The Research Funding Guidebook Getting It, Managing It, and Renewing It

by Joanne B. Ries; Carl G. Leukefeld

• ISBN13: 9780761902300
• ISBN10: 0761902309
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1997-09-09
• Publisher: Sage Publications

Summary

This hands-on guide begins at the point many grant seekers can identify with - rejection. Part One emphasizes how to resubmit unfunded applications to make them more competitive. The material contained in this section is invaluable, especially since funding sources are now limiting the number of times the same application can be resubmitted. Part Two highlights the practical issues of a project after funding has been obtained. The authors provide a map of the people and places that must become part of a researcher's daily and weekly routine, a checklist to aid the newly funded researcher's progress, and guidance on the essential but often overlooked feature of research funding, time management. Subjects of other sections of this volume include the 'small business' aspects of maintaining funding for a project, and the process of targeting continued funding by determining the next fundable step of a project.

Table of Contents

Preface	xi	(2)
Introduction: Getting It, Managing It, and Renewing It	xiii
I. Resubmitting a Not-Funded Application: Issues and Decisions	xiv	(1)
II. Funded! Practical Issues	xv	(1)
III. Funded! Welcome to the Small Business World	xvi	(1)
IV. Continuing a Project by Submitting a Competitive Application	xvii	(1)
V. Application Preparation	xvii	(1)
VI. Other Considerations	xviii
Part I. Resubmitting a Not-Funded Application: Issues and Decisions	3	(56)
1. Not Funded? Identify the Reasons	3	(16)
Examine the Funding Climate	3	(2)
The Notice	5	(1)
Reassess the Application	6	(1)
Interpreting the Application's Score	7	(4)
Get Familiar With the Characteristics of Not-Funded Applications	11	(3)
Consider Alternative Submission Strategies	14	(1)
Action Strategies	15	(4)
2. Contending With Reviewer's Comments	19	(16)
Reestablish Control	19	(1)
Develop an Adaptive Behavioral Response	20	(1)
Develop an Adaptive Psychological Response	21	(3)
Continue to Be the Project Leader	24	(7)
Assessing the Viability of the Project	31	(1)
Making the Resubmission Decision	32	(1)
Action Strategies	33	(2)
3. Modifying the Application	35	(24)
Evaluating Reviewer Comments	35	(1)
Appealing the Decision	36	(1)
Revise and Resubmit	37	(1)
Update All Application Components	38	(2)
Responding to Reviewer Comments	40	(5)
Examples of Reviewer Comments	45	(1)
Action Strategies	46	(13)
Part II. Funded! Practical Issues	59	(34)
4. Taking Advantage of the Award's Rights and Responsibilities	59	(16)
Identify the Official Award Recipient	59	(1)
Rights and Responsibilities	60	(11)
Learn About Indirect Costs	71	(1)
Understand Internal Budget Arrangements	71	(1)
Action Strategies	72	(3)
5. Build Effective Organizational Relationships	75	(18)
Understand Your Immediate Supervisor's Expectations	76	(1)
Discover the Business Manager's Role	77	(3)
Build Relationships With Data Collection Intermediaries	80	(1)
Learn About Personnel Policies	80	(1)
Stay in Contact With the Sponsored Projects Office	81	(1)
Collect Information on Project Materials Providers	81	(2)
Initiate Space and Technology Discussions	83	(1)
Learn About Parking and Transportation Policies	83	(1)
Develop Computer Resources	84	(1)
Continue Relationships With Funding Source Contacts	84	(1)
Use Postaward Organizational Support	85	(1)
Continue and Strengthen Relationships With Investigators	86	(1)
Selecting Project Personnel	87	(1)
Action Strategies	88	(5)
Part III. Funded! Welcome to the Small Business World	93	(58)
6. Designing an Organization for the Project	93	(19)
Identify Project Functional Components	93	(1)
Develop an Efficient Organizational Structure	94	(1)
Identify Necessary Personnel	95	(1)
Attend to the Leadership Role	96	(3)
Exhibit Leadership Characteristics	99	(8)
Project Implementation	107	(2)
Action Strategies	109	(3)
7. Establishing Financial Procedures	112	(14)
Learning to Track Expenditures	112	(4)
Purchasing Priorities and Planning	116	(4)
Action Strategies	120	(6)
8. Selecting Project Personnel	126	(12)
Developing Job Descriptions	127	(2)
Use Established Advertising Procedures	129	(1)
Conducting the Interview	130	(3)
Provide Personnel Training	133	(2)
Provide Effective Supervision	135	(1)
Action Strategies	136	(2)
9. Communicating With Organizations and With the Scientific Community	138	(13)
Tell Those Associated With the Project About Funding	138	(4)
Project Year 1 Activities	142	(2)
Activities of Project Year 2 and Succeeding Years	144	(2)
Action Strategies	146	(5)
Part IV. Continuing a Project by Submitting a Competitive Application	151	(20)
10. Strategies to Identify a Continuation Project	151	(11)
Do Not Delay Plans for a Continuation Project	151	(1)
Actively Seek Intellectual Exchange	152	(3)
The Search for a Next Significant Project	155	(2)
Budget Considerations	157	(1)
Project Feasibility and Doability	158	(1)
Action Strategies	158	(4)
11. Selecting a Funding Mechanism for a Continuation Project	162	(9)
Continuing the Line of Research	162	(2)
A New Project Application Within a Personal Program of Research	164	(1)
Other Alternatives for Maintaining Funding	165	(1)
Action Strategies	166	(5)
Part V. Application Preparation	171	(50)
12. What to Include in a Project Application	171	(23)
Do Not Neglect Parts of the Project Plan	172	(11)
Include All Requested Supporting Documents	183	(9)
Action Strategies	192	(2)
13. Writing to Be Competitive	194	(13)
Communication Flow	194	(2)
Physical Appearance	196	(1)
Organizational Plan	197	(1)
Maintain Focus	198	(1)
Completeness and Content	199	(1)
Word Usage	200	(3)
Action Strategies	203	(4)
14. Seeing It Through the Reviewers' Eyes	207	(14)
Review Before Submission	207	(1)
Take the Reviewers' Perspective	208	(1)
Make the Application Pleasing to the Reviewers' Eyes	208	(4)
Excite the Reviewers' Intellect	212	(4)
Personnel, Budget, and Budget Justification	216	(1)
Administrative Approvals	217	(1)
Action Strategies	217	(4)
Part VI. Other Considerations	221	(19)
15. Related Research Issues	221	(9)
Be Aware of Ethics-Related Issues	221	(2)
Human Participants	223	(1)
Women and Minority Participants	224	(3)
NIH Review Criteria	227	(1)
Action Strategies	227	(3)
16. Thinking as the Heart of Science	230	(10)
Thinking Creatively	230	(2)
Creativity	232	(2)
Ideas	234	(1)
Previous Work and Theory	235	(2)
Action Strategies	237	(3)
References	240	(4)
Index	244	(9)
About the Authors	253