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OVERVIEW OF GRANT SEEKING OFFICES/STAFF

Sponsored Research and Programs

  • Service office for faculty and staff who want to fund their creative, scholarly, service, and/or research efforts
  • Responsible for securing funding from public grant makers (government agencies). Collaborates with University Relations (UR), Development to secure funding from private sources (foundations, corporations, alumni, etc.)
  • Protects the interests of the University, departments, and individual grant seekers

 Joann Waite, Director, 5870, waite@gonzaga.edu: Joann is the lead contact for faculty and liaison with the AVP. Her team can help you with grant research and outreach to funding agencies as well as suggest potential collaborators. SRP offers incentives to grant seekers and can provide assistance with institutional matching, if the grantor requires or recommends cost-share. Before you submit (pre-award), Joann manages internal approvals through the Internal Approval Document (IAD) process, which is required of all grants submitted at Gonzaga University (public and private). For public grants, her staff will help you prepare and submit a professional, polished proposal. After you submit (post-award), Joann's staff will assist you with the administration of your grant, oversee auditor-required compliance (required for both public and private grants) and help you seek further funding for your project.

Kathy Hill, Grant Writer, 6098, hillk@gonzaga.edu: Kathy is the grant writer for publicly funded grants. She can help you develop your project idea, research funders, create a timeline for proposal preparation and assist with writing, editing and formatting your professional proposal.

Diane Farrell, Program Coordinator, 4065, farrell@gonzaga.edu: Diane will help you register with federal agencies and upload documents to your electronic application. She carries the final burden of submitting your grant. (Often these uploads take several hours and, with some agencies, you do not get confirmation for days.) Grants.gov anticipates slower processing times due to increased activity on the system, so it is best that you plan to submit your grant at least 3 days ahead of the due date.

University Relations, Development

  • Seeks to advance and communicate the Gonzaga experience, promote engagement with and support of the University
  • Responsible for securing funding from private sources (foundations, corporations, alumni, etc.)
  • Focus on lifelong relationships: cultivating, soliciting and stewarding donors

Carol Bonino, Senior Writer/Special Projects, 6394, bonino@gonzaga.edu: Private funding liaison for: professional studies, engineering, A&S sciences, law, faith (U. Ministry), environment, and access/scholarship.  

Allison Riese, Development Writer, 6393, riese@gonzaga.edu: Private funding liaison for: business, education, A&S humanities, Student Life (CCASL, UMEC, student fund raising), intercultural and tribal relations, global engagement, international students, ESL/TESL, Academic Services (retention), and access/scholarship.  

Carol and Alli can help you develop your project idea, research funders, create a timeline for proposal preparation and assist with writing, editing and formatting your professional proposal. They also research and distribute information to the development team on fundable/interesting projects to share with benefactors. After you submit (post-award), they will meet with you and Jackie Van Allen to review the grant award documentation and begin the process of managing your grant funds. They will help you with required reports and other donor stewardship efforts (i.e. event invitations, holiday cards, site visits, etc.)

Controller's Office

  • If your grant is awarded, the staff of the Controller's office will meet with you to review the grant award documentation and begin the process of managing your grant funds in partnership with various campus offices (Payroll, Gift Accounting, etc.). You will work with them to provide financial information for any required reports.