Grant Writing Guides

Several UTPB campus community members want to know more about grant writing. How do you learn about writing successful grants? How can you incorporate the comments provided by the evaluation committee to improve the next grant application? These sources will help you write and revise grant proposals for research funding in all academic disciplines.

General Grant Writing Resources

• Levine, Joseph S. Guide for Writing a Funding Proposal, Learner Associates, 24 April 2020
• Alfred P. Sloan Foundation: Tips for Writing a Successful Grant Proposal, 2021
• Bourne and Chalupa. Ten Simple Rules for Getting Grants, PLOS Computational Biology, 24,
  February 2006
• Assistance Listings: Developing and Writing Grant Proposals,
  Publications Office, OMB, Circular Nos. A-87, A-102, A-110 and A-133, and Executive Order
  12372
• Grants.Gov Grants Learning Center

National Science Foundation

• A Guide for Proposal Writing, National Science Foundation
• Westat, JF, et al. User-Friendly Handbook for Project Evaluation, Contract Katzenmeyer (REC99-12175), January 2002.
• Ashley, Gail and Driese, Steven. Tips on How to Write a Successful NSF Proposal

National Institutes of Health 

• All About Grants Tutorial
• Quick Guide for Grant Applications
• Write Your Application
• Research Rules & Policies
• Samples: Applications, Attachments, and Other Documents:
• Insider’s Guide to Peer Review for Applicants, Center for Scientific Review
• Navigating NIH

NASA Research and Education Support Services (NSPIRES) 

• NSPIRES Tutorials (Lesson 5 Proposals and Writing Tips)
• NASA Grants and Cooperative Agreements Lifecycle

National Endowment for the Humanities 

• Hindley, Meredith. How to Get a Grant from NEH, The Magazine of the National Endowment for
  the Humanities, July/August 2008, Volume 29, Number 4.
• NEH Information for First Time Applicants
• NEH Application Tips

U.S. Department of Energy 

• Grants Policy Guide

U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Energy Efficient & Renewable Energy

• Funding Opportunities
• Apply for EERE Funding Opportunities

U.S. Department of Agriculture - National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) 

• NIFA General Grant Writing Tips, 4 February, 2015
• NIFA Grants.Gov Application Guide, 1 December 2017

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 

• Tips on Writing a Grant Proposal

U.S. Department of Education 

• Grant Writing Tips

U.S. Department of Justice 

• Training Application Submission 
• Grant Application Resource Guide 

Department of Defense Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (SBTR) 

• Tutorials