interested in scheduling an appointment with Catherine, please feel free to contact her at (sajnacm@potsdam.edu or 267-2686). Finally, Ms. Sajna will be offering a “Finding External Funding” Workshop through the L-TEC on October 3 at noon. Keep your eyes peeled for upcom-ing announcements of that get together. As always, I look forward to seeing everyone on-campus and hope you have a very pro-ductive fall semester.

Welcome Back! As you settle into a new academic year, I would like to provide you with up-to-date information on the internal grant programs administered in the Research and Sponsored Programs Office. We will have three internal grant programs available this year. The Research and Crea-tive Endeavors Program will have two deadlines this year: October 3 and April 3. As you know, the Research and Creative Endeavors Program is designed to provide seed monies for faculty & staff scholarly and creative pro-jects. The Grant Develop-ment Program provides money for external proposal

development and these applications will be accepted throughout the academic year. Finally, Grant Writing Initia-tive Awards will still be made at our annual luncheon in May 2013. Also, I would like to intro-duce to you, Ms. Catherine Sajna, our new Pre-award Specialist/Grant Writer. Catherine joined the staff in the Research and Sponsored Programs Office in June 2012. In this role, she will be assist-ing faculty and staff with grant proposals and finding external support for their scholarly and grant writing needs. Cathe-rine will also be serving as the primary grant writer on institutional and campus-wide grant proposals. I f you are

On staff in the Office of Research

and Sponsored Programs is a

new grant writer. This position

was created due to faculty

demand and is filled this year by

Catherine Sajna, who can be

reached atsajnacm@potsdam.edu

or x2686 on Tuesdays, Wednes-

days, and Thursdays.

A grant writer’s job is

more than just editing your com-

mas. The grant writer helps in

planning the design of the project

so that it complies with the grant

requirements, in setting up a

work schedule to pull the grant

proposal together, in finding

necessary data on the institution,

in complying with the guidelines

for the proposal, and in editing

the proposal to make the text

clear and persuasive to an expert

audience. A good grant proposal

takes months to design and craft.

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From the Director—Nancy Dodge-Reyome, Ph.D.

I N S I D E T H I S

I S S U E :

From the

Director

1

Announcements 2

Recent Activity 3

Funding

Opportunities

4

Learning and

Research

9

Compliance

Issues

11

Faculty Support 12

Getting Grants—Use a Grant Writer

R S P O - R E S E A R C H A N D

S P O N S O R E D P R O G R A M S

Research and Sponsored

Programs Newsletter S U M M E R / F A L L 2 0 1 2 V O L U M E 1 , I S S U E 1

S P E C I A L

P O I N T S O F

I N T E R E S T :

Info on grants

faculty have

recently

received or

written

proposals for.

Info on grants

which may be

of interest to

you or your

department.

Ongoing

activities and

requirements

such as the

Learning and

Research Fair

and review

boards.

P A G E 2

Congratulations

to Faculty who

have received

these awards!!

Recent Award Activity

Grant Writer (continued from p. 1)

Announcements WORKSHOP on Searching

for Grant Opportunities in

the Community of Science

database

Date: Wed, Oct. 3, 2012

Time: 12:00-1:00

Place: LTEC in Crumb Library

Facilitator: Catherine Sajna

Mileage Reimbursement Rate:

Effective July 1, 2011, the maxi-

mum reimbursement rate for per-

sonal auto use in connection with

project activities is .555 cents per

mile.

Fringe Benefit Rates

The following fringe benefit rates are in

effect for the time period July 1, 2012-

June 30, 2013:

43% Regular Employees

17% Summer Only Employees

5% Undergrad. Students

14.5% Graduate students

Flip through this newsletter and look at the many grant opportunities available. If you find something of interest, feel free to contact Catherine to get start-ed on preparing an application to the identified pro-gram. If you don’t find something of interest here, consider attending the Oct 3, 2012, noon time workshop in the LTEC to develop your own search strategies and try to uncover external funding in your area of scholarship.

Glenn Johnson has been awarded $92,548 (over 3 years) from the NYSDEC for a project titled

“Conservation of Blanding’s Turtle and Associated Wetland SGCN in the Northeast” for 2011-2014.

William Romey has been awarded $290,000 from the National Science Foundation (over 3 years) for a

project titled “RUI: Mechanisms of Emergent Swarm Behavior: Simulation Models vs. Whirligig Ex-

periments” for 2012-2015.

Jan Trybula has been awarded $1,800 from the Raquette River Fund for a project titled “Dragonfly Sur-

vey of the Lower Raquette River” for 2012-2013.

J. Patrick Turbett, Potsdam Institute for Applied Research (PIAR) has been awarded $42,260 from the

University of North Carolina for 2012 and $75,100 from the State of Vermont Department of Educa-

tion for 2012-2013.

Megan Foster has been awarded $21,900 from the East Bloomfield Esperanza Project for the “Homeless

Outreach Plus Education Program” for 2012-2013.

R E S E A R C H A N D S P O N S O R E D P R O G R A M S

Recent New Proposal Submissions

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February 23, 2012 To: National Institutes of Health From: Fadi Bou-Abdallah Title: Heteropolymer Ferritins Structure – Function Studies Amount Requested: $344,815 (over 3 years) Pre-Award Contact: Kathy Chapman

Dr. Marc Leuthold: $1000 for “Making Arts at Australia National University.”

Grant Writing Initiative 2011-2012

Dr. Sharon DeJoy: $250 for “Peak Nutrition in St. Lawrence County” Proposal was submitted to the United States Department of Agriculture

Dr. Fadi Bou Abdallah: $250 for “Heteropolymer Ferritins Structure Function Studies” Proposal was submitted to the National Institute Of Health

Research and Creative Endeavors Program 2011-2012

Dr. Donald George: $1000 for “The Music of Esterhazy: Rediscovering The Songs of Josef Weigl.”

Dr. Richard Henry: $500 for “Reaching Percival Wilde’s Letters to Stephen Vincent Benet and to Eugene O’Neill in the Beinecke Rare Book Manuscript Library at Yale University.”

Dr. Christopher Kelson: $1000 for “Mineralogical, Geochemical, and Isotopic Characterization of the Pierrepont Tourmaline Occurrence, St. Lawrence County, New York.”

To: New York State Education Department From: Diana Fisher Title: TOC Amount Requested: $16,000 Contact: Michelle Moulton To: New York State Education Department From: Julie Reagan Title: TLQP Amount Requested: $119,196 Pre-Award Contact: Nancy Dodge-Reyome To: New York State Education Department From: Megan Foster Title: NCMEP Amount Requested: $847,170 Contact: Michelle Moulton

To: NYS Department of Social Services From: Chip Morris Title: LDST-02 2013 Amount Requested: $93,500

Pre-Award Contact: Kathy Chapman

To: New York State Education Department From: Mary Stickney Title: NCSTEP Amount Requested: $262,784 Contact: Michelle Moulton To: New York State Education Department From: Sean Partridge Title: CSTEP Amount Requested: $216,465 Contact: Michelle Moulton

Proposal Submissions for Ongoing Grants

Internal Grant Awards—Awarded April 2012

June 4, 2012

To: U.S. Department of Education

From: Tammy Durant

Title: Potsdam McNair Grant

Amount Requested: $208,111 (over 5 years)

Pre-Award Contact: Consultant

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To Pique Your Interest Below are some funding opportuni-

ties which may pique your interest.

Besides the grants meant to support

your specific research projects, there

are grants meant to steer work into

an area the funding agency has decid-

ed is important. These may be areas

you’ve never thought of but which

would be fun to get involved in.

Many federal grants are designed

to encourage collaboration, data-based

decision-making or new methodologies,

and outreach to the community.

How to read:

The entries give a brief summary of

the topic and the granting agency.

If the ‘topic’ is in capital letters and

bolded, it is the actual title of the grant

Program.

If some due dates are past, consider

applying for next year. Many grant op-

portunities are repeated each year.

Within disciplines, entries are not in

any particular order.

Understanding and Promoting Health Literacy offers grants to encourage empirical research on health literacy (3 sites) (NIH & DHHS)). View http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-10-134.html, or http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-10-135.html, http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-10-133.html Due: June, 16, Oct 16, Feb 16.

Education in Sleep Health and Sleep-Circadian Biology (R25)(DHHS). View http://

www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&oppId=64413 Due: Feb 1. Short-Term Research Education Program to Increase Diversity in Health-Related Research

(R25) (NIH). View http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-HL-13-020.html. Due: Jan.

A broad range of human services, community improvement, abuse prevention, and youth develop-ment programs (RGK Foundation [02523]). Program: Health/Medicine Grant Program. View http://www.rgkfoundation.org/public/guidelines Due: Open.

R E S E A R C H A N D S P O N S O R E D P R O G R A M S

Funding in Health

Creation of art that encourages public engagement, lifelong learning in the arts, and the strength-ening of communities (NEA). Program: NEA Challenge America Fast-Track CFDA 45.024. View http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?mode=VIEW&oppId=136713 Due: May 24.

Increase access to contemporary art for a wider public, including children and the financially disadvantaged (Entergy). Program: Open Grants. View http://www.entergy.com/our_community/Grant_Guidelines.aspx Due: Open.

Support U.S composers for participation in public engagement activities (MetLife Foundation). Program: MetLife Creative Connections. View https://www.newmusicusa.org/creative-connections Due: Oct 7, Jan 1, Apr 1, June 1.

Funding in Fine and Performing Arts

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Funding in Education Arts in Education Model Development and Dissemination (ED). CFDA 84.351D View

http://www.ed.gov/programs/artsedmodel/index.html Due: Feb 16, Mar 16.

Cyberlearning: Transforming Education wishes to understand and improve learning with

technology (NSF). Viewhttp://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=503581

Due: Open.

Educational improvement: (1) The relation between education and social opportunity; (2) or-ganizational learning in schools; (3) teaching, learning, and instructional resources; and (4) purposes and values of education; 5) other (Spencer). Program title: Research Grants http://www.spencer.org/content.cfm/research Due: Open.

Research in child and adolescent learning (NSF). Program Title: Developmental and Learning Sciences. http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=8671 Due: Jan 15, July15.

Supporting the increase of women in technology fields and STEM (Luce Foundation). Program: Higher Education Grants. View http://www.hluce.org/highedu.aspx Due: Open.

Media and digital learning in education (MacArthur Foundation). Program: U.S. Programs. View http://tinyurl.com/dxmss Due: Open.

Leverage the SUNY Green Campus initiative or North Country wind turbines in research projects (Energy Foundation). Program: Energy Foundation Grants for Research and Analysis on Energy. View http://www.ef.org/ Due: Open.

Science education for students and the general public (Sloan). Program: Alfred P. Sloan Grants View http://www.sloan.org/program/1 Due: Open.

Improving STEM learning and education (NSF). Program: REESE. View http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=13667 Due: July.

STEM learning in out of school and other informal contexts (NSF). Program: Advanced Informal STEM Learning. View http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=504793 Due: Aug 14.

STEP for STEM increasing students receiving a baccalaureate in STEM areas (NSF). Program: STEP (STEM Talent Ex-pansion Program). View http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5488 Due: Sept 25.

Education in economics both in and out of school (Kazanjian Foundation). Program: Grants. View http://www.kazanjian.org Due: Sept 15, Feb 15.

Creative education for youth and science (Honda). Program: Institutional Grants for Youth and Science Education. View http://corporate.honda.com/america/philanthropy.aspx?id=ahf Due: Aug,1, Nov 1, Feb 1, May 1.

Research and Evaluation on Education in Science and Engineering (REESE) and Fostering Interdisciplinary Re-search on Education (FIRE) solicitations (NSF). View http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=13667 Due: Open.

Formal K-12 education (particularly mathematics, science and reading), teacher development, literacy, and higher edu-cation (RGK Foundation). Program: Education Grant. View http://www.rgkfoundation.org/public/guidelines Due: Sept, Dec.

Teaching American History CFDA 84.215X Partnerships between history departments, Schools of Education, and of LEAs to improve K-12 teacher knowledge and effectiveness. View http://www.ed.gov/programs/teachinghistory/index.html Due: Mar 4, Apr 4.

R E S E A R C H A N D S P O N S O R E D P R O G R A M S

Improv-

ing

teaching

and

learning.

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Funding in Humanities

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Develop a course around an Enduring Question (NEH). View http://www.neh.gov/grants/guidelines/EnduringQuestions.html Due: Sept. Bring together humanities scholars and digital technology specialists from different disciplines to

share ideas and methods that advance humanities research and teaching through the use of digital technologies (NEH). Program: Institute for Advanced Topics in the Digital Humanities. View http://www.neh.gov/grants/guidelines/IATDH.html Due: Mar 6.

America's Media Makers Development Grants support projects in a range of formats, including interactive digital me-

dia and radio and television programs that engage the public in the humanities to explore stories, ideas, and be-liefs in order to deepen our understanding of our lives and our world. (NEH). View http://www.neh.gov/grants/public/americas-media-makers-development-grants Due: Aug 15, Jan 11.

Preparation of editions and translations of pre-existing texts and documents that are currently inaccessible or available

in inadequate editions (NEH). View http://www.neh.gov/grants/guidelines/editions.html Due: Dec 2012. Teaching American History: Grant awards assist local educational agencies (LEAs), in partnership with entities that

have extensive content expertise, to develop, implement, document, evaluate, and disseminate innovative, cohe-sive models of professional development (DoE). View http://www.ed.gov/programs/teachinghistory/index.html Due: Apr 4.

Develop a program around the War of 1812 through the program: Landmarks of American History and Culture . This

program supports a series of one-week residence-based workshops for a national audience of community college educators (NEH), View http://www.neh.gov/grants/education/landmarks-american-history-and-culture-workshops-school-teachers Due: Mar 1.

Speakers in the Humanities (NY Council for the Humanities). View http://www.nyhumanities.org/speakers/

adult_audiences/ Due: Open. Teaching American History CFDA 84.215X Partnerships between History Departments, Schools of Education, and of

LEAs to improve K-12 teacher knowledge and effectiveness. View http://www.ed.gov/programs/teachinghistory/index.html Due: Mar 4, Apr 4.

SUNY POTSDAM SUPPORTS FACULTY If a project listed looks interesting, but you’re

just tooooo busy, consider getting the help of

a professional grant writer and/or a course

release. The Office of Research and Spon-

sored Programs has Catherine Sajna, grant

writer to help you out.

The Provost’s office will cover a

course release and up to $1500 in expenses in

order to help you go for a major federal grant.

Applications for this support are available

from Patty Stone in the Office of the Provost.

She can be reached at stonepl@potsdam.edu or

x2108 .

Specific information on the criteria for appli-

cation as well as the award are given on page 12.

Other support programs are featured on p. 13.

R E S E A R C H A N D S P O N S O R E D P R O G R A M S

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Investigate the practices, beliefs and policies at the interface between science, technology and socie-ty (NSF). Program: Science, Technology and Society. View http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5324 Due: Aug, 1 Feb 1.

Science of Science and Innovation Policy (NSF) – improve ways of reporting scientific findings to

a variety of audiences (NSF). View http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?

pims_id=501084 Due: Sept 9.

Expeditions in Computing: collaborations to explore transformations in Computer science (NSF). View http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=503169 Due: Dec, Sept, May.

Origami Design for the Integration of Self-Assembling Systems for Engineering Innovation (ODISSEI) (DoD). View http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?mode=VIEW&oppId=129053 Due: Open.

Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) Competitive Grants Program (USDA). View http://www.csrees.usda.gov/fo/agriculturalandfoodresearchinitiativeafri.cfm Due: Open.

Math research which can be applied to science and engineering. Interdisciplinary teams are welcome. Conferences are one possibility (NSF, MPS, DMS). Program: Applied Mathematics. CFDA 47.049 View http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5664 Due: Nov 1-15.

Creation and use of computational methods to solve particular problems in the sciences. Interdisciplinary teams are wel-come. Conferences are one possibility (NSF, MPS, DMS). Program: Computational Mathematics. Sponsor ID 10-1271 View: http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5390 Due: Dec 1-15.

Working sessions, symposia, or training programs (NSF, MPS, DMS). Program: Mathematical Sciences Infrastructure Program. Sponsor ID: PD 04-1260 View: http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=12756 Due: Open.

Variety of options to encourage female students to enter math including a campus club, a course on female mathemati-cians, mentorship, outreach to high schools (MAA). Program: Grants for Women and Mathematics Projects View: http://www.maa.org/wam/tensor.html. Due: Feb 12.

Opportunities for mathematicians and scientists to participate in ongoing R&D on energy. Sponsor: Oak Ridge (ORAU, ORISE) Program: National Energy Technology Laboratory Faculty Research Participation Program View: http://www.orau.gov/orise/edu/NETL/gi-fRP.htm Due: Open.

Opportunities for scientists and engineers to participate in on-going projects in basic sciences, energy, and the environ-ment (ORAU,ORISE). Program: Higher Education Research Experiences for Faculty at Oak Ridge National Labor-atory. View: http://www.orau.gov/orise/edu/ornl/gi-fHERE.htm Due: Open.

Prize for promoting meaningful dialogue between science and society (AAAS). Program: AAAS Early Career Award for Public Engagement with Science View: http://www.aaas.org/aboutaaas/awards/public_engagement/ Due: Oct 15.

Develop a radio report and/or program to promote interest in science and technology (Sloan). Program: Public Under-standing of Science and Technology. View: http://www.sloan.org/major-program-areas/public-understanding-of-science-and-technology/radio/ Due: Open.

Build long-term collaboration between K-12 schools and college faculty by bringing teachers in on faculty projects (NSF, ENG, EEC). Program: Research Experiences for Teachers (RET) in Engineering and Computer Science NSF 07-557 CFDA 47.041, 47.070 View: http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5736&org=NSF&sel_org=NSF&from=fund Due: Oct 1.

Social-Computational Systems (SoCS). View http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=503406 Due: Nov.

Electronic Crime and Digital Evidence Recovery (DoJ). View http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/nij/funding/current.htm Due: Feb.

Funding in Math and Sciences

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Funding in Other Areas

Funding in the Social Sciences Social justice issues such as sustainable food issues, money in politics, reproductive rights,

climate/energy (Compton Foundation). View http://www.comptonfoundation.org/ Due: Open.

Support for research in cultural anthropology (NSF). View http://www.nsf.gov/funding/

pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5388 Due: Jan. Virtual organizations as sociotechnical systems (NSF). Program: Division of Behavioral

and Cognitive Sciences/Cultural Anthropology. View http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=503256 Due: Jan 15.

Sociology Program supports a variety of research (NSF). Program: Division of Social and Econom-

ic Sciences/Sociology. View http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5369 Due: Oct 15. Science of Broadening Participation through behavioral, cognitive, economic and social sciences (NSF). View http://

www.nsf.gov/pubs/2012/nsf12037/nsf12037.jsp Due: Various. Various programs related to Behavioral Economics such as the effects of low wages, work or school places where differ-

ent ethnicities come into contact (Russell Sage). View http://www.russellsage.org/how-to-apply/apply-project-awards Due: Sept, Apr.

Improve instruction in language teaching for under-

grads (ED). Program Title: Undergraduate International Studies and Foreign Language Program. View http://www.ed.govprograms/iegpsugisf Due: June 29.

The Big Read: Developing a program to encourage the

community to read and discuss a book or poet (NEA). View http://neabigread.org/guidelines.php Due: Feb 1.

Preserving electronic records (NHPRC). View http://www.archives.gov/nhprc/announcement/electronic.html Due: June.

Digitizing the archives (NHPRC). View http://

www.archives.gov/nhprc/announcement/digitizing.html Due: June.

For libraries of humanities and performing arts to make

collections more easily available to scholars and the public (Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation). Program: The Research Library. View http://www.delmas.org/programs/research_lib.html Due: Open.

Projects in higher education, scholarly communications,

research in information technology, museums and art conservation, performing arts, and conservation and the environment (Mellon Foundation). View http://www.mellon.org/grant_programs/programs Due: Various.

R E S E A R C H A N D S P O N S O R E D P R O G R A M S

Learning and Research Fair 2012

Faculty, staff, and students gathered in the Barrington Student Union on Wednesday,

April 18, 2012, for the Annual Learning and Research Fair. There were over 96 presenta-

tions at the Fair (up from 74 in the previous year). Faculty and students from all three

schools participated. The Fair was well attended with a steady stream of visitors

throughout the four-hour period. Some of the students received awards for their poster

presentations through the Ram L. Chugh Research and Public Service Award program and

the Kilmer Undergraduate Research Poster Excellence Award Program.

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Save the Date for the 2013 Learning and Research Fair

April 17, 2013

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Animal Subjects (IACUC)

Human Subjects (IRB)

Quick Reference regarding research involving human subjects It is the responsibility of each

investigator (faculty, staff,

student, and affiliate researcher)

to bring ALL proposed research

activity involving the use of

human subjects or activity

involving data collection from,

or related to, human subjects to

the attention of State University

of New York at Potsdam Insti-

tutional Review Board (IRB) for

review and approval.

This includes historical,

education, and business

related research, survey

and interview procedures,

as well as research involv-

ing clinical and experi-

mental techniques.

Student initiated

research and class projects

that involve human sub-

jects must also be submit-

ted for review.

Your study may be eligible for

expedited review if it involves

no more than minimal risk to

the subject. Examples of

research that might be eligible

for expedited review include:

Prospective collection of

biological specimens for

research purposes by

noninvasive means;

Collection of data through

noninvasive procedures;

Research involving materials

(data, documents, records,

or specimens) that have

been collected or will be

collected solely for non-

research purposes;

Collection of data from

voice, video, digital, or image

recordings made for

research purposes;

Research on individual or

group characteristics or

behavior (including, but not

limited to, research on

perception, cognition, moti-

vation, identity, language,

communication, cultural

beliefs or practices, and

social behavior) or research

employing survey, interview,

oral history, focus group,

program evaluation, human

factors evaluation, or quality

assurance methodologies.

Research will be subject to

review by the entire IRB if it:

Does not meet the crite-

ria for expedited review;

Requires the use of de-

ception;

Requires the use of sub-

jects from populations in

need of special protection

(e.g. prisoners, individuals

with disabilities, victims of

abuse, pregnant women,

and children).

All researchers must take the

CITI online training program

which includes modules in

“Defining Research with

Human Subjects,” “Informed

Consent,” and “Social and

Behavioral Research,”

Questions about the CITI

Training, the IRB process or

whether the IRB process is

relevant to your research

should be addressed to Dr

Maureen McCarthy at x2919

or mccartma@potsdam.edut

Please allow ade-

quate time for your proposal

to be reviewed prior to the

intended start date of the

project. The committee

requires sufficient time to

review the proposal and to

suggest any revisions prior to

project approval by the institu-

tional official.

If you are unsure

whether the project you plan

to conduct should be submit-

ted to the IACUC or have ques-

tions about the approval process,

please contact Dr. Jan Trybula,

Chair of the IACUC at x2258 or

trybulj@potsdam.edu.

Researchers are remind-

ed that state and federal laws re-

quire that all projects involving

animal subjects be reviewed. Fur

further information, meeting

schedule and forms go to: http://

www.potdam.edu/faculty/research/

rspo/IACUC/index.cfm

The SUNY Potsdam

Institutional Animal

care and Use Com-

mittee (IACUC) re-

views any use of live

animals in research,

teaching, service or

display by faculty, staff

or students affiliated

with SUNY Potsdam,

regardless of where

the activity occurs and

of the activity’s fund-

ing source.

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For further

IACUC info

go to http://

www.potdam.

edu/faculty/

research/

rspo/IACUC/

index.cfm

For IRB

meeting

schedule,

further

information,

and forms go

to http://

www.potsda

m.edu/

faculty/

research/

rspo/irb/

index.cfm

SUNY-Potsdam’s Major Federal Funding Development Program

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This program is designed for faculty

members who have the potential to write

successful grant proposals for substantial

funding from federal agencies (see Award

Criteria below).

Recipients will be given one course release

(3 credits per semester for up to six semes-

ters) until funding is awarded.

The Provost’s Office will reimburse the

recipient’s department for the cost of an

adjunct to replace the released course(s).

Because the intent of this program is to give

faculty members time to work on a major

proposal, a stipend may not be substituted

for the release time, nor should the faculty

member take on any additional extra service

work during any semester in which release

time is received.

Recipients will be awarded up to $1500

annually for expenses directly incurred while

writing the proposal (e.g. purchase of books

or software, travel to grant writing work-

shops, or travel to meet with prospective

sponsor.)

Submit three (3) copies to the Office of the

Provost by December 15 to apply for release

time the subsequent fall semester and by

March 15 for release time the subsequent

spring semester. The Provost will review

applications with advice from the appropriate

Dean and the Director of Research and

Sponsored Programs. Application forms are

available from Patty Stone in the Office of the

Provost at x2108 or stonepl@potsdam.edu

some real money involved?

You’ll be using the skills, meth-

ods, and techniques you’re

teaching, as well as your unique

experience, to address a prob-

lem for a funding agency.

You can also streamline

the time spent searching by

saving a search in the external

funding database and signing up

Going for a grant

may be just that

breath of fresh air

that you’ve been looking for de-

spite all the paperwork required.

It may be invigorating for

you and your students to find a

project that needs doing and to

do it. Why not tie project-based

learning to a real project with

for auto-updates.

The Research and

Sponsored Programs Office is

available to assist you with

proposal development and

grant administration. Don’t

hesitate to contact us at any-

time. See our contact infor-

mation on the last page of this

newsletter.

2) Significant portion salary

and wages

3) Multi-year proposal

4) If is collaboration with

other colleges, SUNY

Potsdam is lead college

and SUNY Potsdam’s

share of the budget

meets the above criteria.

Project Investiga-

tor:

1) Strong record of

publication and

conference

presentations in

grant area.

2) Track record of

successful grant

writing.

Sponsor: Federal agency

(such as NSF, NIH) that al-

lows use of federally negoti-

ated indirect cost rate

(73.5% of salary and wages)

Project Budget:

1) Budget of at least

$150,000

Award Criteria for the Major Federal Funding Development Program

Is Going for a Grant worth your Time?

Money is the key

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P A G E 1 3

Grant Development Program

Grant Writing Initiative (GWI)

potential sponsor and contacted that sponsor to dis-

cuss funding possibilities. The application form

requires a description of the proposed project and a

project time line that incorporates the applicant’s

plans for meeting the grant submission deadline.

Allowable budget items include travel, supplies,

books, duplicating, telephones, etc.

Deadline: Open.

The Grant Development Program will pro-

vide awards of up to $1,500 to full-time facul-

ty of professional staff to pursue the develop-

ment of new proposals for submission to

external funding agencies. All successful

applicants will be required to submit a full

proposal (with a budget of at least $50,000

per year) to an external sponsor within one

year from the time of award. It is expected

that those interested will have identified a

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Research and Creative Endeavors Program

The Research and Creative Endeavors

Program is designed to provide faculty

with seed money to pursue a research or

scholarly project and eventually seek and

attract external funding for their work.

As in the past, in making awards, the

Committee will especially emphasize

projects that have the potential to en-

courage new faculty, women, and minori-

ties; to support research and creative

endeavors across the disciplines; and to attract

external resources.

The maximum award per project is $1,000.

Generally, this program does not provide funding

for conference travel, computer equipment and

general office expenses.

Deadlines: Oct 3, April 3.

The Research and Sponsored Pro-

gram Office will make up to 6 awards of

$250 each to faculty and professional

staff who develop and submit viable pro-

posals to external funding agencies dur-

ing 2012-2013. All grant proposals sub-

mitted through the Research and Spon-

sored Programs Office (excluding contin-

uation and fellowship applications) will

automatically be eligible.

Awards will be made based on the following

considerations:

Quality of proposal match between proposal and sponsor

(likelihood of success) Institutional support of proposal. Up to 6 awards will be made in May 2013.

Deadline: April 30.

If you’re reluctant to jump into

grants or research, you’re not

alone! Having a 4/4 teaching load

can keep you busy enough.

However, some level of research,

of formal and measurable assess-

ment, and of dissemination to a

larger audience is a fact of life at

SUNY and most other academic

Research and Sponsored Programs

http://www.potsdam.edu/faculty/

research/index.cfm

SUNY Potsdam

Raymond Hall (2nd floor)

Contacts:

Dr. Nancy Dodge-Reyome, Director, 267-2130,

dodgenm@potsdam.edu

Tamie Stacy, Admin. Asst., 267-2131, stacyta@potsdam.edu

Kathy Chapman, Associate Director, 267-2537,

chapmakh@potsdam.edu

Kathy Lamay, Admin. Asst, 267-3121, lamaykm@potsdam.edu

Michelle Moulton, Staff Assistant, 267-2132,

moultoml@potsdam.edu

Catherine Sajna, Pre-Award Specialist/ Grant

Writer, 267-2686, sajnacm@potsdam.edu

Our Mission:

The Office of Research and Sponsored Pro-

grams is committed to contributing to the

enrichment of the College faculty and staff and

ultimately its student population by offering

assistance to faculty and staff in obtaining and

administering internal and external funding in

support of their research and creative endeav-

ors. All proposals committing institutional

resources, i.e. faculty time and/or facilities etc.,

must be processed through this office.

The Reluctant Researcher...

RSPO

Find Support in the Virtual

World of the Chronicle of Higher

Education

RSPO Newsletter links at

http://www.potsdam.edu/faculty/

research/rspo/newsletter.cfm

institutions.

The flagship publication Chronicle of

Higher Education recognizes your

dilemma. They have created a discus-

sion thread to help you find support.

Check out The Reluctant Researcher

Discussion Thread in the Forum at the

Chronicle

http://chronicle.com/forums/

index.php/topic,76010.0.html

According to the editor of the forum,

“You can be permanently, occasionally,

or temporarily reluctant. Maybe you

love research in general but this one

particular part is getting you down.

Maybe you hate research and need en-

couragement to plow through it. Maybe

you're going in a new direction and are

unsure how to proceed. Maybe (like

me) you are not in a traditional-

research discipline and are starting a

project that needs some traditional re-

search. Maybe (also like me) you have

questions about research methods and

practices that you worry are too dumb

to ask elsewhere” (2011, Feb 5).

So, if you can’t find a group of Young

Researchers or New Researchers or

Reluctant Researchers to hang out with

on campus, you can find them in the

Virtual World.