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Funding: A Grants Overview May 2 & 4 2012 Ann Combs, MLS Ebling Library

Funding: A Grants Overview May 2 & 4 2012 Ann Combs, MLS Ebling Library. Today’s Session Includes Types of grantors; types of grants resources Public/private; Free/Fee-based How to access and use resources Where to get help. Public Funding examples State, Municipal

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Funding: A Grants Overview May 2 & 4 2012 Ann Combs, MLS Ebling Library

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  1. Funding: A Grants Overview May 2 & 4 2012 Ann Combs, MLS Ebling Library

  2. Today’s Session Includes • Types of grantors; types of grants resources • Public/private; Free/Fee-based • How to access and use resources • Where to get help

  3. Public Funding examples • State, Municipal • WDNR (AIS; conserve; etc.) • US Federal • NIH, NSF, NEA, NEH, NASA, SSA, DOE, DOT, DOD, AID, etc. • Marine Mammal Commission and other, lesser-known • Non-US Federal

  4. Private Funding examples • Foundations • Ford Foundation • WK Kellogg Foundation • Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation • Societies • Am Soc for Laser Medicine & Surgery • American Association of Anatomists • Gerontological Society of America

  5. Two UW libraries focused on your funding needs • Ebling Library Funding resources and services • Online databases, in-person help • Memorial Library’s Grants Information Collection

  6. Grants Information Collection • Memorial Library Room 262 D/E • Foundation Center Cooperating Collection • Website http://grants.library.wisc.edu • Unique information and resources • Foundation Directory Online, Associations Unlimited , • DonorSearch.net, more • Travel free via #80 Bus • Library Collection, not a research service

  7. Ebling Resources, Services • Presentations to your Dept. or Laboratory • Individual consultations • Drop-in classes • Grants & Funding databases and resources • http://ebling.hslc.wisc.edu/bjd/index.php#databasesbytopic • NIH Public Access Policy Compliance • http://ebling.hslc.wisc.edu/help/nih.php • Research Data Services (NSF Data Plans) • http://researchdata.wisc.edu/make-a-plan/nsf-data-plans4/

  8. Aspects to keep in mind • What has this grantor funded in the past • How can you spend the money • Who are they willing to fund • Where are they willing to fund • Subjects/topics of interest

  9. General Types of Funding • Individual • Study (scholarship, fellowship, doctoral completion or planning, etc.) • Research • Travel • Conference attendance • Sabbatical • Organizational • Research, Projects • Curriculum development • Conference development • Outreach • Equipment • Use of facility • Scholarship funds • Endowments

  10. For Individual Funding • Level of study completed • Demographic characteristics • (Gender, race/ethnicity, single-parent, returning student, etc.) • Citizenship/residency • Long-term goals • Geographic location of the activity to be funded • Time constraints, amount sought

  11. For organizational funding • Type of organization (university, research group, lab, hospital, types of populations served, etc.) • Geographic location (Wisconsin, Midwest, US, etc.) • Time constraints • Amount

  12. Specific topic has broader implications, connections • Disease complex • Technique/approach/treatment • Technology used • Population studied • Population to benefit • Other translational relevance • Future application of technology, approach • Outcomes

  13. Before Searching • Be clear on topic and its context • Zebra muscles in lake or Airport construction near Pacific bay • Environmental studies; Fresh water Biology; Limnology; Environmental Biology; Marine Ecology; Conservation Biology, etc. • Be clear on the following • Education level, Citizenship, Residency • Where research will happen geographically • Sponsor types • Amount, Deadlines • Set up alert account in databases that offer it

  14. Learn about funding entities • Article databases – who funded the research results you’re currently reading in journals? • Web of Science, PubMed include funding info • IRS Tax Returns of funding organizations • Foundation Directory Online at Memorial • Check Funders’ track records: to whom, how much, how often, resultant papers and patents. • RePORTER, other sources

  15. RFP Sites • Philanthropy News Digest RFPs • Health http://foundationcenter.org/pnd/rfp/cat_health.jhtml • Medical Research http://foundationcenter.org/pnd/rfp/cat_medical_research.jhtml • Science and Technology http://www.foundationcenter.org/pnd/rfp/cat_science_technology.jhtml • Chronicle of Philanthropy Deadlines for Grants and Awards http://philanthropy.com/section/Deadlines/269/ • Then limit by Health, Healthcare, Medical Education, Medical Research

  16. Need additional help or have more questions? http://ebling.library.wisc.edu/services/ask-a-librarian.cfm 608-262-2020 Class materials can be found under “Classes and Tutorials” http://ebling.library.wisc.edu/classes_tutorials/index.php#tutorials

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