Review Article: Strategies to Compete for Federal Grant Funding for Research on Social Work Practice

This article presents several approaches and strategies that a school or college of social work might use in preparing competitive research grant applications. Emphasis is placed on enhanc ing research grant possibilitiesfor new social work faculty members. Specific strategies include multidisciplinary collaboration, creating a faculty research development initiative, providing faculty incentives, and creating a school research plan. In addition, recommendations for preparing a research application are presented. Thinking and knowledge are stressed as overriding ingredients for developing a grant application. A two-page written study outline is suggested as an approach for sharpening conceptual thinking as well as providing an opportunity to receive systematic feedback.