Finding Funding

Investigators can search for funding opportunities using publicly available sites such as Grants.gov search page.

Federal (General)

Federal Agencies and National Laboratories

Agency for International Development

www.usaid.gov

Brookhaven National Laboratory

www.bnl.gov

Center for Disease Control

www.cdc.gov

Central Intelligence Agency

www.cia.gov

Commerce Business Daily

cbd-net.com/

Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)

www.darpa.mil

Defense Logistics Agency

www.dla.mil

Department of Agriculture

www.usda.gov

Department of Commerce

www.doc.gov

Department of Defense

www.defenselink.mil

Department of the Air Force

www.af.mil

Air Force Office of Scientific Research

www.afrl.af.mil/AFOSR/ 

Department of the Army

www.army.mil

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

www.usace.army.mil

U.S. Army Research Office

www.arl.army.mil

Department of the Navy

www.navy.mil

Office of Naval Research

www.onr.navy.mil

Department of Education

www2.ed.gov/fund/landing.jhtml?src=ln

Department of Energy

www.energy.gov/science/office-science

Department of Health and Human Services

www.hhs.gov/

Department of Housing and Urban Development

www.hud.gov/

Department of the Interior

www.doi.gov

Department of Justice

www.justice.gov/

Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention

ojjdp.ojp.gov/

Department of Labor

www.dol.gov

Department of Transportation

www.transportation.gov/

Department of Veterans Affairs

www.va.gov

Environmental Protection Agency

www.epa.gov

Federal Aviation Administration

www.faa.gov

Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)

www.fema.gov

Federal Highway Administration

www.fhwa.dot.gov

General Services Administration

www.gsa.gov

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

www.nasa.gov

Jet Propulsion Laboratory

www.jpl.nasa.gov

Los Alamos National Laboratory

www.lanl.gov

National Endowment for the Arts

www.arts.gov

National Endowment for the Humanities

www.neh.gov

National Institutes of Health

www.nih.gov

National Science Foundation

www.nsf.gov

Oak Ridge National Laboratory

www.ornl.gov

Small Business Administration

www.sba.gov

U.S. Geological Survey

www.usgs.gov

U.S. Information Agency

www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/306.html

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

www.fws.gov

Top Federal Sponsors for UAF

Department of Agriculture (USDA)
Provides leadership on food, agriculture, natural resources, and related issues based on sound public policy, the best available science, and efficient management.
Agriculture, food and nutrition, and forestry
CRIS - Current Research Information System

National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
To understand and predict changes in the Earth’s environment and conserve and manage coastal and marine resources to meet economic, social and environmental needs
Atmospheric research, understanding the space environment, geophysical data, ocean habitats and resources, sustainable fisheries, complex climate systems and how they work
NOAA Acquisition and Grants Office

Department of Defense (DOD)
To ensure that warfighters today and tomorrow have superior and affordable technology to support their missions, and to give them revolutionary war-winning capabilities.
https://www.defense.gov/

Department of Education (ED)
establishes policy for, administers, and coordinates most federal assistance to education.
Fully integrating technology into schools, assist individuals of all ages with disabilities in the acquisition, utilization, or maintenance of assistive technology services or devices, improve student achievement through the use of technology in elementary and secondary, increase the capacity of States to design, conduct, and procure high-quality evaluations of educational technology.
https://search.usa.gov/search?utf8=%E2%9C%93&affiliate=ed.gov&query=technology

Department of Energy (DOE)
Advances national, economic, and energy security; to promote scientific and technological innovation; and to ensure the environmental cleanup of the national nuclear weapons complex.
Nuclear Physics, Nuclear Medicine, National Labs, Nanotechnology, Materials Sciences, Life Sciences, Information Resources, High Energy Physics, Geoscience, Genome Research, Fusion Energy, Environmental Science, Energy Sciences, Computing, Climate Change, Chemical Science, Carbon Sequestration, Biological Sciences 
https://www.energy.gov/

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Protects human health and the environment
P3, biotechnology, benign manufacturing, transitioning from high risk pesticides, indoor air in developing countries, new vehicle and fuel technologies, harmful algal blooms, bioenergy production, diesel emission control and others.
https://www.epa.gov/resources-small-businesses/doing-business-epa

National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Promotes science in pursuit of fundamental knowledge about the nature and behavior of living systems and the application of that knowledge to extend healthy life and reduce the burdens of illness and disability.
Research Projects, Support for Conferences and Scientific Meetings, Academic Research Enhancement, Exploratory/Developmental Research, Clinical Trial Planning, Bioengineering, Biomedical Information Science and Technology, Research on Ethical Issues in Human Studies, Institutional Development.
https://grants.nih.gov/funding/index.htm

Department of Interior (DOI)
Protects and provides access to our Nation's natural and cultural heritage and honor our trust responsibilities to Indian Tribes and our commitments to island communities.
Water Desalination Research and Development, Technical Preservation, Hydropower Recreation, Preservation Technology
https://www.doi.gov/

U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)
Provides reliable scientific information to describe and understand the Earth; minimize loss of life and property from natural disasters; manage water, biological, energy, and mineral resources; and enhance and protect our quality of life.
Biology, geography, geology, geospatial information, and water
https://www.usgs.gov/about/organization/science-support/administration/office-acquisition-and-grants

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
Develops innovative technologies, knowledge, and infrastructures to support decisions for human exploration and to promote international and commercial participation in U.S. exploration efforts
Verification and Validation, Thermal, Structures, Sensors and Sources, Robotics, Propulsion, Power and Energy, Microgravity, Materials,  Manufacturing, Information, Extravehicular  Activity, Electronics, Education, Cryogenics, Communications, Bio-Technology , Avionics and Astrionics
https://www.nasa.gov/

National Science Foundation (NSF)
Promotes research and education in the sciences, mathematics, and engineering.
Biology, Computer and Information Sciences, Crosscutting Programs, Education, Engineering, Geosciences, International, Math, Physical Sciences, Polar Research, Science Statistics, Social Behavioral Sciences 
https://www.nsf.gov/funding/

Types of NSF Funding Opportunities

NSF Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program

Department of Transportation (DOT)
Initiatives are directed to high priority transportation research and development requirements in the Operating Administrations.
planning, design, and construction of transportation improvements (e.g., highway, transit, and airport improvements). A limited amount of funding is available for research and development projects.
https://www.transportation.gov/rural/routes/usdot-discretionary-grant-funding-matrix-0

State

Alaska Online Public Notices

Private Foundations, Corporations, Institutions

Internal UA/UAF