Efficient. Responsive. Competitive.
Proposal Services designed to help you win.
RD offers a variety of proposal development services to faculty and staff researchers at Florida State University. Our goal is to increase efficiency by reducing the burden on individual principal investigators through effective planning and management, and improve responsiveness to funding solicitations by helping teams to understand and fulfill all proposal requirements, both of which enhance the competitiveness of our researchers.
Any externally-sponsored grant proposal that will be submitted through Sponsored Research Administration (SRA) or the FSU Research Foundation (FSURF) is eligible for RD assistance. Our staff works on proposals from all colleges, departments, centers, and institutes at FSU, and our services are available for individual PIs, small teams, large teams, and institutional-level proposals.
Looking for new funding opportunities, potential collaborators, or grant writing tips? Visit our Proposal Resources page!
*Available only for team proposal efforts.
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Planning Services
Solicitation Checklist | Proposal Outline | Timeline
| Production Plan
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Production Services
Document Preparation | Team Management | Graphic Design
| Budget Development
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Proofing Services
Editing | Internal Mock Review Panel | External Review | Handoff to SRA/FSURF
In certain circumstances, RD provides proposal budget and budget justification development services. This service is limited to researchers in departments that do not have in-house budget or grants compliance staff and is negotiated on a case-by-case basis.
Mock reviews (sometimes called “Red Teams”) are pre-submission expert reviews that follow the sponsor’s proposal review format and use the funding opportunity’s evaluation criteria. Expert reviews provide constructive comments, and a realistic estimate of the proposal’s competitiveness. FSU Research Development offers Internal Mock Review Panels with 2-3 FSU faculty experts, as well as an External Review Program with an outside expert.
Who should I contact for assistance?
Our team specializes in supporting external funding proposals and has significant experience working with various sponsors, programs, and proposal formats. To find the appropriate person to work with, please view the discipline-specific research development support page.
Please Note: These services are provided by Research Development (RD), a unit of the Office of Research at Florida State University. RD is not part of Sponsored Research Administration nor the FSU Research Foundation, the FSU Foundation, nor University Business Administration. RD compliments but does not replace SRA, FSURF, and/or Department-/College-based grants support staff. We also do not hold final responsibility for proposal content, nor do we approve proposal submission. For more information about the roles and responsibilities in the proposal development process, please see the Research Administration Manual.