Grant Consultation Services

Proposal Consultation

Our team of experts in hardware and software can meet with you during proposal development to:

• Identify what the study hardware, software, programing and system supports needs will be
• Determine what resources are currently available on campus to meet your study needs and the possible costs associated with their use
• Provide hardware and software specifications, technology and personnel costs to include in your grant
• If there are IT recommendations made peer review, our study team can meet with you to plan your responses for your resubmission

Letters of Support

The Research Computing and Informatics Group is pleased to offer letters of support for your grant applications, outlining our services and commitment to supporting your study if funded.

To request a letter, please reach out to David Cyrille at David.Cyrille@stonybrook.edu at least one month before the grant submission deadline. This timeframe allows us to meet with you, understand your study’s specific IT needs, and provide a robust letter of support. With the initial email request, please provide the following:

• A draft of the study abstract; 2- a draft of the letter of support that includes any services/requests you are making for IT to provide if the grant is funded;
• A summary of any IT specific budget requests (e.g. hardware, software, personnel) that will be included in the grant application’s budget

Grant Review

For studies recommended for funding, at the time of Just-in-time (JIT) documents request, our team can help to review your Data Management and Sharing Plan to help with:

• Summarizing the types and estimate the amount of scientific data expected to be generated in the project
• Identifying the most appropriate data repository(s) for your data
• Developing and describing your data archiving plan for raw and final data

Onboarding of New Grants

At study start-up, our team can help:

• Provide you with technical specifications and cost estimates for new hardware and software and work with vendors to ensure the best academic pricing
• Guide you to the best university storage sites based upon your study needs and data types