The Grant Rant

We are back today to talk about a common experience for NIH grantseekers - resubmissions. If you are interested in NIH, chances are you'll be in a position to resubmit. I chat with Senior Grants Consultant Tom Kuhn about resubmitting to this agency, including how to decide when to resubmit, what the benefits of an A1 application are, and more! Tune in and let us know what questions or experie...

We are delighted to share Episode 3 of our NIH series! In each episode we'll look at a new aspect of the NIH for grantseekers, including the R series, fellowships, resubmissions and more.  In today's episode, Senior Grants Consultant Tom Kuhn returns to chat about the F series - a prestigious set of fellowships from the NIH at the pre and post doctoral levels.  Want more of the Grant Ran...

We are delighted to share Episode 2 of our NIH series! In each episode we'll look at a new aspect of the NIH for grantseekers, including the R series, fellowships, resubmissions and more.  In this episode, Senior Grants Consultant Tom Kuhn talks about the different R (or Research) mechanisms at the NIH, including what their purposes are, how to distinguish them, and how to ensure you are sele...

The Grant Rant is proud to share episode 1 of our new series, the NIH! In each episode we'll look at a new aspect of the NIH for grantseekers, including the R series, fellowships, resubmissions, and more.  In this episode, Grants Consultant Tom Kuhn walks us through the fundamental elements of the NIH - the Institutes and Centers, the difference between a PO and an SRO, and how to begin think...

Do you need a really, really big laser to do research? Well, NSF's Major Research Instrumentation program may be the ticket! On today's special TomTalk, Senior Grants Consultant Tom Kuhn talks all about the MRI program. You can buy a laser, you can build a laser, and you can do it all without having to cost share (for the next five years)!!! We also chat about competitiveness, how smalle...

On today's episode, we talk with Grants Consultant Paul Tuttle about the challenges, opportunities, and chaos of being an early career faculty member. Paul uses amazing metaphors to talk about being careful to not overcommit, how to improve your grantwriting, the benefits of being a reviewer, and more! Grab a drink (or a funnel cake) and listen in! Follow me on Twitter! www.twitter.com/mallys...

What are Center proposals (aside from the fodder of nightmares for many PIs and administrators alike)? Senior Grants Consultant Sarah Ott joins us today to chat about Center proposals and cover topics including when to submit, when not to submit, how to deal with difficult personalities, and (everyone's favorite) version control. Listen in on how you can be better prepared for a Center submis...

Happy Fall, All! We are back today with a Senior Grants Consultant Tom Kuhn and ACTUAL SCIENTIST Steve Jax to talk about preliminary data! What used to be an optional nice-to-have addition to proposals is now more of a gotta-have-it element. Join us as we chat about all things preliminary data - from preprints, statisticians, how to know you have enough preliminary data and more!  Follow me on Twi...

The Department of Education can be a mystifying place where page limits are just really recommendations, but it doesn't all have to be scary! Senior Grants Consultant Susan Perri (AKA The Master and Commander of All Things ED) joins Tom and Mallory to talk about ED Basic Needs, a cool new(ish) program from the Department of Education. We also threaten to release her cell phone number and talk...

It's been a whole year of the Grant Rant and we are so grateful you're sticking with us! To celebrate, we broach the topic we started with - the federal budget! In this podcast, we talk with Grants Consultant Paul Tuttle and Senior Grants Advisor Clinton Doggett on all things FY2023 budget - what's surprising (and what isn't), new programs across agencies, whether or not the Ha...

Start your engines! Tom joins us for another installment of TomTalks to discuss the LARGE and IN CHARGE NSF Engines program! A new Center (with a capital "C") program from NSF's newest TIP Directorate, Engines is a massive investment in collaborative ecosystems to drive large-scale change. Tom gives us the skinny on the Engines program, the two tracks, and key considerations when pu...

We are excited to bring you a new mini series in the Grant Rant - TomTalk! Senior Grants Consultant Tom Kuhn joins the Grant Rant for mini rants about programs, issues, and exciting happenings in the grant world! Today Tom talks about the new NSF TIP directorate - why it's exciting, what it's doing, and what it means for the direction of NSF. Check it out! RESOURCES: NSF TIP Directorate...

On today's episode, Senior Grants Consultant and Podcast Frequent Flier Bryan DeBusk joins us to talk about engaging undergraduate students in research. Why you should do it (and you really should!), best practices, how to support your undergrads, and more!  Want to join as our guest in an upcoming episode? We'd love to hear from you! Reach out at podcast@hanoverresearch.com.  Follow us...

Play nice, nice, baby. It's all about the collaboration! On today's episode, Managing Grants Consultant Sarah Ott (our very own Wizard of Health Research) joins us to talk about transitioning from single-PI to multi-PI grants. Collaboration, team science, the science of team science...we cover it all. Listen in, subscribe, and share! Our next webinar is on 6/30 on Engaging Undergraduate...

On today's very spooky Friday the 13th episode of the Grant Rant, Managing Grants Consultant Rob Guroff and Senior Grants Consultant Melissa Cornish join us to chat about NSF CAREER! We cover why CAREER is so competitive, when you should apply, how much money you should ask for, and whether or not we should start a parody band! Listen and subscribe! Also, ask us about our new Grants Learning...

On this episode, we chat with Senior Grants Consultant Melissa Cornish about NIH's available tools for investigators. Listen in for information on NIH Reporter, Matchmaker, ART, and other tips and suggestions from a Grants Extraordinaire! Resources! NIH Reporter: https://reporter.nih.gov/  NIH Matchmaker: https://reporter.nih.gov/matchmaker ART: https://public.csr.nih.gov/ForApplicants/ArtHom...

On today's episode we talk to Grants Consultant Paul Tuttle about funding in the arts and humanities - the history, changes that have been made to arts and humanities grantmaking, talking to your institutional development office and more!  Check out our other resources! Hanover Digital: https://hanoverresearch.secure.force.com/customerportal/ Sign up for Grant Alerts, Webinars, and More: http...

Today we talk with Senior Grants Consultant Bryan DeBusk about this year's SUPER TUESDAY program - NSF SSTEM! Due on 2/22/22, we chat with Bryan about this year's NEW solicitation, dos and don'ts, how to capture unmet need, what disciplines qualify and more. Tune in for more and send us your questions to podcast@hanoverresearch.com RESOURCES:  FAQS!: https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2022/ns...

On this episode, Senior Grants Consultant Dr. Bryan DeBusk joins to talk about NSF  MRI. We chat about why this isn't a good program to just buy a really big microscope or laser (no matter how cool it is!), the biggest mistakes Bryan sees in proposals, and what it means to be competitive in a highly competitive program.  Follow me on Twitter ! Interested in Hanover helping you with your grant...

In today's episode, Grants Consultant Steve Jax joins the podcast to share more tips and guidance on moving from research trainee to principal investigator. Topics include the benefits of multiple mentors, having a plan, and common pitfalls and missteps.  Follow me on Twitter ! Interested in Hanover helping you with your grants? Check out our website for more information . 

In this month's episode Grants Consultant Susan Perri joins us to talk about the Department of Education's TRIO programs, specifically Upward Bound. Upward Bound is one of several TRIO programs slated to arrive in the coming months, and we chat with Susan about the differences between the Upward Bound programs, what makes a strong application, how to determine your objective goals and mo...

On today's episode, Grants Consultants Jaimee Hoefert and Kristina Weaver join the Grant Rant to talk about diversifying funding - when to do it, how to do it, and why to do it. Additionally, applying to two funders for the same problem (eeek!), what happens when you lose funding, and more!  Follow me on Twitter ! Interested in Hanover helping you with your grants? Check out our website for m...

Senior Grants Advisor Clinton Doggett joins the Grant Rant to answer some follow up questions to last week's webinar on the FY2022 budget. Department of Education, NOAA, A-RPA H and more! Follow me on Twitter ! Interested in Hanover helping you with your grants? Check out our website for more information . 

On this month's podcast Senior Grants Consultant Bryan DeBusk joins Mallory Waters and Katy Bristow to answer your questions about Program Officers. Should you reach out to them (trick question - of course you should!)? What if they don't answer? How soon is too soon? These questions and more are covered in today's Grant Rant! Want more Hanover? Check us out at HanoverResearch.com ...