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Building Relationships with Constituents and Improving Grant Submissions

Building Relationships with Constituents and Improving Grant Submissions. NCURA Region V Meeting May 6, 2014 Kathy Thatcher, M.Ed., CRA Melanie Morgan, Ph.D. Vivian Smyrl , MA. Agenda:. Introduction Identifying Challenges Creating Solutions Instituting new procedures

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Building Relationships with Constituents and Improving Grant Submissions

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  1. Building Relationships with Constituents and Improving Grant Submissions NCURA Region V Meeting May 6, 2014 Kathy Thatcher, M.Ed., CRA Melanie Morgan, Ph.D. Vivian Smyrl, MA

  2. Agenda: • Introduction • Identifying Challenges • Creating Solutions • Instituting new procedures • Honing communication strategies • What next?

  3. Introduction— Office of the Associate Dean For Research and Graduate Studies

  4. Identifying Challenges College-level grant administration & grant seeking in the Liberal Arts

  5. Solutions Pt. 1—Instituting New Procedures

  6. It shouldn’t be a mystery! • Process for submitting a grant • How to find funding opportunities • Proposal preparation best practices

  7. How to find opportunities

  8. Grants Digest Database

  9. Individual Grant Searches • Ask for information about project or research topics • Export entries from grants digest database • More refined and detailed searches when requested • Meeting with researcher

  10. Proposal Preparation Best Practices

  11. NSF DDRIG Tool Kit (cont.)

  12. NSF Faculty Tool Kit (cont.)

  13. Budget Preparation Reference Guide (cont.)

  14. Budget Preparation Reference Guide (cont.)

  15. Workshop Series

  16. Workshops for Graduate Students • Grant Skills Series: • Part I: Identifying Opportunities • Part II: Grant Writing • Part III: Grant Budgets • NSF Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grants

  17. Workshops for Faculty, Researchers, and Research Administrators • Submitting Grants at UT Austin • Budget Preparation-2 part series • Grant Solicitations: How to Get the Most Out of the First and Second Readings • NSF Regular Faculty Submissions

  18. Solutions Pt. 2—Honing Communication Strategies

  19. Solutions Pt. 2—Honing Communication Strategies • Who is our “audience”? • What is the best way to reach them?

  20. Written Communication • Email—COLA Grants Digest • Web • Print Materials

  21. COLA Grants Digest

  22. Brief overview of: • Our office • Long-term grant strategy • Types of funding • Searching • Proposal & project narrative contents • Submitting at UT Austin

  23. Person-to-person • Department visits • Workshops • Office of Sponsored Projects • Development, University & College level • Research Support Network • Team communications

  24. What Next? Evaluation & Goals

  25. Goals • Continue to incorporate Post-Award • Train more faculty • Continue to evaluate & respond

  26. Thank You! Kathy Thatcher, M.Ed., CRA Sr. Grants & Contracts Specialist 512-232-0760 thatcher@austin.utexas.edu Melanie Morgan, Ph.D. Foundations Specialist 512-232-0716 mmorgan@austin.utexas.edu Vivian Smyrl, MA Post-Award Specialist 512-232-1479 vsmyrl@austin.utexas.edu Web: http://www.utexas.edu/cola/research/grants-contracts/

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