We're a regional comprehensive university with about 10,000 students. We
only have a central office (not departmental) for both pre- and
post-award services. Our services are cradle to grave, from finding
funding sources to closing out accounts. I do a bit of everything from
proposal development (ideas, partnerships), data gathering on big
institutional grants, writing parts of the project description, editing,
budget development, and dealing with all the various forms and
attachments.  That  means I fill out cover sheets, help our novices log
onto Fastlane and upload documents, scan documents, and help with
internal approval forms. I don't do biosketches, though; it's not that
hard for someone with a Ph.D. to read NSF's biosketch instructions. Our
instituition has traditionally focused on teaching, with research and
outreach seen as side gigs. We're trying to move the faculty to look to
grants and contracts to support what they do anyway, or help them go in
a new direction. So, some of my faculty only ask for a quick review of
their work; others are intimidated by grants and need all the
hand-holding I can offer. My hope is that the folks in the latter
catagory will get more comfortable and independant (but that's another
issue).

Diane Schmitz
Assistant Director, Pre-Award Administration
Office of Grant & Research Development
Eastern Washington University

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