SUSTAINABILTY GRANTS AND CONTRACTS:MEASURES OF SUCCESS

Jeff Gordon, Senior DirectorProgram Development and External PartnershipsSan José State University Research Foundation

jeff.gordon@sjsu.edu

SJSU Research Foundation

• Auxiliary 501(c)3 non-profit corporation• One of 80+ auxiliaries within CSU system…among

the top four in terms of managing contract/grant revenues, 75 + years old

• SJSU research portfolio $65M+ per year, professional staff working with faculty on 100’s of applications and awards each year- Funding Alert!

• Collaborations with industry and local gov’t:

– San Jose BioCenter US Market Access Center, Software Business Cluster Environmental Business Cluster

Positioning For Success• Targeting to Goals of RFP/Sponsor• Collaboration-Interdisciplinary• Program Officer Relationships

– Review Past Successes– Apply Best Practices/Avoid Pitfalls

• Rejection Isn’t Personal– Try, Try Again– Incorporate Feedback from Reviewers– “Insanity: doing the same thing over and over

again and expecting different results” Albert Einstein

Achieving Success• Enabling/Enhancing Student Learning

• Exceeding Your Metrics/Over Deliver

• Building New Relationships/Partnerships

• Sponsors Invite You Back – SJSU’s Center for Development of Recycling

and Santa Clara County (www.recyclestuff.org)

• Create Awareness and Recognition—Points of Pride (Key Stakeholders/Media)

SAN J OSE STATE UNIVERSITY SUSTAINABILITY INITIATIVES PROSPECTIVE EXTERNAL FUNDING SOURCES

AGENCY/SPONSOR FOCUS AREAS FUNDING LEVELS

PUBLIC SOURCES

National Science Foundation Environmental Engineering and Sustainability

$ millions

Environmental Protection Agency Environmental Education Initiatives

$50-200k plus

US Dept of Agriculture Higher Education Challenge Grants

$150-500k

US Dept of Interior Green Parks Program TBD

US Dept of Energy Photovolatic Univ/Industry Partnershps

$100k' s

PRIVATE SOURCES

Kresge Foundation Green Bldg Initiative $50-100kPlanning Grants

McArthur Foundation Conservation and Sustainable Development

$10-500k plus

Rockefeller Brothers Fund, Inc Sustainable Development $20-250k

John Merck Fund Climate Change $10 to 250,000

Wallace Global Fund Environmental Protection $25 to 200,00 also multi year funding

Environmental Defense Fund Community-based Green Projects TBD

Lindberg Foundation Balancing Nature/Technology through Research/Education

$10,000s

Program/ Project Name Title Faculty-Lead I nvestigator-PI Department Focus Area Sponsor Funding Timeframe

Studying Global and Regional Land Surface Skin Temperature Change Using Satellite Observations and Climate Modeling

Menglin J in Meteorology Climate Change National Science Foundation $152,505 09/15/08 to 08/31/09

Urban Enhancement to Meteorological Modeling

Menglin J in Meteorology Land Use and Climate Change

University of Georgia $106,398 08/01/08 to 03/14/10

Seal Beach Mussels Mark Stephenson & Kenneth Coale Moss Landing Marine Laboratories

Endangered Species Management

Department of the Navy $15,505 10/02/08 to 10/01/09

A Vessel for Whale Disentanglement in Central California

J ames T. Harvey Moss Landing Marine Laboratories

Animal Protection Department of Commerce $20,000 08/01/08 to 07/31/09

Acoustic Identification and Enumeration of Epipelagic Fish and J ellyfish

J ames T. Harvey Moss Landing Marine Laboratories

Animal Protection Department of Commerce $39,922 08/22/08 to 05/31/09

Collaborative Research: Effects of Eddies and Waves on the Westward Transport off Central California

Leonid M. Ivanov Moss Landing Marine Laboratories

Marine Issues National Science Foundation $333,904 09/01/08 to 08/31/11

Fiber Optic Ocean Color Sensor Development

Mark Yarbrough Moss Landing Marine Laboratories

Marine Issues Department of Commerce $150,000 8/15/08 to 08/14/11

Technologies and Practices, Metabolic Verification of Plankton Viability during Ballast Treatment Testing

Nick Welschmeyer & J on Geller Moss Landing Marine Laboratories

Water Treatment Department of Commerce $308,539 10/01/08 to 09/30/10

Effects of Ocean Climate Change on Recruitment, Dynamics, and Range Shifts of Kelp Populations,

Michael H. Gram Moss Landing Marine Laboratories

Marine Ecosystems National Science Foundation $571,027 05/15/08 to 04/30/12

MOBY Lwn Time-Series Uncertainty Reduction and System Enhancements for Improved Vicarious Calibration across Multiple Agency Ocean

Mark Yarbrough Moss Landing Marine Laboratories

Ocean Measurement Systems

Department of Commerce $630,000 04/01/08 to 03/31/11

Tilefish Age Determination Gregor Cailliet and Allen Andrews Moss Landing Marine Laboratories

Marine Life Department of Commerce $51,635 09/17/07 to 09/16/08

Gulf of Alaska Corals Gregor Cailliet and Allen Andrews Moss Landing Marine Laboratories

Marine Life Department of Commerce $45,000 09/10/07 to 09/30/08

Enhancing the Response to Marine Mammal Stranding

J ames T. Harvey Moss Landing Marine Laboratories

Marine Mammal Biology Department of Commerce $99,838 06/01/07 to 05/31/10

Support of the Central Coast Wetland Working Group Restoration Objectives

Gage Dayton Moss Landing Marine Laboratories

Wetland Restoration Department of Commerce $85,970 07/16/07 to 10/31/08

Experimental Studies of Fire-Atmosphere Interactions and Turbulence during Grass Fires of Different Scales

Craig B. Clements Meteorology Wildland Fire Management Department of Agriculture $41,158 08/14/07 to 09/30/08

Incorporation of Marine Research and Resource Issues Into Public Education

Simona Bartl Moss Landing Marine Laboratories

K-12 Science Education re. Watershed Mgt

Department of Commerce $48,299 10/01/07 to 09/30/08

Testing Various Methods of Tag Attachments on Leatherback Sea Turtles

J ames T. Harvey Moss Landing Marine Laboratories

Marine Mammal Safety Department of Commerce $18,000 09/10/05 to 12/31/07

Recycling Telephone Hotline Information

Bruce Olsweski Environmental Science Recycling Santa Clara County $62,500 07/01/08 to 06/30/09

Erosion after Fires: Sediment Transport in Ash-Laden Slurries

Emmanuel Gabet Geology Errosion/Land Use Issues University of Montana $59,014 05/28/08 to 05/27/09

Disturbance Effects on Harbor Seals in Glacier Bay

J ames T. Harvey Moss Landing Marine Laboratories

Marine Mammal Safety Department of Commerce $31,323 01/02/07 to 05/31/09

Human Feedback from Urban Climate

Robert Bornstein Meteorology Climate Change Portland State University $145,667 10/15/04 to 2/28/09

Inland Air Quality Impacts from Urbanization of Israeli-Gaza Coast

Robert Bornstein Meteorology Climate Change Aquaba Special Economic Zone Authority

$24,150 1/01/07 to 12/31/08

TOTAL AWARD FUNDI NG $3,040,354