1. NATA Foundation General Grants Program Process
Pre-proposal Submission & Review Process
Pre-Proposal Submission (Open Sep 8 to Nov. 1)
NOTE: Pre-proposals accepted during Sep 8 to Nov. 1 time period are only eligible for grant submission in following grant review cycle (due on Feb 15). Grants not submitted by Feb. 15 will have to undergo a new pre-proposal review process.
Pre-Proposal received by NATA Foundation & entered into database
Pre-Proposal database & Pre-Proposal form sent to RC Chair for review (within 1 week of initial receipt of Pre-Proposal)
RC Chair identifies 3 RC members to review Pre-Proposal & information is sent for review (within 2 weeks of initial receipt of Pre-Proposal)
Pre-Proposal review completed & decision submitted to NATA Foundation (within 2 weeks of receipt of Pre-Proposal by RC member)
Investigator notified of pre-proposal decision (within 1 week of receiving Pre-Proposal decision from RC members)
If 2 or > RC members agree to reject, then Pre-Proposal is not accepted for grant submission
If 2 or > RC members agree to accept, then Pre-Proposal is accepted for grant submission
Grant Submission Process

2. NATA Foundation General Grants Program Process
Grant Submission Process
Feb. 1 deadline for Grants Proposal to be received by NATA Foundation to be eligible for review
Grant Proposals submitted to RC Chair & VC for grants by February 15
Mechanical review of Grant Proposals (completed within 1 week of receiving grants)
RC Chair reviews for content & begins identifying potential reviewers
VC for Grants performs mechanical review to ensure grant is formatted properly & contains essential information
Grant Proposals not formatted properly or missing essential information are automatically rejected for further consideration & are not sent for external review
Grant Proposal review teams are assigned by March 7
Grant Proposal review materials sent to reviewers by March 14
Grant Proposal reviews completed and sent to RC Chair & VC for grants by April 6
RC members send preliminary AT Impact & Scientific Content scores to VC for Grants by April 18
VC for Grants sends preliminary Grant Proposal rankings to RC Chair & NATA Foundation prior to the meeting
Grant Review Process

3. NATA Foundation General Grants Program Process
Grant Review Process
RC meeting for Grant Proposal reviews to be held around April 18-19
VC for Grants reviews basic process of presenting grants with RC
Identify study title & research team
Identify external reviewers and comment on the quality & timeliness of reviews
Provide overview of study aims & hypotheses
Discuss how well the researcher developed a solid rationale, theoretical framework, and outlined impact on athletic training
Provide overview of experimental procedures
Subjects
Independent variables
Dependent variables
Experimental design & testing procedures
Data analysis procedures
Discuss strengths & weaknesses of different aspects of proposal
Grant Review Process continues

4. NATA Foundation General Grants Program Process
Grant Review Process
RC meeting for Grant Proposal reviews to be held around April 25 (continued)
VC for Grants reviews basic process of presenting Grant Proposals with RC (continued)
Motion to do one of the following
Do not fund, do not resubmit
Do not fund, resubmit OK
Be specific with what points must be addressed to make proposal compelling in future
Fund with revisions
Fund without additional revisions
Second the motion
Discuss
Hold RC vote
Primary reviewer provides final scores for AT impact & scientific content
Final scores should be reflective of the scores after reviewing the grant, considering external reviewers scores, and considering RC group discussion
Grant Review Process continues

5. NATA Foundation General Grants Program Process
Grant Review Process
RC meeting for Grant Proposal reviews to be held around April 25 (continued)
VC for Grants presents preliminary AT Impact & Scientific Content scores to RC members
RC member conflicts of interest are identified (refer to conflict of interest policy statement)
RC members are recused from all discussions of grants for which there is a conflict of interest
Identify & discuss Grant Proposals with scores of <50 to 69 on Athletic Training Impact & Scientific Content)
If AT Impact is not >70 after group discussion then a decision of do not fund (DNF), do not resubmit (DNR) is made, regardless of scientific content score
Grant Review Process continues

6. NATA Foundation General Grants Program Process
Grant Review Process
RC meeting for Grant Proposal reviews to be held around April 25 (continued)
Identify & discuss Grant Proposals with scores >70 on either AT Impact or Scientific Content
Grants recommended for funding are typically above on both AT Impact & Scientific Content
If small changes to the proposal do not raise preliminary grant scores to these levels, then this would suggest a recommendation of DNF, Resubmit OK
If Grant Proposal scores are above 80 then possibly hold these grants for later discussion to consider for recommending for funding & final rankings
Once all Grant Proposals are reviewed, those recommended for funding are again discussed for final scoring & ranking
Any RC member with a conflict of interest with these grants is recused from these discussions
Assign final Grant Proposal scores and rankings based on AT Impact & Scientific Content are made
Post Grant Review Meeting Process

7. NATA Foundation General Grants Program Process
Post Grant Review Meeting Process
VC for Grants Grant Review Summary Form and reminder to all RC members about Grant Summaries due date (usually 2 weeks after the meeting) and things to keep in mind when preparing summaries (day after meeting)
VC for Grants receives Grant Review Summary Forms from primary reviewers and s the Grant Proposal rankings and voting outcome for General and Outcomes Grant Proposals to RC Chair and NATA Foundation Staff (2 weeks after meeting)
VC for Grants reviews all grant review summaries and s final grant summaries to RC Chair & Foundation staff (3 weeks from date received)
Grants in which RC Chair has an identified conflict(s) – VC for Grants sends the identified grant summaries directly to the NATA Foundation staff
Grants in which RC VC for Grants has an identified conflict(s) – grant summaries are ed by the primary reviewer directly to the RC Chair & NATA Foundation staff
RC Chair reviews Grant Review Summary Forms and forwards to NATA Foundation staff (2 weeks from data received)
Post Grant Review Meeting Process

8. NATA Foundation General Grants Program Process
Post Grant Review Meeting Process
RC Chair presents Grant Proposals recommended for funding to NATA Foundation Board of Directors at meeting in June
NATA Foundation Board of Directors decides which of the Grant Proposals recommended for funding are actually funded (in consideration of research grant funding available in NATA Foundation budget)
All Grant Summaries & decision letters are sent to investigators by first week in July
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9. NATA Foundation General Grants Program Process
NATA Foundation Scoring Rubric (comparison to NIH as a reference)
NIH (National Institutes of Health)
NATA Research & Education Foundation
Overall Impact or Criterion Strength
Score
Descriptor
Impact on Athletic Training
Scientific Content
High 1
Exceptional
90+
Revolutionary impact
Cutting edge 2
Outstanding 85 3
Excellent 80
Important impact
Innovative
Medium 4
Very Good 75 5
Good 70
Useful impact
Current & appropriate 6
Satisfactory 65
Low 7
Fair 60
Minimally useful impact
Minimally acceptable 8
Marginal 50
Marginal impact if any
Unacceptable but correctable 9
Poor
<50
Unimportant
Fatally flawed

10. NATA Foundation General Grants Program Process
NATA Foundation timeline of grant submission, review & decision process
Pre-proposal Submission & Review Process
# Weeks
Cumulative weeks
Pre-proposal submission process open from May 1 to November 30
Pre-proposal received by NATA Foundation, processed, & sent to RC Chair 1
RC chair identifies reviewers & information is sent for review 2 3
Pre-proposal review completed & decision submitted to NATA Foundation 5
Investigator notified of pre-proposal decision 6
Grant Submission Process
February 1 deadline for grants to be received by NATA Foundation to be eligible for review
Grants received by NATA Foundation, processed, and sent RC Chair & VC
Mechanical review of grants completed by VC
RC chair reviews for content, identifies potential reviewers, and review teams are assigned
Grant review materials sent to reviewers
Grant reviews completed and sent to RC chair & VC for grants 4 10
RC members send preliminary AT Impact and Scientific Content scores to VC for grants
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11. NATA Foundation General Grants Program Process
NATA Foundation timeline of grant submission, review & decision process
Grant Review Process
# Weeks
Cumulative weeks
RC meeting for grant reviews to be held around April 25
2 days
0.3
Post-Grant Review Meeting Process
VC for grants s grant review summary form & due dates for grant summaries to RC members
VC for grants receives grant review summaries and s the grant ranking results & voting outcomes to RC Chair and Foundation Staff 2
VC for grants reviews all grant review summaries and s final grant summaries to RC Chair & Foundation staff 3 5
RC Chair presents grants recommended for funding to NATA Foundation BOD at the June meeting. Final decisions for funding are made by NATA Foundation BOD. Notifications are sent to investigators in early July 4 9