Institutional Funding & Proposal Development Series™ (Pre-Award)

Pre-Award Strategy, Sponsor Alignment, and Proposal Development with Institutional Precision

The Institutional Funding & Proposal Development Series™ is the pre-award arm of Purple Sheep CPE™. This series strengthens how research administrators and institutions approach opportunity identification, sponsor alignment, internal coordination, proposal development, and submission readiness with institutional precision.

Grounded in the CODE™ Standard:
Competence. Oversight. Documentation. Execution.

Why Purple Sheep CPE™

Purple Sheep CPE™ is designed for professionals who already understand the environment — and are ready to deepen how they operate within it.

While many programs focus on rules, requirements, and procedural steps, Purple Sheep CPE™ goes further by strengthening how professionals think, interpret, and apply those requirements in real institutional contexts.

“We do not teach compliance as a checklist.“

Our Approach

We teach how compliance is created, managed, and defended within institutional systems.

Each series is designed to connect the “why” behind regulatory frameworks with the “how” of institutional execution — strengthening judgment, oversight, documentation practices, and decision-making across the research lifecycle.

Purple Sheep CPE™ exists to support the work that often goes unseen:

The systems, controls, and institutional thinking that sustain compliance, protect funding, and drive long-term success.

Start with the Foundational Series for a structured learning experience, or explore individual modules based on your immediate needs.

Select Your Learning Path

Foundational Series (Modules 1–6)

Understand how institutions interpret awards, manage financial responsibility, and prevent compliance risk before funding begins. Build stronger decision-making, documentation, and oversight from the start.

6.0 CPE | Self-Paced | Immediate Access

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