External Funding Opportunities & GrantForward
Current Funding Opportunities
Current Funding Opportunities
Department of Education (ED)
No current funding opportunities - will be updated as opportunities arise.
National Endowment for the Arts (NEA)
No current funding opportunities - will be updated as opportunities arise.
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Due: February 25, 2027 and June 25, 2027
The REAP program will enable eligible institutions to receive support for small-scale research projects led by faculty members. It is anticipated that investigators supported under the REAP program will benefit from the opportunity to conduct independent research; that the recipient institution will benefit from a research environment strengthened through REAP grants; and that students at recipient institutions will benefit from exposure to and participation in scientific research in the biomedical sciences and be inspired to consider careers in biomedical research. The REAP NOFO emphasizes the engagement of health professional, undergraduates and/or graduate students in research.
The research project must involve health professional, undergraduate and/or graduate students and the research team must be composed primarily of health professional, undergraduate and/or graduate students. Student involvement in research may include participation in the design of experiments and controls, collection and analysis of data, execution and troubleshooting of experiments, presenting at meetings, drafting journal articles, participation in lab meetings to discuss results and future experiments, etc. The REAP is a research grant program, not a training or fellowship program. As such, applications should not include training plans such as didactic training or non-research activities relating to professional development
Foundation Funding Opportunities
William T. Grant Foundation
Two opportunities:
Research Grants on Reducing Inequality
This program funds research studies that examine programs, policies, or practices to reduce inequality in the academic, social, behavioral, or economic outcomes of young people ages 5–25 in the United States, along dimensions of race, ethnicity, economic standing, sexual or gender minority status (e.g., LGBTQ+ youth), language minority status, or immigrant origins.
Grant Deadline Dates: January 7/July 29 (LOI)
Research Grants on Improving the Use of Research Evidence
NEW THIS YEAR: We will prioritize applications that investigate strategies to improve the use of research evidence around controversial issues and in polarized contexts. This program funds research studies that examine strategies to improve the use of research evidence in ways that benefit young people ages 5-25 in the United States. We seek proposals for studies that advance theory and build empirical knowledge on ways to improve the use of research evidence by policymakers, public agency leaders, organizational managers, intermediaries, community organizers, and other decisionmakers that generally shape youth-serving systems in the United States.
Grant Deadline Dates: January 7/July 29 (LOI)
Grant Deadline Dates, annually: January 15 (LOI)/June 1 (Application), April 15 (LOI)/September 1 (Application), October 1 (LOI)/February 15 (Application)
This foundation's grant program assists scholarly research in the life sciences. The Foundation is currently interested in basic research in neurobiology, defined as follows: Invertebrate and vertebrate (excluding clinical) neurobiology, specifically investigations of neural mechanisms involved in sensory, motor, and other complex functions of the whole organism as these relate to behavior. The overall goal should be to better understand behavioral output or brain mechanisms of behavior. The Foundation does not support research focused primarily on disease(s) unless it will also provide insights into normal functioning.
ORSP is pleased to announce that faculty, staff, and students now have access to the GrantForward database. GrantForward is a search engine dedicated to helping institutions and individuals find grants to fund their research.
- GrantForward covers more than 20,000 sponsors worldwide to provide a comprehensive database of more than 83,000 funding opportunities linked with over 6,000 pre-solicitations and 2.1M funded awards that continues to grow with the most up-to-date information.
- GrantForward’s powerful search system helps to lessen the hassle of searching for grants with advanced search filters and specialized search features.
- GrantForward researcher profiles allow researchers to highlight their research achievements and interests to receive personalized grant recommendations that match their research needs.
GrantForward Training Resources
Access the Recording of the entire Webinar "Moving Your Next Project Forward with GrantForward" from Oct 25, 2024 here.
or access FAQ info in these additional resources:
- How do I find a grant? Video or PDF
- How do I receive grant recommendations? Video or PDF
- How do I learn strategic information using GratForward databases? Video or PDF
- Visit GrantForward YouTube Channel for other instruction videos.
- Visit the GrantForward Support page for the complete list of resources.
Create Your GrantForward Account and Researcher Profile
- Start moving your research forward by accessing this Single Sign-On URL https://account.cazoodle.com/saml/kean and sign in using your institution account or
- Go to GrantForward.com, enter your institutional email address in the Log In (at the upper-right corner), then click outside of the Email Address input box to trigger the email recognition. When your email is detected, choose “Click here to use Single-Sign-On".
- For personalized grant recommendations delivered to your inbox, create your researcher profile (See this Tutorial demo for help creating your researcher profile) and configure your profile to receive grant recommendations (For help in setting this up, view https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XvMkfxgTxxY).