finding funding workshop

Finding FundingWorkshop

Office of Research DevelopmentJCK 489

245-2314www.txstate.edu/research/

Finding funding is like…

…finding a needle in dozens of haystacks.

Goals of today’s workshopTo discuss Major Sources of Funding

To show you how funding opportunities are disseminated

To provide suggestions for developing search parameters.

To introduce and demo Texas State’s new funding database—PIVOT.

Sources of Funding• State Government

• Federal Government

• Local Government

• Professional Orgs

• Private Foundations

• Corporations

• Corporate Foundations

• Local Businesses

• Associations (American Cancer Society…)

Federal funding opportunities

For all grant opportunities (current & historical)www.Grants.gov

For contracting opportunities (current RFPs)https://www.fbo.gov/

A-Z Index of U.S Government Depts. & Agencies.http://www.usa.gov/Agencies/Federal/All_Agencies/index.shtml

For a list of federal programshttp://www.cfda.gov/

State funding For select grant opportunities (not mandatory)http://www.texasonline.state.tx.us/tolapp/egrants/search.htm

For contracting opportunities (current RFPs)http://esbd.cpa.state.tx.us/

A-Z Index of State Agencies & Depts.http://www.tsl.state.tx.us/apps/lrs/agencies/

Texas Engineering Experiment Stationhttp://tees.tamu.edu

Other funding opportunitiesFoundation Finder Online (Subscription via

Library)http://fconline.fdncenter.org/welcome.php?fpc=

Other places to find funding:

Local government websites

Local businesses (HEB, Target, Banks)

Peers and other programs with similar focus.

PIVOT The most comprehensive funding resource

available, including grants, fellowships, prizes and other types of funding

More than 26,000 records representing nearly 400,000 funding opportunities totaling more than $33 billion

80 of the top 100 research institutions in the US subscribe PIVOT

PIVOTTo access: http://pivot.cos.com

Tutorial links:http://www.txstate.edu/research/Resou

rces/pivot.html

Developing search parameters

• Develop an array of relevant search terms;

• Familiarize with your most likely sources and search often;

• But don’t dismiss the un-likely sources (think outside the box)

Refining search techniquesRemain open-minded as you search

Consider collaborating with a more experienced colleague or on a team project.

Consider framing your research project in a new way.

Do not force your topic to fit a program where it does not belong.

Filter through a funding alert before moving forward and talk to the program officer for clarity.

QuestionsContact: Evy Gonzales Associate Director of Federal Relationseg13@txstate.edu245-2918

Susan FentonDepartment of Health Information Managementsf36@txstate.edu245-3092