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Resources for Writers

Search for Grant and Contract Opportunities

Juniata subscribes to an online search tool to help faculty, staff and administrators identify potential funding sources.  The instructions and background information on the Illinois Researcher Information Service (IRIS) are found here. Any computer on the Juniata network can access IRIS directly at http://www.library.uiuc.edu/iris/. There are also a number of free online search tools available.  A list of available search engines is found here.

Making a Quality Proposal

To help Juniata grants writers prepare quality grant applications for support, Juniata has created a number of tips, tools and templates from which grants writers can pull information commonly used in external applications.

Approvals and Coordination

Juniata requires grants to be internally approved before submission to any external funding organizations in order to ensure that the grant is correctly prepared, appropriately commits the institutions resources, represents the institution well, is consistent with the goals of the institutions and appropriately notifies all of the involved parties. The internal approval form is found here.

In addition, projects which involve human subjects, research animals, biohazards, or recombinant DNA require additional clearances. Contact the Grants and Contracts Office or Office of the Provost for the specific policies and clearances required for these special considerations.

Submitting a Propsal

For help in using common online submission formats such as Grants.gov, the National Science Foundation's Fastlane, Pennsylvania’s Single Application for Assistance, the National Institutes of Health eRA Commons, or other online services, please contact the Director for Corporation and Foundation Support.

Contracts and Policies

To help Juniata researchers contract with external parties, Juniata has developed templates of routine contract documents and policies.  But for more customized needs, Juniata has an outside attorney to assist and advise.  To access Juniata counsel requires authorization from Provost James J. Lakso.