I believe that some institutions hire "hired guns" who specialize in TRiO programs (former program officers, etc.) to write different TRiO grants for them (Department of Education programs for first generation, low income students, etc.).

It's a double edged sword.  The good news might be: We got the grant, but that also might be the bad news.  It's hard to direct a program that you did not design, that you did not write objectives for, etc.

On the other hand, I know of folks from institutions who hired a grant writer, got the grant and were satisfied that they had done the right thing.

kc

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Subject: [RESADM-L] Regulations on use of unaffiliated grant proposal writers

What regulations might apply when a college or university contracts with an unaffiliated person to write a grant proposal to a Federal agency?

I know that

"NSF expects strict adherence to the rules of proper scholarship and attribution. The responsibility for proper scholarship and attribution rests with the authors of a proposal; all parts of the proposal should be prepared with equal care for this concern. Authors other than the PI (or any co-PI) should be named and acknowledged. Serious failure to adhere to such standards can result in findings of research misconduct."
Source:  http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/policydocs/pappguide/nsf11001/gpg_1.jsp

What about other Federal agencies or Federal regulations?  Thank you, in advance.

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