© Evelyn Daniel
Rev. 6/5/99.
GRADUATE SCHOOL OF LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SCIENCE
 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

LIS 450: GRANTSMANSHIP

Summer 1999

Day 1 - Thursday, June 17 (Section I) or Saturday, June 19 (Section II)

Good background reading for today -- Chapters 2 and 3 of Miner, et al; Chapters 10 and 11 of Geever (optional)

Aproximate Times and Topic

9:00


 QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, CONCERNS


9:15


 LOOKING FOR FUNDS
  • Funding Sources
  • Private Sector Funding Possibilities
    1. Foundations
    2. Corporations
  • Public Funds
    1. Federal, state, local government agencies
    2. Societies and Associations
    3. Competitive Research Grant Programs
    4. In-House Funding


10:15


Break

10:30


 FOCUS ON FOUNDATIONS

  • The Foundation Center

  • Types of Foundations

  • Criteria to select target foundation
    1. Eligibility and restrictions
    2. Type of support sought (Building, equipment, start-up, operational)
    3. Central Purpose - Subject, Geographic, Population group(s)
    4. Potential Contacts

  • Developing a Prospect List
    1. Name, address, contact person, telephone
    2. Deadline dates for proposal submission (if any)
    3. Past record of giving
    4. Subject/geographical/type of support focus & limitations
    5. Types of organization funded and sample grant
    6. Guidelines

Lab/Library exercise. Investigate funding sources and begin developing prospect list. Experiment with useful web-based form to collect needed information -- see example.


11:30


 ASSIGNMENT - PROSPECT LIST


12:00

  LUNCH

1:15


LETTER PROPOSAL
  • Elements of a letter proposal
  • Relationship of problem to sponsor's interest
  • Proposed solution and organizational capability
  • Budget request


1:45


ASSIGNMENT THREE (1/2 credit) - LETTER PROPOSAL


2:15


Break

2:30


 MEET WITH GROUPS -- Sign-up for 15 minute discussion period.
    • Group 1 - 2:30 - 2:45
    • Group 2 - 2:50 - 3:05
    • Group 3 - 3:10 - 3:25
    • Group 4 - 3:30 - 3:45
    • Group 5 - 3:50 - 4:05

Please use your campus time productively during the time when you are not meeting with me -- work on your concept paper, explore funding sources, experiment with prospect form, talk with potential teammate(s) re joint proposal development.


I'm looking forward to working with you on some excellent and creative proposals.

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