Find Funding

So, you have an idea for a sponsored program or research activity and you've notified ORGA staff. Great work! Now, as you may suspect, the challenge begins in finding the right sponsor for your project. In addition to our assistance, there are three ways of accomplishing this on your own time:

Community of Science

As the newest resource provided by the Office of Research and Grant Administration, the Community of Science offers not only a comprehensive funding search tool, but also an ability to save favorite searches and receive funding alerts! To utilize COS's advanced search features, you must first register for an account from any campus computer.

Grants.gov Funding Searches

Grants.gov is the primary source for all Federal funding opportunities. It is supplied on a regular basis by the Federal Register and is more easily navigable as well. Please click here to access the standard grants.gov search tool. Once you're comfortable browsing Federal opportunities, we also recommend you subscribe via email to funding alerts that can return opportunities in your fields of interest on a daily basis, making a worthy time investment!

The Foundation Directory:
By Appointment Only

Interested in foundations, or looking to access more private funding agencies with open deadlines? The Foundation Directory is a powerful yet separate companion to grants.gov. It features a robust informational overview of those funding agencies and because of limited accounts, we ask that you contact us before coming to our offices to make sure our dedicated funding search computer is available. From there, take all the time you need in searching for funding opportunities!

Other funding tools

SRA International: Resource Locator

SRA International maintains a comprehensive listing of resources for locating funding and ensuring compliance online. While they do not directly offer searches from their own website, they do link to virtually every website that does!

ScienceCareers.org

The sciencecareers.org funding search tool is a specialized service for those in the sciences seeking funding information.

FundsNet Services

FundsNet offers quick categorical browsing of foundations by interest type.

GrantsAlert.com

Grantsalert.com offers categorized browsing of grants and foundations by educational interest.

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