Project Summary (1 page)
Explain the proposed project at a high level. This section is meant to serve as a succinct and accurate description of the project when separated from the actual grant application. State the project's broad, long-term objectives and specific aims, making reference to the health relatedness of the project (i.e., relevance to the mission of the agency).
In addition, explain the research design and methods for achieving those stated objectives. This section should be informative to others working in the same or related fields and, insofar as possible, comprehensible to a scientifically or technically literate reader. Avoid describing past accomplishments.
Specific Objectives of Your Project (1 page)
Explain the objectives of the proposed project and summarize the expected outcome(s). Include the impact that the results of the proposed project will exert on the research field(s) involved.
List the specific objectives of the research proposed, e.g., test a stated hypothesis, create a novel design, solve a specific problem, challenge an existing paradigm or clinical practice, address a critical barrier to progress in the field, or develop new technology.
Research Strategy of Your Project (8–10 pages)
Organize this section in the order specified below. Start each section with the appropriate section heading—Significance, Innovation, and Approach.
Properly cite all the research upon which you have relied in this section and provide the full references in the References Page section. (Utilize between 8 and 12 resources.)
Significance
Explain the importance of the problem or critical barrier to progress in the field that the proposed project addresses.
Explain how the proposed project will improve scientific knowledge, technical capability, and/or clinical practice in one or more broad fields.
Describe how the concepts, methods, technologies, treatments, services, or