Resource Links
In considering prospective project funders, the following organizations, agencies and websites may be helpful. Many funders will send e-bulletins for newly posted grant opportunities.
Should you have suggested additions to the following, please e-mail the Academic Grants Office at grantsoffice@samford.edu.
Private Foundations
- Foundation Search America (contact Grants office for password)
- Big Online America (contact Grants office for password)
- Foundation Center's RFP Bulletin
- Robert Wood Johnson Foundation grants page
- Aetna Foundation
- The Foundation Center
Federal Funding
- Federal Web Locator - The Federal Web Locator is a service provided by the Center for Information Law and Policy and is intended to be the one stop shopping point for federal government information on the World Wide Web.
- Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance - The online Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance gives you access to a database of all Federal programs available to State and local governments; domestic public, quasi-public, and private profit and nonprofit organizations and institutions; specialized groups; and individuals. The CFDA Web Site is updated bi-weekly as new or updated program information is received from Federal agencies.
- National Endowments for the Arts
- National Science Foundation
- National Institutes of Health
- Grants.gov - Sign-up for federal grants notification; look for latest federal agency postings; e-application submissions
- Department of Education
- Department of Energy
- FundSource - Designed to help behavioral and social scientists find research funding.
- U. S. Department of Health and Human Services - a direct link to the grant funding and application process for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - a listing of funding opportunities through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Pharmacy and nursing funding opportunities
- Volunteers in Health - a comprehensive listing of funding sources for health care issues
Grant-Writing Assistance
- Proposal Preparation Assistance: Foundation Center Short Course
- Writing Guide, Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
- NIH - Grant Writing Tips Sheets
- NSF - Guide for Proposal Writing
- GrantSmart: Online Tax Return Database for Non-Profit Organizations
- The Grantsmanship Center
Faculty Fellowships
