Proposal Development Resources
Resource Sections
- Proposal Development Tips and Links
- Tips for Writing Successful Proposals
- Award Databases
- Key Documents and Links
Proposal Development Tips and Links
The following agency specific resources are helpful for writing successful grant proposals
- Department of Defense
- Health Resources and Services Administration
- National Endowment for the Arts
- National Endowment for the Humanities
- National Institutes of Health
- NIH - Grants Process Overview
- NIH - Specific Aims Guidance
- NIH - Apply for a Grant
- NIH - NIAID Prepare Your Application
- NIH - Grants Policy Statement
- NIH - Grant Writing Tips Sheet
- NIH - Office of Extramural Research
- NIH - Examples of successful Grant proposals
- NIN- Advisory Committee to the NIH Director (ACD)
- NIH- Center for Scientific Review
- NIH- Early Career Reviewer (ECR) Program
- NIH - Loan Repayment programs
- NIH - Diversity supplements
- NIH - Grants Podcast
- NIH - Small Business Program Resources
- NIH - Path to Excellence and Innovation Initiative
- NIH - Grant Tips for New Investigators
- NIH- 2020 Virtual Seminar Presentation Materials
- National Research Mentoring Network
- National Science Foundation
- NSF - Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide (PAPPG) (20-1)
- NSF - Electronic Research Administration Forum
- NSF - Broader Impacts Guidance
- NSF - Grant Proposal Guide
- NSF - Collaborators and Other Affiliations instructions and form (required)
- NSF - Policy Outreach Office
- NSF- Policy Office
- NSF - Approved Formats for the Biographical Sketch
- NSF - Approved Formats for Current and Pending Support
- NSF - Directorates and Research Areas
- NSF - ID Registration
- NSF - ERA Forum
- NSF - Account Registration Instructions
Tips for Writing Successful Proposals
- NORDP Resources - National Organization of Research Development Professionals
- The Foundation Center - Course Listing
- The Foundation Center Proposal - Writing Course
- The Foundation Center - Grant Writing Seminars
- The Foundation Center - How To Approach a Foundation
- Guide for Writing a Funding Proposal by S. Joseph Levine, Ph.D., Michigan State University
- Institute of Education Sciences ( IES) Research Funding Opportunities On-Demand Webinars
- USDA Grant Writing Webinar Series
Award Databases
The following links can be used to search for grants and contracts awarded by each agency. The information includes the names of principal investigators, research abstracts, award amount, and program information. This information is helpful in the search to identify funding opportunities that are in alignment with your research expertise and capabilities.
- Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs
- Department of Defense
- Department of Education Institute for Education Sciences
- Department of Energy Office of Science (DoE OS)
- Federal RePORTER
- Health Resources and Services Administration
- Institute of Museum and Library Services
- National Endowment for the Arts
- National Endowment for the Humanities
- National Institutes of Health RePORTER
- National Science Foundation
Key Documents and Links
This page is restricted to the Howard University community. To gain access you must use your Howard University email address and password.
- VP for Research Memo to the Deans and Associate Deans for Research (May 2018)
- PIVOT Account Registration Instructions
- PIVOT Database User Guide
- Qualtrics Account Registration Instructions
- Grants.gov Account Registration Instructions
General Grant Writing Resources
- Proposal Development Summary - General
- Budget Justification Guidelines
- Budget Justification Template - General
- Budget Justification Template- National Science Foundation
- Person months conversion chart
- Facilities and Resources Template- General
Subrecipient/Sub-award Documents
National Science Foundation (NSF) Proposal Development Resources
- NSF General Proposal Checklist
- NSF CAREER Proposal Checklist
- NSF Excellence in Research Proposal Checklist
- NSF-Approved Formats for the Biographical Sketch
- NSF- Approved Formats for Current and Pending Support
- NSF Facilities and Resources Template
- NSF Data Management Plan
- NSF Project Summary Guidelines
- NSF Broader Impact Themes and Examples
- NSF Perspectives on Broader Impacts
- NSF Postdoctoral Mentoring Plan
- NSF Student Mentoring Plan
National Institutes of Health (NIH) Proposal Development Resources