1. Senior Associate Dean for Research 202 Patterson Office Tower
Research, Funding,
and Grants Management
Betty Lorch
Senior Associate Dean for Research
202 Patterson Office Tower

2. Research Alphabet Soup
UKRF: University of Kentucky Research Foundation (entity within UK that houses grant awards)
VPR: Vice President for Research, Lisa Cassis
Senior Assoc. VPR: Martha Peterson (internal funding programs)
OSPA: Office of Sponsored Projects Administration (Kim C. Carter)
(eIAF: electronic Internal Approval Form; CoI: Conflict of Interest)
ORI: Office of Research Integrity (Helene Lake-Bullock)
IACUC: Institutional Animal Care & Use Committee
IRB: Institutional Review Board
PDO: Proposal Development Office (Kathy Grzech)
RFS (formerly SPA): Research Financial Services (formerly Sponsored Projects Accounting) - Office of the Treasurer
CGO : College Grants Officer

3. UK Research Resources
VPR Video Library (
VPR workshops
E-IRB tutorials
Proposal development training
Proposal Development Office (PDO) (
Funding Alert Mailing List Subscription
Workshops
Proposal reviews
Limited Submissions
*VPR workshops –partnering with industry, mentoring, finding collaborators, rodent behavior, grant writing strategies
*Proposal development training – grant writing basics, NSF Career Workshop presentation, NIH grant writing strategies

4. University Funding Mechanisms https://www. research. uky
Current VPR funding mechanisms:
Support for Research and Creative Activities
March 1 VPR deadline (February deadlines in department and A&S before submission by Research Dean’s office); for research in areas of excellence that are not traditionally amenable to external funding
Igniting Research Collaborations (IRC)
Networking event and pilot funding for new cross-college collaborations; watch for spring announcements
Conference and Workshop Support
Up to $4,000 but lower awards likely; December 3 deadline for submission by A&S Research Dean’s office
Occasional competitions – e.g., 2019 Equipment Competition
*Support for Research and Creative Activities is geared towards faculty in the Humanities in A&S and includes :
Summer salary for research
Support for research/creative activities
*IRC – 16 proposals (25% of those submitted) were funded, awarding nearly $453,000 for these pilot awards.
*IRC has a networking event usually in April

5. College of A&S Funding Mechanisms https://resources. as. uky
Current A&S funding mechanisms:
College Enrichment Fund – up to $1,000
Support public projects and events
Foreign Travel Support for Presentations at International Conferences – up to $1,200
Journal Page Charges & Submission Fees – up to $500
Mini-Grants – up to $2,000 equipment; $1,200 research costs
Small research projects; Foreign travel support for field, museum, library, or lab work; Travel to accept an award or when serving as conference organizer; Trips to visit funding agents or attend funding workshops
*College Enrichment – up to $1k
*Foreign Travel – up to $1,200
*Journal Page Charges and Submission Fees – only one award granted to a faculty member within a year
*Mini-grants – up to $2k for equipment and $1,200 for research related costs

6. A&S Assistance with Grants (Pre-Award)
Kyna Estes, College Grants Officer Senior
267 Patterson Office Tower
Mary Boulton, College Grants Officer Senior
Kim Reeder, Staff Associate Senior, Psychology and Special Projects
110 Kastle Hall
*All external grant applications have to go through the CSO’s and OSPA
*If they don’t go though the UK system, it creates significant challenges if the grant is awarded
*Let CGO’s know EARLY that you are planning to submit
*Can help with budgets, budget justifications, allowable expenses, and routing eIAFs
*Speak to CGO’s before reaching out to OSPA or VPR’s – first line of inquiry

7. A&S Assistance with Grants (Post-Award)
Patty Coleman, Grants Coordinator Principal
361 Jacobs Science Bldg
Melissa G. Cowan, Grant Program Senior
All-purpose post-award grants
*Can help with research expenditures (what are allowable expenses), budget revisions, and justifications of essential purchases, final reports to funding agencies
*Speak to CGO post-award before reaching out to OSPA or VPR’s – first line of inquiry

8. Some Goals for Your First Year
Familiarize yourself with campus research organization, especially within Arts and Sciences
Define/refine short and long term research goals and strategies to seek funding
Subscribe to the electronic mailing lists maintained by the Proposal Development Office
Attend seminars and workshops on campus
Think “mentors,” plural
Make research an everyday activity; schedule and protect time
Seek input and feedback
When starting to work on a proposal, contact Kyna Estes or Mary Boulton well in advance of your deadline
Complete any preparatory tasks (IACUC or IRB training if relevant; CoI Disclosure)
Research organization includes more than funding resources. If relevant, ORI, IAUCC
“Someone is sitting in the shade today, because someone planted a tree a long time ago”

9. “Someone is sitting in the shade today because someone planted a tree a long time ago” – Warren Buffett

10. Extramural grant and contract awards totaled $417.1 million
FY University Research Statistics
Extramural grant and contract awards totaled $417.1 million
Federal agencies awarded $241.8 million, 58% of UK’s total awards
NIH grants totaled $159.3 million
NSF grants totaled $20.1 million
State agencies awarded $101.3 million
Industry awarded $18 million

11. Grant Activity Distribution

12. Office of Technology Commercialization http://www. research. uky
Current Policy for Royalty Sharing
40% to the inventors
20% to the department
20% to the college
20% to the University
IP Development, Patents, Licenses (FY2019)
104 disclosures
95 patent applications filed
26 new patents issued
635 worldwide patent assets
6 new start-up companies affiliated with UK technology
$2.4 million in gross royalty income
Rankings
14th among public universities in the number of startups created (6)
27th among public universities in licensing income ($4,547,906)
Ranking increased significantly since last year. For example, went form 16th to 14th in creating new startup companies and our ranking for total licensing income went from 32nd to 27th.

13. Center for Health Equity Transformation (CHET)
Two-fold mission:
Enhance capacity of current UK researchers to effectively compete for numerous funding opportunities to conduct high impact health equity research.
Grow the number, capacity, and synergy of health equity researchers through training and professional development to undertake innovative, transdisciplinary science.
*CHET was established due to a confluence of circumstances: KY’s poor health profile, the disproportionate health disparities experienced by rural, racial/ethnic and sexual minorities, and low SES.; Alignment with UK’s Strategic Plan; Benchmarks have health centers; It’s a fundable area; Health equity researchers across campus who are interested in joining forces.
Strategies include: bringing together a critical mass of health equity researchers (including new hires); Pilot grant competition; Provide an enriching environment though seminar sessions, methods workshops, and other opportunities to foster interdisciplinary research collaborations
Strategies include: Hire, co-locating and supporting critical mass health equity scholars (possible creation of a PI Academy for junior scholars); Creation of a Student Ambassador Program for undergraduates ; Develop institutional training grants (T32, Programs to Increase Diversity or PRIDE fellowships); Enhance the DREAM Scholars Program; Expand opportunities for promoting underrepresented faculty hires and retention.
*Directly by Nancy Schoenberg
*Likely housed in RB2

14. Graduate Degrees Awarded by Department

15. Graduate Enrollment by Departments