Sponsored Projects Administration

Funding comes from a variety of sources, including government agencies, foundations, and corporations. Below are several funding tools to assist research endeavors:

EXTERNAL SPONSORS

• Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

http://www.ahrq.gov/funding/fund-opps/index.html

Grant announcements for supporting research to improve the quality, effectiveness, accessibility, and cost effectiveness of health care.

• Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance

https://beta.sam.gov/

Contains detailed program descriptions for 2,201 Federal assistance programs.

• Department of Defense

https://cdmrp.army.mil/funding/default

Funding opportunities from the Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (CDMRP)

• Grants.gov

http://www.grants.gov/web/grants/search-grants.html

Federal announcement page for grant opportunities.

• Grants.gov Funding Email Alert Service

https://www.grants.gov/manage-subscriptions.html

Offering email alerts of new opportunities.

• NIH Grants & Funding

http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/search_guide.htm

Advanced funding opportunities & notices search page.

• NSF

http://nsf.gov/funding

NSF funding opportunities search page.

• Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute

http://www.pcori.org/funding-opportunities

Funding opportunities for patient-centered research in Assessment of Prevention, Diagnosis, and Treatment Options; Improving Healthcare Systems; Communication and Dissemination; Addressing Disparities; and Accelerating Patient-Centered Outcomes Research and Methodological Research.

• Proposal Central

https://proposalcentral.altum.com/

Funding opportunities from professional societies and foundations.

• United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)

http://nifa.usda.gov/grants

National Institute of Food and Agriculture grants and fellowships (pre and postdoctoral).

• U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

http://www.ahrq.gov/funding/fund-opps/index.html

Grant funding opportunities

SUBSCRIPTIONS

Subscribe to funding opportunities in your area of interest.  It’s free!

• Department of Defense, Congressionally Directed Medical Research Program - Biomedical Research Portal
• Grant Forward - A specialized data-crawling technology with an extensive database of sponsors and funding opportunities.
• Grants.gov – Funding opportunities for all 26 federal agencies.
• National Cancer Institute - Find current and recent NCI-supported funding opportunities for areas of research.
• National Endowment for the Arts – Funding for projects consisting of one or more specific events or activities only.
• National Endowment for the Humanities – Search and subscribe to funding opportunities.
• National Institutes of Health - Track the release of new funding opportunities published in the NIH Guide.
• National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities - Find NIMHD funding opportunities.
• National Science Foundation - Get NSF funding information by  email or by RSS.
• Proposal Central - Funding opportunities from professional societies and foundations.