1. Finding Funding New Faculty Orientation Rachel Goff-Albritton, PhD
Fall 2019
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2. Identifying Funding Sources
It’s best to find out about funding solicitations immediately upon their announcement
Added time may give you a decisive advantage in the competition
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3. Identifying Funding Sources
Agency websites or program officers
Colleges and Departments funding announcements/listservs
From colleagues or mentors
OPD’s monthly announcements
OPD’s website (Annual/Cyclical Grants Deadlines)
Funding Database (Pivot)
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4. Identifying Funding Sources
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5. Identifying Funding Sources
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6. Pivot: Funding Database
Database of external funding opportunities
One stop searching
Funding Opportunities=21,000+ records worth an estimated $59 billion
Multidisciplinary in scope
All categories of sponsors, public & private
Scholarly profiles= 3.5 million profiles
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7. Pivot: Funding Database
Free access for
Pivot funding search options:
Profiles search, suggesting funding based on Pivot profile
Funding “advanced search”
Allows sharing, tagging, saving searches and individual opportunities
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8. Sign up for a Pivot Account
To create an account click on the Sign Up button in the upper right hand corner. Use your FSU address and create an account. Verify your account through the account verification that Pivot will send to you.
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9. Funding Advanced Search
Select “Funding” then “Advanced Search” and then apply filters and save searches
Choose Advanced Search to search for funding opportunities.

10. Identifying Funding Sources
Agencies fund only very good ideas that clearly advance the agency’s mission, vision, and strategic research plan
OPD can help!
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11. I found a few relevant funding opportunities. Now what?
Some ways in which OPD can help:
Reviewing the Request for Proposals (RFP)
Locating examples of successful proposals
Helping you to communicate with the funding agency or program officers
Creating writing timeline the team and delegating tasks
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12. I found a few relevant funding opportunities. Now what?
Some ways in which OPD can help:
Connecting faculty with grants analysts and department reps for initiation of budget
Identifying community partners or potential collaborators
Finding and working with internal and external expert reviewers
Editing the proposal
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13. FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY | Office of Proposal Development
Still Need Help
Finding Funding?
Contact us at
Rachel Goff-Albritton, PhD. Research Development Coordinator
2021 Westcott North Annex  (850)
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