Research Development & Grant Writing News

Articles and resources in Research Development & Grant Writing News address how faculty can use proven competitive strategies to achieve success in a very difficult funding climate. Newsletter articles written by the co-publishers will share expertise gained in a combined 30 years of experience in research development and grant writing at Texas A&M University.

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Research Development and Grant Writing News 2024

March 2024

Topics of Interest URLs
March 2024 Select List of Humanities, HSS, and Arts Opportunities & News
Summary of Changes to the PAPPG NSF 24-1
Division of Environmental Biology Virtual Office Hour
NSF Ideas Labs: How They Work and Why They Are a Great Opportunity for Faculty
Artificial Intelligence in Water Conservation
Cultivating Grantsmanship Among Humanities and Social Science Graduate Students
Strategic Uses of the Funding Solicitation
Research Grant Writing Web Resources
Educational & Social Sciences Web Resources
Agency News, Reports, Workshops & Roadmaps
New Funding Opportunities

February 2024

Topics of Interest URLs
February 2024 Select List of Humanities, HSS, and Arts Opportunities & News
Incremental Research is the “Kiss of Death” at NSF
Sustainable Regional Systems Research Networks
Why Faculty Should Attend Funder Conferences and Workshops
What Does a Successful NSF Proposal Look Like?
Avoiding A Common Reviewer Complaint: Descriptive Research
Research Grant Writing Web Resources
Educational & Social Sciences Web Resources
Agency News, Reports, Workshops & Roadmaps
New Funding Opportunities

January 2024

Topics of Interest URLs
January 2024 Select List of Humanities, HSS, and Arts Opportunities & News
Humanities Perspectives on AI: NEH Emerging Funding Opportunities and a List of Private Opportunities
Writing a Proposal’s Stakeholder Engagement Section
FY24 Navy STEM and Workforce Program
The Future of STEM Education at NSF
A Suggested Timeline for Producing Your NSF CAREER Proposal
If You Name It, Explain It
Don’t Sell the Funding Solicitation Short
Research Grant Writing Web Resources
Educational & Social Sciences Web Resources
Agency News, Reports, Workshops & Roadmaps
New Funding Opportunities

Research Development and Grant Writing News 2023

December 2023

Topics of Interest URLs
December 2023 Select List of Humanities, HSS, and Arts Opportunities & News
Faculty Guide to Writing Research Grants: Strategies for Funding Success
NIH on Research Integrity
Update: Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs
Overview of NSF GEO’s Funding Opportunities to Support the “Build a Resilient Planet” Initiative
Technology for Plagiarism Detection at NSF
The Communications Component of the Management Plan
Agency News, Reports, Workshops & Roadmaps
Educational & Social Sciences Web Resources
New Funding Opportunities

November 2023

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November 2023 Select List of Humanities, HSS, and Arts Opportunities & News
A New NEH Initiative: “Humanities Perspectives on Artificial Intelligence”
DOE/SC Biological and Environmental Research
The Value of Reading Abstracts of Funded Projects
Pursuing Funding From Private Foundations
National Academies Report on AI
Developing a Strategic Plan for Funding Your Research
Developing Your Research Agenda
Developing Your Education Agenda
Research Grant Writing Web Resources
Agency News, Reports, Workshops & Roadmaps
Educational & Social Sciences Web Resources
New Funding Opportunities

October 2023

Topics of Interest URLs
October 2023 Select List of Humanities, HSS, and Arts Opportunities & News
Conservation Innovation Grants, a Niche Funding Program by USDA
Overview: Defense Sciences Office 2024 BAA
Checking in With ARPA-H
NSF’s Research Infrastructure in the Social and Behavioral Sciences Program
Editing the Proposal Introduction: What, Why, & How
Don’t Let Your Proposal Wear a Disguise on Halloween
How a Good Website Can Help Faculty Win Grants
Research Grant Writing Web Resources
Agency News, Reports, Workshops & Roadmaps
New Funding Opportunities

September 2023

Topics of Interest URLs
September 2023 Select List of Humanities, HSS, and Arts Opportunities & News
The Institute for Museum and Library Services Is Now Accepting Proposals, November 15 Deadline
Biotechnology at USDA/NIFA in FY2024 Budget
Overview: Bioenergy Technologies Office at DOE
Understanding NSF For NIH PIs
Multi-Agency R&D Priorities for the FY 2025 Budget
Proposal Writing in the Humanities
Significance of Your Proposed Humanities Project?
What Is Your Great Idea and Why Is It Important?
Research Grant Writing Web Resources
Educational & Social Sciences Web Resources
Agency Reports, Workshops & Research Roadmaps
New Funding Opportunities

August 2023

Topics of Interest URLs
August 2023 Select List of Humanities, HSS, and Arts Opportunities & News
Selected List of Mid-career Funding Opportunities in Humanities and HRSS
Predictive Intelligence for Pandemic Prevention Phase II
National Institute of Justice: What it is, does, and funds
You’ve Submitted Your CAREER Proposal: What Now?
Using Chat GPT When Writing Proposals: What It Can and Can’t Do
NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program
Basic Grant Writing Training Presentation
Writing the 1.5-Page Practice Proposal
It’s Not Easy to Disinvite a Team Member
Research Grant Writing Web Resources
Educational & Social Sciences Web Resources
Agency Research News
Agency Reports, Workshops & Research Roadmaps
New Funding Opportunities

July 2023

Topics of Interest URLs
July 2023 Select List of Humanities, HSS, and Arts Opportunities & News
Support Opportunities for Post-Docs & Junior Faculty
An Overview: U.S. Department of Justice Grants
Engineering Research Initiation: What Is It, For Who?
Last-Minute NSF CAREER Proposal Checklist
NSF Dear Colleague Letters & Funding Mechanisms
Narrative Space Is Limited ̶ Use It Wisely
The Power of Faculty Writing Groups for Reviewing Proposals and Overall Writing Improvement
Strategies for Proposal Resubmissions
Research Grant Writing Web Resources
Educational & Social Sciences Web Resources
Agency Research News
Agency Reports, Workshops & Research Roadmaps
New Funding Opportunities

June 2023

Topics of Interest URLs
June 2023 Select List of Humanities, HSS, and Arts Opportunities & News
Applying for an NEH Humanities Initiative at Your College or University
What is Use-Inspired Science and Why Do You Need to Know That?
Plagiarism, Fabrication, and Falsification
The Chips & Science Act: What is it Funding?
NSF BioFoundries & Related Programs
Planning to Write as a Team
Avoiding A Common Reviewer Complaint: Descriptive Research
Do You Know Where Your Research Fits in Your Discipline’s State of the Art?
Research Grant Writing Web Resources
Educational & Social Sciences Web Resources
Agency Reports, Workshops & Research Roadmaps
New Funding Opportunities

May 2023

Topics of Interest URLs
May 2023 Select List of Humanities, HSS, and Arts Opportunities & News
Understanding Forensic Sciences Funding
Consider Joining the NSF Rotator Program
Tips for Pursuing Funding from Industry
AFRI Sustainable Agricultural SYSTEMS RFA
Make Your Case for Value-Added Benefits
Welcoming New Faculty
Implicit Requirements
Research Grant Writing Web Resources
Educational & Social Sciences Web Resources
Agency Research News
Agency Reports, Workshops & Research Roadmaps
New Funding Opportunities

April 2023

Topics of Interest URLs
April 2023 Select List of Humanities, HSS, and Arts Opportunities & News
NEH Infrastructure/Capacity-Building Challenge Grants
Editing the Research Narrative for Importance
U.S. Biotechnology and Biomanufacturing: The White House Vision for a Whole-of-Government Approach
Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (CDMRP)
CDMRP Program Funding Opportunities
Fully Respond to the ARPA-(H)eilmeier Questions
How a Good Website Can Help Faculty Win Grants
Mission Agency Common Denominators
Research Grant Writing Web Resources
Educational & Social Sciences Web Resources
Agency Research News
Agency Reports, Workshops & Research Roadmaps
New Funding Opportunities

March 2023

Topics of Interest URLs
March 2023 Select List of Humanities, HSS, and Arts Opportunities & News
AFRI Foundational Review Criteria & Narrative Format
NSF Office Hours and the PRoSPCT Tool
Grants: Native American Graves Repatriation Act
Budget of the US Government FY23/Agency Allocations
Basic Research: The Trial-and-Error Trap
How the Department of Energy Reviews Your Proposal
Your Research’s Fit in Your Discipline’s State of the Art
Research Grant Writing Web Resources
Educational Grant Writing Web Resources
Agency Research News
Agency Reports, Workshops & Research Roadmaps
New Funding Opportunities

February 2023

Topics of Interest URLs
February 2023 Select List of Humanities, HSS, and Arts Opportunities & News
Who Is Winning Humanities Funding and Why?
What Exactly Are Societal Challenges?
NSF Scholarships in STEM (S-STEM) Webinar Report
The Context and Significance of Your Research
Changes to AFRI Foundational Program 2023
Too Much To Say? Strategies to Meet the Page Limit
Cultivating Grantsmanship among Graduate Students
The Role of Stakeholders in a Competitive Proposal
NIH Steps: Unsolicited, Investigator-Initiated Research
Research Grant Writing Web Resources
Educational Grant Writing Web Resources
Agency Research News
Agency Reports, Workshops & Research Roadmaps
New Funding Opportunities

January 2023

Topics of Interest URLs
January 2023 Select List of Humanities, HSS, and Arts Opportunities & News
Recent Funding and Advocacy News in the Humanities and Arts
Give a Wide Berth to Potential Plagiarism
Advice and Resources for Your NSF MRI Proposal
Seven Newly Posted DOE/SC Workforce FOAs
The First Response to a BAA Is Often a White Paper
Too Much “Why” and Not Enough “How”
Faculty Writing Groups in the Humanities
Funding Rates: Actual and Real
Research Grant Writing Web Resources
Educational Grant Writing Web Resources
Agency Research News
Agency Reports, Workshops & Research Roadmaps
New Funding Opportunities

Research Development and Grant Writing News 2022

December 2022

Topics of Interest URLs
December 2022 Select List of Humanities, HSS, and Arts Opportunities & News
New/ongoing NEH Calls for Proposals related to the “American Tapestry” Initiative
NSF Opportunities for Selected Social Science and Humanities Research
NSF Observations on Plagiarism
The New NSF Major Research Instrumentation Solicitation
Do You Speak Your Funding Agency’s Language?
Understanding the Role of Your PO
Understanding Peer Review In the Humanities
What’s the Problem? What’s Your Solution?
Research Grant Writing Web Resources
Educational Grant Writing Web Resources
Agency Research News
Agency Reports, Workshops & Research Roadmaps
New Funding Opportunities
Academic Research Funding Strategies, LLC

November 2022

Topics of Interest URLs
November 2022 Select List of Humanities, HSS, and Arts Opportunities & News
NSF Reproducibility and Replicability in Science
NSF Webinar Report: The New NSF ExLENT Program
Connect Funding Opportunities to Societal Challenges
DOE Guide for the Submission of Unsolicited Proposals
Telling Your Reviewers What They Need to Know
The Dos and Don’ts of Writing the Statement of Purpose for a Humanities/Social Sciences Funding Application
Make Your Case for Value-Added Benefits
Research Grant Writing Web Resources
Educational Grant Writing Web Resources
Agency Research News
Agency Reports, Workshops & Research Roadmaps
New Funding Opportunities
Academic Research Funding Strategies, LLC

October 2022

Topics of Interest URLs
October 2022 Select List of Humanities, HSS, and Arts Opportunities & News
What Is a Humanities Program Officer and When Should You Contact Them?
NIH Expands Role of AI in Funding Solicitations
ARPA-H: A New Funding Agency is Born!
The Most Important First Decision in Grant Writing
NIH Faculty Readiness & Submission Considerations
In Proposals, Less is Often More
What is the Significance of Your Proposed Humanities Project?
Writing a Successful White Paper to NEH
Research Grant Writing Web Resources
Educational Grant Writing Web Resources
Agency Research News
Agency Reports, Workshops & Research Roadmaps
New Funding Opportunities

September 2022

Topics of Interest URLs
August 2022 Select List of Humanities, HSS, and Arts Opportunities & News
Where Research Begins: Choosing A Research Project in the Humanities and Social Sciences
Getting the Writing Right - Newly Funded NSF ERCs
New NSF Opportunities for Social Scientists
Review Criteria Across Funding Agencies -- What New Faculty Need to Know
Editing, Revising, and Rewriting Your Proposal (Sept 15, 2018 reprint)
Preparing to Write Your Proposal (Sept 15, 2018 reprint)
Writing the Proposal (Sept. 15, 2018 reprint)
Research Grant Writing Web Resources
Educational Grant Writing Web Resources
Agency Research News
Agency Reports, Workshops & Research Roadmaps
New Funding Opportunities
Academic Research Funding Strategies, LLC

August 2022

Topics of Interest URLs
August 2022 Select List of Humanities, HSS, and Arts Opportunities & News
Fitting Your Research Topic to a Funders' Mission
NSF GRANTED: Broadening Participation in STEM
Reading the Funding Tea Leaves: How to Anticipate New Funding Opportunities
NSF Partnership to Advance Conservation Science
So You've Submitted Your CAREER Proposal: What Now? (August 15, 2021 reprint)
Proposal Pet Peeves (May 15, 2021 reprint)
The Role of the Project Evaluator on the Writing Team
Research Grant Writing Web Resources
Agency Research News
Agency Reports, Workshops & Research Roadmaps
New Funding Opportunities
Academic Research Funding Strategies, LLC

July 2022

Topics of Interest URLs
February 2022 Select List of Humanities, HSS, and Arts Opportunities & News
Newly Titled National Science Foundation Program Offers Humanities/Social Science Researchers Opportunities to Collaborate
Narrative Space is Limited - Use it Wisely
What does NSF mean by Innovation Ecosystem?
USDA/NIFA Proposal Workplan Template -- A Generic Guide to Writing A Funded Proposal
Changes Coming to STEM Education Programs
Tips for Effective Proposal Graphics (Reprinted from August 2019 Issue)
Preparing to Write Your Proposal (Reprinted from September 2018 Issue)
Research Grant Writing Web Resources
Educational Grant Writing Web Resources
Agency Research News
Agency Reports, Workshops & Research Roadmaps
New Funding Opportunities
Academic Research Funding Strategies, LLC

May 2022

Topics of Interest URLs
Select List of Humanities, HSS, and Arts Opportunities & News
USDA Strategic Plan Fiscal Years 2022-2026
Planning and Describing your CAREER Education Component
What Does A Successful ERC Proposal Look Like?
DOEnergy Funding Directions 2023
How a Good Website Can Help Faculty Win Grants (Reprinted from May 15, 2018)
Research Grant Writing Web Resources
Educational Grant Writing Web Resources
Agency Research News
Agency Reports, Workshops & Roadmaps
New Funding Opportunities
About Academic Research Funding Strategies

April 2022

Topics of Interest URLs
Select List of Humanities, HSS and Arts Opportunities & News
Biden Administration Requests Big Increases for the Humanities
Addressing Agency-Relevant Significance at USDA/NIFA
The Curse of Knowledge and Writing Your Proposal
USDA NIFA 2022 Foundation Grant Program
NSF FY2023 Budget Request: Where the Money Is Going
Know the Type of Project You're Proposing (Reprinted from June 2019)
Research Grant Writing Web Resources
Educational Grant Writing Web Resources
Agency Research News
Agency Reports, Workshops & Roadmaps
New Funding Opportunities
About Academic Research Funding Strategies

March 2022

Topics of Interest URLs
Select List of Humanities, HSS, and Arts Opportunities & News
Advice for Applicants to Social Science Research Council (or, Really, Any) Competitions
Pathway from An NSF EAGER to Understanding the "Strengthening American Infrastructure" Solicitation
An Overview of Early Career and Research Initiation Grants for STEM Faculty
DEO's Plan to Strengthen Clean Energy Supply Chains and Bolster Domestic Manufacturing
Strengthening Community Colleges Training Grants
How to Formulate Hypotheses for NSF and NIH (Reprinted from April 2018)
Research Grant Writing Web Resources
Educational Grant Writing Web Resources
Agency Research News
Agency Reports, Workshops & Roadmaps
New Funding Opportunities
About Academic Research Funding Strategies

February 2022

Topics of Interest URLs
February 2022 Select List of Humanities, HSS, and Arts Opportunities & News
The New Research Agenda for the National Endowment for the Arts, 2022-2026
Let NIH/NIAID Write Your Winning Proposal for You...and it is surprisingly legal!
Overview of the New Quantum Workforce Development Plan
Confusion over the Meaning of the Research Narrative Is Usually the Author's Fault
Don't Forget the Key Part of Your Proposal's Management Plan is Managing the Research
How a Good Website Can Help Faculty Win Grants (Reprinted from May 2018)
Research Grant Writing Web Resources
Educational Grant Writing Web Resources
Agency Research News
Agency Reports, Workshops & Roadmaps
New Funding Opportunities
About Academic Research Funding Strategies

January 2022

Topics of Interest URLs
Applying for a Fulbright Award
Strengthening Community Colleges Training Grants
time to Start Working on Your CAREER: A Timeline
Editing Proposals for Significance: What It Is and Why It Is Critical to Funding Success
Is An NSF Center Proposal in Your Future?
Funding Fundamentals for New Faculty (Reprinted from January 2018)
Research Grant Writing Web Resources
Educational Grant Writing Web Resources
Agency Research News
Agency Reports, Workshops & Roadmaps
New Funding Opportunities
About Academic Research Funding Strategies

Research Development and Grant Writing News 2021

December 2021

Topics of Interest URLs
Funding Opportunities in the Humanities
Describing the Methodology and Work Plan in an Individual Humanities/Humanities-Related Social Sciences Program
The Best Order of Research Narrative Edits
Webinar Report: NSF's Human Networks and Data Science Program
Is Your Red Team in Place for Your STC Preliminary Proposal? If not, You'd Best Get on It!
"Oh, what a tangled web we weave, when first we practice to deceive!" (Sir Walter Scott, 1808)
Do You Have Your NSF STC Endgame in Place? (Reprinted from April 2019)
Research Grant Writing Web Resources
Educational Grant Writing Web Resources
Agency Research News
Agency Reports, Workshops & Roadmaps
New Funding Opportunities
About Academic Research Funding Strategies

November 2021

Topics of Interest URLs
Funding Opportunities in the Humanities
New Funding Directions at Department of Energy
Advice & Resources for Your NSF MRI Proposal
The First Step to NSF STC Success Is to Learn the Language
New Funding Directions of NOAA
Editing the Proposal Introduction: the What, Why, How and So-What of a Preliminary Review (Reprinted October 2020)
Research Grant Writing Web Resources
Educational Grant Writing Web Resources
Agency Research News
Agency Reports, Workshops & Roadmaps
New Funding Opportunities
About Academic Research Funding Strategies

October 2021

Topics of Interest URLs
Want to Widen the Audience for Your Research? Applying for NEH's Public Scholar Program
Humanities Scholars: Applying for ACLS's "Sustaining Public Engagement Grants" (SPEG)
How to Write a Winning Proposal to the USDA/NIFA
Funding High-Risk Research
How to Write A Winning Proposal to the Office of Naval Research
What Faculty Need to Know about Broad Agency Announcements (BAA)
White Papers and Concept Papers Are Often the First Step to Funding Success (Reprinted June 2019)
Don't Let Your Proposal Wear a Disguise on Halloween (Reprinted from Halloween 2012)
Research Grant Writing Web Resources
Educational Grant Writing Web Resources
Agency Research News
Agency Reports, Workshops & Roadmaps
New Funding Opportunites
About Academic Research Funding Strategies

September 2021

Topics of Interest URLs
Humanities, Social Sciences, and Arts Funding Opportunities and News
NIH's Five-Year Plan to Support Researchers and Universities through Extramural Research
Funding to Broaden Participation in STEM for Persons with Disabilities
Why You need a Communications Plan for Multidisciplinary Research Partnerships
USDA's Farm of the Future Program: A Predictor of Future Funding Directions and Research
Writing Your Proposal (Reprinted from Sept. 2018)
Research Grant Writing Web Resources
Educational Grant Writing Web Resources
Agency Research News
Agency Reports, Workshops & Roadmaps
New Funding Opportunities
About Academic Research Funding Strategies

August 2021

Topics of Interest URLs
Humanities, Social Sciences, and Arts Funding Opportunities and News
Proposal Writing in the Humanities: Theoretical Orientation and Significance
does Your Research narrative Require a Description of Stakeholder Engagement?
So you've submitted your CAREER proposal: What now?
EPA's Got Its Mojo Back!
Organizing Your Response to Reviewers' Comments on Resubmittals
Make Your Case for Value-Added Benefits (Reprinted from August 2015)
Research Grant Writing Web Resources
Agency Research News
Agency Reports, Workshops & Roadmaps
New Funding Opportunities
About Academic Research Funding Strategies

July 2021

Topics of Interest URLs
Humanities, Social Sciences, and Arts Funding Opportunities and News
When a Proposal Writing Rather than Content Can Sink a Proposal
Because a Management Plan is not Required Does Not Mean It Is Not Necessary
NSF Funding At The Interface Of Computer Science And The Social & Behavioral Sciences
Strategies for Proposal Resubmissions
Understanding Plagiarism & Other Research Misconducts to Avoid in the Research narrative
How to Go From Research Ideas to Research Dollars: Ten Key Steps to Getting Your Ideas Funded (Reprinted from June 2013)
Research Grant Writing Web Resources
Agency Research News
Agency Reports, Workshops & Roadmaps
New Funding Opportunities
About Academic Research Funding Strategies

June 2021

Topics of Interest URLs
Humanities, Social Sciences, and Arts Funding Opportunities and News
Assembling a Team of Advocates for Winning Humanities Grants
Writing Grants to EPA in a Time of Budget Increases
NSF's Webinar on Invention to Innovation programs
How Agency Mission & Culture Impact Funding Success
The Role of Project Abstracts in Funding Success
Organizing the Proposal Narrative (Reprinted from April 2016)
Research Grant Writing Web Resources
Educational Grant Writing Web Resources
Agency Research News
Agency Reports, Workshops & Roadmaps
New Funding Opportunities
About Academic Research Funding Strategies

May 2021

Topics of Interest URLs
Humanities, Social Studies, and Arts Funding Opportunities and News
Cultivating Grantsmanship among Humanities and Social Sciences Graduate Students
Developing Proposals to Fund the Future Workforce in Food, Agriculture, and Natural Resources
Proposal Pet Peeves
Strategic Uses of the Funding Solicitation
New Research Directions Under President's 2022 Discretionary Funding Request
Explaining the State of the Art: Telling Your Reviewers What They Need to Know (Reprinted from July 2015)
Research Grant Writing Web Resources
Educational Grant Writing Web Resources
Agency Research News
Agency Reports, Workshops & Roadmaps
New Funding Opportunities
About Academic Research Funding Strategies

April 2021

Topics of Interest URLs
Tips for Winning on NEH Individual Fellowship
NSC Report on Artificial Intelligence Offers a Guide to Future Funding Success
You Got Funding! Now think about supplements
Competitive Models for STEM Education and Research
Transdiscipliinary Funding Horizon for Electric Power Research, Education, and Training
Engineers: Beware the downselect proposal (Reprinted from March 2017)
Research Grant Writing Web Resources
Educational Grant Writing Web Resources
Agency Research News
Agency Reports, Workshops & Roadmaps
New Funding Opportunities
About Academic Research Funding Strategies

March 2021

Topics of Interest URLs
Humanities and Arts Funding Opportunities
Attracting Students to the Humanities
What Does a Successful Proposal Look Like? NSF's Answer Too Often Falls on Deaf Ears
Avoiding A Common Reviewer Complaint: Descriptive Research
STEM Education Funding Outlook 2021
Assume All Reviewers Are from Missouri (Reprinted from August 2017)
Research Grant Writing Web Resources
Educational Grant Writing Web Resources
Agency Research News
Agency Reports, Workshops & Roadmaps
New Funding Opportunities
About Academic Research Funding Strategies

February 2021

Topics of Interest URLs
Humanities and Arts Funding Opportunities
The Future of Arts and Humanities Funding under the Biden Administration
The Impact of science Policy Changes on Funding Opportunities
How Alondra Nelson's Appointment to Office Science & Technology Policy Will Impact Funding
What Amazon Can Teach You About Proposal Writing
Research Priorities Revealed in Preliminary and/or Final Federal Agency Budgets
Communications on Interdisciplinary Team Grants (Reprinted from December 2016)
Research Grant Writing Web Resources
Educational Grant Writing Web Resources
Agency Research News
Agency Reports, Workshops & Roadmaps
New Funding Opportunities
About Academic Research Funding Strategies

January 2021

Topics of Interest URLs
Humanities and Arts Funding Opportunities
Humanities and Social Science Scholars: Are You Registered with Grants.gov?
Expanding Your List of Potential Agency Funders
Long-Range & Near-Term Research funding Horizons
New Year's Resolutions for Preparing Your NSF CAREER proposal
The Tentative (Maybe/Maybe Not) Proposal
An Idea is Not a Plan; A Strategy is Not a Project (Reprinted from July 2017)
Research Grant Writing Web Resources
Educational Grant Writing Web Resources
Agency Research News
Agency Reports, Workshops & Roadmaps
New Funding Opportunities
About Academic Research Funding Strategies

Research Development and Grant Writing News 2020

December 2020

Topics of Interest URLs
Humanities and Arts Funding Opportunities
Understanding Competitive Funding Strategies for Integration of Research & Education at NSF
Virtual NSF Grants Conference Overview
When Your NSF Program Officer Comes Back with Questions
Funding Success Requires Adding Evidence-Based Educational Components to Many Research Grants
Fundamentals of Funding Success: Synergy Not Silos (Reprinted November 2017)
Research Grant Writing Web Resources
Educational Grant Writing Web Resources
Agency Research News
Agency Reports, Workshops & Roadmaps
New Funding Opportunities
About Academic Research Funding Strategies

November 2020

Topics of Interest URLs
Humanities and Arts Funding Opportunities
Did You Miss the 2020 NIH Virtual Seminar on Program Funding and Grants Administration?
Strategies for Increasing Sustainability Research and Educational Program Funding
Does an NSF MRI Fit Your Situation?
Are You Up-to-Date on NSF Terms and Definitions?
Post-Election New Directions in Research Funding
Funding Fundamentals for New Faculty (Reprinted January 2018)
Research Grant Writing Web Resources
Educational Grant Writing Web Resources
Agency Research News
Agency Reports, Workshops & Roadmaps
New Funding Opportunities
About Academic Research Funding Strategies

October 2020

Topics of Interest URLs
Editing the Proposal Introduction: the What, Why, How and So-What of a Preliminary Review
AI Institute Webinar
Now is the Time to Plan the Red Team Review of an Invited NSF ERC Full Proposal, or Similar Efforts
Strategies for Increasing Team Funding Success
Don't Let Your Proposal Wear a Disguise on Halloween (Reprinted from a series of seven articles starting in 2012)
Research Grant Writing Web Resources
Educational Grant Writing Web Resources
Agency Research News
Agency Reports, Workshops & Roadmaps
New Funding Opportunities
About Academic Research Funding Strategies

September 2020

Topics of Interest URLs
Humanities and Arts Funding Opportunities
Supporting the Dissertation: How and Why to Apply for Dissertation Funding
Following the Public Health research Dollars into 2022
Resources for Education Cost Analyses
Proposal reviews: The Mother Lode of Insight for Research Offices, or Why You Should Learn to Love Bad Review
"DECLINED" But, is your proposal dead?
How a good Website Can Help Faculty Win Grants (Reprinted from May, 2018)
Research Grant Writing Web Resources
Agency Research News
Agency Reports, Workshops & Roadmaps
New Funding Opportunities
About Academic Research Funding Strategies

August 2020

Topics of Interest URLs
Humanities and Arts Funding Opportunities
Understanding Peer Review
Observations on the NSF ERC Letter of Intent
When There Is Too Much to Say: Strategies to Meet the Page Limit
Writing a Stronger K-12 Teacher Workforce Component to an NSF Research Proposal and Relevance to an ERC
Writing a Winning USDA Foundational Grant Proposal
The Role of the Project Evaluator on the Writing Team (Reprinted from October, 2016)
Research Grant Writing Web Resources
Agency Research News
Agency Reports, Workshops & Roadmaps
New Funding Opportunities
About Academic Research Funding Opportunities
About Academic Research Funding Strategies

July 2020

Topics of Interest URLs
The Dos and Don'ts of Writing the Statement of Purpose for a Humanities/Social Sciences Funding Application
Strategies for Revisions and Resubmittals
CAREER Proposal Checklist
The Role of Stakeholders in a Competitive Proposal
Plagiarism in a Proposal Is the Kiss of Death to a Research Center
Where Research Offices Can Most Help New Faculty (Reprinted from July, 2018)
Research Grant Writing Web Resources
Educational Grant Writing Web Resources
Agency Research News
Agency Reports, Workshops & Roadmaps
New Funding Opportunities
About Academic Research Funding Strategies

June 2020

Topics of Interest URLs
Humanities in the Age of COVID 19: ACLS Strategic Priorities for 2020-2024
A Vision for NSF Earth Sciences 2020-2030: Earth in Time
Overview of New IES RFAs
Summary Overview: A Guide for preparation and Submission of NSF Applications via Grants.gov
Topics in Brief: Proposal Writing Best Practices and the NSF ERC
Characteristics of an Effective Proposal Team Member (Reprinted from June 2018)
Research Grant Writing Web Resources
Educational Grant Writing Web Resources
Agency Research News
Agency Reports, Workshops & Roadmaps
New Funding Opportunities
About Academic Research Funding Strategies

May 2020

Topics of Interest URLs
Tackling the Project Narrative for the NEH Summer Grant
Is Your Proposal Fully responsive to the Funding Solicitation?
NSF ERC Webinar Report
Understanding the USDA Review Process
What the NSF Funding Horizon Looks Like
A Heads Up to New Faculty about Research Misconduct (Reprinted from September 2017)
Research Grant Writing Web Resources
Agency Research News
Agency Reports, Workshops & Roadmaps
New Funding Opportunities
About Academic Research Funding Strategies

April 2020

Topics of Interest URLs
Finding the Best Fit between a Funder and a Humanities/Social Science Project
Humanities and Arts Funding Opportunities and News
ERC Engineering Workforce Development and K-12 Engineering Education
New Coronavirus-related Funding Opportunities
One Common Mistake Made in Writing NSF ERC Proposals
NSF ERC Proposal Production and Task Assignments Schedule (PPTAS)
Understanding Your Proposal Writing Tendency (Reprinted from November 2017)
Research Grant Writing Web Resources
Educational Grant Writing Web Resources
Agency Research News
Agency Reports, Workshops & Roadmaps
New Funding Opportunitites
About Academic Research Funding Strategies

March 2020

Topics of Interest URLs
The Power of Faculty Writing Groups for Reviewing Proposals and Overall Writing Improvement
Humanities and Arts Funding Opportunities and News
Where's the Money? The State of US Science and Engineering 2020
How to Write Your Data Management Plan
The Thirty-Minute Grant Writing Workshop -- Some Key Observations for Discussion
Writing Better STEM Education Grants
Agency Missions and Cultures Are Not Fungible (Reprinted from August 2014)
Research Grant Writing Web Resources
Educational Grant Writing Web Resources
Agency Research News
Agency Reports, Workshops & Roadmaps
New Funding Opportunities
About Academic Research Funding Strategies

February 2020

Topics of Interest URLs
Calling all Published Poets: Funding for Individuals from NEA
Humanities and Arts Funding Opportunities and News
The Communications Component of the Research Management Plan
Overview of the New NSF CAREER Solicitation
Writing the Innovation Section of Research and Education Proposals
DOE's $97 Million FOA for Bioenergy Technologies
Basic Grant Writing Training Presentation (Reprinted from July 2016)
Research Grant Writing Web Resources
Educational Grant Writing Web Resources
Agency Research News
Agency Reports, Workshops & Roadmaps
New Funding Opportunities
About Academic Research Funding Strategies

January 2020

Topics of Interest URLs
Consider Foundations as Potential Funders
Humanities and Arts Funding Opportunities and News
If You Name It, Explain It
In Proposals, Less is Often More
AI's Future Impact on STEM Education
Don't Sell the Funding Solicitation Short
Create a Process for Adding Team Members to Proposals (Reprinted from March 2017)
Research Grant Writing Web Resources
Educational Grant Writing Web Resources
Agency Research News
Agency Reports, Workshops & Roadmaps
New Funding Opportunities
About Academic Research Funding Strategies

Research Development and Grant Writing News 2019:

December 2019

Topics of Interest URLs
How Academic Peer Review Operates
Humanities and Arts Funding Opportunities and News
The Advantages of Coordinated Team Reviews of Proposal Drafts
Highlights of the NIH Regional Semimar
Technology for Plagiarism Detection at NSF
Non-Traditional Collaborations among Research Communities
Seed Your Narrative with Explanatory Clauses (Reprinted from February 2017)
Research Grant Writing Web Resources
Educational Grant Writing Web Resources
Agency Research News
Agency Reports, Workshops & Roadmaps
New Funding Opportunities
About Academic Research Funding Strategies

November 2019

Topics of Interest URLs
What is the Intellectual Significance of Your Proposed Humanities Project?
Humanities and Arts Funding Opportunities and News
AI's Really Big Footprint Across Disciplines
Advice and Resources for Your MRI Proposal
Why Do Well Reviewed Proposals Get Declined for Funding?
Why the Butler and the Poor Writer Are Prime Suspects
Explaining Mission Agencies to New Faculty (Reprinted from September 2016)
Research Grant Writing Web Resources
Educational Grant Writing Web Resources
Agency Research News
Agency Reports, Workshops & Roadmaps
New Funding Opportunities
About Academic Research Funding Strategies

October 2019

Topics of Interest URLs
A Close Reading of the National Endowment for the Humanities and Arts Funding Opportunities and News
Writing the Workforce Component of STEM Proposals
Changes in NSF's Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences Programs
What To Do When Reviewers Disagree
Beware of an Off-the-Shelft Contribution to a Team Proposal
Don't Let Your Proposal Wear a Disguise on Halloween (Reprinted of 7 articles series 2012)
Research Grant Writing Web Resources
Educational Grant Writing Web Resources
Agency Research News
Agency Reports, Workshops & Roadmaps
New Funding Opportunities
About Academic Research Funding Strategies

September 2019

Topics of Interest URL's
Humanities Funding: A Travel Guide with a Stop at the National Humanities Center
Selected URLs for Humanities, Social Sciences, and Arts (HSSA) Funding
What is Your Great Idea and Why Is It Important?
Applying for the DARPA Young Faculty Award
Gain an Advantage in Funding Success by Reviewing Project Abstracts
FFAR Annual Report Offers Key Insights into Competing for Agricultural Research
Communications on Interdisciplinary Team Grants
Research Grant Writing Web Resources
Educational Grant Writing Web Resources
Agency Research News
Agency Reports, Workshops & Roadmaps
New Funding Opportunities
About Academic Research Funding Strategies

August 2019

Topics of Interest URLs
Finding Funding in the Humanities and Social Sciences, Part 2
How to Analyze a DARPA BAA
Tips for Effective Proposal Graphics
NSF ECR Proposal Preparation Web Seminar
USDA Report on the Key Role of Technology Transfer in Funded Proposals
The Schedule and Task Assignment Table for Proposal Production (Reprinted from Dec. 15, 2010)
Research Grant Writing Web Resources
Educational Grant Writing Web Resources
Agency Research News
Agency Reports, Workshops & Roadmaps
New Funding Opportunities
About Academic Research Funding Strategies

July 2019

Topics of Interest URLs
Finding Funding in the Humanities and Social Sciences
How to Convince Reviewers to Fund Your Proposal
Last-Minute CAREER Checklist (updated)
More on Success in Funding Convergence Research
Understanding the Role of Your PO (Reprinted from August 15, 2016)
Research Grant Writing Web Resources
Educational Grant Writing Web Resources
Agency Research News
Agency Reports, Workshops & Roadmaps
New Funding Opportunities
About Academic Research Funding Strategies

June 2019

Topics of Interest URLs
Don't Let the Organizational Ghosts of Proposals Past Haunt Your New Proposal
White Papers and Concept Papers Are Often the First Step to Funding Success
Know the Type of Project You're Proposing
Does Your Office Assist New Faculty in Grant Writing? Here Are Some Tips
Talking to New Faculty about Reproducibility and Replicability in Science
Do Not Build Your Proposal Out of Spare Parts (Reprinted from October 15, 2011)
Research Grant Writing Web Resources
Educational Grant Writing Web Resources
Agency Research News
Agency Reports, Workshops & Roadmaps
New Funding Opportunities
About Academic Research Funding Strategies

May 2019

Topics of Interest URLs
Planning for New Funding Directions in Food and Agricultural Related Research
Do You Know Where Your Research Fits in Your Discipline's State of the Art?
Is Your Research Relevant to Alzheimer's? NIH Wants You!
The Future of STEM Education in the Federal Budget
How the Department of Energy Reviews Your Proposal
Communications on Interdisciplinary Team Grants (Reprinted from December 15, 2016)
Research Grant Writing Web Resources
Educational Grant Writing Web Resources
Agency Research News
Agency Reports, Workshops & Roadmaps
New Funding Opportunities
About Academic Research Funding Strategies

April 2019

Topics of Interest URLs
Convergence, Like Spring, is Breaking Out All Over, Including at NSF and USDA
NSF FY2020 Budget: Hoping for Better News, Planning for Good News
NIH SCORE: a funding mechanism for PIs at MSIs
How-to Tips on Editing a Research Narrative
Do You Have Your NSF STC Endgame in Place?
Strategies for Preparing for a Site Visit (Reprinted from January 15, 2015)
Understanding the Site Visit Process (Reprinted from December 15, 2014)
Research Grant Writing Web Resources
Educational Grant Writing Web Resources
Agency Research News
Agency Reports, Workshops & Roadmaps
New Funding Opportunities
About Academic Research Funding Strategies

March 2019

Topics of Interest URLs
Planning Your NSF Funding Transition Strategy
More on NSF Expectations for Convergence
Basic Research: The Trial-and-Error Trap
Tracking Shifting Allocations within Research Agency Budgets
Building Knowledge Based Research Offices
Fostering Integrity in Research: A Critical Read for Research Offices (Reprinted from May 15, 2017)
Research Grant Writing Web Resources
Educational Grant Writing Web Resources
Agency Research News
Agency Reports, Workshops & Roadmaps
New Funding Opportunities
About Academic Research Funding Strategies

February 2019

Topics of Interest URLs
Avoid the Research Misconduct Perp Walk
Non-Faculty Researchers and Broader Impacts
CAREER: The Importance of Focus
US Army Medical Research Acquisition Activity
Post-Shutdown Startup
How to go from Research Ideas to Research Dollars - Ten Key Steps to Getting Your Ideas Funded (Reprinted from June 15, 2013)
Research Grant Writing Web Resources
Educational Grant Writing Web Resources
Agency Research News
Agency Reports, Workshops & Roadmaps
New Funding Opportunities
About Academic Research Funding Strategies

January 2019

Topics of Interest URLs
Tips on Successful Foundation Funding
Underlying Strategies for STEM Partnerships with Minority Serving Institutions
Scheduling the Production of Your NSF CAREER Proposal
Mark Twain's Advice on Grant Writing
To Revise, Re-Write, or Begin Anew?
Win Your Grant on Page 1 (Reprinted from November 15, 2015)
Research Grant Writing Web Resources
Educational Grant Writing Web Resources
Agency Research News
Agency Reports, Workshops & Roadmaps
New Funding Opportunities
About Academic Research Funding Strategies

Research Development and Grant Writing News 2018:

December 2018

Topics of Interest URLs
NSF PPAPG Webinar Overview
Key Documents for NSF Broader Impacts
Defining and Supporting Your Premise
Federal Strategy for STEM Ed and Its Impact on Writing a Proposal's Educational Narrative
Planning for Proposals Addressing National Water Research Priorities
What is an Innovation Ecosystem at NSF? (Reprinted from September 15, 2015)
Research Grant Writing Web Resources
Educational Grant Writing Web Resources
Agency Research News
Agency Reports, Workshops & Roadmaps
New Funding Opportunities
About Academic Research Funding Strategies

November 2018

Topics of Interest URLs
Where is NSF Going and What Does the Path Look Like?
Questions to Keep in Mind When Writing the Project Management Section
NSF Gen-4 ERC Webinar Overview
Remember to Revisit the NSF Merit Review Process
Echo but Don't Parrot Agency Language
Research Grant Writing Web Resources
Educational Grant Writing Web Resources
Agency Research News
Agency Reports, Workshops & Roadmaps
New Funding Opportunities
About Academic Research Funding Strategies

October 2018

Topics of Interest URL's
Big Changes in the NSF BIO Directorate
Defining the Future in Research and Innovation
Other Types of NSF Proposals
Planning Proposals in Data Science for Undergraduates
NIH's Strategic Plan for Data Science
Don't Let Your Proposal Wear a Disguise on Halloween
Research Grant Writing Web Resources
Agency Research News
Agency Reports, Workshops & Roadmaps
New Funding Opportunities
About Academic Research Funding Strategies

September 2018

Topics of Interest URLs
BLUF: Write as if your reviews were Generals
Preparing to Write Your Proposal
Writing Your Proposal
Editing, Revising, and Rewriting Your Proposal
Understand the Review Process & How to Write Your Reviewers
Reviewing the Reviewers (Resubmitting Declined Proposals)
Research Grant Writing Web Resources
Educational Grant Writing Web Resources
Agency Research News
Agency Reports, Workshops & Roadmaps
New Funding Opportunities
About Academic Research Funding Strategies

August 2018

Topics of Interest URLs
Mapping Proposals to Agcicultural Research Priorities
Funding for Advanced Building Technologies Research: NSF and DOE
Federal 2020 Budget Priorities for R&D
Topics in Brief
ARPA-E's Grid Optimization Competition
Basic Grant Writing Training Presentation (Reprinted from July 2016)
Research Grant Writing Web Resources
Educational Grant Writing Web Resources
Agency Research News
Agency Reports, Workshops & Roadmaps
New Funding Opportunities
About Academic Research Funding Strategies

July 2018

Topics of Interest URLs
It is Not Easy to Disinvite a Team Member
Overview of the New DoED IES RFAs
NSF's STEM Education for the Future
How ED and IES Review Grant Applications
Topics in Brief
Writing the 1.5-Page Practice Proposal (Reprinted from July 2013)
Research Grant Writing Web Resources
Educational Grant Writing Web Resources
Agency Research News
Agency Reports, Workshops & Roadmaps
New Funding Opportunities
About Academic Research Funding Strategies

June 2018

Topics of Interest URLs
Humanities and STEMM Integration
It's a Good time to Submit an NSF EAGER Proposal
Characteristics of an Effective Proposal Team Member
Funding Agencies Are Not Monolithic
Proposal Development Topics in Brief
Unrealistic Expectations for Wordsmithing (Reprinted from June 2014)
Research Grant Writing Web Resources
Educational Grant Writing Web Resources
Agency Research News
Agency Reports, Workshops & Roadmaps
New Funding Opportunities
About Academic Research Funding Strategies

May 2018

Topics of Interest URLs
More on Convergence Research at NSF
USDA Strategic Goals for FY2018-2022
To FOIA or Not to FOIA Proposal Requests
Mission Agency Common Denominators
How a Good Website Can Help Faculty Win Grants
Proposal Writing Tips for Non-Native English Speakers (Reprinted from December 2015)
Research Grant Writing Web Resources
Educational Grant Writing Web Resources
Agency Research News
Agency Reports, Workshops & Roadmaps
New Funding Opportunities
About Academic Research Funding Strategies

April 2018

Topics of Interest URLs
Why is Your Research in the National Interest
Silent Partner Flaw in Team Proposals
NSF's Vision for Future Research Centers
How to Formulate Hypotheses for NSF and NIH
Navigating International Grants - Horizon 2020
Grants are Awarded not Anointed (Reprinted from April 2015)
Research Grant Writing Web Resources
Educational Grant Writing Web Resources
Agency Research News
Agency Reports, Workshops & Roadmaps
New Funding Opportunities
About Academic Research Funding Strategies

March 2018

Topics of Interest URLs
NASA's New Strategic Plan, 2018 -2021
The Benefits of an Organizational Edit
Research Development Topics in Brief
NSF's 10 Big Ideas & Convergence Accelerators
The NORDP 2018 Conference is coming up
Decoding NSF for Funding Success (Reprinted from March 2014)
Research Grant Writing Web Resources
Educational Grant Writing Web Resources
Agency Research News
Agency Reports, Workshops & Roadmaps
New Funding Opportunities
About Academic Research Funding Strategies

February 2018

Topics of Interest URLs
Why Review Proposals for Funding Agencies
US DoED Strategic Goals 2018 - 2022
NSF OIG Report on Proposal Plagiarism & Misconduct
Writing Proposals to US Department of Energy
Dealing with NIH's New Clinical Trials Policy
The Perilous Transition: Idea to Implementation (Reprinted from February 2015)
Research Grant Writing Web Resources
Educational Grant Writing Web Resources
Agency Research News
Agency Reports, Workshops & Roadmaps
New Funding Opportunities
About Academic Research Funding Strategies

January 2018

Topic of Interest URLs
Expectations by NSF for Proposal Success
Narrative Reference Resources
Funding Fundamentals for New Faculty
Last-minute MRI Checklist
How to be Competitive for Externally Funded Grants - Internationally (Part 2)
Planning for Funding Success (Reprinted from November 2014)
Research Grant Writing Web Resources
Educational Grant Writing Web Resources
Agency Research News
Agency Reports, Workshops & Roadmaps
New Funding Opportunities