Selected Grant Internet Resources

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• Baylor University Resources
• Electronic Discussion Forums
• Selected Government Resources
• Other Sites of Interest
  
  

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Baylor University Resources

The following resources are available only to those currently enrolled at or employed by Baylor University University. For Baylor-authenticated, off-campus access to these go to the Libraries' Electronic Resources listing:

• Community of Science -- COS brings together scientists and researchers at more than 1,600 universities, corporations and government agencies worldwide, providing tools and services that enable these professionals to communicate, exchange information and find the people and technologies that are important to their work. These services include: COS Expertise®, the database of detailed, first person profiles of more than 480,000 R&D professionals; COS Funding Opportunities™, the largest source of grant information on the Web; COS Abstract Management System™, an online publishing solution for universities and professional societies; and customized access to a range of professional reference databases including U.S. Patents, MEDLINE, AGRICOLA, and GeoRef, among others.
  
  
• InfoEd International (SPIN and SMARTS/GENIUS) -- SPINcurrently contains information from more than 1,200 different sponsoring agencies, which together fund over 10,000 separate funding opportunities. All of the information on SPIN is obtained directly from the sponsoring agencies to ensure the integrity of the information. Each funding opportunity is updated on SPIN as the sponsoring agency comes out with updated or revised information, which is typically on an annual basis. GENIUS is an expert profiling service that is used in conjunction with SMARTS, an electronic matching and funding opportunity notification system that provides investigators with a direct and targeted electronic link to comprehensive, current U.S. Federal, non-Federal and international research funding information.
  
  
• IRIS, Illinois Researcher Information Service -- Database of federal and non-federal funding resources.
  
  
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Electronic Discussion Forums
• GNET-L -- GrantsNet Info and Updates discussion group.
  • To subscribe send the message subscribe gnet-l FirstName LastName to listserv@list.nih.gov
  • After subscribing, send messages to the discussion forum at gnet-l@list.nih.gov
    
    
• GRANTS -- Focuses on all aspects of grants and foundations, including grant seeking in education, health care, human services, arts/humanities, public/society benefit, environment, animals, science, technology, international affairs, social science, and religion are permissible topics.
  • To subscribe send the message subscribe grants FirstName LastName to listserv@philanthropy- review.com
  • After subscribing, send messages to the discussion forum at grants@philanthropy- review.com
    
    
• GRANTS-L -- To promote external funding for international education and research.
  • To subscribe send the message subscribe grants-l FirstName LastName to listproc@sphinx.gsu.edu
  • After subscribing, send messages to the discussion forum at grants- l@sphinx.gsu.edu
    
    
• GRANTWRITER-L -- Want to have your own private source of grants information? How about the ability to collaborate with other grant seekers on your proposal? Share information on funding sources?
  • To subscribe send the message subscribe grantwriter-L FirstName LastName to mailto:majordomo@fallingrock.com
  • After subscribing, send messages to the discussion forum at grantwriter-l@fallingrock.com
    
    
• NIHGDE-L -- NIH Guide to Grants and Contracts .
  • To subscribe send the message subscribe nihgde-l FirstName LastName to listserv@list.nih.gov
  • After subscribing, send messages to the discussion forum at nihgde- l@list.nih.gov
    
    
• PRSPCT-L -- A forum for discussion of prospect research issues (identifying individuals and organizations who are potential donors).
  • To subscribe send the message subscribe prspct- l FirstName LastName to listserv@uci.edu
  • After subscribing, send messages to the discussion forum at prspct-l@uci.edu
    
    
• TCU-NSF -- Conversations about National Science Foundation Grants.
  • To subscribe send the message subscribe tcu-nsf FirstName LastName to listserv@tcubvm.is.tcu.edu
  • After subscribing, send messages to the discussion forum at tcu- nsf@tcubvm.is.tcu.edu
    
    
For additional electronic discussion forums which may be of interest, the following links provide access to keyword search engines which search through electronic discussion forums databases.
• Directory of Scholarly and Professional E-Conferences -- Indexes e-conferences (discussion lists, Internet interest groups, e-journals, e-newsletters, usenet newsgroups, forums, etc.) on topics of interest to scholars.
• Liszt Searchable Directory of E-Mail Discussion Groups -- Indexes public discussion forums which operate using listproc, listserv, majordomo, and independently-managed mail systems.
  
  
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Selected US Government Resources
• Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance -- A directory of Federal programs, projects, service and activities which provide assistance or benefits to the American Public. It contains financial and nonfinancial assistance programs administered by departments and establishments of the Federal government.
  
  
• Department of Education -- Sites within the Department of Educationthat may be of special interest to researchers are:
  • Funding Opportunities and Press Releases
    
    
• Department of Energy -- You may search the department's pages in the following ways:
  • by keyword
  • by sponsor
  Additionally, offices within the DOE (e.g., Office of Energy Research and Fusion Energy) have home pages.
  
  
• Environmental Protection Agency -- Some specific places to explore at the EPA are:
  • Research Grants and Fellowships
  • Search the EPA Server
    
    
• Federal Acquisition Jumpstation -- Provides links to all known Internet sites serving federal acquisitions and other procurement-related information.
  
  
• Federal Register -- The Federal Register provides a uniform system for making available, to the public, regulations and legal notices issued by agencies.
  
  
• Federally Funded Research in the U. S. -- Searchable databases of grants funded by the National Institute of Health (NIH), the National Science Foundation (NSF), the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR), the US Department of Agriculture (USDA), and the Advanced Technology Program (ATP).
  
  
• The Government Information Locator Service
  
  
• GrantsNet -- A public-access computer network for finding and exchanging information about Health and Human Services and other federal grant programs.
  
  
• National Aeronautics and Space Administration
  
  
• National Endowment for the Humanities
  • Application Guidelines
    
    
• National Institutes of Health -- On-line information from the NIH includes:
  • CRISP (Computer Retrieval of Information on Scientific Projects) -- A major biomedical database containing information on research ventures supported by the US Public Health Service
  • NIH Awards Granted
  • NIH's Grants Policy
  • NIH Study Section Rosters
    
    
• National Science Foundation -- NSF provides a substantial amount of information on-line, including:
  • Information and Publications
  • NSF Grant Policy Manual
  • NSF Grant Proposal Forms
  • NSF Grant Proposal Guide
  • NSF Research Awards, searchable database
    
    

Explore the Federal Web Locator, FEDWORLD, or Federal Government Agencies to discover additional federal departments and agencies.

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Other Sites of Interest
• Art DEADLINES List -- A list of competitions, contests, call for entries/papers, grants, scholarships, etc, in the arts or related areas.
  
  
• ASU ResearchNet -- Especially useful for its list of non-federal sponsors on the Internet.
  
  
• Chronicle Guide to Grants -- This provides a selected list of fellowships, grants, institutes and workshops, and papers taken from an extensive list of forthcoming deadlines that appear each week in the Chronicle of Higher Education
  
  
• Foundation Center -- Provided by the publisher of the Foundation Directory, in particular examine the "GrantMaker" link.
  
  
• Frontiers -- Each month the electronic version of Frontiers and its print counterpart profile important work funded by the National Science Foundation. Topics include advances in math and science research, breakthroughs in engineering, and achievements in educational programs. Also featured: coverage of major public policy issues that will affect the Foundation's future, as well as the future of the research and education communities.
  
  
• Fulbright Grants -- A site for the Fulbright Association.
  
  
• Getting Grants - Help for Grant Writers -- Provides the grant writer with tips, techniques, and books related to grant writing, including Funding News, a growing list of Internet resources, and grant glossary and acronyms pages.
  
  
• Google Directory > Reference > Education > K through 12 > Supplemental Funding > Grants -- Provided by Google, this page will lead to additional Internet resources that may be helpful in obtaining grants.
  
  
• Google Directory > Museums > Museum Resources > Grants and Funding -- Provided by Google, this page will lead to additional Internet resources that may be helpful in obtaining grants.
  
  
• Grants, Etc. -- Enables novice and advanced grantseekers & funders and fundraisers & donors to browse or search for relevant grant information throughout the Internet.
  
  
• GrantsNet -- The Howard Hughes Medical Institute and the American Association for the Advancement of Science have created a resource and database that provides information such as background information on funding organizations; links to funders and online applications; helpful tips from recent application reviewers; profiles of recent award recipients; and analysisof research and funding trends among organizations that provide financial support.
  
  
• GrantsWeb -- An excellent starting point for accessing grants-related information and resources on the Internet.
  
  
• J. S. Guggenheim Foundation -- Provides fellowships for advanced professionals in all fields (except the performing arts) for individuals, not students, institutions, or organizations.
  
  
• Idealist -- Contains links to over 15,000 organizations, publications and directories in 90 countries and all 50 US states. Also provided is a comprehensive listing of Tools for Nonprofits, including sections on legal, fundraising, and management issues.
  
  
• International Research & Exchanges Board (IREX) -- Provides field access for US specialists to scholars, policy makers, and research resources on the states of Eurasia, Central and Eastern Europe, and Mongolia and designs and implements training programs to help policy and academic specialists from the region overcome a legacy of international isolation.
  
  
• National Academies' Subject Hub for Fellowship & Post Doc Opportunities -- Administers the pre-doctoral, dissertation, and postdoctoral fellowship programs.
  
  
• Non-Profit Guides - Grant Writing Tools for Non-Profit Organizations -- Provides step-by-step information on preparing grant proposals, including examples of letters, proposals, budgets, etc..
  
  
• Philanthropy Journal Online -- The digital effort of the Philanthropy Journal, a 501 (c) (3) nonprofit newspaper bringing you news and information about the nonprofit sector. It aspires to bring the nonprofit sector the best news, links and resources available on the Web.
  
  
• Search Engine for Proposal Writing, Government Contracting, Grants, Small and Disadvantaged Business, International Bids and Tenders, and International Development
  
  
• Society of Research Administraters (SRA) Grants Web -- Provides additional links to grant information in four categories: Government Funding and Resources; General Research Administrator Resources; Private Funding Information; and Policy Informatin and Regulations.
  
  
• TRAM -- TRAM is a service initially developed by the Texas Research Administrators Group (TRAM). It contains a search engine for locating funding opportunites from many different agencies. The funding information is updated daily. TRAM also contains a set of grant application forms collected from various sources, as well as standard agreements for subcontracts, non-disclosures, licenses, and links to other servers related to research funding and administration.
  
  
• Yahoo Education Grant Links -- Provided by Yahoo, this page will lead to additional Internet resources that may be helpful in obtaining grants.
  
  
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