The Grants Office is a collaborative effort between the offices of the Dean of Planning and Academic Affairs, the Dean of the Faculty and Development. The office mission is to assist faculty and administrators in identifying external funding sources (including foundations, corporations, and government agencies) for both institutional grants and those in support of faculty research projects, to assist faculty members in the preparation and submission of research proposals, to prepare and submit proposals for institutional support, and to administer grants and awards from external sources. The Grants Office also provides administrative support to the Committee on Research.

Primary  contacts for faculty seeking external funding: Jim Olson or Gary Hohenberger

Institutional grant proposals: Jim Olson or Amanda Thornton

Institutional grants administration: Amanda Thornton

Name	Title	Location	Extension
Jim Olson	Director of Corporate, Foundation & Governmental Relations	B-223	5376
Amanda Thornton	Director of Grants Administration	MN-112	5309
Gary Hohenberger	Associate Director of Corporate, Foundation, and Government Relations	B-223	7092
Mary Elizabeth Griffith	Office Specialist	MN-112	5490
Ellen McGuire	Administrative Assistant	B-223	5273