Question of the Month
From the Catherwood Library reference librarians
October-December 2009
Question: Where can I find information on grants?
Answer: For those seeking funding for research, teaching or other academic purposes, visit the sites below. Some are only available to Cornell-affiliated patrons.
FREE for anyone
Grant.gov
http://www.grants.gov/
Grants.gov allows organizations to electronically find and apply for more than $400 billion in Federal grants. Grants.gov is THE single access point for over 1,000 grant programs offered by all Federal grant making agencies. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is proud to be the managing partner for Grants.gov, an initiative that is having an unparalleled impact on the grant community.
See RELATED LINKS to the above
http://www.grants.gov/resources/relatedlinks.jsp
RESTRICTED to Cornell
COS funded research
http://resolver.library.cornell.edu/misc/aqd6427
COS Funded Research is a collection of five funded grants databases that including about grants funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the National Science Foundation (NSF), the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR), and the Medical Research Council, UK (MRC). The databases can be searched by keyword, geography, institutional recipient, award amount, date, agency, investigator, and departments.
Foundation directory online
http://resolver.library.cornell.edu/misc/5515911
Updated monthly, the directory contains information about the largest 10,000 public and private foundations in the U.S. and links to foundation web sites.
OFFICE OF SPONSORED PROGRAMS at CORNELL
http://www.research.cornell.edu/Funding/
Here you will find a listing of sources (including those above) designed to help you find funds.
— Researched by Stuart Basefsky