everything you wanted to know (this year) about federal grants: tips and how-to’s
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Everything You Wanted to Know (This Year) About Federal Grants: Tips and How-To’s. NCHN Spring Meeting Lindsey Lonergan. Information on Funding Availability. Federal Register: http://www.gpoaccess.gov/fr/index.html - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Everything You Wanted to Know (This Year) About Federal
Grants: Tips and How-To’s
NCHN Spring Meeting
Lindsey Lonergan
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Information on Funding Availability
• Federal Register: http://www.gpoaccess.gov/fr/index.html
• Catalog of Federal and Domestic Assistance (CFDA): http://12.46.245.173/cfda/cfda.html
• http://www.hhs.gov/grantsnet/
• http://grants.gov/
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Resources
• HRSA Preview: http://www.hrsa.gov/grants/preview/default.htm
• AHRQ: http://www.ahrq.gov/fund/grantix.htm• CDC:
http://www.cdc.gov/od/pgo/funding/grantmain.htm
• NLM: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/grants.html
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Resources
• Rural Health Network Technical Assistance Program: http://networkassist.ruralhealth.hrsa.gov
• Rural Assistance Center: http://raconline.org
• RAC Grantwriting: http://www.raconline.org/info_guides/funding/grantwriting.php
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Initial Proposal Development
• Developing the Idea– Don’t chase funding…– Don’t try to “make it fit”– Check for duplication of effort in your area
• Community Support– Bring the right people to the table– Letters of support from key stakeholders
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Initial Proposal Development (cont)
• Identify your Funding Resource– Call for grant application kit– Use grants management offices and other
federal staff as resource– Be aware of application deadlines and that
they have the potential to change
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Writing the Grant
• Components:– Proposal Summary– Introduction of Organization– Problem Statement/Needs Assessment– Project Objectives– Methods– Evaluation– Future Funding/Long Term Planning– Budget
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Who is going to write it?
• Cost/benefit of having internal capability on staff…– Salary costs– Use for development– Capacity building
• If you go outside…..hire someone successful and ethical!
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The Biggest Mistakes..
• Spelling and Grammar
• A budget that doesn’t add up
• A program that doesn’t seem realistic
• Using jargon
• Not reading the guidance carefully
• Not following page guidelines
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Tips
• Don’t use old needs assessments
• Sustainability after the grant is key!
• Be specific in the evaluation– Allow for feedback into the process– Have clear and measurable objectives– Develop process and outcome measures
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Grant Review Panels
• Process varies by agency, but grants are typically read by 2-3 separate reviewers.
• Reviewers:– “Luck of the draw”– May not have a full understanding of the program– May not have read your grant until that morning
• Don’t assume that they know what you are talking about!
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Scoring of Proposals
• Proposals can immediately be thrown out for nonresponsiveness (missing a section, not following directions)
• After that….reviewers independently score based on evaluation criteria in guidance
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Example: 2005 RHND guidance
• 1) Need – 10 Points – problems, circumstances or opportunities that will be addressed through grant
• 2) Response – 35 Points – goals and objectives of grant
• 3) Evaluative Measures – 10 Points • 4) Impact – 10 Points - community benefit• 5) Resource/Capabilities – 15 Points -
organizational capability• 6) Support Requested – 15 Points – budget• 7) Specific Program Criteria – 5 Points –
addressing specific needs (oral, mental, telehealth, etc)
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So…Keep Your Audience in Mind
• The reviewers only have the information you give them
• Make sure the application is clear and “reasonable”
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Tips
• Read the guidance carefully….– If they ask you for something, give it to
them on a silver platter in BOLD– Look for the little things…
• How do they want the response formatted?• Check the number of copies
– IMPORTANT: Match your level of effort to the percentage of points that a section is allotted.
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More Tips..
• Include your DUNS number
• Start preparing early….don’t wait until the last minute!
• Make sure information is consistent
• Get two pre-reviews – inside and outside of the network
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If You Don’t Win…..
• Take the comments from the grant review seriously
• Utilize them when you APPLY AGAIN
• When you resubmit…– Say that this is a revision of a previous
grant– Note how you are using comments
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The Best Learning..
• …is to serve on a grant review panel yourself.
• To maximize the benefit - make sure that review panel is relevant to your organization.
• To serve on a HRSA review panel..– https://grants.hrsa.gov/webReview/
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The Best Learning..
• …is also to read a successful grant application.
• File a Freedom of Information Act request– Health Resources and Services Administration
(HRSA)Freedom of Information OfficerRoom 14-45, Parklawn Building5600 Fishers LaneRockville, Maryland 20857Phone: 301-443-2865
• Ask a friend…
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Grantwriting Workshops
• Local universities
• The Foundation Center
• State Office of Rural Health
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What Else?
• Your tips• Thoughts• Questions?
Lindsey Lonergan
Georgia Health Policy Center
404-651-4499