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How to Find FundingObjective: To assist faculty and
staff in searching for funding and promoting research, the
Office of Research Development has created an e-learning
overview course of how to find funding opportunities.
Instruction includes how to register and search for grant
opportunities using the Community of Science (COS) and
Grants.gov.
Intended Audience: Administrative and other support
staff, faculty and graduate students involved in the
administration of research, training or other sponsored projects
funded by extramural sources
Grants.gov Search Tools
- To access the presentation you may view the
complete grants.gov search tools course which includes
all modules or view the individual modules below.
Basic Search This module leads you through the Basic
Search function in grants.gov. Basic search allows users to
search by keyword, Funding Opportunity Number (FON) or Catalog
of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) number.
Browse by Category This module introduces you to the
browse by category search function in grants.gov. The browse by
category search allows users to search by a variety of
categories of funding activities, such as environment, health,
education, food and nutrition, etc.
Browse by Agency This module shows you how to use the
browse by agency function in grants.gov. The browse by agency
search allows users to search from a list of agencies offering
grant opportunities including all 26 federal grant making
agencies.
Advanced Search This module demonstrates how to use the
advanced search function in grants.gov. The advanced search
function allows users to search by more specific criteria such
as funding instrument type, eligibility or sub-agency.
Community of Science (COS) Tools
- To access the presentation you may view the
complete COS search tools course which includes all
modules or view the individual modules below.
Registration This module provides instructions on how to
register for COS and introduces users to a variety of tools
provided by COS to promote research. Registering for COS allows
users to create an online profile with a CV, find funding and
seek collaborators.
Simple Search This module guides you through the Simple
Search function in COS. Simple search allows users to search by
keyword only.
Main Search This module demonstrates how to use the
main search function in COS. The main search function allows
users to search by more specific criteria such as sponsor,
deadline, keyword, eligibility, and funding type.
Search Wizard This module leads you through the Search
Wizard tool, which is a step by step search function in COS. The
search wizard allows users to search by specific criteria while
providing an updated count of funding opportunities that are
available as the user adds more criteria.
View by Sponsor This module shows you how to use the
view by sponsor tool in COS. The view by sponsor search allows
users to enter a sponsor name or search from a list of sponsors
offering grant opportunities including federal, state, foreign,
and corporate agencies and foundations.
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