Research Guides: Research Grant Resources: Proposal Preparation

UCI Departmental Resources and Instructions for Grant Writing

Writing Your Proposal for Extramural Funding (Social Ecology)

Proposal Preparation

Grants.gov: Applicant Resources
Includes Developing a Grant Proposal, terminology proposal writing links, links to application packages, grantmaking agencies, types of grants, and more.
Guide for Writing a Funding Proposal
Written by S. Joseph Levine of Michigan State University. Offers excellent advice on all parts of the proposal. Includes a sample proposal and links to other proposal writing sites.
Proposal Writer's Guide
An excellent outline by Donald Thackrey (updated in 2014) for academic faculty and staff. Especially useful. A site maintained by the University of Michigan's Division of Research and Development Administration.
How to Write a Mission Statement
Outline by Janet M. Radtke on writing a mission statement for an organization. A site of the Los-Angeles based Grantsmanship Center.
Planning and Writing A Grant Proposal: The Basics
From the UW-Madison Writing Center
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How to Develop and Write a Grant Proposal (2019)
From the Congressional Reference Service. This report is intended for members and staff assisting grant seekers in districts and states and covers writing proposals for both government and private foundation grants.
Advice for Anthropologists on Grant Writing - Stanford University
From an Associate Professor, Department of Anthropology, Stanford University