Training

Find Funding and Grant Writing 101: Building the Skills to Fund Your Vision

Have a great project idea but need funding? This session will introduce you to resources like PIVOT, a comprehensive database of over 13,000 funding sources. We'll give you the tools to find the perfect match for your vision.

• Who should attend: Anyone interested in seeking external funding.
• When and where: Sept. 19, 2025, 10 to 11 a.m., Steen Library, Wyatt Room.

Grant Writing: Give Me the Details Please

Move beyond the basics and learn best practices for crafting a compelling proposal. This workshop covers key elements like budget considerations and the SFA proposal approval process.

• Who should attend: Anyone interested in seeking external funding.
• When and where: Oct. 30, 2025, 10 to 11 a.m., Steen Library, Wyatt Room.

Introduction to Cayuse Fund Manager

This workshop introduces you to the new Cayuse module designed to help you effectively monitor your external grant expenditures.

• Who should attend: Faculty and staff with current awards and administrative staff who assist with monitoring expenditures.
• When and where: Sept. 24, 2025 from 2 to 4 p.m. and Oct. 29, 2025 from 2 to 4 p.m., Boynton Building, Room 108 and via Zoom.

Grant Management - Best Practices for Success

Learn the best practices for managing your external and internal awards. This session will cover essential SFA procedures, state and federal regulations, purchasing guidelines, budget management and grant reporting.

• Who should attend: Faculty and staff with current awards and administrative staff who assist with areas like purchasing, EPAFs and monitoring expenditures.
• When and where: Oct. 8, 2025 from 2 to 4 p.m. via Zoom.

Cayuse Sponsored Projects Overview for Faculty and Staff

Get a comprehensive overview of the Cayuse Sponsored Projects platform for external grants. We'll walk you through initiating a proposal, tracking approvals, navigating your award record and monitoring expenditures.

• Who should attend: Faculty and staff who have submitted or plan to submit proposals and anyone who currently manages an external grant award.
• When and where: Sept. 10, 2025 from 2 to 4 p.m. via Zoom.

How to enter a compliance application, and what makes a good application

This training will guide you through submitting a strong application using the Cayuse and InfoReady platforms.

• Who should attend: Faculty, students and staff who need to submit for IBC, IRB and/or IACUC review.
• When and where: Steen Library, Room 102A, Sept. 10, 2025 from 3 to 4 p.m. and Sept. 29, 2025 from 2 to 4 p.m.

The following advanced trainings are open to faculty and staff with current awards. You will receive a separate invitation.

Forecasting in Cayuse Fund Manager

Master the art of planning your project spending. This session will show you how to create forecasts, projections, and dedicate funds by budget category within Cayuse.

• Prerequisite: Must have attended the Introduction to Cayuse Fund Manager training.
• When and where: Nov. 12, 2025 from 2 to 4 p.m., Boynton Building, Room 220 and via Zoom.

New Effort Training

Learn about the new Cayuse module for effort certification.

• Required attendees: Faculty and staff who manage current grant awards.
• When and where: Date and location TBA.

Learn how to develop a budget that meets both sponsor and university requirements and how to determine salary, calculate fringe benefits, outline participant support and more. Also covered are guidelines for such items as matching/cost sharing and faculty compensation.

SFA subscribes to trainings provided by the CITI Program. 

All SFA faculty, staff and students should complete applicable CITI courses for the purpose of their research, activities and coursework.

This workshop follows the life cycle of a grant from proposal to award management to closeout. Basic steps are outlined for navigating ORGS and other university grant processes.

This basic workshop assists you in understanding where to search for grant opportunities and gives a quick overview of proposal preparation.

This workshop covers the internal funding opportunities available at SFA.

Learn how to use this subscription database to find external funding opportunities and collaborators.

This workshop provides an overview of the basic principles of writing a successful proposal, the life cycle of the proposal process and ways to determine the right funding source for your project.