A Native Oklahoman at Work for Oklahoma and the Nation
In DIRE need for help with grants? You've come to the right place! Schumacher
Consulting.org
offers a variety of services that range from beginning to end of the
grant life cycle: Grant Development Grant Instruction Grant Research Grant Evaluation
Krista S. Schumacher
Mission Statement The mission of Schumacher Consulting.org is to work in
partnership with organizations to navigate transformation and achieve change by securing funding and increasing program success.
Why a Frog? In
many mythologies, the frog represents transformation. From egg to
tadpole to adult, the frog changes dramatically at each phase of life.
The same is true of organizations in their efforts as societal change
agents. As Benjamin Disraeli said, "Change is inevitable. Change is constant."
Of Note...
In October 2008, the U.S. Department of Education announced awards under the Predominately Black Institutions (PBI) program. The grant prepared by Krista Schumacher received a perfect score, making it one of the best proposals in the nation. The proposal was developed in partnership with JCCI Resource Development Services, a national grants consulting firm specializing in education programs. The project supported expansion of a college nursing program to allow for increased enrollment among African American populations.
In November 2007, Krista Schumacher was named the recipient of the 2007 Rudolf Virchow Graduate Student Award. The Virchow awards are given by the Critical Anthropology for Health Caucus, a special interest group of the national Society for Medical Anthropology. Awards are presented for professional, graduate, and undergraduate work that best reflects, extends, or advances "critical persepctives in medical anthropology." Critical medical anthropology considers the sociopolitical and socioeconomic factors of health. Past Virchow awards have gone to students from universities such as Harvard, Emory, and Rice. Schumacher's paper, "Beyond Cultural Competency: An Analysis of Key Variables Affecting Diabetes Care among Patients at an Urban Indian Health Clinic" examines the influences of culture and poverty on diabetes self-care. Research was conducted at the Indian Health Care Resource Center in Tulsa.
On April 24, 2007, the Oklahoma Center for the Advancement of Science and Technology (OCAST) announced the winners of its spring 2007 Faculty Student Internship Program grant competition. Of 20 proposals submitted, the grant prepared by Krista Schumacher ranked number one. This grant program is extremely competitive, with funding difficult to receive on the initial attempt. The first-time collaboration between Tulsa-based Winston Company and the University of Tulsa was one of seven proposals to receive available funds out of eleven approved. Visit the OCAST web site for more information on upcoming competitions.
