1 Grant Writing Workshop International Conference on Education College of Education University of Texas at El Paso July 22, 2008
2 Searching for Funding!
3 Best Approach: Internet! Funding agency websites Compendia of funding opportunities Automatic notifications services Database services Google is your best friend
4 Funding Agencies “Compilations and Directories of Funding Agencies” Notes about agency web sites: First place funding opportunities will appear Pages with funding opportunities can be buried; when you find a good one, make a note of the URL Look for unsolicited proposal opportunities
5 Compendia All Federal Funding Opportunities Foundations University grants office websites Texas A&M Iowa State, Duke, University of North Carolina, etc. List with links at ttp://opd.tamu.edu/funding- opportunities/funding-opportunities-posted-ttp://opd.tamu.edu/funding- opportunities/funding-opportunities-posted- at-other-research-universities
6 Google is Your Best Friend! To search within a site, type: keywords site:url of site, e.g., sustainable ecosystems site: Search for research opportunities Find funded programs, abstracts Find workshops, conferences, seminars Find reports, publications, project documents
7 Alert Services NSF NIH Guide LISTSERV_ Dept. of Education Federal Grants Foundations More listed at opportunities/electronic-funding-alert-services- -alertshttp://opd.tamu.edu/funding- opportunities/electronic-funding-alert-services- -alerts
8 Database Services Community of Science (COS) Input profile with key words; get notifications Be sure to fine-tune search parameters
9 Funded Projects Databases NSF Award Search Site (abstracts) NIH Award Search Site (abstracts) enhttp://crisp.cit.nih.gov/ enhttp://crisp.cit.nih.gov/ DoD SBIR/STTR Search Site NEH Awards Search USDA Awards Information US Deptartment of Education – Awards ( limited)
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