Funding Arts Research at the University of Florida. Sobha Jaishankar, Ph. D. Key steps. Find an appropriate sponsor Write a white paper Market your work Write a grant proposal Submit through DSR. Who funds grants???. Government Federal State Local Private Foundations - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Funding Arts Research at the University of FloridaSobha
Jaishankar, Ph. D.
Key stepsFind an appropriate sponsorWrite a white paperMarket
your workWrite a grant proposalSubmit through DSR
Who funds grants???GovernmentFederal StateLocalPrivate
FoundationsPrivate Industry
What activity needs support? Research, summer stipends, organize
a conference, travel to conferences, equipmentDevelop key
wordsSearch databasesSign up for email alertsFinding FundingMake a
list of keywords before you begin to searchStart with a broad term
(environment)Limit with additional terms (education)Limit by
country or region if relevantSearch for the type of funding you
needRemember: Non-scientist editors often compose the database
entriesUsing a very specific keyword may not produce results
Searching the databasesRepeated negative results mean your
search is probably too narrowReview/Evaluate your hits these are
the sources that look the most promisingGood match between you and
the funder?Restrictions? (geographic; eligibility)$$ amount
available (+ or what you need?)Deadline for response can you make
it?Searching the databasesFinding the appropriate sponsorWeb-Based
Funding Newsletter FYI
Text Descriptions + Links to Download ApplicationsBiweekly
throughout the Yearhttp://apps.research.ufl.edu/research/fyi/
Information collected by Staff
Funding Alerts to Individual PIs
Community of Science Weekly/Periodic Email AlertsEmail Alerts
from private & government sourcesNotices from Office of
Research
Other Email AlertsGrants.gov (all federal grants, including NEA,
NEH)
FedBizOpps (fbo.gov) (all federal contracts)
Agency Alerts (NSF, NIH, EPA, NASA, Energy, USDA, etc.)
Foundation Centers RFP Bulletin & Arts Watch
(http://fdncenter.org/newsletters/)
Archive of Arts & Culture grants from the Bulletin
(http://www.fdncenter.org/pnd/rfp/cat_arts.jhtml)Community Of
Science (COS) www.cos.comCOS Funding Opportunities - database of
more than 25,000 recordsCOS Funding Alert - a weekly e-mail
notificationCOS Expertise - containing more than 480,000
first-person profiles of researchers from over 1,600 institutions
worldwide.COS Scholar Universe - a searchable, database of nearly 2
million published scholars in a variety of disciplines.COS Public
View of Expertise (PVE) - make selected information from an
institution's research expertise available to key external
constituencies and the general public.COS Workbench - an
easy-to-use Web workspace
Your Personal COS Research Expertise ProfileElectronic
CVMaintained by Community of Science/Scholars for UFExpertise &
Research Interests very importantFunding Alerts based on this info
delivered once a week via emailAnnual email reminder to update your
profile from Research Support
Other Office of Research Web-Based SourcesFederal
Register*Florida Administrative Weekly*Links to All Federal
Agencies*Links to Foundations*Foundation Center Guide to Funding
Research (http://fdncenter.org/getstarted/ tutorials/gfr/Fundsnet
Services (www.fundsnet.com/)*Access from Office of Research
websitehttp://www.rgp.ufl.edu/researchsupport/external_funding.html
Identifying a SponsorFIND THE AGENCY THAT FITS YOUR IDEA!
Use the resources to find out what an agency WANTS to fund
Remember - you are helping the agency fulfill ITS mission
Contact the agency (program officer) and listen carefully!(Send
them an overview of your program the White paper)Your White Paper
(Program Overview)Write the White Paper FIRSTThis is a concise
presentation of your program/philosophy
It MUST set the flow of logic from the more general to the
narrower focus the individual proposal is to fund.
Most difficult to write!Remember you are going to use this to
sell your idea to the agency!!
13Your long term goal does not change. The objectives of the
individual proposal will vary.Art in Latin AmericaEvolution of art
themes/forms/media in response to revolution/peace cycles (GOAL
where are we going)How does this evolution relate to the
establishment of tourism as a major economic engine? (dictatorship
vs democracy) (Objectives how are we going to get to our
goal)Narrow down further to study Mexico, and Cuba (model
systems)
Your White Paper.. Your vision how does your work mesh with the
mission of the agency? Your Long-term Goal - Identify the niche YOU
will fill. Say why you are best-suited for this work Objective of
this particular proposal The hypothesis around which the current
work is based What will be the benefits of the work?
Your long term goal does not change. The objectives of the
individual proposal will vary.
Art in Latin America
Evolution of art themes/forms/media in response to
revolution/peace cycles (GOAL)
How does this evolution relate to the establishment of tourism
as a major economic engine? (dictatorship vs democracy)
(Objectives)
Narrow down further to study Mexico, and Cuba (model
systems)White Paper .. Points to rememberWhite Paper ..Should not
be too long 2 pages
Have it critiqued by your colleagues/mentor
Market your work..How does your work help the sponsor fulfill
their mission?
Send your white paper to the program officer at the sponsoring
agency
Pay close attention to their feedback!
Write a grant proposal!BEFORE YOU START WRITING THE
PROPOSAL.
Who is the program officer?
Read the Program Announcement/agency guidelines. Read the review
criteria some programs have special emphases for review Formatting
font size, margins, line spacing Page limits absolutely enforced
Attachments only send what is requested
BEFORE you write . Budget determine floor and ceiling; how many
will be funded Note the deadlines:Letter of IntentProposal
submission date Set your self a time line plan to finish at least
10 days before the proposal is due at the agency
The proposal .. Remember your language must be simple reviewers
should not have to reread to understand.
Make the grant reviewer friendly
Use graphs and tablesLeave spaces between lines
Use formatting (underline, italics, bold font) not only to
emphasize key points, but also to maintain continuity and flow.
Write as if you are writing an article for the newspaper
Anatomy of a Grant Abstract/Summary Significance Review of
literature Specific Aims of this proposal Research Plan (Rationale,
protocols, expected outcomes) Alternative hypotheses, approaches **
Benefits of the proposed work Resources Broader Impacts (NSF)
What can a PI do?
Start early! Give yourself enough time
Read the RFA very, very carefully FOLLOW the instructions!
Write to the review criteria
Have your proposal prereviewed PLEASE!Grants vs. Contracts
Grants give you money to carry out work knowing that the results
are unpredictable. They are relatively unrestricted in their
specification of what funds can be used for Annual reporting is
required Contracts have more conditions and stipulations attached
and usually have timelines for deliverables Contracts can be either
for services rendered, or for deliverables Contracts are negotiated
by with the sponsor by DSR only
Administrative issues The award goes to the University Faculty
do not receive the funds directly Faculty conduct the work; The
University provides assurance that the work will be conducted in an
ethical manner Faculty may NOT sign grants or contracts on behalf
of the institution If you are hosting a conference/workshop, and
charging registration fees go through DSR to collect them. ONLY DSR
can negotiate indirect costs with the sponsor. We have standard
negotiated rates that are applicable otherwise we use the rate
allowed by the sponsor
Administrative issues COST SHARING
Institutional Review Board
Animal Care and Use
Electronic submission!!!!!
Finding the appropriate sponsor
Research Support http://www.research.ufl.edu/researchsupport/ 2
Senior Information SpecialistsMonitor Grant Opportunities
University-wideDisseminate Info to Colleges, Depts, Individual
PIsFunding SearchesFaculty trainingProvide support for
interdisciplinary/Center type of grantsBudget development
assistanceDSR-1 formMUST have signatures from Chair, Dean and then
finally the institutionReview, sign and send proposals to the
funding agencyContract negotiationElectronic proposal
submissionPROPOSAL [email protected] Receives award
notices from agenciesGenerates internal Notice of Award Acceptance
to campus accounting officesReviews, interprets award
regulationsNegotiates subcontracts to awardsApproves no-cost
extensionsClose-out transactions & reportsDSR Post-Award
[email protected] Questions????Sobha
[email protected](352)-392-9271
