Proposal Planning Grants
Supports Texas A&M interdisciplinary teams developing large-scale proposals for external sponsors.
The Proposal Planning Grants (PPG) program is one of three awards within the Targeted Proposal Teams (TPT) initiative at Texas A&M University, administered by the Office of Research, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship. PPG funds interdisciplinary faculty teams that are developing large-scale proposals for submission to targeted external sponsors, including federal agencies, the State of Texas, or private foundations. The program provides up to $100,000 for a 12-month performance period, making it the highest-value mechanism in the TPT cluster. Eligible teams must include at least two faculty members from different disciplines; proposals from all fields are accepted, but projects should align with at least one of six named strategic themes: Community and Economic Resilience, Emerging Technologies, Health and Quality of Life, National Security, Space Exploration, and Sustainability and Environment.
Allowable expenses are explicitly oriented toward proposal development activities: personnel costs, domestic travel for team coordination, meetings and workshops, data analysis and compilation, and partial summer salary or course buyout for the PI only. The FY2027 deadline is September 4, 2026, at 5:00 PM CST, submitted via the InfoReady portal (tamu.infoready4.com). PPG shares this deadline with the Collaborative Seed Grants and Grants on the Edge programs, so teams should evaluate all three TPT mechanisms when planning submissions.
PPG is structurally different from seed research grants — it funds the proposal development process itself rather than preliminary research data collection. Teams that have already identified a specific large funding opportunity (a center grant, a DARPA program, a DOE hub, or a major foundation RFP) and need resources to organize a competitive interdisciplinary team, conduct stakeholder meetings, and develop a polished application narrative are the ideal applicants. Contact: TAMU Division of Research, (979) 845-8585.
Funds interdisciplinary TAMU faculty teams (up to $100K, 12 months) to develop large-scale proposals for federal, state, or private sponsors across six strategic themes including Emerging Technologies and National Security.
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