This hands-on guide begins at the point many grant seekers can identify with - rejection. Part One emphasizes how to resubmit unfunded applications to make them more competitive. The material contained in this section is invaluable, especially since funding sources are now limiting the number of times the same application can be resubmitted. Part Two highlights the practical issues of a project after funding has been obtained. The authors provide a map of the people and places that must become part of a researcher's daily and weekly routine, a checklist to aid the newly funded researcher's progress, and guidance on the essential but often overlooked feature of research funding, time management. Subjects of other sections of this volume include the `small business' aspects of maintaining funding for a project, and the process of targeting continued funding by determining the next fundable step of a project.

Introduction Getting It, Managing It, and Renewing ItPART ONE: RESUBMITTING A NOT FUNDED APPLICATION: ISSUES AND DECISIONSNot-Funded? Identify the ReasonsContending with Reviewers¿ CommentsModifying the ApplicationPART TWO: FUNDED! PRACTICAL ISSUESTaking Advantage of the Award¿s Rights and ResponsibilitiesBuild Effective Organizational RelationshipsPART THREE: FUNDED! WELCOME TO THE SMALL BUSINESS WORLDDesigning an Organization for the ProjectEstablishing Financial ProceduresSelecting Project PersonnelCommunicating With Organizations and With the Scientific CommunityPART FOUR: CONTINUING A PROJECT BY SUBMITTING A COMPETITIVE APPLICATIONStrategies to Identify a Continuation ProjectSelecting a Funding Mechanism for a Continuation ProjectPART FIVE: APPLICATION PREPARATIONWhat to Include in a Project ApplicationWriting to Be CompetitiveSeeing It Through the Reviewers¿ EyesPART SIX: OTHER CONSIDERATIONSRelated Research IssuesThinking as the Heart of Science