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Finding Funding for Social Sustainability Research
Presented by the Social Sustainability Network & Colloquium, Office of Research & Sponsored Projects and the Regional Research Institute
1. Introduction & Panel Discussion2. Finding Funding Opportunities & Collaborators3. Developing & Submitting Your Proposal
Agenda
ORSP (Pre-Award)
RA (Research Accounting)
RAP or Departmental Support
RESEARCH PROJECT TIMELINE
PI & Project Staff
Project idea
Proposal submitted
Award accepted
Project closes
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FOUNDATION DIRECTORY ONLINE
Professional Networks
Bowen McBeathStephanie FarquharLaurie Powers
Resources for finding funding
- www.cos.org or www.cos.com
- Browse funding opportunities from local and national public and private entities
- Individual registration is free and includes option to list in COS Expertise database
COS – Community of Science
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Grants.gov
- www.grants.gov
- Browse grant opportunities from 26 Federal agencies
- You DO NOT need to register (PSU is registered)
- You may subscribe to receive notifications of grant opportunities
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- http://fconline.fdncenter.org/
- Foundation Directory Online can be made available through your School’s Development Director
- Contact Central Development Office (5-4478) or your School’s Development Director
Foundation directory online
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- www.rsp.pdx.edu
- Combines information, services and contacts from ORSP and RA onto one site
- Browse policies, funding opportunities, and upcoming deadlines
- Contact Janet Albarado (5-9652, [email protected]) for faculty enhancement and professional travel grants
PSU website
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Other possibilities
- Innovation & Industry Alliances (IIA) can assist in identifying corporations and others interested in sponsoring or licensing results of research- Email [email protected] to discuss possible collaborations, managing
Intellectual Property, or otherwise distributing research results
- Your unit’s development officer(s) can help you find potential private funding opportunities from foundations & corporations. Visit www.pdx.edu/giving/contact-us for a list of University Development Officers
- Professional networks and email-lists can often keep you informed of potential funding
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Funding opportunities identified by the social sustainability networkJohn Ossowski: Graduate Research Assistant, Social Sustainability Network- National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences- National Science Foundation- Environmental Protection Agency- Campaign for Environmental Literacy- And many more…
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NIEH
- http://www.niehs.nih.gov
- Projects: Environmental Justice & Community Based Participatory Research
- Environmental Health Science Education
- Obesity and the Built Environment
- CDC has also funded environmental justice-based projects in the past.
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NSF
- NSF Directorate for Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences- http://www.nsf.gov/sbe/ses/polisci/works1.jsp- Most relevant topics:
- Educating for the Future- Fostering Successful Families - Building Strong Neighborhoods- Reducing Disadvantage in a Diverse Society- Overcoming Poverty and Deprivation
- Sociology Program: “supports basic research on all forms of human social organizations – societies, groups and demography – and processes of individual and institutional change.”
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EPA
http://www.epa.gov/epahome/grants.htm
- Community Action for a Renewed Environment (CARE): provides funding to build broad-based partnerships to reduce environmental risks at the local level.
- Environmental education: projects to help the public make informed decisions that affect environmental quality.
- Environmental Information Exchange Network: provides funding to develop an Internet – based, secure network that supports the electronic collection, exchange, and integration of high-quality data.
- Environmental Justice: includes the EJ Community/ University Partnership Grants Program and the Environmental Justice Through Pollution Prevention Grants Program.
- Fellowships and other student programs: Grants, fellowships, and research associateships
- Pollution Prevention: provides matching funds to state and tribal programs to support pollution prevention and to develop State-based programs.
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Campaign for Environmental Literacyhttp://www.fundee.org/campaigns/usp/
- The University Sustainability Program will annually support between 25 and 200 sustainability projects at individual higher education institutions and higher education consortia/associations. Individual institutions are eligible for funding to:
- support research and teaching initiatives that focus on multidisciplinary and integrate environmental, economic, and social elements;
- support student, faculty, and staff work at institutions of higher education to implement, research, and evaluate sustainable practices;
- integrate sustainability curriculum in all programs of instruction, particularly in business, architecture, technology, manufacturing, engineering, and science programs.
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Electronic: ORSP helps PI
submit proposal.
Paper: ORSP signs & certifies,
PI submits
PIAF initiated by PI or
dep’t staff
PIAF routed
to ORSP
Proposal submitted Waits for an award
or contract
ORSPDep’t
Proposal: narrative
and budget
PIAF approve/ signed by Director/
Dean
School
The Proposal Process
OR
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Who can be a PI?
- Individuals who hold the rank of assistant, associate or full professor; research assistant professor, research associate professor or research professor; research associate or senior research associate may serve as PI or Co-PI on a proposal
- A retired faculty member, visiting professor or courtesy appointment may continue to conduct research and serve as a co-investigator if the principal investigator is a regular faculty
- Post doctoral fellows can serve as PI or Co-PI with the permission of the department. Doctoral students can be the PI on application for pre-doctoral support or a dissertation grant
- Other PSU employees can serve a principal investigator on a proposal for research or other sponsored project with permission of the Dean of their academic unit and the Vice Provost for Research and Sponsored Projects
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Who supports the PI?
- Co-PIs and colleagues- Research Administrative Professional (RAP) or Dep’t Contact- Research Assistants and other staff- Graduate Students- Other collaborating institutions and organizations- The sponsor’s program officer
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Components of a Proposal- Sponsor’s forms (SF-424, PHS 398, etc.)- Project narrative (abstract, table of contents, timeline, figures, etc.)- Biosketch- Budget & justification- Appendices (instruments, surveys, etc.)- Certifications & assurances- Letter(s) of support
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Things you may need from ORSP- Certification- Willing letter- Letter of support- Tax exemption letter- Most recent A-133 audit report- F&A policy
- Required info for Sponsors (on our website)
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- Scope of work (SOW) or abstract- Detailed Budget and Justification- Letter of intent signed by collaborator’s institution (willing letter)- Letter of support from collaborator- Completed agency forms
Things you may need from your collaborators
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Tips for a successful proposal- Have your colleagues review your proposal draft- ORSP can connect you with a PSU faculty member who has
been a reviewer for federal agencies- ORSP can also connect you with a professional grant writer
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Ready to submit your proposal?Electronic- Schedule a submission time with ORSP at least 5 days prior to deadline- PIAF and detailed budget must be completed- Some examples of e-submittals are:
- Fastlane (NSF)- Grants.gov
- Some electronic systems require prior registration (NOT grants.gov)- ERA commons (NIH)
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Ready to submit your proposal?Paper- Make sure ORSP knows all forms that need to be signed- Let ORSP know ahead of time if a willing letter will be needed- PI is responsible for mailing the paper copy of proposals- Send a copy of the final proposal to ORSP- Draft of narrative can be submitted with PIAF
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ORSP Contacts: Pre-award
Help with finding grant funds, submitting proposals, constructing a budget, ORSP forms (OPAS, PIAF, etc.)- Nancy Koroloff, Associate Vice Provost
5-9675, [email protected] Bill Helsley, Lead Grant Specialist
5-3417, [email protected] Kam Pierce, Research Services Coordinator
5-5231, [email protected] Karena Bayruns, Public Information Specialist
5-3423, [email protected]
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Other helpful contacts
– John Ossowski, GRA, Social Sustainability [email protected]
– Dana Bostrom, Director of Innovation & Industry Alliances 5-8454, [email protected]
- Dawn Boatman, Director of Research Accounting5-8306, [email protected]
- Martha Kierstead, Lead Contract Officer5-8434, [email protected]
- Alan Kolibaba, Assistant Vice Provost for Research Services5-4491, [email protected]
- Research Administrative Professionals (RAPs)
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