External Funding Opportunities

There are multiple locations online to search for the availability of external research and other sponsored activity dollars. Naturally, most agencies host information about available funding opportunities on their respective websites; however, there are also other websites and subscriptions that provide an array of funding announcements.

Common resources

Grants.gov

This is an E-Government initiative that provides a centralized location for grant seekers to find and apply for research funding offered by a variety of government agencies.

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Fed Connect

This is a web portal that provides information on grant opportunities from government agencies. It provides greater detail on funding opportunities to assist the investigator in doing business with the government.

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Pivot

This is a comprehensive database of more than 400,000 funding opportunities worth over $33 billion—and not just for science. Pivot also offers grant, fellowship and other funding information for social sciences, humanities and community outreach funding. Creating a Pivot funding alert is an invaluable tool for investigating funding options.

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Foundation Finder

This is a search tool that helps you locate funding interests of foundations on local, regional, national and international levels, as well as past foundation grants and grantees.

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