Applied Nursing Research
Volume 23, Issue 3 , Pages 171-177, August 2010

Small grant management in health and behavioral sciences: Lessons learned☆☆☆

  • Teresa J. Sakraida, PhD, RN

      Affiliations

    • College of Nursing, University of Colorado Denver, Aurora, CO 80045, USA
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  • Jessica D'Amico, DNP, RN, WHNP

      Affiliations

    • Monterey Women's Health Group, Monterey, CA 93940, USA
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  • Erica Thibault, BScN, RN, CWOCN, CNS

      Affiliations

    • Doctoral Student, College of Nursing, University of Colorado Denver, Aurora, CO 80045, USA

Received 31 July 2007; received in revised form 9 June 2008; accepted 27 June 2008. published online 16 January 2009.

Abstract 

This article describes considerations in health and behavioral sciences small grant management and describes lessons learned during post-award implementation. Using the components by W. Sahlman [Sahlman, W. (1997). How to write a great business plan. Harvard Business Review, 75(4), 98–108] as a business framework, a plan was developed that included (a) building relationships with people in the research program and with external parties providing key resources, (b) establishing a perspective of opportunity for research advancement, (c) identifying the larger context of scientific culture and regulatory environment, and (d) anticipating problems with a flexible response and rewarding teamwork. Small grant management included developing a day-to-day system, building a grant/study program development plan, and initiating a marketing plan.

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☆ Funding Source: The Transition to Self-Management Study was funded by a Sigma Theta Tau International Small Grant, 2006.

☆☆ Poster Presentation: A poster titled, Small Grant Management and Administration: Considerations and Lessons Learned was presented at the Western Institute of Nursing conference, Portland, OR, April 11–14, 2007, published in Communicating Nursing Research Conference Proceedings, volume 40, page 481.

PII: S0897-1897(08)00073-6

doi:10.1016/j.apnr.2008.06.006

Applied Nursing Research
Volume 23, Issue 3 , Pages 171-177, August 2010

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