| Rationale
The Office of Grant Development in the College
of Education was established because the University, as a research
university, must increase its funded research in order to be truly
competitive among other research universities in the nation as it
seeks to prepare its students for the 21st Century. In turn, the
College of Education is stipulating that tenure and promotion are
more dependant on faculty producing external funds than they have
been in the past so that the College can help the University meet
this goal. Without the support of the Office of Grant Development,
this would be much more difficult for faculty than it will be presently.
Three-Year
Plan
2002-2003: The first year is designed to build a
strong, lasting foundation for the Office of Grant Development,
which will enable the Office to assist with and ease the grant application
process for both faculty and staff; to develop a network of collaborators
both on and off campus; and to begin producing applications for
funding, working toward the 5% yearly increase in external funding
stipulated by the strategic plan of the departments.
2003-2004: The second year the Office of Grant Development
will continue the work of year one, with emphases on refining procedures,
improving and developing new ways to aid faculty; increasing and
continuing development of networking partners; and in increasing
the number of applications submitted, as well as increasing the
amount of external funding at least 5% over year one.
2004-2005: The third year will consist of continued
refinement and development, with the level of applications and external
funding up at least 5% over year two. In addition, the Office will
seek continued external funding for its operations.
Goals and Objectives to Facilitate the Three-Year
Plan
Goal 1: Interview faculty and staff
to determine research needs and interests
Objective 1.1. Develop a survey document for faculty
so they can record both their needs and interests concerning grant
application
Objective 1.2. Interview all faculty to determine
their present level of funding, beginning with those who have been
most active in receiving funding
Objective 1.3. Determine what experienced researchers
would like from the Office of Grant Development
Objective 1.4. Determine the research interests
of the faculty and staff
Objective 1.5. Determine the research-related needs
of the non-funded faculty
Objective 1.6. Collect grant-related documentation
on each faculty member, indicating research interests, etc.
Objective 1.7. Collect information from faculty
and staff concerning workshop topics
Goal 2: Develop and implement a research-mentoring program
Objective 1.1. Research Mentors will be enlisted
from faculty with grant-proposal writing and funding experience
Objective 1.2. Research Mentors will work with non-funded
faculty to help them develop ideas, etc. for proposals
Objective 1.3. Research Mentors will facilitate
at one workshop each year for the College of Education
Objective 1.4. Research Mentors will serve as an
advisory group for the Director of Grant Development
Goal 3: Research and provide funding opportunity
notification for faculty and staff
Objective 1.1. Search out funding opportunities
related to faculty interests
Objective 1.2. Subscribe to various journals, etc.
that post funding opportunities
Objective 1.3. Join the National Council of University
Research Administrators
Objective 1.4. Monitor web funding sites weekly
Objective 1.5. Attend various conferences, etc.,
where funding will be the topic
Objective 1.8. Develop and publish a web page, containing
funding sources among other things, to be updated weekly
Goal 4: Develop a network of collaborators
Objective 1.1. Work with various groups, such as
the public schools, private foundations, etc., to develop collaborations
for funded research
Objective 1.2. Work with other colleges on campus
to develop collaborative projects for funded research
Objective 1.3. Help facilitate the collaboration
process for both on and off-campus groups
Goal 5: Facilitate workshops, seminars and discussions
concerning grant development for both faculty and staff
Objective 1.1. Develop topics for seminars based
on faculty interviews and faculty and staff requests
Objective 1.2. Develop a cadre of experienced researchers
to present at workshops
Objective 1.3. Develop a series of workshops for
developing various pieces of actual proposals.
Objective 1.4. Work with staff to better prepare
them about grant writing and how they might assist faculty preparing
a proposal
Goal 6: Develop information venues in which to showcase
sponsored research of COE
Objective 1.1. Develop a web site where faculty
can get information about all aspects of sponsored research, such
as internal procedures, University policies and procedures, tips
for writing proposals, etc.
Objective 1.2. Publish a quarterly newsletter showcasing
College of Education funding
Objective 1.3. Produce reports for year-end assessment
Goal 7: Assist faculty and staff in all aspects
of preparing grant applications for funded research
Objective 1.1. Provide Requests for Proposals for
faculty
Objective 1.2. Provide faculty with examples of
funded research from appropriate groups
Objective 1.3. Develop contacts at funding agencies
Objective 1.4. Communicate with funding agency
Objective 1.5. Attend any necessary meetings related
to the RFP
Objective 1.6. Help with literature reviews as time
permits
Objective 1.7. Apprise faculty of university research
policies and procedures
Objective 1.8. Develop, publicize, and implement
a process for getting a proposals developed and implemented
Objective 1.9. Develop timelines for faculty and
staff to follow in preparing proposals
Objective 1.10. Help develop budgets
Objective 1.11. Provide regular and constructive
critiques of draft proposals
Objective 1.12. Help revise language of draft proposals
to support RFP
Objective 1.13. Get internal peer reviewers for
proposals
Objective 1.14. Submit draft proposals to the Associate
Dean for Graduate Education and Research and to the Office of Research
Objective 1.15. Work with faculty to make needed
revisions
Objective 1.16. Coordinate the making of copies,
getting signatures, etc., and the submission of the proposal to
the Office of Research
Objective 1.17 Coordinate the revision and resubmission
of proposals as necessary
Goal 8: Seek to insure that sponsored projects meet
funding agency guidelines
Objective 1.1. Attend any necessary meetings with
funded faculty
Objective 1.2. Oversee the development and submission
of necessary reports and documents related to the grant
Objective 1.3. Work closely with the TTU Office
of Research
Goal 9: Celebrate the funding of successful grant
applications
Objective 1.1. Send notice of awards to the appropriate
university offices
Objective 1.2. Post awards and feature the research
on the web site
Objective 1.3. Send notice of awards to appropriate
off-campus entities
Objective 1.4. Provide celebratory functions in house
Goal 10: Assess the activities of the Office of
Grant Development
Objective 1.1. Survey all COE personnel to determine
whether the Office of Grant Development meets their needs and if
not, why not
Objective 1.2. Prepare an assessment document for
grant-seeking faculty to determine how well the Office of Grant
Development meets their needs
Objective 1.3. Prepare assessment documents for
all workshops assessing their effectiveness for faculty and staff
Objective 1.4. Prepare an assessment document of
the web site to determine if it meets the needs of the faculty and
staff
Objective 1.5. Assess whether the number of proposals
submitted in a given year have increased
Objective 1.6. Assess whether the amount of funding
that has been generated each year has increased at least 5%
Goal 11: Evaluate the work of the Office of Development
and make necessary changes based on assessment documentation
Objective 1.1. Make necessary adjustments based
on assessment of the Office of Grant Development
Objective 1.2. Make necessary adjustments based
on the assessment of grant-seeking faculty and staff so that needs
can be better met
Objective 1.3. Make necessary adjustments to workshops
based on the assessment of their effectiveness
Objective 1.4. Make necessary changes of the web
site to better accommodate the needs of the College of Education
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