Online Resources
ASU subscribes to Community of Science to make it easier for you to find external funding sources.
- Comprehensive listing of opportunities
- Varied and intuitive search interfaces
- Downloadable search results
- Direct links to records
- Search tracking/saving
These databases and resources track funding opportunities available from the federal and state government agencies; private foundations and institutions; and corporate philanthropy, research investment, and partnership programs.
These databases can be searched from any ASU computer.
- Browse Funding Opportunities by Deadline
- Search Databases
- Set Up Email Alerts
- Browse by Agency
- Student Opportunities
- Commercial Funding
- Small Business and Research Partnerships
Browse Funding Opportunities by Deadline
- Grants Resource Center (GRC) Deadlines
- NSF E-Bulletin Deadlines
- Energy Research Solicitations/Deadlines
- ASU Foundation RFP Announcements
Search Databases
- Community of Science (COS) Funding Opportunities Database (Basic Search)
- Foundation Directory Online - prior to contacting foundation or corporate sponsors listed in this resource, please contact Jacqueline Ferguson, Office of Foundation Relations or Shaun Brenton, Office of Corporate Relations to determine if contact with that sponsor is managed by either unit, or if ASU is communicating with, soliciting or otherwise engaged with any foundation or corporation whom you wish to contact.
- Grants.gov
- Federal Register via COS
- FedBizOpps
- Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA)
- GrantsNet
- Fundsnet Services
- AzGATES: Arizona Grants Access Tool and Experts Source
- ASU Department of English: Available Grants & Fellowships in the Humanities
- ASU Institute for Humanities Research: External Grants & Contract Opportunities
Set Up Email Alerts
- Community of Science Funding Alerts
- Grants.gov Email Alerts
- MyNSF Email Alerts
- NIH Guide to Grants & Contracts
- Federal Business Opportunities (FBO)
- Federal Register Table of Contents
- JUST GRANTS! Arizona
- NASA Acquisition Internet Service
- Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program (SERDP)
- Transportation Research Board
- U.S. Department of Education Newsletters and Journals
- U.S. Department of Justice
- Arizona Networks: Arizona's Nonprofit Funding Report - subscribe to this online service featuring information dedicated to Arizona's nonprofit community (brought to you by the University of Arizona's Eller College of Management)
- Arizona Innovation Connection - send an email to be added to this distribution list and access information about funding opportunities in Innovation and Technology in Arizona (brought to you by the Arizona Department of Commerce)
Browse by Agency
- Federal agencies
- Private/nonfederal sponsors by name
- Private/nonfederal sponsors by discipline
- State of Arizona resources
Student Opportunities
Commercial Funding
NineSigma connects companies across industries that are looking for innovative solutions and new opportunities for existing technologies with suppliers of innovation, including companies from start-up phase to Fortune 100 size, universities, government labs, private research organizations, and consultants. The NineSigma Innovation Newsletter contains the latest information on new and open Requests for Proposals (RFPs) related to chemistry, materials science, electronics, and consumer products.
Small Business and Research Partnerships
- SBIR.gov
Small Business Innovation Research & Small Business Technology Transfer -
SBIR/STTR Opportunities
Administered by the U.S. Small Business Administration -
SBIR Gateway
Provided by Zyn Systems
- SBIR/STTR Phase I +
Technology Roadmap Overview
SBIR is a highly competitive program that encourages small business to explore their technological potential and provides the incentive to profit from its commercialization. By reserving a specific percentage of federal R&D funds for small business, SBIR protects the small business and enables it to compete on the same level as larger businesses. SBIR funds the critical startup and development stages and it encourages the commercialization of the technology, product, or service, which, in turn, stimulates the U.S. economy.
STTR is a highly competitive program that reserves a specific percentage of federal R&D funding for award to small business and nonprofit research institution partners. STTR combines the strengths of both entities by introducing entrepreneurial skills to high-tech research efforts. The technologies and products are transferred from the laboratory to the marketplace. The small business profits from the commercialization, which, in turn, stimulates the U.S. economy.
- Additional Resources:
- ASU Technopolis Workshops (www.asutechnopolis.org)
- Az Commerce AzFAST Program (http://www.azcommerce.com/BusAsst/Technology/AZFAST.htm)
- Contact Dan O'Neill at ASU Technopolis (dan.oneill@asu.edu, 602.549.4099)
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