Grants Administration Community: April Open Mic [April 23, 2025]

This Grants Administration Open Mic began with a discussion around the competitive LOI process, which you might have seen on the listserv as an active discussion topic with a follow-up survey. Eryn Marchiolo from the Rheumatology Research Foundation joined us to present the survey results, and a robust discussion followed.

As always, we urge members to come and ask other, non-monthly-topic-related grants admin questions, as well.

As a reminder, the Grants Admin Community holds monthly webinars in an open mic-style format—unless there is a topic that lends itself to an invited expert speaker(s)—around one-to-three pre-planned topics of member interest based on common listserv questions and per member request to spark candid discussion. These webinars are not limited to the scheduled topics, and will unfold as the conversation dictates, offering common problems and potential solutions. Please see and add to the running list of topics here (scroll down to the bottom to see topics added in 2025).

Grants Administration Community Co-Chairs:

Orlando Green, Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation
Christy Hudson, Philanthropic Advisor, Life Sciences Programming
Sonia McStay, Conquer Cancer, the ASCO Foundation