1. SENIOR FORUM: Best Practices for Identifying and Pursuing Funding Opportunities: Strategies for Success in a Challenging Funding Climate Susan O. Gomes, Director of Research Development Harvard University, Faculty of Arts and Sciences Fruma Yehiely, Ph.D. Director of Research Development Northwestern University

2. GENERAL DISCUSSION FRAMEWORK Proactive strategies for identifying funding opportunities  Identifying institutional research priorities and strengths  Identifying sponsor research priorities: agency strategic plans; annual reports; BAAs; HHS Grants Forecast; NIAID Funding Blog; NIH cleared concepts; NSF Dear Colleague Letters; NHA; AAAS R&D reports

3. GENERAL DISCUSSION FRAMEWORK Strategies for effective dissemination  Targeted dissemination  Domain specific listserves  Partnerships with departmental administrators  RSS feeds  Funding database automated alerts  Homegrown and commercial tools and funding databases

4. GENERAL DISCUSSION FRAMEWORK Partnering with internal stakeholders  Federal Relations  University/College Library  OTD  Departmental Administrators  Faculty – creating strategic alliances; building teams; providing access to research resources; coordinate large and complex proposal development efforts

5. GENERAL DISCUSSION FRAMEWORK Partnering with external stakeholders  Federal and Private Sponsors – promoting your institution and faculty’s research strengths  Industry  Creating Regional Alliances  Entrepreneurship  Others

6. Contact Information Susan O. Gomes Director of Research Development Harvard University, Faculty of Arts and Sciences susan_gomes@harvard.edu Fruma Yehiely, Ph.D Director of Research Development Northwestern University yehiely@northwestern.edu