Federal Grant Forms and Templates

NOTE: These are commonly used forms for the sponsor agencies. Please refer to your specific Request for Applications (RFA) for any additional guidelines that may supersede the instructions in the documents provided here.

United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)

• Grants.gov Application Guide
• Coming soon:
• NIFA Biographical Sketch Example
• NIFA Conflict of Interest Template
• NIFA Current & Pending Support Template
• NIFA Facilities and Other Resources Template
• NIFA Equipment Template
• NIFA Project Summary Template
• NIFA Logic Model Template
• NIFA Data Management Plan Instructions
• NIFA Budget Justification Template

National Science Foundation (NSF)

• NSF Proposal & Award Policies & procedures Guide (PAPPG)
• Project Summary (DOC) (Jan 2024)
• Project Description (DOC)
• References Cited (word)
• Budget Justification (DOC) (Jan 2024)
• Facilities, Equipment, and Other Resources (DOC) (Jan 2024)
• Data Management Plan (DOC) (Jan 2024)
• NSF Biosketch MUST use SciENcv
• NSF Current & Pending Support MUST use SciENcv
• Collaborators and Other Affiliations (COA)
• COA Form FAQ

National Institutes of Health (NIH)

• Common NIH forms can be found here. 
• Biosketch and Current & Pending: Science Experts Network Curriculum Vitae (SciENcv). SciENcv is an electronic system that helps researchers assemble the professional information needed for participation in federally funded research.