Essential Ingredients for Acquiring Resources

1. Essential Ingredients for Acquiring Resources Jennifer Downey The University of Southern Mississippi College of Health Dean’s Office

2. Where Do You Start? • Clearly define what it is you want

3. Where Do You Start? • Clearly define what it is you want • Research and cultivate appropriate funders

4. Funding Sources • Public • Federal • State

5. Funding Sources • Public • Federal • State • Private • Private foundations • Corporate grantmakers • Public charities • Community foundations

6. Public Funding Resources Grants.gov www.grants.gov Code of Federal Domestic Assistance http://www.cfda.gov/cfda/cfda.html Federal Register http://www.gpoaccess.gov/fr/ index.html

10. Private Funding Resources • Annual Register of Grant Support • The Foundation Center (http://fdncenter.org/pnd/rfp/) • The Foundation Directory (http://fconline.fdncenter.org/) • Hoover’s Online (www.hoovers.com)

11. Approaches to Research • Subject approach

12. Approaches to Research • Subject approach • Geographic approach

13. Approaches to Research • Subject approach • Geographic approach • Type of support approach

14. Funding Source Research • Assess expectations and requirements

15. Funding Source Research • Assess expectations and requirements • Application deadlines

16. Funding Source Research • Assess expectations and requirements • Application deadlines • Eligibility

17. Funding Source Research • Assess expectations and requirements • Application deadlines • Eligibility • Funding restrictions

18. Funding Source Research • Assess expectations and requirements • Application deadlines • Eligibility • Funding restrictions • Types of projects

19. Details, details • Register with grants.gov http://www.grants.gov/ applicants/get_registered.jsp

21. Details, details • DUNS number http://fedgov.dnb.com/webform/ displayHomePage.do • The information you will need: • Name of organization • Organization address • Name of the CEO/organization owner • Legal structure of the organization (corporation, partnership, proprietorship) • Year the organization started • Primary type of business • Total number of employees (full and part time)

22. Details, details • Central Contractor Registration http://www.ccr.gov/Start.aspx

23. Details, details • EIN number http://www.irs.gov/businesses/ small/article/0,,id=98350,00.html

24. Details, details • Download electronic application from grants.gov

27. Details, details • State Single Point of Contact • http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/grants/spoc.html • MISSISSIPPIJanet RiddellClearinghouse Officer Dept. of Finance and Administration 1301 Woolfolk Building, Suite E 501 North West Street Jackson, Mississippi 39201 Telephone:  (601) 359-6762 Fax:  (601) 359-6758JRiddell@dfa.state.ms.us

28. Preparing to Write

31. Writing Stage • Cover letter • Summary/Abstract • Introduction • Goals and Objectives • Budget • Evaluation • Significance

32. The Cover Letter • Use letterhead

33. The Cover Letter • Use letterhead • Avoid jargon

34. The Cover Letter • Use letterhead • Avoid jargon • Provide reason for writing

35. The Cover Letter • Use letterhead • Avoid jargon • Provide reason for writing • Establish credibility

36. The Cover Letter • Use letterhead • Avoid jargon • Provide reason for writing • Establish credibility • Define problem or need

37. The Cover Letter • Use letterhead • Avoid jargon • Provide reason for writing • Establish credibility • Define problem or need • Request the funds

38. The Cover Letter • Use letterhead • Avoid jargon • Provide reason for writing • Establish credibility • Define problem or need • Request the funds • Close with desire to discuss

39. The Title • Should convey the main idea of the proposal

40. The Title • Should convey the main idea of the proposal • Should follow any guidelines regarding length

41. The Title • Should convey the main idea of the proposal • Should follow any guidelines regarding length • Should be succinct but clear

42. The Summary or Abstract • Be brief—guidelines may limit the length

43. The Summary or Abstract • Be brief—guidelines may limit the length • Clearly indicate project purpose and methodology

44. The Summary or Abstract • Be brief—guidelines may limit the length • Clearly indicate project purpose and methodology • Show potential impact and how it will be measured

45. The Summary or Abstract • Be brief—guidelines may limit the length • Clearly indicate project purpose and methodology • Show potential impact and how it will be measured • Close with a strong summary statement

46. The Introduction • Present an overview of the project’s main goal and why that’s important

47. The Introduction • Present an overview of the project’s main goal and why that’s important • Briefly describe objectives

48. The Introduction • Present an overview of the project’s main goal and why that’s important • Briefly describe objectives • Include available data, especially area-specific data

49. The Introduction • Present an overview of the project’s main goal and why that’s important • Briefly describe objectives • Include available data, especially area-specific data • Give sources of data (footnote or reference in the text)

50. The Goals and Objectives • Show what will be accomplished, stated in measurable terms