Meg Bouvier Medical Writing is now Bouvier Grant Group!
NIH Expertise

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Our goal with a grantee is not to improve a single submission but to improve our client’s skills as a grantee, reviewer, and mentor on all grant submissions going forward. 

NIH Grantwriting Program

We work with universities and academic medical centers to mentor faculty in NIH grantwriting in the K and R Series.

The NIH Grantwriting Program is a comprehensive, multi-modal approach to give grantees the best chance of landing an NIH K or R grant.

This approach includes:

  • 1:1 mentoring, emphasizing preparatory steps before writing
  • Line-by-line editing of Specific Aims page, Research Strategy, and Biosketch; if applicable, Introduction, Candidate Section
  • Two full years of access to select virtual grantwriting courses, packed with templates and samples from recent successful applications
  • Step-by-step instructions and checklists, with progress tracked in a learning management system 
  • Reminders and interim deadlines to help pace grantees to deadline
  • Access to every other week live member Q & A with Dr. Bouvier and colleagues
  • After the review, a discussion of Summary Statements and next steps, and edit to Introduction to the Revised Application
Editing and Advising

Contracting: We contract with universities and academic medical centers on behalf of groups of K/R grantees, or for large-format submissions. We do not contract with individuals. For details on contracting with our company, click here.

Large-Format Submissions

We draw upon our extensive experience and success on large-format submissions to offer you an edge over the competition. We provide comprehensive feedback on large-format P and U submissions, which are “written by committee.” Here are some of the most common ways we support a submission:

Identify Problem Areas

We base this assessment on information gathered from reading many Summary Statements for large submissions.

Make the Project a Synergistic Whole

We can help smooth the seams as you cobble together a document written by many and help make the submission stand out to reviewers and program staff.

Locate Gaps in Logic and Ensure You Are Addressing the FOA

It can become easy to lose sight of the obvious when you are lost in the details of writing these behemoths, especially on tight deadlines (and when are we not on tight deadlines?).

Align Sections With One Another

For example, is the Overview section consistent with the write-ups for the Admin Core, Research Cores, and Training Core?

NIH Grant Mechanisms

These are mechanisms on which Dr. Bouvier has direct experience:

  • R01 Research Project Grant
  • R01 Katz ESI Award
  • BRP R01 Bioengineering Research Partnerships 
  • R01 Outstanding New Environmental Scientist (ONES) Award
  • R01 Partnerships for Biodefense
  • R03 Small Grant Program
  • R13 Support for Conferences and Scientific Meetings
  • R15 Academic Research Enhancement Award (AREA)
  • R18 Research Demonstration & Dissemination Projects
  • R21 Exploratory/Developmental Research Grant Award
  • R21/R33 Phased Innovation Award
  • R25 Support for Short Courses
  • R34 Clinical Trial Planning Grant
  • R35 Outstanding Investigator Award
  • R35 Maximizing Investigators’ Research Award (MIRA)
  • R37 NCI MERIT (conversion from R01)
  • R61/R33-RISK Research Innovations for Scientific Knowledge (RISK)
  • RC1 Challenge Grants
  • RC2 High Impact, Interdisciplinary Science in NIDDK Research Areas
  • RC4 Recovery Act Grants
  • K01 Mentored Research Scientist Development Award
  • K01 International Research Scientist Development Award (IRSDA)
  • K08 Mentored Clinical Scientist Research Career Development Award
  • K22 Career Transition Award
  • K23 Mentored Patient-Oriented Research Career Development Award
  • K99/R00 NIH Pathway to Independence Award
  • P01 Program Project Grants
  • P20 COBRE
  • P30 Center Core Grant
  • P42 Multiproject Center Grant
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  • U01 Cooperative Agreement
  • U18 Research Demonstration Cooperative Agreement
  • U54 Point-Of-Care Technologies Research Network
  • U54 Clinical and Translational Science Awards
  • U58 CDC Sickle Cell Data Collection Program
  • UG1 NCI Community Oncology Research Program (NCORP)
  • UG1 Clinical Research Cooperative Agreement
  • UH2/UH3 Exploratory/Development Cooperative Agreement
  • U2C Resource-Related Research Multi-Component Projects and Centers Cooperative Agreements
  • UM1 Cooperative Agreement
  • T32 Institutional Training Grants
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  • DP1 NIH Director’s Pioneer Award
  • DP2 NIH Director’s Innovator Award
  • TR01 NIH Director’s Transformative Research Award
  • DP5 NIH Director’s Early Independence Award
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  • DP3 Diabetes Impact Award
  • Loan Repayment Programs
  • Minority Supplements
  • Administrative Supplements
  • Sources Sought
  • Contract Proposals
  • F31/F32
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What our clients have to say

“I think the work you did to help me frame the question was extremely effective — it is the first time that the [reviewers’] comments have felt entirely about the science and I haven’t read it and said to myself “but I did say that” or “but I am doing that”.
Dr. Kate WolinSurgery Faculty, Washington University School of Medicine
“Meg has provided expert editing/writing services assisting me with several NIH grant applications. She has an extraordinary ability to take my technical content and make it ‘sellable’ to grant reviewers. She has worked with me on 3 grant proposals. All three were funded!”
Dr. Patty FreedsonChair Department of Kinesiology, University of Massachusetts
“Meg – your edits are fabulous. I can’t thank you enough for fitting my faculty member into your busy, busy schedule. Thanks so much again.”
Dr. Barbara AinsworthAssociate Director Health Promotion Faculties, Arizona State University
“I get a kick out of how you phrase your written feedback on my NIH submission. I feel like we are actually having a conversation, which I really like.”
Dr. Cirleen DeBlaereCounseling and Psychology Program Faculty, Georgia State University
“Meg exemplifies talent, hard work and meticulousness through her grantsmanship and critical thinking skills as a successful bench scientist. Meg consistently goes above the proverbial “call of duty” to see a project through to the very end, no matter what. I have learned a lot from Meg and consider myself fortunate to have had the opportunity to work with her.”
JoAnne GoodnightFormer Program Coordinator of the entire NIH SBIR/STTR Program; Currently Director of Project Development and Analysis, The Jackson Laboratory
“I had a funny exchange with my colleague who looked at my grant and said you’re writing has gotten so much better! I asked her what she meant and she pointed to all the things you edited. I had to laugh. But thought I’d pass on the compliment. And thank you again for your edits.”
Anonymous PhDAttending
“The first grant we worked together on did really well! They actually specifically complimented the packaging and presentation. We went below the funding line on our first try (even without the ESI bonus), which means the R01 will be converted to an R37 award (2 extra years of funding). So it really could not have gone better.”
Anonymous MD PhDR37 (MIRA) recipient, Cancer Biology & Genetics, Top-Tier Medical Center
“I wanted to give you an update on the R01 that you helped me write. I got the grant on the first submission. Thank you so much for making it a great grant! You are worth every penny. I hope to work with you again in the future.”
Marc K. Halushka MD, PhD Professor, Department of Pathology
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