1.Division of Institutional AdvancementOffice of Grants and Sponsored Programs (OGSP)Patrick Lynch, Director(305) 899-3072plynch@mail.barry.edu

2. Overview Barrys grants profile; Types of grants and what they fund; Who makes grant awards?; Where to find grant opportunities; How to review/interpret grant announcements; Deciding if a specific grant is right for you; The importance of partnerships; Planning to prepare a grant application; The narrative components; The budget components; Fatal Flaws; Introduction to the National Institutes of Health; Questions 3. Barrys Grant Proposal Submissions48 submissions 88 submissionsFY 2010 FY 2011Government2858%Private2042%Government2933%Private5967%FY 201288 submissions 4. Submissions: A Three-Year Comparison$19,540,668 5. Government2933%Private5967%Government36$6,287,648Private22$969,079Grants at Barry University (2011)FY 2011 Submissionsby Funder TypeFY 2011 Awardsby Funder Type88 Submissions= $12,221,637 58 Awards= $7,256,727Grants and Contracts Activity Reports 6. FY 2011 and FY 2012 Success RatesFunded =4145%Not-Funded =4855%FY 2011 FY 2012 7. An introduction to funding opportunitiesBy grant type: Fellowships, scholarships (for individuals); Research grants (for faculty/project directors); Services/program grants (for organizations); Grant contracts (for individuals or organizations); Cooperative agreements 8. What gets grant-funded? Research Training Curriculum Development Construction/Renovation Equipment Service 9. Who makes grant awards?By grantor type: GOVERNMENTAL (federal, state, local)o e.g. National Institutes of Health (US), FL Dept. ofEducation (State), Miami Dade County (Local) PRIVATE (foundations, corporations, individuals,associations)o e.g. Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (national),W.K. Kellogg Foundation (national), American NursesFoundation (national), The Childrens Trust (localMiami), The Miami Foundation(local Miami) 10. Top 10 U.S. Foundations by TotalGiving (as of January 2013)1. Bill and Melinda Gates Fndn: $2,486,342,2092. Walton Family Fndn: $1,479,636,0533. Genentech Care Fndn: $587,337,3924. GlaxoSmithKline Fndn: $555,867,0325. Abbott Patient Assistance Fndn: $482,610,6046. Ford Fndn $424,695,0007. Johnson & Johnson Patient Assist. Fndn: $416,443,5598. Bristol-Myers Squibb Patient Assist. Fndn: $392,778,9999. Robert Wood Johnson Fndn: $359,172,00510. W.K. Kellogg Fndn: $308,813,432 11. Top 10 Largest Corporations by TotalGiving (as of January 2013)1. Novartis Patient Assist. Fndn: $239,531,4532. Bank of America Charitable Fndn: $198,695,7053. Wal-Mart Fndn: $164,588,3964. JPMorgan Chase Fndn: $133,757,6265. General Electric Fndn: $112,221,7406. ExxonMobil Fndn: $72,154,5637. Wells Fargo Fndn: $68,367,6158. Citi Fndn: $63,573,5009. Verizon Fndn: $59,365,75610. Wachovia/Wells Fargo Fndn: $51,809,171 12. Finding fundingopportunitiesExisting grant locator resources Grants.gov (federal): http://www.grants.gov/ Private Foundation Services (some cost)o Chronicle of Philanthropy, Foundation Center Online (http://foundationcenter.org/findfunders/), Guidestar, general web Agency-specific sites (NIH, DOE, etc) Miami Dade County - http://www.miamidade.gov/grants Academic Associations 13. Selected Grant Funding Sources forNursing Projects National League for Nursing (NLN) American Nurses Association (ANA) American Nurses Foundation (ANF) Florida Nurses Foundation (FNF) Florida Nurses Association (FNA) Sigma Theta Tau International HonorSociety of Nursing Robert Wood Johnson Foundation American Holistic Nurses Association National Institutes of Health (NINR) 14. Reviewing grant announcementsIf you find an announcement of funds available:1. Check the due date2. Make sure you (organization) are eligible3. Research the funder to determine your chancesof success4. Look at special requirements like match,partnerships, evidence-based practices (EBP)5. Carefully review application elements 15. Exercise- Raskob Foundation Is Barry eligible to apply? When is the due date? Is a match required? Is a budget required? How much can we request? If denied, can we re-apply for the sameproject? Are there any other important notes? 16. U.S. Department of Labor- PathwaysOut of PovertyEligibility: All applicants must have experience servingat least one of the following groups:unemployed individuals, high school dropouts,individuals with criminal records, and/ordisadvantaged individuals within areas of highpoverty. Lead applicants must fall into one of twocategories: (1) national entities or (2) localentities.EXAMPLE 17. National Entities: in order to apply as anational entity, an applicant must proposea project that serves communities locatedin at least three States with a minimum ofone community located in each State, anda range of three to seven total communitiesserved.Can Barry apply as a National Entity?EXAMPLE 18. Local Entities: for the purposes of thisannouncement, applicants qualify as localentities if they are public organizations(such as community colleges or workforceinvestment boards) or private nonprofitorganizations (such as community or faith-based organizations).Can Barry apply as a Local Entity?EXAMPLE 19. Strategic Partnerships: to be eligible forfunding under this announcement, nationaland local applicants must demonstrate thatthe proposed project will be implementedby a robust strategic partnership. Required Partners: in each communityserved, the partnership must include atleast one entity from each of the followingfive categoriesOther requirementsEXAMPLE 20. 1. Nonprofit organizations, such ascommunity or faith-based organizations; 2. The public workforce investment system; 3. The education and training community,which includes community and technicalcolleges and four-year colleges anduniversities; 4. Public and private employers andindustry-related organizations; 5. Labor organizationsEXAMPLE 21. Reviewing application instructions Sometimes contained in the FundingAnnouncemento Announcement/Instructions are onedocument Other times contained in multiple documentso National Institutes of Health (solicitation +general guidance) 22. Applying for a grant Contact Program Officers if unsure aboutsomething; Make sure you have the buy-in of youradministration and leadership before writing; Understand internal grant policies andprocedures; Find out if the activities are feasible. . . (Do youhave the staff, organizational capacity,knowledge, certification/accreditation required toimplement the proposed project?) Is there the infrastructure to support an award?(Physical space? Admin support?) 23. Applying for a grant Familiarize yourself with standard formsand attachments early on in the process Know submission process (electronic vs.paper) Know the institutions authorized signatoryrequirements 24. Narrative Components Statement of Need Program Description Program OutcomesGoals, Measurable Objectives, Activities Agency Capability Sustainability Work Plan/Timeline Evaluation PlanREVIEW OF SAMPLE NARRATIVES 25. Exercise-Creating a Narrative Outline20 minutes 26. Preparing the NarrativeSo you decide to write the proposal Whatnow? Make a timeline/work plan. . . You usually need otherpeople to assist with statistics, data, organizationalinfo Use the review criteria, if provided by the funder, tocreate an outline Ensure that every aspect of the review criteria isclearly answered (watch for sub-questions) Remember that the reviewers may not be proficientin your field(do not use lingo and spell outacronyms) 27. Budget Components Restrictions what funder will allow Budget Categories:Direct Costs: Salaries/Benefits, Travel,Equipment, Supplies, Contractual Indirect Costs Match? In-kind or cash? Budget Line-Item Summary Budget JustificationREVIEW SAMPLE BUDGETS 28. Budget Notes Make a reasonable funding request Justify each item of the budget Get bids/quotes/estimates back up fortravel, equipment, supplies, etc. Confirm request corresponds directly to thenarrative and the scope of work Check and re-check figures 29. Review Your Own Proposal Re-Read Instructions Create a Self Review Tool to check againstreview criteria for sufficiency (rate/score ifpossible) Review the Application Yourself Ask Others to Review the Application 30. Is not responsive to funder guidelines Does not conform to instructions for format(margin size, font type, font size, documenttype) Is incomplete Exceeds page limits Does not include original and correct number ofcopies Does not arrive by due date deadline Others set by funder 31. SubmissionSUBMIT EARLY! 32. Follow-Up Always follow-up on any rejection/denialsfrom grant funders.Examples: 2011 U.S. Department of Justice (OVW)application; The Childrens Trust; 2012 Institute for Museum and LibraryScience application. 33. A Brief Introduction to theNational Institutes of Health (NIH) 34. U. S. Dept. of Health and Human ServicesAdministration forChildren and Families(ACF)Administration forChildren and Families(ACF)Food and DrugAdministration(FDA)Food and DrugAdministration(FDA)Health Resourcesand ServicesAdministration(HRSA)Health Resourcesand ServicesAdministration(HRSA)Secretary ofHealth andHuman ServicesSecretary ofHealth andHuman ServicesAdministration onAging(AoA)Administration onAging(AoA)Center for Medicare& MedicaidServices(CMS)Center for Medicare& MedicaidServices(CMS)Indian HealthServices(IHS)Indian HealthServices(IHS)National Institutesof Health(NIH)National Institutesof Health(NIH)Centers forDisease Controland Prevention(CDC)Centers forDisease Controland Prevention(CDC)Substance Abuse andMental Health ServicesAdministration(SAMHSA)Substance Abuse andMental Health ServicesAdministration(SAMHSA)Agency for ToxicSubstances andDisease Registry(ATSDR)Agency for ToxicSubstances andDisease Registry(ATSDR)Agency forHealthcare Researchand Quality(AHRQ)Agency forHealthcare Researchand Quality(AHRQ) 35. NIH Organizational StructureNational Instituteon Alcohol Abuseand AlcoholismNational Instituteof Arthritis andMusculoskeletaland Skin DiseasesNational CancerInstituteNational Instituteon AgingNational Instituteof Child Healthand HumanDevelopmentNational Instituteof Allergy andInfectious DiseasesNational Instituteof Diabetes andDigestive andKidney DiseasesNational Instituteof Dental andCraniofacialResearchNational Instituteon Drug AbuseNational Instituteof EnvironmentalHealth SciencesNational Institute onDeafness and OtherCommunicationDisordersNational EyeInstituteNational HumanGenome ResearchInstituteNational Heart,Lung, and BloodInstituteNational Instituteof Mental HealthNational Instituteof NeurologicalDisorders andStrokeNational Instituteof GeneralMedical SciencesNational Instituteof Nursing ResearchNational Libraryof MedicineNational Centerfor Complementaryand AlternativeMedicineFogartyInternationalCenterNational Centerfor ResearchResourcesNational Instituteof BiomedicalImaging andBioengineeringNo fundingauthorityNIHClinical CenterCenterfor InformationTechnologyCenterfor ScientificReviewNational Center onMinority Healthand HealthDisparitiesOffice of the Director 36. NIH Facts NIH is the Nations leading medical researchagency NIH Bethesda campus is worlds largestresearch organization6,000 scientists (18,000 employees)5 Nobel Prize winners NIH Extramural Research Program130 Nobel Prize winners trained or funded by NIHMore than half of all American Nobel Prize winners 37. Total NIH budget authorityFY 2012 (actual) 38. NIH Grant Statistics More than 80% of the NIHs funding isawarded through almost 50,000 competitivegrants to more than 300,000 researchers atmore than 2,500 universities, medical schools,and other research institutions in every stateand around the world. 39. Grant Mechanisms Program Projects and Centers Training Grants Career Development Awards Research Projects (R01, R21, R03) 40. NIH- Research Project Grants Basic Components:Research Plan: Specific Aims (one page summary of goals, expectedoutcomes) Research Strategy (Significance, Innovation, Approach)Budget (Research & Related vs. Modular)BibliographyBiosketchOther attachments 41. NIH VideosNIH Tips for Applicants (4:38)NIH Peer Review Revealed (14:52) 42. Final Thoughts