Research grant writing is the process of developing competitive funding proposals for federal agencies and foundations. Master agency-specific requirements, review criteria, narrative structure, budget preparation, and compliance for NSF (National Science Foundation), NIH (National Institutes of Health), DOE (Department of Energy), and DARPA (Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency) submissions.
Create detailed user stories, acceptance criteria, and feature specs
Example: Generate user stories for 'password reset feature' with acceptance criteria, edge cases, and test scenarios
Reduce spec writing time by 50%, ensure comprehensive coverage
Research competitors, compare features, identify gaps
Example: Analyze 5 competitor products, create feature comparison matrix, suggest differentiation opportunities
Complete competitive research in 2 hours instead of 2 days
Evaluate features using frameworks (RICE, ICE, Kano) and create prioritized backlogs
Example: Score 20 feature ideas using RICE framework, generate prioritized roadmap with rationale
Make data-driven prioritization decisions faster
Draft PRDs, status updates, and stakeholder presentations
Example: Create executive summary of Q3 roadmap, monthly progress report, feature launch announcement
Save 3-5 hours/week on communication overhead
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epx add davila7/claude-code-templates --skill research-grantsCompatible with
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AI-first code editor with Composer
Before installing skills in Cursor, ensure your development environment meets these requirements:
node --versionresearch-grantsExecute the skills CLI command in your project's root directory to begin installation:
epx add davila7/claude-code-templates --skill research-grantsFetches research-grants from davila7/claude-code-templates and configures it for Cursor.
The CLI shows a list of agents. Use arrow keys and space to select Cursor:
Confirm successful installation by checking the skill directory location:
.cursor/skills/research-grants
Restart Cursor to activate research-grants. Access via /research-grantsin your agent's command palette.
Learn more:View source on GitHubSkills CLI docsAbout CursorWhat are agent skills?
Time estimate: 30-60 minutes to see productivity improvements
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Use for user story writing, competitive research, roadmap prioritization, stakeholder communication, and PRD drafting. Best for reducing repetitive documentation and research work.
✗ Avoid when
Avoid for strategic product vision (requires deep customer empathy), pricing decisions (needs market and financial expertise), or when face-to-face customer discovery is more valuable than speed.
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research-grants has been reliable in day-to-day use. Documentation quality is above average for community skills.
research-grants fits our agent workflows well — practical, well scoped, and easy to wire into existing repos.
research-grants fits our agent workflows well — practical, well scoped, and easy to wire into existing repos.
Registry listing for research-grants matched our evaluation — installs cleanly and behaves as described in the markdown.
Keeps context tight: research-grants is the kind of skill you can hand to a new teammate without a long onboarding doc.
Registry listing for research-grants matched our evaluation — installs cleanly and behaves as described in the markdown.
research-grants reduced setup friction for our internal harness; good balance of opinion and flexibility.
research-grants reduced setup friction for our internal harness; good balance of opinion and flexibility.
research-grants is among the better-maintained entries we tried; worth keeping pinned for repeat workflows.
Useful defaults in research-grants — fewer surprises than typical one-off scripts, and it plays nicely with `npx skills` flows.
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