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.
A comprehensive tool for writing competitive grant proposals targeting NIH (R01/R21), NSF, and other major funding agencies.
# 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
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=[...])
| Parameter | Description | Options |
|---|---|---|
--section | Section to generate | aims, significance, approach, budget, full |
--agency | Funding agency | NIH, NSF, DOD, VA |
--type | Grant mechanism | R01, R21, R03, SBIR, STTR |
--category | Budget category | personnel, equipment, supplies, travel, other |
--input | Input file for review | Path to existing proposal |
--output | Output file path | Path for generated content |
Medium - Requires understanding of grant structure, funding agency requirements, and scientific writing best practices.
references/NIH_R01_template.md - NIH R01 full proposal templatereferences/NSF_template.md - NSF standard grant templatereferences/budget_templates.xlsx - Budget templates by categoryreferences/review_checklist.md - Proposal quality checklistreferences/specific_aims_examples.md - Example Specific Aims pages1.0.0 - Initial release with NIH and NSF support
| Risk Indicator | Assessment | Level |
|---|---|---|
| Code Execution | Python/R scripts executed locally | Medium |
| Network Access | No external API calls | Low |
| File System Access | Read input files, write output files | Medium |
| Instruction Tampering | Standard prompt guidelines | Low |
| Data Exposure | Output files saved to workspace | Low |
No additional Python packages required.