PreAward Resources for Competitive Funding Applications Roxanne Roxy

Pre-Award Resources for Competitive Funding Applications Roxanne (Roxy) Clemens Research Coordinator College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (CALS) 515 -294 -8842 rclemens@iastate. edu 1

Supporting Your Grant-Writing Success (non-budgetary components of proposals) Finding Funding Opportunities Finding Collaborators Other CALS Pre-Award Resources 2

Finding Funding Opportunities ISU VPR Website – Toolbox for Researchers – Funding http: //www. vpresearch. iastate. edu/index. cfm? node. ID=47518&audie nce. ID=1 External Sources http: //www. vpresearch. iastate. edu/en/funding/external_funding_ sources/ Internal Research Funding and Resources http: //www. vpresearch. iastate. edu/en/funding/vpr_internal_r esearch_funding_and_resources/ Limited Submissions (also weekly emails) http: //www. vpresearch. iastate. edu/en/funding/limited_submissio ns/ 3

Finding Funding Opportunities Grants. gov (federal agencies) http: //www. grants. gov COS Pivot (Community of Science) – federal, state, fellowships, foundations pivot. cos. com We can get you started – ask us about training Grant Forward - federal, state, foundations www. grantforward. com 4

Finding Funding Opportunities Foundations/Non-Profits ISU Foundation – monthly emails and individual opportunity announcements Foundation Database - accessible only at Parks Library Training workshops offered once per semester by library staff; register early 5

Finding Funding Opportunities State of Iowa http: //www. iagrants. com/ Commodity Groups (e. g. , American Egg Board, American Oil Chemists Society, Iowa Pork Producers Association, Iowa Soybean Association, United Soybean Board) Industry – please contact Dr. Colletti to discuss 6

Finding Funding Opportunities CALS Resources ― Ag and Life Sciences Online (ALSO) – weekly newsletter http: //www. ag. iastate. edu/news/agonline/ ― Funding Resources Website http: //www. ag. iastate. edu/research/funding. Resources ― Periodic Emails – funding opportunities, agency announcements ― In-depth Searches – contact CALS Research Coordinator 7

Finding Collaborators 21 centers/institutes/initiatives in CALS ISU and CALS special research initiatives COS Pivot Profiles http: //www. cos. com/ Contact CALS Research Coordinator 8

Other CALS Resources College-level Workshops – announced via ALSO, emails, and CALS Funding Resources Website Travel support for grant-related workshops (e. g. , NSF, NIH, USDA, FBI, other) Building Research Teams – Travel support for team development workshops, meetings with co-PIs Visits to federal funding agencies – travel support to visit program leaders 9

Other CALS Resources International Research and Development – Contact CALS Research Coordinator and/or Denise Bjelland, Director, Global Programs (bjelland@iastate. edu) Preparing Proposals Read and interpret RFPs Develop project schedules and deadlines Prepare supporting documents for proposals Tools for proposal planning and preparation 10

Proposal Attachment Checklist Attachment instructions: 1” margins, 12 point font, line spacing no less than 6 lines/inch Number pages sequentially within each document Title attachments in document header; name files as indicated Length Limit Field 7 pdf File Name Project. Summary/Abstract 8 9 18 pages No limit 10 Project. Narrative Bibliography. References. Cite d Facilities. Other. Resources 11 12 Equipment Project. Type No limit 1 page, see template 12 12 Key. Personnel Logic. Model Management. Plan Collaboration 2 2 3 None 12 12 2 preprints Preprints Other documents as indicated in Program Area Description Biographical. Sketch Conflictof. Interest 2 pp. + pubs. No limit Current. Pending. Support No limit Budget. Justification No limit 250 words No limit Other Instructions Project Summary in header, use template Project Narrative in header Bibliography & References Cited in header Facilities & Other Resources in header Equipment in header title Project Type in header Date Due Complete Key Personnel in header Logic Model in header Management Plan in header Documentation of Collaboration in header; collate institutional letters of support Preprints in document header titles in header and save files by same name Biographical Sketch in header Conflict of Interest in header; collate all forms into single pdf Current and Pending Support in header Title as Budget Justification 11

Other CALS Resources Engaging Grant Writing Consultants/Coaches Five firms under contract with ISU – each with different areas of expertise Maberry Consulting & Evaluation Partners for Educational Development Inc. Sunshine Consultants International HKR Communications and Marketing Grant Writers’ Seminars and Workshops LLC See “Grant Writing Consultants” at http: //www. purchasing. iastate. edu/contracts/ Contact Research Coordinator to engage a grant consultant 12