The Office of External Resources reports to the Executive Director for Institutional Investigation, Planning and Development. Its staff is composed of a director, three specialists in external resources and two accountants who work on the administration of funds awarded.  The director is the University official responsible for the development and implementation of policies and procedures regarding federally funded projects.  Administrative and accounting support is provided to faculty members, graduate students, and professional staff to seek outside funding for research projects, training grants, and other proposal development activities.  The ORE also serves as liaison between the University and external sources such as Federal and State agencies, and other entities that fund nonprofit institutions.

The ORE is the University’s point of contact for all proposal activities and it must be notified of the intention to write a proposal by filing the “Letter of Intention”.