Justin Miller, MPA Proposal Manager, Sponsored Programs Office Green Funding Specialist, Council on the Environment Doctoral Student, Higher Education Ball State University

Definitions Emerging Research Institutions – Those schools that have some external funding (less than $30m) and are currently putting, or have in place, an organizational structure in place to grow this amount. Strategic Plan, Sponsored Programs Office, Associate Provost for Research, etc. Research Agenda – The process of developing a system to develop proposals and search for external funding opportunities.

Know Your Resources Sponsored Programs Office Funding Searches Proposal Development Development Office Donor Resources Foundation Proposals Peers/Professional Orgs/Listservs/Etc

Types of Projects Campus Sustainability New Buildings/Renovations Curriculum Development Student Life Community – Campus Partnerships Community Development & Education Environmental Science Research

Step One: Determine Your Needs What types of projects need funding? Probably, all of them! Would they be of interest to external sponsors? Who will be involved? Faculty, staff, students, community members How much time? What will cost? What is my level of internal support?

Step Two : Discover Your Strengths Faculty Research Areas Sciences, Architecture and beyond (business, education, arts, humanities) Campus Strengths Space & Facilities Community Partnerships Local government, schools, NGOs Faculty Peer Connections Areas outside of emphasis

Step Three: Search for Opportunities Grants.gov Federal Clearinghouse Opportunities Agency websites: Federal & State Community of Science Searches, Alerts, Expertise Professional Listservs

Step Three: Types of Sponsors: Federal Environmental Protection Agency (epa.gov) Education; Research; Community/ State/ Local Partnerships; Conferences, etc.; (P3) Region Offices National Science Foundation (nsf.gov) Environmental Engineering Environmental Implications (Technology) Environmental Sustainability Life in Transition (Biological Directorate) REU Opportunities America COMPETES Act

Step Three: Types of Sponsors: Federal National Institutes of Health (nih.gov) Environmental Health & Effects National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (noaa.gov) Climatology Research & Office of Education Department of the Interior Research, Partnership Opportunities (Parks, Forests, Tribes)

Step Three: Types of Sponsors: Federal NASA (nasa.gov) Education, Research, Global Climate Change Education Department of Energy (energy.gov) Research, Financial Assistance, Partnership Opportunities Department of Agriculture Research and Education Agriculture and Food Research Initiative: $190m; six topic areas including “renewable energy, natural resources, and the environment” (late November)

Step Three: Types of Sponsors: Federal Impacts of the Higher Education Opportunity Act of 2008 (from Campaign for Environmental Literacy) Includes a “University Sustainability Program (USP)” administered by the US Dept. of Education Grant Program and National Summit (to ID best practices) $50 million for sustainability projects Awaiting Appropriation, then grant guidelines/RFP Expected between late 2009 and late spring 2010

Step Three: Types of Sponsors: Federal Impacts of the Higher Education Opportunity Act of 2008 (cont.) Individual institutions are eligible for funding to: develop and implement administrative and operations practices establish multidisciplinary education, research, and outreach programs support research and teaching initiatives establish initiatives in the areas of energy management, green building, waste management, purchasing, toxics, transportation, and other aspects of sustainability;

Step Three: Types of Sponsors: Federal Impacts of the Higher Education Opportunity Act of 2008 (cont.) Individual institutions are eligible for funding to: support student, faculty, and staff work to implement, research, and evaluate sustainable practices; establish sustainability literacy as a requirement for undergraduate and graduate degree programs; and integrate sustainability curriculum in all programs of instruction, particularly in business, architecture, technology, manufacturing, engineering, and science programs.

Step Three: Types of Sponsors: Federal Impacts of the Higher Education Opportunity Act of 2008 (cont.) Associations and consortia are eligible for funding to: conduct faculty, staff and/or administrator trainings; compile, evaluate and disseminate best practices, case studies, and standards; engage external stakeholders such as business, alumni, and accrediting agencies, create analytical tools to assess and measure institutional progress; and develop educational benchmarks.

Step Three: Types of Sponsors: State Role of State agencies for federal flow-through Department of Energy Feasibility Studies & Research Department of Natural Resources Department of Education Opportunity for University Partnerships

Step Three: Types of Sponsors: Business Perform a number of tasks Research Development & Testing Training Business Models SBIR (Small Business Innovation Research) Program Student Experiences

Step Three: Types of Sponsors: Foundations RFP vs. Unsolicited Request (LOI vs. Proposal) Role of University Development Major Foundations (The Foundation Center ) Gordon & Betty Moore (145 - $124m) David & Lucile Packard (211 - $63m) William & Flora Hewlett (140 - $53m) Ford (153 - $31m) Energy Foundation (289 - $26.5m) Role of the Program Officer

Step Four: Proposal Development Guidelines, Guidelines, Guidelines! Contact the Program Officer Development Assistance SPO, Peers, Administration Important Factors Often Missed Dissemination – Public Access Evaluation - Best Practices

Step Four: Proposal Dev.: What’s Hot in Funding? Student Experience Undergraduate Underserved populations Emerging Technologies – Innovative Ideas Digital Projects Streamlining Processes Materials Multi-disciplinary Cross-campus, community, multi-institution Models

Step Five: Encouraging External Proposals Connection to P & T ASPiRE Internal Grants Program Pilot Programs; External Requirement Incentive Programs SUBMIT & Ball State Indirect Cost Recovery Distribution Recognition Programs Newsletters Website Letters