Robin Boyles, director of Delta State's Office of Institutional Grants, was recently named to the Advisory Board for the Grants Resource Center.Robin Boyles, director of the Office of Institutional Grants at Delta State, was recently named to the Grants Resource Center’s Advisory Board.
The GRC, a unit of the American Association of State Colleges and Universities, has enhanced the research and sponsored programs capabilities of higher education institutions since 1967. A main goal of the organization is to boost an institution’s success in securing competitive grants from federal and private sponsors.
The Advisory Board is one of GRC’s enduring hallmarks, acting as an intermediary to help GRC staff better represent the needs of member institutions. It also plays a crucial role in helping GRC develop new resources and services. Advisors participate in periodic meetings via conference calls and are expected to attend the Funding Competitiveness Conferences held in February each year in Washington, D.C., which is followed by an Advisory Board meeting.
“I’m very honored to have been asked by the Grants Resource Center staff to serve as an at-large member of the GRC board,” said Boyles. “I have been active with the GRC over the past several years, having presented at several of their Funding Competitiveness Conferences held in Washington, D.C. I find the resources that they provide to be very helpful and timely.”
Boyles added that for smaller, regional institutions with limited resources, GRC provides invaluable tools and information to increase external funding. The organization has relationships with federal funding agencies, as well as private foundations. It serves as a conduit for information as well as facilitating interactions with funders.
The Office of Institutional Grants provides support to Delta State University faculty and staff for securing external funding from federal, state and non-federal institutions such as foundations and corporations. This support includes workshops and seminars, as well as training and technical assistance. Interested faculty should contact the Office of Institutional Grants at 662-846-4804.
Additionally, the office maintains an official file of grants and contracts, and is responsible for reporting external funding to the IHL and other government entities.
Learn more about the Grants Resource Center of the American Association of State Colleges and Universities at http://www.aascu.org/GRC/AboutGRC.
