Office of the Provost and Dean of the Faculty Private Foundations, Humanities and Social Sciences Resources, Government Agencies

• American Council of Learned Societies
• AT & T Foundation
• Charles A. Dana Foundation
• Ford Foundation
• Foundation Center (links to 1,500 private sponsors)
• Global Fund for Women
• John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
• Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
• The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation
• Rockefeller Foundation
• Sloan Foundation
• Spencer Foundation

Humanities and Social Sciences Resources via ACLS 

Federal Agencies:

• Air Force Office of Scientific Research

o Air Force Office of Scientific Research

• AFOSR How to Apply for a Grant or Contract
• AFOSR FDP Agency-Specific Requirements - AFOSR 10/95 - AFOSR 03/96 - AFOSR 04/97 - AFOSR 10/99 - AFOSR 07/00

o Air Force Research Laboratory

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Army Research Office

o Army Research Office

• ARO Funding Opportunities
• ARO Forms

o ARO FDP Agency-Specific Requirements - ARO 07/00
o Army Corps of Engineers
o Army Medical Research Programs

• USAMRMC FDP Agency-Specific Requirements - AMRMC 07/00

o Army Research Institute for the Behavioral and Social Sciences
o Army Research Laboratory
o Army FAR Supplement
o Army FDP Agency-Specific Requirements - ARMY 11/95 - ARMY 12/96 - ARMY 07/00

• Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)

o DARPA Solicitations

• Department of Agriculture (USDA)
• Department of Commerce (including National Institute of Standards and Technology or NIST)

o National Institute of Standards and Technology
o National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

• NOAA Grants Information
• NOAA Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research
• NOAA Office of Global Programs

o National Telecommunications & Information Administration

• NTIA Grants and Assistance

• Department of Defense

o Defense Research and Engineering
o Basic Research Opportunities
o Defense Acquisition Deskbook
o Defense Procurement Home Page

• Department of Education

o Funding Opportunities
o Grant and Contract Information
o Guide to Department of Education Programs and Resources
o Grants Forecast
o Program Announcements

• Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE)

o Federal Register Listings
o Grant Application Forms
o Education General Administrative Regulations (EDGAR)

• Department of Energy

o Office of Science

• Office of Science Grants and Contracts
• Grant Application Guide
• Grant Application Forms

o Office of Procurement and Assistance Management
o Office of Fossil Energy

• National Energy Technology Laboratory

o Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
o Golden Field Office
o National Renewable Energy Laboratory
o DOE FAR (DEAR) Supplement
o DOE FDP Agency-Specific Requirements - DOE 11/95 - DOE 07/00

• Department of Health and Human Services (including National Institutes of Health, Centers for Disease Control, etc.)

o Office of Research Integrity
o GrantsNet
o DHHS Research, Policy, and Administrative Information
o Office of Grants and Acquisition Management
o Administration for Children and Families
o Administration on Aging
o Agency for Health Care Policy and Research

• AHCPR Funding Opportunities

o Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
o Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

• Funding Opportunities

o Food and Drug Administration

• FDA Grants

o Health Resources and Services Administration

• HRSA Grants

o Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

• SAMHSA Grants

o DHHS Forms Download
o HHS Grant Regulations - Title 45 CFR
o HHS Grants Administration Manual (GAM)
o HHS Grants Policy Directives (GPDs)

• Department of Justice

o DOJ Grant Information

• Office of Justice Programs
• DOJ Current Funding Opportunities

o Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention -- Grants and Funding Information
o National Institute of Justice Funding Opportunities
o Justice Grant Programs (from National Criminal Justice Reference Service )

• Department of Labor

o Grant and Contract Information

• Department of State

o Grant Program Information
o Application Forms
o International Information Programs

• Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs Programs

• Open Requests for Proposals
• Fulbright Program

• Department of Transportation

o DOT Acquisition and Grant Management Home Page

• DOT Grant-Related Sites List

o University Transportation Centers (UTC) Program
o DOT Research and Special Programs Administration

• DOT Transportation Research
• DOT University Funding Opportunities

o Federal Aviation Administration – Office of Research Acquisitions
o Federal Highway Administration
o Office of Acquisition Management
o Transportation Research Board
o Transportation Acquisition Manual
o DOT Electronic Acquistion Reference Library
o DOT Grant-Related Regulations and Directives
o DOT Legislation, Regulation, Certification, and Policy Links
o Department of Transportation TAR

• Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

o EPA Research Programs and Offices

• EPA Office of Research and Development (ORD)

• ORD Research Programs
• ORD Research Grant and Fellowship Opportunities

o EPA Grants Information
o Researchers and Scientists Information

• Research Grants and Fellowships

o National Center for Environmental Research and Quality Assurance

• STAR Grants

o Environmental Protection Agency (EPAAR)
o FDP Agency-Specific Requirements - EPA 01/94 - EPA 04/96 - EPA 07/97 - EPA 07/00

• Institute of Museum and Library Services

o Grants and Awards
o Grant Application Forms

• Interior Department

o DOI Financial Assistance (Grants)
o DOI Policy and Regulations

• U.S. Geological Survey Contracts and Grants Information

• USGS Grants Information
• USGS Guide for the Submission of Unsolicited Proposals

• U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Division of Federal Aid

• Library of Congress
• National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

o NASA Organizations Index
o NASA Grants Information (from Goddard Space Flight Center)

• Grant Forms

o NASA Acquisition Internet Service

• Forms from NAIS

o NASA Research Opportunities Online

• Office of Space Science Opportunities Online
• Office of Earth Science Research Opportunities
• Office of Biological and Physical Research (OBPR) Research Opportunities

o Guidance for the Preparation and Submission of Unsolicited Proposals
o Office of Space Sciences
o NASA Ames Research Center Grants Office
o FEDIX NASA
o NASA Grant and Cooperative Agreement Handbook
o NASA FAR Supplement
o NASA FDP Agency-Specific Requirements NASA 01/94 - NASA 07/00

• National Endowment for the Arts (NEA)

o NEA Guidelines and Applications

• National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH)

o Grant Programs and Application Materials
o NEH Application Deadlines
o Information for Grant Recipients

• National Institutes of Health (NIH)

o NIH Institutes, Centers, and Offices
o NIH Office of Extramural Research

• OER Grants Policy Information

• Listing of NIH Extramural Policy Notices
• Award Conditions and Information for NIH Grants

• OER Funding Opportunities Information

• NIH Guide to Grants and Contracts
• NIH Extramural Programs
• Funding Program Guidelines
• Schedule of Receipt Dates and Review and Award Cycles
• Answers to Frequently Asked Questions About NIH Grants
• Information for New Grantees

o NIH Research Training Opportunities
o Center for Scientific Review
o CRISP (Computer Retrieval of Information on Scientific Projects)
o NIH Division of Research Contracts
o NIH E-Mail Directory
o NIH Forms Page

• PHS 398 Grant Application
• PHS 2590 -- Non-Competing Continuation Application
• PHS 416-1 -- Individual NRSA Fellowship Application

o NIH Grants Policy Statement - effective for budget periods beginning on or after December 1, 2003
o NIH FDP Agency-Specific Requirements - NIH 04/96 - NIH 07/00

• National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
• National Science Foundation (NSF)

o Overview of NSF Programs
o NSF Grants & Awards
o NSF FastLane
o NSF Proposal Preparation
o Guide to Programs
o NSF Prospective New Awardee Guide
o NSF E-Bulletin
o NSF Deadline Dates List
o NSF Custom News Service
o NSF Division of Science and Resource Studies

• NSF Data on Science and Engineering

o NSF Grant Policy Manual
o Grant Proposal Guide
o FDP Agency-Specific Requirements
o NSF Fixed Amount Award Conditions
o Grant and Agreement Conditions
o NSF Contract Administration Policy
o Grants Administration FAQs
o NSF CFR References

• Office of Naval Research

o ONR University Business Affairs

• ONR Acquisition
• ONR Broad Agency Announcements
• ONR FDP Agency-Specific Requirements - ONR 9/95 - ONR 4/97 - ONR 10/98 - ONR 10/99 - ONR 07/00

o Naval Research Laboratory

• NRL Broad Agency Announcement

• Smithsonian Institution

o Smithsonian Office of Fellowships and Grants
o Opportunities for Research and Study
o Application Forms

• U.S. Agency for International Development 

o USAID Business and Procurement
o USAID Office of Procurement Results Sourcebook

• U.S. Information Agency
• U.S. Institute of Peace

o USIP Grant Programs
o USIP Unsolicited Grants
o USIP Solicited Grants
o USIP Research Areas

• Additional Federal Information Federal Register
• Federal Information Exchange, Inc. (FEDIX)

Evaluation Resources

• User-Friendly Handbook for Project Evaluation: Science, Mathematics, Engineering, Education and Technology from the NSF
• User-Friendly Handbook for Mixed Method Evaluationsfrom the NSF