Humboldt State University Sponsored Programs Foundation
External Funding Resources
- The Office of Research and Sponsored Programs sponsored four faculty members to attend the Council for Undergraduate Research conference in Washington D.C. At the conference, funders from external agencies led workshops that focused on undergraduate research funding opportunities. Below are four links to those workshop presentations:
American Psychological Foundation Presentation
American Psychological Foundation Funding Opportunites
NSF Major Research Intrumentation
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SPIN (Sponsored Programs Information Network) Users can search for funding opportunities, save their queries, and sign up for personalized email blasts.
- Foundation Center Directory is a leading search database for foundation and private funders. Please contact kef16@humboldt.edu for user name and password information for SPF’s subscription.
- Sea Grant California receives about $4Million per year in a block grant. Click Here to see the SeaGrant Directors Presentation September 2011 at HSU
- FedConnect "Gateway to Government Opportunities." The FedConnect portal is a one-stop location where you can find opportunities for federal contracts as well as opportunities for grants and assistance funds.
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Grants.gov This is the application submission site for most Federal awards; check your funding agencies submission requirements.
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NSF FASTLANE This is the NSF application submission web site.
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State of California Agencies This site contains links to all the major State of California agencies. Many of these have funding programs.
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National Endowment for the Humanities NEH is an independent grant-making agency of the United States government deidcated to supporting research, education, preservation, and public programs in the humanities.
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National Endowment for the Arts To explore available funding opportunities, search for the artistic discipline or field that is most relevant to your project.
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National Science Foundation With an annual budget of about $6.9 billion, NSF is the funding source for approximately 20 percent of all federally supported basic research conducted by America's colleges and universities in many fields such as mathematics, computer science and the social sciences. View their funding guidebook here.
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U..S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Cooperative State Research, Education, & Extension Service (CREES) The USDA enables researchers throughout the United States to solve problems critical to our farmers, consumers, and communities.
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U.S. Department of Education (ED) The US Dept. of Ed works to establish policies on federal financial aid for education, collect data on America's schools, focus national attention on key educational issues, and prohibit discrimination and ensure equal access to education.
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U.S. Department of Energy Whether your expertise is in science, technology, engineering, national security, international affairs or business, the Energy Department offers challenging and innovative project opportunitites.
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U.S. Department of the Interior The U.S. Department of the Interior protects America’s natural resources and heritage, honors our cultures and tribal communities, and supplies the energy to power our future.
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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) HHS represents almost a quarter of all federal outlays, and it administers more grant dollars than all other federal agencies combined.
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Office of Extramural Research (NIH) Extramural grants account for approximately 83 percent of NIH's $30 billion budget. These are awarded to investigators throughout the U.S. and abroad.
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U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) The Office of Justice Programs (OJP) provides innovative leadership to federal, state, local, and tribal justice systems, by providing grants for the implementation of these crime fighting strategies.
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Small Business Development Centers (SBDCs) Partnerships primarily between the government and colleges/universities administered by the Small Business Administration and aims at giving educational services for small business owners and aspiring entrepreneurs.