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Requests for extensions should be made only when necessary as they impact the Foundation’s grant payment and resource allocation cycles. That said, we understand that even the best-laid plans do not always work out. If you do require an extension, please email researchinstitute@gold-foundation.org at least two weeks before your report is due. Include the reason for the extension request, your grant number, the date you’d like your grant extended to and the Grants Office contact at your institution. We will respond with an official Letter of Extension as confirmation for approval.
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[wptabtitle]I switched institutions, do I need to let the Gold Foundation know?
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Yes. In order to ensure that your grant money ends up at the right institution, please email researchinstitute@gold-foundation.org to let us know if the money will be staying at your previous institution with a new PI (see below) or moving with you to the new institution. If the grant is moving with you, please include the Grants Office contact from both your previous and new institution to help facilitate the process.
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[wptabtitle]I need to change the PI on my grant. How can I do that?
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Email researchinstitute@gold-foundation.org with your grant number, the name and contact information of the PI you need your grant transferred to and the Grants Office contact at your institution.
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[wptabtitle]I’m not using my grant money in the same way I proposed. Do I need to tell the Gold Foundation?
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Yes. If you would like to adjust your budget, email researchinstitute@gold-foundation.org with your grant number and the changes in budget for which you are requesting approval. See below for restrictions on grant expenses.
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[wptabtitle]Are there any restrictions on what kinds of expenses can be paid for with the grant money?
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The Gold Foundation does not pay for overhead (aka Dean’s tax) or for computer hardware.
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[wptabtitle]What should I put in my interim report?
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If you have a “Mapping the Landscape, Journeying Together” Literature Review Grant, instructions for a “work in progress abstract” will be emailed to you. This abstract will become part of the Symposium Program book and will serve as your interim report.
If you have a “Mapping the Landscape, Journeying Together” Advocacy or Discovery Grant, instructions for your presentation at the Symposium will be emailed to you. This presentation will serve as your interim report.
For all other grants, please follow this format:
Narrative:
- State original objective/goals of project
- Describe project activities to date, include as appropriate the following: project managers/principal investigators, activities undertaken, participants and beneficiaries (include #s), publications, evaluation techniques and tools, results and conclusions, publications, evaluation techniques and tools, results and conclusions.
- Explain challenges/obstacles you have faced to date, and their impact on the project
Financial
- Provide original budget vs. actual to date
- Explain item variances over 5%, and/or an overall project variance greater than 5%
All reports should be emailed to researchinstitute@gold-foundation.org.
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[wptabtitle]What should I put in my final report? [/wptabtitle]
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All grants require both a Narrative Report and Financial Report:
Financial Report:
- Provide original budget vs. actual budget.
- Explain item variances over 5%, and/or an overall project variance greater than 5%.
Narrative Report:
If you have a “Mapping the Landscape, Journeying Together” Literature Review Grant, your submission-ready manuscript will serve as your narrative report.
If you have a “Mapping the Landscape, Journeying Together” Discovery Grant, your submission-ready manuscript will serve as your narrative report.
If you have a “Mapping the Landscape, Journeying Together” Advocacy Grant, your proposed product will serve as your narrative report.
For all other grants, please follow this format for the narrative report:
- State original objective/goals of project
- Describe project activities to date, include as appropriate the following: project managers/principal investigators, activities undertaken, participants and beneficiaries (include #s), publications, evaluation techniques and tools, results and conclusions.
- Were the objectives and goals met? Please explain.
- Was your project promoted at your institution? Please describe how and to what audience.
- Are there plans to continue the project? Can/should a similar project be replicated at your institution or elsewhere? How will this happen?
- Attach copies of printed materials, surveys, PowerPoint presentations, photographs, fliers or other materials created for project.
All reports should be emailed to researchinstitute@gold-foundation.org.
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[wptabtitle]Do I need to cite the Gold Foundation in my publications? [/wptabtitle]
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Yes. Published materials resulting from Foundation-supported work MUST include an acknowledgement.
If you have a Mapping the Landscape, Journeying Together Grant, please include the statement that the project was made possible with a “Mapping the Landscape, Journeying Together” Grant from the Arnold P. Gold Foundation.
For all other grants, please include the statement that the project was made possible with a grant from the Arnold P. Gold Foundation.
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