Securing funding is a highly rewarding but often formidable part of the research process. CSSI's grant development team is a dedicated partner for faculty, scientific staff, and graduate students to simplify the grant writing experience from beginning to end.
In the past five years, over 120 researchers who have utilized our grant development services have successfully been awarded grants, totaling $26.9 million in funds. Proposals have been successfully funded by the National Science Foundation, U.S. Department of Defense, National Institute of Health, National Endowment for the Humanities, the Russell Sage Foundation, Wenner-Gren Foundation, Ford Foundation, and more.
Meet Our Grant Development Staff
Kristopher Ackerson, MCRP, CRA
Katherine Gloer, PhD
How We Can Help
Identify Research Funding Opportunities
Unsure where to start? Our staff is here to help you identify relevant grant and fellowship opportunities from government agencies, foundations, and private organizations aligning with your project's goals and scope.
Grant Development Support
CSSI offers help with facilities statements and other proposal documents to streamline the grant application process. Our team also provides consulting and feedback to those preparing grant budgets and justifications to create an accurate and realistic financial plan, ultimately working to ensure the proposal meets all requirements of the funding opportunity.
Build Relationships with Grant Funders
CSSI is diligent in maintaining positive relationships with funding agencies to create long-term partnerships and increase future funding opportunities.
CSSI Grant Development Programs
Other Grant Development Resources
External Grant Review (Research Development Office)
The Research Development Office (RDO) assists University of Iowa faculty with preparing more ambitious, collaborative, and successful proposals. To assist faculty in submitting proposals that are more successful, the RDO facilitates external reviews for proposals to external funding agencies. External review of proposals prior to submission will provide critical feedback in order to strengthen the proposal and improve the overall likelihood of success. Learn about RDO's External Grant Review and submit a request.
Improving Grantsmanship Recurring Programs and Seminars (Research Development Office)
The Research Development Office in the Office of the Vice President for Research assists researchers in preparing competitive proposals. This is accomplished through research skills development opportunities such as grant writing seminars and workshops. Learn about RDO's Recurring Programs and Recurring Seminars.