About Us
Corporate and Foundation Relations
The Office of Corporate and Foundation Relations (CFR) facilitates relationships between McMurry University and private funding organizations, such as foundations and corporations. The CFR Office partners with faculty and staff across campus, seeking funding from nongovernmental organizations for various projects.
Private foundations are philanthropic entities that seek innovative solutions to local problems and challenges. McMurry University has relationships with and access to several charitable organizations whose mission is to benefit Abilene and the surrounding areas.
Corporate foundations typically align their giving with their parent companies’ values, business goals, and community interests. Some focus areas include education, health and wellness, economic development, and community outcomes.
Sponsored Programs and Research Compliance
Sponsored Programs and Research Compliance often works with federal or state funding opportunities, focusing on research and academic goals. This office is familiar with proposal development, compliance requirements, regulations, and guidelines associated with national, state, and local government-funded projects.
What we do:
- Identify relevant funding opportunities
- Distribute RFPs and other opportunities
- Connect faculty and staff to program or grant officers
- Assist with project development and optimize the project’s fit with the funding opportunity
- Review proposal documents
- Provide institutional documents and information
- Resolve procedural, policy, and compliance questions and issues
- Coordinate with University leadership and the Finance and Accounting Office to route proposal submissions
- Coordinate the administrative management of the project
- Assist with the financial aspects of the project
- Help with grant reporting and award requirements
Resources
Inquiry Form
Please fill out this form to share your project ideas. Internal offices will use the information to identify and pursue external funding opportunities on your behalf. While the information won’t be shared publicly, it may be shared within the institution. Completing the form does not guarantee funding. (Login Required)
Grant Project Concept Worksheet
Use this worksheet to outline the key elements of your grant project concept. Completing it will help you organize your ideas and prepare a comprehensive proposal for potential funding opportunities. (Login Required)
Workshops
Join Us for Breakfast Goodies, Thursday, July 10, from 9:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. in the small Mabee Room in the Campus Center!
We will:
- Introduce you to the grants and development team
- Explore funding sources with a focus on flexibility
- Help you get started on a proposal with the grant concept worksheet and the proposal development guide
- Gather ideas for building a supportive grant-seeking community at McMurry
Funded projects span various programmatic and research areas, but they start with a compelling idea and a plan! Bring a laptop and bring a friend!
Please RSVP by emailing Alica Wyatt by July 8 (Tuesday).
Policies and Procedures Library
Research Compliance
Faculty and students engaged in research must complete training modules from Citi Programs before submitting a study to the Institutional Review Board. Additional modules may be required depending on the project and nature of the research. (Login Required)
Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI) Program
The CITI program is the research, ethics, compliance, and safety training standard. McMurry University works in collaboration with CITI to prepare researchers to conduct ethical research projects that complement our university’s academic excellence and integrity. (Login Required)
Contacts
Contact Sarah Martin for any inquiries related to funding opportunities from non-governmental organizations or research-related projects.
Contact Alicia Wyatt for any inquiries about funding opportunities from governmental sources or research-related projects.
