Grant Writing Handbook for Nurses and Health Professionals, Third Edition

by Barbara Holtzclaw (Author), Carole Kenner (Author), Marlene Walden (Author)

This accessible, hands-on text, for new grant writers and seasoned health researchers, educators, and clinicians alike, illuminates the process of writing a persuasive request for funding from start to finish. Packed with practical tips for dealing with common pitfalls besieging grant seekers, the text progresses step by step from establishing the need for the grant through disseminating grant findings. This third edition is distinguished by key information about newer grant mechanisms and a fresh focus for foundation and corporate grants. It also includes updates on electronic submissions and web resources.

Useful supporting features include examples and underlying principles for each guideline, examples of grants and specific elements that lend themselves to the development of PowerPoint slides for traditional or online classroom use, real-life examples from actual grant applications, and links to online resources to support searches for grant funders and websites supporting grant applications. Armed with savvy tips and advice from the authors―an experienced grant writer, grant reviewer, and grant consultant―readers will be able to write a persuasive grant with ease.

NEW TO THE THIRD EDITION:

Top-notch grant writing guidance for all health professionals
Information about newer grant mechanisms emphasizing community-based and patient-centered outcomes research grants
Foundation and corporate grants focusing on population health, personalized health, and interprofessional team grants that include community collaborations and corporate partnerships
Important information on the Patient-Centered Research Institute
Guidance on how to involve stakeholders and communities in study design and implementation
Updates on electronic submissions and web resources
New coauthor who is a successful PCORI awardee
Instructor’s PowerPoint slides
KEY FEATURES:

Describes the process of writing a persuasive request for funding from start to finish
Delivers practical tips from experienced authors for dealing with common pitfalls and difficulties
Includes examples and underlying principles for each guideline
Provides real-life examples from actual grant applications
Helps readers to apply principles for selling and justifying the grant to their own proposals

About the Author
Carole A. Kenner, PhD, NNP, RN, FAAN, is nationally and internationally renowned for her policy-setting work to establish rights of the neonate, standards for neonatal care, and the reduction of infant mortality worldwide. She is the College of New Jersey’s Carol Kuser Loser Dean of the School of Nursing, Health, and Exercise Science, and has held many titles, including Dean/Professor, School of Nursing, and Associate Dean, Bouve College of Health Sciences, at Northeastern University, Boston, MA, and Adjunct Professor, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH. She also serves as President, Consultants with Confidence, Inc., West Roxbury, MA; Consultant, Excelsior University Online Program, Albany, NY; and Trainer, End-of-Life Nursing Education Consortium in Pediatric Palliative Care (ELNEC), Washington, DC. She has published over 75 peer-reviewed journal articles, 30 books, and at least 80 book chapters. Dr. Kenner has participated as PI, Co-PI or Consultant on nearly 60 research grants. She is a member of four honorary organizations, including the AAN (elected 1994) and many others. Dr. Kenner is a member of numerous review panels, editorial boards, and consultant groups.