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Grant Writing
Finding Funding
Internal Funding Opportunities
We can provide mentoring around all aspects of developing a fundable research program. These can include:
- Identifying promising research questions based on your interests
- Defining and acquiring the data needed to address your question
- Getting Institutional Review Board approval (iRIS)
- Developing a publication strategy
- Finding collaborators
- Finding the right funding opportunity
Grant Writing
Grant Writing Tips
Helpful advice for writing a grant
Grant Writing Review 082616
Grants.gov Grants 101
You can find FAQs, annotated examples of successful NIH grants and helpful tips at this site (http://www.grants.gov/web/grants/learn-grants/grants-101.html)
Grants Application Timeline
This spreadsheet provides a to-do list for developing an NIH grant with time lines and notes.
Grant Application Timeline
Pre-grant Application
It is helpful to the department if you notify them of an upcoming submission.
Pre-grant Application Form
Federal Budget Template
This spreadsheet is a budget template for an HH-initiated federal grant and is useful in budgeting for any funded research program
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Internal Budget Template
This spreadsheet is a budget template for internally funded projects.
iRIS Budget Template
Finding Funding
Grants.gov
All federal agencies list their grants at Grants.gov which is a searchable database.
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Additional External Funding Opportunities
The following links will take you to the home page for each agency. Look for "grants" and "funding opportunities" within the site.
Government Funding Sources (Federal)
Non-Government Funding Sources (Foundation)
Government Funding Sources (Non-Federal)
Corporations that have funded HHC investigators:
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Biomedical Foundations which support biomedical research:
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If you hear of additional sources of funding, please let us know so we can update the list!
Internal Funding Opportunuties
Hartford HealthCare 2026 Research Funding Program
Request for Proposals
Letters of Indent Due Thursday, January 22nd
We are pleased to announce research funding opportunities made possible by the Medical Staff of each Hartford HealthCare hospital. There will be approximately $100,000 available to fund investigator-initiated studies. We expect most grants, including pilot projects, to have budgets of $10,000 or less. We will make exceptions for more complex projects if they have a well-justified budget; these can have an upper limit of $20,000. These amounts should be viewed as limits, not targets. Please request only the minimum implementation costs needed. Any Medical Staff member affiliated with any HHC hospital is eligible to apply.
The project funding aims to support studies that have the potential to lead to new external grant applications and the dissemination of study results including peer reviewed publications and national or international presentations.
We use a letter of intent process; the LOIs are due by Thursday, January 22nd, 2026 at 5pm. Please use this template for your LOI and submit finalized LOIs to Dr. Jennie Pellowski, Chair of the Research Committee: Jennifer.pellowski@hhchealth.org
Consults are available with HHC Research Department Senior Scientists on a first-come basis. We strongly encourage investigators to consult with their department’s designated senior scientist, especially if they are new to research. For first time investigators, Dr. Jennie Pellowski, is also available for consultation. All consultations should occur as early as possible and should be initiated before December 18th to ensure that there will be sufficient time to accommodate all applicants. Please contact us if you need assistance identifying the appropriate senior scientist.
LOIs that have been selected for full proposal submissions will be notified in late February with a May due date. Funding decisions will be sent out in June.
LOIs will be evaluated on the following criteria:
- Importance of the Research: Clinical/research significance
- Rigor and Feasibility: scientifically sound and clearly described methodology that minimizes bias; the approach can be done well and within the time frame and budgets proposed.
- Expertise and Resources: Investigative teams have the needed expertise to accomplish the research; the science can be completed with current resources available at HHC; the science matches the patient population at HHC in terms of impact.
Grant Writer Contact Information:
Jennifer A. Pellowski, PhD
Grant Writer
Hartford HealthCare
Research Administration
jennifer.pellowski@hhchealth.org