Proposal Writing Resources

General Proposal Writing Resources 

Proposal Writing Guides by Agency

Agency for International Development (USAID)

Guide to USAID's Assistance Application Process

American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS)

Writing Proposals for ACLS Fellowship Competitions (University of Notre Dame)

ACLS Peer Review Process (University of Notre Dame)

Corporation for Public Broadcasting

Grant Proposal Writing Tips

Department of Agriculture (USDA)

Integrated Research, Education, and Extension Programs Preparation Tips

Department of Education (ed.gov)

Grant Application Technical Assistance Resources

Grant Writing 101

Department of Energy

DOE Office of Science Grant Funding Opportunities

Grants & Contracts Support

Grants Process

Environmental Protection Agency

EPA Grants

Foundation Center

Proposal Writing Short Course—A self-paced online class by the Foundation Center that introduces key components of a proposal to a foundation.

Foundation Center Home

Funding Directory

National Endowment for the Arts

Tips for Applying to NEA

National Endowment for the Humanities

NEH Fellowships: Tips

NEH Review Process

National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Grants basics and Grant Writing Tips Sheets by the National Institutes of Health

Common Mistakes in NIH Applications

Planning your NIH Application and Searching for the Right Funding Mechanism

NIH - Types of Grant Programs

Writing your NIH Application

Sample R01 and R21 Applications & Summary Statements from NIAID

NIH Fellowships, Training Grants and Career Development Awards

NRSA Individual Fellowships (F30, F31, F32, F33)

NRSA Institutional Training Grants (T32, T43, T35, T36, T90)

NIH Career Development Awards (K-Series)

National Science Foundation

NSF’s Guide for Proposal Writing

Guidelines for Writing Grant Proposals

How to Prepare Your Proposal

Merit Review Process

Review Criteria

Social Science Research Council (SSRC)

On the Art of Writing Proposals