PREAWARD / PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT

The Research Foundation's Program Development Department provides assistance to researchers at Texas A&M in identifying and contacting potential sponsors and distributes information on funding opportunities.

A number of publications, including the FedBizOpps/Commerce Business Daily and the Federal Register, as well as agency web sites and Grants.Gov are reviewed on a regular basis. Announcements of new opportunities for funding are sent to researchers who may have an interest.

Searches of funding opportunity databases are performed for faculty upon request. These computerized databases provide details on thousands of available academic grant programs offered by government, commercial organizations, associations and private foundations.

Researchers may receive automatic e-mail notifications of funding opportunities through SPIN/SMARTS. This service is available through the Research Foundation's InfoEd eRA Portal. For information on how to set up your profile, see the InfoEd Reference Guide. Access it at the Research Foundation's web page under "FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES".

Texas A&M subscribes to Community of Science. The Federal Register, the FedBizOpps/Commerce Business Daily, and a Funding Opportunity Database can be found at the Community of Science (COS) web site, www.cos.com.

Faculty and research scientists may apply for funds to cover travel expenses, up to $1,500, associated with visits to potential sponsors of research. The Office of the Vice President for Research, Texas A&M Research Foundation, and Texas Engineering Experiment Station support this Travel Award Program. The deadline is the 1st Friday of each month. For more information about Travel Awards, see http://vpr.tamu.edu/osp/TAPRFP.htm or contact Mr. Rickie Fletcher in the Office of Sponsored Projects at 845-1811.

For additional information, contact Linda Ramirez at 845-8677.