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Research Office

OUR OFFICE

The College of Agriculture Research Office provides programs and resources to support Ag faculty in identifying funding opportunities and enhancing research success, including proposal development and submission, grant writing assistance, statistical consulting, interdisciplinary team building, and grant/ contract support.

Through the Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station (AAES), our office administers the USDA NIFA Hatch and Hatch Multistate projects, provides seed funding for research through the AAES Competitive Seed Grants program, and supports faculty travel to multistate project meetings. In addition, the office coordinates a series of professional development workshops for faculty, staff, and graduate students. These training opportunities serve to support AAES’s outlying/field research stations. The office also coordinates the variety of interdisciplinary research conducted at the AAES-affiliated centers and institutes.

ADDRESS

College of Agriculture
Research Office
101 Comer Hall
Auburn Univ, AL 36849

Contract and Grants Team
Corley Hall
3rd Floor
Auburn Univ, AL 36849

Grant Writing Team
CASIC Building
559 Devall Dr., 2nd Floor
Auburn Univ, AL 36832

 Our Team

Associate Dean for Research

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ART APPEL

Associate Dean for Research;
Associate Director for AAES;
Professor, Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology

appelag@auburn.edu
(334) 844-2562

DIRECTOR, RESEARCH PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT & GRANTS

Auburn-Agriculture-Research-Silvia-Quintero

SILVIA QUINTERO

Director, Research Program Development and Grants;
College-level designee for proposal submissions
316 Corley Hall
sqn0002@auburn.edu
(334) 844-3505

Proposal Reviews and Submissions

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MERCEDES MCKOY

Manager, Research Program Development and Grants
308 Corley Hall
mlf0015@auburn.edu
(334) 844-3905

Pre-Award Contact for:
-AG Administration of Crop Soil and Environmental Sciences
-Alabama Agricultural Experiment Stations
-Commodity proposals

 

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MADISON PEARCE

Contracts & Grants Specialist
310 Corley Hall
mnd0009@auburn.edu
(334) 844-2320

Pre-Award Contact for:
-Dept. of Agricultural Econ & Rural Sociology
-Dept. of Animal Sciences
-School of Fisheries, Aquaculture, Aquatic Sciences

 

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LOGAN HAYES

Contracts & Grants Specialist
310 Corley Hall
lth0022@auburn.edu
(334) 844-2336

Pre-Award Contact for:
-Dept. of Entomology and Plant Pathology
-Dept. of Poultry Science

STEVEN PRUTSMAN

Contracts & Grants Specialist
308 Corley Hall
srp0031@auburn.edu

Pre-Award contact for:
-Dept. of Biosystems Engineering
-Dept. of Horticulture

Grant Writing and Other Support

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TIMOTHY HOOPER, MPA, CRA

Proposal Development Specialist III
tph0016@auburn.edu
(334) 844-1431

-Comprehensive grant writing and editorial support for the College faculty
-Provides one-on-one training to faculty on effective federal grant proposals
-Point of contact for AU’s AAES Internal Grants Program

 

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JACQUELINE KOCHAK

Communications Specialist
kochaja@auburn.edu
(334) 844-7465

-Comprehensive grant writing and editorial support for the College faculty
-Provides one-on-one training to faculty on effective federal grant proposals
-Writes and electronically distributes COA monthly e-newsletters

 

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ANNA MATHIS

Grant Writing Support Specialist
acm0136@auburn.edu
(334) 844-1440

-Monitors federal grant announcements and notifies College faculty of new funding opportunities via emailed Executive Summarie
-Provides grant writing support for the College faculty. Provides support to both COA Faculty and Research Office staff on the AAES Internal Grants Program

 

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BERNARDO CHAVES-CORDOBA

Director of Statistics, Teaching & Consulting
167A Funchess Hall
bzc0082@auburn.edu
(334) 844-2577

Statistical Support:
-Assists faculty in designing experiments, analyzing data, and interpreting results.

KE “KELLY” PIPPIN

Manager, Academic & Research Programs
101 Comer Hall
kzp0025@auburn.edu
(334) 844-3210

Services

Pre-Award Services

Proposal Development and Submission assistance:

  • Assist faculty in finding research opportunities and developing strong research proposals.
  • Assist faculty with proposal, pre-proposal, or Letter of Intent submissions.
  • Review budget and proposal documents for compliance with sponsor and Institutional policies.
  • Create proposal application workspace and fill out forms, upon request.
  • Route proposal electronic e-coverform (eCF) to obtain institutional approvals for submission.
  • Coordinate and obtain signatures from AU authorized representative/OSP (including letters of collaboration or other forms).
  • Coordinate with external grants offices to collect documentation from other institutional collaborators and subawards, upon request.
  • Submit to the sponsor on behalf of Auburn University.

Grant Writing and Statistical Support

  • Review agency solicitation requirements and development of a customized proposal checklist.
  • Create proposal preparation timelines and processes.
  • Develop a compelling “storyline” or gap analysis.
  • Assist with assessment, outreach, and diversity component needs.
  • Assist with writing of non-technical text and transitions*
  • Assist with document control and copyediting.
  • Draft Institutional support letters.
  • Collect/update the variety of supporting attachments and forms that are requested. These include (but are not limited to) the research team’s Biographical Sketches, Current & Pending forms, and Conflict of Interest attachments.
  • Assist faculty in designing experiments, analyzing data, and interpreting results.

*Note: Initial development of proposal content/narrative (i.e., the Investigative Idea) is the responsibility of the Principal Investigator

Interdisciplinary Team Building:

  • The Research Office facilitates interdisciplinary team building by connecting researchers from different fields.

AWARD AND POST-AWARD SERVICES

  • Assist with questions or information needed for account/FOP setup.**
  • Serve as a liaison between central offices and faculty for grant/contract account setup or award modifications.
  • Review budget modifications and process documentation to the Office of Sponsored Programs.
  • Assist with no-cost extensions (NCE) requests.
  • Process award modifications to the Office of Sponsored Programs (OSP), if applicable.

 

** Project management and post-award activities will be handled at the departmental level in collaboration with the College Business Office. Please work with your department administrator for specific details about their processes.

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Research Office

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Research Funding & Resources

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Grant Proposal Development Guide

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Extramural Funding Guidelines

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Al Agricultural Experiment Station (AAES)

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AAES Internal Funding Guidelines

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Hatch & Multistate Guidelines

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Centers & Institutes

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Research Focus Areas

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Research Articles

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Student Research