At Bar-Ilan University in Ramat-Gan, Israel, the Research Authority serves as the academic unit responsible for the administration of securing and managing external and internal research grants. The Research Authority locates funding sources, develops proposals, approves proposals for submission, negotiates contracts, and ensures financial and scientific compliance of grants awarded. The staff of the Research Authority must be able to notify faculty members from all disciplines in the sciences and the humanities in a timely and targeted fashion of funding opportunities and other research-related matters.