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Nursing

Nursing. February 19 and 20, 2007 Richard Dunfee. Topics. Program Focus Federal Funding Private Funding. The Hypothesis, Problem Statement or Research Question. An explanation of the relationship being proposed. No more than three to five sentence paragraph.

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Nursing

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  1. Nursing February 19 and 20, 2007 Richard Dunfee

  2. Topics • Program Focus • Federal Funding • Private Funding

  3. The Hypothesis, Problem Statement or Research Question • An explanation of the relationship being proposed. • No more than three to five sentence paragraph. • Elements include the following: -Statement of the research target (evidence of the importance of the issue) -Hypothesis, research question or problem statement (clear identification of the variables and their proposed relationship) -Quantitative/Qualitative criteria for measuring the solution (how the outcome will be measured, not a description of the specific outcome).

  4. Hypothesis, Research Question, or Problem Statement Defined A hypothesis is a 'small' cause and effect statement about a specific set of circumstances. It represents an informed belief that a researcher or proposal writer possesses about a research issue before conducting a satisfactory number of experiments that could potentially disprove that belief.

  5. The Approach Is Applicable to All Disciplines • USDA Institute for Research on Poverty (Univ. Of Wisc.) funded Middle Tennessee State University to study "The Effects of the Food Stamp Program on Weight Gained by Expectant Mothers." Receipt of Food Stamps Weight Gain Among Pregnant Women

  6. In opposition to national trends, the incidence of AIDS among the homeless in Baltimore has increased by more than 30% in the last six years. The disease’s progression for many of these individuals is accelerated by the fact that most of these homeless individuals are IV drug users. The establishment of a residential facility to house homeless individuals stricken with AIDS would provide a controlled environment for the treatment of both their addictions and illness.

  7. HYPOTHESIS Importance Relationship Assessment HYPOTHESIS STATEMENT

  8. HYPOTHESIS Importance Relationship Assessment PROPOSAL Introduction Background Problem Statement Goals & Objectives Procedures (research plan) Timeline Assessment Project Management Budget Credentials HYPOTHESIS STATEMENT BECOMES

  9. HYPOTHESIS Importance Relationship Assessment PROPOSAL Introduction Background Problem Statement Goals & Objectives Procedures (research plan) Timeline Assessment Project Management Budget Credentials HYPOTHESIS STATEMENT BECOMES { ABSTRACT

  10. Outline Your Proposal • Entire document consistent with funder’s criteria • Goals and objectives • - Goals should divide your project into its logical components. • - Objectives should speak to goal attainment with a timeline and basis of assessment included.

  11. Federal Funding • US Department of Education • NIH -- Nursing • Health Resources and Services Administration • VA • CDC • AID -- Higher Education for Development (cross over between health and international?) Funding search through GrantSearch

  12. Searchable by • Keyword or Title • Subject • Program name, sponsor • and/or activity • CFDA or GRC number • Entries include • Description of the funding opportunity and links to on-line information • Deadline and last verification date • Contact information GrantSearch contains over 2,000 funding opportunities.

  13. GRC Website http://www.aascu.org/grc/

  14. Private/Foundation Support Results : 3 Foundations. 3 Displayed. Search Criteria:FOI: nursing school/education, GEO: Alabama • Baptist Health Care Foundation of Montgomery Montgomery, AL $567,427 • Gibson Foundation, E. L. Montgomery, AL $147,094 • Whitehead Foundation, Inc., Lettie Pate Atlanta, GA $19,628,992 http://fconline.fdncenter.org/?li_message=The+password+you%27ve+entered+is+incorrect+-+

  15. FOUNDATION CENTER http://foundationcenter.org/

  16. The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation(nursing care and national) College Rd. E. and Rte. 1P.O. Box 2316Princeton, NJ 08543-2316Telephone: (888) 631-9989Contact: Richard J. Toth, Dir., Office of Proposal Mgmt.E-mail: mail@rwjf.orgURL: http://www.rwjf.orgType of grantmaker: Independent foundation.Background: Incorporated in 1936 in NJ; became a national philanthropy in 1972.

  17. The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Purpose and activities: The foundation is devoted exclusively to health and health care and concentrates its grantmaking in four areas: assuring access to quality health services for all Americans at reasonable cost; improving quality of care and support for people with chronic health conditions; promoting healthy communities and lifestyles; and reducing the harm caused by substance abuse - tobacco, alcohol, and illicit drugs. Priorities -- among others Nursing: This funding interest area aims to reduce the shortage in nurse staffing and improving the quality of nursing care by transforming the way care is delivered at the bedside. Visit URL: http://www.rwjf.org/portfolios/npolist.jsp?iaid=137 for a full listing of national program offices. Please visit URL: http://www.rwjf.org/portfolios/interestarea.jsp?iaid=137 for more information on this program.Geographic focus: National

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