Finding Funding New Faculty Orientation Rachel Goff-Albritton, PhD Fall 2019 FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY | Office of Proposal Development
Identifying Funding Sources It’s best to find out about funding solicitations immediately upon their announcement Added time may give you a decisive advantage in the competition FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY | Office of Proposal Development
Identifying Funding Sources Agency websites or program officers Colleges and Departments funding announcements/listservs From colleagues or mentors OPD’s monthly announcements OPD’s website (Annual/Cyclical Grants Deadlines) Funding Database (Pivot) FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY | Office of Proposal Development
Identifying Funding Sources FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY | Office of Proposal Development
Identifying Funding Sources FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY | Office of Proposal Development
Pivot: Funding Database Database of external funding opportunities One stop searching Funding Opportunities=21,000+ records worth an estimated $59 billion Multidisciplinary in scope All categories of sponsors, public & private Scholarly profiles= 3.5 million profiles FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY | Office of Proposal Development
Pivot: Funding Database Free access for all @fsu.edu Pivot funding search options: Profiles search, suggesting funding based on Pivot profile Funding “advanced search” Allows sharing, tagging, saving searches and individual opportunities FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY | Office of Proposal Development
Sign up for a Pivot Account https://pivot.proquest.com/ To create an account click on the Sign Up button in the upper right hand corner. Use your FSU email address and create an account. Verify your account through the account verification email that Pivot will send to you. FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY | Office of Proposal Development
Funding Advanced Search Select “Funding” then “Advanced Search” and then apply filters and save searches Choose Advanced Search to search for funding opportunities.
Identifying Funding Sources Agencies fund only very good ideas that clearly advance the agency’s mission, vision, and strategic research plan OPD can help! FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY | Office of Proposal Development
I found a few relevant funding opportunities. Now what? Some ways in which OPD can help: Reviewing the Request for Proposals (RFP) Locating examples of successful proposals Helping you to communicate with the funding agency or program officers Creating writing timeline the team and delegating tasks FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY | Office of Proposal Development
I found a few relevant funding opportunities. Now what? Some ways in which OPD can help: Connecting faculty with grants analysts and department reps for initiation of budget Identifying community partners or potential collaborators Finding and working with internal and external expert reviewers Editing the proposal FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY | Office of Proposal Development
FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY | Office of Proposal Development Still Need Help Finding Funding? Contact us at opd@fsu.edu Rachel Goff-Albritton, PhD. Research Development Coordinator 2021 Westcott North Annex (850) 644-3044 | r.goffalbritton@fsu.edu FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY | Office of Proposal Development