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FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES: FREE DATABASES
Please remember that you can register to recieve alerts of competition openings in your specific discipline: Registering for Alerts and Announcements. Given the wealth of disciplines and funding opportunities, registering for alerts is the ideal way to receive announcements of the best grants for you, and to do so in a timely manner.
Table of Contents
I. Federal Databases
II. Agency-Specific Databases
III. Non-federal Databases
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IV. International Sponsors
V. Associations and Societies
VI. Email Alerts/Newsletters
I. Federal Databases. Below are single portal sites to search all federal agencies. Such sites allow you to discover the range of agencies that might have funding opportunities for your work.
A. Federal Funding Opportunities (Grants.Gov)
"Grants.gov is the single access point for over 1,000 grant programs offered by all Federal grant-making agencies...."
B. Federal Register (Fed Reg)
"The Federal Register is the official daily publication for rules, proposed rules, and notices of Federal agencies and organizations, as well as executive orders and other presidential documents." The original and full announcements of all funding opportunities will be found here.
C. Catalog of Federal Domestic Asisstance (CFDA)
"The online Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance gives you access to a database of all Federal programs available to State and local governments.... After you find the program you want, contact the office that administers the program and find out how to apply."
D. Electronic Code of Federal Regulations (e-CFR)
The Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) contains all rules issued by the executive departments and agencies of the Federal Government. Here you can find any rules and regulations that apply to specific agencies, such as the Department of Education or the Department of Health and Human Services.
E. Federal Business Opportunities (FedBizOpps)
"FedBizOpps.gov is the single government point-of-entry (GPE) for Federal government procurement opportunities over $25,000... Commercial vendors seeking Federal markets for their products and services can search, monitor and retrieve opportunities solicited by the entire Federal contracting community."
F. FirstGov for Nonprofits (FGN)—This is the U.S. government's single portal to locate funding opportunities for nonprofits.
II. Specific Agency Funding Opportunities. Grants.gov now maintains a "Browse by Agency" web page with live links to all federal agencies with public grant awards. This valuable site should be your first visit when searching for federal funds.
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Please remember that Cabinet-level agencies, e.g. the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, have many other agencies under their umbrella. The substrata of programs, institutes, and bureaus under Cabinet-level agencies is vast. Remembering this might help in a search. Here are examples (with links) of the most commonly known:
Cabinet-level Agency: U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (DHHS)
DHHS "Family of Agencies":
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Administration for Children and Families (ACF)
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Cabinet-level Agency: U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)
Institute: National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA): NIFA Program: Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service (SCREES)
Cabinet-level Agency: U.S. Department of State (DOS)
Bureau: Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA)
Affiliated Program: Council for the International Exchange of Scholars, a.k.a. Fulbright Program (CIES)
Federal Agency: Small Business Administration (SBA)
Program: Small Business Innovation Research [SBIR]/Small Business Technology Transfer [STTR] (SBIR/STTR)
III. Non-Federal Databases. These are three widely-used datatbases maintained by nonprofit organizations and publications:
Charity Channel (CC)
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College Art Association (CAA)
Foundation Center (FC)
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Foundation Directory Online (FDO)
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Foundation News (FN)
GrantsNet (sciences: general, plus postdoc, grad students, int'l) (GN)
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IV. International Sponsors
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Please note: Below are programs dedicated to international opportunities. Many other sponsors, such as the American Council of Learned Societies, are dedicated to broader disicplinary opportunities but also have individual international opportunities.
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American Councils for International Education (ACCELs)
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CEA: Global Education (CEA)
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U.S. Department of Education (ED)
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ED Bureau: International Education Programs (IEP)
U.S. Department of State (DOS)
DOS Bureau: Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA)
DOS Affiliated Program: Council for the International Exchange of Scholars, a.k.a. Fulbright Program (CIES)
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International Research & Exchanges Board (IREX)
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National Science Foundation (NSF)
NSF Bureau: NSF International Science and Engineering (OISE)
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V. Associations and Societies. These are nonpartisan institutions, often supported by a combination of public and private endowments.
American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS)
American Philosophical Society Grants & Fellowships (APS)
Creative Capital Foundation (CCF)
Research Corporation (ResCorp)
Social Science Research Council (SSRC)
Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars (WWICS)
Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation (WWNFF)
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VI. Email Alert Services and Newsletters
CDC - Mailing Lists
Federal Register Table of Contents - "Join the List"
Grants.Gov - Select Notices Based on Advanced Criteria
National Criminal Justice Reference Service (U.S. Department of Justice)- "JUSTINFO"
National Institute of Health - NIH Listserv
National Science Foundation - E-bulletin: Active Funding Opportunities
National Science Foundation - MyNSF: Custom News Service
U.S. Department of Education - EDInfo
Department of Energy - DOE Pulse
Institute of Museum and Library Services - Primary Source
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