1. 1 Grant Writing Workshop International Conference on Education College of Education University of Texas at El Paso July 22, 2008

2. 2 Searching for Funding!

3. 3 Best Approach: Internet!  Funding agency websites  Compendia of funding opportunities  Automatic e-mail notifications services  Database services  Google is your best friend

4. 4 Funding Agencies  http://opd.tamu.edu/funding-opportunities http://opd.tamu.edu/funding-opportunities “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. 5 Compendia  All Federal Funding Opportunities http://www.grants.gov/  Foundations http://fdncenter.org/pnd/rfp/index.jhtml  University grants office websites Texas A&M  http://opd.tamu.edu/funding-opportunities http://opd.tamu.edu/funding-opportunities 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. 6 Google is Your Best Friend!  http://www.google.com/ http://www.google.com/  http://www.yahoo.com/ http://www.yahoo.com/  To search within a site, type: keywords site:url of site, e.g., sustainable ecosystems site:www.nsf.gov  Search for research opportunities  Find funded programs, abstracts  Find workshops, conferences, seminars  Find reports, publications, project documents

7. 7 Email Alert Services NSF  http://www.nsf.gov/mynsf/ http://www.nsf.gov/mynsf/ NIH Guide LISTSERV_  http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/listserv.htm http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/listserv.htm Dept. of Education  http://listserv.ed.gov/cgi-bin/wa?A1=ind05&L=edinfo http://listserv.ed.gov/cgi-bin/wa?A1=ind05&L=edinfo  http://www.ed.gov/news/newsletters/edinfo/index.html http://www.ed.gov/news/newsletters/edinfo/index.html Federal Grants  http://fedgrants.gov/ApplicantRegistration.html http://fedgrants.gov/ApplicantRegistration.html Foundations  http://fdncenter.org/newsletters/ http://fdncenter.org/newsletters/  More listed at http://opd.tamu.edu/funding- opportunities/electronic-funding-alert-services-email-alertshttp://opd.tamu.edu/funding- opportunities/electronic-funding-alert-services-email-alerts

8. 8 Database Services  Community of Science (COS) Input profile with key words; get e-mail notifications Be sure to fine-tune search parameters

9. 9 Funded Projects Databases  NSF Award Search Site (abstracts) http://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/index.jsp http://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/index.jsp  NIH Award Search Site (abstracts) http://crisp.cit.nih.gov/crisp/crisp_query.generate_scre enhttp://crisp.cit.nih.gov/ http://crisp.cit.nih.gov/crisp/crisp_query.generate_scre enhttp://crisp.cit.nih.gov/  DoD SBIR/STTR Search Site http://www.dodsbir.net/Awards/Default.asp http://www.dodsbir.net/Awards/Default.asp  NEH Awards Search http://www.neh.gov/news/recentawards.html http://www.neh.gov/news/recentawards.html  USDA Awards Information  http://cris.csrees.usda.gov/ http://cris.csrees.usda.gov/  US Deptartment of Education – Awards ( limited) http://wdcrobcolp01.ed.gov/CFAPPS/grantaward/start.cfm http://wdcrobcolp01.ed.gov/CFAPPS/grantaward/start.cfm

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