Faculty Funding Resources

Announcements

• NEW FINANCIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY: A new financial conflict of interest policy has been implemented for all grant submissions with sponsor due dates of August 24, 2012, or later. Please see the information about the revised policy available in the University Handbook of Operating Procedures (7-1210).
• The Office of Sponsored Projects (OSP) has announced that our regular federally negotiated indirect cost rate (currently 54%) will increase to 54.5% for grants with start dates effective 9/1/2013. For details on indirect cost policies, please see OSP's website.

For more grant opportunities, please see the weekly COLA Grants Digest.

Developing a Strategy for External Funding

Whether you're looking for funding for your own research or for your Center or Department, we can help you create a strategy to match your strengths with funders' interests. Staying abreast of trends in the grantmaking world will help you cast your projects in the most "fund-able" light.

• Foundation Center foundationcenter.org
• Chronicle of Philanthropy www.philanthropy.com

Identifying Grant Opportunities

The best way to find grant opportunities is to stay abreast of Requests for Proposals (RFPs) in your field. Check the websites below frequently (or subscribe to their email notifications) to explore new opportunities and stay up-to-date on trends in the kinds of projects funders are supporting.

• Foundation Center RFP Search foundationcenter.org/pnd/rfp/
• Grants.gov (For Liberal Arts disciplines, watch NSF, NEH, NEA, IIE, ED, DOS, IMLS and the National Academies)
• A number of other universities maintain searchable databases, Duke University offers a good one. 
• Communities of Science http://pivot.cos.com/
• Regional Foundation Library (formerly the Hogg Foundation Library) www.utexas.edu/diversity/ddce/rfl
  (See our RFL Guide for Liberal Arts grant seekers here).