Lessons Learned from Managing Grants
Early Career Development
Kelly Nichols
Ag Agent
University of Maryland Extension
Derwood
Abstract
An Extension Educator's programming at times involves grants for research and/or teaching. The process of writing the proposal, then managing awarded grants can be daunting. During the proposal writing process, objectives that are practical and relevant to clientele and the funding agency must be clearly defined. Also, a budget for items such as the educator’s time, materials, and travel needs to be developed. Once a grant has been awarded, in addition to actually doing the research and/or teaching, the educator needs to ensure all objectives are met as well as keep track of expenses. By presenting lessons learned during the grant process from proposal to completion, early career educators will be better equipped in their own program development. Both successful and unsuccessful strategies will be offered, along with tips for defining objectives, developing a budget, balancing the grant workload along with all other duties, and providing results.
Authors: Kelly Nichols
-
Kelly Nichols Ag Agent, University of Maryland Extension, Maryland, 20855