building relationships with constituents and improving grant submissions
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Building Relationships with Constituents and Improving Grant Submissions. NCURA Region V Meeting May 6, 2014 Kathy Thatcher, M.Ed., CRA Melanie Morgan, Ph.D. Vivian Smyrl , MA. Agenda:. Introduction Identifying Challenges Creating Solutions Instituting new procedures - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Building Relationships with Constituents and Improving
Grant SubmissionsNCURA Region V Meeting
May 6, 2014
Kathy Thatcher, M.Ed., CRAMelanie Morgan, Ph.D.
Vivian Smyrl, MA
Agenda:I. IntroductionII. Identifying ChallengesIII. Creating Solutions
1. Instituting new procedures2. Honing communication
strategiesIV. What next?
I. Introduction—Office of the Associate Dean
For Research and Graduate Studies
II. Identifying ChallengesCollege-level grant
administration & grant seeking in the Liberal Arts
III. SolutionsPt. 1—Instituting New
Procedures
It shouldn’t be a mystery!
A. Process for submitting a grantB. How to find funding
opportunitiesC. Proposal preparation best
practices
How to find opportunities
Grants Digest Database
Individual Grant Searches• Ask for information about project
or research topics• Export entries from grants digest
database• More refined and detailed
searches when requested• Meeting with researcher
Proposal Preparation Best Practices
NSF DDRIG Tool Kit (cont.)
NSF Faculty Tool Kit (cont.)
Budget Preparation Reference Guide (cont.)
Budget Preparation Reference Guide (cont.)
Workshop Series
Workshops for Graduate Students
• Grant Skills Series:– Part I: Identifying Opportunities– Part II: Grant Writing– Part III: Grant Budgets
• NSF Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grants
Workshops for Faculty, Researchers,
and Research Administrators
• Submitting Grants at UT Austin• Budget Preparation-2 part series• Grant Solicitations: How to Get
the Most Out of the First and Second Readings
• NSF Regular Faculty Submissions
III. SolutionsPt. 2—Honing Communication
Strategies
III. SolutionsPt. 2—Honing Communication
Strategies
• Who is our “audience”?• What is the best way to reach
them?
Written Communication
• Email—COLA Grants Digest• Web• Print Materials
COLA Grants Digest
• Our office• Long-term grant
strategy• Types of funding• Searching• Proposal & project
narrative contents• Submitting at UT
Austin
Brief overview of:
Person-to-person• Department visits• Workshops• Office of Sponsored Projects• Development, University &
College level• Research Support Network• Team communications
IV. What Next?Evaluation & Goals
Goals
• Continue to incorporate Post-Award• Train more faculty• Continue to evaluate & respond
Thank You!Kathy Thatcher, M.Ed., CRA
Sr. Grants & Contracts Specialist512-232-0760
Melanie Morgan, Ph.D.Foundations Specialist
Vivian Smyrl, MAPost-Award Specialist
Web: http://www.utexas.edu/cola/research/grants-contracts/