Finding Funding Workshop
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Finding Funding Workshop Office of Research Development JCK 489 245-2314 www.txstate.edu/research/
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Finding Funding Workshop. Office of Research Development JCK 489 245-2314 www.txstate.edu/research/. Finding funding is like… …finding a needle in dozens of haystacks. Goals of today’s workshop. To discuss Major Sources of Funding - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Finding FundingWorkshop
Office of Research DevelopmentJCK 489
245-2314www.txstate.edu/research/
Finding funding is like…
…finding a needle in dozens of haystacks.
Goals of today’s workshopTo discuss Major Sources of Funding
To show you how funding opportunities are disseminated
To provide suggestions for developing search parameters.
To introduce and demo Texas State’s new funding database—PIVOT.
Sources of Funding• State Government
• Federal Government
• Local Government
• Professional Orgs
• Private Foundations
• Corporations
• Corporate Foundations
• Local Businesses
• Associations (American Cancer Society…)
Federal funding opportunities
For all grant opportunities (current & historical)www.Grants.gov
For contracting opportunities (current RFPs)https://www.fbo.gov/
A-Z Index of U.S Government Depts. & Agencies.http://www.usa.gov/Agencies/Federal/All_Agencies/index.shtml
For a list of federal programshttp://www.cfda.gov/
State funding For select grant opportunities (not mandatory)http://www.texasonline.state.tx.us/tolapp/egrants/search.htm
For contracting opportunities (current RFPs)http://esbd.cpa.state.tx.us/
A-Z Index of State Agencies & Depts.http://www.tsl.state.tx.us/apps/lrs/agencies/
Texas Engineering Experiment Stationhttp://tees.tamu.edu
Other funding opportunitiesFoundation Finder Online (Subscription via
Library)http://fconline.fdncenter.org/welcome.php?fpc=
Other places to find funding:
Local government websites
Local businesses (HEB, Target, Banks)
Peers and other programs with similar focus.
PIVOT The most comprehensive funding resource
available, including grants, fellowships, prizes and other types of funding
More than 26,000 records representing nearly 400,000 funding opportunities totaling more than $33 billion
80 of the top 100 research institutions in the US subscribe PIVOT
PIVOTTo access: http://pivot.cos.com
Tutorial links:http://www.txstate.edu/research/Resou
rces/pivot.html
Developing search parameters
• Develop an array of relevant search terms;
• Familiarize with your most likely sources and search often;
• But don’t dismiss the un-likely sources (think outside the box)
Refining search techniquesRemain open-minded as you search
Consider collaborating with a more experienced colleague or on a team project.
Consider framing your research project in a new way.
Do not force your topic to fit a program where it does not belong.
Filter through a funding alert before moving forward and talk to the program officer for clarity.
QuestionsContact: Evy Gonzales Associate Director of Federal [email protected]
Susan FentonDepartment of Health Information [email protected]
