You are busy. We are here to maximize your time and give you access to as many resources as we can to advance your pursuit of knowledge and the funding required to make it happen.

We work with faculty and staff across the university's 13 colleges to develop relationships and secure funding for your important work. With the assistance of faculty and staff partners, Foundation Relations helped raise over $30 million in new philanthropic gifts and pledges for Wayne State University in FY2020.

What we do for faculty and staff:

• Identify potential funding sources
• Connect faculty to foundation opportunities
• Assist with the development of diverse strategic funding plans and coordinate solicitations
• Develop, write and/or edit proposals, reports and letters of inquiry
• Assist in translating federal and state grants to foundation proposals
• Prepare faculty for meetings with program officers and arrange site visits
• Facilitate proposal submission and reporting requirements
• Assist in finding matching grants
• Create stewardship plans for foundation grants that will strengthen funder relationships
• Offer a variety of trainings on all of the elements foundation funding, including insights into foundations, proposal development and finding funding
• Manage limited submission opportunities
• Create profiles for foundations and leadership

Contact a member of our team.