Federal Agencies

• Developing and Writing Grant Proposals. Information from the Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance.
• Tools & Tips/How-To Series: How to Get Funding. Articles from Science Careers "How-To Series" on the process for finding, applying for and securing funding.

NIH

• NIH Grants. Comprehensive portals to information, including by stages of grant applications, by audience, by science area, and more.
• Grant Writing Tips Sheets
• Resources for New Investigators
• A Guide for Proposal Writing. NSF. Specifically prepared for programs in the Division of Undergraduate Education (DUE) at the National Science Foundation (NSF), but also provides general information for proposal writing.
• Sample R01 and R21 Applications and Summary Statements. See four successful R01 and R21 applications, written in the shorter NIH format. For R01s, each example includes Summary Statement, Research Plan and Full Application. For R21s, each example includes Summary Statement and Full Application.
• Writing R21s. NIAID offers tips on writing exploratory/developmental research grants known as R21’s, including knowing when they are appropriate.
• NIAID's List of Foundations and Other Funding Sources. Grant funding opportunities outside NIH that cover the same areas of science as the NIAID Funding Opportunities List.
• Center for Scientific Review

  Resources, including videos, that give an inside look at how scientists from across the country review NIH grant applications for scientific and technical merit.

  • NIH Peer Review Revealed
  • NIH Tips for Applicants
• All About Grants: Podcasts from NIH

  A series of podcasts from the NIH Office of Extramural Research (OER) provides insights on grant topics for investigators, fellows, students, research administrators, and others. Transcripts of the presentations also are available. New topics continue to be made available.

  
  

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  Prepare a Successful Grant Application

  • Human Subjects Risk and Protection (March 22, 2011) - MP3 (12 min) | Transcript
  • Telling Your Story (March 7, 2011) - MP3 (14 min) | Transcript
  • Composing Your Cover Letter (February 18, 2011) - MP3 (10 min) | Transcript
  • Navigating a Funding Opportunity Announcement (February 7, 2011) - MP3 (16 min) | Transcript
  • Deciphering Funding Opportunity Alphabet Soup (January 7, 2011) - MP3 (12 min) | Transcript
  • Due Dates, Cycles and Award Dates Oh My! (December 20, 2010) - MP3 (13 min) | Transcript

  Understand How Your Grant Is Reviewed

  • Thinking About Resubmitting (November 8, 2010) - MP3 (12 min) | Transcript
  • Summary Statement Basics (October 20, 2010) - MP3 (10 min) | Transcript
  • Scoring Your Application (September 24, 2010) - MP3 (15 min) | Transcript
  • The Ins and Outs of a Study Section Meeting (September 10, 2010) - MP3 (15 min) | Transcript

  Keep Up with What's Hot

  • Who Receives Your Grant Application and What Do They Do With It? (August 27, 2010) - MP3 (20 min) | Transcript
  • Using Plain Language for Application Titles, Abstracts and Public Health Relevance Statements (August 13, 2010) - MP3 (8 min) | Transcript

  Be an NIH Investigator

  • Enhance Your Research Capabilities through an Independent Career Award (July 29, 2010) - MP3 (15 min) | Transcript
  • Training and Career Opportunities in NIH's Intramural Research Programs (July 16, 2010) - MP3 (15 min) | Transcript
  • Graduate Students Considering a Postdoc (July 2, 2010) - MP3 (9 min) | Transcript
  • Using Career Development Awards to Achieve Independence (June 21, 2010) - MP3 (12 min) | Transcript
  • Postdocs Thinking About Independence(June 4, 2010) - MP3 (19 min) | Transcript
  • Jump-Starting Your Research Program for New Faculty Members (May 20, 2010) - MP3 (19 min) | Transcript
  • Grant Writing for New Investigators(April 30, 2010) - MP3 (16 min) | Transcript
  • Considerations for Early Stage Investigators (April 16, 2010) - MP3 (16 min) | Transcript

NSF

• Grant Proposal Guide (GPG) (January 2008)
• Proposal and Award Policies and Procedures Guide (PAPPG) (January 2010)
• NSF Merit Review. Helps you to better understand the NSF merit review process as well as identify resources for additional information (including applicable chapters in the GPG).
• A Guide for Proposal Writing. Specifically prepared for programs in the Division of Undergraduate Education (DUE) at the National Science Foundation (NSF), but also provides general information for proposal writing.
• NSF CAREER Awards:
  • NSF CAREER Proposal Writing Tips
  • FAQs about Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program Submission in Years 2011, 2012, and 2013

Other Federal Agencies

• AHRQ:  Funding Opportunities. Application process, policies
• DOE:  Grant Policy & Guidance
• EPA: Tips on Writing a Grant Proposal
• USDA: Looking for Funding, Applying For and Managing a Grant
• Social Science Research Council (SSRC): The Art of Writing Proposals: Some Candid Suggestions for Applicants to Social Science Research Council Competitions

Foundations

• The Grantsmanship Center
  • One Program Officer's Candid Tips for Grantseekers
  • One Program Officer's Candid Tips for Grantseekers Podcast
• The Foundation Center
  • A Proposal Writing Short Course

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