TABLE OF CONTENTS

Introduction

About the Authors

The Big Picture

• Developing a Research Funding Strategic Plan
• Developing Your Research Agenda
• Developing Your Education Agenda

Finding Funding

• Finding Research Funding: an Overview                                                                
• Who Funds What? A Quick Guide
• Funding from Federal Agencies
• Funding from Foundations
• Funding in the Humanities
• Funding Less Well-Supported Research Areas
• Faculty at PUIs: When You Need Equipment

Planning Your Proposal

• Role of the RFP, Request for Proposals
• Role of the RFP in Proposal Organization
• Understanding Funding Agency Mission and Culture
• Program Officers and When to Contact Them
• Writing for Reviewers
• Agency Review Criteria
• Finding Research Mentors
• Working with Research Collaborators
• Scheduling Proposal Production

Writing the Proposal

• Typical Proposal Structure
• Writing a Compelling Project Summary
• Avoid the Generic Introduction
• Writing the Proposal Narrative
• The Role of Specificity in the Successful Proposal
• Vision, Goals, Objectives, Rationale, and Outcomes
• Don’t Build Your Proposal Out of Spare Parts
• Research Affinity Groups
• The Challenge of Integrating Multiple Authors
• Graphics as a Narrative Integrator
• Writing Unsolicited Proposals and White Papers

The Path Forward

• Responding to Reviews and Strategies For Resubmission
• Conclusion