Scientific and Technical Writing Resources
Writing a compelling proposal is both an art and science. Writing a clear, concise, succinct and focused research proposal is demanding and time-consuming. Many first time proposers who are learning how to write a SBIR/STTR research proposal often ask for examples. There are limited examples available; therefore, we encourage new proposers to analyze the writing style of the scientific and technical peer-reviewed articles and publications in their targeted scientific area. Grantsmanship is a learned skill. Be patient with yourself, seek advice and guidance from others in your technical area, seek outside reviews, and give yourself enough time to prepare and submit a high-quality research proposal. The use of preliminary data, images, graphs, charts, tables, etc. are helpful to communicate to the reviewers.
Links to funded proposals that serve as examples:
https://www.niaid.nih.gov/grants-contracts/sample-applications
https://cancercontrol.cancer.gov/IS/sample-grant-applications.html
A tutorial from the www.sbir.gov website:
https://www.sbir.gov/tutorials/preparing-proposal/tutorial-2