Finding & Evaluating Funding Opportunities (FOAs)

Learn best practices for finding, vetting, and reading funding opportunities (FOAs) so that you can develop responsive research proposals. While this information is relevant to all funders, we emphasize NIH opportunities, and specifically the SuRE R16 grant mechanism. Presented by Louetta Hurst, MA, Officer in the Proposal Development Office at the University of Kentucky. How to Find Funding Opportunities We cover strategies for finding suitable FOAs for your research, with an introduction to the different tools available, such as: • Grants.gov • Subscription funding databases • Mailing lists • NIH Guide to Grants & Contracts How to Read a Funding Opportunity We show you how to evaluate opportunities and interpret FOAs from the funder’s perspective, with a focus on locating and understanding critical pieces of information, such as: • Deadlines and timelines • Funding amounts and restrictions • Eligibility considerations • Application instructions and evaluation criteria