Pre-Award / Proposal Development

The Office of Sponsored Programs, Contracts & Grants (SPCG) Pre-Award staff assists the faculty, administration and staff at Elizabeth City State University through the grant seeking process of sponsored programs and research. A sponsored program refers to external sources of funding including Federal agencies, State agencies, and foundations. The Pre-Award office is the central coordination point for all proposals involving restricted grants for programmatic and research initiatives.

The services that are available in pre-award are:

• Information dissemination of potential grant opportunities;
• Research funding opportunities based on ECSU Mission and priorities;
• Review draft proposals and budgets for compliance with appropriate regulations and policies;
• Give general advice on strategies to maximize the effectiveness of the application;
• Assistance with obtaining ECSU background information;
• Consultation in the area of proposal development;
• Conduct workshops, trainings and other specialized programs in research;
• Preparing for meetings with funding agencies/organizations;
• Packaging proposals for submission to funding agencies by required deadlines;
• Assisting with correspondence to and from funding agency;