Grant Writing & Training Q&A

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RFP# CU2203 Q&A Concord University extends its thanks to the vendors who have shown interest in our Grantwriting & Training project and submitted questions. Below is a list of answers to the questions we received. Duplicate questions have been eliminated. 1. Due to the events surrounding COVID-19 and the Delta variant, and with offices being closed without safe access to printing capabilities. Will the committee consider approving potential vendors to submit e-mail copies of their proposal response rather than hardcopies mailed or delivered copies? Proposals may not be emailed. However, they may be saved to a flash drive and mailed. Please ensure the pricing proposal is stored and sent in a separate flash drive from the proposal of services. 2. RFP 4.2.1 Conduct an organizational analysis which assesses the institution's current grant portfolio. Can you provide clarification on the scope? Should the assessment focus on the institution's readiness and history with respect to submitting proposals and getting awards, or is the assessment to focus on analyzing the actual award portfolio and provide recommendations on diversifying the portfolio? The assessment should focus on both the institution's readiness and history with respect to submitting proposals and getting awards and analyzing the actual award portfolio and providing recommendations on diversifying the portfolio. 3. RFP 4.2.2 Create a 12-month opportunity matrix to identify future potential grant opportunities that align with the mission of their institution. Will we have access to leadership and faculty for interviews? Interviews with leadership and faculty may be requested. 4. RFP 4.2.3 Invite Concord faculty and staff to participate in client-only webinars on grant competitions. Does this mean consultant-created webinars or does this mean consultant-facilitated NIH or NSF webinars? This means consultant-created webinars. 5. RFP 4.2.4 write three (3) grants across the lifetime of the one-year contract. Is the expectation that we are to write three proposals separate from the faculty webinar proposals that will be the end result of the workshop? What types of proposals are these (e.g., title iii, title v, scientific proposals, foundation proposals)? These proposals mentioned in section 4.2.4 will be separate from the faculty development proposals.