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College of Fine Arts and Communication | 7 C3 COFAC Faculty Awarded the 2nd Most REP Funding Among TXST Colleges In December, the FY 2025 Research Enhancement Program (REP) grant cycle awarded nine projects totaling $88,000 to the College of Fine Arts and Communication (COFAC) faculty. Among all colleges, COFAC was awarded the third most total funding in the REP competition. A total of 25 applications were submitted with COFAC faculty serving as the project leads. The FY 2024 REP awardees include PIs (lead faculty) – Elizabeth Eger , Andrew Chen , Bethany Johnson , Heidi Makady , Vanessa Higgins-Joyce , Clay Craig , Kristen Sussman , Aaron Brown , and Ana Baer . Additionally, two of the REP projects awarded have Co-PIs (assist- ing faculty), Jasmine Austin , and Richard Hall . Congratulations to these awardees and all applicants who helped our college have another fantastic year of REP funding! The C3 Team encourages all COFAC faculty who applied for a REP in this past funding cycle and in the ones prior, to work with C3 to seek external funding opportunities for their projects. Furthermore, MatthewWinn ( mwinn@txstate.edu) is always happy to help faculty get a jump- start on REP proposals for the FY 2026 funding cycle. C3 Will Guide CoFAC Faculty Through the Grant Process Whether you are a new faculty member or simply new to pursu- ing external funding, the C3 Team can help walk you through the grant process now and in the new year! Once you have found a funding opportunity you would like to apply for, contact Matthew Winn, your Pre-Award Research Coordinator, as soon as possible. Matthew can help verify your eligibility for the grant and then walk you through the required internal approval process within the Kuali Proposal Development System. After you have successfully com- pleted the first steps on the TXST side, Matthew will then work with you and the Office of Sponsored Programs (OSP) to ensure that your application is strong and meets all of the requirements in the external application guidelines. C3 knows that your time as a CoFAC faculty member is valuable, so let C3 help you do every- thing the right way and increase your chances of being awarded the funding you seek! Happy Holidays from the C3 Team! The C3 Research Center team would like to wish all faculty and staff a Happy Holidays and express our excitement in helping our exceptional researchers and creative faculty find and manage their project funding in the new year! We will be back after the holidays on January 6. MatthewWinn , Pre-Award Research Coordinator, can help you with your research or creative idea that needs external funding. Contact Matthew via email: mwinn@txstate.edu or phone: 512- 408-2727. Meredith Williams , Post-Award Research Coordinator, offers post- award services such as guidance on how to set up and manage your funded project, how to receive updates, and track your progress and spending. Contact Meredith via email: mc65@txstate.edu or 512-408-4363. MatthewWinn C3 Team 512.245.0040 mwinn@txstate.edu Meredith Williams C3 Team 512.245.6719 mc65@txstate.edu As always, if you ever have any grant related questions, please reach out to MatthewWinn (mwinn@txstate.edu ) or Meredith Williams (mc65@txstate.edu ).