Build a reusable checklist + document bundle for grant submissions
Grant writing is time-consuming and repetitive. This recipe builds a "grant kit" — requirements checklist, backwards timeline, reusable boilerplate library, and a final submission bundle plan — so the next application is faster.
Create a skill called "Grant Kit Assembler". Ask for: - Funding agency/call requirements (paste or link; if missing: unspecified) - Deadline + internal submission deadlines (if unknown: unspecified) - Applicant role: PI / postdoc fellowship / co-I / other - Prior materials available for reuse (yes/no/unspecified) Output: 1) Requirements checklist (with owners and due dates). 2) Backwards timeline with buffers. 3) Boilerplate reuse map (what can be reused safely vs what must be tailored). 4) Submission bundle packing list. Rules: - If any requirement is unclear, mark as unspecified and create a question list.
Grants require many components: narrative sections, biosketches, budgets,
data management plans, mentoring plans. This recipe turns each submission
into a repeatable bundle and identifies what you can reuse next time.
Set deadlines, collect approvals, and ship the manuscript
Manuscripts stall because coauthors are busy or unresponsive. This recipe creates a lightweight coordination protocol — comment deadlines, reminder cadence, approval tracking, and polite nudge templates — so "stalled at coauthor" stops blocking you.
Draft data management and required plans without missing key sections
Many grant processes require Data Management Plans (DMPs), and they're time-consuming but partially reusable. This recipe produces a structured draft with explicit placeholders for unknowns and a checklist to finalize institutional specifics.
Make invisible labor visible and ownable
Convert the invisible cognitive labor of being the "default parent" into a shared, ownable task system with clear accountability. One owner per domain — sees it, plans it, does it, confirms it.
Stop being the family project manager
Build a weekly schedule, decision rules, and scripts that prevent one parent from becoming the household operations manager. Coverage grid, handoff protocol, and conflict-prevention rules included.