Finding Funding
COVID-19 Funding Opportunities
Information about funding opportunities related to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) will be added to this page as they become available.
Please contact Nathan Blouin for more information or to report additional opportunities.
InfoED|SPIN Funding Opportunity Database
ORD provides subscription access to InfoEd Global’s SPIN database. SPIN is a comprehensive database containing over 40,000 funding opportunities from more than 10,000 federal, public, non-profit, and private sponsors. Registered users can set up and save search preferences, sign up for email notifications, organize and export funding searches and funding opportunities. All current UNC faculty, staff, visiting researchers, postdoctoral scholars, and students are eligible for SPIN user profiles.
Grants.gov
Grants.gov is the federal government’s comprehensive grant opportunities database, with funding opportunities from all federal sponsors. Grants.gov also provides educational resources for applicants and research administrators.
Foundation Directory Online
For researchers seeking private support from foundations and corporations, the Foundation Directory Online is an invaluable resource. Foundation Directory Online contains information about over 140,000 U.S. foundations. Access to the Foundation Directory is managed by the Office of Corporate and Foundation Relations. Please contact Michelle Arroyo, mvarroyo@email.unc.edu, for more information.
Stay connected
News Feed:
One way to stay connected with funding opportunities is to enroll in information listservs. We recommend:
- NIH Current Weekly Table of Contents
- NIH News and Events
- NIH Extramural Nexus
- NSF Update
- Department of Defense Electronic Biomedical Research Application Portal News
UNC RD Community:
The Research Development Community comprises research administrators and staff across the University who are involved in research and proposal development. Research Development Community Meetings occur twice each semester to facilitate intra-institutional networking and dialog. If you are interested in joining the Research Development Community, please visit the community’s collaboration site via SharePoint (content is onyen-protected).