Grant Processes

1. In the Spring, stay alert for the IDEA Grants Request for Proposals (RFP). The IDEA Grants RFP is usually published in late March or April. It is posted at http://delta.ncsu.edu/ideagrants, distributed on several mailing lists (e.g., TLTR list, MMUG list), and linked from the DELTA website.
2. (Optional) Have a consultation with someone from the IDEA Grants staff about your project. They will talk to you about the application process and the review process. You can schedule a consultation by writing to ideagrants@lists.ncsu.edu
3. Talk to your department head about your proposal. Department heads are the first to review the grants and it is advisable to make sure that they know about and support your project.
4. Submit your proposal. Proposals are submitted online from the IDEA Grants website. Submitting your proposal will require giving some basic information about you and your project, describing your ideas and the challenges you are facing, and gathering some information from your department bookkeeper. In all, creating a proposal may take between five and ten hours.
5. Reviews happen over the summer. Department heads, college deans and DELTA personnel review the proposals and prioritize them. Final decisions are usually made in late September unless the state budget is significantly delayed. Notifications are sent to you and your department head.
6. Monetary awards are transferred to your college. All money is transferred as EPA Faculty Salary and must be flexed out by your college business officer.
7. A DELTA Project Manager is assigned to your project. You should hear from your project manager in the first two weeks after your award notification.
8. Your project will be kicked off when you meet with your project manager who is often an instructional designer. You and your project manager or an instructional designer will spend some time talking about your project and determining what solutions best fit your instructional challenges, taking into account your teaching style, your intended audience and any constraints on your project. This analysis phase may also include brainstorming sessions with teams of DELTA staff from a variety of disciplines.
9. Your project manager will outline the deliverables for the project and who is responsible for the deliverables. These deliverables may change as the project evolves and things take longer than expected or higher-priority items are needed after the project starts.
10. You and DELTA staff create the deliverables collaboratively. This process often takes a good deal of time and requires responsiveness from all parties.
11. When all deliverables are finished, your project manager will hold a wrap-up meeting with you to review the work that has been done and to direct you to appropriate support services.