To help sustain its upward trajectory in grants and contract activity, Fresno State is announcing a new Internal Proposal Deadline Policy for the submission of external funding proposals. This new policy allows our research administrators to review budgets thoroughly, check institutional compliance, and meet sponsor guidelines for required components.

• Standard submissions (including contracts): Intent to Apply form due to RSP no later than 14 full business days in advance of the sponsor’s due date. All administrative portions of the proposal must be complete no later than seven (7) full business days of the sponsor’s due date.

• Collaborative proposals: Intent to Apply form due to RSP no later than 30 full business days in advance of the sponsor’s due date. All administrative portions of the proposal must be complete no later than 14 full business days of the sponsor’s due date.

Complete and final proposals received less than the respective deadline in advance of the sponsor’s due date will be reviewed only on a “First In, First Out” basis subject to proposals already received and other existing commitments. Complete and final proposals received with less than two (2) full business days in advance of the sponsor’s due date will not be submitted.

Abiding by these internal deadlines helps to ensure a successful proposal submission and avoids negative impacts on other faculty submitting proposals caused by the diversion of staff resources to support late proposals. We appreciate your cooperation with this new policy, which is effective immediately. Please don’t hesitate to contact us with any questions.

• Lisa Bryant (Political Science) received two grants from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab to help illuminate how the election administration landscape has changed. This research will provide both new scientific insights and practical guidance for election administrators around the country.

• Marianne Jackson and Jonpaul Moschella (Psychology) received a $64,260 grant from the Fresno County Office of Education for their project, "FCOE ABA Services - Behavioral Intervention."

• The Office of Community & Economic Development (OCED) received a number of Parent University training grants last month, including a $6,000 award from the Beardsley School District.

• Jacob Wenger (Plant Science) received a two-year, $77,521 grant from the Citrus Research Board to keep the California citrus industry on the cutting edge of effective integrated pest management in both organic and conventional realms.

• Susan Pheasant (IFA), Carmen Mendoza and Maral Kismetian received a three-year, $50,000 grant from the USDA for their project, "Utilization Focused Evaluation Conference for Pacific Coast HSIs - Maximizing Tools, Talent and Technology."

• Alex Liu, Amith Belman, Matin Pirouz Nia (Computer Science) and Farin Bakhtiari (Psychology) received a five-year, $1.5 million grant from NSF for their project, "Undergraduate Scholar Education and Research (USHER).

• Teagle Foundation: Education for American Civic Life (Dec. 1)

• CDCR: Rehabilitative Investment Grants for Healing and Transformation (RIGHT) Grant (Nov. 29)

• Spencer Foundation: Research Grants on Education – Small (Dec. 5)

• Dept. of Labor: DOL Nursing Expansion Grant Program (Jan. 6)

• NEH: Digital Humanities Advancement Grants (Jan. 12)

• NSF: Racial Equity in STEM Education (Jan. 17)



• NSF: Launching Early-Career Academic Pathways in the Mathematical and Physical Sciences (Jan. 2023)

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