Proposal Development

"All About Grants" Tutorials Source: NIAID - Application Writing Resources	These "All About Grants" tutorials help biomedical investigators, especially new ones, plan, write, and apply for the basic NIH research project grant , the R01 .
Developing and Writing Grant Proposals Source: The Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance	A successful grant proposal is one that is well-prepared, thoughtfully planned, and concisely packaged.
Proposal Writing Short Course Source: The Foundation Center	The subject of this short course is proposal writing. But the proposal does not stand-alone. It must be part of a process of planning and of research on, outreach to, and cultivation of potential foundation and corporate donors. The recommended process is not a formula to be rigidly adhered to. It is a suggested approach that can be adapted to fit the needs of any nonprofit and the peculiarities of each situation. Fundraising is an art as well as a science. You must bring your own creativity to it and remain flexible.
Hints for Writing Successful NIH Grants Source: Professor Ellen Barret, University of Miami , October 1995	A successful grant application will convince reviewers that: your proposed research addresses important questions in basic and/or applied science. your proposed experimental plan will answer many of those questions in an efficient and convincing way. you know and understand the contemporary research literature in your field.
A Guide for Proposal Writing Source: National Science Foundation 1998	Staff members give workshops on proposal writing, answer questions by phone and e-mail, and talk to potential awardees at professional meetings and at NSF. The following is the essence of the advice often given to inquirers. These suggestions for improving proposals were collected from a variety of sources, including NSF Program Directors, panel reviewers, and successful grantees.
Grantwriting Resources Source: Proposal Writing & Government Contracting	Basic guidelines for a letter of inquiry, common grant application form, EPA Grant-Writing Tutorial.
A Guide to Proposal Planning and Writing Source: Jeremy Miner & Lynn Miner Oryx Press 1998 2nd Edition	Grant seekers usually enter the grants arena with many questions. "Is grant writing really worth my time?" "What are my chances of getting a grant?" "Is it easier to get public or private grants?" "How do I know what grant makers really look for in a proposal?" "Do I have to know the 'right people' in order to get a grant?" "How much money should I ask for in a grant?" Questions like these--and many others--often translate into one fundamental question, "Is it all really worth it?" For those organizations that received part of the over 150 billion dollars given last year in grants, the answer is clearly "Yes, it really is worth it."
Hints to Grant-Writers Seeking Funds from Foundations Source: J.C. Downing Foundation	These basic principles provide general guidance that can help grant seekers increase their chances for a successful application with any foundation.
Guide to Proposal Writing By The Foundation Center From Idea to Funded Project: Grant Proposals that Work By Jane Belcher and Julia Jacobsen Grant Application Writer's Handbook By Liane Reif-Lehrer Proposal Planning & Writing By Lynn Miner and Jerry Griffith	These are resources available for viewing in the Office of Research and Sponsored Programs. Please stop by the office to look at the references, MSB C-690.

Source: NIAID - Application Writing Resources

These "All About Grants" tutorials help biomedical investigators, especially new ones, plan, write, and apply for the basic NIH research project grant , the R01 .

Developing and Writing Grant Proposals

Source: The Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance

A successful grant proposal is one that is well-prepared, thoughtfully planned, and concisely packaged.

Proposal Writing Short Course

Source: The Foundation Center

The subject of this short course is proposal writing. But the proposal does not stand-alone. It must be part of a process of planning and of research on, outreach to, and cultivation of potential foundation and corporate donors. The recommended process is not a formula to be rigidly adhered to. It is a suggested approach that can be adapted to fit the needs of any nonprofit and the peculiarities of each situation. Fundraising is an art as well as a science. You must bring your own creativity to it and remain flexible.

Hints for Writing Successful NIH Grants

Source: Professor Ellen Barret, University of Miami , October 1995

A successful grant application will convince reviewers that:

your proposed research addresses important questions in basic and/or applied science.
your proposed experimental plan will answer many of those questions in an efficient and convincing way.
you know and understand the contemporary research literature in your field.

A Guide for Proposal Writing

Source: National Science Foundation

1998

Staff members give workshops on proposal writing, answer questions by phone and e-mail, and talk to potential awardees at professional meetings and at NSF. The following is the essence of the advice often given to inquirers. These suggestions for improving proposals were collected from a variety of sources, including NSF Program Directors, panel reviewers, and successful grantees.

Grantwriting Resources

Source: Proposal Writing & Government Contracting

Basic guidelines for a letter of inquiry, common grant application form, EPA Grant-Writing Tutorial.

A Guide to Proposal Planning and Writing

Source: Jeremy Miner & Lynn Miner

Oryx Press 1998 2nd Edition

Grant seekers usually enter the grants arena with many questions. "Is grant writing really worth my time?" "What are my chances of getting a grant?" "Is it easier to get public or private grants?" "How do I know what grant makers really look for in a proposal?" "Do I have to know the 'right people' in order to get a grant?" "How much money should I ask for in a grant?" Questions like these--and many others--often translate into one fundamental question, "Is it all really worth it?" For those organizations that received part of the over 150 billion dollars given last year in grants, the answer is clearly "Yes, it really is worth it."

Hints to Grant-Writers Seeking Funds from Foundations

Source: J.C. Downing Foundation

These basic principles provide general guidance that can help grant seekers increase their chances for a successful application with any foundation.

Guide to Proposal Writing

By The Foundation Center

From Idea to Funded Project: Grant Proposals that Work

By Jane Belcher and Julia Jacobsen

Grant Application Writer's Handbook

By Liane Reif-Lehrer

Proposal Planning & Writing

By Lynn Miner and Jerry Griffith

These are resources available for viewing in the Office of Research and Sponsored Programs. Please stop by the office to look at the references, MSB C-690.