Special Strategic Projects

Special Strategic Projects (SSP) assists research faculty with proposal development related to strategic priorities of the Division of Research and Texas A&M University with a goal is to increase federal funding research at Texas A&M. Efforts include:

1. Assisting faculty and research teams with developing competitive grant proposals to targeted funding opportunities for strategic initiatives of the institution, including  HSI funding opportunities.
2. Proposal Development: Assisting faculty and research teams with developing competitive grant proposals, associated with
   • Strategic Initiatives,
   • Internal programs, or
   • HSI status.
     • Letter of HSI designation download
3. Resource Development & Communication: provide faculty support in obtaining data, answers to questions, or linking to resources and programs that may be required or benefit the proposal’s competitiveness and effectiveness when funded.
   • Maintain listing of  HSI funding opportunities, a new pool of funding when TAMU became an Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI) in  July 2022.
   • Information available in monthly RDS newsletters , funding opportunities, or coffee conversation workshops.
   • Developing templates and sample text for IDEA requirements on proposals.
     • Template on A&M as HSI with data
     • DOE PIER Template, includes sample text
4. Linkages & Contacts
   • Forming relationships with existing programs, entities, or BI initiatives for targeted proposals.
   • Linking researchers to A&M System institutions with similar interests or desired expertise on research proposals

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