Funding Opportunities
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Funding opportunities alert system
Databases of external funding opportunities
Internal Funding Sources
Federal Funding Sources
Non-Federal Funding Information
Non-Profit Foundations
Funding Opportunities
for Graduate Students
Funding opportunities alert system
SMARTS (SPIN Matching And Research Transmittal Service) – An automated daily alerts system that notifies investigators of new funding opportunities that match the keywords they have chosen in their GENIUS profiles.
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Databases of external funding opportunities
SPIN (Sponsored Programs Information Network) – Provides funding opportunities to the investigator and the institution. It houses up-to-date information on current national and international, government and private funding sources, including fellowships, research grants, publication support, sabbatical support, curriculum development, and more. All of the data in SPIN is obtained directly from the sponsoring agencies to ensure the integrity of the information.
GrantsNet - Searchable database of funding programs for young biomedical researchers, faculty, and administrators from the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) and the Howard Hughes Medical Institute.
grants.gov - Searchable database and e-mail notification for all federal funding opportunities
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Internal Funding Sources
A.D. Williams Small Grants
American Cancer Society Institutional Research Grant
Virginia Center on Aging: Alzheimer's and Related Diseases Research Award Fund
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Federal Funding Sources
NIH Guide to Grants and Contracts Website and Listserv
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) Website
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Website
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Website
National Science Foundation Website and Listserv
Administration for Children and Families (ACF)
Department of Agriculture (USDA)
Department of Commerce (DOC)
Department of Defense (DOD)
Department of Education (ED): Finding and applying for Grants and Contracts
Department of Energy (DOE): Office of Science -- Grants and Contracts
Department of Housing and Urban Development : Grant Funds Available
Department of the Interior (DOI)
Department of Justice: Department of Justice Grants (replaces National Institute of Justice)
Department of State (DOS): Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs
Department of Transportation (DOT): DOT University Research Grants
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA): National Center for Environmental Research -- grant announcements
Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA): Funding Opportunities
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
National Endowment for the Arts (NEA): Guidelines and Applications
National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH): Applying for a Grant
National Institute for Literacy: Grants and Funding Sources
National Security Agency (NSA): Mathematical Sciences Program & Mathematical Sabbatical Program
National Research Council
Smithsonian Institution (SI): Opportunities for Research and Study
State Justice Institute (SJI): Awarding Grants to Improve the Quality of Justice in State Courts Nationwide
U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID): Solicitations
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Non-Federal Funding Information
Foundation Search
Office of University Advancement
Foundation Center
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Non-Profit Foundations
American Cancer Society
American Federation for AIDS Research (AmfAR)
American Federation for Aging Research (AFAR)
American Heart Association (AHA)
American Lung Association
American Paralysis Association – Christopher Reeve Paralysis Foundation
Arthritis Foundation
Arthur Vining Davis Foundations
Association for the Cure of Cancer of the Prostate (Cap CURE)
Burroughs Welcome Fund
Cancer Research Foundation of America
Christensen Fund
Dermatology Foundation
Hereditary Disease Foundation
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
International Union Against Cancer
Jeffress Memorial Trust 
John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation
Leukemia Society of America
March Of Dimes
National Alliance of Breast Cancer Organizations (NABCO)
National Alliance for Research on Schizophrenia and Depression
National Kidney Foundation
National Organization of Rare Disorders (NORD)
National Osteoporosis Foundation
Orthopaedic Research and Education Foundation
Paralyzed Veterans of America
Pew Charitable Trusts
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Whitaker Foundation
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