Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contributors -- Forward/Mary D. Naylor, PhD, rn, RAAN -- Foreword/Richard H. Fortinsky, PhD -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Part I: Getting started -- 1. Why write a grant? -- Introduction -- A grant story -- The language of grantsmanship -- Developing a career trajectory involving grantsmanship -- Personal attributes of successful researchers -- 2. Becoming familiar with funding sources -- Introduction -- sources of funding for health and human service professionals -- Learning about and keeping track of funding sources -- Interpreting calls for proposals -- 3. Developing your ideas for funding -- Introduction -- Identifying ideas with funding potential -- Ideas that are hot and those that are not -- Matching an idea to a funding priority -- Case scenario: reshaping and refining ideas through collaboration and literature review -- Considerations specific to predoctoral and postdoctoral fellows -- 4. Infrastructure to support grantsmanship -- Introduction -- Common barriers to grantsmanship -- Institutional supports needed for grant writing -- 5. Everyone needs a mentor -- Introduction -- Funding for mentorship -- Mentorship models -- Balancing mentorship with independence -- Part II: Writing a competitive grant application -- 6. Strategies for effective writing -- Introduction -- Organizing for the writing task -- Common problems with writing -- Writer's block -- the grant-writing team -- 7. Overview of common sections of proposals -- Introduction -- What agencies look for in a proposal -- Common sections of grant proposals -- 8. Heart of the matter: the aims -- Introduction -- Principles for developing specific aims -- Template for section of the specific aims page -- 9. Background and significance -- Introduction -- Significance -- the literature review and the scientific foundation for the study -- how to conduct a narrative review for the literature -- A note on systematic reviews -- Innovation -- 10. the approach -- Introduction -- Subsections of the approach section -- writing approach section for specific research designs -- 11. Concept papers, pilot studies, and supporting documentation -- Introduction -- Elements of a concept paper -- Pilot studies -- Obtaining contractual agreements and letters of support -- Other administrative matters -- 12. Common pitfalls in proposals -- Introduction -- Common pitfalls and strategies for addressing them -- Significance -- Specific aims or objectives -- Problems with the experimental approach -- Problems with the investigator -- Problems with the environment -- Problems with the budget -- Part III: Preparing a budget -- 13. Budget basics -- Introduction -- the language of grant budgets -- Considerations in developing an budget -- Basic components of a budget -- Budget justification -- NIH modular budget format -- 14. Putting it all together to create a budget -- Introduction -- Constructing a budget -- think through project costs -- Consultation considerations -- Subaward consideration -- considerations for predoctoral students and postdoctoral fellows -- 15. Technical considerations in budget development -- Introduction -- governance of budgets -- Budget forms -- ensuring budget accuracy -- Part IV: Models for proposal development -- 16. Four project structures -- Introduction -- Individual model -- Consultative model -- Cooperative model -- Collaborative model -- Choosing an appropriate project structure -- 17. Understanding the process of collaboration -- Introduction -- Theoretical framework for understanding collaboration -- Roles and responsibilities of team members -- Five-stage model of collaboration -- 18. Collaborating for team science -- Introduction -- Forming a collaborative team -- Evaluating team effectiveness -- Common problems in collaborative teams and effective solutions -- Case scenario -- Part V: Submitting the proposal -- 19. Learning about your institution -- Introduction -- Questions to ask of your institution -- Institutional review board procedures -- 20. Electronic considerations -- Introduction -- Benefits of online grant submissions -- Common challenges with electronic submissions -- Getting ready for electronic submission -- the process -- Part VI: Life after a grant submission -- 21. Understanding the review process -- Introduction -- Structure of the review process -- Review criteria -- Scores and categories of acceptance and rejection -- tips for understanding the review process -- 22. responding to the proposal review -- Introduction -- Assess the priority score -- Considerations in reading reviewers' comments -- Discussions with program officers -- What to do if you believe the review was unfair or incorrect -- Resubmission process -- Resubmission rule -- Special terminology of the NIH -- Part VII: Strategies for managing a grant award -- 23. Welcome to the world of postaward -- Introduction -- Initiating a grant award: administrative matters -- Scientific start-up tasks -- Federal agency requirements -- yearly reports and administrative responsibilities -- Institutional rules -- Budgetary considerations -- 24. Building a program of research -- Introduction -- What is a program of research? -- Strategies for building a program of research -- Disseminating the results of your program of research -- 25. A case study: putting it all together -- Introduction -- A grant story revisited -- Excerpt from the proposal -- The critique -- Conclusion -- Appendix A: common questions and their answers -- Appendix B: selected key acronyms -- Appendix C: guidelines for evaluating collaborative teams.