• Grants Development Office


    The Grants Development Office at LaGuardia Community College guides and supports faculty and staff in securing and managing external funding to promote the strategic goals and priorities of the college and its individual programs.



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    Internal Letter of Intent


    The internal Letter of Intent (LOI) is the first step in submitting a proposal through the college. The LOI contains critical information that administration must review and approve.

    Please complete the fillable form below and, per the instructions within, obtain signatures from your Dean/Department Chair and Divisional Vice President. Then, return the form to the Grants Office for forwarding to the College President.



    Letter of Intent




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    Resources for Grantseekers


    Grants.gov
    A searchable database of recent federal grant funding opportunities. Browse by keyword, category, or agency.

    GrantForward
    An online search engine that provides information to faculty and researchers on upcoming external grant funding opportunities.

    PIVOT
    Provides information on a wide range of funding opportunities as well as potential collaborators.




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    Grants Workshops


    The Grants Development Office supports the LaGuardia community in managing sponsored programs at the pre-award stage (seeking funding and submitting proposals) and post-award stage (managing awarded projects).

    We are pleased to offer several pre- and post-award workshops for faculty and staff throughout the academic year, including:
    • Researching Grant Opportunities
    • Developing and Submitting Your Grant Proposal at LaGuardia
    • Sponsored Program Management
    • Personnel: Introduction to Hiring, Appointing and Supervising RF Employees
    • OTPS: Introduction to Procuring Goods and Services with RF Grant Funds

    Upcoming workshops are announced to the college community via email and appear on the Campus Calendar.




  • Contact Us


    Please contact us with any questions or for further information.
       Room C-232
      718-482-5070

    Laura Bartovics
    Director
      718-482-5073
       lbartovics@lagcc.cuny.edu
    Shary Stamers
    CUNY Administrative Assistant
      718-482-5070
       sstamers@lagcc.cuny.edu

    For Pre-Award Issues (seeking funding, submitting proposals, etc.):

    John Parssinen
    Associate Director, Pre-Award
      718-730-7799
       jparssinen@lagcc.cuny.edu
    Carrie Fox
    Foundation-Sponsored Grants Director
      718-482-5252
       cfox@lagcc.cuny.edu
    Candace Sheppard
    Grants Manager and Writer
      718-482-5464
       csheppard@lagcc.cuny.edu

    For Post-Award Issues (award set-up, grant management, etc.):

    Israel Soto
    Associate Director, Post-Award
      718-482-5071
       isoto@lagcc.cuny.edu
    Tannie Tung
    Grants and Contracts Specialist
      718-482-5072
       ttung@lagcc.cuny.edu
    Margis Gonzalez
    Grants and Contracts Specialist
      718-482-4042
       mgonzale@lagcc.cuny.edu
    Savitree (Sandra) Ramnaryan
    Grants Assistant
      718-482-5070
       Sramnaryan@lagcc.cuny.edu
    Nancy Paredes
    Grants and Contracts Specialist
      718-730-7597
       nparedes@lagcc.cuny.edu
    Dana Ross
    Grants Assistant
      718-482-5070
       dross@lagcc.cuny.edu



    Sponsored Research Guidance

    CUNY logo
    Provides Principal Investigators/Project Directors with an overview of several compliance areas inherent to the management of grants and contracts at CUNY.
    RF logo
    Provides an overview of all RFCUNY departments, their services, and staff contact information.