The nuts & bolts of grant writing

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Carr, Cynthia E., author

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Los Angeles : SAGE, 2015

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xx, 232 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.

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9781452259031

Subject Term:

Proposal writing in research -- United States

Proposal writing for grants -- United States

Proposal writing in education -- United States

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In this practical, accessible guide for students, faculty, and other university personnel, author Cynthia E. Carr shares her best practices for planning, writing, and winning research grants based on her own experience submitting more than 300 grant proposals and securing millions of dollars in awards. Insightful, innovative, and informative, the book goes beyond coverage of standard grant writing to specifically address the issues faced by the higher education community, including the university bureaucracy and how to navigate it. The Nuts and Bolts of Grant Writing covers everything from budgets to submissions and federal to foundation competitions, giving novices the opportunity to leapfrog over some of the hard lessons that most college and university grant seekers must learn from trial and error and allowing those with more experience to sharpen their skills.

Jeffrey L. Wilson

Foreword	p. xiii
Preface	p. xv
Acknowledgments	p. xviii
About the Author	p. xx
Chapter 1 Introduction to Grant Seeking	p. 1
Introduction	p. 1
What Is a Grant, and Why Would I Write One?	p. 2
What Makes Academic Grants Different?	p. 3
Proposal Development Will Change Your Career	p. 4
The Parts of a Grant Proposal	p. 6
Narrative	p. 7
Budget	p. 8
Sundry Documentation	p. 8
How Do I Get a Grant and Keep It?	p. 10
A Grant Is Like a Contract	p. 11
The Grant Life Cycle	p. 12
Onward	p. 14
The Nuts & Bolts	p. 15
Exercises: Working Toward Mastery	p. 16
Chapter Terms	p. 16
Chapter 2 Grants in the University	p. 18
Introduction	p. 18
The Varieties of PI	p. 19
Types of Academic Grants	p. 21
Research Grants	p. 21
Fellowships	p. 22
Service Grants	p. 22
Types of Awards	p. 22
Peer-Reviewed Awards	p. 23
Non-Peer Reviewed Awards	p. 24
Grant Seeking at Different Types of Institutions	p. 25
Grants and Institutional Structure	p. 26
The Sponsored Projects Office	p. 26
Corporate and Foundation Relations	p. 27
Advancement	p. 28
The Business Office	p. 29
The Institutional Review Board	p. 29
The Nuts & Bolts	p. 30
Exercises: Working Toward Mastery	p. 30
Chapter Terms	p. 31
Chapter 3 Funders	p. 32
Introduction	p. 32
What Is a Foundation?	p. 32
Example of a Foundation Funding Process	p. 34
What Are Government Funders?	p. 35
Federal Awards	p. 35
Requests for Proposals	p. 37
Finding a Good Fit	p. 37
Project Intent Versus Funder Guidelines	p. 38
Allowable Costs	p. 39
Putting Intent and Allowable Costs Together	p. 39
Multiple Funders	p. 42
Building a Relationship With a Foundation	p. 42
Working With Your Sponsored Projects Office	p. 43
Working With the Corporate and Foundation Relations Office	p. 44
The Nuts & Bolts	p. 45
Exercises: Working Toward Mastery	p. 15
Chapter Terms	p. 46
Chapter 4 Searching	p. 47
Introduction	p. 47
Where to Find Grants	p. 47
Professional Organizations	p. 48
Grant Opportunity Databases	p. 48
Database Search Techniques	p. 50
University Research Grunt Opportunity Databases	p. 50
Foundation Grant Opportunity Databases	p. 52
Evaluating Database Records	p. 53
Limitations and/or Eligibility	p. 53
The FunderÆs Mission	p. 55
Past Grants Search and Mining the 990	p. 57
Grants.gov	p. 58
Searching Grants.gov	p. 59
Reading a Federal RFP	p. 60
What if I Can't Find Any Opportunities?	p. 62
Troubleshooting the Search	p. 62
Reverse Search	p. 62
Should I Change My Project?	p. 63
Working With Your Sponsored Projects Office	p. 64
Working With the Corporate and Foundation Relations Office	p. 65
The Nuts & Bolts	p. 65
Exercises: Working Toward Mastery	p. 66
Chapter 5 Project Design	p. 67
Introduction	p. 67
Project Design	p. 68
Research Questions	p. 69
Open-Ended Questions	p. 70
Data Mismatches	p. 71
Too Many Questions	p. 72
Incomplete Expression	p. 74
Goals, Objectives, Activities	p. 75
Goats	p. 75
Objectives and Activities	p. 76
Logic Models	p. 77
Using a Logic Model	p. 79
Working With Your Sponsored Projects Office	p. 80
The Nuts & Bolts	p. 81
Exercises: Working Toward Mastery	p. 81
Chapter Terms	p. 82
Case Study 1 Application of a Simple Logic Model	p. 83
Introduction	p. 83
Logic Model Using a Research Question	p. 83
Research Question	p. 83
Objectives	p. 85
Activities	p. 85
Resources	p. 87
Logic Model Using Goals	p. 88
Using the Logic Model to Create a Narrative	p. 91
Using the Lope Model to Create a Budget	p. 91
Chapter 6 Budgeting 101	p. 93
Introduction	p. 93
General Budget Considerations	p. 94
Costing Items Out	p. 95
Match or Cost Sharing	p. 95
The Budget Maximum	p. 97
Underfunded Budgets	p. 98
Getting Started	p. 99
Foundation Budgets	p. 102
City, County, and State Budgets	p. 103
Federal Budgets	p. 103
Direct and Indirect Costs	p. 104
Federal Unallowable Costs	p. 105
Budget Narratives and Justifications	p. 105
Subawards	p. 106
Working With Your Sponsored Projects Office	p. 107
The Nuts & Bolts	p. 108
Exercises: Working Toward Mastery	p. 108
Chapter Terms	p. 109
Case Study 2 Preparing a Federal Budget	p. 110
Introduction	p. 110
Using Spreadsheet Software	p. 110
Complete Example Budget	p. 112
1 Senior Personnel	p. 121
2 Other Personnel	p. 121
3 Fringe Benefits	p. 122
4 Equipment	p. 123
5 Travel	p. 123
6 Participant Support	p. 126
7 Other Direct Costs	p. 127
Indirect Costs or F&A	p. 129
Totaling the Budget	p. 129
Case Study 3 Creating a Budget Justification or Narrative	p. 130
Introduction	p. 130
Example Budget Justification	p. 130
1 Senior Personnel	p. 130
2 Other Personnel	p. 131
3 Fringe Benefits	p. 132
4 Equipment	p. 132
5 Travel	p. 132
6 Participant Support Costs	p. 134
7 Other Direct Costs	p. 134
Materials and Supplies	p. 134
Consultant Services	p. 134
Subcontracts	p. 135
Chapter 7 Traditional Letters of Interest and Proposals	p. 136
Introduction	p. 136
Basic Sections of LOIs and Grant Proposals	p. 137
Letter of Intent or Letters of Interest	p. 138
Traditional LOIs for Foundations	p. 138
Foundation Reviewers: Your Audience	p. 139
Who Sits on the Board of Directors?	p. 139
How to Write the LOI	p. 140
The Introduction	p. 141
The Case	p. 142
Project Description	p. 144
Organization Description	p. 144
The Conclusion	p. 145
Standard Proposal Structure	p. 146
Abstract/Executive Summary	p. 147
Literature Review/Background/The Case	p. 149
Background/The Case	p. 150
The Literature Review	p. 151
Project Description	p. 152
Methodology	p. 158
Evaluation	p. 162
Budget	p. 164
Conclusion	p. 164
Using a Rubric to Structure the Proposal	p. 164
Working With Your Sponsored Projects Office	p. 167
Working With the Corporate and Foundation Relations Office	p. 168
The Nuts & Bolts	p. 168
Exercises: Working Toward Mastery	p. 168
Chapter Terms	p. 169
Chapter 8 Grants.gov and Other Online Applications	p. 170
Introduction	p. 170
What Is Graots.gov?	p. 171
Getting Help	p. 172
How Do I Get Started With Grants.gov?	p. 173
Miscellaneous Issues Associated With Grants.gov Submissions	p. 174
Preparing a Proposal for Online Submission	p. 175
The Top 10 Online Submission Hazards	p. 176
1 Offline Items May Be Required	p. 176
2 Submission Information May Be Located in Many Places	p. 177
3 Guidelines and form Directions May Not Match	p. 178
4 Fields Often Have Word and/or Character Counts	p. 178
5 Formatting Can Be a Challenge	p. 178
6 You Must Have an Adequate Computer and Software	p. 178
7 Technical Difficulties Will Occur	p. 179
8 You Should Get a Copy of the Submission	p. 179
9 Remember to Retain Your Receipt	p. 179
10 The Deadline May Be Measured in Hours	p. 180
The Nuts & Bolts	p. 180
Exercises: Working Toward Mastery	p. 181
Chapter 9 Polishing and Formatting the Proposal	p. 182
Introduction	p. 182
Editing and Revising for Clarity	p. 182
Reorganize Convoluted Sentences	p. 183
Use Verb Tenses Effectively	p. 185
Be Aware of Voice	p. 186
First-Person Active Voice	p. 186
Third-Person Active Voice	p. 186
Acronyms	p. 187
Formatting: The Creation of White Space	p. 188
Four Ways to Create White Space	p. 188
Make Headings Work for You	p. 188
Recognize the Power of Bullets and Lists	p. 190
Create Tables	p. 191
Include Images	p. 193
Making Your Proposal Fit	p. 194
Edit Oat Repetitious and Useless Text	p. 194
Work With Line Spacing and Margins	p. 195
Alter Text Spacing Fonts, and Headers	p. 196
Last Call: Things to Check Before Submission	p. 196
Working With Your Sponsored Projects Office	p. 198
The Nuts & Bolts	p. 198
Exercises: Working Toward Mastery	p. 199
Chapter 10 Declines, Awards, and Grant Administration	p. 201
Introduction	p. 201
Declines	p. 202
Working With Reviewers' Comments	p. 203
Awards	p. 205
Contents of the Award Letter	p. 205
Good Stewardship	p. 207
Administering the Project	p. 208
Pace Yourself: Spending the Grant Out	p. 210
Overspending the Grant	p. 211
Underspending the Grant	p. 211
Extensions	p. 212
Reports	p. 212
Working With Your Sponsored Projects Office	p. 214
The Nuts & Bolts	p. 215
Exercises: Working Toward Mastery	p. 215
Going Forward	p. 216
References	p. 217
Appendix: Unallowable Costs, the Fly America Act, and Consultants	p. 219
Introduction to the A-21	p. 219
Unallowable Costs	p. 220
Advertising and Public Relations	p. 220
Alcoholic Beverages	p. 220
Donations and Contributions	p. 220
Entertainment	p. 221
Fines and Penalties	p. 221
Fundraising	p. 221
Lobbying	p. 221
Materials and Supplies	p. 221
Equipment	p. 222
Other Items of Interest	p. 223
Fly America Act	p. 223
Collaborators and Consultants	p. 223
Index	p. 225

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