Proposal Development
Proposal Development (OPD) promotes the advancement of university initiatives by supporting the development and preparation of highly competitive grant proposals. OPD is committed to providing Stony Brook's research community with a comprehensive suite of services to foster the development and growth of research activities. In addition to proposal management, our support services include identifying extramural funding opportunities, coordinating limited submission competitions, nurturing research collaborations, and connecting researchers to institutional resources. We also organize workshops and trainings in grantsmanship, coordinate external copy editing and graphic design services, serve as project managers for the proposal development process, handle the administrative requirements and manage a repository of sample grant proposal materials. Our team’s forward-thinking approach to research development provides faculty with tactical support for large-scale proposals, ensuring that they are aligned with sponsor funding priorities.
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Research News
Nature Publication on Robotics
We are excited to share that the first article in a branded content series with Nature on robotics is now live!
The next frontier in robotics: handling the unfamiliar
By rethinking how machines perceive and manipulate their surroundings, researchers
are bringing automation out of rigid assembly lines and into unpredictable workspaces.
Request for Information (RFI): Identifying the Next Generation of NSF X-Labs Topics
The NSF has issued a Request for Information (RFI) seeking input on scientific and technological opportunities that could become future
topics for the NSF X-Labs Initiative. Organizations, researchers, faculty, and students
are invited to give input regarding what future technology or technological capability
NSF should focus on for future X-Labs topics; bottlenecks to proposed topics and how
to unlock future progress; readiness and evidence for proposed topics; reasoning,
resources, and partnerships for proposed topics; and what disagreement or failure
of proposed topics might look like.
Note: NSF will input all responses into AI tools during the evaluation process, and may
publicly release responses. Please do not submit any proprietary, sensitive, classified,
export-controlled, or personally identifiable information, since they may publicly
release the responses.
Deadline: Anyone who is interested in responding directly to NSF as an individual may do so
via the airtable form on the NSF website by October 30, 2026.
Call for Proposals: Andrew Carnegie Fellows Program
The Carnegie Fellows Program explores the many ways in which political polarization in the United States and abroad
manifests itself in society, and suggests ways that it may be mitigated. This is a
limited competition from the Office of the Provost.
Guidelines and eligibility:
- Stony Brook may nominate one senior scholar and one junior scholar.
- Junior scholars are scholars who earned a Ph.D. within the last 10 years.
- Senior scholars are scholars who earned a Ph.D. more than 10 years ago.
- Must be a U.S. citizen or U.S. permanent resident to be considered.
- The fellowship is worth up to $200,000 to support up to two years of work that will result in a book or major study.
- Criteria prioritize the originality and promise of the research, its promise to offer actionable solutions, and the scholar's plan for communicating findings to a broad audience.
Submit the materials below via email. All proposals will be reviewed by the Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences Honorifics Committee.
- 1-page project description summary
- Full CV
SBU limited competition internal deadline: October 2, 2026
Carnegie application deadline: November 13, 2026
NIH RFI on Proposed Changes to Reporting Outcomes from Peer Review
The NIH has issued a Request for Information (RFI) on Proposed Changes to Reporting Outcomes from Peer Review, seeking input on proposed changes to the reporting of peer review outcomes. To implement
the Unified Funding Strategy announced in Nov. 2025, NIH proposes to report peer review outcomes as falling into
one of three broad categories, determined by overall impact score: Most Competitive
(based on the top 25% of final overall impact scores), Competitive (based on the 26-50%
of final overall impact scores), or Not Discussed (scores >50%, or ND). Notably, NIH
proposes to no longer release final overall impact scores and percentiles to PIs or
NIH staff.
Deadline for submitting an individual response to NIH: Anyone who is interested in responding directly to NIH as an individual may do so.
OR&I has prepared a document containing sample response text that can be used for individual submissions. Comments are due by October 13, 2026 at 11:59 PM ET.
Request for Comment: Draft NIH Biosafety Policy for Research Involving Biohazards
NIH seeks public input on its Draft NIH Biosafety Policy for Research Involving Biohazards, which, when finalized, will supersede the NIH Guidelines for Research Involving
Recombinant or Synthetic Nucleic Acid Molecules. Specific topics include: scope of
research covered by the new policy (definition of biohazards); structure of tiered
oversight (i.e., Federal, institutional, and investigator); Continued utility of Risk
Groups (RGs) as a baseline for risk assessment, particularly when agents are being
genetically modified, vs use of Biosafety Levels (BSL); effectiveness of compliance
and enforcement mechanisms for ensuring biosafety; and implementation resources. Comments
are welcome on all aspects of the draft policy, including the scope, risk assessment,
categories of oversight based on risk, roles and responsibilities, IBC functions,
and procedures. NIH is also seeking comments on draft incident reporting and IBC meeting minute templates.
Deadline: Anyone who is interested in responding directly to NIH as an individual may do so
by submitting the comment form on the NIH web page by October 19, 2026.
Translational Research Funding Opportunity: Center for Biotechnology BioREACH Program
Applications are now open for the 12th BioREACH Award Program from the Center for
Biotechnology, which provides $50,000 in translational research funding for Stony
Brook faculty and postdoctoral researchers to generate the evidence needed to advance
promising innovations to the next stage of development. BioREACH funds milestone-driven
studies and welcomes biomedical innovations as well as platforms, tools, computational
technologies, and other enabling technologies with the potential to contribute to
solutions addressing unmet needs in health.
Visit the BioREACH website for info session, FAQ, eligibility, deadline, and program contact details, and to
sign up for office hours
Application deadline: October 29, 2026, 5 pm ET
The Center for Biotechnology (CfB) has helped advance some of Stony Brook University’s
most impactful biomedical innovations, among them the yeast two-hybrid system, Xiaflex®,
ReoPro®, Oracea®, and 3D virtual colonoscopy. The CfB has supported more than 475
faculty-led translational research projects and contributed to 306 license agreements
generating $51 million in royalty returns to the University.
Reports and Articles of Interest
- The DOE SCAC Genesis Mission Subcommittee released a report on frameworks for AI-accelerated national breakthroughs
- A report demonstrating $3.3 T in U.S. economic output from Bayh-Dole innovation over the last three decades
- Effects of the administration’s pocket recessions on higher education
- Possible weakening of protections for clinical trial participants
McAllister & Quinn Weekly Opportunity & Strategic Intelligence Overview
Every week, McAllister & Quinn's Research Universities Practice sends out a weekly opportunity overview. These comprehensive
lists encompass research and development opportunities relevant to R1 and R2 institutions
across the Federal government. Visit OPD's Grant Proposal Resource Repository for the latest overview and an archive of previous overviews and other resources.
Link Your ORCID iD
Stony Brook University will soon be launching a new Research Information Management System (RIMS) to showcase SBU faculty research! To ensure your work is featured, please affiliate your ORCID iD with SBU. This public portal will enhance your visibility to collaborators, journalists, and funders. Link your ORCID iD. Questions? Contact orcid-support@stonybrook.edu.
Call for Reviewers
If you are interested in serving as a reviewer for future Seed Grant Programs and Limited Competitions, we invite you to submit your interest via our new Call for Reviewers.