FINDING FUNDING RESOURCES IN SUSTAINABILITY JUSTIN MILLER, MPA PROPOSAL MANAGER, SPONSORED PROGRAMS OFFICE GREEN FUNDING SPECIALIST, COUNCIL ON THE ENVIRONMENT DOCTORAL STUDENT, HIGHER EDUCATION BALL STATE UNIVERSITY

KNOW YOUR RESOURCES Sponsored Programs Office  Funding Searches  Proposal Development Development Office  Donor Resources  Foundation Proposals Peers/Professional Orgs/Listservs/Etc  NSF, EPA are great federal mailing lists

STEPS IN DEVELOPING AN EXTERNAL PROPOSAL 1.Determine Your Needs 2.Discover Your Strengths 1.Faculty Research, Campus Facilities, Student Engagement, Community Partnerships, etc. 3.Search for Opportunities 1.Grants.gov / Federal Agency website/listservs 2.Funding Databases 3.Professional Listservs

STEPS IN DEVELOPING AN EXTERNAL PROPOSAL 4.Proposal Development 1.Guidelines, Guidelines, Guidelines! 2. Contact the Program Officer 3. Development Assistance (SPO, Peers, etc.) Important Factors Often Missed  Dissemination – Public Access  Evaluation - Best Practices

STEP FIVE: ENCOURAGING EXTERNAL PROPOSALS 5.Encouraging External Proposals 1.Connection to P & T 2. Internal Grants Program (Pilot Programs) 3. Incentive Programs (SUBMIT, RESUBMIT) 4. Indirect Cost Recovery Distribution Recognition Programs  Newsletters  Website  Letters

TYPES OF SPONSORS: FEDERAL Environmental Protection Agency (epa.gov)  Education; Research; Community/ State/ Local Partnerships; Conferences, etc.;  Environmental Education, P3, EE Sub-awards, CARE, Regional Awards National Science Foundation (nsf.gov)  Growing area…increased funding with ties to STEM  National Socio-Environmental Synthesis Center (U of Maryland)  Water Sustainability & Climate  Environmental Implications (Technology)  Environmental Sustainability  Sustainability Research Networks Competition  3-4 Awards, Max of $12M each for 4-5 years  Brings together various disciplines, sectors, research methods and perspectives around a sustainability-themed topic  Separate Fellows competition

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)

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 Department of Housing & Urban Development  Community / Economic Development – Sustainable living

TYPES OF SPONSORS: STATE Role of State agencies for federal flow-through Department of Energy Department of Natural Resources Department of Education Opportunity for University Partnerships

TYPES OF SPONSORS: BUSINESS Perform a number of tasks  Research  Development & Testing  Training  Business Models SBIR (Small Business Innovation Research) Program Student Experiences Sustainability Audits / Training

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 Environmental Grantmakers Association

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