ResearchersGrant Support

Everything you need to include LLIF in your grant proposal.

Budget language, data management plan boilerplate, letters of support, and IRB documentation — for NIH, NSF, PCORI, and foundation proposals. Tailored to your study design.

Available Resources

Available resources

Request any of the following. Turnaround is typically 5 business days for standard requests, 10 days for custom materials.

Data Management Plan (DMP) Language

Boilerplate language describing LLIF's data governance model, consent framework, participant rights, and retention policies — formatted for NIH, NSF, and PCORI DMP requirements. Includes descriptions of access controls, audit trails, and data sharing protocols. Provided as an editable Word document.

Request DMP Language

Budget Justification Templates

Itemized budget language for LLIF infrastructure costs, including API access fees, participant enrollment, compliance tracking, environmental enrichment, and data export. Formatted for common grant budget templates (NIH modular and detailed, NSF). Includes cost categories and justification narrative.

Request Budget Templates

Letter of Support

A formal letter signed by LLIF leadership confirming our commitment to serve as data infrastructure partner for your proposed study period. Addresses LLIF's nonprofit governance, 501(c)(3) status, data protections, and infrastructure capabilities. Tailored to your specific study and funder requirements.

Request a Letter of Support

IRB Documentation Package

Supporting documentation for your IRB application, including descriptions of LLIF's consent architecture, data access controls, participant rights, audit trail capabilities, and data retention policies. Available for initial IRB submission and continuing review.

Request IRB Documentation
Proposal Language

How to describe LLIF in your application

Copy-ready language for common proposal sections. Adapt to your study design and funder requirements.

FOR: Specific Aims or Introduction

This study will collect longitudinal data using the OpenLife Cloud platform, operated by the Live Learn Innovate Foundation (LLIF), a 501(c)(3) nonprofit data infrastructure organization. LLIF provides IRB-compatible consent architecture, automated compliance tracking, environmental data enrichment, and longitudinal data storage that persists independently of grant funding cycles.

FOR: Data Management Plan

Participant data will be stored on OpenLife Cloud infrastructure, governed by the LLIF Participant Data Charter. Data is classified as a donor-restricted asset under nonprofit governance and cannot be sold, transferred, or repurposed without IRS approval. Participants retain ownership of their data and may export or delete it at any time. All data access is logged and available for audit. The LLIF Data Partner Agreement establishes the legal framework for data access by the research team.

FOR: Human Subjects

Participant consent will be managed through LLIF's IRB-compatible consent architecture. Participants consent at two levels: first to the LLIF data framework, then specifically to this study. Consent records are immutable, timestamped, and auditable. Participants may revoke consent to this study at any time without affecting their data in other contexts.

FOR: Budget Justification

OpenLife Cloud infrastructure costs include: [see budget template]. LLIF is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit; infrastructure fees support operational sustainability and are not profit distributions. A letter of support from LLIF confirming this partnership is included in the application.

Need language tailored to a specific funder format or study type? Contact our research partnerships team.

We've prepared materials for proposals to:

NIHNSFPCORIAHRQCDC FoundationRobert Wood Johnson FoundationGates FoundationNIH Common FundPrivate Foundation Grants

Working with a funder not listed? Contact us with your funder's DMP and budget requirements.

Research Partnership

From proposal to active study

1

Contact Us

Reach out with your study concept, target funder, and proposal timeline. We'll confirm whether LLIF infrastructure is a fit and assign a research partnerships contact.

2

Receive Proposal Materials

We provide DMP language, budget templates, and a letter of support tailored to your study and funder. Standard turnaround: 5–10 business days.

3

Execute the Data Partner Agreement

Once funded, you execute the LLIF Data Partner Agreement — the legal framework governing research access to participant data. IRB approval for your study is required before data access begins.

4

Design Your Study as a Program

Work with our research team to configure your study as an LLIF program — defining data requirements, compliance schedules, participant onboarding, and insight outputs.

5

Launch and Collect

Participants enroll through Best Life or a custom app. Data collection, compliance tracking, and environmental enrichment run automatically. You access data via API with full audit trails.

6

Follow-Up and Longitudinal Extension

Data persists beyond your initial grant period. Follow-up studies can access historical participant data with renewed consent — without re-enrollment from scratch.

Quick Reference

Quick reference

Facts reviewers and IRB committees commonly ask about.

Organization type
501(c)(3) nonprofit, EIN available on request
Data classification
Donor-restricted asset under IRS rules
Consent model
IRB-compatible, layered, participant-revocable
Data retention
Persists beyond grant cycle with participant consent
HIPAA status
HIPAA-adjacent; BAA available for qualifying studies
SOC 2
Roadmap; current infrastructure follows SOC 2 principles
API access model
Approved partner access; audit trail on all reads
Environmental enrichment
25+ metrics auto-attached per event, no extra cost
Participant data portability
Full export available at any time, standard formats
Data deletion
Processed within 30 days of request

Ready to include LLIF in your proposal?

Contact our research partnerships team with your study concept and proposal timeline. We'll get back to you within 2 business days.