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My position affords me the opportunity to work with a wide-range of academic investigators from varied disciplines. I help them in a myriad of ways to achieve their vision. I am exceptionally lucky to be able to rub shoulders with some of today’s best and brightest academics. The one thing they all have in common is the desire to successfully pursue their research program. That can take the form of responding to a $5,000 award for a seed project or participating as a Co-I in a $5M project. As a leader or participant, there are universal truths for success.
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Strategies for Grant Writing Success
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Five Phases of the Proposal Lifecycle
1. Development
Start Early
Eliminate Surprise
2. Evaluation
Read the Solicitation
Evaluate the Opportunity
3. Pursuit
Analyze the Solicitation
Create a Realistic, but Aggressive Timeline
4. Production
Lead
Write
Use Your Resources
5. Debrief Always Improve
1 Start Early
Eliminate Surprise
1: Start Early
• Cultivate relationships within your network
• Contact and interact with sponsor agencies
• Craft and distribute high level technical scenarios
• Identify team members six months to two years in advance
1: Eliminate Surprise
• Understand the sponsor’s budget priorities, mission, and vision
• Identify and contact potential resources
• Track solicitations over time
2 Read the Solicitation
Evaluate the Opportunity
2: Read the Solicitation
• Read• Re-read• Internalize• Interpret
2: Evaluate the Opportunity
• Is the timeline reasonable?• What are the inherent risks to the
proposal and the award?• Can you start work immediately?• How does your research mission
fit with the sponsor’s mission?
3 Analyze the Solicitation
Create a Realistic, butAggressive Timeline
3: Analyze the Solicitation
• Deconstruct the solicitation into key components
• Identify requirements• Connect content with review
criteria• Assign responsibilities
3: Create a Realistic, but Aggressive Timeline
• Include internal and external deadlines• Set personal deadlines• Include structured reviews• Incorporate budget and graphics
development• Make roles and responsibilities clear• Address all required components• Prioritize “nice to haves”
4 Lead
Write
Use Your Resources
4: Lead
• Hold meetings with outcomes• Include all team members• Send updates frequently• Check in with team members• Use technology to connect team
members• Assign tasks• Be transparent
4: Write
• Protect your time• Write frequently• Request input and content
contributions• Do not use boilerplate• Address all components equally
well• Revise, edit, reconsider
4: Use Your Resources
• Use research administration contacts
• Complete internal or peer review• Identify graphics, editing,
proofing assistance• Familiarize yourself with
available technology and platforms
5 Always Improve
5: Always Improve
• Incorporate sponsor reviews and debriefs
• Seek constructive advice• Ask the team for input• Send thank you’s• Take advantage of training and
mentoring opportunities
Questions?