Internal Funding Sources and Support Opportunities in CSBS

1 HANDOUTS Internal Funding Sources Private Support (Non-profit / Corporate) Government / Public Support Institutes and Centers CSBS Grants Officer

2 Internal Funding Sources IRA--Instructionally Related Activities: From President s Office. Deadline in early March CSBS Summer Research Competition: From the CSBS Office of the Dean. Deadline in early May. Judge Julian Beck Learning-Centered Instructional Projects: From the Office of Faculty Development, Center for Innovative and Engaged Learning Opportunities (CIELO). Deadline in March. Exceptional Levels of Service to Student Awards: From the Office of Faculty Affairs. Deadline in late April. Learning Habits Faculty Fellow Program: From the Office of Institutional Research. Deadline in March. Community Engagement Service Learning Course Development: From the Office of Community Engagement. Deadline in early April. Research, Scholarship and Creative Activity (RSCA): From the Office of Research & Sponsored Programs (ORSP) NIH BUILD PODER: Faculty Scholar Academy, Faculty Mentor, Pilot Projects. Contact Carrie Saetermoe.

3 Private support (Non-profit / Corporate) Non-profit Foundations: John Randolf and Dora Haynes Foundation* Robert Wood Johnson Foundation* Andrew W. Mellon Foundation* California Wellness Foundation California Humanities Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Alfred P. Sloane Foundation W.K. Kellogg Foundation William and Flora Hewlett Foundation ALERT! Clearance must be obtained from the CSUN Foundation prior to contacting any private/non-profit/corporate sponsors. Contact Frances Solano CSBS Grants Officer. Professional organizations: American Historical Association American Political Science Association Corporate or Industry

4 Government/Public Support Federal Grants.gov State ca.gov/grants Local Counties National Science Foundation (NSF) State of California Los Angeles Health and Human Services (HHS) Dept of Social Services Dept of Education (DoED) LA County DCFS National Aerospace Agency (NASA) DCFS (Dept of Children and Family Services) Ventura Dept of Defense (DOD) San Bernardino National Security Agency (NSA) California Council on Humanities Cities Dept of Energy (DOE) Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Los Angeles California Postsecondary Education Commission National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) City of Thousand Oaks Dept of Housing & Urban Development (HUD) California Children & Families Commission Port of Long Beach Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Districts Dept of the Interior (DOI) Southern California Association of Governments State Department LA Unified School District (LAUSD) Dept of Agriculture Smithsonian Institution

5 Resources: CSBS Institutes and Centers Institute for Social & Behavioral Sciences (Matt Cahn) CSBS Institutes and Centers are organized around broad themes to facilitate multi-disciplinary collaborations focused on applied research to meet community and industry needs. Center for Geographical Studies (Danielle Bram) Center for Urban Water Resilience Benefits of an institute/center Center for Southern California Studies (Kristy Michaud) Facilitates collaborations between disciplines, departments and colleges. Anthropological Research Institute (James Snead) Facilitates the contract or start-up process. DuBois-Hamer Institute (Cedric Hackett) Demonstrates to sponsor support by the university towards particular studies, services and goals. Center for Latin and Mexican American Studies (Patricia Juarez-Dappe)

6 Resources: CSUN Institutes and Centers Center for Assessment and Research Evaluation (CARE) -- Dr. Bev Caballo Institute for Community Health & Wellbeing -- Dr. David Boyns And more

7 Resources: Highlight on CARE CSUN Center for Assessment, Research and Evaluation (CARE): Support CSUN investigators in developing research designs and evaluation plans for proposals for external funding. Dr. Bev Cabello Ext. 2542 Provide evaluation services for funded grants/contracts (i.e., external evaluation). Provide research implementation and analytic support for campus investigators. Provide assessment services to academic units (e.g., colleges, departments), centers, institutions, and personnel on campus (e.g., scale creation, dissemination, psychometric evaluation).

8 Resources: CSBS Grants Officer Work with you to clarify project objectives. Direct you to the appropriate university resources. Help to identify potential funders. Request clearance from CSUN Foundation through the CSBS Director of Development to approach private funders and avoid conflicts with other CSUN priorities. Work with you to establish a plan to prepare and submit a proposal. Draft a budget to estimate the amount of support needed. Liaise with university offices or potential funders