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The first step in developing a proposal is learning about the missions of the various funding agencies and the mechanisms they use to fund research and education projects. The Office of Grants and Sponsored Programs provides the Â鶹´«Ã½ community with a number of resources to find and secure external sponsorship for your research, scholarship, and programmatic needs.

Public and Private Sector Funding

Public sector funding includes federal, state, and county grant-making. These agencies accept investigator-initiated unsolicited proposals, as well as proposals solicited through:

  • Requests For Proposal (RFP)
  • Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) and Notice of grant Opportunity (NGO)
  • Program Announcement (PA)
  • Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA)
  • Broad Agency Announcement (BAA)
  • Notice Inviting Applications (NIA)
  • Letters of Inquiry (LOI)
  • Dear Colleague Letters (DCL)

At Â鶹´«Ã½, all public sector funding will generally be received through the College unless the funder requires 5013(c) status. 

Private sector funding includes foundations, trusts, and corporate grant-making.  At Â鶹´«Ã½, all private sector funding will be managed and received through the Â鶹´«Ã½ Foundation. To ensure that the private funder grants awards or gifts to colleges and universities, it is best to check their recent IRS Form 990, which is for non-profits.

Focused Funding Opportunity List

This will be updated weekly by the Office of Grants and Sponsored Programs. Please check in regularly to see if there is a funding opportunity that meets your needs. As always, if you see an opportunity that you would like to share with the campus community, please send it to OGSP and we will update the spreadsheet.

Â鶹´«Ã½ Funding Opportunities

Several nding opportunities for scholarly work, professional development, and curricular activities are available at Â鶹´«Ã½ managed through the Provost’s Office and the Â鶹´«Ã½ Foundation.

Federal Agencies

There are several federal agencies that provide more than $100 million annually for mission–oriented research and development programs. Click on the links below to learn more about research opportunities with these agencies. If you don’t see the agency you believe will support your project best, you might also want to check , which curates funding opportunities from most federal agencies.

  • Department of Agriculture   
  • Department of Commerce   
  • Department of Defense   
  • Department of Education   
  • Department of Energy   
  • Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)   
  • Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)   
  • Department of Justice   
  • Department of Labor (DOL)   
  • Department of Transportation (DOT)   
  • EPA (Environmental Protection Agency)    
  • Federal Register 
  • FDA (Food and Drug Administration)   
  • NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration)   
  • NIH (National Institutes of Health)   
  • NIST (National Institute of Standards and Technology)   
  • NEA  (National Endowment for the Arts)   
  • NEH (National Endowment for the Humanities)   
  • NOAA (National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration)   
  • NSF (National Science Foundation)   
New Jersey

The State of New Jersey also funds mission-oriented research projects.  Click on the links below to learn more about opportunities offered by these agencies.

  • New Jersey Council on the Arts   
  • Department of Agriculture   
  • Department of Banking and Insurance   
  • Department of Community Affairs   
  • Department of Corrections   
  • Department of Education   
  • Department of Environmental Protection   
  • Department of Health   
  • Department of Human Services   
  • Department of Labor & Workforce Development   
  • Department of Transportation   
Foundations

Many private foundations also provide funding support. The provides information about foundation funding opportunities, as well as a number of useful resources for proposal development. Related to this is , which is free to sign up for and sends daily updates of RFPs that have been released.

 

 

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