Presenters:
- Leigh Botner, University of Delaware
- Kathleen Sanford, University of Delaware
- Dawn Jory, University of Delaware
Thanks to our session scribe, Kristyn Jewell, Purdue University!
Key points from the session. We learned:
- Team learned from their initial failure with Accelerate America NNMI submission to succeed with NIIMBL.
- For NIIMBL, the core scientific team coalesced before the FOA was released.
- The RD support moved from a college/departmental approach for the failed application to a central integrated approach for the successful application and broke the proposal support team into core functions (Governance & Membership Strategy, Budget Planning, Proposal Writing, etc.).
- Core proposal team kept working together after the concept paper submission assuming that they would be selected.
- This experience ultimately changed their structure to encourage large collaboratory efforts with an Associate Vice President for Research hire focused on research development.
What did you hear at this presentation that surprised you?
They held workshops across the country to present to potential stakeholders and provided up-to-the-minute changes/updates with voting in order to get industry buy-in with acceptable terms & conditions.
What resources did you discover at this presentation?
Teamwork app for project management.
What was the most interesting question asked by an audience member, and what was the presenter(s)’ response?
Q: For the management of the institute, what was the 501(c)3 proposed?
A: It was supposed to be a new 501(c)3 established upon award. However, the award execution needed to happen so quickly before inauguration that it was awarded to UD to give the 501(c)3 time to be established and fully operational before taking over management of the partnership.
What else from this session should NORDP members know?
The proposal RD support staff were chosen for their prior experience and skills level, not based on who had worked with the faculty group in the past. The team was cherry picked to get the best possible results.
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