1. Office of Sponsored Programs Raubinger Hall, Room 309 William Paterson University 973-720-2852 October 2015 Grants 101: The Anatomy of Grants

2. Agenda 1.WPUNJ Process, Policies and Procedures regarding grants 2.How to develop a fundable grant proposal, the nuts and bolts

3. Office of Sponsored Programs Pre-Award Post Award Compliance

4. Proposal Development Process 1.Initiate idea 2.Find appropriate funders, discuss with OSP, find resources to help you (OSP, GRC)OSPGRC 3.Prepare summary, contact funder 4.PD/PI, project team and OSP develop proposal, budget and support materials 5.Review and approval for submission  Project Sign-Off Sheet Project Sign-Off Sheet 6.Finalize proposal package, submit early

5. Search tools OSP Funding Opportunities Page PIVOT GRC, GrantSearchGRCGrantSearch Grants.Gov Publications Professional groups, newsletters, conferences ListServs, announcements OSP’s Funding Opportunity AnnouncementFunding Opportunity Announcement

6. The Ultimate Goal of a Proposal

7. How to Develop a Fundable Proposal  Overview of a Complete Proposal  Guidelines First!  Review Criteria & Processes  Developing Each Component Intentionally  Some Helpful Hints

8. Before the Proposal  Research  Similar programs, core issue, related issues  Gather data supporting your idea and proposed of activities (census, research findings)  Undertake preliminary activity  Test proposed activities and/or collect preliminary data  Determine outcome estimates  DEVELOP THE PROJECT  Don’t wait until you start writing  Will identify issues that need resolution  Provides time to think about what you are going to do

9. Review  Be innovative wherever possible  Know what others are doing and why your research, activity, whatever is needed and will make a difference  Focus on key questions: Yours and Sponsor’s  Be convincing and thorough  Prove knowledge of subject; show passion  State the expected contributions (outcomes) to your field of work: Convincing answer to “So What?”  Convey excitement and commitment  More than clearly link to the funder’s priorities

10. It’s All About the Program How you probably feel right now ! Grant proposals are hard – but very “do-able.”

11. Contact Information Staff:  Martin Williams, DirectorEXT 3263  Lourdes Bastas, Assistant Director, Pre-Award ServicesEXT 3794  Maureen Peters, Program Assistant EXT 2852  Stephen Hahn, Associate ProvostEXT 2565 Office:  Raubinger Hall 309  Fax: 973-720-3573 Webpage:  www.wpunj.edu/osp www.wpunj.edu/osp