Stafford Farmer

Stafford Farmer is the Associate Director for Proposal Development in the Office of Research Services. His team assists with external funding applications. Stafford works closely with Kristen Morse to provide consultation services. They can meet with faculty and staff to review proposals they plan to submit, assist with the navigation of submission systems (i.e., Niner Research), help with the budget, and navigate some of the submission timelines to ensure that proposals are submitted on time. Stafford’s team also houses the University’s Authorized Organizational Representatives, the people who complete the final review and sign off on the submission. The team also ensures data integrity and helps to manage the pre-award related modules in Niner Research.