Transcript NCI CONTRACTING: Understanding the Technical Approach

Grant and Contract Proposal
Development: The Internet
Prepared by
Catherine S. Bolek
Director
Office of Sponsored Programs
University of Maryland Eastern Shore 
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Why is the Internet So Important?
 Because funding agencies are
moving their methods of
interaction with the public to
the Internet. You can find:
Program
Announcements
Forms and Instructions
Samples and Examples
Award and Management
Instructions
On-line Help
and a Whole Lot More!
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What Else is on the Net for
Proposal Writers
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Program Announcements and Requests for Proposals and Applications
Application forms and instructions for completing applications
Searchable indexes of awards - see who is already funded
Grant and contract assistance sites
Searchable Library databases
Dictionaries, encyclopedias, thesauruses, quotations, etc.
Bibliographies
Grant and contract writing courses
Resumes of college faculty who can serve as consultants
Specialized newsgroups and chatrooms by research or interest area
Specialized cybraries
Everything you need to get a good start
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Get Familiar With All the Tools Available on
Your Browser
 ISP - Netscape, Explorer, AOL, Prodigy, etc.
 Search Engines - Altavista, Google, Hotbot, Lycos, Yahoo,etc.
 Uniform Resource Locator (URL)
 Bookmarks/Favorites
 History
 Security
 E-mail
 Other functions
Recommendation: access this site for basic internet
instruction - http://www.refstar.com/internet
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Don’t Lose That Valuable Information! Create
Your Own Grants and Contracts Library
 Select bookmarks or
favorites
 Create a new folder
 Call the folder “contracts or
grants”
 Locate sites on the internet
 Save the site to your new
folder using a name you will
remember when you need it
 Update the folder
periodically
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Cool Sites for the New Proposal Writer
 http://www.epa.gov/seahome/grants/src/grant.htm - Environmental
Science
 http://www.schoolgrants.org/grant_tips.htm - Education Grants K- 12
 http://www.osp.umes.edu - UMES OSP Multiple sources
 http://www.geron.uga.edu/grants.html - General assistance
 http://www.seanet.com/~sylvie/grants.htm - General assistance
 http://www.uml.edu/College/Education/Faculty/lebaron/GRANTBEGIN
 http://www.learningspace.org/funding/tips.html - General Assistance
 http://www.bookreaders.com/books/behavior/grants.htm - Books for
social scientists interested in writing proposals
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Try a Chatroom and a Newsgroup
 Search for a chatroom or newsgroup it can:
Provide real time information
Help with problem solving
Involve all partners in a project no matter the
location
Help to exchange information
Issues and concerns can be address rapidly
Assist with networking
Try the Education Chatroom http://www.a1education.com/chatroom.htm
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Some More Internet Help
 www.grantselect.com
-free searchable index of grants
 www.sciencewise.com/fedix
-access Federal grants
 www.hhs.gov/progorg/grantsnet
-DHHS grant locator
 www.nih.gov
- National Institutes of Health
 sra.rams.com
- Research Administration
 www.google.com
- Great Search Engine
www.queryserver.com
- Multiple Search
 www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
- Medical Publications
 www.osp.umes.edu
- Help for the new PI
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Everything Has a Downside
 Virus - contact your “IT Help Desk” and inquire about “best practices” for
protecting your computer.
 Privacy - unless you work at a secure site, your work can be viewed by others
- learn about how to protect your work - contact your policy office for more
information.
 Security - if you have a security need - learn how to us the security option
provided by your ISP
 Proprietary information - check out the policies of your institution
 Access - inadequate bandwidth is creating problems - find out what your
institution is doing to provide better service
 Complexity - get ready for Internet 2. If you are unfamiliar with the new
service. Conduct a search and get educated.
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The Role of the Internet in Grants and Contracts
 The role is anticipated to increase dramatically during the next
decade as funding agencies realize cost savings while
significantly increasing access to information on their missions,
priorities, policies and processes for soliciting, reviewing and
awarding grants and contracts.
 It is anticipated that the introduction of Internet 2 will have a
major impact on those universities and organizations with
information technologies capable of meeting the needs of the
Federal and State governments and the business sector.
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Getting Ready for Electronic
Proposal Submission
 Refer to the following sites for information on electronic
submission policies and practices:
NIH - grants.nih.gov/grants/era/ear.htm
www.nsf.gov/home/grants/grants_ecc.htm
www.ojp.usdot.gov/nij/funding_app.htm
 Be sure to contact your Business Office or Office of Sponsored
Programs if you plan on an electronic submission of your
proposal several weeks prior to the submission date. NOTE:
not all universities and colleges have electronic access
capabilities.
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Keeping Up with the Internet
 Watch for new additions to
the Internet:
audio
video
virtual meetings
e-commerce
increased interactivity
new applications
new services
 The primary goals of
Internet 2 are to:
Create a leading edge
network for researchers
Enable development of
new applications
Ensure rapid transfer of
new network services
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