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The Office for Sponsored Programs is pleased to provide the following list of useful addresses for faculty looking for information on possible funding sources. All links to external sites will open in a new browser window.

Private Foundations:

American Council of Learned Societies http://www.acls.org
AT & T Foundation http://www.att.com/foundation
Charles A. Dana Foundation http://www.dana.org/
Ford Foundation http://www.fordfound.org/
Foundation Center (links to 1,500 private sponsors) http://fdncenter.org/grantmaker/index.html
Global Fund for Women http://globalfundforwomen.org
John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation http://www.gf.org
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation http://www.rwjf.org
The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation http://www.macfdn.org
Rockefeller Foundation http://www.rockfound.org/
Sloan Foundation http://www.sloan.org
Spencer Foundation http://www.spencer.org/

Federal Agencies:

Air Force Office of Scientific Research http://www.afosr.af.mil
- 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
- Air Force Research Laboratory -
Army Research Office http://www.aro.ncren.net
- Army Research Office
  - ARO Funding Opportunities
  - ARO Forms
- ARO FDP Agency-Specific Requirements - ARO 07/00
- Army Corps of Engineers
- Army Medical Research Programs
  - USAMRMC FDP Agency-Specific Requirements - AMRMC 07/00
- Army Research Institute for the Behavioral and Social Sciences
- Army Research Laboratory
- Army FAR Supplement
- Army FDP Agency-Specific Requirements - ARMY 11/95 - ARMY 12/96 - ARMY 07/00
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) http://www.arpa.mil/
- DARPA Solicitations
Department of Agriculture (USDA) http://www.usda.gov
Department of Commerce (including National Institute of Standards and Technology or NIST) http://www.doc.gov
- National Institute of Standards and Technology
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
- National Telecommunications & Information Administration
  - NTIA Grants and Assistance
Department of Defense http://www.defenselink.mil/
- Defense Research and Engineering
- Basic Research Opportunities
- Defense Acquisition Deskbook
- Defense Procurement Home Page
Department of Education http://www.ed.gov
- Funding Opportunities
- Grant and Contract Information
- Guide to Department of Education Programs and Resources
- Grants Forecast
- Program Announcements
  - Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE)
- Federal Register Listings
- Grant Application Forms
- Education General Administrative Regulations (EDGAR)
Department of Energy http://www.er.doe.gov/
- Office of Science
- Office of Procurement and Assistance Management
- Office of Fossil Energy
  - National Energy Technology Laboratory
- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
- Golden Field Office
- National Renewable Energy Laboratory
- DOE FAR (DEAR) Supplement
- 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.) http://www.dhhs.gov
- Office of Research Integrity
- GrantsNet
- DHHS Research, Policy, and Administrative Information
- Office of Grants and Acquisition Management
- Administration for Children and Families
- Administration on Aging
- Agency for Health Care Policy and Research
  - AHCPR Funding Opportunities
- Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
  - Funding Opportunities
- Food and Drug Administration
  - FDA Grants
- Health Resources and Services Administration
  - HRSA Grants
- Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
  - SAMHSA Grants
- DHHS Forms Download
- HHS Grant Regulations - Title 45 CFR
- HHS Grants Administration Manual (GAM)
- HHS Grants Policy Directives (GPDs)
Department of Justice http://www.usdoj.gov/
- DOJ Grant Information
  - Office of Justice Programs
  - DOJ Current Funding Opportunities
- Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention -- Grants and Funding Information
- National Institute of Justice Funding Opportunities
- Justice Grant Programs (from National Criminal Justice Reference Service)
Department of Labor http://www.dol.gov/
- Grant and Contract Information
Department of State http://www.state.gov/
- Grant Program Information
- Application Forms
- International Information Programs
  - Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs Programs
    - Open Requests for Proposals
    - Fulbright Program
Department of Transportation http://www.dot.gov
- DOT Acquisition and Grant Management Home Page
  - DOT Grant-Related Sites List
- University Transportation Centers (UTC) Program
- DOT Research and Special Programs Administration
  - DOT Transportation Research
  - DOT University Funding Opportunities
- Federal Aviation Administration – Office of Research Acquisitions
- Federal Highway Administration
- Office of Acquisition Management
- Transportation Research Board
- Transportation Acquisition Manual
- DOT Electronic Acquistion Reference Library
- DOT Grant-Related Regulations and Directives
- DOT Legislation, Regulation, Certification, and Policy Links
- Department of Transportation TAR
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) http://www.epa.gov
- EPA Research Programs and Offices
  - EPA Office of Research and Development (ORD)
    - ORD Research Programs
    - ORD Research Grant and Fellowship Opportunities
- EPA Grants Information
- Researchers and Scientists Information
  - Research Grants and Fellowships
- National Center for Environmental Research and Quality Assurance
  - STAR Grants
- Environmental Protection Agency (EPAAR)
- FDP Agency-Specific Requirements - EPA 01/94 - EPA 04/96 - EPA 07/97 - EPA 07/00
Institute of Museum and Library Services http://www.imls.gov/
- Grants and Awards
- Grant Application Forms
Interior Department http://www.doi.gov/
- DOI Financial Assistance (Grants)
- 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 http://www.loc.gov/
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) http://www.nasa.gov/
- NASA Organizations Index
- NASA Grants Information (from Goddard Space Flight Center)
  - Grant Forms
- NASA Acquisition Internet Service
  - Forms from NAIS
- NASA Research Opportunities Online
- Guidance for the Preparation and Submission of Unsolicited Proposals
- Office of Space Sciences
- NASA Ames Research Center Grants Office
- FEDIX NASA
- NASA Grant and Cooperative Agreement Handbook
- NASA FAR Supplement
- NASA FDP Agency-Specific Requirements NASA 01/94 - NASA 07/00
National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) http://www.nea.gov/
- NEA Guidelines and Applications
National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) http://www.neh.fed.us
- Grant Programs and Application Materials
- NEH Application Deadlines
- Information for Grant Recipients
National Institutes of Health (NIH) http://www.nih.gov
- NIH Institutes, Centers, and Offices
- 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 Research Training Opportunities
- Center for Scientific Review
- CRISP (Computer Retrieval of Information on Scientific Projects)
- NIH Division of Research Contracts
- NIH E-Mail Directory
- NIH Forms Page
- NIH Grants Policy Statement - effective for budget periods beginning on or after December 1, 2003
- NIH FDP Agency-Specific Requirements - NIH 04/96 - NIH 07/00
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) http://www.noaa.gov
National Science Foundation (NSF) http://www.nsf.gov
- Overview of NSF Programs
- NSF Grants & Awards
- NSF FastLane
- NSF Proposal Preparation
- Guide to Programs
- NSF Prospective New Awardee Guide
- NSF E-Bulletin
- NSF Deadline Dates List
- NSF Custom News Service
- NSF Division of Science and Resource Studies
  - NSF Data on Science and Engineering
- NSF Grant Policy Manual
- Grant Proposal Guide
- FDP Agency-Specific Requirements
- NSF Fixed Amount Award Conditions
- Grant and Agreement Conditions
- NSF Contract Administration Policy
- Grants Administration FAQs
- NSF CFR References
Office of Naval Research http://www.onr.navy.mil
- ONR University Business Affairs
- Naval Research Laboratory
  - NRL Broad Agency Announcement
Smithsonian Institution http://www.si.edu

U.S. Agency for International Development http://www.info.usaid.gov/
- USAID Business and Procurement
- USAID Office of Procurement Results Sourcebook
U.S. Information Agency http://usinfo.state.gov
U.S. Institute of Peace http://www.usip.org/
- USIP Grant Programs
- USIP Unsolicited Grants
- USIP Solicited Grants
- USIP Research Areas
Additional Federal Information Federal Register http://www.gpoaccess.gov/fr/index.html
Federal Information Exchange, Inc. (FEDIX) http://www.id.ucsb.edu/detche/library/fedix.html

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