Presenters:

• Larry Hornak, Associate Vice President for Integrative Team Initiatives, Office of Research
• Marty Bink, Director of Defense & Security Collaborations, Office of Research
• Jake Maas, Director of Proposal Enhancement, Office of Research
• Richard Potter, Director of Business Engagement and Collaboration
• Matt Pruitt, Director of Foundation Relations, Development & Alumni Relations
• Kyle Tschepikow, Executive Director of Business Engagement
• Additional speakers TBA

Mission agencies support research that advances specific purposes or needs.  Building relationships with mission agencies is essential to securing funding because it provides a better understanding of the agency’s needs and helps the agency reduce risk in the funding process.  However, the process of building relationships takes time and can be difficult to start. In the fourth segment of the “How Not to Research Alone: Creating Meaningful Relationships with Funders” series, instructors will provide a better understanding of mission agencies and pointers on how to initiate and sustain relationships within mission agencies.