Title: Identifying Funding Sources for the Early Childhood Technical Assistance Center
1Identifying Funding Sources for the Early
ChildhoodTechnical Assistance Center
- Office of Information Communications
GrantSource Library
2- Office of Information Communications
GrantSource Library - 307 Bynum Hall
- (on Cameron Avenue)
- Monday-Friday 800 a.m. - 500 p.m.
3Contact Us
- Public Service Desk 919-962-3463 gs_at_unc.edu
- Susan Gramling, GrantSource Librarian 919-962-776
6 susan_gramling_at_unc.edu - Elizabeth Allen, GrantSource Librarian 919-962-60
22 allen_at_unc.edu
4Library Services
- Assistance and instruction in
- using databases and other resources to conduct
funding searches - locating guidelines and application forms
- finding tips and guides on proposal development
- identifying funded research and awards made
5Learning Objectives
- You will learn
- time-saving tips for researching funding
opportunities - to search COS and other databases
- to set up funding alert service/s
- to find out what awards have been made by
specific agencies
6Resources for This Workshop
- This PowerPoint Presentation
- http//research.unc.edu/grantsource/workshops_help
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7Tips for Researching Funding Opportunities
- Look for potential funders with a good fit
- Identify funders goals or needs
- Talk to the program officer
- Broaden your search
- Approach your search from different perspectives
Handout Tips for Researching Funding
Opportunities
8Things to Consider Before Searching
- Keywords that apply to your research
- Specific and broad disciplinary terms
- Categories that apply to yourself
- Faculty/staff/postdoc, citizenship, minority,
woman - Type of award sought
- Research, program support, training grant,
conference, contract
9Where to Start Your Search
- Visit our website and search on your
ownresearch.unc.edu/grantsource - Use Finding Funding 101 for tips on organizing
your search - E-mail or call if you have questions
- Visit the GrantSource Library for in-person help
and instruction in using online and library
resources - Schedule a consultation
10http//research.unc.edu/grantsource/
11Finding Funding 101
- Suggested basic steps in your search strategy
- Search funding opportunity databases
- Set up funding alerts
- Search funding guides
- Use print resources
- If needed, contact GrantSource Library
- http//research.unc.edu/grantsource/finding_fundin
g.php - PDF Handout Online Databases for Faculty
12COS Funding Opportunities Database
- Main search (recommended)
- Recommended fields
- Browse to view keyword subject tree
- Use Search to find keywords you want
- Uncheck Explode if you use broad keywords
http//research.unc.edu/grantsource/funding_databa
ses.phpcos PDF Handout Searching COS Basics
13COS Funding Alerts
- Customized electronic notification
- Sends weekly email with new or updated
opportunities - First Register for COS expertise profile
(Faculty Staff profiles are published) - Second Set up saved funding search
- Must do both steps to receive good results
http//research.unc.edu/grantsource/funding_alerts
.phpcos PDF Handout COS Funding Alert Basics
14InfoEd SPINFunding Opportunities Database
- Similar to COS
- Main differences
- additional opportunities
- different keywords and search terms
- different interface (keywords alphabetized)
- Be certain to use Search and not Enter
- Set up InfoEd SMARTS/GENIUS funding alert
- http//research.unc.edu/grantsource/funding_databa
ses.phpspin
15Carolina Internal Funding Database
- Information on funding provided by or
administered by UNC-Chapel Hill offices - Searchable by only one field at a time
- Search by faculty or staff
- Smaller database
- http//research.unc.edu/grantsource/funding_databa
ses.phpcarolina
16Funding Databases (continued)
- Federal databases
- especially Grants.gov, Federal Register, NIH,
NSF, FedBizOpps - Specialized databases for all users
- Foundation Center Directory CD-ROM
- Foundation Center Foundation Finder
- NC Giving Online
http//research.unc.edu/grantsource/funding_databa
ses.php
17Specialized Alert Services
- Federal Register (FR Table of Contents)
- Grants.gov
- Agency-specific alerts
- Department of Education, Department of Justice,
NIH TOC Guide, MyNSF and others - Foundation alerts
- Foundation Center RFP Bulletin Funding Watches
- RW Johnson Foundation E-mail Services
http//research.unc.edu/grantsource/funding_alerts
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18Funding Guides
- Subject- and population-specific resources
- Foundation Center User Aids
- National laboratories
- http//research.unc.edu/grantsource/funding_guides
.php
19Research Support Newsletter
- Published by the Office of the Vice Chancellor
for Research and Economic Development - Provides research news and funding tips
- Lists funding opportunities in multidisciplinary
research, social and behavioral sciences, health
and medical sciences, life and physical sciences,
and arts and humanities
- View http//research.unc.edu/rs/
- Subscribe http//research.unc.edu/rs/subscribe.ht
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20Print Resource Collection
- Funding type specific directories
- Sources of Operating Grants 2004
- Guides to corporate and foundation funding
- Corporate Giving Directory
- Foundation Reporter
- Proposal writing guides
http//research.unc.edu/grantsource/reference.html
21Proposal Writing Resources
- UNC-Chapel Hill assistance and resources
- Reference books
- especially Guide to Proposal Writing from the
Foundation Center - Online resources and guides
- many individual agencies have their own
- writing foundation proposals, including letter
proposals
- http//research.unc.edu/grantsource/proposal_writi
ng.php
22Faculty Expertise
- Search COS Expertise Database
- information about faculty research interests at
Carolina and elsewhere - use to identify potential collaborators and
specific expertise - RAD (Research Abstracts Database)
- database of proposal abstracts submitted by
UNC-Chapel Hill researchers - Faculty Advisory Committee Resource
- http//research.unc.edu/grantsource/faculty_expert
ise.php
23Databases for Awards Made
- Federal grants awarded
- NIH CRISP
- ED Grant Award Database
- most federal agencies make this information
available - Private and state grants awarded
- Foundation Center 990 Finder
- Useful to find out who and what was funded
- http//research.unc.edu/grantsource/awards_made.ph
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24Funding Agencies Directory
- US government agencies, including frequently
accessed pages for - NIH
- Department of Health and Human Services
- Department of Education
- Private and community foundations, corporate
grantmakers
- http//research.unc.edu/grantsource/agencies.php
25Thank You!
- Please take a moment to tell us how we did.
- Handout GrantSource Library Presentation
Evaluation