The CNSI supports the development of innovative research projects that accelerate discoveries, crosses disciplines, and supports the key mission of the Institute. Our experienced grants facilitation team works to catalyze these interactions by assisting researchers in the development of team science proposals that brings new, previously untapped, resources to the campus. This includes the development of cutting-edge instrumentation directly related to the CNSI Technology Centers.
As the funding landscape becomes increasingly complicated and multifaceted, the CNSI’s skilled and agile grant team is prepared to support all aspects of the pre- and post-award process in order to give our researchers a competitive edge. We provide hands-on management with meeting scheduling, coordinating activities amongst collaborators, budget construction, editing, and liaising between the various campus and agency contacts. With a robust record of submissions to federal, state, industry and foundation agencies, our knowledgeable team expertly guides investigators through the various administrative channels so that they can focus on what is important, the science.
For more information, contact us at grants@cnsi.ucla.edu.
KEY PARTNERSHIPS
MEET OUR TEAM

David Avery
Associate Director, Research Administration
avery@cnsi.ucla.edu

Suzanne Tsang
Senior Fund Manager
suzanne@cnsi.ucla.edu
FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES
University of California Drug Discovery Consortium – Call for Seed Grant Applications
The University of California Drug Discovery Consortium (UC DDC) is a Cross campus initiative created by the UC BRAID D4 (Drugs, Devices, Diagnostics Development) group. The UC DDC currently receives funding from both the UC Office of the President and from Industry...
March 15, 2021 | California NanoSystems Institute Noble Family Innovation Fund Seed Funding Program – Letter of Intent Solicitation
The California NanoSystems Institute at UCLA (CNSI) has recently received a philanthropic commitment of $10 million over three years to establish the Noble Family Innovation Fund. The Noble Fund will focus on identifying, supporting and accelerating high‐risk,...
High-End Instrumentation (HEI) Grant Program
The High-End Instrumentation (HEI) Grant Program encourages applications from groups of NIH-supported investigators to purchase or upgrade a single item of expensive, specialized, commercially available instruments or integrated systems that cost at least $600,001....