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WritingFundableProposals:KeystoSuccess forNewInvestigators

ofColor

Alfiee M. Breland-Noble, Ph.D., MHSc.AAKOMA Project Director & Associate ProfessorDepartment of Psychiatry Georgetown University Medical Center

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Citation

Breland-Noble, A.M.(2016, March17).WritingFundableProposals: Keystosuccessfornewinvestigators ofcolor. [Webinar].In2014-2016CNPAAIMILeadership Development FellowsWebinar Series.Retrieved fromhttps://zoom.us/j/188840385.


Whyare youhere?

• Whatdrivesyou?• Whatquestions areyoumostinterested inanswering?

• Whyapplyforfunding?


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Whyare youhere?

Answeringthesequestionsbeforeyoubeginisan

imperative.


Overview in 3 Acts

Act I: Preparing

• Whattoknow before youbegin

Act II: Writing

• Help:Who?What?When?Where?and How?

• Tools of theTrade

• “When the goinggetstough” (Example)

Act III: Applying (oneself)PLEASEONLYCITEWITHPERMISSION

Act I: Preparing



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Whyare youhere?

Successinexternal funding

• Whatdoyourfellow newinvestigators havetosayabout pursuing thistypeofcareer?

– Anyinitialthoughtsfromyou?

• Haveyouhadtheopportunity toconsider whatisrequired to becompetitive?


Speaker Background

• Ph.D.- CounselingPsychology- 1997• MHSc.- ClinicalResearch- DukeSoM2010• MentoredFellowonNIHR25• 2NIHPostdoctoralFellowships• NIHDiversitySupplementandNIHCareer(K)award• PIon3awardscurrentlyandCo-Ion1additionalawardPrimaryResearchArea:CBPR,PCORandCERclinicalresearchforAfricanAmericananddiverseyouthandfamilies(AdolescentMentalHealthDisparities)


Whattoknowbefore youbeginAsk Yourself…

• Areyoufluentin“NIHese”“PCORIese”?– Institutemission– Institutefundingpriorities– Areyoufamiliarwithgrants.gov?– AreyoufamiliarwiththeNIHandPCORIforms?

– Doyouhaveabiosketch?Doyouknowwhatonelookslike?

– AreyouregisteredintheeRA CommonsorPCORIFluxx?

– DoyouknowwhatanLOIis?


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FundingPriorities

DoyouknowwheretofindtheStrategicPrioritiesofNIMH,PCORIorthefunderofyourchoice?


Where does yourresearch fitwithinthemissionand prioritiesofthefunder?



Act II: Writing


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Help

• Who?– Youandyourmentors

• Youwantconcretefeedbackinatimelymannerfrom2-3previouslyfundedinvestigators

– Youneeda teamofinvestigators• Verylittlescienceoccursinisolation(TeamScience)• Colleaguesideallyhavemoreexperiencewithresearchandexternalfunding

– YourProgramOfficer/ProgramManager

Youshould truly enjoy working together!PLEASEONLYCITEWITHPERMISSION

Help

• What?– Organizeyourthoughtsandcreateathemeforyourwork.

Canyoupassthe“elevatorspeech” testtodescribe1.Youroverall career researchframework?2.Yourspecifictopicofinterestwiththisproposal?


Help

• Where?– Mentors’ successfulproposals– Colleagues’ successfulproposals

• When?– Attheoutsetofproposaldevelopment

• How?– Practicemakesperfect– Anticipaterewrites,esp.forESIandNI


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Timelines

• Howlong doesittaketowrite aproposal?

TimetoAwardatNIH

TimetoAwardatPCORI:Generally 4-9monthsdepending uponmechanism (includessubmission ofLOI)


Timelines

HowlongdoesittaketoactuallyreceiveaNoticeofAward?• Anticipateanywherefrom12-18monthsincludingresubmissions

Along theway,youwant toremember…


Whyare youhere?

• Whatdrivesyou?• Whatquestions areyoumostinterested inanswering?

• Whyapplyforexternal funding?


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ToolsoftheTrade

Program Officer• HowmanyofyoualreadyhaveanidentifiedPO?

• Areyouinregular contact with him/her?• Haveyousubmitted aconcept paper forfeedback?

• Haveyouwritten aconcept paper?


NIHRePORT

• UseRePORT todetermine whatfundedinvestigators whoshareyourinterests aredoing• Fromwhich institutes havetheyreceived

their funding?• Which mechanisms havetheyused?• Howsimilar isyourworktotheirs?


Practical Application

• Mytrajectory offunding (aka)

Whenthegoing getstough…


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When thegoinggets tough…

• First ever grant - internal faculty award in 2000 followed by second internal award in 2002– 10 fold award increase from first to second award.

• Next awards:– 2002 - 2005 NIH T32– 2005 – 2007 NIH diversity supplement– 2006 Foundation award– 2007 - 2011 NIH K award– 2012 Almost 0 (7% on my mentee’s NIH award)

– 2013 – 2014 NIH pilot award (rebuilding track record)– 2015 2 PCORI Awards, 1 NIH pilot award and

Co-I on mentor’s NIH award


Act III: applying oneself

Alfiee M. Breland-Noble, Ph.D., M.H.Sc.Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral SciencesDuke University Medical Center


Practical Application

Which funder isbestalignedwith yourresearch?TherearealternativestoNIH

Haveyoudetermined ifyourareaofresearchinterest isalignedwith thefunder’s priorities?

Whoareyourmentors?Havetheybeen fundedpreviously?


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Take Home Messages

1. Brilliant preparation increases yourchancesforearlysuccess

2. Doyourhomework BEFOREyouwrite3. Assembleagreat,collaborative team4. Identifyaguide forthejourney


Take Home Messages

1. Know thelanguage2. Askforhelp3. Practice, Practice, Practice4. Identifyyoursupport systemandnurture it

always


Take Home Messages

1. Stopcomparing yourselftopeers, especially forECPSofcolor1. YOUWILLHAVEDIFFERENTTRAJECTORIES2. TherearemanymentorsbutfewSPONSORS

1. Itisfarmoredifficulttofindthelatter,buttheyprovidesomuchmorebenefittoyourcareer

Mentorsprovideguidancebutsponsorsopendoorsandwalkyouthrough.


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ThankYou

Dr. Breland-Noble is supported by the following awards:

PI: PCORI Pipeline to Proposal Award (#3413268)PI: PCORI Eugene Washington Engagement Award (#GUMC-1503)PI: GHUCCTS Pilot Translational Clinical Science Award (Parent: UL1-TR000101)Co-I: NIMHD P60 Center of Excellence Award (P60-MD006920)

Dr.AlfieeM.Breland-NobleDirector,TheAAKOMAProject

DepartmentofPsychiatryGeorgetownUniversityMedicalCenter

202.687.2392www.aakomaproject.org

[email protected]


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