Office of Research Administration - Meet with AD to Discuss Research Idea & Find Funding Opportunity

Dan Berch, our Associate Dean for Research and Faculty Development...[insert language about what you would do when meeting with junior faculty/PI's].

If the Associate Dean is already aware of potential funding sources he will discuss these with you when you meet. There are also a number of on-line searchable databases or funding opportunity notification services that are available to you from your office computer through UVA subscription or to which you can subscribe at no charge:

Grants.gov. Grants.gov is the source to FIND and APPLY for federal government grants and is managed largely by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Grants.gov covers all federal financing, i.e. in addition to grants for scientific research, it includes funding for such programs as emergency-preparedness training as well as block grants available only to local education agencies, state education agencies or tribal agencies.

The online Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance gives you access to a database of all Federal programs available to State and local governments (including the District of Columbia); federally-recognized Indian tribal governments; Territories (and possessions) of the United States; domestic public, quasi-public, and private profit and nonprofit organizations and institutions; specialized groups; and individuals. After you find the program you want, contact the office that administers the program and find out how to apply. Sometimes the announcements will contain links to the specific request for proposal (RFP) you are seeking.

The Community of Science (COS) is a global resource for hard-to-find information critical to scientific research and other projects across all disciplines. It aggregates valuable information searchable by numerous variables and covers a wide range of both funding agencies and program types, including international programs and funding sources.

InfoED International, a company devoted to research technology support, sponsors a searchable database called SPIN which may also be useful in your funding search.

If you're particularly interested in NIH funding, this "Grants Process At-A-Glance" chart provides a sample timeline for an NIH sponsored project: from writing, submission and sponsor review to award negotiation, project completion and close out. http://grants.nih.gov/grants/grants_process.htm -

There are numerous foundations which fund education related research:

Aircast Foundation

American College of Sports Medicine

American Educational Research Association

American Physical Therapy Association (Orthopedic Branch)

Carnegie Corporation of New York

Foundation for Child Development

Lumina Foundation for Education

MacArthur Foundation, The John D. and Catherine T.

NATA Research and Education Foundation

Northeast Foundation for Children, The

PEW Charitable Trusts, The