Proposal Development

Grants & Contracts is committed to helping make every proposal the best it can be. For us to provide you with superior service, please read the following resources and contact our staff as soon as you begin to develop a funding proposal.

Steps to Writing a Successful Grant Proposal discusses the common pitfalls and how to avoid them, along with considerations and suggestions for preparing a competitive proposal.

Procedures for soliciting external funds details the application/proposal review process using the Fund Solicitation Form and the proposal development process.

External Budget Development Guidelines [PENDING UPDATE: 07/17/09] are provided to assist you in the process of budget development. The procedures provided in this document serve as a guide to developing proposals to external sponsors.

Roles and responsibilities of principal investigators and campus administrators are outlined in the Role of the PI and Role of the Dean/Director/AVP.

The Grant Proposal Routing Form ("Blue Sheet") and sample Budget Template are designed to be used as templates in developing a budget for the grant proposal.

NOTE: All Grant Proposal Forms must include a completed Conflict of Interest - External Funding form. Forms are specific to funding source, e.g., private or public.

All forms are found on the Forms page.

External Funding Workflow Chart

To see a flow chart diagramming the external funding process, click here.

Posted by Cindy Lopez on Feb 23, 2011 -