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Grant Writing Templates

20 downloadable templates and frameworks to streamline your grant writing process.

Proposals

Federal Grant Proposal Outline

A standard structure for federal grant proposals covering research strategy, project narrative, and compliance sections. Customize to match your solicitation.

Proposals

Foundation Grant Proposal Outline

A narrative-format outline for private and community foundation proposals, with sections for organizational background, need statement, and evaluation.

Federal / Agency

NIH Specific Aims Page

Follow the proven structure for the single most important page of an NIH application. Built-in prompts for each section of this one-page document.

Federal / Agency

NSF Project Summary

A one-page template with the three required sections: Overview, Intellectual Merit, and Broader Impacts, formatted to NSF specifications.

Federal / Agency

SBIR/STTR Commercialization Plan

Required for Phase II proposals. Covers market analysis, business model, IP strategy, manufacturing, and revenue projections.

Planning

Logic Model Framework

Map your program inputs, activities, outputs, outcomes, and long-term impact with this fillable logic model framework.

Budgets

Budget Justification Narrative

A written explanation for every budget line item. Covers personnel, fringe, equipment, travel, supplies, and indirect costs.

Budgets

Detailed Budget Narrative

Provides context for the overall financial plan: how the budget supports the project design, cost estimation methods, and fund management.

Federal / Agency

SF-424A Federal Budget

Mirrors the standard SF-424A form structure for non-construction grant applications. Organize your figures before entering them on grants.gov.

Letters

LOI Template — Foundation

A structured letter of inquiry for private foundations with sections for organizational introduction, problem statement, and proposed solution.

Letters

LOI Template — Corporate

A letter of inquiry tailored for corporate giving programs, CSR departments, and corporate foundations. Emphasizes business alignment.

Letters

Cover Letter

A one-page professional cover letter template for grant submissions. Introduces the proposal, states the request, and provides a brief rationale.

Letters

Letter of Support Request

Includes a request email for partners and a draft letter they can customize. Covers both endorsement letters and commitment letters.

Proposals

Organizational Capacity Statement

Demonstrates your organization's experience, infrastructure, leadership, and systems to manage a grant-funded project. Typically 2-4 pages.

Planning

Evaluation Plan

Describes how you will assess implementation (process evaluation) and goal achievement (outcome evaluation) with measurable indicators.

Federal / Agency

Data Management Plan

Covers data collection, organization, storage, sharing, and preservation. Follows common federal agency requirements (NSF, NIH, DOE).

Planning

Project Timeline / Gantt Chart

Map out when each activity occurs during the grant period. Plan sequencing, dependencies, and workload before creating a visual chart.

Planning

Progress Report

A comprehensive structure for interim, continuation, and annual reports documenting accomplishments, expenditures, and next steps.

Federal / Agency

NIH Biographical Sketch

Organize your NIH biosketch content (5-page limit) before entering it into SciENcv. Follows the current format per NOT-OD-21-073.

Federal / Agency

NSF Biographical Sketch

Organize your NSF biosketch content (3-page limit) before entering it into SciENcv. Follows PAPPG Chapter II.D.2.h requirements.

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