The Office of Proposal Development (OPD) promotes the advancement of university initiatives by supporting the development and preparation of highly competitive grant proposals. OPD is committed to providing Stony Brook's research community with a comprehensive suite of services to foster the development and growth of research activities. In addition to proposal management, our support services include identifying extramural funding opportunities, coordinating limited submission competitions, nurturing research collaborations, and connecting researchers to institutional resources. We also organize workshops and trainings in grantsmanship, coordinate external copy editing and graphic design services, serve as project managers for the proposal development process, handle the administrative requirements and manage a repository of sample grant proposal materials. Our team’s forward-thinking approach to research development provides faculty with tactical support for large-scale proposals, ensuring that they are aligned with sponsor funding priorities.
How do I request services and/or receive information from OPD?
FIND OPD'S WEEKLY NEWSLETTER HERE
Research News:
Call for Judges: Inaugural Postdoc LINK Research SymposiumOn Thursday, September 17, 2026, the Stony Brook University Graduate School, the Office
of Postdoctoral Affairs, in collaboration with the Center for Inclusive Education
(CIE), the Career Center, and other campus partners, will host the inaugural Postdoc
LINK Research Symposium.
This university-wide event is designed to showcase the research, leadership, and innovation
of postdoctoral scholars at Stony Brook University. The symposium will bring together
postdocs, graduate students, undergraduate students, faculty, members of the campus
community, and institutional partners for a day of interdisciplinary research exchange,
networking, and collaboration.
The symposium committee is seeking volunteer judges to evaluate presentations in one
of three symposium sessions:
LINK Lightning Talks (10am - 11:15am)
Poster Session (11:45am - 1:15pm)
Technology Talks (1pm - 2:30pm)
The symposium will take place from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. If you are interested in
serving as a judge, please complete the form linked below and indicate all of the
sessions you are available to judge. While they encourage you to select every session
for which you are available, each volunteer will be assigned to judge one session.
Additional volunteers may be asked to serve as backup judges if needed.
Judge confirmations, calendar invitations, and additional event details will be shared
in early August.
Please complete the form by Wednesday, July 15, 2026.
Call for Applications: Building Strong Partnerships for Early Career FacultyThe Office of Proposal Development is accepting applications for a 2-day Workshop,
facilitated by Saath Partners, on Building Strong Partnerships for Early Career Faculty. The objective of this
in-person workshop, to be held on September 24 and 25, 2026, is to strengthen the
ability of early-career faculty to develop, manage, and grow effective partnerships.
The workshop will provide participants with practical concepts, tools, and peer-learning
opportunities. Through facilitated group discussions and applied exercises, faculty
will have the opportunity to use these concepts and tools to further pursue their
own partnership ideas.
Eligibility/Certification:
- Required: Tenure-track assistant professor; Completed at least one academic year at the institution; Research-active ; Interested in developing collaborative research.
- Preferred: In Years 2–5 of assistant professor role; Passed annual reviews in good standing; Planning collaborative work, interdisciplinary activities, or cross-sector initiatives within the next 2 years, which could include grant proposals, collaborative publications, curriculum development, teaching, conference/symposia.
Deadline: Space is limited. Applications must be submitted byMonday, July 27, 2026 at 9 am, via the application portal
For more information, visit the Building Strong Partnerships for Early Career Faculty
website.
Research Administration Immersion for Skill-building and Experience (RAISE): A career
preparation program in research administrationRAISE is a training program that provides a full-time, work-based immersion into multiple
units under Stony Brook’s Office for Research and Innovation (OR&I). These units provide
a wide range of research administration services to the Stony Brook University community,
including the University Medical Center and the Health Sciences Center.
Stony Brook University has created an 12-to-18-month traineeship program to proactively
recruit, develop, and train a cohort of entry-level research administrators, beginning
in Fall 2026. The trainees will be immersed in multiple offices under OR&I, such as
the Office of Proposal Development, the Office of Sponsored Programs, the Office of
Grants Management, the Office of Research Compliance, and Intellectual Property Partners.
Watch our recorded information session, register for virtual office hours, and learn
more about the traineeship program
Submit your application online through our job portal by August 1, 2026, at 11:59 PM
Please contact RAISE@stonybrook.edu with any questions.
OMB Proposes Revisions to Guidance for Federal Financial Assistance
On May 29, 2026, the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB), along with
over 40 federal agencies, released a package of proposed draft revisions to the Uniform Guidance for Federal Financial Assistance located in Title 2 of the Code of Federal Regulations (2 CFR).
The proposed changes, if implemented, will substantially impact all Stony Brook researchers,
and have a planned implementation date of October 1, 2026. It would affect how funding
agencies develop new opportunities (including requiring that they align with administration
priorities), require that agencies have senior appointees review proposals (including
for alignment with Gold Standard Science), create restrictions on foreign collaborations,
enable agencies to terminate awards at their discretion, disallow or restrict previously
allowable costs (including of publications, conferences, and society memberships),
and require that awards not be used to promote practices that violate anti-discrimination
laws, among many other proposed changes.
We encourage you to respond to the OMB individually with comments that describe how your work would be impacted by the proposed revisions.
OMB is required to address all comments; therefore, being specific helps ensure that
all impact is documented and considered. To assist you, we have created a sheet of helpful tips. Multiple organizations have also built tools to help. Note that individual responses should NOT be submitted on behalf of Stony Brook University. Individual responses can be submitted to OMB through the government’s regulations website by July 13, 2026. This deadline will not be extended.
OR&I conducted a survey to gather specific examples of how our research community
expects these changes will impact them, and are currently evaluating responses to
create an institutional summary. We remain interested in gathering additional specific
concerns, which you can share directly with OR&I by sending to OPD_OVPR@stonybrook.edu.
NIH Request for Information: Proposal to Cap the Number of Simultaneous Research Project
Grants per Principal Investigator to Support More Researchers and Maximize Scientific
Productivity and InnovationThe NIH has issued a Request for Information (RFI) on a proposal to cap the number of simultaneous research project grants per PI. This
sponsor is seeking input on the outline for this proposed policy, and is specifically
interested in input regarding: the pros and/or cons of the policy; the optimal number
of RPGs for the cap (2, 3 or 4); the strengths and weaknesses of the proposed implementation
strategies; and the possible unintended consequences or policy loopholes.
Deadline for submitting an individual response to NIH: Anyone who is interested in responding directly to NIH as an individual may do so
by submitting comments electronically to the NIH RFI webpage by August 3, 2026 at 11:59 pm ET.
Reports and Articles of Interest
- The Office of the Under Secretary of War for Research and Engineering finalizes a set of recommendations to modernize and reform the War Department’s research enterprise
- Potential effect of AI agents on grantmaking and research assessment
- OMB’s proposed changes to Uniform Guidance includes language enabling DOJ to join private suits to block inappropriate spending
McAllister & Quinn Weekly Opportunity & Strategic Intelligence Overview
Every week, McAllister & Quinn's Research Universities Practice sends out a weekly opportunity overview. These comprehensive
lists encompass research and development opportunities relevant to R1 and R2 institutions
across the Federal government. Visit OPD's Grant Proposal Resource Repository for the latest overview and an archive of previous overviews and other resources.
Link Your ORCID iD
Stony Brook University will soon be launching a new Research Information Management
System (RIMS) to showcase SBU faculty research! To ensure your work is featured, please
affiliate your ORCID iD with SBU. This public portal will enhance your visibility
to collaborators, journalists, and funders. Link your ORCID iD. Questions? Contact orcid-support@stonybrook.edu.
Call for Reviewers
If you are interested in serving as a reviewer for future Seed Grant Programs and
Limited Competitions, we invite you to submit your interest via our new Call for Reviewers.