Develop Your Study

SHORA is eager and available to assist you with the development of your study, fund seeking and preparing the study proposal for submission.

Our Services

• Initial funding-opportunity and sponsor searches that are targeted on your area of interest
• Eligibility and applicability review
• Facilitation of development process (development meetings, timeline management) and collaborations with internal and external partners and ancillary services
• Coordination of communication between sponsor and project leader (principle investigator or program director)
• Budget development
• Overall proposal development including narrative review, biosketch development assistance, budget development and all other components as applicable
• Grantsmanship coaching and advice; proofing and copy editing
• Review and interpretation of all applicable policies, regulations and laws as they apply to the funding opportunity and sponsor
• Coordination of proposal routing for institutional approvals
• Submission of the proposal package for sponsor consideration

With the submission of a successful proposal, the sponsor will provide notification of funding. SHORA provides administrative support and facilitation of the acceptance of all awards to Spectrum Health.
 
Our staff will:

• Reconcile the award notification with proposal and budget submission.
• Review and execute any necessary contracts.
• Initiate project setup for accounting and financial reporting.