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, albarado@pdx.edu) 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 iia@pdx.edu 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

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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, koroloff@pdx.edu- Bill Helsley, Lead Grant Specialist

5-3417, helsleyw@pdx.edu- Kam Pierce, Research Services Coordinator

5-5231, piercek@pdx.edu- Karena Bayruns, Public Information Specialist

5-3423, kbayruns@pdx.edu

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Other helpful contacts

– John Ossowski, GRA, Social Sustainability Networkjdo@pdx.edu

– Dana Bostrom, Director of Innovation & Industry Alliances 5-8454, bostrom@pdx.edu

- Dawn Boatman, Director of Research Accounting5-8306, dboatman@pdx.edu

- Martha Kierstead, Lead Contract Officer5-8434, kierstmj@pdx.edu

- Alan Kolibaba, Assistant Vice Provost for Research Services5-4491, kolibabaa@pdx.edu

- Research Administrative Professionals (RAPs)

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