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ICE Funding Strategies. Sue Gallagher. Education Development Center ICE September 2006 . Budget Woes!. We all have them!. What do we need funding for?.
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ICE Funding Strategies Sue Gallagher Education Development Center ICE September 2006
Budget Woes! We all have them!
What do we need funding for? • Support travel to increase participation of developing countries • Seed money to hire part-time RA’s for project work (core + developing countries) • Increase dissemination of products
What else do we need funding for? • Develop a research agenda • Facilitate a plan for dissemination of data and to implement the plan • “How to…” product development for implementation by other countries, e.g. • Analyze existing data • Identify gaps in injury data and develop a plan to address gaps
and funding for…. • Travel to support our technical assistance to other countries, including U.S. federal agency staff
What might attract funding? • Methodology • Injury indicators • Multiple cause data • Severity • ????? • Cause-specific • Traffic-related • Poisoning and other substance use/abuse
Strategies • Collaborating with another partner • US federal agency • International government, non-profit or academia • Other • Working through a private foundation • Facilitating new funding streams via marketing and advocacy
Who might be partners? • Liberty Mutual Safety Research Center - China • The George Institute – China/ Vietnam • Fogarty International Center • The Global Health Council
Who should we approach? • Rockefeller Foundation • Bellagio Conference Center • Conference/team programs, revised priorities and guidelines - fall 2006 • Challenges for… • Collaborative approaches to… • Lessons from… • Research dissemination meeting
Who should we approach? • Gates Foundation prefers: +Collaborative endeavor with government +To serve as catalyst for long term, systemic change
Who should we approach? • Gates Foundation • Critical enabling strategies category • Improve the collection and use of data and evidence for global health decision-making • Public health leadership – providing opportunities for developing country public health leaders to work with peers
Who can help? • Foundation Center • Guide to funding for international and foreign programs • Grants for foreign and international programs (includes conferences and research on international issues) • International grantmaking: update on U.S. Foundation trends (60)
How do we define a project that encompasses ICE core + new? • Goals • Objectives • Activities • Budget
#1 Challenge:Finding a matchInternationalNot HIV/AIDS Not providing servicesInfrastructure buildingResearchMaybe training
Identify prime institution • Develop letter of inquiry with project description • Develop a total budget request