Applying For Grants

PSC-CUNY seeks to enhance the University’s role as a research institution and further the professional growth and development of its faculty. The funding will support activities in the creative arts and all academically relevant research in the areas of natural science, social science, humanities, social work, nursing and education. The PSC–CUNY Grant Program is open to full–time members of the instructional staff.

There are a variety of funding options available to Hunter faculty, which come from three main areas: internal sources, CUNY-wide sources, and federal sources.

CUNY Office of Research provides a number of research–related internal funding programs to its faculty.

Internal funding programs include:

• Junior Faculty Research Awards
• Con Edison Social & Behavioral Research Award
• Interdisciplinary Research Grant
• Open Educational Resources Research Program

Today, the Grants.gov system houses information on over 1,000 grant programs and vets grant applications for federal grant-making agencies. The mission is to provide a common website for federal agencies to post discretionary funding opportunities and for grantees to find and apply to them.

PIVOT provides access to the most comprehensive source of funding opportunities globally. PIVOT can also be used to find researchers for collaborative activities. This database can be used by all CUNY faculty and staff.

Grant Forward is a grant database where users can search for funding opportunities(federal-state-, foundation- and institution-sponsored research)across all fields, including the sciences, humanities, and arts. Grant Forward is a subscription service offered by the Research Foundation of CUNY and is available to all members of Hunter College.

Foundation Directory Online database provides grant seekers with information on thousands of the largest private and community foundations, updated weekly.

Grant applications must be submitted at least two days before the deadline to address errors/warnings or to make any necessary changes. We also make this request because there may be several grants being submitted on a deadline and we must ensure that all grant submissions meet the deadline.

1. Grant Proposal Routing Form
2. Notice of Intent to Submit a Grant Application Form
3. Clearance Policy for the Solicitation of Grants from Foundations, Corporations and Private Individuals

• Grants.gov Information
  Grants.gov provides a unified electronic ‘storefront’ for interactions between grant applicants and funding agencies. Hunter College is already registered in Grants.gov. There is nothing that a principal investigator (PI) must do in terms of institutional registration.
  • Please explore the following link for further information:
    • Do’s and Don’ts
  • For questions or further guidance, please contact:
    • Annmarie Rivera, Assistant Director for Sponsored Projects
      • Email: nrivera@hunter.cuny.edu
      • Phone: 212-772-4020

• National Institutes of Health (NIH) eRA Commons
  eRA Commons is an online interface where grant applicants, grantees and federal staff at NIH and grantor agencies can access and share administrative information relating to research grants. eRA Commons users, based on their role, can conduct a variety of business in Commons.
  • To obtain an eRA Commons account, please contact:
    • Krystal Santiago, Grants and Contracts Administrative Assistant
      • Email: ksa0003@hunter.cuny.edu
      • Phone: 212-772-4020

• PSC-CUNY Grants
  PSC-CUNY grants are submitted electronically.
  • To gain access:
    • visit the RF CUNY website https://www.rfcuny.org/rfwebsite/
    • click the ‘Research & Awards’ tab at the top
    • select the ‘PSC-CUNY Research Award Program’ from the pull-down menu
    • click ‘PSC-CUNY Grants Proposal System’ in the middle of the page to gain access to the system
  • Or, visit the direct link https://www.rfcuny.org/gp/welcome.aspx.
  • Note: If you have Research Foundation access for a grant, this is not the login information that is needed for the PSC-CUNY Research Award Program electronic system.