Find Funding Opportunities

The number and variety of funding opportunities from agencies of the federal government have led to:

• Multi-agency compilations of opportunities.  Coverage overlaps and differences in the products are not always obvious.
• Agency-specific postings.  An individual with an interest in a particular agency will likely want to keep alert to all postings from that agency.

Multi-Agency Resources 

• Grants.gov
  • Established to "Provide a common website for federal agencies to post discretionary funding opportunities and for grantees to find and apply to them."​
  • Manage Subscriptions allows users to set receive notifications about funding opportunities.
• Assistance Listings
  • Part of SAM.gov and formerly the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance.
  • Supporting a broad range of program, "such as education, health care, research, infrastructure, economic development and other programs—through grants, loans, scholarships, insurance, and other types of financial assistance."
  • Not a typical source for research grants but can include money for lab equipment and for training programs.
• Contract Opportunities
  • Part of SAM.gov and formerly FedBizOpps.
  • This is for those want to serve as a contractor on a project of the federal government.  
  • "Organizations within the federal government publish notices on proposed contract actions valued at more than $25,000. These notices, or contract opportunities, cover announcements through official solicitations in the pre-award process. Anyone interested in doing business with the government can use this system to research active opportunities."
• Federal Register
  • Usually a site for posting proposed and new federal regulations but also containing occasional opportunities to apply for federal funding.​

Agency Specific Resources -- A Selection

You may want to regularly check announcements from the agencies you decide are of greatest interest.

• Department of Defense
• Department of Education
• Department of Energy
• Department of Health and Human Services
• Department of State --- Fulbright Program
• Environmental Protection Agency
• NASA: National Aeronautics and Space Administration
  • Also see the NASA Grants Policy and Compliance Branch page
• National Endowment for the Arts
• National Endowment for the Humanities
• National Institutes of Health
• National Science Foundation

And for Help With Finding Other Government Agencies:

USA.gov . . . "is your online guide to government information and services."