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Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
The online Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance gives you access to a database of all Federal programs available to State and local governments (including the District of Columbia); federally -recognized Indian tribal governments; Territories (and possessions) of the United States; domestic public, quasi-public, and private profit and nonprofit organizations and institutions; specialized groups; and individuals. The CFDA Web Site is updated bi-weekly as new or updated program information is received from Federal agencies.

CDC Funding Opportunities and Extramural Programs: Grants
List of funding opportunities categorized by subject.

Community of Science (COS)
Information is updated daily. Sources include federal and regional governments, foundations, professional societies, associations, and corporations.

CRISP (Computer Retrieval of Information on Scientific Projects)
A searchable database of federally funded biomedical research projects conducted at universities, hospitals, and other research institutions. Search for scientific concepts, emerging trends and techniques, or identify specific projects and/or investigators.

Grants.gov
U.S. government web site for information and applications for all federal grant programs. Grants.gov is intended to be the single, government-wide source for information about more than 800 grant programs across all 26 federal grant-making agencies. It providesunified interface for all agencies to announce their grant opportunities, and for all grant applicants to find and apply for those opportunities.

GrantsNet
GrantsNet was created by the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) Office of Grants Management and Policy (OGMP). Can search for information abut grant programs as well as policies governing the award and administration of grant activities.

National Science Foundation Grants and Awards
The NSF funds research and education in science and engineering, through grants, contracts, and cooperative agreements. Included here are links to funding opportunities, proposal preparation, award administration, and application forms that can be printed or downloaded.

NIH - Funding Opportunities
The National Institutes of Health website for grants and contracts. Includes a searchable database of NIH grant information as well as application forms and procedures and guidelines for NIH grants.

NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts
The official guide to NIH funds availability. Can search by keywords or locate articles by volume and number.

Partners in Information Access for the Public Health Workforce - Grants Page
This web site is a collaboration of U.S. government agencies, public health organizations and health sciences libraries. The grants page contains information on grants and funding as well as resources related to proposal-writing.

Resources for New Investigators
Created by the NIH Office of Extramural Research, this site pulls together both NIH and non-NIH resources.

Private Foundations and Organizations

American Heart Association
Includes information on research and funding. Can download grant application forms, policies, and affiliate research programs.

The Foundation Center Grantmaker Information -
The Foundation Center is an independent nonprofit information clearinghouse. The grantmaker information section has a keyword-searchable database of information on private foundations, community foundations, corporate grantmakers, and grantmaking public charities.

GrantsWeb
Sponsored by the Society for Research Administrators and Howard Hughes Medical Institute. This site is an extensive directory of links to grants and grant writing information.

GuideStar.org
Searchable database of more than 700,000 US non-profit organizations with financial information

The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Foundation Center
Website for the nation's largest private healthcare foundation. Contains information on applying for grants as well as current funded projects