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We help #ucdavis faculty fund their research by assisting with editing, supplemental documents, budgets, and grantsmanship training!
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Being able to read and assess a funding solicitation is key to evaluating the fit of an opportunity for you and your work, as well as preparing a competitive proposal. Read on for info and resources to help you strategically evaluate an RFP.
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💡 Grant Writing Tip: Reading an RFP
There are many names for the document that informs applicants how to apply for specific funding opportunities: Request for Proposals (RFP), Request for Applications (RFA), Notice of Funding Opportunit...
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November 25, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Being able to read and assess a funding solicitation is key to evaluating the fit of an opportunity for you and your work, as well as preparing a competitive proposal. Read on for info and resources to help you strategically evaluate an RFP.
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❗@ucdavis.bsky.social We added four more NIH's Shift to the Common Form office hours to the calendar❗If you missed out on the last ones (they filled fast!), sign up for a session on 12/4, 12/5, 12/8, or 12/9.
Links to all of these sessions on our events page.
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Links to all of these sessions on our events page.
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November 19, 2025 at 12:43 PM
❗@ucdavis.bsky.social We added four more NIH's Shift to the Common Form office hours to the calendar❗If you missed out on the last ones (they filled fast!), sign up for a session on 12/4, 12/5, 12/8, or 12/9.
Links to all of these sessions on our events page.
proposaldev.ucdavis.edu/events
Links to all of these sessions on our events page.
proposaldev.ucdavis.edu/events
Why Is Federally Funded Research So Important? UC Davis VC for Research Simon Atkinson explains @ucdavisresearch.bsky.social www.ucdavis.edu/magazine/why...
Why Is Federally Funded Research So Important?
America’s lucrative, long-running investment in basic science and research is under threat, and the consequences could be far-reaching for local and national economies and for the United States’ leade...
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November 18, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Rachel Whitmer studies what keeps our minds sharp into our 90s and beyond. As the co-director of the UC Davis Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center, she leads LifeAfter90 Study — the first of its kind to deeply examine risk and resilience in cognitive aging among people over 90.
November 17, 2025 at 5:58 PM
🚨USDA Update: Deadlines for multiple AFRI FAS programs have been extended to December. See the notice for more details.
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November 17, 2025 at 4:41 PM
🚨USDA Update: Deadlines for multiple AFRI FAS programs have been extended to December. See the notice for more details.
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🚨NIH UPDATE: Oct and Nov grant submission deadlines will be rescheduled! Read the full notice for details.
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November 17, 2025 at 4:14 PM
🚨NIH UPDATE: Oct and Nov grant submission deadlines will be rescheduled! Read the full notice for details.
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🚨AFRI FAS deadline extended due to shutdown. @ucdavis.bsky.social, if you're thinking of applying, reach out to us so that we can help.
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AFRI Deadlines
The Agriculture and Food Research Initiative has numerous program area priorities in the three Requests for Applications (RFAs) posted each year. Each program a
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November 6, 2025 at 7:54 PM
🚨AFRI FAS deadline extended due to shutdown. @ucdavis.bsky.social, if you're thinking of applying, reach out to us so that we can help.
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One of the primary questions reviewers ask when reading a proposal is "Can the work be done?" In this post, @stephenbheard.bsky.social discusses eight key areas to address the feasibility question in your next proposal.
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Effective grant proposals, Part 2: Feasibility
Today, the second part in my series on writing effective grant proposals. I’ve pointed out the importance of careful thought about what a grant proposal is for. In brief, the function of any grant …
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November 3, 2025 at 7:45 PM
One of the primary questions reviewers ask when reading a proposal is "Can the work be done?" In this post, @stephenbheard.bsky.social discusses eight key areas to address the feasibility question in your next proposal.
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With an NSF grant, UC Davis mathematician Sameer Iyer is refining Navier-Stokes equations and studying turbulence and boundary layers. His work has applications in multiple disciplines and includes initiatives to make these fields more accessible to students.
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UC Davis Mathematician Awarded $400K National Science Foundation CAREER Grant to Study Complexity of Fluid Flows
Sameer Iyer, an associate professor of mathematics at the College of Letters and Science at UC Davis, recently received a $400,000 grant from the National Science Foundation's Faculty Early Career Development Program to advance his theoretical work on t...
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November 3, 2025 at 4:09 PM
With an NSF grant, UC Davis mathematician Sameer Iyer is refining Navier-Stokes equations and studying turbulence and boundary layers. His work has applications in multiple disciplines and includes initiatives to make these fields more accessible to students.
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Drought takes a toll on rice crops, but now farmers have help deciding what to plant. #UCDavis & partners developed a tool that calculates the cost of transitioning to less thirsty crops like dry beans, sunflower or tomato.
#UCDavisDelivers…economic stability #UCDD
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October 29, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Drought takes a toll on rice crops, but now farmers have help deciding what to plant. #UCDavis & partners developed a tool that calculates the cost of transitioning to less thirsty crops like dry beans, sunflower or tomato.
#UCDavisDelivers…economic stability #UCDD
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The PDS team is getting ready for NIH's shift to the Common Form. To help @ucdavis.bsky.social faculty and administrative staff navigate the change, we are going to start holding office hours sessions. The first two have just been posted. More info here: proposaldev.ucdavis.edu/events
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October 29, 2025 at 5:59 PM
The PDS team is getting ready for NIH's shift to the Common Form. To help @ucdavis.bsky.social faculty and administrative staff navigate the change, we are going to start holding office hours sessions. The first two have just been posted. More info here: proposaldev.ucdavis.edu/events
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"There’s a particular energy in beginnings... But finishing...is a different art form altogether." Read on for how finishing requires a mental shift in:
1️⃣ Definition – What does done mean?
2️⃣ Containment – Boundaries for what's left.
3️⃣ Momentum – Sustained focus.
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1️⃣ Definition – What does done mean?
2️⃣ Containment – Boundaries for what's left.
3️⃣ Momentum – Sustained focus.
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The Art of Finishing: Moving Projects Over the Line — Academic Coach
There’s a particular energy in beginnings. The rush of ideas, the novelty, the feeling that this time, this project, will be different. But finishing — really finishing — is a different art form alto...
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October 29, 2025 at 5:19 PM
"There’s a particular energy in beginnings... But finishing...is a different art form altogether." Read on for how finishing requires a mental shift in:
1️⃣ Definition – What does done mean?
2️⃣ Containment – Boundaries for what's left.
3️⃣ Momentum – Sustained focus.
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1️⃣ Definition – What does done mean?
2️⃣ Containment – Boundaries for what's left.
3️⃣ Momentum – Sustained focus.
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On this #tiptuesday, we are sharing a tip on the Heilmeier Catechism! If you're not sure what it is or what it has to do with grant writing, be sure to read on!
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💡 Grant Writing Tip: Heilmeier Catechism
During his tenure as director of DARPA, George Heilmeier developed a set of questions to help reviewers evaluate proposed research—criteria that get at the heart of what a strong grant proposal should...
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October 28, 2025 at 7:31 PM
On this #tiptuesday, we are sharing a tip on the Heilmeier Catechism! If you're not sure what it is or what it has to do with grant writing, be sure to read on!
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Former head of NSF bio, provides invaluable insight into what reviewers are really looking for (and what they're not), how storyboarding helps develop a clear and cohesive proposal, key questions reviewers seek to answer, and what drives funding decisions.
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"What Grant Reviewers Actually Look For (and What They Ignore)"
A close colleague of mine at a major US research university begins the process of preparing a grant proposal by creating something he calls a “storyboard”.
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October 27, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Former head of NSF bio, provides invaluable insight into what reviewers are really looking for (and what they're not), how storyboarding helps develop a clear and cohesive proposal, key questions reviewers seek to answer, and what drives funding decisions.
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Every year, TIME magazine highlights inventions that change how we live, work, play and think about what's possible. 13 of them have UC ties. www.universityofcalifornia.edu/news/uc-facu...
October 23, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Every year, TIME magazine highlights inventions that change how we live, work, play and think about what's possible. 13 of them have UC ties. www.universityofcalifornia.edu/news/uc-facu...
How can storytelling be used for #grantwriting? This video by @sarahdobson.co discusses how storytelling helps address the three components reviewers will be looking for:
1️⃣ Importance of the research
2️⃣ Fit of the team
3️⃣ Feasibility of the project
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1️⃣ Importance of the research
2️⃣ Fit of the team
3️⃣ Feasibility of the project
www.youtube.com/watch?v=GNEW...
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Boost Your Grant Success: Harness the Power of Strategic Storytelling
YouTube video by Sarah Dobson - NIH grant writing tips
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October 22, 2025 at 7:30 PM
How can storytelling be used for #grantwriting? This video by @sarahdobson.co discusses how storytelling helps address the three components reviewers will be looking for:
1️⃣ Importance of the research
2️⃣ Fit of the team
3️⃣ Feasibility of the project
www.youtube.com/watch?v=GNEW...
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1️⃣ Importance of the research
2️⃣ Fit of the team
3️⃣ Feasibility of the project
www.youtube.com/watch?v=GNEW...
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Congratulations @uofcalifornia.bsky.social 🎉 #StandUpForUC #SpeakUp4Science
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October 21, 2025 at 11:34 AM
@ucdavis.bsky.social - if you're preparing an NSF proposal, the @arisimpacts.bsky.social resources are invaluable. Visit their site for updated tools for creating a BI plan that fits with your goals and aligns with NSF priorities.
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October 17, 2025 at 4:28 PM
@ucdavis.bsky.social - if you're preparing an NSF proposal, the @arisimpacts.bsky.social resources are invaluable. Visit their site for updated tools for creating a BI plan that fits with your goals and aligns with NSF priorities.
aris.marine.rutgers.edu/index.php
#academicsky #broaderimpacts
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Federal research funding is crucial.
More funding means faster treatments, cleaner air and water, and safer communities. But when funding freezes, progress stalls and costs soar.
Learn more: https://www.ucdavis.edu/research/labs-to-lives
#FromLabsToLives | #SpeakUp4Science
More funding means faster treatments, cleaner air and water, and safer communities. But when funding freezes, progress stalls and costs soar.
Learn more: https://www.ucdavis.edu/research/labs-to-lives
#FromLabsToLives | #SpeakUp4Science
October 15, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Federal research funding is crucial.
More funding means faster treatments, cleaner air and water, and safer communities. But when funding freezes, progress stalls and costs soar.
Learn more: https://www.ucdavis.edu/research/labs-to-lives
#FromLabsToLives | #SpeakUp4Science
More funding means faster treatments, cleaner air and water, and safer communities. But when funding freezes, progress stalls and costs soar.
Learn more: https://www.ucdavis.edu/research/labs-to-lives
#FromLabsToLives | #SpeakUp4Science
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Lychee had feline infectious peritonitis (FIP) which is a deadly disease caused by feline coronavirus. Thanks to federally funded research, @ucdavisvetmed.bsky.social is working on a cure and Lychee was successfully treated. Read more: ucdav.is/FromLabs2Lives
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October 15, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Lychee had feline infectious peritonitis (FIP) which is a deadly disease caused by feline coronavirus. Thanks to federally funded research, @ucdavisvetmed.bsky.social is working on a cure and Lychee was successfully treated. Read more: ucdav.is/FromLabs2Lives
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Thanks to $5M FDA grant, UC Davis launched Intentional Genomic Alteration Innovation Center – advancing safe & effective use of gene editing in livestock.
When we invest in science, we invest in healthier animals, stronger farms & sustainable food system.
#UCDavis #FromLabstoLives #SpeakUp4Science
When we invest in science, we invest in healthier animals, stronger farms & sustainable food system.
#UCDavis #FromLabstoLives #SpeakUp4Science
October 15, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Thanks to $5M FDA grant, UC Davis launched Intentional Genomic Alteration Innovation Center – advancing safe & effective use of gene editing in livestock.
When we invest in science, we invest in healthier animals, stronger farms & sustainable food system.
#UCDavis #FromLabstoLives #SpeakUp4Science
When we invest in science, we invest in healthier animals, stronger farms & sustainable food system.
#UCDavis #FromLabstoLives #SpeakUp4Science
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Federal funding fuels discoveries that flow #FromLabsToLives. @ucdavis.bsky.social researchers are reviving kelp & white abalone, tracing pollution’s legacy, and showing how seagrasses safeguard coasts: marinescience.ucdavis.edu/ripple-effec...
📸: Jessica Lee, @karolcha.bsky.social, Whitehead Lab
📸: Jessica Lee, @karolcha.bsky.social, Whitehead Lab
October 15, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Federal funding fuels discoveries that flow #FromLabsToLives. @ucdavis.bsky.social researchers are reviving kelp & white abalone, tracing pollution’s legacy, and showing how seagrasses safeguard coasts: marinescience.ucdavis.edu/ripple-effec...
📸: Jessica Lee, @karolcha.bsky.social, Whitehead Lab
📸: Jessica Lee, @karolcha.bsky.social, Whitehead Lab
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In Focus: What’s at Stake with Federal Research Funding Cuts www.ucdavis.edu/curiosity/ne...
What’s at Stake with Federal Research Funding Cuts
Federal research funding cuts threaten UC Davis discoveries in health, agriculture and technology that improve lives worldwide.
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October 15, 2025 at 7:55 PM
In Focus: What’s at Stake with Federal Research Funding Cuts www.ucdavis.edu/curiosity/ne...
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Has UC Davis research changed your life? Whether it’s improved your health, helped a loved one or made your community better—we want to hear your story. Join others in celebrating the real world impact of UC Davis research. Visit ucdav.is/3WDic59 to share your story.
#FromLabsToLives
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October 15, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Has UC Davis research changed your life? Whether it’s improved your health, helped a loved one or made your community better—we want to hear your story. Join others in celebrating the real world impact of UC Davis research. Visit ucdav.is/3WDic59 to share your story.
#FromLabsToLives
#FromLabsToLives
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UC Davis researchers have learned how breast milk nurtures the good bacteria that help babies thrive from the very beginning. This scientific discovery is key to protecting infant health, especially for the most vulnerable. #FromLabsToLives #SpeakUp4Science https://bit.ly/4n440Nm
October 15, 2025 at 6:45 PM
UC Davis researchers have learned how breast milk nurtures the good bacteria that help babies thrive from the very beginning. This scientific discovery is key to protecting infant health, especially for the most vulnerable. #FromLabsToLives #SpeakUp4Science https://bit.ly/4n440Nm