Resources for identifying Sponsored Project Opportunities
Pivot
Northern Arizona University’s Office of the Vice President for Research has subscribed to Pivot, a platform that will provide NAU faculty and staff with access to the most comprehensive global source of sponsored funding opportunities, updated daily.
Pivot also allows you to personalize your profile and connect with experts inside and outside of NAU, allowing you to build stronger networks, foster collaborative partnerships and increase visibility of your research.
Access Pivot using your NAU credentials. For support in setting up your Pivot profile view the Pivot Knowledge Articles. Reach out to nau-osp@nau.edu with any questions.
GrantForward
GrantForward Funding Opportunity Search and Recommendation service is another funding search platform available for all NAU personnel.
Access GrantForward using your NAU credentials. NAU will be phasing out their support of GrantForward by December 31 2026.
For tutorials on setting up and using GrantForward, view the Grant Forward Researcher Support page.
Other funding opportunities
Federal funding resources Accordion Closed
U.S. Department of Agriculture
- National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Funding Opportunities
- NIST State Small Business Resources
- Collaborating with NIST
- Air Force Research Laboratory Funding Overview
- Army Research Laboratory Funding Opportunities
- The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)
- DARPA Solicitations
- Office of Naval Research Funding Opportunities
- Energy Funding and Financing
- Industry Interactive Procurement System (IIPS)
- National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) Solicitations and Funding Opportunities
- NETL Unsolicited Proposals
Environmental Protection Agency
Government Publishing Office (GPO)
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS)
- HHS Contracts and Grants
- National Institutes of Health (NIH)
- NIH E-mail Directory
- NIH Office of Extramural Research
- NIH Research Portfolio Online Reporting Tools (RePORT)
- NIH Activity Codes Search Tool
- NIH Grant Application Basics
- NIH Types of Grant Programs
- NIH Standard Due Dates for Competing Applications
- NIH Funding Opportunities and Notices
- NIH Modular Research Grant Applications
- NIH New and Early Stage Investigators Policies
- NIH Guide LISTSERV – Email Subscription
U.S. Department of Homeland Security
- Homeland Security Advanced Research Projects Agency (HSARPA)
- Homeland Security Find and Apply for Grants
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
U.S. Agency for International Development
U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI)
National Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA)
- NASA Solicitation and Proposal Integrated Review and Evaluation System (NSPIRES)
- NASA Glenn Research Center
National Endowment for the Arts (NEA)
National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH)
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
NOAA Acquisition and Grants Office
Arizona state funding resources Accordion Closed
- Arizona Community Foundation
- Community Foundation for Southern Arizona
- ProcureAZ
- Arizona State Procurement Office
- Arizona Office of Grants and Federal Resources
- Arizona Commission on the Arts
- Arizona Dept. of Education
- Arizona Dept. of Housing
- Arizona Department of Transportation
- Arizona Department of Revenue
- Arizona Office of Tourism
- Arizona Department of Environmental Quality
- Arizona Humanities
- Arizona State Parks
- Arizona Water Infrastructure Finance Authority
- Arizona Community Tree Council
- Arizona Department of Agriculture
- Arizona Partners for Fish & Wildlife
- Arizona Game & Fish
- Arizona Association for Environmental Education
Private funding resources Accordion Closed
- Alfred P. Sloan Foundation
- American Cancer Society
- American Council of Learned Societies
- American Heart Association
- The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation
- AT&T Foundation
- Burroughs Wellcome Fund
- The Camille & Henry Dreyfus Foundation, Inc.
- The David & Lucile Packard Foundation
- Energy Foundation
- Ford Foundation
- The Getty Foundation
- Global Fund for Women
- The Howard Hughes Medical Institute
- The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation
- John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
- The Kresge Foundation
- The McKnight Foundation
- The Pew Charitable Trusts
- The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
- The Spencer Foundation
- W.K. Kellogg Foundation
- W.M. Keck Foundation