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Private Funding Opportunities Office of Institutional Advancement
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Private Funding Opportunities
Office of Institutional Advancement
Finding Private GrantsWays to search for private grants: • Databases
ProposalCentral- http://Proposalcentral.altum.compivot- https://pivot.proquest.com/Foundation Search- www.foundationsearch.comFoundation Directory- https://fconline.foundationcenter.org/ipl.php
• ListservsPhilanthropy News Digest - http://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rfps
• Databases in TTU Library System – https://www.depts.ttu.edu/library/i.e. Foundation Directory
• Review the CFR list sent out every two weeks
You can always call or email us to request assistance with identifying opportunities that match your specialty. Once we understand your area of interest, we can design and execute a search.
First: Can you apply? Do you meet eligibility requirements?
No. Do not apply. Yes.
Do Co-PI’s/Collaborators meet eligibility requirements?
Yes. No.
Is TTUHSC eligible? Do not apply.
Identify other collaborators, if possible.
No. Do not apply. Yes.
Identify deadlines. Are there at least 30 days before the deadline?
No. You may need special permission to proceed with submission.
Yes. Are there any special forms or other requirements?
No.
Proceed with NOI
Yes.
Ensure you have all required forms and information.
The Notice of Intent (NOI)1. You MUST be faculty and you MUST have completed the online NOI training.
2. Talk to your chair. Be sure that your project and/or research is supported by your department.
3. Understand PI responsibilities:a. Time and Personnel: You will need to manage and execute all goals, objectives,
and hires (including co-PI’s and RA’s) that are written into your proposal and in the amount of time indicated.
b. Post-award reports: you will need to maintain all data and measures on an ongoing basis to report back to your funding agency.
c. Budget: you are ultimately responsible for monies spent or not spent (in which case you may have to give back unspent dollars).
4. To submit NOI: http://elpaso.ttuhsc.edu/research/osp/forms.aspx
5. OSP reviews each NOI and will follow-up with next steps.
Institutional Mechanisms to Submit Your Proposal
• 501(c)3 Non-Profit Status
• TTUHSC El Paso EIN• TTU Foundation
• Sponsorship• Contract
Depending which mechanism is required by the funder, this can help determine which office (IA or OSP) reviews and assists with preparation and who ultimately
submits it.
Pre-Writing Process: Plan Ahead!
Failing to plan is planning to fail. –Alan Lakein
What is the funder REALLY looking to support?
• What is their mission statement? Does your project align with it?
• Who have they previously funded and for what types of projects?
• Think from the perspective of the funder. Is your project new to them or not?
• Does your budget fit within their average giving range? This is different from their maximum giving potential.
The Writing Process
This is how you do it: you sit down at the keyboard and you put one word after another until it’s done. It’s that
easy, and that hard. –Neil Gaiman
Fundamentally…Grant writing is a process that’s part craft, part discipline, and a whole lot of common sense. When planning and creativity come together in a directed process, good ideas can become funded projects that can do a lot of people a lot of good.
Grants help you to put your organizational mission and/or research to work…
Surprise!!! Grant proposals, in a nutshell, are persuasive writing.
Components of a GrantIntroduction and Mission Statement
Needs Assessment (aka Problem Statement)
Objectives
Methods
Evaluation, Impact, and Sustainability
Budget
*** Please note: these are the basic components of all grants, but applications vary according to funding agency. Please check the application guidelines before you begin.***
Some (sometimes-not-so) Obvious Tips:
The proposal should be neat, clean, and easy to read.
Write your proposal in (proper) English.
Make it brief.
Be positive.
Avoid unsupported assumptions.
Stick to their guidelines.
Be consistent with formatting and grammar.
I. The IntroductionWhat’s in a name? Everything. What’s in a name? Nothing.
Components:Background of topic under investigation***How this research is important to our mission and the funder’s mission.Prior and current activities/research/projectsAccomplishments and impactAnd, finally, a transition to your current proposal… *** the “ASK” ***
Checklist for a Good Introduction: Clearly establishes who is applying for funds and how their
mission is like that of the funding organization’s
Describes applicant purpose and goals
Describes applicant programs/projects/research
Provides evidence of accomplishments
Offers statistics to support credibility
Describes your purpose and goals and expertise in this area
Briefly alludes to populations you will serve and leads logistically to the needs statement (coming up!!!)
Is interesting and BRIEF!
The Needs Statement Relates to the purposes and goals of the
organization (coming up!!!)
Is supported by statistical evidence
Includes evidence-based support for your hypothesis
Is stated in terms of those you serve (patients and/or students)
Doesn’t make assumptions
Takes into account gaps in literature or care and how your proposal will help fill those gaps
ObjectivesObjectives are the outcomes of your activities… not to be confused with the activities themselves.
Put on your reporter hat: the who, what, where, when, how much of what, and then?
Example: “The Medical Student Run Clinic will identify and serve at least 500 low-income, uninsured patients per year and will recruit at least 5 more physician volunteers to serve at least 8 hours per month.”
Typically, one should have more than 1 objective – usually no more than 5-8.
You can use multiple objectives for different project components. For example: “The Medical Student Run Clinic will raise at least $5,000 a year from 2 benefit events to be used to supplement costs of labs and screenings for uninsured patients…”
Measurables, measurables, measurables….
Checklist for Objectives: Describe problem-related outcomes of program or
project
Does NOT describe your methods (coming up!!!)
Defines the population or audiences served and addressed in your problem statement
States the time when the objectives will be met
Describes the objectives in numerical terms, if at all possible.
Methods“Methods” are activities, procedures, strategies, methodologies…
Not so much why you want a garden but a “how-to-plant-the-seeds”
Why will your methods work? What makes them unique? ***remember, you are not the only PI applying for this opportunity***
Generally, this is where you would include a very detailed timeline that also relates to your objectives.
Should be the meatiest part of your proposal because… remember, you are not the only PI applying for this opportunity!
Checklist for Methods Flows naturally from problems to objectives/research
Clearly describes programs and objectives/research and states reasons these particular activities will help solve them
Describes sequence of activities (“how-to”)
Describes patient/stduent outcomes or expected impact (coming up!!!)
Presents a reasonable scope of activities that can be accomplished within a reasonable amount of time and with a reasonable amount of resources – reasonable enough?
Outcomes, Evaluation, & ImpactAgain, why your project is the most important to fund… mantra: you are not the only PI applying to this opportunity.
This section should conclude that you are:A. The best person for this job.
B. Able to make the biggest difference with the least amount of resources (again, not about you).
C. Able to thoughtfully and sustainably address your problem statement or needs.
D. That you are on top of things, i.e. organized.
E. Able to scrutinize and document your projected results… (measurables, measurables, measurables…)
F. Lastly, and most importantly, how your project will ultimately not only be aligned with TTUHSC El Paso’s mission, but also with the mission of the funding organization.
Checklist for Evaluation, Outcomes & Impact
Covers impact and process
Defines evaluation criteria
Describes the process of data analysis
Summarizes how this meets your problem statement
Indicates how these evaluation mechanisms can improve your project in the future and best practices
Reiterates how your program/research aligns with your mission and the mission of the funding organization.
http://elpaso.ttuhsc.edu/research/osp/default.aspx
Contacts
OSP, Office of Sponsored Programs
Natalie Nevarez-StraightAssociate [email protected]
CFR, Corporate & Foundation RelationsJennifer VenegasDirector of [email protected]
Lori Navarrete Senior Writer [email protected]
Craig Holden Managing Director [email protected]
http://elpaso.ttuhsc.edu/ia/
Questions?
