Tools for Grant Writing

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Vanderbilt grant writing tools

• Office of Sponsored Programs Training and Checklists
• VUMC Grant-ready Text Sections
• VUMC BioRender Institutional License
• StarBRITE: Additional tools for Grant Writing
• BioVU: DNA Databank
• REDCap: Research Electronic Data Capture
• Vanderbilt University Library: Tennessee and US Census Resources
• VICTR Grant Review Studios:  A panel of experienced faculty available to critically review grants and provide feedback and suggestions to improve the chances of  funding
• VUMC Eskind Biomedical Library
• The Edge for Scholars at Vanderbilt

Other grant writing tools and resources

• HHS Office of Extramural Research
• Center for Scientific Review (CSR) resources
• NIH Grant-writing Tip Sheet
• NIH Scientific Review Group (SRG) Roster Index

Many federal centers and agencies maintain useful grant-writing resource pages:

• NCI: Preparing Grant Applications
• NIAID: All About Grants
• NIDDK: Grants, the Basics: Application, Review and Award
• NINDS: How to Write a Research Project Grant Application
• NSF: Funding - How to Prepare Your Proposal