Research Grant Development Resources
This page provides links to a limited variety of grant development resources with an emphasis on the proposal process and pre-award activities. This page is under continual development.
Russ College Grant Development Team
Audra Huddy
Stocker Center 184
huddya@ohio.edu
740.593.1490
Sherry Vogt
Stocker Center 182
vogts@ohio.edu
740.593.0631
Assistance / Functions of the Grant Development Team
- Assist with proposal submission strategies (agency identification, deadlines, follow-up)
- Coordinate development of proposals among Russ College faculty, staff, and external entities
- Prepare proposal development timelines (section completion deadlines)
- Assist with identifying potential collaborators
- Narrative composition: assist with development of non-technical proposal sections and supplementary documents
- Interpretation of university and sponsor guidelines to ensure compliance
- Electronic proposal formatting
- Budget development, budget revisions, and budget narrative (justification) development
- Completion of all required submission forms
- Copy editing (proposals and reports)
- Proofreading (proposals and reports)
- Develop and conduct proposal development workshops
- Serve as a liaison with the Office of Research and Sponsored Programs and other university departments
Proposal Development Info
- The mandatory electronic transmittal form, Conflict of Interest form, and more: LEO and electronic transmittal form
- Oracle Business Intelligence (OBI) is a web-based reporting system used to support the campus community’s academic and administrative offices.
- Commonly-requested proposal info such as rates for benefits and indirect costs, DUNS number, tax ID number, university-specific identifying info, and more: Institutional Identifiers
Budget Development Information
- Your choice of templates for developing your budget:
- Current benefits rates as approved by Ohio University: Benefit Expense Rates [Excel]
- Indirect Cost Rate Agreement and Distribution Models: IDC Agreement and Distribution Models
Subcontractor/Subawardee Information
If you have included a subcontract or subaward from Ohio University to another institution in your project, Ohio University requires a signed letter of participation from their Research Office, or the equivalent. This form must be signed by the authorized institutional official, not the subcontractor/ subawardee Principal Investigator (PI).
Grants Presentations
- Basic information on developing your proposal Grant Proposal Development Overview [Powerpoint]
- Basic information on developing your project budget Grant Budget Overview [Powerpoint]
- Basic information on the NSF Data Management Plan [Powerpoint]
National Science Foundation (NSF)
NSF Guidelines and Requirements:
- Grants.gov Application Guide [PDF]
- NSF Grant Proposal Guide Effective January 28, 2019 to Proposal and Award Policies and Procedures Guide effective February 25, 2019 [PDF]
- Sign Up for NSF email alerts for the notice of new solicitations and Dear Colleague Letters
- Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) On Proposal and Preparation and Award Administration [PDF]
NSF Templates and Samples:
- NSF Proposal General Outline [Word]
- NSF Budget Templates:
- NSF Budget Justification [Word]
- NSF Biographical Sketch [Word]
- NSF Data Management Plan [Word]
- NSF Postdoctoral Mentoring Plan [Word]
- Postdoctoral Mentoring Plan Discussion and Alternate Language [Word]
- NSF Broader Impacts Examples [PDF]
Additional NSF-Related Info:
- NSF Program Officer Update [Powerpoint] (fall 2012)
- NSF Program Officer “Twelve Steps” Proposal Guidance [PDF]
- Insights from a Former NSF Program Officer [PDF]
- Top Ten “Secrets” that NSF Program Officers Wished all PI’s Knew