Search Tools

Grants Resource Center

GrantSearch and Grant Deadlines: These two search tools are available to you through KSU’s annual subscription to the Grants Resource Center, a grant information service of the Association of American Colleges and Universities (AASCU). The first time you use either, you will be prompted for a login and password. Login and password are to be used by KSU faculty and staff only. Please contact an OGC staff member to get access.

• GRC GrantSearch: http://www.aascu.org/gsmodule/
This database allows you to search for federal and private funding opportunities using criteria such as academic subject, activity, and/or key words that reflect your areas of interest. The site includes a user’s guide with instructions and search tips.

• GRC Grant Deadlines: http://www.aascu.org/grc/pubs/DL/D09/D06/Jun09.htm
This is a monthly publication listing opportunities that are open and accepting applications within the next three months. (This link was last updated on 6/18/09)

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Philanthropy News Digest’s RFP List: http://foundationcenter.org/pnd/rfp/
Philanthropy News Digest publishes requests for proposals (RFPs) and notices of awards as a free service for grant-making organizations and nonprofits. This service is provided by the Foundation Center, a well known and widely respected organization dedicated to strengthening the philanthropic and nonprofit sector. The list is updated regularly and organized by broad topic areas.

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Grants.gov: http://www.grants.gov/applicants/find_grant_opportunities.jsp
Grants.gov is the federal government’s single portal for warehousing grant information and for submitting grant applications. This link can be used as a tool for browsing opportunities, although we find the three other tools listed above to be more faculty-friendly. All grants.gov applications are submitted through OGC. Faculty and staff members do not have to register for grants.gov, get a password, or download any special software. 

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Search Tips: (1) Grants.gov covers all federal grant opportunities, Philanthropy News Digest covers all private & nonprofit, and GRC covers both. (2) Do not forget to look for small grant opportunities on the web sites of your professional organizations. Those are rarely listed in any of the standard search tools. (3) Occasionally you will also find an off-the-radar opportunity in the Chronicle of Higher Education.

Funding Sources

This list of funding sources is not exhaustive. All of the agencies listed below are good targets for KSU grant seekers. Most of these agencies oversee many programs. Opportunities and deadlines open and close every day. Use the links below to familiarize yourself with some of the major funders. OGC staff members are available to help you identify programs that are a good fit for your interests.

Federal

National Science Foundation http://www.nsf.gov/index.jsp
NSF funds basic research in all fundamental (non-medical) scientific disciplines, including the social sciences.

National Institutes of Health http://grants.nih.gov/grants/oer.htm
NIH funds all areas of basic biomedical, behavioral, and health-related research.

Health Resources and Services Administration http://www.hrsa.gov/grants/default.htm
HRSA provides resources and services for improving access to health care services for people who are uninsured, isolated, or medically vulnerable.

National Endowment for the Humanities http://www.neh.gov/grants/index.html
NEH funds research, education, preservation, and public programs in the humanities.

National Endowment for the Arts http://www.nea.gov/grants/index.html
NEA funds visual arts, performing arts, literary arts, and arts education.

Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ope/news.html#comp
OPE funds programs that address national postsecondary education needs and increase access to postsecondary education, including the FIPSE Comprehensive Program, Business and International Education, TRIO, Upward Bound, and many others.

Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences http://ies.ed.gov/funding/
IES funds research that contributes to improved academic achievement for all students, from pre-school through post-secondary.

Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs http://exchanges.state.gov/grants/open2.html
A unit of the State Department, BECA funds educational and cultural exchanges such as Fulbright.

National Institute of Justice http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/nij/funding/current.htm
NIJ funds research, development, and evaluation about criminal justice.

Corporation for National and Community Service http://www.nationalservice.org/for_organizations/funding/index.asp
CNCS makes grants for projects that strengthen communities through volunteering.

For general information about the 26 federal grant-making agencies and what kinds of research and projects they support, click here: http://www.grants.gov/aboutgrants/agencies_that_provide_grants.jsp.

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State

Georgia Humanities Council
Georgia Council for the Arts
Georgia Department of Community Health
Georgia’s Teacher Quality Higher Education Program

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Private and Not-for-profit

Aetna
American Cancer Society
American Express
American Heart Association
American Honda Foundation
American Lung Association
Annenberg Foundation
AT&T Foundation
Camille & Henry Dreyfus Foundation
Cancer Research and Prevention Foundation
Carnegie Corporation of New York
Nathan Cummings Foundation
Educational Foundation of America
Ford
Harry Frank Guggenheim
William & Flora Hewlett Foundation
Hewlett Packard
Research Corporation
Southern Arts Federation
Spencer Foundation

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Scholarly and Professional Organizations

American Philosophical Society
American Council of Learned Societies
American Association of University Women
Social Science Research Council

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Proposal Development Resources

Proposal Writing & Preparation Guides

CFDA Guide to Proposal Planning and Writing:
http://12.46.245.173/pls/portal30/CATALOG.GRANT_PROPOSAL_DYN.show

EPA Grant Writing Tutorial:
http://www.epa.gov/ogd/recipient/tips.htm

Foundation Center Proposal Writing Short Course:
http://foundationcenter.org/getstarted/tutorials/shortcourse/info.html

Funding news from Science Magazine – Science Careers:
http://sciencecareers.sciencemag.org/funding/funding_news

How to prepare a proposal to the National Science Foundation:
http://www.nsf.gov/funding/preparing/

Grant Application Basics from the National Institutes of Health:
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/grant_basics.htm

Annotated R01 Proposal:
http://www.niaid.nih.gov/ncn/grants/app/default.htm

NIH R01 Toolkit:
http://sciencecareers.sciencemag.org/career_development/previous_issues/
articles/2007_07_27/caredit_a0700106

The Art of Writing Proposals, from the Social Science Research Council:
http://fellowships.ssrc.org/art_of_writing_proposals/

The Grants Resource Center Publications Page
http://www.aascu.org/grc/pubs/ (Includes a Foundation Grants Handbook and the GRC Proposal Development Guide, as well biweekly bulletins and weekly articles on funding trends and grant opportunities. Contact OGC for login and password if needed.)

Office of Grants & Contracts Proposal Writing Resources

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Workshops, Seminars, and Other Training Opportunities

NIH Regional Seminars on Program Funding and Grants Administration: http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/seminars.htm

NSF Regional Grants Conferences & Other Outreach Activities: http://www.nsf.gov/bfa/dias/policy/outreach.jsp

Georgia Council for the Arts Grant Workshops: http://www.gaarts.org/news_events.asp

Foundation Center’s Atlanta Training Schedule (many basic courses are free): http://foundationcenter.org/atlanta/at_calendar.html

CUR Dialogues is an annual or biennial meeting organized by the Council on Undergraduate Research to give faculty and administrators the opportunity to interact with federal agency program officers and other grant funders. The 2007 materials are archived here http://www.cur.org/07curdialogues/07cd.html, and the spring 2009 meeting information is available here: http://www.cur.org/09curdialogues/09cd.html

Becoming a peer reviewer is one of the best training opportunities available! Use the free registry from the Council on Undergraduate Research to nominate yourself or a colleague to serve on advisory panels in science and/or educational policy: http://www.cur.org/peer/peerregistry.asp

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Understanding the Review Process

The National Science Foundation’s Merit Review page http://www.nsf.gov/bfa/dias/policy/meritreview/ explains the merit review process and how award decisions are made by NSF. The site also includes information on why and how to become a reviewer yourself.

The National Institutes of Health’s Center for Scientific Review created a video of a mock study section to show how the peer review process works at NIH. This video, along with links to other information about the peer review process, is available here: http://cms.csr.nih.gov/ResourcesforApplicants/InsidetheNIHGrantReviewProcessVideo.htm. For more general information on the NIH peer review process, as well as updates on recent and ongoing changes to NIH peer review, use this link: http://enhancing-peer-review.nih.gov/index.html

This site explains the peer review process used by the Department of Energy: http://www.sc.doe.gov/production/grants/merit.html

This article from Humanities magazine, entitled “How to Get a Grant from NEH,” explains how the application and review process works at the National Endowment for the Humanities: http://www.neh.gov/news/humanities/2008-07/GrantWriting.html
If you would like to become a reviewer, use the PRISM system to submit your credentials: https://securegrants.neh.gov/PrismNew/

“How the United States Funds the Arts,” a publication of the National Endowment for the Arts,” is a must-read for faculty interested in seeking support for projects in the visual and performing arts. This document explains the NEA’s peer review system and decision making process (pp. 3-4) as well as the role of state arts agencies and private support. http://www.nea.gov/pub/how.pdf

These are just a few examples of the peer review processes used by agencies to which KSU faculty frequently apply. Always check your application guidelines for specific information about how your grant will be reviewed.

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