Grant Development Resources 

Looking for potential research collaborators?  Check out the Faculty Experts Database.

Need some information about Ohio University or the Appalachian region to include in your grant application? Check out our Proposal Information Resource.

Here are some other resources to help you get started:

Agency-Specific Guides

NIH:

• Grant Tip-Sheets
• All about Grants Tutorial, NIAID
• Getting an NIH RO1 Grant, Academic Scientists' Toolkit from Science magazine's Next Wave

NSF:

• Grant Proposal Guide

Guides for Writing Hypothesis-Driven Grants

• How not to kill a grant application, part 1 (parts 2-6 link from this section) Academic Scientists' Toolkit from Science magazine's Next Wave, Vid Mohan-Ram
• The Art of Grantsmanship, Dr. Jacob Kraicer
• The Art of Writing Proposals from the Social Science Research Council
• Proposal Writers' Guide, Don Thackery, University of Michigan
  Although this guide centers on hypothesis-driven research, some sections may be of help to those writing program grants.

Guides for Program (Service-Oriented) Grants and Creative Research Grants

• Inquiries to Private Foundations, by Don Thackery, Michigan State University (Note: Faculty need to contact their College Development officer prior to submitting an inquiry to a foundation.)
• Proposal Writing Short Course, Foundation Center
• Grant Advisor Plus, The Grant Works [on campus access only, some sections may be of help to those writing hypothesis-driven grants]:
• Using Logic Models in Grant Development, The Charity Channel, Michael Wells
• Grant writing tips for individual artists, Artists' foundation

Resources at the Ohio University Library

• Infotree on Grants [be sure to check out the second entry -- grants research guide]