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Electronic Research Administration - Agency Links
Federal
Federal agencies are in the process of adopting Grants.gov for grant listings and application. For campus guidance on using Grants.gov, see Grants.gov “Apply” at Berkeley. The transition to Grants.gov varies by agency; agencies are still using other electronic submission systems. Please note this page provides an overview and is not a complete list. (For additional federal grant-related web sites, see http://www.spo.berkeley.edu/links/fed.html.)
Agency Program Information Electronic Submission Information
Agriculture Department
USDA Research Grants and Agreements
Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service - Funding Opportunities CSREES requires Grants.gov electronic submission.
CSREES Grant Application Information
Current Research Information System (CRIS)
Corporation for National and Community Service Learn and Serve America Electronic submission using CNCS eGrants System is required.
Commerce Department
Department of Commerce Grants
NOAA - Grants Office NOAA Grants Online - NOAA interface to Grants.gov.
NIST - Funding Opportunities Some NIST programs use Grants.gov.
Defense Department Army Research Laboratory - Broad Agency Announcements Some ARL programs allow or require Grants.gov. May also use e-mail, e.g., for white papers.
Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs Electronic submission required. Pre-Applications including Letters of Intent (LOIs), Pre-proposals and/or Nominations are submitted through the CDMRP eReceipt website. Full proposals are submitted through Grants.gov.
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) - Solicitations DARPA provides some e-mail and web-based submission; varies by program.
Office of Naval Research - Acquisition ONR Submitting a Proposal - submission requirements vary by program, may use Grants.gov or ONR web-based upload.
Education Department Grants Overview ED Discretionary Grants Transition to Grants.gov - submission requirements vary by program, may use Grants.gov, http://e-grants.ed.gov/, or https://ies.constellagroup.com/.
Environmental Protection Agency EPA Grants and Debarment Environmental Protection Agency Guide to Grants.gov Apply
Grants.gov Apply Requirements: EPA proposal/application material must be submitted with Grants.gov.
Energy Department DOE for Researchers DOE Office of Science requires Grants.gov submission, except for Cooperative Agreements that use Industry Interactive Procurement System at http://e-center.doe.gov/.
DOE is implementing the Strategic Integrated Procurement Enterprise System (STRIPES) during fiscal years 2008 and 2009. As a result, DOE will begin using FedConnect as the communications portal for its potential and actual contractor and financial assistance recipient communities (entities) beginning in March 2008.
Health and Human Services Department
DHHS Grants & Funding
Administration for Children and Families - Grant Opportunities ACF electronic submission through Grants.gov is voluntary but strongly encouraged.
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality - Funding AHRQ is making the transition to Grants.gov. Changes will be phased in by September 2007; many programs already require Grants.gov submission.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Funding Announcements CDC uses Grants.gov submission (10/5/06 Federal Register notice).
Health Resources and Services Administration - Grant Opportunities HRSA Electronic Submission User Guide - requires Grants.gov.
National Institutes of Health - Grants and Funding Opportunities NIH is phasing in Grants.gov submissions - see NIH Electronic Submission of Grant Applications. For Grants.gov submission, PIs must register in eRA Commons - see NIH eRA Commons at Berkeley.
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration - Grants SAMHSA Online Grants Application Process - some programs use Grants.gov.
Homeland Security DHS Research Grants Some programs use Grants.gov.
FEMA Assistance to Firefighters
see also Limited Submission Programs
FEMA e-Grant Application
Institute of Museum and Library Services Grant Applicants In the 2008 grant cycle, IMLS will require Grants.gov.
Interior Department
Partnerships at Interior
U.S. Geological Survey Contracts and Grants Information Some programs require Grants.gov.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service - Division of Federal Assistance
Justice Department DOJ Grants Most programs allow and some require Grants.gov submission.
Office of Justice Grants Management System - online training for GMS
Labor Department Grants Information Uses Grants.gov submission.
National Aeronautics and Space Administration For Researchers - Research Opportunities NASA uses NSPIRES for electronic proposal submission. Most NASA Research Announcement (NRA) and Cooperative Agreement Notice (CAN) programs allow Grants.gov submission.
National Archives and Records Administration NARA Grants Applicants to National Historical Publications & Records Commission, the main grant-making component of NARA, should use Grants.gov.
National Endowment for the Arts Apply for a Grant NEA uses Grants.gov; some programs require Grants.gov submission.
National Endowment for the Humanities Grant Programs and Deadlines NEH requires Grants.gov submission.
National Geospatial Intelligence Agency NGA Academic Research Program (NARP) Uses the NRO Aquisition Research Center (ARC) system.
National Science Foundation Find Funding NSF uses FastLlane for electronic submission.
NSF is transitioning to Grants.gov - see NSF's Policy Office (Grants.gov information is in the middle of the page), the NSF Grants.gov Application Guide (PDF file), and list of programs that require Grants.gov submission. Principal investigators must be registered in NSF FastLane for Grants.gov submission, and proposals submitted with Grants.gov must meet both Grants.gov requirements and FastLane requirements.
Transportation Department Acquisition and Grants Home Page Many Federal Highway Administration programs encourage or require Grants.gov submission.
US Agency for International Development Education & Universities - Doing Business with USAID; Business Opportunities Some programs allow Grants.gov submission.
Nonprofit
Many nonprofit agencies use proposalCENTRAL for electronic proposal submission. For campus guidance on using proposalCENTRAL, see proposalCENTRAL at Berkeley. Other nonprofit agencies have developed their own systems. Please note this page provides an overview and is not a complete list.
Agency Program Information Electronic Submission Details
Alliance for Cancer Gene Therapy Types of Grants Proposals must be submitted through proposalCENTRAL.
Alliance for Lupus Research Research Program Proposals must be submitted through proposalCENTRAL.
ALS Association Research Grant Program This organization has a required electronic application system.
Alzheimer’s Association Research Programs Proposals must be submitted through proposalCENTRAL.
American Academy of Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery CORE Grant Awards Proposals must be submitted through proposalCENTRAL.
American Association for Cancer Research Research Funding Proposals must be submitted through proposalCENTRAL.
American Cancer Society Funding Opportunities Proposals must be submitted through proposalCENTRAL.
American Heart Association Funding Opportunities The AHA has a required electronic proposal submission system.
American Lung Association Nationwide Research Award Program Proposals must be submitted through proposalCENTRAL.
American Thoracic Society ATS Research Program Proposals must be submitted through proposalCENTRAL.
Arthritis Foundation Research Proposals must be submitted through proposalCENTRAL.
Burroughs-Wellcome Fund Grants Guide
see also Limited Submission Programs
Proposals must be submitted through proposalCENTRAL.
Concern Foundation Grants Proposals must be submitted through proposalCENTRAL.
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Funding Opportunities Proposals must be submitted through proposalCENTRAL.
Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation Dreyfus Foundation
see also Limited Submission Programs
Cover sheets for some programs must be submitted electronically.
Epilepsy Foundation Research Proposals must be submitted through proposalCENTRAL.
Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Network Research Proposals must be submitted through proposalCENTRAL.
William T. Grant Foundation Funding Opportunities The foundation has an electronic application system.
Hope Street Kids Foundation Grants and Research Proposals must be submitted through proposalCENTRAL.
International Reading Association Research Awards and Grants The organization has a required electronic application system (Nimble Net).
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Grant Applications Each program has its own application process. Some require an electronic proposal submission system; others may use e-mail submission.
Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation International Information for Applicants Proposals must be submitted through proposalCENTRAL.
King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) Global Research Partnership The organization has a required electronic application system.
Susan J. Koman for the Cure Grants Program Proposals must be submitted through proposalCENTRAL.
Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Research Grants Proposals must be submitted through proposalCENTRAL.
LIVESTRONG Lance Armstrong Foundation Research Program Proposals must be submitted through proposalCENTRAL.
Lupus Research Institute LRI Research Proposals must be submitted through proposalCENTRAL.
Lymphoma Research Foundation Grants and Awards Proposals must be submitted through proposalCENTRAL.
James S. McDonnell Foundation Research Awards The foundation has a required electronic application submission system.
Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation Research Proposals must be submitted through proposalCENTRAL.
Muscular Dystrophy Association Research Grants Programs Proposals must be submitted through proposalCENTRAL.
NARSAD Apply for a Grant NARSAD uses an electronic submission system.
National Alliance for Autism Research Grants and Research The organization has a required electronic submission system for letters of intent and proposals.
National Multiple Sclerosis Society Research The organization has a required electronic proposal submission system.
Craig H. Neilsen Foundation Grants Proposals must be submitted through proposalCENTRAL.
David & Lucile Packard Foundation What We Fund
see also Limited Submission Programs
Some programs have e-mail or online submission for letters of intent. Packard Fellowships in Science and Engineering require online application submission.
Paralysis Project of America Research Grants Proposals must be submitted through proposalCENTRAL.
Paralyzed Veterans of America Research & Education Proposals must be submitted through proposalCENTRAL.
Pew Scholars Program in the Biomedical Sciences Application Information The program has a required electronic submission system.
Prevent Cancer Foundation Research Proposals must be submitted through proposalCENTRAL.
Research Councils UK Research Je-S, a joint electronic submission system, is used by United Kingdom agencies AHRC, BBSRC, EPSRC, ESRCNERC and STFC (formerly CCLRC and PPARC), as well as the Technology Strategy Board (TSB), to provide their communities with electronic research grant services.
San Francisco Foundation Grantseekers From Grantee Center you can apply online, view your current and past applications and grants, submit reports, view the latest information about grant opportunities, and more.
Searle Scholars Program Application Information The program has a required electronic submission system.
Simons Foundation Autism Funding Opportunities Proposals must be submitted through proposalCENTRAL.
Space Telescope Science Institute STScI Home Several programs use electronic submission. STGMS is a system for submitting proposal budgets, tracking grants, and submitting reports.
The Astronomer's Proposal Tool (APT) is software that can be used to submit Phase I/DD proposals and Phase II proposals for the Hubble Space Telescope.
Stanley Medical Research Institute Research Grants The program has an electronic submission system.
U.S.-Israel Binational Science Foundation BSF Home Page This agency has a required electronic submission system.
University of California
Many UC grant programs require electronic proposal submission. Others allow or require e-mail submission of proposals.
Agency Program Information Electronic Submission Details
Biotechnology Research and Education Program Funding Opportunities Graduate Research and Education in Adaptive Bio-Technology (GREAT) Preproposal Online Submission.
California Breast Cancer Research Program Apply for Research Funding Letters of intent, concept papers, and applications must be submitted through proposalCENTRAL.
California HIV/AIDS Research Program Grant Application and Management Letters of intent and applications must be submitted through proposalCENTRAL.
California Sea Grant College Program California Sea Grant College Funding Opportunities The program has a required electronic submission system for preliminary proposals.
Center for U.S.-Mexican Studies Programs Overview The center has an online proposal submission system.
Center for Water Resources Center for Water Resources Home Proposals are submitted in MS Word format by e-mail.
Integrated Pest Management Program UC IPM Grants Programs See individual program announcements. Proposals for IPM programs are submitted in MS Word or PDF format. California Pierce's Disease Research Grants are submitted using an electronic submission system.
Kearney Foundation of Soil Science 2006-2011 Mission The program has a required electronic proposal system.
Labor and Employment Research Fund Program Home The program has a required electronic proposal submission system.
Marine Council: Coastal Environmental Quality Initiative Call for Proposals The program has a required electronic proposal submission system.
Microelectronics Innovation and Computer Research Opportunities (MICRO) MICRO Home The program has a required electronic proposal submission system.
Pacific Rim Research Program PRRP Home
see also Limited Submission Programs
The program has a required electronic proposal submission system.
Pacific Southwest Regional Center of Excellence for Biodefense and Emerging Infectious Diseases PCWRCE Funding Opportunities Proposals for Developmental Projects are submitted by email.
President's Postdoctoral Fellowship Program President's Postdoctoral Fellowship Program The program has a required online application system.
President's Research Fellowships in the Humanities Program Home The program has a required electronic proposal submission system.
Salinity/Drainage Program Salinity/Drainage Program Home Proposals are submitted in MS Word format by e-mail.
Sierra Foothill Research & Extension Center Research Proposals must be submitted by e-mail.
Elvenia J. Slosson Endowment Fund for Ornamental Horticulture Call for Proposals Proposals must be submitted by e-mail.
Tobacco-Related Disease Research Program Call for Applications Proposals must be submitted through proposalCENTRAL.
Toxic Substances Research and Teaching Program TSRTP Grants Program The program has a required electronic proposal submission system.
UC ACCORD UC ACCORD Program The program has a required online submission system.
UC Discovery Grants UC Discovery Grant Program The program has a required electronic proposal submission system; see How to Apply.
UC Humanities Research Institute UCHRI Program Information The program has a required electronic proposal submission system (FASTAPPS).
White Mountain Research Station Applying to Visit WMRS Applications must be submitted online.

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