Funding Opportunities

Here you will find links to a wide variety of sites with information on funding opportunities. This includes internal funding for faculty, as well as federal agencies such as the National Institutes of Health, the National Science Foundation, and the Veterans Health Administration. It also includes links to a selection of non-federal agencies and foundations who regularly release funding opportunity announcements. You will also find links to searchable databases, such as Fed Biz Opps and the Foundation Center.

Internal Funding for Faculty

• The McCabe Fund Award Program
• Office of the Vice Provost: Limited Applications
• Penn's University Research Foundation (URF) - Applications are open now through October 22nd at 5pm!
• Pilot and Seed Grants
• PSOM Bridge Funding Guidelines & Checklist

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External Funding

Federal Agencies

• Centers for Disease Control (CDC)
• Federal Register
• Health and Human Services (HHS) Grants/Funding
• National Institutes of Health
  • NIH Funding Opps
  • NIH Paylines and Success Rates
  • NIH Common Fund (Office of Strategic Coordination)
  • NIH New & Early Stage Investigator Program
  • NIH Training Grants
• National Science Foundation (NSF)
• Office of Naval Research (ONR)
• VHA Research and Development: Resources for Researchers

Selected Non-Federal Agencies and Foundations

• Alliance for Cancer Gene Therapy
• Alzheimer's Association
• American Cancer Society
• American Diabetes Association
• American Federation for Aging
• American Heart Association
• American Lung Association
• Arthritis Foundation
• Barth Syndrome Foundation
• Consano   [RFP]
• Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
• Leukemia and Lymphoma Society of America
• March of Dimes
• The McKnight Foundation
• National MS Society
• Pancreatic Cancer Action Network
• Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI)
• Sanofi iAwards

Searchable Databases

• American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) (formerly HHMI Grantsnet)
• Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
• Fed Biz Opps
• Foundation Center
• Grant Advisor Plus
• Grantsmanship Center
• HHS Grants/Funding
• National Science Foundation (NSF)
• National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Funding Alert Services

• NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts: A weekly email with the official NIH publication for grant policies, guidelines and funding opportunities.

• National Science Foundation (NSF) Update: A weekly or daily email alert service with programmatic subscription options that include new research opportunities, upcoming deadlines, and other useful information.

• SMARTS: An email alert system that allows investigators to receive e-mail notifications about funding opportunities matching their specific requirements.