Proposal Writing Resources
- Developing & Writing Proposals
- Agency Specific Proposal Writing
- Proposal Budgets
- Logic Models
- Project Evaluations
- Data Management Plans
- Grant-writing & Career Development
- US Data Sources
- Colorado Data Sources
- Basic Writing Guides
Developing and Writing Proposals
- Developing Competitive Proposals - Grants Resource Center
- A Proposal Writing Short Course - Foundation Center
- Guide for Writing a Funding Proposal - S. Joseph Levine
- Developing and Writing Grant Proposals - Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA)
- Grant Proposal Writing Tips - Corporation for Public Broadcasting
- The Art of Writing Proposals - Social Science Research Council
- Grant Writing Tutorial - NEA Foundation
- A Practical Guide for Writing Proposals - Alice Reid
- A Guide to Proposal Planning and Writing - Jeremy T. Miner and Lynn E. Miner
- Approaching the Foundation - W. K. Kellogg Foundation
- Applying for a Foundation Grant: Basic Advice for Grantseekers - W. K. Kellogg Foundation
- How to Develop and Write a Grant Proposal - Congressional Research Service
- Grantwriting Checklist for Research Proposals - modified from the NIH checklist
[Top of Page]
Agency Specific Proposal Writing
-
National Science Foundation
- A Guide for Proposal Writing
- Proposal Preparation & Submission
- Grant Proposal Guide
- Examples of Broader Impacts Criterion
- 12 Steps to a Winning Research Proposal
- Award Search (for examples of successful projects)
-
National Institutes of Health
- NIH Grant Tutorials
- NIH Grant Application Basics
- Planning Your Application
- Writing Your Application
- Video of NIH Tips for Applicants
- Preparing AREA Proposals (audio file) (transcript)
- Samples and Examples
- Sample R01 Applications & Summary Statements
- NCI Quick Guide for Grant Applications
- Strategy for NIH Funding
- New & Early Stage Investigator Policies
- Peer Review Policies & Practices
- Video of NIH Peer Review Process
- Review Criteria
- Award Search (for examples of successful projects)
-
Environmental Protection Agency
-
Department of Education
- How to Get a FIPSE Grant by Eulalia Cobb, former FIPSE Program Officer
- Grantmaking at ED
- DoED Research & Statistics
- Award Search (for examples of successful projects)
-
Department of Health & Human Services
- Developing Competitive SAMHSA Grant Applications
- Tips for Preparing Grant Proposals
- Award Search (for examples of successful projects)
[Top of Page]
Developing Proposal Budgets
- A Grantwriting Project Planner Spreadsheet - David Bauer's Excel spreadsheet for proposal planning and project development
- The Grant Proposal Guide Budgets - National Science Foundation
- Standard Operating Procedure for Developing Modular Budgets - National Institute of Health
- Proposal Budgeting Basics - The Foundation Center
[Top of Page]
Developing Logic Models
- Logic Model Development Guide (PDF) - W. K. Kellogg Foundation
- Logic Model Builder - Innovation Network Point K Learning Center: Register for free, log in, and go to "Tools" at the bottom of the menu on the left of the screen to find the link to the Logic Model Builder, an interactive tool that guides the user through the process of developing "program goals, activities and resources, and how those elements work together to produce your program's intended outcomes."
- Logic Models - Usable Knowledge Training - an interactive logic model tutorial including audio and text.
[Top of Page]
Designing Project Evaluations
- User-Friendly Handbook for Mixed Method Evaluations - National Science Foundation
- Evaluation Plan Builder - Innovation Network Point K Learning Center: Register for free, log in, and go to "Tools" at the bottom of the menu on the left of the screen to find the link to the Evaluation Plan Builder, an interactive tool that helps the user determine "what program success will look like before the fact" and "how to tell that success has been achieved after the fact." The EPB may be used for outcomes evaluation, implementation evaluation, or both.
- Evaluation: A Tool for Program Improvement - Justice Research & Statistics Association - more than program evaluation, this online tutorial covers documenting problem statements, implementing evidence-based programming, developing performance measures and creating a logic model, and incorporating evaluation tools into program management.
- MEASURE Evaluation - Training materials and tools on M&E topics for use by researchers, program managers, trainers, policy makers, students, and other public health professionals.
- Basic Guide to Program Evaluation - Free Management Library
- Evaluation Handbook - W. K. Kellogg Foundation
- Evaluation Methods - Joint Information Systems Committee
- Integrating Qualitative and Quantitative Approaches in Program Evaluation - The World Bank
- Project Evaluation Guide for Nonprofit Organization - Imagine Canada
[Top of Page]
Grant-writing and Career Development
- The Academic Scientists' Toolkit - From the Journal Science
- Preparing a Successful Manuscript: Research Writing Advice
- From the Maternal and Child Health Bureau
During this recorded webinar, two leading editors speak about how to prepare a successful manuscript for publication, describing the organization and key elements of a research paper and considering both quantitative and qualitative presentations and suggestions regarding making a paper ready for submission. The Grants Resource Center reports that "the strategies presented have broad applicability across disciplines and audiences, and incorporate many of the principles of effective grant proposal writing."
[Top of Page]
National Data Sources
- U.S. Census Bureau - starting place for census data
- American Fact Finder - population, housing, economic, and geographic data
- National Center for Education Statistics Data Tools
School District Profiles - Inter-University Consortium for Political & Social Research (ICPSR)
Find & Analyze Data - Federal Bureau of Investigation
Crime Statistics - Bureau of Justice Statistics
- Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences
Education Statistics - Centers for Disease Control & Prevention
National Center for Health Statistics - EconData - a guide to regional economic activity
- Federal Interagency Council on Statistical Policy
FedStats - statistics from more than 100 agencies - Bureau of Labor Statistics - databases and tools
- Small Business Administration - research and statistics
- United Nations
Demographic and Social Statistics
[Top of Page]
Colorado Data Sources
- StateMaster.com - a statistical database that allows research and comparisons of data on US states. It includes information from sources such as the Census Bureau, the FBI, and the National Center for Educational Statistics. StateMaster provides pie charts, maps, graphs and scatterplots.
- Colorado Department of Education
- Colorado Education Statistics
- SchoolView - Interactive portal for the Colorado Growth Model and school performance data
- Special Education Data Reports
CDE Data Dictionary
- Great Education Colorado
Statistics & FAQs - Colorado Department of Higher Education
Interactive Institutional Information Data Warehouse
Data Collection - Bureau of Labor Statistics
Colorado Economy at a Glance - Colorado Department of Local Affairs
Data & Information
State Demography Office - Colorado Office of Economic Development & International Trade
Colorado Data Book - Colorado by the Numbers
An on-line collection of statistics on everything from age to water at the state and, where available, county levels - Annie E. Casey Foundation - Kids Count
Compare the status of children in Colorado with children nationwide on 10 measures of well-being. - Colorado Department of Labor & Employment
Current Data Analysis - Colorado Department of Corrections
General Statistics and Reporting - Colorado Bureau of Investigation
Crime in Colorado - Annual Reports - Colorado Department of Public Safety
Office of Research & Statistics - Colorado Department of Human Services
Youth Corrections - Reports and Evaluations - Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment
Colorado Health and Environmental Data
Colorado Health Information Dataset
[Top of Page]
Writing Guides (proposal writing is not the same as academic writing)
- Online English Grammar Guide
- Guide to Grammar & Writing
- Revising Prose
- PlainLanguage
- Garbl's Writing Center
- Confusing Words
- Common Errors in English
- The Elements of Style by William Strunk, Jr.
- APA Citation Style Sheet
- MLA Style
- A Guide for Writing Research Papers Based on Modern Language Association (MLA) Documentation
- The Internet Acronym Server
