Grant Submissions: SUNY Research Foundation or Stony Brook Foundation?
Frequently, faculty and staff throughout the University ask for clarification regarding which foundation (SUNY Research Foundation or the Stony Brook Foundation) should be used for a grant application submitted to a non-governmental granting source.
If your proposal involves any of the following, it must be administered through the Research Foundation of SUNY. Contact Ivar Strand, Director of the Office of Sponsored Programs, at 631-632-4402.
- Federal, State and Local Funds channeled through a public entity
- Contractual or service obligations
- Human subjects
- Vertebrate animals
- DNA
- Radiation or radioactive materials
- Extensive payroll implications
Further information about Research Foundation policies and procedures is available here.
In other cases, the Stony Brook Foundation and the Advancement Office will oversee and administrate proposals directed to private individuals, corporations, and foundations that seek funding for the following:
- Real property or gifts-in-kind
- Funding for research unrelated to the above criteria
- Funding for scholarships and fellowships
- Funding for endowments
- Funding for campus programs
The Administrative fees for each proposal will not vary or change based on the foundation (SUNY Research or Stony Brook Foundation) that receives and administers the funds.
For additional information about grant submissions through the Stony Brook Foundation, contact:
Tara Fleming
Grants Coordinator (West Campus)
(631) 632-4430
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