ORSP Resources

The Grant Advisor
The Office of Research and Sponsored Programs has a few resources to help you identify potential sponsors of your work or creative activity. First, they subscribe to The Grant Advisor Plus . This is a newsletter that has been around since 1983 and is the leading source of information on grant, research and fellowship opportunities for US Institutions of Higher Education and their faculty. There is 24-hour a day access to the following features:

1. The Grant Advisor Newletter (PDF or TXT): The newsletter covers grant opportunities from federal agencies (except NIH) as well as many independent organizations and foundations and is published monthly (except July).

2. Deadline Memo Hyperl inks: These powerful listings are presented in an elegant table format and include links directly to the following (all where applicable): (a) web site of the funding agency or organization; (b) abstracts and program reviews from The Grant Advisor newsletter; (c) complete text from all current Federal Register grant listings; (d) National Science Foundation on-line documents; and (e) e-mail addresses.

3. Database and Article Searches: Th e Database Search allows you to enter your own search criteria (such as funding agency, keywords, academic division, and more). Results are displayed in the same powerful table format as the Deadline Memo Hyperlinks. The Article Search is available for keyword searching through hundreds of our program abstracts and Federal Register articles.

4. 200+ Useful Links to Funding Sources: All subscribers have full access to our ever-expanding list of li nks to funding sources, separated into two categories: Federal and Related Sources, and Foundation and Independent Sources.

5. The Grant Works: The electronic book of the entire series of articles by Robert J. Toft, Ph.D. presented in Acrobat® PDF format. Included are hundreds of essays providing useful advice and tips for the grantsperson in higher education. Chapter titles include Proposal Development, Running the Grants Office, Budget Con siderations, Tips on Writing, Grants Office Policy, and more.

SPINPlus
ORSP also subscribes to The Sponsored Programs Information Network (SPIN). SPIN is a computerized databas e of federal, non-federal and corporate funding opportunities designed to assist faculty and staff in the identification of external sources of support for research, education and development projects. The database is searchable using SPIN keywords, Sponsor name(s), Award type(s), Applicant Type(s), Geographic Region, and/or Deadline Date/Date Ranges. This is a web-based and is accessible to the entire university community as long as you connect to the Internet through an Ohio University server. A descripti on of SPINPlus, along with highlights of the features is found below:

•  Comprehensive, web-accessible service promotes growth of sponsored programs
•  Worldwide, more than 600 institutions subscribe to SPIN plus
•  Integrated 398 Bio-Sketch included
•  No charge access to FedBizOpps, Agricola, Medline , US Geo, and US Patent records
•  Cover Federal, Non-Federal, International and Private spon sors
•  Advanced Boolean search capabilities
•  Searches are filtered to eliminate duplication
•  Layout tool allows for customized reports
•  CV database limited to members-only, ensuring quality records

DON'T FORGET : SPIN can only be accessed through an Ohio University server.

The Foundation Directory, Online
This is an online source that can be accessed on your behalf by the ORSP staff. The Foundation Center , founded in 1956, is the nation's leading authority on philanthropy and is dedicated to serving grant seekers, grant makers, researchers, policy makers, the media, and the general public. The Directory includes information on the giving priorities of the 10,000 largest US Foundations by total giving. The ORSP Grants Information Manager can assist you in using any of the ORSP services listed above. To set up an appointment or to ask questions, please call 593-0374.

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