1. Finding Funding Sources for Grants Starting the Search Process Regina Masterson, Director Laura Bartovics, Grant Writer for Science & Engineering Office of Research Administration October 27, 2009 Office of Research Administration Shepard 16 ♦ 212-650-5418 www.ccny.cuny.edu/ora

2. Main Menu Today’s Agenda $ ORA - What we do $ ORA Website $ Grants & Funding Resources $ SEARCH ONLINE DATABASES $ Questions??

3. Main Menu ORA – What we do Pre-Award  Assist in finding funding opportunities  Advise on proposal development  Prepare budgets according to sponsor & CCNY guidelines  Provide institutional authorization  Submit proposals (now mostly online) Post-Award  Record, track and report grant funding received  Coordinate research compliance Institutional Review Board (IRB) for human subjects Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC)  Serve as on-site liaison for RF CUNY (our fiscal agent)

4. Main Menu ORA Website One-stop-shopping for…  ORA Annual Report  IRB / Human Subjects Research  Frequently needed facts  PSC CUNY grant information  Link to RF CUNY – Research Foundation CUNY  Grants & Funding Resources  ORA www.ccny.cuny.edu/

5. Main Menu Grants & Funding Resources  ORA www.ccny.cuny.edu/ ► Click Grants & Funding  Search funding opportunities  CCNY white paper competitions  News feeds from NSF, NIH & Grants.gov  Coming soon! – Proposal writing tips

6. Main Menu Search Online Databases  COS Database (www.cos.com/rfcuny.shtml)www.cos.com/rfcuny.shtml  Foundation Directory Online Professional (http://ccny-proxy1.libr.ccny.cuny.edu/login? url=http://fconline.foundationcenter.org/ipl.php)http://ccny-proxy1.libr.ccny.cuny.edu/login? url=http://fconline.foundationcenter.org/ipl.php  Grants.gov (www.grants.gov)www.grants.gov  Various government and foundation websites

7. Main Menu Questions