Office of Research Advancement (ORA)

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The Office of Research Advancement (ORA) supports the university’s research and scholarly community in the pursuit of external grant and research funding.

Comprehensive administrative and technical support are available to researchers as they form their research teams, identify collaborators, refine their projects and develop their proposals. Working with UB faculty, our goal is to help create highly competitive proposals to support promising research and advance university initiatives.   

Important Requirement Change for NSF Submissions

Beginning October 23, 2023, the National Science Foundation will require use of SciENcv for all Biographical Sketches and Current & Pending documents. 

Registering for and using your ORCID iD

Creating documents with SciENcv

Making someone a Delegate in SciENcv

ORA Services

  • Small- and Large-Scale Proposal Management: Coordinate the entire proposal package; assist in supplemental document preparation; facilitate proposal submission.
  • Technical Document Editing: Comprehensive proposal editing services for technical and narrative documents.      
  • In-house Graphics Design: Create comprehensive proposal visuals (i.e., org charts; timelines; work plans; project organization; etc.).
  • Specialized Grant Support Services: Consultation and development of Project Evaluation; Management Plan(s); and Research Impacts (Broader Impacts, DEI plans).
  • Writing Series: Hands-on grant writing programs to improve grantsmanship.

Proposal Development Resources

Staff Directory

Email us!

Need to reach the ORA staff? Email ubgrants@buffalo.edu

  • Joanna Barthelemy.

    Joanna Tate, PhD

    ORA Co-Director, Proposal Quality Improvement

    Office of Research Advancement

    Phone: (716) 645-5377

    Email: jrbarthe@buffalo.edu

  • Menna.

    Menna-Kristina Mbah

    ORA Co-Director, Proposal Development

    Office of Research Advancement

    Phone: (716) 645-6041

    Email: mennakri@buffalo.edu

  • Maggie Shea.

    Maggie Shea

    ORA Co-Director, Proposal Management

    Office of Research Advancement

    Phone: (716) 645-5376

    Email: mshea3@buffalo.edu

  • Lauren Brown.

    Lauren Brown

    Grant Editor

    Office of Research Advancement

    Phone: (716) 645-0322

    Email: LMBrown3@buffalo.edu

  • Taylor Coleman.

    Taylor Coleman

    Grant Proposal Manager

    Office of Research Advancement

    Phone: (716) 645-1611

    Email: tabernar@buffalo.edu

  • Theodore Laport.

    Theodore Laport, PhD

    Grant Editor

    Office of Research Advancement

    Phone: (716) 645-5379

    Email: tlaport@buffalo.edu

  • Christian.

    Christian Rossman

    Grant Proposal Manager

    Office of Research Advancement

    Phone: (716) 645-5374

    Email: rossman5@buffalo.edu

  • Samantha Stuhler.

    Samantha Stuhler

    Grant Proposal Manger

    Office of Research Advancement

    Phone: (716) 645-6827

    Email: snstuhle@buffalo.edu

  • Dan.

    Dan Vargas

    Information Designer

  • Christian Teo.

    Christian Teo '23

    Student Assistant

    Phone: (716) 645-5373

    Email: ovpr.cteo3@research.buffalo.edu

  • Emily Oulette.

    Emily Ouellette '26

    Student Assistant

    Phone: (716) 645-5373

    Email: ovpr.emilyoue@research.buffalo.edu

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Need help with your proposal?

Contact ORA

Email us to schedule a meeting with a Proposal Manager to discuss your proposal.

ubgrants@buffalo.edu

SPIN Funding Database

SPIN Funding Database - Tutorial Video Series for New Users

Learn to create a profile in SPIN, to use the different types of searches, and to save funding opportunities you are interested in.