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William Madison Randall Library

Finding Grants and Assistance


Federal

North Carolina

Grant & Proposal Writing Assistance

Other

William Randall Library offers a variety of research-oriented services and resources available to faculty, research staff, and University administration engaged in research grants and projects. Below is a list of selected resources that will aid you in finding grant and funding agencies for your research.

You may also want to review the directory of resources provided by UNCW's Office of Sponsored Programs or contact that office directly for further assistance.


Federal Resources

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance - a listing of all federal government grant programs.

Grants.gov - provides a single source for finding grant opportunities; A standardized manner of locating and learning more about funding opportunities. A single, secure and reliable source for applying for Federal grants online. A simplified grant application process with reduction of paperwork. A unified interface for all agencies to announce their grant opportunities, and for all grant applicants to find and apply for those opportunities.

Grants.Net - created by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office of Grants Management for finding and
exchanging information about HHS and other Federal grant programs.

National Endowment for the Arts

National Endowment for the Humanities - an independent grant-making agency of the United States government dedicated
to supporting research, education, preservation, and public programs in the humanities.

National Institutes of Health (NIH) - Grants-OER Homepage for information specific to NIH grants.

National Science Foundation (NSF) - Overview of Grants and AwardsSee also External Linkson the NIH site for a listing of
other NSF funded sites.


North Carolina Grant Resources

NCECHO

North Carolina Agencies Directory - includes all state agencies known to have information on the Internet. To find the
information you are looking for, you can either consult theQuick Linkbox, conduct anAgency Search, or utilize
the Related Links.

North Carolina Arts Council

North Carolina Humanities Council

North Carolina Sea Grant

Southern Arts Federation


Grant & Proposal Writing Assistance

All About Grants - For biomedical investigators applying for NIH research project grants.
Grants and Grant Writing - Articles from Science/Next Wave.
Grants and Grant Proposal-Writing - A excellent guide especially for the junior faculty member looking for a research grant.
Covers all the basics. Best viewed with Adobe Acrobat format.
Guide for Writing a Funding Proposal - Offers excellent advice on all parts of the proposal. Includes a sample proposal and
links to other proposal writing sites.
Proposal Writer's Guide and Proposal Preparation and Submission - An excellent outline for academic faculty and staff.
Especially useful are the sections on letters of inquiry to foundations, and dealing with short deadlines. A site maintained by
the University of Michigan's Division of Research and Development Administration.
Proposal Writing: Selected Web Sites - Provides some good links for university scholars and researchers needing more
than here on research funding in particular.
Proposal Writing: the Business of Science - Excellent advice especially for those applying for NIH grants. From staff of the
Whitaker Foundation.
Developing a Grant Proposal - A must-read for those applying for federal grants. By the staff of the Catalog of Federal
Domestic Assistance
.
EPA Grantwriting Tutorial - An online tutorial from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
Grants.gov: Resources - Includes most information needed to prepare the grant writing process. Includes terminology,
proposal writing links, among others to application packages, grantmaking agencies, types of grants, and more.

Other

Social Science Research Council


Last Update: February 9, 2007

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