Not required, but often helpful. The 奖助金 Office serves as a coordination point for matching funds, 杠杆基金, matching of grant ideas and funding opportunities. 奖助金人员可以帮助你评估某一特定资助机会成功的可能性, coordinate proposal development, ensure that campus approval for grants is obtained. 资助办公室的工作人员与州和联邦项目官员合作，帮助BPCC提高资助提案的竞争力.

Start by reviewing the Grant Development Flowchart. 这将使您对BPCC开发和批准赠款的过程有一个很好的了解. 无论你的想法是对一个特定的拨款公告或征求建议书(RFP)的回应，还是一个仍在开发中的新想法, 完成 Grant Inquiry Form and return it to the 奖助金 Office (A-112). We’ll look forward to reviewing the form and discussing your project idea. Other resources you might find helpful are samples of the 决策矩阵, Goals and Objectives, 时间线, 评估计划.

A grant is an obligation and commitment by the College, 因此，需要进行尽职调查，以确保在赠款开发并提交给资助者之前，适当的个人了解并批准赠款. A number of issues are considered during the approval process, including the likelihood of funding, ability to charge indirect costs, alignment with the College’s strategic goals, availability of matching funds, requirements to continue the project after the funding ends. 遵循这个过程有助于确保您不会花费大量时间来制定未经内部批准或提交的奖助金提案.

Call the 奖助金 Office immediately to discuss the grant opportunity. Some grants are simpler to develop and the process may be expedited. 然而, 一笔巨额的联邦拨款通常需要数月的计划和发展，才能产生一份有竞争力的提案. Once again, campus administrative approvals are needed.

确定! Some of the strongest, 最引人注目的拨款提案是由那些对项目有远见并对其成功充满热情的人撰写的. 您是内容问题专家，并为项目带来最明智的措辞. 教育资助办公室很乐意帮助你了解资助机构正在寻找什么, to assist with collection of the necessary documents, help edit the draft proposal, 协调RFP可能要求的匹配和杠杆资金. 奖学金资助办公室的工作人员可以向合适的校园个人寻求指导和最终批准，并代表学院监督所有文件的最终编辑和提交.

是的. 如果你被要求合作资助或提供支持信或承诺, please contact us immediately for assistance. 准备好回答有关个人或学院参与程度的问题. 请不要在没有征得你的导师/院长同意的情况下参加学院的任何活动. 除了帮助你和你的导师/院长开发支持信，协调匹配和杠杆资金与其他机构和机构的合作, 教育资助办公室了解校园工作人员参与的各种倡议和伙伴关系是很有帮助的.

It depends on the funder – state and local agencies can take as little as 90 days; some private foundations range from 60-90 days, others award grants only once per year. 一项联邦拨款可能需要长达6个月的时间来撰写，再花6个月的时间来宣布奖励. 联系资助办公室的工作人员，询问具体资助机会的预计时间表.

如果在任何时候你有一个问题或问题实施你的项目，你应该随时打电话给资助办公室寻求帮助. Once an award notice from a funder is received by the College, an initial grant launch meeting will be scheduled. Members of the project staff, grant finance and 奖助金 Office will attend. During this meeting the highlights of the grant- including the objectives, reporting and budget requirements, activity implementation, College grant management protocol will be reviewed. 第一次会议的目标是明确界定与奖助金管理相关的责任和期望(资助者和学院).

Be familiar with your approved grant proposal. Your proposal is your blueprint of what you should do, when it needs to be done, who is responsible for it, what you should accomplish.

Every grant program has a unique set of requirements and regulations. 最好的开始是让我看看你批准的合同和提交的提案. 如果你的提案没有明确说明你可以做什么或购买什么, don’t assume it is allowable. 与资助办公室核实是否需要许可，或者是否可以向资助机构申请修改. 请记住，助学金不能免除州和大学的标准政策和程序.

Before you respond to any inquiry please contact the 奖助金 Office. 我们经常可以帮助确定资助者想要什么，并帮助起草回应.

In most cases, yes. 奖助金预算有非常具体的规定，可能会限制预算类别之间的转移, prohibit the purchase of certain goods, 或服务, limit the specific time frame when the funds are available. 在很多情况下, 对原核定预算的修改需要资助者事先批准. This approval process, (由教育资助处协调)，可能会非常详细，可能需要数周时间才能获得. 在使用批准的合约中没有明确规定的资助资金之前，你可以向资助办事处和财务资助会计咨询，以节省时间和挫折感.

因为每个资助计划都是不同的，资助者将有不同的报告要求. 然而，所有补助金的报告过程是由学院协调和提交的. Grant accounting will process and submit all financial reports. Program reporting is coordinated by the 奖助金 Office. 正常情况下, 项目主管在截止日期前几周向助学金办公室提交一份报告草稿. The 奖助金 Office will then submit the report for an internal review, 其中包括负责拨款的管理人员的批准, 如果需要的话, the Chancellor’s signature. 报告由教育资助办公室代表学院提交.