Transcript Finding the Right Funding Fit

Finding the Right
Funding Fit
All About Grants!
Research & Innovation Week
April 20, 2015
Cynthia Jobe, Lead Grant Writer
[email protected]
CASEY
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SAMHSA
MFA
NSF
APA
PCORI
AOA
Where do YOU Fit?
Ford
DOL
NEH
DOJ
ACA
NIH
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PIVOT Search
Read the RFP
Call the Program Officer
All of the above
Where do You Start?
Research Plan Components:
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5-10 year plan
Preliminary data/publications
Research grant mentors
Funded collaborators
Your Research Agenda
• Who is likely to fund your research?
• Where do you fit with the big agencies?
• Get to know the funder
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Agency
Institute or directorate
Mission
Strategic Priorities
Program Officers
Finding Your Research
Home
Avoid the Chase!
Review Recent Awards:
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Average award size
Geographic trends/restrictions
Themes
Types of projects
Funding Data
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Prepare a short concept paper
Set up the call
Prepare
ORA support
Talk to the Program
Officer!
VETTING SPECIFIC FUNDING
OPPORTUNITIES
Decoding the RFP
The RFP is:
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A detailed expression of the funder’s priorities
Non-negotiable
Requires close analysis and parsing
Not a mirror of individual research interests
Read the RFP!
However…
• RFPs are not always clear
• Uncertainties need to be resolved early
• RFPs change
Read it again!
Carefully review eligibility requirements:
• Look beyond the eligibility section
• Understand special requirements
• Check for the correct division/mechanism
Are you eligible?
• Number of awards
• Evaluate the
competition
• Size of applicant
pool
• ROI
What are the Odds?
Do You have what the funder is looking for?
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Expertise/experience
Partnerships
Evidence-based practices
Sophisticated evaluation
Match requirements
Assess Your Capacity to
Compete
Do you have what you need to prepare a competitive
proposal?
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People
Time
Peer reviewers
Institutional support
Available Resources
• Research aligns with funder’s
priorities
• No gaps in expertise
• Capacity to compete
• Advances your research
How Do You know if it is
the Right Fit?
Questions ?
Thank You!
All About Grants!
Research & Innovation Week
April 20, 2015
Cynthia Jobe, Lead Grant Writer
[email protected]