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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
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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
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Agenda:I. IntroductionII. Identifying ChallengesIII. Creating Solutions
1. Instituting new procedures2. Honing communication
strategiesIV. What next?
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I. Introduction—Office of the Associate Dean
For Research and Graduate Studies
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II. Identifying ChallengesCollege-level grant
administration & grant seeking in the Liberal Arts
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III. SolutionsPt. 1—Instituting New
Procedures
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It shouldn’t be a mystery!
A. Process for submitting a grantB. How to find funding
opportunitiesC. Proposal preparation best
practices
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How to find opportunities
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Grants Digest Database
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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
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Proposal Preparation Best Practices
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NSF DDRIG Tool Kit (cont.)
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NSF Faculty Tool Kit (cont.)
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Budget Preparation Reference Guide (cont.)
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Budget Preparation Reference Guide (cont.)
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Workshop Series
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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
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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
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III. SolutionsPt. 2—Honing Communication
Strategies
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III. SolutionsPt. 2—Honing Communication
Strategies
• Who is our “audience”?• What is the best way to reach
them?
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Written Communication
• Email—COLA Grants Digest• Web• Print Materials
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COLA Grants Digest
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• Our office• Long-term grant
strategy• Types of funding• Searching• Proposal & project
narrative contents• Submitting at UT
Austin
Brief overview of:
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Person-to-person• Department visits• Workshops• Office of Sponsored Projects• Development, University &
College level• Research Support Network• Team communications
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IV. What Next?Evaluation & Goals
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Goals
• Continue to incorporate Post-Award• Train more faculty• Continue to evaluate & respond
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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/