Funding Opportunities

External, federal-sponsored opportunities

This page lists our most popular external federal sponsors. You may also wish to read more information on how to find funding opportunities:

• Grants.Gov
• Grants.gov–Grant Opportunities
• Grants.gov–Participating agencies

Federal Sponsors

• Department of Energy (DOE)
  A leading science and technology agency whose research supports our nation's energy security, national security, environmental quality.
• Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) Agencies
  Funding groups under the Department of Health and Human Services.
• National Institutes of Health (NIH)
  One of the world's foremost biomedical research centers, and the Federal focal point for biomedical research in the United States.
• National Science Foundation (NSF)
  An independent U.S. government agency responsible for promoting science and engineering through programs that invest over $3.3 billion per year in almost 20,000 research and education projects in science and engineering.
• Office of Naval Research (ONR) 
  Coordinates, executes, and promotes the science and technology programs of the United States Navy and Marine Corps through universities, government laboratories, and nonprofit and for-profit organizations. ONR Acquisitions
• DoD CDMRP Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs
  The office of the Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (CDMRP) manages Congressional Special Interest (CSI) Medical Research Programs encompassing breast, prostate, and ovarian cancers, neurofibromatosis, military health, and other specified areas. PIs submit letters of intent via CDMRP. The Proposal and Grant Administration (PGA) Office assists in Grants.gov submission.
• FedConnect
  FedConnect is an online marketplace where federal agencies post opportunities and make awards via the web.

Funding Search Engines and Other Online Resources

• Code of Federal Regulations
  A codification of the general and permanent rules published in the Federal Register by the Executive departments and agencies of the federal government.
• Commerce Business Daily
  Lists notices of proposed government procurement actions, contract awards, sales of government property, and other procurement information.
• Computer Retrieval of Information on Scientific Projects (CRISP)
  CRISP database of NIH funded projects in the United States.
• eRA Listserve
  The Office of Extramural Research has established a listserv electronic mailing list to provide periodic updates on its electronic grant application program to scientists and administrators in the biomedical research community.
• Federal Acquisition Regulations
  Established to codify uniform policies for acquisition of supplies and services by executive agencies.
• ResearchResearchLite
  A free, on-line information retrieval service of federal opportunities for the education and research communities.
• FedWorld
  The online locator service for a comprehensive inventory of information disseminated by the federal government.
• Library of Congress
  The Library's mission is to make its resources available and useful to the Congress and the American people and to sustain and preserve a universal collection of knowledge and creativity for future generations.