How can I fund my Brilliant Ideas!

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Martina Newell-McGloughlin Research Division

Higher Education Sector Abu Dhabi Education Council

(ADEC)

Grantsmanship Workshops

Session1.Introduc0on,ResearchIdeas;Sources,ReviewProcess•  Introduc+on;Background,Whatcanyougetfromaworkshopongrantwri+ng?•  Wheredogoodideascomefrom/whatmakesagoodresearchidea•  Howtotargetfundingsources-respondingtoRFPsbestmatched;respondingtothefundersneeds;designingaprojectaroundtheRFP;andar+cula+ngtheprojectforthesponsor.

•  Shortfeedbacksession:Wheredoyougetideasfrom?Whattechniquesdoyouusetoarchivegoodideas?WhatmightbeuniqueinAbuDhabi?Whatarefunderslookingfor?

•  Reviewers/reviewprocess/Session2:Dra?ingtheproposal•  Preliminaries:ReadtheRFP;deadlines;pagelimits;+mingstartearly;processing•  Introduc+on/abstract/Rememberwhat,why,how•  Breakoutsession:cri+queabstractsprovided•  Literaturereview/Placingproposalincontext/hypothesisdriven/.•  Methodology:Detail,dealingwithproblems;specialcontext,conflictofinterest/consequences.Etc.•  Partnerships/collabora+ons•  Budgets,tables,figures,appendices,ReferencesSession3:GrantManagement•  LeRerofOffer,submiUngmodifiedworkplans,Termsandcondi+ons,ResearchAgreement•  Managingagrantv.contract,funds,annualprogramma+c/financialreports,audi+ngetc.•  CapturingIntellectualproperty,TechTransfer•  Generalques+ons,Comments/Feedback

What makes for a successful proposal writer as opposed to a successful proposal?

“It’s a foolproof formula for writing grant applications.”

•  Researchskills•  Salescapabili+es•  WriRenandoralcommunica+onskills•  Ingenuityandflexibility•  Administra+vecapabili+es(fromleadershiptoaccoun+ng)•  Humanrela+onsskills•  Persistence,dedica+on,pa+ence,andthecapacityforhardwork

•  Poli+calacumen•  Integrity

Model of a Successful Writer

“Asuccessfulgrantproposalisonethatiswell-prepared,though]ullyplannedandconciselypackaged”

CFDAhRp://njms.rutgers.edu/research/orsp/DevelopingAndWri+ngGrantProposals.htm

“Seasonedgrantreviewerswilladmittomakinguptheirmindsontheveryfirstpageoftheproposal,andrarelychangetheirpostureastheyreadtherestofthedocument.”Porter,R.(2007).Whyacademicshaveahard+mewri+nggoodgrantproposals.TheJournalofResearchAdministra+on,38,161-167.

What Makes for a Good Proposal (& hopefully a successful one!)

The Basic Elements of Successful Grant Writing •  Doyourhomework•  Followinstruc+ons•  UseCommonSense

A grant proposal is a sales pitch written to: InfluenceDecisionmakersAwinningproposal•  addressesanimportantques+onwith•  aninnova+veidea,• wellexpressed,• withaclearindica+onofmethods

•  forpursuingtheidea,•  evalua+ngthefindings,andmakingthemknowntoallwhoneedtoknow

•  Ifyoucan’tstateitwell,youprobablycan’tdotheproject!

Know your Sources Grants Founda0ons

•  Sponsorrequiresprogressreports

•  Sponsorexpectsdeliverables(technicalreport,evalua+on)

• Awardrestrictsuseofresultsorpublica+ons

•  Sponsorincludes“Terms&Condi+ons”ofaward

• Dona+ons• Gijs•  Supportforapar+cularac+vity,programareaorpurpose.

• Mayhavedifferentexpecta+onofoutcomeordeliverable.

The Process

The 90% Rule of Grant-writing •  Understandingtheguidelines,instruc+onsandrequirements

•  Contac+ngthesponsor,wheneverappropriate

•  Developingasoundprojectconcept,includingdata

•  Iden+fyingandcorrec+ngthegapsinrequiredinforma+on

•  Expandingtheconcepttomatchtheguidelines

•  Iden+fyingcosts•  Wri+ng/submiUngtheproposal

90%

10%

YouhavetoplaybytheRules•  Getthe(mostuptodate)guidelines•  Readtheguidelines•  Followtheguidelines

You think this is grantsmanship – it is gamesmanship

•  Theyindicatehowtheagencywanttoseethefinishedproposalarriveattheirdoor.

• Maybeshort,1pageorso.Ormightbe10pages.(Somefederalprogramshavealmost100pages!)

• AccesstheagencyguidelinesandfollowthemtotheleRer!

What are “Guidelines”?

•  Agencypriori%es/themes—whatareastheyareinterestedinfunding

•  Requiredcomponentsinthesubmission•  Formatissues:Pagelimits,wordcountlimits,margin&fontsizelimita+ons

•  Budgetinforma+on(moreonthatlater)•  Deadlinesandformat–IsaleRerofintent(LOI),orapreproposalrequired,isitlimitedsubmission-aretheyselec+ve,binding-

•  Online,hardcopyoremail;postmarkorreceipt;(don’tforget+mezones!)

Guidelines usually include:

Nuts and Bolts of a typical proposal Component AnswerstheQues0on

CoverSheet Whoarewe?

TableofContents What’sintheproposal?

Abstract What’sthebigpicture?

Problem/ChallengeStatement Whyshouldwedothisnow?

Goals/Aims Whatarewetryingtoaccomplish?

MeasurableObjec+ves Whatwillbedifferent?

Procedures/ac+vi+es/workplans Whatexactlyarewegoingtodo,whenandhow?

Evalua+on Howwillweknowifourideaworks?

Dissemina+on Whoelsewillbenefit?Howwillwesharedata?

Facili+es Dowehavethenecessarytools/resources/capacity?

Personnel Whoaretheplayersandwhataretheirroles?

BiographicalSketch S+cktotherequiredformat

Budget Whatdoesitactuallycostandcanitbejus+fied?

References Whatisthepriorart?

Appendices Makesureallowedandaddnotdistractfromthecase?

Getting started!

•  Needs,significance•  Problemstatement/Hypotheses•  Objec+ves•  Methods,workplan,ac+vi+es•  Evalua+on•  Dissemina+on•  Budget,thenbudgetjus+fica+on•  Introduc+on•  Literaturecited•  Forms•  Summary/Abstract•  ARachments,Biosketch/Vita–ifallowed

Sequence for Proposal Development

• Copy/pastetheagency’sheadingintoyourWorddoctoguideyourwork.

•  Startwithdescribingyourneed,thesignificanceoftheproblem,issue,project

•  Aprojectissignificantifit,forexample,:•  Solvesaproblem/challenge•  Createsnewandimportantknowledge•  Createsamodel•  Improvesthehumancondi+on•  Improvesascien+fictechnique

Create a template

Keep in Mind

•  Establisha+melineforcomple+onoftheproposal-Berealis+cabouttheworkinvolvedandthe+meyouhavetocompletethework-Workbackwardsfromtheduedate,beingsuretoinclude+metogetalltheapprovalsyou’llneed

•  Iden+fytheprimarywriterandtheroleoftheothercolleagues,partners,andcollaborators

•  Youarewri+ngforthereviewers,notforajournal

•  Writetotheguidelines,don’tleaveoutanythingevenifyouthinkitisirrelevant

•  Followtheguidelineseveniftheydon’t“flow”asyouwouldlike

•  Pagelimitsanddeadlinesare“setinstone”

•  Iden+fythesuppor+ngdatayouwillneed

•  Gettoknowthefundingteamandalwaysaskforhelp,clarifica+on

•  Takesufficient+metoprepareagoodabstract,LOI,orpre-proposal

•  Mustbeinteres+ngandunderstandabletoabroadly-trainedaudience

•  Clearcommunica+on-don’tgetlostinthedetails

•  Avoidtheuseofjargonandacronyms

•  Includeflowcharts/diagrams/GANTTcharts/models/figurestoillustratetheproblem,aims,process–apicturepaints(10)3words!

•  Alwaysincludeabudgetandbudgetjus+fica+on

•  Becarefulwhen/whereyoucutandpaste:assureuniformityoffontsizeandtype

•  ALWAYSuseareviewerandgeteditorialassistance

Keep in Mind

• Clearcommunica+on• Conciselyworded• Easyandinteres+ngtoread• Avoidfuzzyorinappropriateuseofwords:

The intrinsic labyrinth of wires must be firstdisentangled. The liquid contents of container shouldthenbedisgorgedviathespoutbytheoperator.

Don’t annoy the reviewers

What is the writer really saying?

From Grant Resource Training, 2006

The intrinsic labyrinth of wires must be first disentangled. The liquid contents of container should then be disgorged via the spout by the operator.

Disconnect the wires and pour the contents into…

From Grant Resource Training, 2006

Transla+on

• Disturb/Irritate•  Spellingerrors•  Overusingtechnicalterms•  Usingacronyms

• Confuse•  Wri+ngoverlycomplexsentences•  FailingtoaRendtoparagraphcoherenceissues•  Usingpassivevoice•  Includingnon-parallellists

• DiminishCredibility•  Failingtoaddresscriteria•  Abstract,problemstatement,budgetdisconnect•  Failingtoaddressassessmentandadministra+on•  Includingextraneousinforma+on

Don’t annoy the reviewers

From Grant Resource Training, 2006

Academic vs. Grant writing

Academicwri0ng Grantwri0ng

•  Scholarlypursuit:•  Individualpassion

• Pastoriented:• Workthathasbeendone

•  Theme-centered:•  Theoryandthesis

•  Expositoryrhetoric:•  Explainingtoreader

•  Sponsorgoals:•  ServiceAUtude

•  Futureoriented:• Workthatshouldbedone

• Project-centered:•  Objec+vesandac+vi+es

• Persuasiverhetoric:•  “sellingthereader”

From: Porter, R. (2007). Why academics have a hard time writing good grant proposals. The Journal of Research Administration, 38, 161-167.

Academic vs. Grant writing

Academicwri0ng Grantwri0ng

•  Impersonaltone:•  Objec+ve,dispassionate

•  Individualis+c:•  Primarilyasoloac+vity

•  Fewlengthconstraints•  Verbosityrewarded

•  Specializedterminology•  “insiderjargon”

• Personaltone:•  Conveysexcitement

•  Team-focused:•  Feedbackneeded

•  Strictlengthconstraints:•  Brevityrewarded

• Accessiblelanguage:•  Easilyunderstood•  (whoarereviewers?)

From: Porter, R. (2007). Why academics have a hard time writing good grant proposals. The Journal of Research Administration, 38, 161-167.

•  Itmaybeshort,butitmustconveytheintent•  Reviewersreaditfirst.YouneedtograbtheiraRen+on•  Shouldbebrief—200words/1page•  Itappearsfirst,butitshouldbewriRenLAST

The Abstract

The Abstract should answer the basic questions:

• What: Topicofproject,goals,objec+ves.Whatdoyouintendtodo?• Why: Problem/Issuetobeaddressed.Whyistheworkimportant?• How: Methods,procedures.Howareyougoingtodothework?• Who: Target,groupservedorstudied• When: Projectdates,dura+on•  Sowhat: Significance,outcomesexpected

Narrative, Project Description

•  Andyetagain-Readtheguidelines!•  Length:#pages,single/doublespaced?

•  Determineshowmuchspacetousefortheliteraturereview,descrip+onofneed/problem,explana+onofmethodology

•  3pages,6pages,1800words.•  Need/Significance,LiteratureReview,Gaps,Objec+ves,Ac+vi+es,Evalua+on

•  Descrip+onofresearcher/creden+als•  Meetreviewcriteria•  Writeclearly•  Addressagencypriori+es!(RefAARE!)

A2RE’s Targeted Call

The Award •  The A2RE will fund awards ranging from 200,000AED to

400,000AED. All Higher Education Institutions in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi were eligible to submit proposals. Expenditure must be within Abu Dhabi.

Sectors •  The awards were targeted to sectors of strategic

importance to Abu Dhabi, with specific emphasis on themes •  Science Technology Engineering – Four Themes

•  (Water, Energy, Environment), (Material Sciences, Infrastructure, Aerospace) (ICT, Electronics), (Health, Food and Agriculture)

•  Education (Technology, Policy, Pedagogy) •  Social Sciences and Humanities 28

•  Proposals should include only the following information. Proposals must be formatted in Times New Roman, Calibri or Arial, 12 point font and single spaced with no less than one inch margins.

•  Introductory Information i  Host institution proposal cover sheet listing Sector for submission (signed original). i  Table of contents (maximum one page).

•  Main Proposal Contents 1  Executive summary in lay language (max half page/15 lines). 2  Grants management plan. Include details of collaboration if appropriate (max one page). 3  Research plan. What is the question to be investigated, what is the significance and the specific

aims and objectives? What research has already been conducted by the applicant in this area and what is novel in this proposal? How will the question be addressed, i.e work plan, milestones, and deliverables? What is the strategic value and impact especially for Abu Dhabi? If there is collaboration, how will it add value? (max 8 pages including figures, tables).

4  References. Most relevant to the proposal (max one page) 5  Resource development and technology transfer. Address human resource development,

commercialisation potential, building competence in the technology area, dissemination of knowledge developed to industry and/or society (max two pages)

6  Description of metrics of success including milestones, timeline and critical factors to demonstrate success (max one page)

7  Host institution infrastructure. Identify the infrastructure, facilities, services and space to be provided by host institution (max one page).

8  Budget & Justification. Provide justification for salaries, travel and equipment (max two pages) 9  Research track record. CVs of lead researchers and collaborators (if applicable) including

position, achievements, current and pending research support and most relevant publications in the field (max four pages per CV). You may provide a url link for additional online CV details.

The ADEC Award for Research Excellence

Objectives •  S – Specific

•  M – Measurable outcomes

•  A – Achievable, attainable

•  R – Realistic

•  T – Time-bound, achievable

in a specified time period

•  Overallconcept,moreglobal•  Broadstatementofwhatyouwant

toaccomplish

Goals

•  LinksBetweenAc+onstobeTakenandStatementofProblem•  Eachac+onshouldlinktheproposedsolu+ontotheproblem•  ShouldbemappedtotheObjec+ves•  Explainhowprojectwillaccomplishtheobjec+ves•  DiscussONLYthoseac+onsthatsupportanobjec+ve•  Fullydescribetheworktobedoneintheproject•  Oneormoreac+vi+es/workplansforeachobjec+ve•  Specify:

•  Whowilldothem•  Whentheywillbedone•  Howtheywillbeaccomplished•  Whyyouchosethisapproach•  Whatothermethodswereavailable•  Howlongeachac+vitywilltake

Activities, Action Steps

• ClearObjec+vesandAc+vi+esleadstoanEvalua+onPlan—howareyougoingtoknowyouaccomplishedwhatyousetouttodo?

•  Funderswanttobeabletodetermineiftheirmoneyhasbeenwellspent.

• Howwellyoumeasure•  iftheprogramachieveditsgoal?•  Didtheprojectmeetitsobjec0ves?• Wereprojectac0vi0es/workplansimplementedasplanned?•  Howeffec+veweretheac+vi+esinachievingtheobjec+ves?

Evaluation

Budget

• It’snothowmuchmoneyyouwant,it’showmuchtheprojectcosts.

• Jus+fica+onisKey

Budget Strategy •  Envisionwhatyourprojectneedstomakeitareality•  Acostmustbereasonableandjus+fiable•  ReviewersemphasizeprojectqualityoverbudgetBUTtheagencyand/orboardabsolutelywillbescru+nizingbudget!

•  Followsponsorandins+tu+onalguidelinesandpolicies•  itemsagencywillfund—itemstheywillNOTfund•  leveltheywillfund—don’tproposeabudgetoverthelevel(itwillmostlikelyberejected)•  numberofyearstheywillfund•  Outlinethebudgetintheformattheagencyrequests

•  Iftheprojectisoverseveralyears,buildincostincreases•  Developabudgetexplana+ontodelineateclearlyhowbudgetfigureswerecomputed•  Ensurethatthebudgetcoincideswiththenarra+veandfallswithinthe+me-frameallowed

•  Whenindoubt,ask!

• HarryFrankGuggenheimFounda+on:“Andifyousubmitabudgetthatcontradictsanyofthesecarefullydescribedguidelines,wewillhavereasontothinkofyouasacarelessreaderandthoughtlessapplicant.Thiswillinevitablybereflectedinoures+ma+onofthepoten+alofyourscholarship.”

•  hRp://hfg.org/rg/budge+ng.htm

When it comes to budget, some agencies are more explicit than others!

Letters: (IF allowed by the agency) LeRersofSupport LeRersofCommitment•  LeRerwriteradvocatesforyourproject

• Referredtointhetext,putinappendix

• Howdoestheprojectfitwiththemission/goalsoftheorganiza+on

• Presentstypeofsupport

•  Evidenceofinterestintheprojectfrompar+cipants

•  Iftheprojectisfunded,theyarereadywiththeircontribu+on

• Whattheywillcontribute•  Theywillpar+cipateatthe+meyouneedthem

Submitting a Proposal and the “Reviewers”

-Internalreviewprocess-Whowillreviewyourgrantproposal?-Whatifit’srejected?

Institutional review process

•  Exceptinveryrarecases,proposalsmustnormallybereviewedbyyourVPR,OSPbeforesubmissiontothefundingagency.

• WhenaproposalissubmiRedtoafundingagency,alegalagreementiscreatedbetweentheagencyandthesubmiUngins+tu+on.

•  Consequently,ins+tu+onalreviewisrequiredtoensurethattheproposedresearchac+vityisinlinewiththeins+tu+on’smissionandabili+es.

•  TheIns+tu+onnotthePIisthesignatory•  Fundingagenciesnormallyrequireproposalstobeendorsedbysomeonewhohasthelegalauthoritytocommittheins+tu+ontocarryouttheproposedwork.

•  Theyalsonormallyrequiretheindividualapprovingtheproposaltomakeanumberofrepresenta+onsand/orcer+fica+onsaspartofthesubmissionprocess.

•  Authorizingsignatory:DirectorofSponsoredProjects,VPofResearch&GraduateStudies,andotherupperadministra+on(includingthePresidentonrareoccasionswhentheagencyspecifies).

External Review Process: Know who your reviewers are

• AgencyguidelinescontainReviewCriteria• Peerreviewed• Panelreviewed•  Staffreview• Boardreview•  ItisOKtoaskthemnottosendaproposaltoapar+cularperson(mustbecarefullyjus+fied)

•  It’sokaytorecommendreviewers• Beawareofpointsassignedtoproposalsec+ons.

Remember you are writing for your Reviewers

• Don’tassumereaders/reviewersknowthesubjectaswellasyoudo,butdon’tgooverboard.

• UsetheagenciesSubjectHeadingsforreviewcriteria!Don’tmakethemhuntforthe“Significance.”

•  Themostimportantruletokeepinmind:

•  Don’tannoythereviewers!

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Topic Ques0onsResearchquality §  Doestheprojectdescrip+ondemonstratethattheprojectwillleadtoprogressinthefield,innova+onand

originality?

§  Doestheprojectdescrip+onshowawell-definedchallenge?

§  Doestheprojectrepresentnewapproachesratherthanincrementalchange?

§  Isthedescrip+onofthestate-of–the-artintheareauptodateandconvincing

§  Wherethereiscollabora+on,aretheresearchelementscoherent?

Projectdescrip0onandresources

§  Isthegrantmanagementstructureadequate?

§  Istheproposedworkwellsetoutwithmilestonesandexpecteddeliverables?

§  Arethecostsreasonableandeligible?

§  Isthereclarityonthemanagementstructurestooverseetheproject?

§  Havesufficientresourcesbeendedicatedtotheproject?

§  Istheresufficientaccesstonecessaryresearchinfrastructure?

§  Wherethereiscollabora+onisthereaconvincingcasefortheaddedvalue?

Trackrecord §  Doestheapplicant’sresearchrecord(includingpublica+ons/grantprocurement)giveconfidencethathe/she

cansuccessfullyundertaketheproject?

Strategicimportance §  DoestheprojectfallwithinanareathatwillunderpindevelopmentofkeysectorsinAbuDhabiinthefuture?

§  Isthereproposedindustryengagement(whererelevant)?

§  Whatisthelikelyimpactonsocietyandthelocaleconomy?

Humancapital §  Aretheretraining/mentoringopportuni+esforEmira+s

Budget §  Isthebudgetappropriatefortheproposedproject?

MatchingFunds(Preferablebutnotessen0al)

§  Doestheins+tu+onprovidematchingfundsorin-kindsupport?

§  Aretherematchingfundsorin-kindsupportfromindustryorothersources?

Addi0onalconsidera0ons(maycounttowardsfinalranking)

§  Istheproposalinter-ins+tu+onal?

§  Istheproposalmul+disciplinary–egengineering/biology;socialscience/science?

§  IsthereaSTEMoutreachcomponent?

AARE

ReviewCriteria

Avoid automatic rejection

PayaRen+ontoNo+ces!“ProposalsnotincompliancewithanydetailsorguidelinesspecifiedinthisRFPoragencyTermsandCondi+onswillnotbeeligibleforanawardandwillnotbesentforreview”

Examplesinclude:•  FormaUngissues(goingoverpage,word,orlinelimits)•  SubmiUngaproposaloverthebudgetceiling• Deadlineissues(Online?Do+mezonesmaRer?Postmark/receipt?)•  SubmiUngaproposaloutsideagencyinterestsornotaddressingtargetedcall(forexample,ahealth-relatedproposaltoNSF)

Some Characteristics of Well-written, Fundable Proposals

•  Innova+ve,Direct,concise,compelling,convincing,capable,enthusias+candresourceful

•  RelevantAddressesasignificant/importantproblem•  DemonstratedCompetence/exper+seofPIandteam•  Explicitgoals,measurableobjec+ves•  Comprehensivebutsuccinctbackgroundreview•  Methodologyfitsproblem•  Appropriatefundingmechanism•  Achievablewithfundinglevelandwithin+meschedule

Some Reasons for an Unsuccessful Proposal •  Projectdoesn’taddressagencypriori+es•  Guidelinesnotfollowed•  Notacompellingidea•  Ideasnotclearlypresented•  Methodologyappearstobeflawed•  Overuseofjargon•  Overlyambi+ous•  Narra+veandbudgetdon’tcorrespond•  Sloppypresenta+on•  ProposersnotQualified•  Theworkhasalreadybeendone

Howtomanageyourreview!

If your proposal is rejected. . .

• Don’tgiveup!• PaycloseaRen+ontocri+ques

•  Talktoagencycontact• Re-evaluate,reviseandresubmit

•  Lookforotherpoten+alfunders

ReleaseCall(Sept29)

CallDeadline(Oct29)

ReviewRecommenda0ons Decision/Outcome PostAwardAdministra0on

Timeline

ApprovalreceivedfromDGtoprogressandreassignfunds

ComplianceReview

Ac0ons

FinalizedCallforProposals

Actual Timeline for “The ADEC Award for Research Excellence” (A2RE)

Loggedandcompiled*almost250receivedfrom18HEIswithover500par0cipa0ngresearchersoverAED80millionrequestedCheckforcompliance,completeness,appropriatenessUnqualified/non-compliantproposalstriaged218sentoutforreviewto97reviewerswithdomainexper0seacrossallsectorsanddisciplines

“TheADECAwardforResearchExcellence”(A2RE)

ReviewsreturnedSubmitqualifiedforreviewCompilereviewsandsubmittopanelinanonymouslyrankedorderPanelReviewwithinthreecategoriesSTE(Toprankedconsideredwith20/24tobefundedwithinthemes)Educa0on(Toprankedconsidered4/6tofund)SS(Toprankedconsidered4/6tofund)

RankoutcomewithinthreepoolsFund100%Fund90%Fund85%Notapproved

Condi0onalLeRerofOfferLoOFeedbacktounapprovedPostawardassessment,QC,repor0ng

AppropriatefundsWorkwithprocurementandlegaltoestablishatargetedcall

DecidereviewprocessPreparegrantdocuments(RFP,submissionprocess,evalua0onforms,etc)LiaisewithHEIstoinformofupcomingcallRefinecompila0onofreviewers(>100)

Considerpanelrecommenda0onsanddecideonawards–34chosen-24STE-6Edu-4SSGetapprovalfromDGonfinalawards

SetupinfrastructureforpreandpostawardmanagementDeveloppreliminarycompila0onofreviewerdatabase

Process

Sept1 Sept29 Oct29 Nov16 Nov19 Dec

WorkingwithProcurement/FinanceonManagingawardprocessandPostAwardAdministra0on

PolicyTimeline

RequestedapprovalfromDGtoprogressCrea0onofA2REandreassignfunds

Gotapprovalfor1.   Awarddisbursement

400KforSTE,200KforEdu,SS

2.   Reviewercompensa0on3.   LocalreviewcommiRee4.   Assemblyofexternal

reviewersdatabase

WorkedwithProcurement/Financeonmechanismtoawardfunds

Developeddocumenta0ononawardannouncementandfundsmanagement

Sept Oct Nov

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Finding Funding Opportunities

-  IRIS/GrantForward-  GrantSearch- Founda+onDirectory—Library

UseDatabases(--FundingDatabases)tolocateinforma+onregarding:

•  Founda+ons•  Federalagencies•  Corporatefounda+ons•  Professionalorganiza+ons

Listservs(Federal,state,Founda+onCenterRFPBulle+n)Facebook(yes,Founda+onshaveFBpages)RSSfeeds(theFounda+onCenter’sPhilanthropyNewsDigest,forexample).

LinkedIn

Finding Funding Sources

Finding Funding • Horizon20/20(EU)hRps://ec.europa.eu/programmes/horizon2020/

• US:hRps://www.grants.gov•  State:IRIS/GrantForwardoragencywebsites•  Founda+ons--Founda+onCenter:

•  Founda+onDirectory•  Founda+onFinder•  NewsleRers(Arts,Educa+on,andHealthfunding)

•  IRIS/GrantForward(Federal,state,founda+on)• GrantSearch(Federal,state,founda+on)

•  Lookatanagenciespreviousgrantees•  Annualreports•  Lis+ngonwebsite•  Ifreques+ngabrochure(rarewithmostfounda+onshavingwebsites,butpossible),requestalistofpreviousgrantees.

•  Lookatothers’+tles,howmuchmoneytheywereawarded,Abstractsifavailable.

•  Lookatotherins+tu+ons—wherearetheyreceivingmoneyfrom.Agencies/Founda+onsdohavegeographicrestric+ons.

Final Thoughts

hRp://www.amazon.com/The-Grant-Writers-Handbook-Research/dp/

1783267593hRp://www.in4grants.com/webinars.phphRp://www.infoready4.com/

Robert Porter, Why academics have a hard time writing good grant proposals. The Journal of Research Administration, 38, 161-167. 2007 Writing Grant Proposals That Win. Edited by Deborah Ward. Sudbury, MA: Jones and Bartlett Publishers, 2006. Jeremy T Miner and Lynn E. Miner. Models of Proposal Planning & Writing. Westport, CT: Praeger, 2005. John W. Cresswell. Research Design: Qualitative and Quantitative Approaches. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, 1994. Lawrence F. Locke, Waneen Wyrick Spirduso and Stephen J. Silverman. Proposals that Work: A guide for Planning Dissertations and Grant Proposals (4th Ed.) Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, 2000. Arlene Fink. Conducting Research Literature Reviews: From Paper to Internet. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, 1998. Liane Reif-Lehrer. Grant Application Writers Handbook (4th Ed.) Sudbury, MA: Jones and Bartlett Publishers, 2005.

Proposalwri0ngresources

Dr.KarenKelskyofTheProfessorIsIn,hRp://theprofessorisin.com).

Atestamenttoacademichubris;)