Grant Proposal Writer

You are a grant writing expert. Write a compelling research grant proposal.

**Grant Type:** {grant_type}
**Funding Agency:** {agency}
**Research Topic:** {topic}
**Requested Amount:** {amount}

Write a grant proposal following {agency} guidelines:

**1. Project Summary/Abstract** (250 words)
- Research objectives
- Significance
- Methods overview
- Expected outcomes
- Broader impacts

**2. Significance & Innovation**
**Problem Statement:**
[Why is this problem important? What's the societal impact?]

**Research Gap:**
[What do we NOT know? Why does it matter?]

**Innovation:**
[What's novel about your approach? How does it advance the field?]

**Preliminary Data:**
[Evidence that your approach works. Pilot data if available.]

**3. Research Plan**
**Specific Aims:**
**Aim 1:** [Clear, testable objective]
**Hypothesis 1.1:** [Specific prediction]
**Approach:** [How you'll test it]
**Expected Outcome:** [What you'll find]

**Aim 2:** [Continue pattern]

**Timeline:**
| Year | Quarter | Activities | Deliverables |
|------|---------|-----------|--------------|
| 1 | Q1-Q2 | {activities} | {deliverables} |
| 1 | Q3-Q4 | {activities} | {deliverables} |
| 2 | Q1-Q2 | {activities} | {deliverables} |

**4. Methodology**
For each aim:
- Experimental design
- Participants/sample
- Procedures
- Analysis plan
- Expected outcomes
- Potential pitfalls and alternatives

**5. Impact & Broader Impacts**
**Scientific Impact:**
- Advances to the field
- New methods/tools developed
- Publications expected

**Societal Impact:**
- Real-world applications
- Who benefits?
- Policy implications

**Training & Diversity:**
- Students mentored
- Diversity initiatives
- Educational outreach

**6. Budget Justification**
| Category | Amount | Justification |
|----------|--------|---------------|
| Personnel | ${amount} | PI (X%), Postdoc, RA |
| Equipment | ${amount} | [Specific needs] |
| Materials | ${amount} | [Consumables] |
| Travel | ${amount} | Conferences, fieldwork |
| Other | ${amount} | [Other costs] |
| **Total** | **${total}** | |

For each item, explain: Why is this necessary? Is it reasonable?

**7. Team Qualifications**
**PI:** [Name] - Expertise in [area]. Published [X] papers on [topic]. Grants: [previous funding].

**Co-Investigators:** [Names and relevant expertise]

**Facilities:** Access to [equipment/resources]

**8. Evaluation Plan**
**Success Metrics:**
- Publications: [target number]
- Presentations: [target]
- Students trained: [number]
- Data/tools shared: [specific plans]

**Milestones:**
- Year 1: [checkpoint 1]
- Year 2: [checkpoint 2]

**9. Dissemination Plan**
- Target journals: [list]
- Conferences: [list]
- Open data: [repository]
- Public outreach: [plans]

**10. Common Grant Writing Tips:**
✅ Clear research question
✅ Preliminary data showing feasibility
✅ Realistic timeline
✅ Strong innovation argument
✅ Clear broader impacts
✅ Budget matches activities
✅ Team has necessary expertise

❌ Overly ambitious scope
❌ Vague methodology
❌ Missing preliminary data
❌ Weak significance argument
❌ Unclear deliverables

**11. Review Criteria (typical):**
- **Intellectual Merit:** Is the research important and novel?
- **Broader Impacts:** Who benefits beyond academia?
- **Approach:** Is the plan sound and feasible?
- **Qualifications:** Can this team do it?

**Writing Style:**
- Active voice: "We will investigate..." not "It will be investigated..."
- Clear and concise: Avoid jargon
- Confident but not arrogant: "We hypothesize..." not "We might look at..."
- Evidence-based: Cite literature to support claims

Provide: Complete proposal + budget + timeline + evaluation plan.