Grant Opportunities
The Office of Sponsored Programs (OSP) provides funding search assistance for Winston-Salem State University faculty and staff. Faculty and staff requesting specific funding search assistance from OSP pre-award staff are required to complete the Funding Opportunity Request Form (FORF). OSP staff will use the information from this form to conduct specific funding searches through the Grant Resource Center (GRC) and other search engines.
Funding Agencies
The Funding Agencies below is a collection of databases and other extramural resources used to help WSSU faculty and staff identify and apply for external funding opportunities. These databases provide alerts to specific funding opportunities, guidelines for preparing proposals, access to potential collaborators and mentors, as well as opportunities to implement research projects through business and industry partnerships.
- Grants.gov
- Agency for Health Research and Quality (AHRQ)
- Corporation for National and Community Service
- Council for International Exchange of Scholars (CIES)
- Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)
- Michael and Susan Dell Foundation
Military
- Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR)
- Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL)
- Army Research Office (ARO)
- Army Research Laboratory (ARL)
Burroughs Welcome Fund
Student Fellowships, Scholarships, and Research Training Opportunities
- U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA): “Research and Science”
- U.S. Department of Commerce (includes NIST and NOAA)
U.S. Department of Education (ED)
- ED Discretionary Grant Application Packages
- ED Federal Register Notices
- ED e-Grants
- ED Grants and Contracts
- Institute of Education Sciences (IES) Funding Opportunities
U.S. Department of Defense (DoD)
- Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (CDMRP)
- Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC)
U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)
- DOE Funding Opportunities
- DOE Office of Science Education (includes summer research experiences for faculty and students)
- DOE National Energy Technology Laboratory Funding Opportunities
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
- DHS
- DHS Research Business Solicitations
- DHS Science and Technology Directorate (includes strategic plans)
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ)
- National Institute of Justice (NIJ) Funding Opportunities
- U.S. Department of Justice Agencies - Grants
U.S. State Department (Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs)
U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) and North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT)
- NIH Office of Extramural Research (OER)
- NIH OER Grant Basics
- NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts
- NIH Common Fund: a strategic planning and coordination site
- NSF Current Funding Opportunities (by due date)
- NSF Recently Announced Funding Opportunities (by announcement date)
- NSF Proposal and Award Policies and Procedures Guide (PAPPG)
- NSF FastLane (fastlane.nsf.gov/index.jsp)
- Oak Ridge Associated Universities (ORAU)
- Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education (ORISE) (includes student and faculty opportunities for summer and short-term academic-year research experiences)
Limited Submissions Funding Opportunities
Limited submissions are funding opportunities where sponsor agencies restrict the number of research proposals and other funding awards that a single institution can submit for a particular funding announcement. To ensure that WSSU submits highly competitive proposals to gain a competitive edge as well as increase the likelihood of success, an
To be considered for a limited submissions opportunity, interested principal investigators (PI) and/or program directors (PD) must participate in the limited submissions proposal development process, which includes submitting an Internal Notice of Intent (INOI) and a project summary to the Office of Sponsored (OSP). A full description of this process and a listing of the limited submission opportunities can found below.
Limited Submissions Proposal Development Process
Pivot
Pivot-RP accelerates the research process by providing access to the most comprehensive global source of funding opportunities, facilitating collaborator discovery, and offering insights and shortcuts to help WSSU researchers win a larger share of available funding.
Grant Resource Center
The Grants Resource Center (GRC), a premium service of the American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU), strengthens the competitive edge of colleges and universities pursuing public and private funding opportunities. GRC membership is open to all public and private colleges and universities offering four-year and graduate degrees. WSSU encourages our institution to optimize its AASCU membership with a GRC subscription.
