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Writing a Letter of Intent/Interest or a Letter of Inquiry

While the acronym LOI can refer either to a Letter of Intent or Interest or a Letter of Inquiry, the aim of both is to generate interest from a grant provider.  

Letter of Intent or Interest

The Letter of Intent or Interest (LOI) might be represented as a brief unsolicited narrative to an agency's Program Officer in which an interested researcher/investigator offers a synopsis of his/her proposed project to an identified Program Officer to get some initial feedback as to the Program Officer's/agency's interest. The LOI can help the investigator explore appropriate funding that aligns with the research as well as provide the sponsor鈥檚 program officer/gatekeeper with a description of the project plan to determine whether the research aligns with the agency鈥檚 mission/goals.

The Letter of Intent/Interest is a one-page (occasionally 1-3 pages though brevity is always preferred) comprehensive sketch of your proposed project鈥檚 purpose, the need/problem being addressed, a description of the project plan, and its intended outcome/impact. 

Typically, the brief LOI narrative should respond to the following: