{"id":6,"date":"2013-02-11T15:56:02","date_gmt":"2013-02-11T15:56:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/research.unl.edu\/proposaldevelopment2\/?page_id=6"},"modified":"2026-03-17T15:53:34","modified_gmt":"2026-03-17T15:53:34","slug":"proposal-development-resources","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/research.unl.edu\/proposaldevelopment\/proposal-development-resources\/","title":{"rendered":"Resources"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong>Templates, Outlines, and Examples<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>National Science Foundation<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/nsf-gov-resources.nsf.gov\/files\/nsf24_1.pdf?VersionId=bC5eAbbJ2oGKBJ_MjrTIij49k6UsVJaV\">Proposal and Award Policies and Procedures Guide<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Standard NSF Proposal&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/research.unl.edu\/proposaldevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/10\/NSF-Standard-Outline-and-Checklist-2026_2.docx\">Outline and Checklist<\/a> <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>NSF Concept Outline <a href=\"https:\/\/research.unl.edu\/proposaldevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/12\/NSF-Concept-Outline-Template-2026.docx\">Template<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Data Management Plan&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/research.unl.edu\/proposaldevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/08\/NSF-Data-Management-Plan-Template-2026.docx\">Template<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mentoring Plan&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/research.unl.edu\/proposaldevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/08\/NSF-Mentoring-Plan-Template-2026.docx\">Template<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Biographical Sketch&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nsf.gov\/bfa\/dias\/policy\/biosketch.jsp\">Instructions and Approved Formats<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Synergistic Activities&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/research.unl.edu\/proposaldevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/08\/NSF-Synergistic-Activites-Template-2026.docx\">Template<\/a>&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Current and Pending Support&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nsf.gov\/bfa\/dias\/policy\/cps.jsp\">Instructions and Approved Formats<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Collaborators and Other Affiliations&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nsf.gov\/bfa\/dias\/policy\/coa.jsp\">Instructions and Template<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.alexhunterlang.com\/nsf-fellowship\">Examples<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>National Institutes of Health<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/grants.nih.gov\/grants-process\/write-application\/how-to-apply-application-guide\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/grants.nih.gov\/grants-process\/write-application\/how-to-apply-application-guide\">SF424 Application Guide<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Standard NIH Research Grant Proposal&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/research.unl.edu\/proposaldevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/08\/NIH-R-Series-Outline-and-Checklist-2026.docx\">Outline and Checklist<\/a>&nbsp;(R01, R03, R21)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>PHS Human Subjects and Clinical Trials Information Form&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/research.unl.edu\/proposaldevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/08\/NIH-Human-Subjects-and-Clinical-Trials-Information-Outline-and-Checklist-2026.docx\">Narrative Instructions<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Maximizing Investigators\u2019 Research Award (MIRA) for Early Stage Investigators&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/research.unl.edu\/proposaldevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/08\/NIH-R35-MIRA-Early-Stage-Investigator-Outline-and-Checklist-2026.docx\">Outline and Checklist<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Maximizing Investigators&#8217; Research Award (MIRA) for Established and New Investigators <a href=\"https:\/\/research.unl.edu\/proposaldevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/02\/NIH-R35-MIRA-Established-Investigator-Outline-and-Checklist-2026.docx\">Outline and Checklist<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>NIH Concept Paper <a href=\"https:\/\/research.unl.edu\/proposaldevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/12\/NIH-Concept-Paper-Template_2026.docx\">Template<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>NIH Biographical Sketch&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/grants.nih.gov\/grants\/forms\/biosketch.htm\">Format Pages, Instructions, and Samples<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Multiple PD\/PI Leadership Plan&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/grants.nih.gov\/grants\/multi_pi\/sample_leadership_plans.pdf\">Samples<\/a>&nbsp;Provided by NIH<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sample&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/grants.nih.gov\/policy-and-compliance\/policy-topics\/sharing-policies\/dms\/writing-dms-plan\">Data Management and Sharing Plans<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.niaid.nih.gov\/grants-contracts\/sample-applications#r01\">Sample<\/a>&nbsp;R01 and R21 Applications and Summary Statements<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>United States Department of Agriculture<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>USDA Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) Foundational and Applied Science&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/research.unl.edu\/proposaldevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/09\/USDA-AFRI-FAS-Outline-and-Checklist-2026_2.docx\">Outline and Checklist<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>USDA AFRI Mentoring Plan&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/research.unl.edu\/proposaldevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/09\/USDA-Mentoring-Plan-Template-2026.docx\">Template<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>USDA AFRI Management Plan&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/research.unl.edu\/proposaldevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/08\/USDA-Management-Plan-Template-2026.docx\">Template<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>USDA Biographical Sketch&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/research.unl.edu\/proposaldevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/08\/USDA-Biographical-Sketch-Template-2026.docx\">Template<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/nifa.usda.gov\/resource\/application-support-templates\">Templates<\/a>&nbsp;for Conflicts of Interest, Project Summaries, and Current &amp; Pending Support<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Logic Model&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/research.unl.edu\/proposaldevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/08\/Logic-Model-Template_2026.docx\">Template<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Logic Model&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/fyi.extension.wisc.edu\/programdevelopment\/designing-programs\/\">Templates and Examples<\/a>&nbsp;from the University of Wisconsin-Madison Division of Extension<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Other<\/strong> <strong>Templates, Outlines, and Examples<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>General Concept Paper <a href=\"https:\/\/research.unl.edu\/proposaldevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/12\/General-Concept-Paper-Template_2026.docx\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/research.unl.edu\/proposaldevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/08\/Concept-Paper-Template.docx\">Template<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Office of Sponsored Programs <a href=\"https:\/\/research.unl.edu\/sponsoredprograms\/osp-toolbox\/\">Toolbox<\/a>&nbsp;of budget and budget preparation forms, proposal preparation checklists, UNL forms, and sponsor forms and guidelines <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Library of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ogrants.org\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.ogrants.org\/\">Proposal Examples<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong>Other Resources<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>University of Nebraska Facilities, Equipment, and Other Resources Information<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/research.unl.edu\/proposaldevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/08\/Facilities_Institutional-Support_2026.docx\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/research.unl.edu\/proposaldevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/08\/Facilities_Institutional-Support_2026.docx\">Institutional Environment<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/research.unl.edu\/corefacilities\/facilities\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/research.unl.edu\/proposaldevelopment\/core-facilities\/\">Core Facilities and Equipment<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/research.unl.edu\/researchcenters\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/research.unl.edu\/researchcenters\/\">University-wide Research Centers<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Developing an Elevator Pitch<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=yi41U9ahyoE\">The Best Elevator Pitch<\/a>,\u201d a video presentation by Science of People, describes how to use body language effectively in an elevator pitch.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/hbr.org\/2018\/10\/the-art-of-the-elevator-pitch\">The Art of the Elevator Pitch<\/a>\u201d from Harvard Business Review offers tips for selling an idea in one compelling sentence.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/ecoevoevoeco.blogspot.com\/2014\/10\/how-to-writepresent-science-baby.html\">How to Write\/Present Science: Baby-Werewolf-Silver Bullet<\/a>,\u201d a blog post by Andrew Hendry and Dan Bolnick, explains a metaphor that can help investigators articulate the importance of their work.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Interacting with Program Officers<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/chronicle.com\/article\/What-to-Say-and-Not-Say-to\/131282\/?sid=at&amp;utm_source=at&amp;utm_medium=en\">What to Say \u2013 and Not Say \u2013 to Program Officers<\/a>,\u201d an article from&nbsp;<em>The Chronicle of Higher Education<\/em>, provides advice on how to discuss your research with program officers.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/research.unl.edu\/proposaldevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2014\/01\/2-can-we-talk-contacting-program-officers.pdf\">Can We Talk? Contacting Grant Program Officers<\/a>,\u201d&nbsp;an article from Research Management Review, also provides advice on how to discuss your research with program officers.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Writing a Data Management Plan<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/lternet.edu\/writing-a-data-management-plan-for-your-nsf-proposal\/\">Writing a Data Management Plan for your NSF Proposal<\/a>,\u201d an article in&nbsp;<em>Long Term Ecologic Research Network,<\/em>&nbsp;provides guidance on writing a data management plan.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/chronicle.com\/article\/Where-Should-You-Keep-Your\/231065\/?cid=at&amp;utm_source=at&amp;utm_medium=en\">Where Should You Keep Your Data?<\/a>,\u201d an article from&nbsp;<em>The<\/em>&nbsp;<em>Chronicle of Higher Education,&nbsp;<\/em>describes the impetus for and formalization of federal funding agencies\u2019 data management requirements.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/dmptool.org\/\">Data Management Planning (DMP) Tool<\/a>, hosted by Stanford University Libraries and the California Digital Library, is a free, interactive program that provides step-by-step guidance on developing a ready-to-use data management plan.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries provides&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/libraries.unl.edu\/data-management\">services and resources<\/a>&nbsp;to assist researchers in developing data management plans. Contact library staff at&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:Datamanagement@unl.edu\">Datamanagement@unl.edu<\/a>&nbsp;with questions about your plan.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Strategies for Early Career Investigators<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/research.unl.edu\/proposaldevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2017\/11\/Startyourresearchright-2017.pdf\">Start Your Research Right<\/a>\u201d&nbsp;is a resource designed to assist early career investigators locate funding opportunities.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Support for SBIR &amp; STTR Proposals<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.unomaha.edu\/nebraska-business-development-center\/technology-commercialization\/sbir-sttr.php#:~:text=These%20grants%20are%20offered%20through,in%20pursuing%20these%20funding%20opportunities\">Nebraska Business Development Center<\/a>&nbsp;can provide assistance for Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) grant proposals.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Templates, Outlines, and Examples National Science Foundation National Institutes of Health United States Department of Agriculture Other Templates, Outlines, and Examples Other Resources University of Nebraska Facilities, Equipment, and Other Resources Information Developing an Elevator Pitch Interacting with Program Officers Writing a Data Management Plan Strategies for Early Career Investigators Support for SBIR &amp; STTR [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-6","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/research.unl.edu\/proposaldevelopment\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/research.unl.edu\/proposaldevelopment\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/research.unl.edu\/proposaldevelopment\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/research.unl.edu\/proposaldevelopment\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/research.unl.edu\/proposaldevelopment\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6"}],"version-history":[{"count":47,"href":"https:\/\/research.unl.edu\/proposaldevelopment\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1704,"href":"https:\/\/research.unl.edu\/proposaldevelopment\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6\/revisions\/1704"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/research.unl.edu\/proposaldevelopment\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}