External Funding Organizations
The following link to free resources for finding federal, state and private funding opportunities for research and other scholarly projects.
Federal Funding
- Department of Justice (DOJ)
- Federal Business Opportunities
- Federal Register
- Federal Transit Administration (FTA)
- Grants.gov
- National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH)
- National Institutes of Health (NIH)
- National Institute of Justice (NIJ)
- National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
- National Science Foundation (NSF)
- SAM.gov (formerly the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance)
- U.S. Department of Education (ED)
- U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT)
- Chesapeake Watershed Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU)
State & Local Government Funding
- Maryland Governor's Grant Office
- Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE)
- Maryland Higher Education Commission (MHEC)
- Maryland State Arts Council (MSAC)
- Baltimore County Commission on Arts and Sciences (BCCAS)
Private Funding
- The Abell Foundation: Provides support and funding for nonprofits seeking to improve Baltimore communities.
- The American Association of University Women: Funds academic and community projects for women’s graduate education.
- The American Chemical Society: Supports research, education, and community activities in the chemical sciences.
- The American College Health Foundation: Funds college health initiatives to advance the overall success of students.
- The American Hearing Research Foundation: Funds novel research to better understand and overcome hearing and balance disorders of the inner ear.
- The American Physiological Society: Awards excellence in physiological research and education at all career levels.
- The American Speech-Language-Hearing Foundation: Propels innovation and research in the field of communication sciences and disorders.
- The American Water Charitable Foundation: Encourages charitable endeavors to fund water conservation and education.
- The Association for Psychological Science: Engages scientists in research to better understand the human condition.
- Chesapeake Bay Trust: Empowers diverse groups to take actions that enrich natural resources and local communities of the Chesapeake Bay region.
- Digital Promise: Advances equitable education systems through research, practice, and technology.
- The Dollar General Literacy Foundation: Funds adult literacy services in communities across the United States.
- Exelon Generation Company, LLC: Supports nonprofit organizations and programs that provide sustainable, community-based programs.
- Google: Helps nonprofits share their causes with the world.
- The Grammy Museum: Advances archival and preservation of impactful North American music.
- The Hearing Health Foundation: Funds research in the areas of cochlear implant, hearing aid, and ear surgery development.
- The Jack Miller Center: Sustains and restores American history through the next generation of educators.
- Maryland Dance Education Association: Seeks to develop professional and community dance careers.
- The Mathematical Association of America: Supports mathematical projects among middle school, high school, and undergraduate students.
- The Max and Victoria Dreyfus Foundation: Funds community-based organizations and programs serving a specific population.
- The Mid-Atlantic Arts Foundation: Invests in artists to promote multi-state arts programming.
- The National Communication Association: Emphasizes the importance of competent communication in all forms and relationships.
- The National Council of Teachers of Mathematics: Helps math teachers, prospective teachers, and other math educators improve the teaching and learning of mathematics.
- The National Council on Family Relations: Establishes standards for research, education, and practice and by advocating for the development and advancement of family studies.
- The North American Society for Sport Management: Recognizes achievements and innovations by professional and student members in the areas of research, teaching, and service.
- Sigma Global Nursing Excellence: Advances knowledge, teaching, and learning in an international community of nurses.
- The Simons Foundation: Stimulates research in mathematics, physical and life sciences, and autism research.
- The American Occupational Therapy Foundation: Supports research on the collaboration of occupation and health.
- The P&G Fund of The Greater Cincinnati Foundation: Invests in sustainable employment opportunities to promote economic empowerment.