How to Write a Successful Research Grant Application

1. Front Matter

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2. Grantsmanship: Necessary but Not Sufficient Strategies for Success

   • Willo Pequegnat

   Pages 1-7

3. Community-Based Collaborations: Designing, Conducting and Sustaining Prevention Programs

   • Mary M. McKay, Carl C. Bell, Clair A. Blake

   Pages 9-20

4. Funding Opportunity Announcements

   • Jean Noronha

   Pages 21-28

5. Selecting the Appropriate Research Mechanism: Finding the Right Match

   • Cheryl Anne Boyce, Courtney Ferrell Aklin

   Pages 29-47

6. Selecting Issues and Hypotheses for a Research Proposal

   • Spero M. Manson

   Pages 49-57

7. Electronic Submission Process

   • Jean Noronha

   Pages 59-79

8. The Review Process

   • Anita Miller Sostek

   Pages 81-93

9. Common Mistakes in Proposal Writing and How to Avoid Them

   • Susan Folkman, Willo Pequegnat

   Pages 95-103

10. Reading Between the Lines of Your Summary Statement

    • William Lyman, Bonita Stanton, Willo Pequegnat

    Pages 105-113

11. The Award Process

    • Ellen Stover

    Pages 115-122

12. So You Were Awarded Your Grant, Now What?

    • Seth C. Kalichman

    Pages 123-135

13. Developing a Theoretical Framework and Rationale for a Research Proposal

    • Gregory M. Herek

    Pages 137-145

14. How Do You Formulate a Testable Exciting Hypothesis?

    • Robyn Dawes

    Pages 147-151

15. Qualitative Inquiry: An End Not Just a Means

    • Margaret E. Bentley, Elizabeth E. Tolley, Willo Pequegnat

    Pages 153-172

16. Issues in Assessment in Research Proposals

    • Helena Chmura Kraemer

    Pages 173-187

17. Using Technology and the Internet in Research

    • Joseph A. Konstan, William West

    Pages 189-205

18. Designing an Intervention

    • Jose Szapocznik, Willo Pequegnat, Guillermo Prado

    Pages 207-227

19. Designing an Adequate Control Group

    • Thomas J. Coates

    Pages 229-245

20. Human Subject Protection and Special Population Issues

    • Christine Moretto Wishnoff, Pamela Hayes-Shell, David Shore, Cheryl Anne Boyce

    Pages 247-266

Over the last fifty years behavioral and medical research has been generously supported by the federal government, private foundations, and other philanthropic organizations contributing to the development of a vibrant public health system both in the United States and worldwide. However, these funds are dwindling and to stay competitive, investigators must understand the funding environment and know how to translate their hypotheses into research grant applications that reviewers evaluate as having scientific merit. The Second Edition of ‘How to Write a Successful Research Grant Application’ is the only book of its kind written by federal research investigators which provides technical assistance for researchers applying for biobehavioral and psychosocial research funding and can give them an edge in this competitive environment. The book provides invaluable tips on all aspects of the art of grantsmanship, including: how to determine research opportunities and priorities, how to develop the different elements of an application, how to negotiate the electronic submission and review processes, and how to disseminate the findings. Charts, visual aids, Web links, an extensive real-world example of a research proposal with budget, and a "So You Were Awarded Your Grant—Now What?" chapter show prospective applicants how to: - Formulate a testworthy—and interesting—hypothesis. - Select the appropriate research mechanism. - Avoid common pitfalls in proposal writing. - Develop an adequate control group. - Conduct a rigorous qualitative inquiry. - Develop a budget justification of costs. - Develop a human subjects of animal welfare plan. - Write a data analytic plan. - Design a quality control/assurance program. - Read between the lines of a summary of the review of your application. Although its focus is on Public Health Service funding, ‘How to Write a Successful Research Grant’ is equally useful for all research proposals, including graduate students preparing a thesis or dissertation proposal. Service providers in community-based organizations and public health agencies will also find this a useful resource in preparing a proposal to compete for grant funds from state and community resources, non-government organizations, and foundations.

• behavioral sciences research
• grant proposal
• grant writing
• social sciences research
• study design

• National Institute of Mental Health, Bethesda, USA

  Willo Pequegnat, Ellen Stover

• Washington, USA

  Cheryl Anne Boyce

Willo Pequegnat is Associate Director of the International AIDS Prevention Research in the NIMH Center for Mental Health Research on AIDS at the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

Ellen Stover is Director of the Division of AIDS and Health and Behavior Research at the National Institute of Mental Health.

Cheryl Boyce is Associate Director for Pediatric Research Training and Career Development and Chief, Child Abuse and Neglect Program at the National Institute of Mental Health.

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