Identifying Funding Opportunities
Determining the most likely funding source takes careful research, planning, and preparation. Thus, it is highly recommended that individuals who are seeking external support utilize the following search methods to identify funding opportunities:
- Federal grant directories, guides, and catalogues - Federal Register, National Institutes of Health Guide to Grants and Contracts, and Guide to Federal Funding for Education.
- State grant directories, guides, and catalogues - Guide to Florida State Programs and the Complete Guide to Florida Foundations.
- Periodicals - Chronicle of Higher Education, Children and Youth Funding Report, Federal Grants and Contracts Weekly, and Health Grants and Contracts Weekly.
- Databases - Foundation Center and the Illinois Researcher Information Service (IRIS)
- World Wide Web - Search engines such as Yahoo and Google.
- Others - Funding agency websites, professional associations, newspapers and newsletters, public and university libraries, and other colleges and universities Grants & Contracts offices.
