The Proposal Development Team (DevT) provides services to UTEP faculty and administrators in support of the development and writing of competitive proposals to federal agencies, foundations and private agencies. The mission of the DEVT is to enhance UTEP's capabilities for research and sponsored projects and increase the university's stature as a research institution.

The services provided by the DevT include the following:

• Identification of strategic funding opportunities
  • Match university faculty and staff with funding opportunities
  • Assist in team building in response to funding opportunities

• Proposal development and writing
  • Assist investigators in analyzing funding announcements and developing a proposal development timeline organization, e.g., timelines, task assignments, and accountability
  • Organize planning meetings
  • Provide data and information about UTEP and the region
  • Assist with sections of the proposal such as project management, evaluation, and dissemination
  • Edit proposals and, when needed, arrange peer review
  • Provide assistance in analyzing reviewer feedback to improve resubmissions

• Develop investigator’s capacity to write proposals through workshops
  • Proposal preparation fundamentals
  • Agency-specific workshops
  • Workshops to address major parts of the proposal, e.g., research plan, specific aims, project summary, significance/intellectual merit, and broader impacts

DevT Members:
Ann Q. Gates (915-747-7689)
Claudine Riccillo (915-747-7935)
Flo Dick (915-747-7942)
Maria Picard-Ami (915-747-8466)