Grant Writing Basics

Purdue University Calumet
Office of Research and Professional Development
September 18, 2009

AGENDA

Key Grant Terms/Acronyms and Definitions

Grant Fundamentals

  • RFP/RFA functions
  • Types of grants available to funding seekers
  • Grant process from legislation to acquisition to award
  • Six phases of proposal development

Work Before the RFP/RFA is Released

  • Identify a "good" project idea
  • Develop a proposal prospectus
  • Search for funding opportunities
  • Review potential solicitations
  • Gather intelligence about the solicitation
  • Make a bid/no bid decision
  • Develop a model solicitation
  • Identify the PI and other personnel
  • Write the preliminary proposal narrative
  • Prepare the preliminary proposal budget

Major Grant Narrative Components

  • Problem/Need
  • Goals/Objectives
  • Methods/procedures
  • Evaluation plans

Participant Feedback/Follow-up Activities



Grant Writing Basics

September 18, 2009




Grant Writing Basics is designed to walk the funding seeker through the major phases of grant development.

Professor and author Patrick W. Miller, Ph.D., shares the tips and tricks of grant writing in a one-day workshop, which features:

  • Clear, concise guidelines for preparing grants
  • Instruction based on 14 years of grant writing ideas and techniques
  • Hands-on grant activities and exercises