Office of Research and Grant Development

Research and Grant Development Services helps faculty researchers secure federal research funding by offering concierge research development resources and proposal development.

Find Funding

Check out Limited Submissions solicitations
Use Pivot^® to search funding opportunities totaling in the billions of dollars
Learn about our internal funding programs for faculty

Our Mission

Research and Grant Development Services provides professional research development resources and proposal development support for federal research funding proposals from USC. Resources include agency specific toolboxes, boilerplates, assistance in writing institutional components, and funding competitiveness reviews.

We also assist in finding funding opportunities and in the strategic formation of collaborative proposal teams to expand the university's research enterprise. We are part of the Carolina Grants & Innovation Hub, a division of the Office of the Vice President for Research.

We help USC research faculty

Locate funding opportunities to support their research.
Develop federal research funding proposals.

Propel Research Mentorship Program

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