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Grant Writing Basics: Finding Funding Opportunities

Grant Writing Basics: Finding Funding Opportunities. Kari Whittenberger-Keith, Ph.D. Proposal Development Services Office of Sponsored Projects Office of Research, UW-M. Thinking about Funding. Specific persuasive form Specific “ physical ” form Audience-centered “ Dating ” game.

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Grant Writing Basics: Finding Funding Opportunities

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  1. Grant Writing Basics: Finding Funding Opportunities Kari Whittenberger-Keith, Ph.D. Proposal Development Services Office of Sponsored Projects Office of Research, UW-M

  2. Thinking about Funding • Specific persuasive form • Specific “physical” form • Audience-centered • “Dating” game

  3. Universe of Funders Internal External Federal Foundations Professional associations Institutions • Colleges and schools • Centers and institutes • Systems

  4. Award Types Grants Individual Awards Single researcher support One year or less Salary support or travel/access Smaller award size Humanities; arts; some social sciences; students Award made to individual • Multiple people • Multiple years • Equipment and supplies • Larger award size • Physical/biosciences; education; some social sciences; large scale humanities • Award made to institution

  5. Funding Sources • Individual sponsor Web sites • Federal, state, foundations, corporations • Free databases • Grants.gov, FedBizOpps (mostly federal grants) • Topic-specific • Paid subscription databases • Pivot (UWM) • Wide net (gov’t; national foundations; global) • Extensive customization • Other Services • OSP Research Updates • The Grants Library URL: http://guides.library.uwm.edu/grants

  6. Finding Federal Opportunities • Sponsor Notification Emails • Free • Typically just a list with no functionality(e.g., no searching, sorting, bookmarking) • Pre-determined frequency (weekly or bi-weekly) • Reliable, easy to use, accurate • “Hands-free” approach

  7. Finding Federal Opportunities • Types of Free Sponsor Notifications • Government-wide • Federal Register • Grants.Gov • FedBizOpps • Federal Agency-specific • Dept. of Education, National Institutes of Health, National Science Foundation, Environmental Protection Agency • Public Service • ScanGrants • Foundations • No free databases

  8. Grants.gov Notice

  9. NSF Notice

  10. Finding Federal & Other Opportunities • Pivot Grant Opportunity Database • Formerly Community of Science (COS) • Most comprehensive, editorially maintained database of global funding opportunities • By governments, private/corporate foundations • For research, fellowships, scholarships • Search one database for funding in any discipline and country, rather than multiple sources or across Internet • Receive weekly updates on saved searches you organize in your own folders • Receive alerts when new matching opportunities match your saved searches

  11. Pivot Notice

  12. Call for Proposal = … • Request for proposal (RFP) • Broad agency announcement (BAA) • Funding opportunity announcement (FOA) • Request for information (RFI) • Information for bid (IFB) • Invitation to bid (ITB) • Request for quote (RFQ)

  13. Purpose of Calls • Define the research need and the purpose of the solicitation • Research expectations • Project scope • Expected outcomes/deliverables • Schedules • Outline competitive information • Eligibility • Number and size of awards • Conditions of award • Review process and timeline

  14. Purpose of Calls (cont.) • Application instructions • Deadlines • Content requirements • Format requirements • Page length • Margins/fonts • Headers/footers • Page numbers • URLs • Completion of required forms • Sponsor contact information • Program officer and technical support • Conditions of award/reporting requirements/deliverables

  15. Analyzing a Call • Before you think about writing a proposal • Define project and funding needs • Determine fundable components • Research funding agencies and funding mechanisms/calls • Analyze specific calls and requirements • Funding priorities • Agency goals • “Audiences” • Deadlines and application process • Requirements, including page and form limits • Past recipients • Proposal examples • FAQs and program officer contacts REMEMBER: Specifics vary by agency and program

  16. Is This Opportunity Right for Me? • Can my work fit the call? • Can I do it in the timeframe? • Can I look competitive? • Do I have enough experience? • Do I have publications or other evidence? • Do I need collaborators or other team members? • Can my project “match” the level of innovation? • “Revolutionary not evolutionary” • “Breakthrough not incremental” • “Basic research” • Can I show I have the resources to accomplish the work? • On campus • Collaborations • Travel to resources

  17. For More Information Kari Whittenberger-Keith kariwk@uwm.edu (414) 229 4062 Michelle Schoenecker schoene7@uwm.edu (414) 229 2747

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