David McGinnis
Cindy Bell
Jerusha Shipstead
 Dave McGinnis
 GSP director
 Returned in January from NSF two-year rotation
 Cindy Bell
 Experienced grant writer at LBHC
 Experienced grant writer/manager at MSUB downtown
 Jerusha Shipstead
 MS in Library Sciences
 Data wonk
 Look for grant opportunities
 Help PIs develop grant proposals
 Assist in identifying and facilitating collaborative
partnerships
 Idea generation that fits RFPs
 Clear writing/editing
 Budgets
 Submit Proposals according to agency guidelines
 Monitor agency decision processes
 Research Compliance oversight
 Work with other MUS institutions on research issues
 Evaluate software packages – Grants Resource Center
(GRC) & InfoReady
 Help with post-award management and reporting
 Centralized information for State funding
opportunities
 Workshops – more later…
 Focus special attention on recent faculty hires
 Propose Faculty and Staff awards for excellence in
grant activity
 Fall Research Forum –
“October-Poster-Fest”
 Spring Research Forum featuring undergraduates
 Establish a Faculty Advisory Council for GSP
 Develop College Research Development Plan in
collaboration with Deans and Department Chairs
 Host Research Talks
 MSUB
 External speakers
 Publish annual research outcomes brochure
highlighting research at MSUB
Active Grants and Contracts
140
120
100
80
60
40
20
0
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Total Revenue
$7,000,000
$6,000,000
$5,000,000
$4,000,000
$3,000,000
$2,000,000
$1,000,000
$0
 Downturn in active awards is a function of
 Faculty turnover
 Changes in funding programs
 Reduction in Earmarks
 Revenue downturn is a function of
 Reduced funding from specific agencies
 Changes in federal-to-state pass through funding
 Fewer large awards received
 Reduction in Earmarks
Increased Planning and Coordination
in Pursing Extramural Funding
Increased Planning and Coordination
in Pursing Extramural Funding
WORKSHOPS
 How to Search for Grant Opportunities
 GRC search engine
 Customized searches
 Writing Successful Proposals
 GRC experts
 Exploring summer intensive workshop
 CARE
 Developing Budgets and Budget Justifications
 Congratulations on Your New Award – Now What?
 New Faculty Networking sessions
 Spark/Speed Dating sessions
 Specific Federal Agencies
 NSF, NIH, DoEd, DoE, DoL, etc.
 Call upon GRC experts to do webinars for us or ask for
conference call/webinar with agency personnel
 NSF EPSCoR and NIH INBRE leadership networking
 MSU Bozeman SPO to campus to share resources
 Other ideas generated by faculty or Faculty Advisory
Council
 Where should MSUB be in 1-3 years?
Total Revenue
$7,000,000
$6,000,000
$5,000,000
$4,000,000
$3,000,000
$2,000,000
$1,000,000
$0
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Questions?