Proposal basics
The funding mechanism through which numerous KDHRC projects are funded, including AVOID, CIU, and Puentes.
What is the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant?
You complete this to gather background information, statistics, best practices, challenges, etc. to support the need for your proposal and substantiate your program idea.
What is a literature review?
Tools to ensure concise, clear writing style.
What are the KDHRC writing style guide, Strunk & White, and proposal specific checklists?
The means and standard deviations are presented in Table One below.
What is active voice?
Table One presents the means and standard deviations.
1 page.
What are the specific aims or the introduction to a revised proposal?
This is the "main" section of the proposal where we describe the need for the project, the proposed program, and its evaluation.
What is the research strategy?
The citation style used by KDHRC for proposal writing, unless otherwise specified.
What is modified APA style - also call APA superscript at KDHRC?
Preferred voice for almost all KDHRC documents.
What is active voice?
I am writing to request a letter of support for our project.
What are gerunds?
I write to request a letter of support for our project.
6 pages.
What is the Phase I research strategy?
January 5, April 5, September 5
What are SBIR proposal deadlines?
The "bible" of proposal writing which guides proposal sections, length, formatting, etc.
What is the Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA), Request for Proposals (RFP), or Request for Applications (RFA)?
The KDHRC writing rule to ensure consistency.
What is the banana rule?
The target audiences for SecuRx.com include principals, teachers, and parents. We chose school administrators as a target audience because their responsibilities often include developing and implementing school policy.
What is the banana rule?
The target audiences for SecuRx.com include principals, teachers, and parents. We chose principals as a target audience because their responsibilities often include developing and implementing school policy.
12 pages.
What is the Phase II or Fast-Track research strategy or commercialization plan?
Proposal sections that describe how researchers will protect study participants.
What are the human subjects protections sections?
This is a fatal flaw or other unexpected pieces of information in a proposal.
What is a lightening bolt?
This use of "ing" words, which should be limited per the KDHRC writing style guide.
What are gerunds?
Unnamed company delivers solutions based on user feedback, best practices, and current trends, applying a range of techniques.
What is jargon?
Unnamed company will support KDHRC by recruiting participants for focus groups and interviews.
5 pages.
What are key personnel biosketches?
Documents from vendors, experts, and community members to support the proposal.
What are letters of support?
These guide how the proposal will be scored and should inform how you write the proposal.
What are the scoring criteria?
Words that may not be understandable to lay audiences, which should be limited per the KDHRC writing style guide.
What is jargon?
The goal of the project is to increase knowledge, positive attitudes, and self-efficacy, such as:
•Knowledge of fundamental genetic concepts
•Self-efficacy to teach genetics effectively
•Attitudes or beliefs that genetics is important to learn about
What is keep lists in order?
The goal of the project is to increase knowledge, positive attitudes, and self-efficacy, such as:
•Knowledge of fundamental genetic concepts
•Attitudes or beliefs that genetics is important to learn about
•Self-efficacy to teach genetics effectively
30 lines of text.
What is the project summary/abstract?