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CALS Funding Resources

Best Practices Reports

2011 CALS Workshop: Preparing Multi-Institutional Proposals For USDA AFRI Challenge Areas

In the attached video files, four researchers from the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (CALS) share their experiences in leading or playing a key role in large multi-institutional, transdisciplinary proposals proposals submitted to the USDA’s Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI). The five video segments (WMV video format), were taped during a 2011 CALS workshop.

2011 NSF Regional Research Conference

The attached report was prepared by Thomas Paulsen after attending the NSF Regional Research Conference, Oct. 16-17, 2011.

2011 Systems Science Grantsmanship Workshop - Best Practices/Tips Report

The attached report, prepared by Ajay Nair, summarizes best practices and tips for preparing proposals for USDA's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA). The report is based on presentations at the 2011 Systems Science Grantsmanship Workshop, Knoxville, TN, Aug. 9, 2011.

2011 Systems Science Grantsmanship Workshop - Practices for a Sound Proposal

The attached report, prepared by Tong Wang, FSHN, summarizes to major practices for preparing a sound proposal for USDA's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA). The report is based on presentations at the 2011 Systems Science Grantsmanship Workshop, Knoxville, TN, Aug. 9, 2011.

As noted in the report, PowerPoint presentations from the workshop are posted at http://agresearch.tennessee.edu/nifa/sessions.asp