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Proposal Writing Guides


Last Update: 10/24/08

 


Sponsor Specific Advice
(See also: Federal Agency Grants Help)
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Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
>Grant Application Basics

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
>Developing a Grant Proposal

Corporation for Public Broadcasting
>Grant Proposal Writing Tips

Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)
>Solicitation Information

Dept. of Agriculture (USDA)
>Doing Business with CSREES - Frequently Asked Questions
>Guidelines for Reviewing National Research Initiative (NRI) Proposals
>Signed, Sealed, and Delivered: The USDA-CSREES Grants Process (close-captioned video or text)

Dept. of Commerce (DOC)
>DOC Grants Policy

Dept of Defense (DOD)
>Basic Research Program

Dept. of Education (US ED)
>Grantmaking at ED
>How to Get a FIPSE Grant

Dept. of Energy (DOE)
>Grant Application Guide

Dept. of Justice (DOJ)
>NIJ Guidelines for Submitting Applications

Endowment for Health
>Developing Project Workplans

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
>Guidance and FAQs
>Grant Writing Tutorial

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
>NRA Proposers Guidebook
>Helpful References for Research Activities
>Guidance for the Preparation and Submission of Unsolicited Proposals

National Endowment for the Arts (NEA)
>Apply for a Grant

National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH)
>Apply for a Grant

National Institutes of Health (NIH)
>Resources for Grant Applicants
>Grant Writing Tips Sheets
>All About Grants (NIAID)
>Quick Guide for Grant
Applications (NCI)

>Resources for New Investigators
>Common Mistakes in NIH Applications (NINDS)
>Suggestions for Revising Applications (NICHD)
>SBIR/STTR Policy and Grantsmanship Information

National Science Foundation (NSF)
>Grant Proposal Guide
>A Guide to Proposal Writing
>FAQs on Proposal Preparation and Award Administration

NOTE: The National Science Foundation has issued a revised version of the NSF proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide (PAPPG, NSF 09-1) that will be effective for proposals received on or after January 5, 2009. A Summary of Significant Changes is posted with the new Grant Proposal Guide (GPG). Find them both at: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/policydocs/pappguide/nsf09_1/gpg_index.jsp

New Hampshire State Council on the Arts (NH Arts)
>Grant Writing Tips

Social Science Research Council (SSRC)
>The Art of Writing Proposals

US Agency for International Development (US AID)
>Writing Results-Oriented Program Descriptions

US Small Business Administration
>Handbook for SBIR Proposal Preparation

   

General Advice and Resources
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PLANNING

Logic Model
University of Wisconsin-Extension

Logic Model Development Guide
W.K. Kellogg Foundation

WRITING

A Practical Guide for Writing Proposals
Alice Reid, University of Delaware

Foundation Center Learning Lab -- Virtual Classroom
Foundation Center

Grant Proposal.com

Grant Proposal Writing Guides
United Nations

Grantseeker's Toolbox
Office of Sponsored Projects, Harvard Graduate School of Education

Grantwriters Checklist
CD Publications

Grant-writing Tools for Non-profit Organizations
Non-profit Guides

Guide for Writing a Funding Proposal
J. Levine, Michigan State University

Proposal Checklist -- Social Sciences
Deborah Kluge

Proposal Pointers and Pitfalls
Deborah Kluge

Proposal Preparation
Small Business High Technology Institute

Proposal Writing Short Course
Foundation Center

Proposal Process
--- Standard Proposal Elements
--- Characteristics of a Good Proposals

University of Arkansas Little Rock, Office of Research and Sponsored Programs

Writing from the Winner's Circle
D. Stanley, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

EVALUATION

Evaluation Toolkit
W.K. Kellogg Foundation

The 2002 User-Friendly Handbook for Project Evaluation
National Science Foundation