1 Secure Extramural Funding for IT Projects EDUCAUSE Mid-Atlantic Regional Conference January 14, 2004 Copyright Lawrence G. Gallery, This work is the intellectual property of the author. Permission is granted for this material to be shared for non-commercial, educational purposes, provided that this copyright statement appears on the reproduced materials and notice is given that the copying is by permission of the author. To disseminate otherwise or to republish requires written permission from the author.

2 P resenter Larry Gallery Director of Sponsored Programs for NYSERNet 16 years of grants experience in higher education Raised over $26 million for Research and Education programs Panel Reviewer for the National Science Foundation, National Institutes of Health, and the NYS Education Department National Editor-In-Chief for CharityChannel.com’s Grants and Foundation Review Member of the Society of Research Administrators and the American Association of Grant Professionals.

3 S Extramural Funding ecure Extramural Funding for IT Projects What is it: Extramural Funding is support garnered from outside an institution or organization that generally comes in the form of a grant, contract, loan or gift. That support can come in the form of money, people, equipment, or other tangible that requires management and administration of a line item budget and the adherence to prescribed guidelines and requirements.

4 S Extramural Funding ecure Extramural Funding for IT Projects What it isn’t: A quick solution to a current problem Guaranteed funding A project that requires little effort for a big return A project that can be undertaken by only one person

5 S Extramural Funding ecure Extramural Funding for IT Projects What does it do: Provides support to projects that will provide a return to the Extramural Funding Source. Can be used to plan, seed, implement, improve or evaluate a project. Requires that a project be thought through from start to finish

6 S Extramural Funding ecure Extramural Funding for IT Projects Who: Federal Government Agencies State Government Government Earmarks Private Sources

7 S Federal Government Support ecure Extramural Funding for IT Projects Generally in the form of grants or contracts from a Federal Agency Loans are also available from Federal Agencies Earmarks from a Congressional Representative that pass through a Federal Agency

8 S National Science Foundation (NSF) ecure Extramural Funding for IT Projects The NSF is going back to its roots by making science the keystone of its grant programs. Over the last 9 months, the NSF audited, evaluated and redesigned all grant programs and retooled CISE to focus on IT research. Provides funding for IT projects involving research, teaching and infrastructure

9 S National Science Foundation (NSF) ecure Extramural Funding for IT Projects Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) Division of Computing & Communication Foundations (CCF) CCF supports research and education activities that explore the foundations of computing and communication devices and their usage.

10 S National Science Foundation (NSF) ecure Extramural Funding for IT Projects Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) Division of Intelligent Information Systems (IIS) The Division of Information & Intelligent Systems supports research and education that increases the capabilities of human beings and machines to create, discover and reason with knowledge by advancing the ability to represent, collect, store, organize, locate, visualize and communicate information.

11 S National Science Foundation (NSF) ecure Extramural Funding for IT Projects Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) Division of Computer & Network Systems (CNS) CNS supports research and education activities that invent new computing and networking technologies and that explore new ways to make use of existing technologies.

12 S National Science Foundation (NSF) ecure Extramural Funding for IT Projects Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) Division of Shared Cyberinfrastructure (SCI) The Division of Shared Cyberinfrastructure (SCI) supports design, development and deployment of one coherent set of interconnected computational engines, data repositories, digital libraries, sensors and field-specific instruments known as cyberinfrastructure.

13 S National Science Foundation (NSF) ecure Extramural Funding for IT Projects Education: Division of Undergraduate Education (DUE) To promote excellence in undergraduate science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education for all students.

14 S National Science Foundation (NSF) ecure Extramural Funding for IT Projects Biology Engineering Social, Behavioral, Economic Sciences Math, Physical Sciences International Geosciences

15 S Other Sources of IT Funding ecure Extramural Funding for IT Projects US Department of Health & Human Services: National Institutes of Health: National Library of Medicine: Internet Access to Digital Libraries Grants for Research Projects Information System Grants Exploratory/Developmental Grants

16 S Other Sources of IT Funding ecure Extramural Funding for IT Projects US Department of Health & Human Services: National Institutes of Health: National Library of Medicine: Biomedical Informatics Resource Grants Training Support Integrated Advanced Information Management Systems (IAIMS)- Planning Grants and Operations Grants

17 S Other Sources of IT Funding ecure Extramural Funding for IT Projects US Department of Health & Human Services: National Institutes of Health: National Center for Research Resources (NCRR): Grants for Acquisition of Advanced Instrumentation Facilities Improvement Investigator-Initiated Research Grants

18 S Other Sources of IT Funding ecure Extramural Funding for IT Projects US Department of Commerce: National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) Technology Opportunities Program (TOP) Promotes the widespread availability and use of digital network technologies in the public and non-profit sectors.

19 S Other Sources of IT Funding ecure Extramural Funding for IT Projects US Department of Commerce: National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) Public Telecommunications Facilities Program: Distance Learning/Non Broadcast Programs Educational & Instructional Projects Improvement of Nonbroadcast Telecommunication Services

20 S Other Sources of IT Funding ecure Extramural Funding for IT Projects National Endowment for the Humanities: Preservation Assistance Grants Preserving and Creating Access to Humanities Collections Research and Development Projects for Preservation and Access Stabilization of Humanities Collections Challenge Grant Program

21 S Other Sources of IT Funding ecure Extramural Funding for IT Projects Minority Programs: NSF: Advanced Networking with Minority Serving Institutions (AN-MSI) project CISE Minority Institutions Infrastructure Program The Louis Stokes Alliances for Minority Participation (LSAMP) program

22 S Other Sources of IT Funding ecure Extramural Funding for IT Projects Minority Programs: NSF: Centers of Research Excellence in Science and Technology (CREST) Alliances for Graduate Education and the Professoriate (AGEP)program Historically Black Colleges and Universities Undergraduate Program (HBCU-UP)

23 S Other Sources of IT Funding ecure Extramural Funding for IT Projects Minority Programs: NSF: Tribal Colleges and Universities Program (TCUP)

24 S Other Sources of IT Funding ecure Extramural Funding for IT Projects Minority Programs: NIH: National Center for Research Resources (NCRR) Research Centers in Minority Institutions (RCMI) Program

25 S Other Sources of IT Funding ecure Extramural Funding for IT Projects US Department of Education US Department of Agriculture US Department of Homeland Security US Department of Energy US Department of Defense US Department of Health & Human Services National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

26 S Other Sources of IT Funding ecure Extramural Funding for IT Projects State Government Every State is different but generally has an agency or two that have missions devoted to the support of IT initiatives at public and private colleges and universities. Initiatives at K-12 schools generally can get funding from state education departments or through the state budget

27 S Other Sources of IT Funding ecure Extramural Funding for IT Projects Earmarks Federal – Generally must be a project that can have an impact on a state’s economic development or national in scope. State – There needs to be a return on the investment to the state’s taxpayers.

28 S Other Sources of IT Funding ecure Extramural Funding for IT Projects Private Sources Generally requires a lengthy (12 month) cultivation period. Generally they are project oriented Seldom fund the entire project Tend to shy away from IT projects

29 S Preparation Tips ecure Extramural Funding for IT Projects Read the RFP, then read it again. List all the RFP requirements especially the Critical Review Talk to the Program Officer Get input from everyone, but let one person pull everything together. Write in the third person with an active voice Be sure the budget links to the narrative Be consistent Allow time for revisions

30 S Parting Thoughts ecure Extramural Funding for IT Projects Remember that extramural sources support projects that provide a return on the investment. Work with the Program Officer. They are your best source of current information Institutional support is critical Think strategically and think long-term

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