External Grants

Agency & Foundation Links

This page allows you to access the Web sites of most federal agencies, as well as other sites, which are involved in grant making. Through these links, you will be able to learn about current RFPs, previously awarded grants, federal databases, and other information of value in the process of seeking grants. Other links available through this option provide grant information from the growing number of foundations now offering Internet access to their funding programs.

 Click on any of the options below to access that organization.

FEDERAL DEPARTMENTS

• Department of Agriculture
• Department of Commerce
• Department of Defense: Air Force Research Laboratory
  Air Force Office of Scientific Research
  Army Research Office
  Defence Advanced Research Projects Agency
  Office of Naval Research
• Department of Education
• Department of Energy Office of Energy Research
• Department of Health and Human Services
• Department of Housing and Urban Development
• Department of the Interior
• Department of Justice
• Department of Labor
• Department of State
• Department of Transportation

OTHER FEDERAL AGENCIES AND LINKS

• Official Federal Government Web Sites - Library of Congress Links
• Commerce Business Daily Searchable on-line CBD
• Environmental Protection Agency
• Government Printing Office
• Institute of Library & Museum Services
• NASA Life Sciences Research Office
• National Endowment for the Arts
• National Endowment for the Humanities
• National Institutes of Health
• National Science Foundation
• U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
• U.S. Census Bureau
• U.S. Department of Education Federal Register Announcements - chronological
• Thomas Legislative Information

IMPORTANT NON-FEDERAL LINKS

• Council on Foundations
• Council for International Exchange of Scholars Includes Fulbright information
• Federal Information Exchange
• Foundation Center Includes guidelines and applications for many foundations, grantwriting advice
• International Research and Exchanges Board (IREX)
• IRIS (Illinois Researcher Information Service) This link allows faculty to search the IRIS database for funding sources, and to view upcoming proposal deadlines; also includes Commerce Business Daily and Federal Register. NOTE:Visit the IRIS Help site for tips on how to use this service.
• COS (Community of Science) This link allows faculty/staff direct access to search the COS database for funding sources, people, and technologies. COS Funding Opportunities is updated daily.
• GrantsNet allows researchers to find funds for training in the biomedical sciences and for undergraduate science education, GrantsNet is supported by HHMI and AAAS.
• National Academy of Sciences/National Research Council
• National Council of University Research Administrators (NCURA)Numerous links of value to both researchers and administrators
• State of Illinois
• Illinois Board of Higher Education
• Illinois State Board of Education
• Illinois Campus Compact (ICCCS) ICCCS is a coalition of 26 colleges and universities committed to the civic purposes of higher education.
• Yahoo Web Site Gateway