FUNDING AGENCIES
Federal & State Funding
Foundation Funding
Federal and State Agencies (followed by Foundations)
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
Federal Demonstration Partnership
Federal Demonstration Partnership - General Agency Documents http://www.nsf.gov/awards/managing/fed_dem_part.jsp
The Federal Demonstration Partnership (FDP) is a cooperative initiative among federal agencies and institutional recipients of federal funds. It was established to increase research productivity by streamlining the administrative process and minimizing the administrative burden on principal investigators while maintaining effective stewardship of federal funds. NSF serves as the official host of participating agency documents relating to the FDP. Information on Committees and Task Forces is available on the FDP website at http://thefdp.org/index.html.
Department of Agriculture (USDA)
Provides information on the structure and organization of the USDA, and on the Science and Education Programs. A facility to search and list USDA information is also provided at USDA Agricultural Research
Air Force
Good place to start when searching for USAF information. Other sites are:
Air Force Research Laboratory
Air Force Business Opportunities
Air Force Independent Research & Development Program
Army Research Laboratory
The ARL is the major Army resource for basic and applied research. This server describes the ARL technology directorates and provides information on technology transfer opportunities and how to enter into cooperative research and development (R&D) programs with the Army Research Laboratory.
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is the central research and development organization for the Department of Defense (DoD). A list of DARPA Technical Offices along with descriptions is present.
Department of Commerce
Contains information on the Dept. of Commerce, publications, its agencies. The Commerce information Locator Service(CLIS), National Trade Data Bank, as well as online information services such as FTP, Gopher, and links to other WWW servers are present.
Department of Health & Human Services
Provides GrantsNet, a tool for finding and exchanging information about HHS and selected other federal grant programs.
Defense Technical Information Center
The Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC) is a major component of the DoD Scientific and Technical Information Program. DTIC contributes to the management and conduct of Defense research, development and acquisition efforts. This is done by providing access to and transfer of scientific and technical information for DoD personnel, DoD contractors and potential contractors, and other U.S. Government agency personnel and their contractors.
DefenseLink is the Worldwide Web Information Service from the Department of Defense.
Department of Education Funding Opportunities
If you're interested in applying for a grant or contract, here's information you'll need to know.: guidelines, regulations, and Federal Register documents are available here. Also visit their comprehensive listing of discretionary grant programs listing from its six principal offices and includes actual or estimated deadlines for applications.
Department of Energy
Information on DOE, its labs, a keyword search facility for DOE information, declassified documents, technology transfer initiative, events, telephone contacts, and more...
Environmental Protection Agency
Everything from air, asbestos, beaches, the Clean Water Act and hazardous waste, lead, oil spills, ozone, pesticides to radon, research, water and wetlands.
Fulbright Programs
The Fulbright Scholar Program provides opportunities for scholars and professionals to lecture or do research abroad. FAU policy on salary and benefits for FAU Fulbright awardees
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
This page is a front end to NASA's many servers. NASA has a lot to offer on the Internet, so please, do explore.
NASA Space Partnership Development - http://spd.nasa.gov/
NASA Research Centers - http://spd.nasa.gov/research_list_rpc.html
National Institutes of Health
Contains A-Z of NIH health resources, clinical trials, grant and funding opportunities, news, research training and scientific resources at NIH, institutes, centers and office , science edutions, doing business with the NIH, are only a some of the information on this site.
NIH Guide for Grants & Contracts
You can have an electronic NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts emailed to you each week. It contains a complete text of the Guide and the full text of all RFAs and PAs.
National Science Foundation
Contains information on NSF, its offices, programs, statistical reports, as well as past and present publications. To "Find Funding," go to http://www.nsf.gov/funding.
NSF Grant Proposal Guide (NSF 04-23) Effective 9/1/04.
Navy
The Navy Online Homepage is a good place to search for online US Navy Resources. The page will lead you to variety of information by and about the US Navy.
Office of Naval Research (ONR).
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Information on NRC's mission, offices, news, and contacts. Information on reactors in the US, nuclear material, and radioactive waste disposal is also contained.
US Department of Transportation
General information about the Department of Transportation as well as information about acquisitions, procurement and grant management and the Transportation Automated Procurement System(TAPS).
U.S. Government Agencies, LSU Libraries
Executive, Legislative, Judicial, Other
State Agencies
State of Florida - http://www.myflorida.com/ - the official portal of the State of Florida
The Florida Space Research Institute, http://fsi.ucf.edu/, was established by Florida’s governor and legislature to promote collaboration among the state’s academic institutions, industry, and federal agencies to support statewide aerospace-oriented economic and academic development.
Selected List of Foundations
The Able Trust - for persons with disabilities http://www.abletrust.org/
Active Living Research http://activelivingresearch.org/index.php
Annenberg Foundation http://www.annenbergfoundation.org
ASCAP Foundation http://www.ascapfoundation.org/grants.html
Ambrose Monell Foundation/The G. Unger Vetlesen Foundation http://www.monellvetlesen.org/
American Speech-Language-Hearing Foundation http://www.ashfoundation.org/foundation/news/
American Association of University Women Foundation http://www.aauw.org/fga/fellowships_grants/index.cfm
American Legacy Foundation http://www.americanlegacy.org/146.htm
Arthritis Foundation http://www.arthritis.org/Research/ProposalCentral.asp
Autism - Foundations and Charities http://www.autism-resources.com/autismfaq-foun.html
Autism Society http://www.autism-society.org
Beldon Fund http://www.beldon.org/
BellSouth Foundation http://www.bellsouthfoundation.org/
Frank Stanley Beveridge Foundation http://www.beveridge.org/
Blakemore Foundation (for Asian studies) http://www.blakemorefoundation.org/
Breast Cancer Research Foundation http://www.bcrfcure.org/
Brookdale Foundation (gerontology and geriatrics) http://www.brookdalefoundation.org/
Burroughs Wellcome Fund (biomedical science) http://www.bwfund.org/
Barbara Bush Foundation (literacy) http://www.barbarabushfoundation.com/nga.html
Business and Professional Women's Foundation (scholarships) http://www.bpwusa.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageid=3381
Carnegie Foundation http://www.carnegie.org/
Charity Channel http://charitychannel.com/enewsletters/dggo/
Christensen Fund (biocultural diversity) http://www.christensenfund.org/index.html
Community Foundation for Palm Beach and Martin Counties http://www.yourcommunityfoundation.org/
Creative Capital Foundation http://www.creative-capital.org/index.html
Nathan Cummings Foundation http://www.nathancummings.org/
Arthur Vining Davis Foundations http://www.avdfdn.org/
Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation (Venetian history and culture) http://www.delmas.org/programs/v_ir.html
Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation (poetry, animals, bioscience) http://www.grdodge.org/
Donors Forum of South Florida http://www.donorsforumsf.org/
echoing green (social entrepreneurship) http://www.echoinggreen.org/
Ellison Medical Foundation (biomedical research, aging) http://www.ellisonfoundation.org/adsp.jsp?key=01misstmnt
Eurasia Foundation http://www.eurasia.org/
Ford Foundation (international fellowships) http://www.fordfound.org/news/more/11272000ifp/index.cfm
William and Eva Fox Foundation (Theater) http://www.tcg.org/fox/
The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research http://www.michaeljfox.org/
Foundation for Digestive Health and Nutrition (FDHN) http://www.fdhn.org/html/awards/awards_book.html
Getty (art, education, conservation, research) http://getty.edu/
Mertz Gilmore Foundation (dance, human rights, gay and lesbian rights, energy, Israel & Palestine) http://www.mertzgilmore.org/
Global Fund for Women http://www.globalfundforwomen.org/
Goldhirsch Foundation (brain cancer research) http://www.goldhirshfoundation.org/
Graduate opportunities database http://www.gradschool.cornell.edu/?p=132
W.T. Grant Foundation (children) http://www.wtgrantfoundation.org/
Virual Institute of Information (foundaitons) http://www.vii.org/afasingm.htm
Harry Frank Foundaiton (peace, aggression, dominance, religion) http://www.hfg.org/
John A. Hartford Foundation (health care, older Americans) http://www.jhartfound.org/
Ewing Maron Kauffman (entrepreneurship) http://www.kauffman.org/
Kosciuszko Foundation (Polish culture) http://www.kosciuszkofoundation.org/EDScholarships_PL_Research.html
Elton John Aids Foundation http://www.ejaf.org/
W.M. Keck Foundation (education) http://www.wmkeck.org/
John S. and James L. Knight Foundation http://www.knightfdn.org/
Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation http://www.knightfdn.org/
Kresge Foundation http://www.kresge.org/
Lasker Foundation http://www.laskerfoundation.org/
Link Foundation (social entrepreneurship) http://www.thelinkfoundation.org/
Henry Luce Foundation (Asia, art, women in science, engineering, public policy) http://www.hluce.org/
John D. an Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation http://www.macfound.org/
Fannie Mae Foundation (housing) http://www.fanniemaefoundation.org/
Milken Family Foundation (education, medical research) http://www.mff.org
Charles Stewart Mott Foundation (civil society, environment, conservation) http://mott.org/
National Academy Nursing (geriatric nursing) http://www.geriatricnursing.org/about/
National Breast Cancer Coalition http://www.stopbreastcancer.org
National Fish and Wildlife Foundation http://www.nfwf.org/
National Geographic Education Foundation http://www.nationalgeographic.com/foundation/
Older Women's League (OWL) http://www.owl-national.org/index.htm
Pew Charitable Trusts http://www.pewtrusts.com/
Puffin Foundation (art, music, theater, dance) http://www.puffinfoundation.org/
Quantum Foundation http://www.quantumfoundation.com
Research Corporation (science) http://www.rescorp.org/
Rockefeller Foundation http://www.rockfound.org/
Searle Scholars Program http://www.searlescholars.net/
Skin Cancer Foundation http://www.skincancer.org/
Alfred P. Sloan Foundation (science, technology, education, research) http://www.sloan.org
Soros Foundation - Open Society Institute http://www.soros.org
Spencer Foundation (education) http://www.spencer.org/
Theatre Communication Group (theater arts) http://www.tcg.org/
Tiger Woods Foundaion (youth, sports, scholarships) http://www.twfound.org/
Wenner-Gren Foundation for Anthropological Research http://www.wennergren.org/
Whitehall Foundation (neurobiology) http://www.whitehall.org/
Women's Sports Foundation http://www.womenssportsfoundation.org
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Updated January 2007 by Dianne Parkerson
