Funding opportunities and resources can be found on the links on left.
Internal Funding Opportunities
Announcements of internal RFAs and competitions are made exclusively through the VCR's "Research Matters" newsletter that is emailed weekly to researchers at UNMC.
- If you don't currently receive the newsletter, please sign up here to receive the next edition.
- Have an upcoming internal opportunity you'd like to share? Please submit it through our request form.
External Funding Opportunities
While we have discontinued support for Funding Institutional, there are several alternative ways you can search for external funding sources:
- NIH Funding Opportunities and Notices: Provides comprehensive information on grant programs and funding opportunities offered by the National Institutes of Health, catering specifically to biomedical research.
- Grants.gov Federal Funding: An extensive database that allows you to search and apply for all federal funding opportunities, covering a wide range of research areas and federal sponsors (CDC, DOD, etc).
- NSF Funding Opportunities: Offers detailed listings of funding opportunities provided by the National Science Foundation, supporting research and education in all fields of science and engineering.
- SAM.gov Federal Contract Opportunities: A portal for various federal assistance listings including grants, loans, business and non-profit support, providing a comprehensive resource for government-funded projects.
- GuideStar for Nonprofits: Search for information on nonprofit organizations, ideal for researchers looking for funding and partnership opportunities in the nonprofit sector.
Funding Alerts and Other Sources
Be proactive by staying informed about the latest funding opportunities specific to your research areas. Explore the links below to set up your own personalized funding alert via email or RSS.
- Federal Sources
- NIH Alerts (email listserv, RSS feeds, and customized saved search notifications)
- NSF Alerts (email listserv)
- Grants.gov Alerts (email listserv)
- DOD/CDMRP Alerts (email listserv)
- Foundations and Other Sources
- American Association for Cancer Research (AACR)
- American Health Assistance Foundation (AHAF)
- Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
- Brain and Behavior Research Foundation
- Jones Foundation for Reproductive Medicine
- Susan G. Komen For the Cure - Breast Cancer
- Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research
- Orthopaedic Research and Education Foundation
- Parkinson's Foundation
- Prostate Cancer Research Foundation
- Robert Wood Johnson Foundation