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Grant resources

Grant resources

Oct 06, 2015

Process

Approval process should start at least 4 months in advance of deadline

Submit GAP form

Don't need full DPOC proposal initially

Deadlines:

  • Linda needs final at least 10 working days before the deadline to OSP

  • OSP needs final 5 working days before grant deadline

PIs in the Library: Linda is advocating for adding PIs, right now just lorraine

Resources

  • SciVal

  • Foundation Center

  • Office for Corporate and Foundation Relations – part of development

            Linda is our contact for this campus unit

  • COLA grant resources

Writing a Grant Proposal

Have a running list of potential grants

Start 4 months in advance

Hardest part is not writing, but constructing a solid argument about the impact of the grant

Not just why project is needed at UT Libraries or UT

How does project apply across university, across discipline

Need for something new?

Is it doable in the time frame?

Do you have collaborators? Who do you want to work with?

  • Request letters of commitment, letters of support MONTHS ahead of time (6 months)

So what?

Who benefits? - find target population, community

What are the measurable objectives? Assessment much easier if you have these

Key things to keep in mind

Create cross-campus collaboration – lorraine

            Funders are looking for broad collaborations

Sustainability – unit has commitment to continue

Better to have a project waiting for a grant than rushing to meet grant

University of Texas has a 501C3 designation as we can use to submit grant

cost-sharing: we typically count staff time as cost-sharing - we have to account for and report to funding agency

indirect costs: 38% negotiated rate prescribed percentage that the University adds on > pays to keep the lights on

  • got a waiver for the TARO grant

  • 58% for research grant - administrative costs, etc.

Budget

  • salaries (percentage of salaries)

  • fringe benefits

  • travel

  • direct costs

  • indirect costs

 

NEH

Linda submits to grant.gov, working with OSP

NEH is very descriptive about what they

  • have samples - Duchamp research portal at Philadelphia Museum