Grantsmanship

Grantsmanship
Contract Development
and Resource Development

Helping Extension professionals strengthen their skills in project development, proposal writing, and project management.

2003 Resource Development Workshop
Project Design and Proposal Development

~~ ~~ Agenda ~~ ~~ Selecting projects for external funding
     Applying the new Cost Recovery Guidelines
         Public good, private good, or both
         When to seek funding and when to charge user fees
         Discussions to have before you submit a proposal
              Organizational support
              Personal and program benefits
     Paperwork you will need to submit your proposal
        The importance of the signatures
        Working with the Extension Business Office
        When to contact the Research Foundation
        Forms you may need
              "Permission to seek off-campus funding" form
              Conflict of Interest form

Project and proposal checklists
     How to use them
     How to create your own

Sorting through a couple of RFPs (requests for proposals) or funding opportunities
     Terminology
     Submission requirements
     Budget allowables and non-allowables

Basics of clear writing
     Developing a statement of need
     Describing your project
     Determining your outcomes and how to measure them
     Identifying potential project problems

Examine several typical funded projects
      Strengths and weaknesses
      Surprises of implementing - good and not-so-good
      Recommendations for another time

Developing your project idea (small group discussions using checklist and other tools)
     The work and tasks to be done
     Preliminary budgets
          How this budgets fits with on-going funding
          Administrative charges (F&A's)
     Time lines

Information on the Web
OSURF

Registration: Use the on-line registration form available on the Grants/workshop page at: http://www.ag.ohio-state.edu/~grants/workshops.htm

*Note: A list of resources, webpages, outlines and other aids will be shared.

Contact me to help you get started.

Jacqueline E. LaMuth
Coordinator, Resource Development and Management
2120 Fyffe Road, Ag Administration Building Room 4
Columbus, OH 43210
ph: 614-292-6470 fax: 614-688-0529
E-mail me at:lamuth.1@osu.edu

All educational programs conducted by Ohio State University Extension are available to clientele on a nondiscriminatory basis without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, gender, age, disability or Vietnam-era veteran status.

Keith L. Smith, Associate Vice President for Ag. Admin. and Director, OSU Extension
TDD No. 800-589-8292 (Ohio only) or 614-292-1868