Office of Research Development
Proposal Writing Guides and Resources
General Advice and Resources Project Planning/Management Plans
- Logic Model — University of Wisconsin-Extension
- Logic Model Development — W.K. Kellogg Foundation
- Logic Model Guide — What each category means
- Logic Models: A tool for designing and monitoring program evaluations — Regional Educational Laboratory (REL) Pacific
- Health and Human Services (HHS) Practices Guide: Project Management Plan
- Project Engineer — The Complete Guide to Gantt Charts
- Institute of Educational Sciences (IES) – Logic Models ELM Application
- URI SMILE — A resource for PI’s working on proposals that require educational outreach
- U.S. Department of Education minority-serving institutions eligibility matrix for 2022
- Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education
- Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Institution Lookup
NOTE: URI was classified in January 2023 as a Doctoral University: High Research Activity - Federal Research Expenditures — Emerging research institution was defined in the CHIPS and Science Act of 2022 as an institution of higher education with an established undergraduate or graduate program that has less than $50,000,000 in annual Federal research expenditures.
Grantwriting
- Grants Maven (news and advice for faculty and staff in higher education seeking extramural funding)
- Grantwriting Tools for Nonprofit Organizations — Non-profit Guides
- Guidebook for New Principal Investigators — Canadian Institutes of Health Research
- Grants Calendar for Early Career Research — Hanover Research 2023
- Samples of Successful Proposals
- Persuasive Strategies in Research Writing (Slides) — Hanover Research 10-26-23
Evaluation Plans
- Program Development and Evaluation — University of Wisconsin-Extension
- Project Evaluation Handbook 2010 — NSF
- Program Evaluation Guide — HHS Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (focuses on public health programs, but the advice and charts can apply to other fields)
- Framework for Program Evaluation in Public Health — CDC (a lengthy and detailed discussion)
Guidance for Grantseekers:
The Basics of Funding Searches
Submitting Your Proposal — What You Need to Know
Navigating and Submitting “Limited Competition” Proposals
Using the Request for Proposals (RFP) to Help Write a Fundable Proposal
Next Steps for an Unfunded Proposal
How to Fail in Grant Writing — A Humorous Approach to Improving Your Skills
How to Volunteer to Review Federal Grants