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research-grants

Write competitive research grant proposals for NSF, NIH, DOE, DARPA, and Taiwan NSTC.

Updated Oct 7, 2022
Search Tags:#grant writing#research proposal#nsf#nih#darpa#broader impacts#budget justification
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npx skills add https://github.com/tamagusko/linux-cfg --skill research-grants-tamagusko
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Skill: research-grants
Source: https://github.com/tamagusko/linux-cfg/tree/main/dotfiles/claude/skills/research-grants
Command: npx skills add https://github.com/tamagusko/linux-cfg --skill research-grants-tamagusko

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💡 This Skill includes references (resource) and assets (resource) components.

What problem does it solve? Writing competitive research grant proposals requires mastering agency-specific formats, review criteria, and compliance rules that differ dramatically across NSF, NIH, DOE, DARPA, and Taiwan's NSTC. This Skill provides structured guidance, templates, and reference materials so researchers can produce complete, compliant, persuasive proposals without memorizing each agency's requirements. ## Core Features & Use Cases - Agency-Specific Guidance: Detailed references covering NSF Intellectual Merit and Broader Impacts, NIH Specific Aims and Research Strategy, DOE program offices, DARPA's Heilmeier Catechism, and NSTC's bilingual CM03 form. - Proposal Component Support: Step-by-step help with abstracts, specific aims, broader impacts, innovation narratives, preliminary data sections, timelines, team qualifications, and budget justifications. - Templates and Review Criteria: Ready-to-use templates for NSF project summaries, NIH specific aims pages, and budget justifications, plus scored review criteria breakdowns per agency. - Use Case: A principal investigator preparing an NIH R01 resubmission can draft a revised Specific Aims page, address reviewer criticisms in the introduction, and build a compliant modular budget justification using the provided references and templates. ## Quick Start Help me write the Specific Aims page for an NIH R01 proposal on my cancer metabolism research.

Frequently Asked Questions about research-grants

High-intent search queries and answers about installing and using this skill.

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How do I write an NIH Specific Aims page?▼

An NIH Specific Aims page is one page containing an opening paragraph on the knowledge gap, your central hypothesis, 2-4 independent but complementary aims with rationale and expected outcomes, and a closing impact statement. The skill's specific aims guide covers structure, phrasing, and common reviewer criticisms.

What are NSF Broader Impacts and how do I write them?▼

NSF Broader Impacts are societal benefit activities weighted equally with Intellectual Merit in review. Strong versions specify concrete activities, timelines, measurable outcomes, and assessment plans across areas like education, broadening participation, infrastructure, dissemination, or societal benefit.

What is the difference between NSF and NIH proposal structure?▼

NSF uses a 15-page project description with equal weight on Intellectual Merit and Broader Impacts, while NIH R01 uses a 1-page Specific Aims plus a 12-page Research Strategy scored on Significance, Investigator, Innovation, Approach, and Environment. NIH typically requires substantial preliminary data.

How do I write a DARPA proposal that gets funded?▼

DARPA proposals must answer the Heilmeier Catechism, target 10x breakthroughs rather than incremental gains, include quantitative milestones with go/no-go criteria, and define a technology transition path. Contacting the Program Manager before submitting is strongly recommended.

How do I prepare a budget justification for a grant proposal?▼

A budget justification explains every line item in terms of the research plan, including personnel effort calculations, equipment necessity, travel purposes, and supply breakdowns. The skill provides a template covering NIH salary caps, modular budgets, F&A rates, and subaward rules.

When should I resubmit a rejected NIH proposal?▼

Resubmit as an A1 application when criticisms are addressable through added preliminary data, clarified methods, or revised aims, using the 1-page introduction to summarize changes. Avoid resubmitting when flaws are conceptual or require extensive restructuring better suited to a new submission.

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