Identifying Funding Sources in Dental Research

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Identifying Funding Sources in Dental Research

• Office of Information Communications
  GrantSource Library

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Library Services

• Assistance and instruction in
• using databases and other resources to conduct
  funding searches
• locating guidelines and application forms
• finding tips and guides on proposal development
• identifying funded research

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• Office of Information Communications
  GrantSource Library
• 307 Bynum Hall
• (on Cameron Avenue)
• Monday-Friday 800 a.m. - 500 p.m.

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Contact Us

• Public Service Desk 919-962-3463 gs_at_unc.edu
• Rebecca Rhodes, GrantSource Librarian 919-962-602
  2 rebecca_rhodes_at_unc.edu
• Susan Gramling, GrantSource Librarian 919-962-776
  6 susan_gramling_at_unc.edu

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Learning Objectives

• You will learn
• time-saving tips for researching funding
  opportunities
• to search Community of Science (COS) and other
  databases
• to set up funding alert service/s

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Resources for This Workshop

• Sample funding search in dental research
• http//research.unc.edu/grantsource/workshops/dent
  al_junior_faculty_search.htm
• This PowerPoint Presentation (click on School of
  Dentistry Junior Faculty)
• http//research.unc.edu/grantsource/workshops_help
  .phpspecial

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Tips for Researching Funding Opportunities

• Look for potential funders with a good fit
• Identify funders goals or needs
• Talk to the program officer
• Broaden your search
• Approach your search from different perspectives

Handout Tips for Researching Funding
Opportunities
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Where to Start Your Search

• Visit our website and search on your
  ownresearch.unc.edu/grantsource
• E-mail or call if you have questions
• Visit the GrantSource Library for in-person help
  and instruction in using online and library
  resources
• Schedule a consultation

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Things to Consider Before Searching

• Keywords that apply to your research
• Specific and broad disciplinary terms
• Categories that apply to yourself
• Faculty/junior faculty/postdoc, citizenship,
  minority, woman
• Type of award sought
• Research, program support, training grant,
  fellowship, postdoctoral, travel

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Materials in the Library

• Discipline specific directories
• Guides to corporate and foundation funding
• CDs Foundation Center Directory
• Proposal writing guides

http//research.unc.edu/grantsource/reference.html
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http//research.unc.edu/grantsource/
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Finding Funding Opportunities

• Six basic steps
• Multidisciplinary funding databases
• Funding alerts
• Internal funding database
• Other databases and resources
• Print resources
• Help available online

• http//research.unc.edu/grantsource/faculty_resear
  ch1.php

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Community of Science (COS)Funding Opportunities
Database

• Main search (recommended)
• recommended fields keywords, requirements,
  citizenship or residency requirements, activity
  location, funding type
• browse to view keyword subject tree
• use search feature to find keywords you want
• uncheck explode if you use broad keywords

http//research.unc.edu/grantsource/faculty_resear
ch2.phpcos PDF Handout Searching Community of
Science Basics
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COS Funding Alerts

• Customized electronic notification
• Sends weekly email with new or updated
  opportunities
• First step, register for COS expertise profile
  (faculty profiles are published)
• Second step, set up funding search profile
• Must do both steps to receive good results

http//research.unc.edu/grantsource/faculty_resear
ch3.phpPDF Handout COS Funding Alert Basics
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InfoEd SPINFunding Opportunities Database

• Similar to COS
• Main differences
• additional opportunities
• different keywords and search terms
• different interface (keywords alphabetized)
• Be certain to use Search and not Enter
• Set up InfoEd SMARTS/GENIUS funding alert

• http//research.unc.edu/grantsource/faculty_resear
  ch2.phpspin

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Specialized Alert Services

• Federal government-wide
• FedGrants.gov
• Agency-specific
• NIH Guide TOC
• AHRQ
• Foundations
• RFP Bulletin
• Robert Wood Johnson email services for grants

http//research.unc.edu/grantsource/faculty_resear
ch3.phpspecialized
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Carolina Internal Funding Database

• Information on funding from or administered by
  UNC-Chapel Hill
• Searchable by only one field at a time
• Search by faculty or postdoctoral scholar
• Smaller database

• http//research.unc.edu/grantsource/faculty_resear
  ch4.php

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Search Other Databases and Resources

• North Carolina and University sources of Funding
• subscribe to Research Support Newsletter
• Specific guides
• GrantsNetsee especially the Grant Doctor
• Federal sources
• FedGrants.gov
• Private sources

http//research.unc.edu/grantsource/faculty_resear
ch5.php
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Proposal Writing Help

• UNC-Chapel Hill assistance and resources
• Reference books
• especially Grant Application Writers Handbook
• Online resources and guides
• many individual agencies have their own
• writing foundation proposals, including letter
  proposals

• http//research.unc.edu/grantsource/grantwriting.p
  hp

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Funding Agencies

• US government agencies
• NIH
• Private and community foundations, corporate
  grantmakers

• http//research.unc.edu/grantsource/agencies.php

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NIH Frequently Accessed Pages

• Links to institutes and centers
• Guide to getting started at NIH
• Explanation of various grant mechanisms
• Career Award Wizard
• Resources for new investigators
• NIH Roadmap initiative
• Information about peer review process

• http//research.unc.edu/grantsource/nih_links.php

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Funding News and Awards

• Awards made databases
• useful to find out who and what was actually
  funded
• federal grants databasesespecially NIH CRISP
• private and state grants databases

http//research.unc.edu/grantsource/news.php
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Faculty Research

• Search COS Expertise Database
• information about faculty research interests at
  Carolina and elsewhere
• use to identify potential mentors, collaborators,
  and others
• RAD (Research Abstracts Database)
• database of proposal abstracts submitted by
  UNC-Chapel Hill faculty and graduate students

• http//research.unc.edu/grantsource/faculty.php

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Office of Research Development

• Helps research groups develop competitive
  proposals, with a focus on multidisciplinary,
  collaborative projects
• Manages selection process for special limited
  awards and grants
• Conducts workshops in proposal writing,
  multidisciplinary/collaborative research, and
  project development/evaluation strategies

http//research.unc.edu/ord
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Thank You!

• Please take a moment to tell us how we did.
• Handout GrantSource Library Presentation
  Evaluation
• Presenter Susan Gramling