External Funding Sources and Information

Search for Funding through RSP

• Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance
• Federal Biz Opps
• GPO Access
• GrantsNet
• Institute for Defense and Homeland Security
• Society of Research Administrators International Grants
• Complying with the National Institutes of Health Public Access Policy
• The link for the NIH Responsible Conduct of Research training is: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-10-019.html
• The NSF information can be found at: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/policydocs/pappguide/nsf10_1/aag_4.jsp

Existing Awards

• National Science Foundation (NSF) Awards
• U.S. Department of Education Awards
• Environmental Protection Agency Grant Award Data
• Department of Energy R&D Highlights
• National Institutes of Health Awards (CRISP)

International Funding Opportunities

• Higher Education Doing Business with USAID
• Higher Education for Development
• NATO Science for Peace and Security
• U.S. Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs
• The Eurasia Foundation
• Fulbright Scholar Program
• University of Iowa's International Funding Sources

Federal Funding Agencies

Agriculture, Department of (USDA)

Air Force, Department of:

• Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR)

Army, Department of:

• Army Research Institute for Behavioral and Social Science Research
• Army Research Laboratory (ARL)
• Army Research Office (ARO)

Commerce, Department of:

• National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
• National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)

Defense, Department of:

• Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)
• Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA)
• Department of Defense Business Opportunities

Education, Department of (DoEd)

Energy, Department of (DoE)

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Health & Human Services, Department of (DHHS)

Administration for Children and Families (ACF)

Administration on Aging (AoA)

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)

Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR)

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)

Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)

National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)

Housing & Urban Development, Department of (HUD)

Interior, Department of:

• US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS)
• US Geological Survey (USGS)

Justice, Department of (DoJ)

NASA Research Opportunities

National Endowment for the Arts (NEA)

National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH)

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)

National Science Foundation (NSF)

National Research Council Fellowships

Navy, Department of:

• Office of Naval Research (ONR)
• Navy Research Laboratory (NRL)

The Smithsonian Institute

Transportation, Department of (DoT)

US General Services Administration Schedule Solicitations

Academic Writing

• Dictionary.com
• Strunk's Elements of Style - Online edition
• MedlinePlus Medical Dictionary

• Robert Boise (1990). Professors as Writers: A Self-Help Guide to Productive Writing. ISBN: 9780913507131. New Forums Press Inc. Amazon.com
• Paul. J. Silvia (2007) How to Write a Lot: A Practical Guide to Productive Academic Writing. ISBN: 987-1-59147-743-3. 149 pp. Amazon.com

Assistance with Data Analysis

• Statistical Consulting Center
• Institute for Geospatial Analysis & Mapping (GEOMAP) - collaborative research or fee-based consulting

• Geographic Information Science
• Cartography
• Remote Sensing
• Geostatistics