Research Guides: Research Grant Resources: Proposal Preparation

Research Funding Proposals

All About Grants Tutorials
For biomedical investigators applying for NIH research project grants. Maintained by its National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.
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 for academic faculty and staff. Especially useful. A site maintained by the University of Michigan's Division of Research and Development Administration.
Proposal Preparation and Submission
A site maintained by the University of Michigan's Division of Research and Development Administration.
Proposal Writing: Selected Web Sites
Outstanding. Provides essential links for university scholars and researchers needing more than here on research funding in particular. From the University of Pittsburgh.

UCI Departmental Resources and Instructions for Grant Writing

Writing Your Proposal for Extramural Funding (Social Ecology)

Federal Funding Proposals

Developing And Writing Grant Proposals
Useful for applying for federal grants. By the staff of the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance.
EPA Grantwriting Tutorial
Online tutorial from Purdue University in collaboration with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
Grants.gov: Applicant Resources
Includes Developing a Grant Proposal, terminology proposal writing links, links to application packages, grantmaking agencies, types of grants, and more.

Non-Governmental Funding Proposals

The following web sites offer excellent guidelines for grant proposal writing. Some include advice on letters of inquiry and sample proposals as well.

Writing Winning Proposals: An Introduction
Excellent advice from the ASME: American Society of Mechanical Engineers.
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.
Nonprofit Guides: Grant Writing Tools for Nonprofit Organizations
Grantwriting outline by the SeaCoast Web Design staff. Includes sample grant proposal, inquiry letter, proposed budget, applications and links to grantwriting resources.
The Foundation Center's Proposal Writing Short Course
Free, online course.
The Foundation Center's Proposal Budgeting Basics
Free, online course.
Foundation Center Webinars on Proposal Writing Basics
Most are free; must register in advance. Self-paced online training is available at http://foundationcenter.org/getstarted/training/online/ - some courses are free, some are not.
The Foundation Center's Guide to Proposal Writing, 5th ed. - An Audio Book!
Free audio book from the Foundation Center. Listen online now or download for later listening.
Sample Grant Proposals
Proposals from the Idea Bank's Grant Writing Course. Most are successfully funded, and are for funding for fire departments.
School Grants
Offers a number of education-focused, successful, sample proposals. Most are directed to corporate or government funding sources and are downloadable in PDF format.
Winning Grant Proposals Online
Provides funded grant proposals for sale in a variety of categories. Particularly well-stocked with federal grant proposals. A site from the Grantsmanship Center, a Los-Angeles based proposal training center.
Writing a Successful Grant Proposal
An excellent and thorough guide for writing grant proposals, from the Minnesota Council on Foundations. FAQs include pros and cons of hiring a professional grantwriter and what to do if a proposal is funded.

UCI Library Resources

Grant writing handbook for nurses (2009) -SL Bar WY 20.5 H758g 2009

Write an effective funding application : a guide for researchers and scholars (2009)- Langson HG177 .W35 2009

The complete writing guide to NIH behavioral science grants (2008)- SL Reference WM 20 C736 2008

NSF Proposal and award policies and procedures guide (Jan 2017)