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Grant Seeking Basics
Presented by:Carla Borden, Research Development SpecialistRebekah Craig, Research Development SpecialistCheryl Dison, Director of Research Development
Today’s Objectives
1. How to search for funding sources
2. How to analyze funding announcements
3. Importance of a literature review
Finding Funding Primary Sources
The Federal Register The official daily publication of
the Federal Government www.gpoaccess.gov/fr/index
The Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Accessible database of all
available Federal Programs www.cfda.gov
Search Engines
SPINplusSponsored Programs Information
Network (SPINplus)a database of funding opportunities, a database of investigator profiles, and a matching alert service
http://www.astate.edu/a/ortt/ ITTC offers tutorials http://www2.astate.edu/ittc/
Search Engines
Grants.gova database of Federal funding opportunities and a matching alert service
www.grants.gov
Grants Resource Center (GRC)a database of funding opportunities
www.aascu.org/grc Login (Username: astate Password: service)
Search Engines
Other Sources for Private Foundations
www.grantwatch.comLogin ([email protected] Password Research115)
www.foundationcenter.orgAccess thru Library information desk only!
Institute for Research Development
You have found your funding announcement…… Now what?
Funding Announcement
Might be called: Solicitation Request for Proposals (RFP) Request for Applications (RFA)
READ THE SOLICITATION! READ THE SOLICITATION!
Things to Document & Review
Com
pone
nts Agency Name
CFDA # (Feds only)
Summary/Overview
Contact Person
Things to Consider….
EligibilityDeadline
Budget LimitsCost Sharing
Collaborations/PartnersNumber of Anticipated Awards
Method of Submittal
Institute for Research Development
First Things First Develop an idea Find a solicitation ??? Start writing (tomorrow’s topic)
Conduct a thorough literature review
Literature Review
Literature Review
Literature Review
Demonstrates:originality
Literature Review “The literature review establishes your
credibility to conduct the study…. It indicates your knowledge of the subject and how your study fits into the larger realms of your discipline.” ~Rutgers University
Literature Review
Demonstrates:originalitycredibility
Literature Review Stone D. How Your Grant Proposal Compares David Stone. (2009,
July 29). Chronicle of Higher Education.
“Context is everything. The ideas that win grant money are those that are most well positioned in the literature. All successful grant proposals must demonstrate how their central idea arises from and speaks to ideas and efforts that have come before.”
Literature Review
Demonstrates:originalitycredibilityneed & rationale for your study
Literature Review “Know the big players. In one sense, the best-
positioned grant proposals are those written by the key players whose research findings, strategies, publications, and other dissemination efforts allow them to be the framers of the nature and scope of the problem…”
Literature Review
“But well-positioned proposals can also be written by lesser-known scholars who have placed themselves within the orbit of the central players.”
Literature Review “Second-tier players are part of the
conversations about the nature and scope of the problem and about the universe of promising approaches to its solution. As such, they are able to frame their ideas from a firsthand understanding of the state of the field.”
Literature Review “One step removed are those researchers in a
third group who haven't worked with the key players. But these third-tier scholars can position their grant ideas well by doing their homework and framing their ideas in relation to the work being done by cutting-edge researchers.”
Be Selective, Be Thorough Respected journals & authors Recent Relevant Lit review each aspect of your proposal Who are your reviewers? What studies are
they familiar with?
Literature Review
“Proposals that fail to show awareness of the work of major players or research groups do so at their peril.”
Literature Review “If you ask yourself whether you know who the
key players are in a given area of investigation and the answer is no, that is a sign to reconsider preparing a proposal until you have improved your networking and furthered your review of the literature.”
Literature Review Demonstrates:
originality credibility need & rationale for your study your competence to complete the research
First Things First
Develop an idea Find a solicitation Conduct a thorough literature review
Manage your ideas, information, & time
Filename Mystery
Filename Mastery
Filename Mastery
File Mastery Apps www.readcube.com www.mendeley.com www.qiqqa.com www.zotero.org
Citation Format <3 Use format most appropriate to your field Save space with superscripts if needed.1 EDIT reference list in narrative and CV Keep same format throughout http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/585/02/ http://www.library.arizona.edu/search/reference/citat
ion-subj.html
Questions?
HomeworkBring a printed solicitation to review
tomorrowPrepare a (very) rough draft of
goals/objectives/specific aims of a proposal for that solicitation
