1. Working with the Office of Research Development
Funding opportunities, proposal development, & team development
October 9, 2017
Dr. Nicole M. Moore

3. Office of Research Development
Nicole Moore, DSc
Director
Karen Lapidos Cielo, PhD
Associate Director
ORD-NU
Rebecca McNaugton, PhD
Assistant Director
@NU_ResearchDev .
Megan McConnell
Program Assistant 4

4. Our Mission Facilitating Interdisciplinary Research Programs
The Office of Research Development promotes, stimulates and advances the diverse research enterprise across Northwestern University through:
Facilitating Interdisciplinary Research Programs
Supporting the Pursuit of Funding Opportunities
Promoting the Submission of Outstanding Proposals

5. Facilitating Interdisciplinary Research Programs
Supporting the Pursuit of Funding Opportunities
Promoting the Submission of Outstanding Proposals

6. Interdisciplinary Research Development
Anticipate New Interdisciplinary Federal Agency Initiatives
Support Investigator Initiated Ideas & Centers
Identify, Connect, and Guide Formation of Collaborative Teams
Coordinate Preliminary Workshops
Assist in Development of a “white paper”
Support Proposal Development Process

7. Launching INterdisciplinary Connections
ORD LINC Series
Quarterly Event
Promote anticipated federal funding opportunities
Bridge communication between schools on a federal agency initiative
Transfer knowledge between disciplines
Establish new interdisciplinary connections
Launching INterdisciplinary Connections
Past Events: “Microbiome”, “Internet of Things”, “Quantum Sciences”

8. NU-Interdisciplinary Program 1-2-3
Seed Funding
NU-Interdisciplinary Program 1-2-3
I1: $1,000 for a workshop; rolling submission
I2: $15,000 for expenses pertinent to the submission of a large proposal; rolling submission
I3: $95,000/year for up to 2 years for promoting effective team assembly, developing track record of collaboration, generating preliminary data and submitting a large/center proposal to an external sponsor; annual due date - June 19, 2017
Requirements:
Interdisciplinary team (at least 2 schools and 3 departments)
Innovation
Societal impact

9. Finding Collaborators
Contact ORD
Northwestern Scholars
FSM Profiles

10. Facilitating Interdisciplinary Research Programs
Supporting the Pursuit of Funding Opportunities
Promoting the Submission of Outstanding Proposals

11. Funding Opportunities
ORD focuses on Federal Funding: NIH, NSF, DoD, DoE, NEH…
Northwestern Office of Foundation Relations
FSM Foundation Relations
Northwestern Office of Corporate Engagement
FSM Corporate Partnerships & Business Development

12. Weekly Funding Opportunity Alert
Anticipate, monitor, identify, and disseminate federal funding opportunities and related information to faculty and staff
News and Events
Agency strategic plans, proposer days, meetings/webinars
Notice of intent to publish a FOA – NIH
Dear Colleague Letters – NSF
Information on new federal funding initiatives
Funding Opportunities
FOAs screened weekly for eligibility and relevance to NU research
FOA summary is hyperlinked to Pivot database listing
“Limited Submission” funding opportunities
Divided into 6 research areas: Biomedical & Life Sciences; Engineering & Computer Science; Learning Sciences; Media, Arts & Humanities; Physical Sciences; Social Sciences & Law

13. Individual FOA listing in Pivot database (or grants.gov)
Ongoing “curated “list by research area in Pivot database

16. Diversify Your Portfolio
nsf.gov/funding
Directorate of Biological Sciences
Directorate for Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences
grants.gov
CDC
FDA
DoD Congressionally Directed Medical Research Program (CDMRP):
DoD US Army United States Army Medical Research and Materiel Command - Broad Agency Announcement for Extramural Medical Research

17. Tips for Navigating DoD
See what’s been funded -
Know your audience
Two tier review
Current programmatic panel available online
Attend the annual Military Health System Research Symposium (MHSRS) to meet POs
Collaborate with military hospitals

18. Non-Federal Opportunities
Foundations
Corporate funding
Professional Societies
Internal (aka pilot, seed) funding
Cancer Center, NUCATS, NMF Research, Physical Sciences – Oncology Center (PS-OC), ICET Pilot Projects, Data Science Initiative, FSM Multi- Investigator Program, …..

19. Online Partnership to Accelerate Research (On PAR)
Website Link

20. Where Can You Find Funding Opportunities?
Weekly announcements from ORD
Foundations & Corporate Offices bi-weekly newsletter
Please sign up for the newsletter here:
We provide free access and guidance on using funding opportunities data bases:
SciVal Funding
Does not require log-in or password from campus
COS Pivot pivot.cos.com/funding_main
Need to set log-in and password
Search regularly by using appropriate key words and filters
Set up alerts
Federal agencies websites, search and set up alerts:
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/index.html

21. Early Career Opportunities - Federal
NSF Early Career Development Program (CAREER)
NIH Director's New Innovator Award Program (DP2)
NIGMS Maximizing Investigators' Research Award for Early Stage Investigators (R35)
Department of Justice New Investigator/Early Career Program
CDMRP Programs
Autism Research Program
Era of Hope (Breast cancer program) -
Career Development Awards
Navy Young Investigator Program – Basic Biomedical, Synthetic Biology
Army Young Investigator Program – Life sciences (Biochemistry, Genetics, Cognition)

22. I. Facilitating Interdisciplinary Research Programs
II. Supporting the Pursuit of Funding Opportunities
III. Promoting the Submission of Outstanding Proposals

23. Promote the Submission of Outstanding Proposals
Personalized service to faculty from all disciplines (smaller scale proposals, single investigator, etc.)
Clarify and confirm sponsor’s expectations and guidelines
Enhance faculty communications with program officers
Advise on strategic approaches to developing a proposal
Outreach and resources
“ORD Presents” workshops (DARPA, large grant proposal, shared instrumentation, NSF CAREER)
Bring program officers to Northwestern
Provide institutional subscription to “Research Development and Grant Writing News”
Manage the Institutional Limited Submissions Process

24. https://ord.northwestern.edu/limited-submissions
Limited Submission
Funding opportunities for which the sponsor limits the number of applications that may be submitted per institution
ORD manages the institutional process for selecting nominees for Federal, Foundation, and Corporation funding opportunities
Northwestern has established a transparent, efficient and effective process for selecting successful nominees

25. Limited Submission: Dissemination of Announcements
Targeted and inclusive dissemination
Subject: LIMITED FUNDING OPPORTUNITY: …..
Summary of opportunity and eligibility criteria
Link to the sponsor’s website
Key dates: LOI, internal proposal submission, notification, sponsor deadline
Instructions: LOI form, internal proposal components, upload information
All announcements and their status are posted on ORD’s website
You can opt-in to receive all announcements

26. LS Funding Alerts from ORD

27. LS Website
Requires NetID login

28. Limited Submission: LOIs and Competition Announcement
Submission of the LOI by the deadline is required, but not binding
Based on institutional interest:
First come, first served
Applicants are authorized by ORD to submit a proposal to sponsor
A competition is required, all applicants are invited to submit internal proposals

29. Limited Submission: Review Process
The Limited Submission Advisory Committee is charged with selecting the most nationally competitive applicants
Senior faculty from FSM, WCAS, McC, SESP and SoC
o In cases that only FSM faculty are eligible, or, all the applicants are from FSM, the process is delegated to FSM
Humanities ad hoc panel is invited as necessary
Ex officio and ad hoc reviewers are invited as appropriate
Panel review (video-conference between campuses)
Selection is requires approval by the VPR

30. Limited Submission: Notification
Nominees are notified by by the stated deadline
Cc: VPR, Research Dean, Chair, OSR GO, Foundation Relations or Corporate Engagement as appropriate,
Applicants that were not selected are notified as well
Feedback is provided to all applicants
If nominated to submit a Foundation or Corporate application, the appropriate Northwestern will assist you in writing the proposal and prepare for the interview as appropriate

31. Limited Submission Biomedical Junior Faculty
Brain Research Foundation
Hartwell – also post-doc
Mallinckrodt
Packard
Pew
Rita Allen
Searle
Simons

32. Limited Submission: Outcomes
Pew Biomedical Scholars
National awardee 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2016
21 scholars nationally, annually
The Hartwell Foundation
National awardee 2013, 2014, 2015 (2), 2016
Packard Science and Engineering Fellows
National awardee each year , 2013 (16 fellows from 50 Universities, annually)

33. https://ord.northwestern.edu/
ORD Website

34. Please contact ORD if you…
Are working on a complex proposal
Interested in NU Seed Funding
Find a limited submission opportunity not on our website
Want to receive ORD Insight and LS FOAs
Have a question about a federal funding opportunity
Want to advertise internal seed funding or research events
Have ideas for future events or thoughts on ways we can improve