Proposal Development Tools
Proposal development tools include general guidance, templates/outlines for proposals, RDS webinar slides and handouts, RDS recorded webinars, and other resources. Some files are for internal UA use only and require a UA NetID to login to Box to view or download.
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RDS Resources
| Title | Resource Type | Related Funding Entity | Description |
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| NSF Conference Proposal Template | NSF Tools & Templates | NSF | A template for NSF Conference proposals per NSF PAPPG 23-1. |
| NSF Postdoctoral Mentoring Plan | NSF Tools & Templates | A template for the postdoctoral mentoring plan for NSF proposals. NSF requires that all proposals that include postdoctoral researchers include a one-page mentoring plan describing the mentoring that will be provided to all postdoctoral researchers supported by the project. | |
| NSF REU, RET and REM Supplements | NSF Tools & Templates | NSF | Details about research experiences for undergraduates (REUs) and other NSF supplements: what they fund and how to apply. |
| NSF’s Improving Undergraduate STEM Education HSI Program | NSF Tools & Templates | NSF | Learn about the program’s funding priorities and submission types, examples of funded projects and how to apply for the institutional ticket to submit a proposal |
| Obtaining Student Data | Background Information | A guide for how to gather the data needed for grants requiring information about students as part of the proposal (e.g., number of students with specific characteristics, graduation trends, etc.). | |
| Policy Update: Department of Homeland Security Releases First Strategic Plan for R&D | The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) recently released the agency’s first DHS Innovation, Research, and Development (IRD) Strategic Plan for Fiscal Years 2024-2030. The plan outlines the DHS’s intent to enhance technological capabilities across the homeland security enterprise and in support of the Department’s six distinct mission areas, streamlining investments and initiatives to address current and potential threats and hazards facing the nation. The plan outlines eight cross-cutting Strategic Priority Research Areas (SPRAs) for the Department to focus on, including advanced sensing, artificial intelligence, biotechnology, climate change, communications, cybersecurity, data methods and tools, and digital identity and trust. The SPRAs will serve as a rubric for how DHS S&T intends to organize research endeavors across several components and programs, while also providing insight for industry, academia, and stakeholder communities in how best to support the Department’s diverse needs. DHS anticipates holding several internal agency meetings centered on the SPRAs that will support working groups to discuss, coordinate, and collaborate on potential future research initiatives and areas of engagement within each SPRA topic. The working groups will be expected to create “IRD planning assessments, roadmaps, and/or agendas” that can be used to drive future DHS investment and programming. |
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| Proposal Preparation Guide (PPG) for Awards in FY25 | Proposal Guidance | ||
| Pursuing Funding for Education Research | Proposal Guidance | Webinar for faculty conducting education research on how to write competitive proposals to education research funders including DoED, NSF, and others. Please note that this webinar does not cover grants for implementation of established education interventions or teacher training that are not tied to an education research component. Access is available through February 28, 2025. |
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| Pursuing Funding for Large Team Center Proposals | Proposal Guidance | Webinar for faculty who have been successful in winning single-PI and small team grants and are looking to transition to larger team and center-level grants. We will discuss how these larger grants are different, what the expectations of the funding agencies are for large team and center grants, successful strategies, and common mistakes to avoid. | |
| Pursuing Funding from Mission Agencies | Proposal Guidance | For faculty researchers on how to approach mission agencies (as opposed to basic research agencies such as NSF and NIH), and how to develop and write white papers, concept papers and quad charts for unsolicited proposals to the agencies that require them. Access is available through October 31, 2024 |