Proposal Support Repository

The Proposal Support Repository has been developed by ORED’s Research Development team for the benefit of faculty and research development professionals in the Rutgers community who are developing funding proposals. Many of these materials are copyrighted, and the text of these materials are for educational purposes only. Please always consult the instructions delineated in the specific funding opportunity or contact the Research Development team for clarifications as needed.

Grant Toolkits:

Listed below are sample grant as well as templates and helpful tips. Always be sure that proposals follow each funding opportunity’s instructions for submission format and requirements.

Do you have a resource you would like to share, or a proposal you are proud of that you would like to make available as a sample? Please contact us to get your items included.

Looking for a sample proposal that is not listed here? Check the Open Grants database or this helpful list from University of Alaska.

National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Research Grants

Small Business Grants

R41, R42, R43, and R44 - Small Business Sample Application

Training and Career Awards

NIH Infrastructure Grants

S10/High-End Instrumentation
- White Paper: How to Win the S10 Grant
- Resources for Submission by UPenn
NIH FIRST (U54) Project Management Plan [updated 2/2021]

Examples of Required Documents

Other Helpful Tools

Data Management Plan (DMPTool)
- https://dmptool.org/plans/11390/export.pdf 2014, for an REU
- https://dmptool.org/plans/18395/export.pdf 2015, to EAR
- https://dmptool.org/plans/19207/export.pdf 2016, to SBE
DMPonline

National Science Foundation (NSF)

Private Foundation and Corporate Grants

Frequently Requested Proposal Documents and Data

About Rutgers University

Tax Exemption Letter and Certificates

Rutgers Foundation Documents

General Grant Writing Resources

Requesting Research Development Services:

ORED’s Research Development team provides proposal development services to support strategic, large-scale grant submissions. ORED will provide this support for development and submission of major grant proposals that meet the eligibility requirements that meet the criteria below:

Eligibility Guidelines

The Research Development team reviews requests for support and prioritizes those grant projects that have the potential to substantially increase the Rutgers research portfolio or enhance the research infrastructure. Generally, RD-supported projects involve multidisciplinary teams and have funding limits in excess of $750,000 in direct costs per year.

Examples of Types of Support Provided:

Collaboration building including engaging support from within the institution as well as externally, developing letters of support and MOUs, and building internal consensus;
Project Management including kickoff meeting, RFP technical assistance, developing a timeline with deliverables, convening weekly meetings, and monitoring progress;
Development of Institutional Sections of Proposals;
Budget Development and Consensus;
Collection of Biosketches and other needed attachments;
Liaise with ORED Senior Leadership on project needs and deliverables;
Formatting/Style - Provide basic style guidelines for the creation of all portions of the proposal, including citation methods, formatting and paginating as well as creating table of contents.

Timeline

Because these are large-scale grants that typically require a great deal of planning, a timeline of 4-6 months is recommended, as this will also allow time for additional internal/external review prior to submission.