The Office assists faculty in the preparation of proposals, including editing and budget development, in accordance with sponsor guidelines and AUC policy. It also keeps the University community updated on grant opportunities, research funding competitions and other relevant information. Proposal writing workshops are sometimes offered by the Office to faculty and staff to strengthen proposal writing skills.

In recent years, the Office has been computerizing its operations as much as possible to facilitate the sharing of information with University faculty. It has developed departmental mailing lists to assure delivery of time-sensitive, discipline-specific information. Maintaining a subscription to FEDIX, the most comprehensive Internet-based funding database of US government projects, it is now in the process of obtaining another, larger one called SPIN. These two databases will offer AUC faculty access to substantial funding information that spans all fields and covers a wide geographical scope. In addition, proposal writing materials and aids are available at the Office for lending to faculty who require some assistance in proposal writing techniques.