Proposal Development
Effective development of complex proposals requires team coordination and programmatic insight. RDS provides the following project management leadership and grantsmanship guidance throughout the proposal development process.
Team Coordination
Set timelines and facilitate meetings for scientific team, administrative team, and outreach/education team
Evaluate team composition and suggest experts or practitioners to fill gaps
Connect to campus resources
Identify partners for education and outreach
Proposal Components
Curate and provide templates and drafts of non-technical supplement documents on our Intranet page, such as
Education, Public Outreach, and Broader Impacts
Workforce Development
Collaboration Plans
Leadership/Management Plans
Conceive and draft organizational charts and tables to enhance grantsmanship
Competitive Review
Assess full application for responsiveness to solicitation
Review across documents/sections for consistency and integration
Organize and facilitate pre-submission Red Team or “soft” review
Coordinate presentation materials and practice sessions for Site Visit and Reverse Site Visit proposal reviews
Contact us at researchdevelopment@uchicago.edu to schedule a consultation about your proposal preparation needs.