research-grants
Write competitive research proposals for NSF, NIH, DOE, DARPA, and Taiwan NSTC. Agency-specific formatting, review criteria, budget preparation, broader impacts, significance statements, innovation narratives, and compliance with submission requirements.
npx skills add K-Dense-AI/scientific-agent-skills --skill research-grants --agent claude-code
Same command for any agent — swap --agent for codex, cursor, copilot.
Weekly change comes from our own snapshots, not the repository page — it measures attention, not adoption.
# Research Grant Writing ## Overview Research grant writing is the process of developing competitive funding proposals for federal agencies and foundations. Master agency-specific requirements, review criteria, narrative structure, budget preparation, and compliance for NSF (National Science Foundation), NIH (National Institutes of Health), DOE (Department of Energy), DARPA (Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency), and Taiwan's NSTC (National Science and Technology Council) submissions. **Critical Principle: Grants are persuasive documents that must simultaneously demonstrate scientific rigor, innovation, feasibility, and broader impact.** Each agency has distinct priorities, review criteria, formatting requirements, and strategic goals that must be addressed. ## When to Use This Skill This skill should be used when: - Writing research proposals for NSF, NIH, DOE, DARPA, or NSTC programs - Preparing project descriptions, specific aims, or technical narratives - Developing broader impacts or significance statements - Creating research timelines and milestone plans - Preparing budget justifications and personnel allocation plans - Responding to program solicitations or funding ann
- Overview
- When to Use This Skill
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- Agency-Specific Overview
- NSF (National Science Foundation)
- NIH (National Institutes of Health)
- DOE (Department of Energy)
- DARPA (Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency)
- NSTC (National Science and Technology Council - Taiwan)
- Core Components of Research Proposals
- Review Criteria, Writing Principles, and Proposal Types
- Common Mistakes to Avoid
- Conceptual Mistakes
- Writing Mistakes
python scripts/generate_schematic.py "project timeline with Year 1-3 milestones" -o figures/timeline.png --doc-type grant
What does the research-grants skill do?
Write competitive research proposals for NSF, NIH, DOE, DARPA, and Taiwan NSTC. Agency-specific formatting, review criteria, budget preparation, broader impacts, significance statements, innovation narratives, and compliance with submission requirements.
How do I install it?
Run `npx skills add K-Dense-AI/scientific-agent-skills --skill research-grants --agent claude-code` — it drops the skill into your project so the agent can pick it up. Swap the --agent value for codex, cursor or copilot if you use one of those.
Where does this skill come from?
From K-Dense-AI/scientific-agent-skills, a repository with 32,619 stars. We read it straight from the repository tree rather than a submitted listing, so what you see here is what is actually published.
Is a popular skill a good skill?
Not necessarily. Stars measure attention, not adoption — a repository can trend for a week and be abandoned. That is why we show the weekly change from our own snapshots next to the total, instead of a single flattering number.