Funding Opportunities and Announcements

Searchable Opportunities
Use the following links to search for detailed funding opportunities in your area of interest. If you see something that is of interest, please call Karen Baker in the Academic Grants Office (Ext. 5798) to discuss the opportunity and begin the application process.

General Federal Funding Sources

COS Funding Opportunities
COS Funding Opportunities is the largest, most comprehensive database of available funding. With King’s College subscription to this service, you’ll find more than 25,000 records representing over $33 billion in funding. Sponsors include private foundations, public agencies, national and local governments, corporations and more. Monies are available for work in all disciplines physical sciences, social sciences, life sciences, health & medicine, arts & humanities. Find funding for many purposes, such as research, collaborations, travel, curriculum development, conferences, fellowships, equipment acquisitions, capital or operating expenses. Access is available from any King’s College campus computer.

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA)
The Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) provides a full listing of all Federal programs available to State and local governments; federally-recognized Indian tribal governments; Territories (and possessions) of the United States; domestic public, quasi-public, and private profit and nonprofit organizations and institutions; specialized groups; and individuals.

Corporation for National and Community Service
The Corporation for National and Community Service provides grants to national and local nonprofits, schools, government agencies, faith-based and other community organizations and other groups committed to strengthening their communities through volunteering.

Federal Register
The Federal Register is a legal newspaper published every business day by the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). The Federal Register provides access to the official text of Federal Laws, Presidential Documents and Administrative Regulations and Notices.

Grants.gov
Grants.gov is a central storehouse for information on over 1,000 Federal grant programs and provides access to approximately $500 billion in annual awards by the Federal Government. All Federal grants are applied for on the Grants.gov system.

Individual Federal Departments and Agencies
• Department of Agriculture (USDA)
Cooperative State Research, Education and Extension Service (CSREES)

• Department of Commerce (DOC)

• Department of Defense (DoD)
     Army Research Laboratory
     Office of Naval Research
     Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs

• Department of Education
     Discretionary Grant Application Packages
     Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE)
     Education Programs
     Institute of Education Science (IES)

• Department of Energy (DoE)
Office of Science - Grants & Contracts
National Renewable Energy Laboratory - Education Programs

• Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
     General Grants and Funding
     Administration on Aging
     Agency for Health Care Policy & Research
     Center for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)
     Health Resources & Services Administration
     Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration

• Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)

• Department of the Interior
United States Geological Survey - Contracts & Grants (USGS)

• Department of Justice

• Department of Labor

• Department of Transportation (DoT)
University Research Grants

• Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

• Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)

• Fulbright Scholar Program (U.S. Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs)

• National Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA)
NASA Education Programs

• National Archives and Records Administration

• National Endowment for the Arts (NEA)

• National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH)

• National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)

• National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)

• National Science Foundation (NSF)
     Directorates
        - Biological Sciences (BIO)
        - Crosscutting/Interdisciplinary Programs
        - Education and Human Resources (EHR)
        - International Science and Engineering (OISE)
        - Mathematical and Physical Sciences (MPS)
        - Geosciences (GEO)
        - Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences (SBE)

• National Telecommunications and Information Administration

• Smithsonian Institution

Pennsylvania Resources

PA Department of Education

PA Department of Community & Economic Development

Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency (PEMA)

Pennsylvania Foundations Online

PA Historical and Museum Commission

PA Humanities Council

Council on the Arts

Department of Labor and Industry

Department of Public Welfare

Foundation Resources

BIG Online
A comprehensive, keyword and field searchable database with detailed information and profiles on 25,000 foundations, corporate donors, matching gift programs, in kind donations and government grant makers. Please contact the Academic Grants Office for funding searches using this premium subscription service.

FundsNet
A comprehensive site providing nonprofit organizations, colleges and universities with information on financial resources available on the internet.

GrantsNet
A one-stop resource to find funds for research and training in the sciences. This service is completely free and contains programs that offer funding for programs in science, math, engineering, and technology for undergraduate faculty and students.

Higher Education for Development
Works in close partnership with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the nation’s six presidential higher education associations to support the involvement of higher education in development issues worldwide.

NYFA Source
The most extensive national directory of awards, services, and publications for artists. Listings include over 4,200 arts organizations, 2,900 award programs, 4,200 service programs, and 900 publications for individual artists across the country.

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