Subject Guides: Grants & Grant Writing: Grant Sources

Key Grant-Finding Databases & Websites

Foundation Directory Online Professional
Information on over 100,000 foundations, corporate donors, and grantmaking public charities with over 2.4 million recent grants.
GuideStar Pro
Search for reports on non-profits, including organizations and more than 3.3 million individuals. For some groups, up to 5 years' worth of IRS tax forms, balance sheet, and income and distribution data is available.
** This database can only be accessed when connected to the secure campus network (includes AU VPN). **
** Users must create a personal account to access downloads of up to 1,000 records per month from search results. **
Pivot
Identifies research funding opportunities and matches them with researchers within or outside of an organization. Allows faculty to set up individual alerts for new funding opportunities and track them amongst individual researchers or teams. More information about Pivot and other grant opportunities is available from the Office of Sponsored Awards & Research Administration's Find Funding page in the help.american.edu portal.
Resource provided through the Office of Sponsored Awards & Research Administration (OSARA).

Sponsored Awards & Research Administration (OSARA)
OSARA assists American University faculty and staff with all aspects of funding research, proposal submissions and awards.

National Endowment for the Arts (NEA)
Established by Congress in 1965 as an independent agency of the federal government. To date, the NEA has awarded more than $4 billion to support artistic excellence, creativity, and innovation for the benefit of individuals and communities.
National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH)
NEH is an independent grant-making agency of the United States government dedicated to supporting research, education, preservation, and public programs in the humanities.
National Institute of Health (NIH)
A part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the nation’s medical research agency. The NIH invests over $31.2 billion annually in medical research, 80% of which is awarded through grants.
National Science Foundation (NSF)
An independent federal agency created by Congress in 1950 "to promote the progress of science." With an annual budget of about $6.9 billion, the NSF is the funding source for approximately 20% of all federally supported basic research conducted by America's colleges and universities.
Grants.gov
A central storehouse for information on over 1,000 grant programs and with access to approximately $500 billion in annual awards. This is a key resource for those interesting in finding and applying for federal grants.

First Research
Search for 'Grantmaking Foundations' for a profile of the industry.