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The Office of Research and Sponsored Programs is pleased to announce new workshops on the Fall Schedule

New workshops have been announced and added to the Fall Workshop Schedule for the workshop title Finding Funding Opportunities 101

This workshop will give you the skills to effectively identify potential funding sources via the COS database.

For more information, including how to register, go to our Workshops page.

Johnson City Public Library offers grantseeking and proposal
writing workshops for non-profit organizations

The Johnson City Public Library will host a workshop featuring two sessions: Grantseeking Online and Proposal Writing and the Foundation Relationship. The workshop sessions will take place in the Jones Meeting Room on the 25th of October at 10:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. respectively. These sessions are not intended for individuals seeking grants for their own use, but rather for area nonprofit organizations. The Library is a cooperating collection of the Foundation Center and this workshop is designed to help area nonprofits take advantage of the collection of resources available at the Library.

For more information including registration information, visit:
http://www.jcpl.net/index.asp?speed=high&screen=wide&css=yes&section=news&page=index#GRANT

Southeast Regional Collegiate Environmental Science and Health Symposium in Atlanta on November 14, 2007

The registration deadline for attending is November 9th. The registration fee is $10 which also covers lunch.

For more information and to register, visit http://www.scgcorp.com/collegiate07/index.asp

Professional Grant Development Workshop
Nov. 6-8, 2007, Northeast State Community College, Blountville, TN

This intensive three-day grant proposal workshop is geared for: 1) those who wish to strengthen their grant writing skills and 2) beginners who wish to acquire and master the techniques of preparing, writing and winning proposals from various funding agencies. The center of attention will be on how to effectively tell the story that leads to funding, be it for the researcher in the sciences and social sciences, educator and non-profit professional.
Visit http://www.granttrainingcenter.com/. See the ad for the workshop above for more details. Participants will learn how to:

Comprehend the diversity of the grant funding community

Research and identify potential funding sources

Create the right fit with the funding agency

Address the guidelines of proposals

Identify and effectively write the key elements of a proposal

Integrate each component of the grant into the final product

Develop focused and realistic budgets

Package professional grants submissions

NIH Seminars in Program Funding and Grants Administration
March 25-26, 2008 – San Antonio, Texas and June 19-20, 2008 – Chicago, Illinois

Two Regional Seminars are being offered, each encompassing two full days, providing information about the NIH funding process, from opportunity identification and application preparation through post award administration. Presentations are targeted towards research administrators, new and experienced investigators, post docs and trainees. See the official announcement for more information.

See our Workshop Schedule for upcoming ORSPA workshops and seminars.

News Flash!!

ETSU's F&A (Indirect Cost) rates have changed for all proposals effective July 1, 2007. Here's a rundown of the new rates:

Item	Percentage	Effective Dates
On-campus research:	42% of Modified Total Direct Costs	7/1/07 - 6/30/09
Off-campus research:	26% of Modified Total Direct Costs	7/1/06 - 3/30/10
On-campus Instruction:	45.0 of Modified Total Direct Costs	7/1/06 - 6/30/10
Off-Campus Instruction:	26.0 of Modified Total Direct Costs	7/1/06 - 6/30/10
On-campus other sponsored activities:	27% of Modified Total Direct Costs	7/1/06 - 6/30/10
Off-campus other sponsored activities:	21.9% of Modified Total Direct Costs	7/1/06 - 6/30/10
Clinical Trials:	22% of Total Direct Costs
State of Tennessee or local government:	15% of Total Direct Costs
Training Grants:	8% of Total Direct Costs