal, to an external agency. Examples: faculty release time to prepare the proposal, research assistant time; purchase of grant-related software or hardware, focused travel to granting agencies and bidders' conferences, and grant-related workshops. Monies may not be used for institutional cost sharing. Support is for competitive grants only, i.e. not for annual renewals of the same award. Within one year of the award letter date, successful applicants for funding must provide a "final report" in the form of a high-quality grant proposal to a major agency submitted through normal University/UAS channels. The amount of seed grant funding typically will be limited to $5,000, and faculty will be given priority. There is no application deadline. Funding is on-going, so long as funds are available. To apply, simply complete the Application Intake form below and submit it to the Office of Research and Sponsored Programs in Room 220 of the Golden Eagle Building You will need to schedule an appointment with the Director of the Office of Research and Sponsored Programs to discuss the preparation of your proposal before routing the form for approvals.

Grant Seed Money Application Form

top

Contact the Graduate Studies Web Administrator
Office of Graduate Studies | Division of Academic Affairs
Office: Adm710
Phone: 323.343.3820 | FAX:323.343.5653