Resources for Grants and Research
School of Technology

External Grant/Research Sites

All Comprehensive Grant Seeking Sites

National Institutes of Health and Sciences-general information
National Institutes of Health and Sciences-tips
National Science Foundation

Government Grants

Grants.gov is your source to FIND and APPLY for federal grants. The site also allows organizations to electronically find, apply for, and manage competitive federal grants. There are more than 900 grant opportunities offered by 26 federal agencies for you to search.

System for Award Management (SAM)

Many of the federal grant programs listed in the Directory of Research Grants originate from the most current SAM. The SAM is published every spring and updated each fall. The program number entry for the government grants in this Directory refers to the grant program number in the SAM.

Federal Register

The Federal Register, the government's "daily newspaper." It is also available from the Superintendent of Documents and lists notices of legal rules and regulations, and application deadlines for new grant programs from federal agencies.

Educational Grants

National Educators Association

Grant Writing Tutorials/Writing Guides

A Guide for Writing a Funding Proposal

A Guide to Proposal Planning and Writing

Other University Grant Writing Resources

The following sites are grant proposal writing resources from numerous university and community college sites. Remember, the specifics concerning the sponsoring university are not guidelines for EIU. These sites are for guidance, reference, and resource use only.

UNC Handouts and Links

Writing Resources

EIU Writing Center

The Purdue Online Writing Lab

UNC-Writing Center Handouts/Resources