External Funding Agency Information

This is a selected list.  For further information about these and other funding agencies, including nonfederal government units and private foundations, please contact ORSPG.

• U.S. Government-wide (grants.gov)

• U.S. Department of Education

  • Forecast of Dept. of Education Grants Funding

  • Institute of Education Sciences

• National Endowment for the Arts

  • Research Grants on “How Art Works”

• National Endowment for the Humanities

  • Finding the right NEH program
  • NEH Sabbatical Fellowships (6-12 months)
  • Summer Stipends
  • Collaborative Research Grants

• National Institutes of Health (DHHS)

  • “About Grants” Portal (an excellent resource!)
    • “Applicant Resources” portal
  • The NIH YouTube Channel
    • NIH Peer Review Revealed— a video that provides a front-row seat to a (fictional but realistic) NIH peer review meeting.
    • NIH Grants Process: The Big Picture
    • 8 Ways to Successfully Navigate NIH Peer Review and Get an R01 Grant
  • “Whether to Resubmit” an unfunded application
  • CSR Insider’s Guide to NIH Peer Review for Applicants
  • Lindner et al., 2015, “NIH Peer Review: Scored Review Criteria and Overall Impact”
  • eRA Commons
  • NIH Reporter (Awards Search Engine)
  • NIH “Success Rates” Website
  • NIH “Success Rates” Data Table 1970-2016
  • The Grant-Seeking Environment at NIH–an ORSP Slideshow, May 2017

• National Science Foundation (NSF)

  • Report on NSF Merit Review, FY2015
  • NSF Fastlane
  • NSF Awards Search Engine
  • NSF Grant Proposal Guide