Office of Research Tennessee Technological University Derryberry Hall Room 305 and Foundation Hall Room 306 and 313 Jamie Murdock, Grant Development Specialist August 18, 2016

Office of Research Tennessee Tech University (TTU) receives awards for research, training, and technical assistance from extramural funding sources, including federal, state and local governments and private organizations. The policies and procedures governing research and sponsored programs are diverse and complex. Our goal as an office is to assist faculty, staff, and students in preparing proposals and conducting research that is compliant with relevant government laws and regulations, and TTU policies and procedures.

Internal Process Intent to Submit Form: Completed 30+ days before deadline. Provides information such as preliminary title, PI and other TTU personnel involved, funding program, deadline, and assistance needed. Proposal Endorsement Form: includes budget and personnel information, identifies potential compliance issues, must be signed by all personnel and applicable chairs and deans. Grant Activation Form: Completed if project is funded. Contains similar information to PEF.

Office of Research Services Offered Resources Available Pre-Award Post-Award Resources Available InfoEd SPIN database Grants.gov Foundation Search

Pre-Award Services Offered Assist with the Identification of Funding Sources Proposal Development Proposal Submission Review of Solicitation Graphics Support Budget Development Proof reading and/or editing Application forms Review of proposal per guidelines

Post-Award Services Offered CITI Training Modules: Responsible Conduct in Research Contract negotiation Bookkeeping assistance Compliance Human Subjects Export Controls Conflict of interest Animal Care Intellectual Property Whistleblower Protection

Identify Funding Sources 4/21/2015 Identify Funding Sources 26 Federal grant making agencies Federal Various agencies, i.e. THEC and TBR State City or County Governments, local agencies Local National, regional or local Industry National, regional, or local Foundations

Resources provided by TTU InfoEd SPIN Global Suite Grants.gov FoundationSearch Federal & Foundation Assistance Monitor Research Development and Grant Writing News

Identification of Funding Opportunities Active Strategies Keyword Searches SPIN Grants.gov Agency websites Correspondence with agencies and colleagues Passive Strategies SMARTS emails Grants.gov subscriptions

InfoEd SPIN Global Suite Three components: GENIUS: Curriculum Vitae and Biosketch database (currently undergoing an upgrade) SPIN: Database containing 40,000 opportunities from more than 10,000 global sponsors SMARTS: Email notification system. Draws upon saved SPIN searches.

Create a SPIN Account Go to: http://spin.infoedglobal.com Select Sign In in the upper right hand corner of the screen Select Need to create a new profile?  

Three search mode options: search for programs using a simple word or term which is then run against the entire SPIN record. Text operators can be incorporated into your search to fine tune your results. Basic Search operates in a similar manner to the Basic Search except you select from a proprietary list of keywords to perform your search instead of typing in arbitrary word(s) or term(s). InfoEd Keyword Search customized search method allows you to tailor your search using advanced AND/OR branching logic functions to narrow down your search to retrieve more specific results. Advanced Search

SMARTS Saving and naming search parameters allows SPIN users to utilize SMARTS Email Notifications. A popup window will appear allowing the used to select whether or not they would like to receive SMARTS emails updates related to the search. SMARTS funding alerts can be managed by going to the funding alerts dropdown and selecting Manage funding alerts.

Grants.gov Single access point for more than 1,000 grant programs offered by all federal grant making agencies Grants Learning Center (Learn Grants tab) Training videos offered (applicant tips and tools)

Three search mode options: Search grant opportunities or site content. (upper right corner) Quick Keyword Search Browse opportunities in four ways: newest, categories, agencies, eligibilities. (four tabs in middle of page) Find Grant Opportunities Search by keyword or opportunity number and set filters. (“search grants” tab) Full Search

Additional Resource Descriptions 4/21/2015 Additional Resource Descriptions FoundationSearch: Fully searchable online database of foundations containing funding history, preferences and contacts of over 100,000 foundations. Federal & Foundation Assistance Monitor: Source for new public and private grant opportunities, policy news, and fundraising tips. Research Development and Grant Writing News: Provides monthly electronic newsletter for faculty on how to compete successfully for research and education funding from federal agencies and foundations. Foundation search – you can look up a specific Foundation and find out who they are funding, what types of projects, when, where. You can also search for who is funding specific categories of projects.