Small grant management in health and behavioral sciences: Lessons learned☆☆☆
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.
aCollege of Nursing, University of Colorado Denver, Aurora, CO 80045, USA
bMonterey Women's Health Group, Monterey, CA 93940, USA
cDoctoral Student, College of Nursing, University of Colorado Denver, Aurora, CO 80045, USA
☆ 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.
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