We help support the small rescue groups in your community who save the lives of desperate animals every day, but don't have big fundraising infrastructure and are too small for big grants. (tailsofjoy.net)
After that, new researchers are expected to bring in their first big grant to keep the enterprise going. (fredhutch.org)
I get the impression that her problem is more in the fact that she's not competitive for big grants, due to lack of facilities. (sciencemag.org)