Funding
Funding Agencies
The Funding Agencies below is a collection of databases and other extramural resources used to help WSSU faculty and staff identify and apply for external funding opportunities. These databases provide alerts to specific funding opportunities, guidelines for preparing proposals, access to potential collaborators and mentors, as well as opportunities to implement research projects through business and industry partnerships.
Limited Submissions Funding Opportunities
Limited submissions are funding opportunities where sponsor agencies restrict the number of research proposals and other funding awards that a single institution can submit for a particular funding announcement. To ensure that WSSU submits highly competitive proposals to gain a competitive edge as well as increase the likelihood of success, an
To be considered for a limited submissions opportunity, interested principal investigators (PI) and/or program directors (PD) must participate in the limited submissions proposal development process, which includes submitting an Internal Notice of Intent (INOI) and a project summary to the Office of Sponsored (OSP). A full description of this process and a listing of the limited submission opportunities can found below.
If you need assistance using any of these tools, contact Vernon Shanks or call at (336) 750-3019.
Resources
The following search tools allow you to search for funding opportunities across a variety of fields:
- Association for Psychological Science
- Federal Grants Wire
- Non-NIH Funding Opportunities for Institution
- The Foundation Center: Contact WSSU Advancement in order to gain access to their subscription for searches requiring a username and password
You can set up electronic searches that send regular alerts to your email inbox using:
- Grants.gov: the single portal for grant proposal submission to all federal grantmaking agencies
- MyNSF
You can also join listservs that offer up-to-date information on funding opportunities using:
- NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts
- NIH LISTSERV page: provides subscription information regarding various NIH-supported listservs
Funding Agencies
- Grants.gov
- Agency for Health Research and Quality (AHRQ)
- Corporation for National and Community Service
- Council for International Exchange of Scholars (CIES)
- Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)
- Michael and Susan Dell Foundation
Military
- Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR)
- Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL)
- Army Research Office (ARO)
- Army Research Laboratory (ARL)
Burroughs Welcome Fund
Student Fellowships, Scholarships, and Research Training Opportunities
- U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA): “Research and Science”
- U.S. Department of Commerce (includes NIST and NOAA)
U.S. Department of Education (ED)
- ED Discretionary Grant Application Packages
- ED Federal Register Notices
- ED e-Grants
- ED Grants and Contracts
- Institute of Education Sciences (IES) Funding Opportunities
U.S. Department of Defense (DoD)
- Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (CDMRP)
- Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC)
U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)
- DOE Funding Opportunities
- DOE Office of Science Education (includes summer research experiences for faculty and students)
- DOE National Energy Technology Laboratory Funding Opportunities
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
- DHS
- DHS Research Business Solicitations
- DHS Science and Technology Directorate (includes strategic plans)
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ)
- National Institute of Justice (NIJ) Funding Opportunities
- U.S. Department of Justice Agencies - Grants
U.S. State Department (Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs)
U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) and North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT)
- NIH Office of Extramural Research (OER)
- NIH OER Grant Basics
- NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts
- NIH Common Fund: a strategic planning and coordination site
- NSF Current Funding Opportunities (by due date)
- NSF Recently Announced Funding Opportunities (by announcement date)
- NSF Proposal and Award Policies and Procedures Guide (PAPPG)
- NSF FastLane (fastlane.nsf.gov/index.jsp)
- Oak Ridge Associated Universities (ORAU)
- Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education (ORISE) (includes student and faculty opportunities for summer and short-term academic-year research experiences)