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Grant Writing: Let’s Get Started!DEC 2004
Jennifer L. KilgoUniversity of Alabama @ Birmingham (UAB)
Michael Gamel-McCormickUniversity of Delaware
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www.udel.edu/cds
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Today’s Agenda
• Rationale for Grant Writing
• Issues and Challenges
• Steps in the Proposal Development Process
• Pointers for Successful Proposals
• Why Proposals Fail
• Questions and Discussion
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Writing a grant …Why should I?
• Because I can!• I’ll have funds!• I’ll have release time!• I’ll have grad students!• I’ll get summer salary!• I’ll publish a lot!• I’ll be tenured/promoted!• It’s wonderful!
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Oh, and yeah…
• I’ll be able to accomplish a project or meet a need!
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What?!#% ………I didn’t get funded?
Typical responses…..
• Why not?• What was wrong?• Review teams are biased!• It’s hopeless!• It’s a waste of time!• The review sheets told me nothing!• I’m quitting!
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Greatest issues and challenges?
• Timing is Everything!• Getting Started• Knowing the Lingo (RFP, PI,
Indirect Costs, etc.)• Committing to the Task• Making Grant Writing a Part
of What You Do• Not Being Afraid of an
Unsuccessful Proposal• Getting Back Up and Doing It
Again!
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Wisdom from successful grant writers……
Unsuccessful proposals
Funded proposals
“Our stack of un-funded proposalsis much higherthan the funded ones!!”
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Successful Grant Proposals…..
• Are ones in which the project goals and objectives of the grantee and those of the granter are in agreement, and the recipient has convinced the provider that the proposed plan described for bringing about the goals is reasonable and will be successful.
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Yeah!• Three important steps to getting that grant (The
Three A’s):– Assess, assess, assess (identify the need!)– Articulate, articulate, articulate (tell ‘em what you
want to do!– Align, align, align (make sure your need and the desire
of the funder matches!)
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Steps To Successful Grant Writing
I. Prepare to Write—Find the appropriate funding source and determine what they want
II. Write—Write an awesome proposal
III. Follow-up and Execute If Funded—Engage in appropriate follow-up activities
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I. Prepare To Write….. Know the Funding Opportunities! (Various Sources and Types)
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Research, Demonstration, Personnel Preparation, etc.
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Federal (or State) - DOE, NIH, HHS
Private Sources or Foundations - Scholastic, Gates
Organizations (National or Local) – DEC, NAEYC, ASHA
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Here’s some of the funding sources:
• National Institutes of Health (http://grants.nih.gov/grants/index.cfm)
• Head Start Bureau (http://www2.acf.dhhs.gov/programs/hsb/grant/index.htm)
• Administration on Developmental Disabilities (http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/add/pns.htm)
• Maternal-Child Health Bureau (http://mchb.hrsa.gov/grants/default.htm)
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Here’s some more:
• Department of Education Office of Special Education Program (http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/osers/osep/programs.html)
• National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (http://www.ed.gov/fund/grant/apply/nidrr/index.html)
• Rehabilitation Services Administration (http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/osers/rsa/discretionary.html)
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Sources for Searching
• Community of Scientists (http://www.cos.com/)
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I. Prepare To Write (cont.)
Read in Detail the “Request for Proposals” (RFP)
• Determine the granters’ reasons for funding
• What is the perspective of the granting agency in relation to the area of your interest?
• What are the agency’s specific goals for this funding?
• Do your needs fit these goals?
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I. Prepare to Write (cont.)
Check on specifics concerning the available money
• How much is available; how many and what size grants are expected to be awarded?
• What can the money be used for? (People? Capital expenses? Supplies and material? Acceptable activities)
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I. Prepare to Write (cont.)… Utilize Available Resources
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I. Prepare to Write (cont.)…….Allow Ample Time for Collaboration!
• Grant writing team?• Input from constituents?• Support letters?
• Advisory board?• Evaluators?• Mentors or consultants?
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II. Write an Awesome Proposal…– Preface Section
• Cover pages, Forms, Signatures• Abstract• Reviewer’s Guide• Budget
– Main Body• Need / Problem Statement• Goal / Objectives• Plan of Operation / Methods• Evaluation Plan
– Appendices• Support Letters• Vitae• Other
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II. Present an Organized Document (cont.)…The Main Body
Justification of Why the Proposal is NeededJustification of Why You Will Be Able to Do It
Long and Short Term GoalsObjectives to Meet the Goals
Methods to Meet the ObjectivesEvaluation Plan to Determine if Objectives Were Met
Realistic Time & Budget to to Meet Objectives
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II. Present an Organized Document (cont.)… Ways to Improve your Chances
• Write to convince the reader• Assume they know nothing• Have a great title and abstract (wow them at the beginning!)• Include a reviewer’s guide (make it easy for them!)• Use ample figures & tables to help tell the story• Be sure the proposal is neat, clean, well-organized, to the point, easy to read (headings, bullets, etc.)• Select supportive materials for the appendix
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III. Follow-up and Execution….
It’s All About Orchestration!!!
Conduct appropriate follow-up activities
The PI leads the effort
Keep everyone, including the funding agency, “in the loop”
Be a good steward of their money
Try to get pilot data for your next project
PUBLISH YOUR (THEIR) WORK!
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Caution! Top 10 Reasons Why Proposals Fail
10. Topic or purpose is not appropriate for agency/reviewers
9. Didn’t follow the instructions
8. Lack of expertise & team/collaborative approach
7. Lack of new or original ideas
6. Poor communication of ideas and plans
5. Purpose and plan not sufficiently detailed
4. No specific outcomes or benefits or products
3. Insufficient attention given to related work of others
2. Poor evaluation design
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Finding the Funding Agency
• Is an agency interested in your idea?• Does the agency have special
mandates?• What is the agency’s funding profile?• Are they interested in your idea?• Would they like to receive a proposal?• Is there a “champion” for your project?• Sometimes requests are just “wired”
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Caution! Top 10 Reasons Why Proposals Fail
10. Topic or purpose is not appropriate for agency/reviewers
9. Didn’t follow the instructions
8. Lack of expertise & team/collaborative approach
7. Lack of new or original ideas
6. Poor communication of ideas and plans
5. Purpose and plan not sufficiently detailed
4. No specific outcomes or benefits or products
3. Insufficient attention given to related work of others
2. Poor evaluation design
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Study….I mean study the RFP!
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Caution! Top 10 Reasons Why Proposals Fail
10. Topic or purpose is not appropriate for agency/reviewers
9. Didn’t follow the instructions
8. Lack of expertise & team/collaborative approach
7. Lack of new or original ideas
6. Poor communication of ideas and plans
5. Purpose and plan not sufficiently detailed
4. No specific outcomes or benefits or products
3. Insufficient attention given to related work of others
2. Poor evaluation design
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Expertise and Team/Collaborative Approach
Team/Collaborative PI – expert in specific area
Specialists: Related services, Research; Community; Minority; Evaluation
Senior mentor or consultants
Your Expertise
Published papers
Experience
Presentations
Pilot studies
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Caution! Top 10 Reasons Why Proposals Fail
10. Topic or purpose is not appropriate for agency/reviewers
9. Didn’t follow the instructions
8. Lack of expertise & team/collaborative approach
7. Lack of new or original ideas
6. Poor communication of ideas and plans
5. Purpose and plan not sufficiently detailed
4. No specific outcomes or benefits or products
3. Insufficient attention given to related work of others
2. Poor evaluation design
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Personnel Shortages in EI/ECSE
• A major problem throughout the US but even worse in Alabama
• Directly contributes to poor outcomes for children and families
• Therefore, we’re going to address the problem
• We’re going to address it in a new and different way
• We’re going to do it better than anyone else can
• We’re going to evaluate how we do it
• We’re going to share the results with everyone
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Caution! Top 10 Reasons Why Proposals Fail
10. Topic or purpose is not appropriate for agency/reviewers
9. Didn’t follow the instructions
8. Lack of expertise & team/collaborative approach
7. Lack of new or original ideas
6. Poor communication of ideas and plans
5. Purpose and plan not sufficiently detailed
4. No specific outcomes or benefits or products
3. Insufficient attention given to related work of others
2. Poor evaluation design
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Good Proposal = Good Idea + Good Plan
Meaningful and much needed modelor idea that may solve a problem
Do-ableWell thought outSufficient skills
You are Selling a Product
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Identify What You Want to Do
Do you Know … Can you Communicate …
What you want to do? What you want to accomplish?
Why you want to do it? Why this project is needed?
Who you want to do it? Who will carry out the project?
If it will work? How much it will cost?
If you are qualified to do it?
Does it matter to anyone else?
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Caution! Top 10 Reasons Why Proposals Fail
10.Topic or purpose is not appropriate for agency/reviewers
9. Didn’t follow the instructions
8. Lack of expertise & team/collaborative approach
7. Lack of new or original ideas
6. Poor communication of ideas and plans
5. Purpose and plan not sufficiently detailed
4. No specific outcomes or benefits or products
3. Insufficient attention given to related work of others
2. Poor evaluation design
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Your Purpose & Plan
What you want to accomplish?
Why this project is needed?
Who will carry out the project?
If it will work?
How much it will cost?
If you are qualified to do it?
Does it matter to anyone else?
Essential Elements
Aims & Objectives & Plan
“Needs or Shortages”
PI & Other Personnel
Pilot Data
Must Be Realistic
Your Expertise/Track Record
“Great Outcomes”
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Month 1 2 3 4 5 6
Planning x
Hiring x
Recruitment x x
Screening x x
Enrollment x
Months 1-6 Planning, Recruitment, Enrollment
Staff hired: 1 Project Coordinator, 1 GA, 1 EvaluatorRecruitment: N = 50 recruitedEnrollment: N = 25 eligible
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Caution! Top 10 Reasons Why Proposals Fail
10. Topic or purpose is not appropriate for agency/reviewers
9. Didn’t follow the instructions
8. Lack of expertise & team/collaborative approach
7. Lack of new or original ideas
6. Poor communication of ideas and plans
5. Purpose and plan not sufficiently detailed
4. No specific outcomes or benefits or products
3. Insufficient attention given to related work of others
2. Poor evaluation design
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End Points of Benefits
By 2010, the U.S. Public Health Service and the hundredsof agencies involved in developing health goals for the nationmust report their success. HP2010
Robert Wood Johnson PA...Policy & Environment
Secretary of DHHS Steps for Health
NIH Obesity Epidemic in Children
You can help them reach their goals
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Caution! Top 10 Reasons Why Proposals Fail
10. Topic or purpose is not appropriate for agency/reviewers
9. Didn’t follow the instructions
8. Lack of expertise & team/collaborative approach
7. Lack of new or original ideas
6. Poor communication of ideas and plans
5. Purpose and plan not sufficiently detailed
4. No specific outcomes or benefit or products
3. Insufficient attention given to related work of others
2. Poor evaluation design
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Caution! Top 10 Reasons Why Proposals Fail
10.Topic or purpose is not appropriate for agency/reviewers
9. Didn’t follow the instructions
8. Lack of expertise & team/collaborative approach
7. Lack of new or original ideas
6. Poor communication of ideas and plans
5. Purpose and plan not sufficiently detailed
4. No specific outcomes or benefits or products
3. Insufficient attention given to related work of others
2. Poor evaluation design
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Caution! Top 10 Reasons Why Proposals Fail
1. It sure won’t get funded if you don’t
write the darn thing!!!!
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Questions?
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Wrap up!
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www.udel.edu/cds
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To A Future of Successful Grant Writing…