Grants & Sponsored Programs

The mission of the Office of Research and Sponsored Programs (ORSP) is to advance the research enterprise at Commonwealth University by promoting an environment that fosters research, scholarship, and creative activities for Bloomsburg, Lock Haven and Mansfield campuses.

 ORSP provides a customer service environment by providing leadership, resources, information, and guidance. ORSP aligns with the CUP’s mission to enhance academic excellence through the support of faculty and student research and scholarly activity. In doing so, ORSP will provide education and training initiatives in support with the goal of increasing awareness and competitiveness in the pursuit of internal and external funding. In accomplishing this mission, ORSP ensures accountability, compliance and stewardship for sponsored programs as directed by the values of the office and by all applicable Federal, State, and University policies, procedures and regulations 

ORSP is now in collaboration with Indiana University of Pennsylvania Research Institute for all your external grant needs.  With their team of grant specialists to assist you in identifying funding opportunities, develop your proposal narrative and budget, submit to your institutional hierarchy for review and approval, submission to the agency, and then manage your project activities and expenditures upon receipt of an award. 

 IUP-RI will facilitate/offering of webinars, workshops, and other research development opportunities as well as have PI mentorship academies that are held throughout the year.  These events will be sent out through email and will appear on the ORSP website so keep an eye out for those opportunities.

Please reach out to Christine Orlando corlando@bloomu.edu 570-389-4322, in ORSP, on any questions how to get started on this process.  Reminder that if you need any human subject research or animal research approval that will need to be done with IRB/IACUC.

Faculty Professional Development Funding

PASSHE Faculty Professional Development Council will issue grant guidelines in late October or early November.  Internal Commonwealth University deadline to review will be TBD in December with final proposal due to PASSHE in February.  For further questions please contact Christine Orlando corlando@bloomu.edu