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Federal agencies are in the process of adopting Grants.gov for grant listings and application. For campus guidance on using Grants.gov, see our Grants.gov guidance page. The transition to Grants.gov varies by agency; agencies are still using other electronic submission systems. Please note this page provides an overview and is not a complete list.

Agency

Program Information

Electronic Submission Information

Corporation for National and Community Service

Learn and Serve America

Electronic submission using CNCS eGrants System is required

Department of Agriculture

Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service – Funding Opportunities

CSREES requires Grants.gov electronic submission

Department of Commerce

EDA – Funding Opportunities

EDA encourages applicants to download and submit application packages online through Grants.gov

 

NOAA – Grants Office

NOAA Grants Online – NOAA interface to Grants.gov

 

NIST – Funding Opportunities

Some NIST programs use Grants.gov

Department of Defense

Army Research Laboratory – Broad Agency Announcements

Some ARL programs allow or require Grants.gov. May also use e-mail, e.g., for white papers.

 

Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs

Electronic submission required. Pre-Applications including Letters of Intent (LOIs), Pre-proposals and/or Nominations are submitted through the CDMRP eReceipt website. Full proposals are submitted through Grants.gov.

 

Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) – Solicitations

DARPA provides some e-mail and web-based submission; varies by program.

 

Office of Naval Research – Acquisition

Submission requirements may vary by program, all ONR funding opportunities published as Broad Agency Announcements (BAAs) for FY 2009 and beyond will use Grants.gov.

Department of Education

Grants Overview

ED Discretionary Grants Transition to Grants.gov – submission requirements vary by program, may use Grants.gov or G5.
G5 replaces the former e-Grants, Grant Administration and Payment systems

Department of Energy

DOE for Researchers

Applications for Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) financial assistance should be submitted through Grants.gov

 

 

DOE Office of Science submission

 

 

NETL uses the Grants.gov to receive proposals and applications.

 

 

DOE will be using FedConnect as the communications portal for its potential and actual contractor and financial assistance recipient communities (entities) beginning in March 2008.

Department of Health and Human Services

Administration for Children and Families – Grant Opportunities

ACF electronic submission through Grants.gov is voluntary but strongly encouraged.

 

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality – Funding

AHRQ is making the transition to : Grants.gov

 

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention – Funding Announcements

CDC prefers applications electronically through Grants.gov submission. PIs must register in eRA Commons

 

Health Resources and Services Administration – Grant Opportunities

Requires Grants.gov and HRSA Handbook for submission.

 

National Institutes of Health – Grants and Funding Opportunities

NIH is phasing in Grants.gov submissions. PIs must register in eRA Commons – see NIH eRA Commons at WVU

 

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration – Grants

SAMHSA Online Grants Application Process – some programs use Grants.gov.

Department of Homeland Security

DHS Research Grants

Some programs use Grants.gov.

 

FEMA Grants and Assistance Programs

FEMA e-Grant Application

Department of the Interior

National Park Service Preservation Grants

Some programs use Grants.gov.

 

U.S. Geological Survey Contracts and Grants Information

Some programs use Grants.gov.

 

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service – Division of Federal Assistance

Some programs use Grants.gov.

 

Office of Surface Mining

Some programs use Grants.gov.

Department of Justice

DOJ Agency Grants

Some programs use Grants.gov.

 

Office of Justice Grant Programs

Competitive applications must be submitted through Grants.gov. Formula/block grants, earmarks, and continuations must go through the Grant Management System.

Department of Labor

Grants Information

Uses Grants.gov submission.

Department of Transportation

Acquisition and Grants Home Page

Many DOT Programs encourage or require Grants.gov submission.

Environmental Protection Agency

EPA Grants and Department

EPA proposal/application material must be submitted with Grants.gov

Institute of Museum and Library Services

Guide to funding with IMLS

Requires Grants.gov.

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

For Researchers – Research Opportunities

NASA uses NSPIRES for electronic proposal submission. Most NASA Research Announcement (NRA) and Cooperative Agreement Notice (CAN) programs allow Grants.gov submission.

National Archives and Records Administration

NARA Grants

Applicants to National Historical Publications & Records Commission, the main grant-making component of NARA, should use Grants.gov.

National Endowment for the Arts

Apply for a Grant

NEA uses Grants.gov; some programs require Grants.gov submission.

National Endowment for the Humanities

Grant Programs and Deadlines

NEH requires Grants.gov submission.

National Science Foundation

Find Funding

NSF uses FastLane for electronic submission. NSF is transitioning to Grants.gov – see NSF’s Policy Office (Grants.gov information is in the middle of the page), and the NSF Grants.gov Application Guide (PDF file). Principal investigators must be registered in NSF FastLane for Grants.gov submission, and proposals submitted with Grants.gov must meet both Grants.gov requirements and FastLane requirements.

US Agency for International Development

Doing Business with USAID

Some programs allow Grants.gov submission.

Nonprofit Agencies and Organizations

Many nonprofit agencies use proposalCENTRAL for electronic proposal submission. For campus guidance on using proposalCENTRAL, see our proposalCENTRAL guidance page. Other nonprofit agencies have developed their own systems. Please note this page provides an overview and is not a complete list.

Agency

Program Information

Electronic Submission Information

Alliance for Cancer Gene Therapy

ACGT grant FAQ

Proposals must be submitted through proposalCENTRAL.

Alliance for Lupus Research

Lupus research

Proposals must be submitted through proposalCENTRAL.

ALS Association

ALSA resources

ALSA requires an abstract be submitted via email before full proposals may be submitted

Alzheimer’s Association

ALZ research grants

Proposals must be submitted through proposalCENTRAL.

American Academy of Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery

CORE grants

Proposals must be submitted through proposalCENTRAL.

American Association for Cancer Research

AACR research funding

Proposals must be submitted through proposalCENTRAL.

American Cancer Society

ACS funding opportunities

Proposals must be submitted through proposalCENTRAL.

American Council of Learned Societies

ACLS fellowships and grants

ACLS has an ACLS Online Fellowship Applications system.

American Heart Association

AHA funding announcements

The AHA has a required electronic proposal submission system.

American Lung Association

Nationwide Research Award Program

Proposals must be submitted through proposalCENTRAL.

American Thoracic Society

ATS Research Program

Proposals must be submitted through proposalCENTRAL.

Arthritis Foundation

Arthritis research

Proposals must be submitted through proposalCENTRAL.

Autism Speaks

AS grants

Proposals must be submitted through proposalCENTRAL.

Burroughs-Wellcome Fund

BW Fund grants guide

Proposals must be submitted through proposalCENTRAL.

Concern Foundation

CF grants

Proposals must be submitted through proposalCENTRAL.

Cystic Fibrosis Foundation

CFF funding opportunities

Proposals must be submitted through proposalCENTRAL.

Epilepsy Foundation

EF research

Proposals must be submitted through proposalCENTRAL.

Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Network

Food Allergy research

Proposals must be submitted through proposalCENTRAL.

Graham Foundation for Advanced Studies in the Fine Arts

Graham Foundation Guidelines

The foundation has an electronic application system

William T. Grant Foundation

WT Grant Foundation funding opportunities

WT Grant Foundation electronic application system.

Human Frontier Science Program

HFSP research grants

HFSP electronic application system

International Reading Association

Literacy grants

Each program has its own application process. Some require an electronic proposal submission system; others may use e-mail submission.

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

RWJF grants

Each program has its own application process. Some require an electronic proposal submission system; others may use e-mail submission.

Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation International

JDRF grant center

Proposals must be submitted through proposalCENTRAL.

Susan J. Komen for the Cure

Komen Grants

Proposals must be submitted through proposalCENTRAL.

Leukemia & Lymphoma Society

LLS grants

Proposals must be submitted through proposalCENTRAL.

LIVESTRONG Foundation

LIVESTRONG partnering

Proposals must be submitted through proposalCENTRAL.

Lupus Research Institute

LRI funded research

Proposals must be submitted through proposalCENTRAL.

Lymphoma Research Foundation

Lymphoma grants

Proposals must be submitted through proposalCENTRAL.

James S. McDonnell Foundation

JSMF applications

The foundation has a required electronic application submission system.

Melanoma Research Foundation

Melanoma research grants

The Melanoma Foundation electronic submission system.

Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation

MMRF research grants

Proposals must be submitted through proposalCENTRAL.

Muscular Dystrophy Association

MDA research grants

Proposals must be submitted through proposalCENTRAL.

NARSAD

BBR Foundation Grants

NARSAD uses an electronic submission system.

National Multiple Sclerosis Society

NMSS researchers

The organization has a required electronic proposal submission system.

Craig H. Neilsen Foundation

CHN Foundation

Proposals must be submitted through proposalCENTRAL.

Paralyzed Veterans of America

PVA research resources

Proposals must be submitted through proposalCENTRAL.

Prevent Cancer Foundation

Prevent Cancer grants and fellowships

Proposals must be submitted through proposalCENTRAL.

Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation

Research and Quality of Life Grants


The foundation uses an electronic application system.

Research Councils UK

How to apply with RCUK

Je-S, a joint electronic submission system, is used by United Kingdom agencies AHRC, BBSRC, EPSRC, ESRC, NERC and STFC (formerly CCLRC and PPARC), as well as the Technology Strategy Board to provide their communities with electronic research grant services.

Searle Scholars Program

Searle Scholars

The program has a required electronic submission system, but must be nominated to apply. See Searle Scholars for more details

Simons Foundation

Simons Foundation funding opportunities

Proposals must be submitted through proposalCENTRAL.

Social Science Research Council

Fellowships at SSRC

SSRC has an electronic submission system.

Space Telescope Science Institute

STScI

Several programs use electronic submission. STGMS is a system for submitting proposal budgets, tracking grants, and submitting reports.

Stanley Medical Research Institute

SMRI

Submission process depends on application.

U.S.-Israel Binational Science Foundation

BSF grant programs

BSF has a required electronic submission system.