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Finding Grant Opportunities

Agenda. Background know thyself! AND know the funding landscape (3 types of funders)Databases/sources to find individual opportunitiesTaking it a step further - What has already been funded?Sources for advice on Grant writing

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Finding Grant Opportunities

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    1. Finding Grant Opportunities Karen Krasznavolgyi, MLS Senior Librarian, Scott Memorial Library Thomas Jefferson University March 8, 2007

    2. Agenda Background – know thyself! AND know the funding landscape (3 types of funders) Databases/sources to find individual opportunities Taking it a step further - What has already been funded? Sources for advice on Grant writing & application process

    3. Find a good match Your level of experience The amount you need Timing and deadlines Your location Who’s interested in the topic

    4. 3 Types of Funders Professional Associations Foundations Private Corporate Community Federal (various government agencies)

    5. Professional Associations Smaller amounts Must be a member of association Sources association websites notices in association journals association office of research or governmental affairs

    6. Foundations Subject searching the Foundation Center [at the Free Library of Phila] COS Funding Opportunities SPIN GrantsNet Try also print directories searching the web For more information Review the foundation’s website Read annual reports and IRS 990PF filings Talk to Program Officer!

    7. Government Funding Extensive opportunities Difficult to review all opportunities at once Constantly adding and revising programs Most freely available information – Many places to search for them Try to get experience on senior researcher’s grants

    8. What are the Resources? Federal Grants (government-sponsored grants) NIH Office of Extramural Research (OER) Grants Guide (http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/index.html ) NSF (National Science Foundation) Other individual Government Agencies Grants.gov (www.grants.gov) –collect info from all gov’t agencies – portal for funding and applying. Private Associations or Foundations Foundation Center Directory (Free Library) PA Foundation Directory (Free Library) GrantsNet – from AAAS (American Association for the Advancement of Science) others Subscription Databases (lists both government & foundation or private) COS (Community of Science) InfoEd (Spin/Genius) Others (IRIS, Egrants, more?)

    9. Step One Go to your institution’s library ? Online or in person For Jefferson, the library portal is located at: http://jeffline.jefferson.edu Go to the Grants Information service at: http://jeffline.jefferson.edu/Researchers/grants/ Or visit the website of the department responsible for grants information or application process at your institution.

    10. Jefferson’s Grant Information Service

    11. Grants Information Service Page: http://jeffline.jefferson.edu/Researchers/grants/

    12. Orientation page at Jefferson Grants Info Service

    13. Penn – Research Page https://medley.isc-seo.upenn.edu/penn_portal/u@penn.php/890

    14. Penn – Post Doc Info http://www.med.upenn.edu/postdoc/funding.shtml

    15. Temple Funding Opps page http://www.mpip.temple.edu/ovpr/funding/index.html

    16. Temple – List of Orgs http://www.mpip.temple.edu/ovpr/funding/extfedag.html

    17. Drexel Library Grants Page http://www.library.drexel.edu/resources/guides/grants.html

    18. Searching with Efficiency – Using Comprehensive Databases Subscription databases cover all 3 types of funders (Federal, Foundation, Professional Association). Saves you time and legwork Jefferson – Community of Science Database (COS) Penn – COS, InfoEd/Spin Temple – COS, Egrants.net Drexel - COS

    19. Comprehensive Databases SPIN --Searchable database of funding opportunities from the federal government and 1,700 other sources. COS (Community of Science) --Over 22,000 records representing over $33 billion in funding. International Includes private foundations, public agencies, national and local governments, corporations and more. All disciplines - physical sciences, social sciences, life sciences, health & medicine, arts & humanities. Funding for many purposes, such as research, collaborations, travel, curriculum development, conferences, fellowships, postdoctoral positions, equipment acquisitions, capital or operating expenses. Updated daily Subscription allows for alerts set-up

    20. COS Main Page

    21. Results – Many Types of Sponsors

    22. COS Record

    23. Selecting Keywords in COS

    24. Select Appropriate Criteria (Location, Requirements, Citizenship, etc.

    25. COS Targeted Results List

    26. Federal Funding 2 main places to search Grants.gov - the Federal government’s single online portal to find and apply for Federal grant funding. Used by all 26 Federal grant-making agencies. NIH Office of Extramural Research (OER) Also called the NIH Guide http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/index.html “old” way to electronically apply for NIH grants

    27. eRA Commons https://commons.era.nih.gov/commons/ eRA Commons – the NIH electronic Research Administration system that allows applicants/grantees to electronically receive and transmit application and award information. Used by NIH and other HHS components.

    28. Two Systems Working Together Grants.gov and eRA Commons are both Federal Grant application systems. Grants.gov covers all 26 agencies. eRA Commons is for NIH grants only. IMPORTANT: Each system has its own registration and validations requirements.

    29. Electronic Submission to NIH Through Grants.gov In today’s session we will touch on each of these steps in the electronic submission process. We will review registration requirements for both Grants.gov and eRA Commons. We will find an opportunity and download the application form set. We’ll briefly look at the layout of forms pointing out some common gotcha’s. We’ll then work with a completed sample application and submit it to Grants.gov’s test facility. We’ll take a short break and then the eRA team will walk you through checking for errors and warnings and viewing an assembled application image. We’ll also go through a review of resources to assist you with the application process. If we have time at the end of the session, we will quickly cover some additional Commons functionality. Review contents of packet. In today’s session we will touch on each of these steps in the electronic submission process. We will review registration requirements for both Grants.gov and eRA Commons. We will find an opportunity and download the application form set. We’ll briefly look at the layout of forms pointing out some common gotcha’s. We’ll then work with a completed sample application and submit it to Grants.gov’s test facility. We’ll take a short break and then the eRA team will walk you through checking for errors and warnings and viewing an assembled application image. We’ll also go through a review of resources to assist you with the application process. If we have time at the end of the session, we will quickly cover some additional Commons functionality. Review contents of packet.

    30. NIH Office of Extramural Research Once you have the software downloaded, you can begin to search for grant opportunities – referred to as Funding Opportunity Announcements or FOAs. Okay – lets go online. For those of you that are sharing a computer choose someone to be the PI and someone to be the AOR/SO. If you are working by yourself, pretend you are a small business and you will wear both hats. NIH will simultaneously post FOAs online in the NIH Guide and in Grants.gov Find. Today we will be going to the NIH Guide on the Office of Extramural Research homepage. (PIs on keyboard) On your computer, type in the URL address: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/oer.htm Find the “Funding Opportunities” section on the page. Click on the “Funding Opportunities (RFAs, PAs) and Notices” link. You do not need to be registered with Grants.gov to search for FOAs or to download and fill out applications. Once you have the software downloaded, you can begin to search for grant opportunities – referred to as Funding Opportunity Announcements or FOAs. Okay – lets go online. For those of you that are sharing a computer choose someone to be the PI and someone to be the AOR/SO. If you are working by yourself, pretend you are a small business and you will wear both hats. NIH will simultaneously post FOAs online in the NIH Guide and in Grants.gov Find. Today we will be going to the NIH Guide on the Office of Extramural Research homepage. (PIs on keyboard) On your computer, type in the URL address: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/oer.htm Find the “Funding Opportunities” section on the page. Click on the “Funding Opportunities (RFAs, PAs) and Notices” link. You do not need to be registered with Grants.gov to search for FOAs or to download and fill out applications.

    31. NIH Guide (OER) You will automatically see the Basic Search screen with an option for Advanced Search. You can enter your search criteria here, or select the Advanced Search option. Click on the Advanced Search link. You will automatically see the Basic Search screen with an option for Advanced Search. You can enter your search criteria here, or select the Advanced Search option. Click on the Advanced Search link.

    32. OER Grant Search Page All applications to NIH must be in response to an FOA. The Advanced Search option provides the most flexibility in searching for FOAs. You can enter keywords, title text, search by Activity Code/Mechanism, or retrieve a list of “Parent” announcements. Parent announcements are for investigator-initiated (previously unsolicited) applications. NIH will include the word “Parent” in all FOAs to be used for unsolicited, investigator-initiated applications. There is also a search criteria on the page that will provide a list of ALL the Parent FOAs. Find R01 Parent announcement by clicking “Yes” in the Parent Announcement search criteria and clicking “Search” in the top right corner of the Advanced Search screen. All applications to NIH must be in response to an FOA. The Advanced Search option provides the most flexibility in searching for FOAs. You can enter keywords, title text, search by Activity Code/Mechanism, or retrieve a list of “Parent” announcements. Parent announcements are for investigator-initiated (previously unsolicited) applications. NIH will include the word “Parent” in all FOAs to be used for unsolicited, investigator-initiated applications. There is also a search criteria on the page that will provide a list of ALL the Parent FOAs. Find R01 Parent announcement by clicking “Yes” in the Parent Announcement search criteria and clicking “Search” in the top right corner of the Advanced Search screen.

    33. OER Search Result List You’ll see that based on your search, “Parent” is included in the title. Dates and Activity Codes have also been summarized for easy reference in the Search Results. Click on the Announcement Number to open the announcement. Within the announcement, pay special attention to the Key Dates section. Once posted an application package can be downloaded and started, but it cannot be submitted to Grants.gov until after the Opening Date. This is especially important for newly transitioned grant programs where the FOAs are typically posted at least 8 weeks in advance of the receipt date, but the Open date is 4 weeks in advance of the receipt date. Any special application requirements that are unique to a particular FOA are found in Section IV. Application and Submission Information under Item 6 Other Submission Requirements. The FOA instructions trump application guide instructions. Be sure to read the full text of the announcement for details. You’ll see that based on your search, “Parent” is included in the title. Dates and Activity Codes have also been summarized for easy reference in the Search Results. Click on the Announcement Number to open the announcement. Within the announcement, pay special attention to the Key Dates section. Once posted an application package can be downloaded and started, but it cannot be submitted to Grants.gov until after the Opening Date. This is especially important for newly transitioned grant programs where the FOAs are typically posted at least 8 weeks in advance of the receipt date, but the Open date is 4 weeks in advance of the receipt date. Any special application requirements that are unique to a particular FOA are found in Section IV. Application and Submission Information under Item 6 Other Submission Requirements. The FOA instructions trump application guide instructions. Be sure to read the full text of the announcement for details.

    34. OER Selected Result Click on the “Apply for Grants Electronically” button within the FOA. You will automatically be redirected to the Grants.gov site and taken directly to the application package that is for the specific FOA you selected. Click on the “Apply for Grants Electronically” button within the FOA. You will automatically be redirected to the Grants.gov site and taken directly to the application package that is for the specific FOA you selected.

    35. You are now on the Grants.gov site. NIH is populating the Competition ID field with the version of the application package. Currently, you may see nothing in the field (Version 1), “Version 2”, or “Version 2A”. Version 2 and 2A use the same application guide and differ only in the Sr./Key Person Profile form. Version 2A uses the Sr./Key Person (Expanded) form. As application packages are updated, the old packages are expired and are no longer accepted by Grants.gov. It is critical that you pull the latest application package (forms and application guide) prior to filling out an application, especially when applying to opportunities with multiple receipt dates. To ensure you are using the application guide appropriate for the opportunity, download the application guide AND the application package at the same time. Click “download” to get to the page with the links to Download the Application Instructions and the Application Package.You are now on the Grants.gov site. NIH is populating the Competition ID field with the version of the application package. Currently, you may see nothing in the field (Version 1), “Version 2”, or “Version 2A”. Version 2 and 2A use the same application guide and differ only in the Sr./Key Person Profile form. Version 2A uses the Sr./Key Person (Expanded) form. As application packages are updated, the old packages are expired and are no longer accepted by Grants.gov. It is critical that you pull the latest application package (forms and application guide) prior to filling out an application, especially when applying to opportunities with multiple receipt dates. To ensure you are using the application guide appropriate for the opportunity, download the application guide AND the application package at the same time. Click “download” to get to the page with the links to Download the Application Instructions and the Application Package.

    36. You have the option to sign up for notification of changes to the application package! It is highly recommended that you sign up so you are always aware of changes to the package. These changes could result in critical changes in submission requirements. When completing your application, you will download both the Application Instructions and the Application Package. Be sure to save them to your computer’s hard drive, shared drive or other external location so that you can work on them. The application guide includes both standard Grants.gov and agency-specific instructions. The NIH instructions are easily identified by the HHS bird logo. For purposes of this lab, we will only open the Application Package – click on the Download Application Package link to take a look at a Blank Application. You have the option to sign up for notification of changes to the application package! It is highly recommended that you sign up so you are always aware of changes to the package. These changes could result in critical changes in submission requirements. When completing your application, you will download both the Application Instructions and the Application Package. Be sure to save them to your computer’s hard drive, shared drive or other external location so that you can work on them. The application guide includes both standard Grants.gov and agency-specific instructions. The NIH instructions are easily identified by the HHS bird logo. For purposes of this lab, we will only open the Application Package – click on the Download Application Package link to take a look at a Blank Application.

    37. Electronic Submission Website The Electronic Submission website has tips on Avoiding Common Errors, Frequently Asked Questions, Detailed information for each step in the Electronic Application process, Training information, Resources and much more! The Electronic Submission website has tips on Avoiding Common Errors, Frequently Asked Questions, Detailed information for each step in the Electronic Application process, Training information, Resources and much more!

    38. Search at Grants.gov

    39. Advanced Search at Grants.gov

    40. Results List (Grants.gov)

    41. Grants.gov Overview See the slide show movie at http://www.grants.gov/section910/Animated_Overview.exe For more information

    42. GrantsNet http://www.grantsnet.org/ Searchable database of funding programs for young biomedical researchers, faculty, and administrators from the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) and the Howard Hughes Medical Institute. Free Access One-time Registration Process Quick, Detailed and Easy Search Engine (includes citizenship requirements) Contact Information for Over 600 National Funding Programs in Bio Medical Fields Only Comprehensive Funding Information for over 450 Funding Opportunities Free Email Updates on Site Changes Great also for advice & tips about grant writing and the application process (GrantsDoctor articles)!

    43. GrantsNet

    44. GrantsNet Advanced Search

    45. GrantsNet Result

    46. GrantsNet Record

    47. GrantsNet Record – cont.

    48. GrantDoctor from GrantsNet

    49. Foundation Center (http://foundationcenter.org/findfunders/ ) Free version on web with limited info Check your institution for subscription version or go to the Regional Foundation Center at the Free Library of Philadelphia (Central Library) at 1901 Vine Street. www.library.phila.gov

    50. Foundation Finder – free version http://lnp.foundationcenter.org/finder.html

    51. Free version of the Foundation Center Database

    52. Foundation Center 990 Finder

    53. Foundations - Form 990

    54. Free Library – Central Branch

    55. 4 Databases to choose from

    56. Foundation Directory – Subscription version

    57. See Funding Recipients and Amounts

    58. See Detailed Foundation Profiles

    59. What’s Already Funded? http://fedrnd.osti.gov/

    60. CRISP Search Form

    61. CRISP – Results List

    62. CRISP Record

    63. In Summary Do your Research! Go to your institution’s library Read about Grantsmanship Look up literature on your research area Talk to your institution’s Office of Research Administration Search comprehensive Databases such as COS and InfoEd/Spin Set up alerts from your database searches Search Federal Grant websites such as OER or Grants.gov or individual agency websites Search association and foundation websites Find out what projects related to your area were already funded in the past.

    64. Contact & Training Sign up for Grant Workshops given at your institution or library. Jefferson staff may contact the Grants Information Service for more info or individual consultations. Thank You!

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