1. Funding Options for Your Research David J. Bjorkman, MD, MSPH Florida Atlantic University

2. Objectives Identify the type of research on which you will focus Have a well-defined hypothesis Use local resources and mentor to enhance funding opportunities Look at specific funding agencies/foundations for guidance Get help in writing and reviewing your grant

3. Key Questions What is your phenotype? What is your focus? What are your resources? Who is your mentor? What are your institutional expectations? Are you on the right faculty track?

4. What is Your Phenotype? Basic research at bench with cell or animal models Basic research using human subjects Applied research using human subjects (translational research) Clinical efficacy in humans Clinical effectiveness in populations Population/health system/care delivery Education

5. What Are Your Resources? Start-up funding (money) Laboratory space/reagents/animals (infrastructure) Technical basic or clinical support (human resources) Protected time (personal resources) Access to samples/databases/patients/trainees

6. Who is Your Mentor? Same phenotype Same focus Successful in terms of grants and publications Can train you in methods, as needed Your advocate and defender May include you as co-investigator of existing grants Facilitate networking outside of institution

7. What Are the Institutional Expectations Grant funding Clinical responsibilities Educational responsibilities What will get you promoted/tenured?

8. Are You On the Right Faculty Track? What is the value of tenure in a medical school? Tenure track positions have a set time when the ax will fall (average age for first RO1 is 42) Can you compete with Ph.D. faculty who are 90% in the lab? Clinical track positions do not preclude active research programs Funding buys research time Most institutions require scholarly activity for promotion in all tracks

9. Institutional Resources Division Department College: Dean for Research or Faculty Affairs University Office of Sponsored Projects Example: U.C. Santa Cruz http://biomedical.ucsc.edu/funding.html http://biomedical.ucsc.edu/funding.html Organizational resources (i.e. ACG)

10. 100 Sources of Research Funding http://oedb.org/ilibrarian/100_places_to_find _funding_your_research/ http://oedb.org/ilibrarian/100_places_to_find _funding_your_research/

11. NIH Early Stage Investigator Awards and Policies http://grants.nih.gov/grants/new_investigator s/index.htm http://grants.nih.gov/grants/new_investigator s/index.htm

12. NIH Funding Opportunities http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/index.html

13. VA http://www.research.va.gov/default.cfm http://www.research.va.gov/funding/#.UsxjHv 2Q3Rq http://www.research.va.gov/funding/#.UsxjHv 2Q3Rq

14. Private Foundations Pivot – Proprietary website – University may subscribe – Product of COS-Proquest http://pivot.cos.com/about_pivot

15. American Cancer Society Grants http://www.cancer.org/research/applyforares earchgrant/ http://www.cancer.org/research/applyforares earchgrant/

16. Clinical/Outcomes/Population Research PCORI http://www.pcori.org/funding- opportunities/landing/http://www.pcori.org/funding- opportunities/landing/ AHRQ http://www.ahrq.gov/funding/index.htmlhttp://www.ahrq.gov/funding/index.html HRSA http://www.hrsa.gov/grants/index.htmlhttp://www.hrsa.gov/grants/index.html CMS http://www.cms.gov/cciio/Resources/Funding- Opportunities/index.html http://www.cms.gov/cciio/Resources/Funding- Opportunities/index.html Foundations/Societies

17. GI Societies All GI societies have grant programs ACG: http://gi.org/research-and-awards/http://gi.org/research-and-awards/ Specifics vary between societies Excellent way to get pilot data Additional resources may be available to enhance competitiveness

18. Education Josiah Macey Jr. Foundation http://www.macyfoundation.org/apply http://www.macyfoundation.org/apply Robert Wood Johnson Foundation http://www.rwjf.org/en/grants.html#q/maptype/grant s/ll/37.875,-96.336/z/4 http://www.rwjf.org/en/grants.html#q/maptype/grant s/ll/37.875,-96.336/z/4 Specific societies for diseases AAMC https://www.aamc.org/members/gea/regions/sgea/aw ards/66884/sgea_research.html#.Usxj3_2Q3Ro https://www.aamc.org/members/gea/regions/sgea/aw ards/66884/sgea_research.html#.Usxj3_2Q3Ro https://www.aamc.org/initiatives/rocc/352376/challen geawarddescription.html#.UsxkQf2Q3Ro https://www.aamc.org/initiatives/rocc/352376/challen geawarddescription.html#.UsxkQf2Q3Ro

19. How To Get A Grant Hard work Collaborations with mentors Participation with other studies Laser-like focus of hypothesis Study design and statistics consultation Preliminary data

20. Grant Writing is a Critical Skill Grant writing workshops Work with mentor Have MANY people read the grant and listen to their feedback ACG Grant Writing Tutorial: http://d2j7fjepcxuj0a.cloudfront.net/wp- content/uploads/2011/07/research- GrantWritingTutorial.pdf http://d2j7fjepcxuj0a.cloudfront.net/wp- content/uploads/2011/07/research- GrantWritingTutorial.pdf

21. A Grant Needs: A compelling hypothesis important to the funding agency Clear, scientifically rigorous methodology to gather data Appropriate plan for data analysis and hypothesis testing Good luck

22. QUESTIONS?

23. Summary Know your phenotype Develop a clear focus based on your interests and strengths Work with a mentor Identify potential funding sources based on your focus and skills Write a clear, concise and scientifically rigorous grant