Access Services

Step 1: Consult with grants team.

Consults should occur early in project planning and are used to familiarize the grants team with the project concept; identify and allocate resources for grant development; and plan for peer review.

Set up a consult:

• E-mail Kevin A. Peterson, MD, MPH or fill out the Department of Family Medicine Intent to Submit Survey/Form

Benefits of a consult:

• Avoids “false starts” - investigators receive feedback on feasibility, scope, and significance.
• Tees up the consulting team.

Step 2: Prepare a production timeline.

Creation of a tailored development timeline helps coordinate the work of everyone assisting with the proposal. Each timeline is fluid, but specifies sentinel events leading to submission.

Prepare a timeline:

• The grants team helps prepare a timeline as part of the consultation.
• Download a recommended timeline for new research proposals.

Benefits of a timeline:

• Avoids crunch on research services; timelines can be staggered to minimize the impact of multiple faculty preparing proposals for the same (or similar) due date(s).
• Peer reviews are scheduled well in advance.

Step 3: Engage in peer review.

Set up a peer review:

• E-mail Kevin A. Peterson, MD, MPH or fill out the Department of Family Medicine Intent to Submit Survey/Form

Benefits of peer review:

• Prompts earlier writing and rewriting.
• Feedback on the written draft is improved.
• Subsequent editing and other support is highly targeted.