Summer Proposal Development Series – Examples of Funded Proposals

From the Division of Research & Economic Development – Office of Research Development

If you are new to proposal writing, it can help to see examples of funded projects. Many federal agencies are now posting copies of funded proposals to their websites. Below are some examples.

US Department of Agriculture

https://www.fns.usda.gov/fy-2014-planning-grant-sample-application

U.S. Department of Justice

Office of Justice Programs

https://www.ojp.gov/funding/grants101/sample-materials

https://nij.ojp.gov/sites/g/files/xyckuh171/files/media/document/sample-application-temple.pdf

Bureau of Justice Assistance

https://bja.ojp.gov/examples-applications-funded-fy-2010

Institute of Museum & Library Services

Sample applications for a range of programs.

https://www.imls.gov/grants/apply-grant/sample-applications

National Endowment for the Humanities

Fellowships

https://www.neh.gov/grants/research/fellowships

Summer Stipends

https://www.neh.gov/grants/research/summer-stipends

National Institutes of Health

National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases

https://www.niaid.nih.gov/grants-contracts/sample-applications

Research grants R01, R03, R15, R21, and R21/R33

Training and career awards K01, K08, and F31

National Science Foundation

Dissertation, Behavioral & Cognitive Sciences

https://www.nsf.gov/sbe/bcs/anthro/samples/bernprop.jsp

Career-Computer & Network Systems

http://research.utsa.edu/research-funding/opportunities/grant-writing-training/sample-awarded-proposal-templates/

Standard Grant, Cultural Anthropology

https://jabunce.wordpress.com/sample-nsf-proposals/

Private foundations

https://grantspace.org/resources/sample-documents/?tab=tab-fullproposals

American Council of Learned Societies

https://www.acls.org/uploadedFiles/Fellowships_and_Grants/Competitions_and_Deadlines/2017/SampleApp-ACLS.pdf