Introduction to Grant Writing at Meredith College or Innovative Grants 101

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Introduction to Grant Writing at Meredith College
or Innovative Grants 101
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Objectives

• Faculty and staff will be able to
• 1. locate the new Meredith Sponsored Programs
  Web pages and will be aware of the major
  categories of information provided in the
  webpages as well as the limitations of the
  webpages

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• 2. locate and read the Meredith Grants Procedures
  Manual found on the Sponsored Programs webpages
• 3. locate the appropriate Meredith Grant Forms
  necessary to initiate a grant request
• 4. identify general sources of grant funding to
  help formulate project ideas

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• 5. identify the trends that are occurring in
  grantsmanship
• 6. identify the merits of collaborating
• 7. identify one or more projects that have the
  potential of being funded
• 8. identify the components of a well written
  grant

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• 9. locate the webpages with links that will help
  with the preparation of grant writing
• 10. begin to develop a project into a grant by
  writing a justifiable need statement
• 11. develop a page of references (at least 5
  that have been published within the past two
  years) that support your need statement

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• To locate Sponsored Program webpages Select
  www.meredith.edu/enews
• On the green bar at the top of the screen, select
  Faculty Staff
• Under Faculty Information select Sponsored
  Programs

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Major Categories

• Recent RFP Announcements
• Forms
• Funding Sources
• Procedures
• Guide to Preparing a Proposal
• Recent Awards
• Information and Trends

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• Sample Abstracts
• AAVP Report
• Searchable databases
• Contact Sponsored Programs
• Other useful Links

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Mission Once a faculty member has developed a
concept or project, the Director of Sponsored
Programs will be able to assist the faculty
member in grant acquisition by

• seeking granting agencies that would support such
  project
• informing faculty of due dates and deadlines

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• assisting faculty in grant application and
  requirement interpretation
• preparing the grant section that addresses
  institutional information
• editing grant application
• being a source for grant writing tips
• providing grant guides and forms to facilitate
  communication on campus

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• maintaining a faculty grants website
• supervising grants administration (reporting,
  compliance, budget management)
• coordinating efforts between Faculty and
  Institutional Advancement

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• 2. locate and read the Meredith Grants Procedures
  Manual found on the Sponsored Programs webpages

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• 3. locate the appropriate Meredith Grant Forms
  necessary to initiate a grant request

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• 4. identify general sources of grant funding to
  help formulate project ideas

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Sponsored Programs WebPage

• Select Searchable databases
• Select the Foundation Center
• Select searchzone on the bottom left
• Go to PND RFP Search
• Enter search term

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Sponsored Programs WebPage

• Select Funding Sources
• Select Grants

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• 5. identify the trends that are occurring in
  grantsmanship

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Trends

• Collaborate with faculty and staff on campus and
  on other campus
• Form networks through conferences and emails
• Use existing college funds to start small
  innovative project. Request external support for
  expansion and continuation.

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Trends

• Request support from multiple funders for
  different components of project or different
  stages of project.
• Package several related projects in one large
  grant proposal.
• Use themes to your advantage when working on a
  project.

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Themes

• Social Equity Grants our world our
  responsibility
• We the People Grants largest womens college in
  SE, women colleges in the US, first European
  women born in the US, documentation of history in
  NC

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Themes

• Math and Science Behind the Lives of NC Women
  website
• Women and Technology Innovative uses of PDAs

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• 6. identify the merits of collaborating
• division of workload
• multiple ideas
• multiple perspectives
• multiple benefits of project
• stronger grant proposal

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• 7. identify one or more projects that have the
  potential of being funded

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• 8. identify the components of a well written grant

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• 8. identify the components of a well written
  grant
• Need Statement
• Goal Objectives
• Methods
• Evaluation
• Sustainability strategies
• Budget
• Background or applicant description

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• 9. locate the webpages with links that will help
  with the preparation of grant writing

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• 10. begin to develop a project into a grant by
  writing a justifiable need statement

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• (Homework for next week)
• 11. develop a page of references (at least 5
  that have been published within the past two
  years) that support your need statement