Bard Bard Menu INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORT Students using equipment funded through a $500,000 grant from The Sherman Fairchild Foundation. Photo by Pete Mauney '93 MFA '00 OIS MENU OIS Menu The Office of Institutional Support (OIS), one of three offices within the Office of Development and Alumni/ae Affairs, manages the College’s fundraising efforts from foundations, government agencies, corporations, and other entities to support College-wide needs and maintain the College’s ability to raise and receive funding. What We Do OIS includes a dedicated cadre of staff that work closely with project directors, program staff, and faculty on the successful submission of grant applications that meet College priorities. Also within OIS is the Office of Prospect Research (OPR), an important part of Bard’s fundraising efforts. OPR finds potential sources of funding and individual donors for the College and recommends outreach efforts. The OIS team has a diverse set of backgrounds that they use to assist you in thinking strategically about raising money for your Bard project. Please feel free to give us a call or stop by to meet with one of our staff members! OPR by the Numbers Research completed by OPR on potential sources of funding is key to developing successful grant proposals. 140 Institutions Researched Per Month 155 Individuals Researched Each Month $175,082 Average Grant Award $428,742 Average Grant Request OIS News Click the links below for new grant awards and other OIS news! Bard College Receives Grant from the Teagle Foundation Bard College Receives Teacher Opportunity Corps II Grant from State Education Department Fisher Center Awarded Shuttered Venue Operators Grant Program Update: Girls Write Kingston Bard Awarded 2021–22 Big Read Grant from National Endowment for the Arts Bard College Awarded Library of Congress Grant National Endowment for the Arts 2021 Awardees Bard College Awarded Grant through NYSERDA’s FlexTech Program Bard College Awarded NYS Higher Education Capital Matching Grant (HECap) CURRENT GRANT OPPORTUNITIES We are currently updating our list of current grant opportunities. Check back soon for new RFP's! FUNDING HOW-TO'S The grant process has four components: 1. Seeking grants 2. Writing a proposal 3. Receiving a grant award 4. Managing the grant award activities Use these topics as a quick reference to funding instructions or download the manual below. To search in the manual, download the PDF file and use "command /control + F" or use the "Find Text" button in Adobe Acrobat. FUNDRAISING MANUAL 1. PROPOSALS, LOGIC MODELS, AND BUDGETS The grant process starts with the proposal or letter of interest, a compact version of a proposal. Agencies may also require a logic model, which shows the tasks, goals, and outcomes of the project. Developing a budget will help you understand how funding will be spent and will help determine the activities you can afford. These important topics are covered on page 18 of the Fundraising Manual and will help walk you through how to begin your proposal. 2. GRANT MANAGEMENT: AWARD AND POST-AWARD Many government grants have a list of requirements that you must agree to follow. There can be severe consequences for both the College and the program investigator or project director if the funding and project are not handled in accordance with the award’s terms and conditions. This section of the Fundraising Manual will show you how to properly manage your grant and can be found on page 21 of the Fundraising Manual. 3. COMMON INFORMATION REQUESTED IN PROPOSALS Grant proposals often require documentation or information that you may not have. Page 23 of the Fundraising Manual lists some of the commonly requested documents. One of our staff members will be happy to help, should you need any of these documents. Please contact OIS for more information. OIS GRANT RESOURCES GRANT PROPOSAL SUBMISSION FORM GRANT PROPOSAL REVIEW FORM GRANT AWARD NOTIFICATION FORM LOGIC MODEL TEMPLATE HOW TO DEVELOP A GRANT PROPOSAL RECORDS MANAGEMENT POLICY Government Funding Resources Other Funding Websites Recommended Reading Bard's Lobbying Policy Bard's Office of Risk Management OUR STAFF Josh Bardfield ‘01 Special Projects Lead, OIS Email: jbardfield@bard.edu Ext: 7260 MORE ABOUT JOSH Sarah Donnatien Administrative Coordinator Email: sdonnatien@bard.edu Ext: 7316 MORE ABOUT SARAH Jordan Jeffries Prospect Research Analyst Email: jjeffries@bard.edu Ext: 7435 MORE ABOUT JORDAN Megan Miller Grant Officer Email: mmiller@bard.edu Ext: 7262 MORE ABOUT MEGAN Karen Unger Associate Vice President, OIS Email: kunger@bard.edu Ext: 7434 MORE ABOUT KAREN Daina Vitin Prospect Research Analyst Email: vitin@bard.edu Ext: 7408 MORE ABOUT DAINA Debra Pemstein Vice President of Development & Alumni/ae Affairs Email: pemstein@bard.edu Ext: 7405 MORE ABOUT DEBRA BARD STAFF THAT WORK CLOSELY WITH OIS OIS works closely with Casper Owuor (cowuor@bard.edu) and Steve Appenzeller (sappenzeller@bard.edu) on post-award grant management. Once you have been notified of your grant award, OIS will help set up a meeting with them to discuss the next steps. For Bard Annandale faculty seeking support for individual projects, please contact Faculty Grants Officers Sue Elvin-Cooper (selvinco@bard.edu) or Brandt Burgess (bburgess@bard.edu). For information regarding the Bard High School Early Colleges, please contact BHSEC Grants Officer Sarah Imboden (simboden@bard.edu). LOCATION AND CONTACT OUR LOCATION You can find the Office of Institutional Support at: Bard College Alumni/ae Center 4604 NY-9G, Annandale-On-Hudson, NY 12504 CONTACT US Bard College Office of Institutional Support P.O. Box 5000 Annandale-on-Hudson, NY 12504-5000 Sarah Donnatien, Administrative Coordinator sdonnatien@bard.edu 845-758-7316 Campus Road, PO Box 5000 Annandale-on-Hudson, New York 12504-5000 Phone: 800-BARDCOL Admission Phone: 845-758-7472 Admission E-mail: admission@bard.edu ©2020 Bard College INFORMATION FOR: Prospective Students Current Employees Alumni/ae Families QUICK LINKS Employment Travel to Bard Site Search Support Bard