grant-proposal-assistant

name	grant-proposal-assistant
description	Grant proposal writing assistant for NIH (R01/R21), NSF and other mainstream funding applications. Triggers when user needs help writing specific aims, research strategy, budget justification, or other grant sections. Provides templates, section generators, and best practice guidance for competitive grant proposals.
version	1.0.0
category	Grant
tags	[]
author	AIPOCH
license	MIT
status	Draft
risk_level	Medium
skill_type	Tool/Script
owner	AIPOCH
reviewer
last_updated	2026-02-06

Grant Proposal Assistant

A comprehensive tool for writing competitive grant proposals targeting NIH (R01/R21), NSF, and other major funding agencies.

Capabilities

1. Section Templates: Standard templates for all major grant sections
2. Specific Aims Generator: Structured approach to crafting compelling Specific Aims pages
3. Budget Justification Helper: Equipment, personnel, and other cost justifications
4. Review & Critique: Self-assessment checklists for proposal quality

Usage

Command Line

# Generate Specific Aims template
python3 scripts/main.py --section aims --output my_aims.md

# Generate full proposal template
python3 scripts/main.py --section full --agency NIH --type R01 --output proposal.md

# Budget justification helper
python3 scripts/main.py --section budget --category personnel --output budget.md

# Review existing proposal
python3 scripts/main.py --review --input my_proposal.md

As Library

from scripts.main import GrantProposalAssistant

assistant = GrantProposalAssistant(agency="NIH", grant_type="R01")
template = assistant.generate_section("specific_aims")
budget = assistant.generate_budget_justification(category="equipment", items=[...])

Parameters

Parameter	Description	Options
--section	Section to generate	aims, significance, approach, budget, full
--agency	Funding agency	NIH, NSF, DOD, VA
--type	Grant mechanism	R01, R21, , ,