Grantwriting for Nurses Robin S. Lewis, MPA, CRA Georgia College
WHAT IS NURSING RESEARCH? ! Nursing research develops knowledge to: ! Build the scientific foundation for clinical practice ! Prevent disease and disability ! Manage and eliminate symptoms caused by illness ! Enhance end-of-life and palliative care
This session ! Grant Vocabulary ! Funders ! Funding Searches: Types and Resources ! How to evaluate a FOA ! Elements of a proposal
Grant Vocabulary
See Handout!
Funders ! Federal ! NIH/NINR ! HRSA ! SAMHSA ! AHRQ ! Corporate/Industry/Pharma/Private ! ONS
! Foundation (Corporate/Family & Focus) ! Sigma Theta Tau CommonWealth Fund ! Good Samaritan ! Daisy Foundation
The Golden Rule
Funding Searches: Types and Resources ! Web Based Searches ! www.grants.gov or agency websites ! http://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rfps ! www.grantstation.com/* ! www.fundsnetservices.com/ ! GrantsForward/CoS/SciVal/SPIN* ! Google searches ( https://phpartners.org/grants.html) ! Word of Mouth/Colleague ! Professional Literature/Meetings *Paid Services
Search Tips ! Create a research agenda profile that includes search terms and limiters ! Look for eliminators first (eligibility, deadlines, etc.) ! Be proactive – search for possibilities and keep a calendar of times when they are usually due. ! Discuss potential for subcontracts with colleagues who are funded and/or applying (Grants beget grants!) ! Collaborate – divide and conquer!
How to evaluate a FOA ! Eligible Institutions – Type? Geography? ! Eligible Applicants – Experience? Position? ! What does the funding support? ! Cost Sharing/Match
You think you have a hit…now what? ! Check the funder’s website ! Mission ! Vision ! Previous Awards/FOIA ! Talk to the Program Official ! If it is a perfect fit, volunteer to be a application reviewer
Planning before Writing ! Checklist for all required pieces ! Formset like SF424 or website access
! Data ! Literature Review ! Partners ! Commitment by institution ! T imeline – Start at the due date and work back ! Required items for complete app ! Assign responsible parties
Elements of a proposal ! Use the same nomenclature as found in the FOA ! Need/Problem Statement ! Narrative/Program Description ! Program Outcomes/Evaluation ! Budget ! Personnel ! Environment ! Abstract/Summary
Elements of a grant ! Need Statement ! What is current situation or problem that needs to be solved? (Data) ! Why is a solution important/benefit if solved? ! What is already known? (Literature) ! What are the gaps? (Literature) ! How does this relate to the funder’s goals or mission?
Elements of a grant ! Program Description ! Goals, objectives & activities ! Materials & methods ! T imeline
Timeline Examples
Elements of a grant ! Program Outcomes ! Assessment/evaluation ! Potential pitfalls ! Next steps of the program
Elements of a grant ! Budget & Justification ! What does the funder allow or not allow ! What are the funder’s budget categories ! T ie budget back to the scope of work ! If the program description changes, make budgetary adjustments and vice versa!!
Elements of a grant ! Environment ! Resources available ▪ Equipment ▪ Space ▪ Service available ▪ Collaborators ▪ Capacity
! Institutional commitment ! Unique potential (pop, environment, etc) ! Anything to build credibility or show ability to perform scope of work with excellence
Elements of a grant ! Key personnel information ! Resume or CV ! Other grant support ! Expertise ! Role on project based on scope of work ! Justification of level of effort
Elements of a grant ! Abstract or lay summary ! Short synopsis of overall project ! Usually restricted to specific size or # of words ! Should be in everyday language
This may be the only part or 1st part some people read
Things that will get your application rejected…… ! Not follow margins, font type, or font size guidelines ! Going over word count, space limits or page limits ! Not having a required documents ! Data Management Plan ! Postdoctoral Mentoring Plan ! Human Subjects Plan ! Animal Research Plan ! Including restricted items i.e. LOS when told unallowable