UW System offers grants to faculty, staff seeking ‘stimulus’ funds
The UW System Office of Administration and Fiscal Affairs has announced that UW System funds are available to help faculty and staff applying for grants available through the American Recovery & Reinvestment Act of 2009. Officials say up to $20,000 per proposal is available to assist with release time and summer salary, grant-writing assistance, matching funds, or other special needs.The funding may be requested for any discipline, and for any grant proposal to ARRA-supported programs of federal agencies. There is no deadline for requests; the fund will remain in place as long as federal stimulus grant opportunities are available or the UW System funding, which is modest, is exhausted. The purpose of this funding is to encourage UW faculty and staff to develop and submit grant proposals to federal agencies to maximize the capture of economic stimulus funds in support of higher education in Wisconsin.
Applicants should submit a brief letter of inquiry that includes the following:
• Brief description of the type and amount of grant development assistance requested, including justification
• Brief description of the grant proposal (including title and subject area) that will be developed
• Name of federal agency and total budget amount projected for the proposal
• Deadline for the grant application
• Reasons for likelihood of federal funding success
In addition, the institution’s provost, chief business officer, and grant/research administrator will be required to certify to UW System that the funding will be used for the specified grant application, and that a synopsis of the submitted grant proposal will be sent to the UW System. Letters of inquiry, institutional certification statements, and synopses of submitted grant proposals should be sent via email to: Kris Andrews, the UW System’s assistant vice president for federal relations, kandrews@uwsa.edu
The UW System Office of Federal Relations and a three-person review committee will screen the letters of inquiry and provide a recommendation to the senior vice president for Administration and Fiscal Affairs. Inquiries will be screened on the basis of scientific/subject merit of the intended grant proposal; justification of how the UW System funding will be used; and likelihood of federal funding success. Notification of the funding decision will be made within 7-10 days of receipt of a complete letter of inquiry and institutional certification. UW System will maintain confidentiality of all grant applications. Questions concerning this funding opportunity can be directed to: Kris Andrews at kandrews@uwsa.edu or 608-263-3362.
