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Pathways to Successful Grant Applications
UCLA School of NursingResearch Support Team
October 10, 2011
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Presentation Overview
Proposal Development Recommended Steps
Proposal Development Required Steps
Proposal Development Responsibilities
School of Nursing Research Support Team Information
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Recommended Steps / Principles
Key principles for developing a research proposal Begin as early as possible Take advantage of all the resources and
expertise around you
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Recommended Steps / Timeline
5 minutes after a research idea crosses your mind or as soon as you decide to resubmit a previous proposal Contact the Research Consultation Group and
set up a meeting to discuss your idea and potential funding sources
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Recommended Steps / Timeline
3 months before the proposal due date Participate in a Specific Aims Meeting Alert your Contracts and Grants Analyst
Send him/her a copy of the funding announcement
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Recommended Steps / Timeline
2 – 3 months before the proposal due date Meet with a representative of the Design and
Data Core (Statistics) Group Dr. Lynn Brecht, the Director can make the
assignment Revise your specific aims
Review with consultants (School of Nursing and co-investigators)
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Recommended Steps / Timeline
8 – 10 weeks before the proposal due date Collect Biosketches for key personnel and
consultants Reformat biosketches as necessary Check articles for PMCID numbers
Identify performance sites and collect subcontract information
Solicit letters of support
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Recommended Steps / Timeline
8 weeks before the proposal due date Draft the Approach section of the Research
Strategy Send to key consultants for feedback
Review data collection, management, and analysis plans with statistical consultants Review power analysis along with the specific aims
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Recommended Steps / Timeline
6 – 7 weeks before the proposal due date Develop the budget and draft the budget
justification Meet with your assigned Contracts and Grants
Analyst to set submission dates for proposal
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Recommended Steps / Timeline
5 – 6 weeks before the proposal due date Revise the Approach based upon comments
from consultants and co-investigators Don’t forget to include a research timeline
Draft Significance and Innovation sections
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Recommended Steps / Timeline
1 month before the proposal due date Send Specific Aims and Research Strategy
(Significance, Innovation, Approach) to Co-Is, consultants, and selected colleagues Ask for comments within 7 – 10 days
Contact IRB Specialist (Mayra Lomeli) to review human subject requirements
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Recommended Steps / Timeline
1 month before the proposal due date Confirm that all letters of support, biosketches, and subcontracts are in hand
Contracts and Grants Analyst needs budget and subcontract information
Write the Facilities and Resources section Use the boiler plate write-up from the SON website
with specifics for your research
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Recommended Steps / Timeline
2 – 3 weeks before the proposal due date Revise the Research Strategy and prepare the
final draft
For scientific and editorial feedback send the Proposal text to the Associate Dean for Research (Ann Bartley Williams) or Designee (Priscilla Kehoe)
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Required Steps
Grant materials MUST adhere to the following requirements Arial typeface Font size 11 points or larger No pagination At least ½ inch margins No header or footer Each part/section in its own Word or PDF file
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Required Steps / Timeline
Due 1 month before the proposal due date Budget and Budget Justification
Modular budget only needs Personnel Justification
Subcontract information Site PI name, email address, and telephone number Site financial contact information
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Required Steps / Timeline
Due 3 weeks before the proposal due date Grant title
81 character limit including spaces No illegal characters (i.e. &, -, *, %, ?, #, :, +, and -)
List of key personnel Your eRA Commons username Performance site location addresses and
phone numbers
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Required Steps / Timeline
Due 10 business days before the proposal due date Cover letter Letters of support Biosketches for all key personnel
Include personal statement 15 publication limit with PMCID numbers 4 page limit
Facilities and Resources
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Required Steps / Timeline
Due 10 business days before the proposal due date Proposal text to the Associate Dean for
Research (Ann Bartley Williams) or Designee (Priscilla Kehoe)
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Required Steps / Timeline
Due 5 business days before the proposal due date Abstract
Less than 30 line project summary
Introduction to revised application 1 page limit for resubmissions
Specific Aims 1 page limit
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Required Steps / Timeline
Due 5 business days before the proposal due date continued Research Strategy
12 page limit for R01 6 page limit for R03, R13, R21 Significance Innovation Approach
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Required Steps / Timeline
Due 5 business days before the proposal due date continued Protection of human subjects Inclusion of women and minorities Inclusion of children
Persons under the age of 21
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Required Steps / Timeline
Due 5 business days before the proposal due date References Appendices Lay summary
2 – 3 sentence project narrative
Targeted/Planned Enrollment Table
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Proposal Responsibilities
Budget and Budget Justification Collaborative
PI provides budgetary needs Contracts and Grants Analyst puts together budget
figures Final budget ironed out between PI and Contracts
and Grants Analyst Contracts and Grants Analyst prepares Budget
Justification skeleton PI provides Budget Justification specific descriptions
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Proposal Responsibilities
Subcontracts Collaborative
PI provides the Contracts and Grants Analyst with the other site information
Contracts and Grants Analyst, PI, and subcontract site will work together to collect all necessary information and paperwork
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Proposal Responsibilities
Sponsor Required Forms/Documents PI Initiated
PI responsible for these documents Contracts and Grants Analyst will collaborate with PI
on edits Contracts and Grants Analyst will appraise the PI on
available templates/generic narratives and supply them to the PI upon request
Contracts and Grants Analyst will clarify version control and file naming process with the PI
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Proposal Responsibilities
UCLA Research Administration Forms/Documents Fund Manager Initiated
Contracts and Grants Analyst will complete these documents
Contracts and Grants Analyst is responsible for collecting needed signatures
Alternative arrangements for collecting signatures can be made to ensure efficiency and timeliness
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Proposal Responsibilities
Proposal Assembly for Submission Fund Manager Initiated
Contracts and Grants Analyst will assemble the proposal submission
Contracts and Grants Analyst will collect the institutional signature
If the PI assembles the proposal for submission, the Contracts and Grants Analyst will review
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Proposal Responsibilities
Protection of Human Subjects PI Initiated
PI identifies the need for IRB Before proposal submission, PI contacts IRB
Specialist for advise on human subjects portion of the proposal
After proposal is submitted, PI contacts IRB Specialist if assistance is needed with webIRB application
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Presentation Wrap Up
Proposal submission reminders Begin as early as possible Take advantage of all the resources and expertise
around you
Are there any questions?
Please remember to fill out your evaluation form.
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SON Research Support Team
Ann Bartley Williams, Associate Dean for Research ([email protected])
Priscilla Kehoe, Director of Research ([email protected])
Rokas Oginskis, Director of Research Administration ([email protected])
Mary-Lynn Brecht, Adjunct Professor, Director of Design and Data Core ([email protected])
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SON Research Support Team
Angel Appleton, Senior Contracts and Grants Analyst ([email protected])
Mark Bourbonnais, Senior Contracts and Grants Analyst ([email protected])
Natasha Fung, Senior Contracts and Grants Analyst ([email protected])
Michael Khuu, Senior Contracts and Grants Analyst ([email protected])
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SON Research Support Team
Mayra Lomeli, IRB Specialist ([email protected])
Mary Metz, Purchasing Coordinator ([email protected])
Debra Brekke, Executive Assistant – Research Support ([email protected])
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SON Research Support Team
Karabi Nandy, Assistant Adjunct Professor ([email protected])
Sumiko Takayanagi, Senior Statistician ([email protected])
Umme Shefa Warda (Nipa), Senior Statistician ([email protected])
Qing Yang, Graduate Student Researcher ([email protected])
Joy Toyama, Graduate Student Researcher ([email protected])