1. Funding Opportunities, Proposal Guidelines and Proposal Development

2. OVERVIEW Grant Life Cycle Funding Opportunities Proposal Preparation Tips Office of Proposal Development Services

3. THE GRANT LIFE CYCLE

4. FUNDING ANNOUNCEMENTS

5. HOW TO SUBSCRIBE Contact the Office of Proposal Development –Nathan Meier –nmeier2@unl.edu –472-1808 Archives of past announcements are on the Office of Research Web site

6. PLANNING FOR FUTURE DEADLINES

7. CONTACTING A PROGRAM OFFICER E-mail in advance Develop and send a one-page summary Have questions ready LISTEN

8. VISITING A PROGRAM OFFICER Prepare and send a white paper Develop a SHORT presentation Create a leave behind – We can help! Practice, practice, practice

11. PROPOSAL PREPARATION TIPS Have a schedule – and stick to it Work backward from the deadline Allow time for necessary reviews

12. READ THE RFP Read the entire package – more than once Make an outline and a checklist Review the review criteria

13. GENERAL PROPOSAL STRUCTURE

14. HAVE A WRITING PROCESS Develop a proposal writing process – may be different from a paper or book writing process –Brainstorming –Drafting –Revising –Editing

15. OFFICE OF PROPOSAL DEVELOPMENT Four staff members specifically dedicated to helping with proposal development assistance Partners with Office of Sponsored Programs Work on all types of proposals and at every stage of the process Offer particular expertise on larger programs and repeat programs

16. OPPORTUNITIES TO LEARN MORE Writing Winning Grants Seminar –October 23, 2007 –East Campus Union –Register at research.unl.edu CAREER Roundtable –January 2008 –Focuses on NSF CAREER program

17. CONTACT INFORMATION Sara Trickie strickie2@unl.edu 472-4066 Offices are in Alexander West