The first step for any sponsored program is to find the right funding opportunity. Below are current funding announcements and resources for fund searching.
Funding Announcements
OSRP invites you to share your research and program interests opportunities with us so personalized opportunities can be sent directly to you. The following are a number of programs currently accepting applications:-
NORTH CAROLINA HUMANITIES
Project Planning Grants provide up to $2,000 to support the incubation or development of a public humanities project. Read the RFP here.
Small Project Grants provide up to $5,000 to support the implementation of public humanities projects. Read the RFP here.
Large Project Grants provide up to $20,000 to support public humanities projects of a broad or extended scope. Read the RFP here.
NC Humanities’ 2024 Grant Guidelines (these apply to all three grant types)
Preview the application HERE
Deadlines vary according to each opportunity.
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NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE HUMANITIES: SCHOLARLY EDITIONS AND TRANSLATIONS
"The Scholarly Editions and Scholarly Translations program provides grants to organizations to support collaborative teams who are editing, annotating, and translating foundational humanities texts that are vital to scholarship but are currently inaccessible or only available in inadequate editions or translations. Typically, the texts are significant literary, philosophical, and historical materials, but works in other humanities fields may also be the subject of an edition."
Deadline: November 27, 2024
https://www.neh.gov/grants/research/scholarly-editions-and-translations-grants
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CLIMATE CHANGE AND HUMAN HEALTH
Small grants to promote growth of new connections between scholars, practitioners, educators, and/or communicators working to understand, spread the word about, and mitigate the impacts of climate change on human health.
The program is interested in funding programs that:
Link basic/early biomedical science to climate-focused thinking
Sustainability in healthcare systems, health care delivery outside institutions, and biomedical research
Health impacts and health systems impacts of extreme weather events and other crises
Outreach, communication, and education around climate and human health
Deadline: Proposals accepted through July 2026 with quarterly deadlines
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EVIDENCE FOR ACTION: INNOVATIVE RESEARCH TO ADVANCE RACIAL EQUITY
"Evidence for Action (E4A) prioritizes research to evaluate specific interventions (e.g., policies, programs, practices) that have the potential to counteract the harms of structural and systemic racism and improve health, well-being, and equity outcomes. Our focus on racial equity means we are concerned both with the direct impacts of structural racism on the health and well-being of people and communities of color (e.g., Black, Latina/o/x, Indigenous, Asian, Pacific Islander, and other races and ethnicities), as well as the ways in which racism intersects with other forms of marginalization, such as having low income, being an immigrant, having a disability, or identifying as LGBTQ+ or a gender minority.
This funding is geared toward studies about “upstream” causes of health inequities, such as the systems, structures, laws, policies, norms, and practices that determine the distribution of resources and opportunities, which in turn influence individuals’ options and behaviors. Research should center on the needs and experiences of communities exhibiting the greatest health burdens and be motivated by real-world priorities."
Deadline: Rolling
The Faculty Research and Development Grant Program
The Faculty Research and Development Grant Program has been providing financial assistance to faculty since 1977. The goal of this initiative is to encourage full-time faculty to pursue professional development by providing limited, although meaningful, financial support. Faculty members who are eligible to serve as principal investigators (PI) on externally funded grants are encouraged to apply for funding. Applications for the 2025 Program open on November 1st, 2024.
SPIN Database
SPIN is a search engine used to locate funding opportunities across all disciplines and sources.
More Funding Sources
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Hanover Research Solutions
UNCP has established a partnership with Hanover Research Solutions (HR)*. As part of this partnership, UNCP faculty can access to the webinars and newsletters developed by HR to help Grant seekers navigate the funding landscape.
UNCP faculty can review recent grants opportunities under Grant Alerts, or sign up to receive funding calendars and webinar invitations through Hanover Insights.
*About Hanover Research: Founded in 2003, Hanover Research is a global research and grant development firm. The Hanover Grants practice provides research development, grant writing, and strategic advising support to a wide range of institutions and organizations. Our professionals deliver customized proposal review, revision, and production support, while also helping to align strategic priorities to funding trends and opportunities at all levels
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Comprehensive Websites for Federal Grants
- Grants.gov - A comprehensive site for federal programs
- Federal Register - Grant and contract notices, rules and proposed rules from federal agencies
- Federal Business Opportunities - Government contracting opportunities
- Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance - A comprehensive site for federal programs
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Federal Agencies and Departments
- National Endowment for the Humanities
- U.S. Department of Education
- U.S. Department of Justice
- National Institutes of Health
- National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities
- National Academies
- National Endowment for the Arts
- U.S. Department of Agriculture
- U.S. Department of Transportation
- Department of Health & Human Services
- Office of Juvenile Justice & Delinquency Prevention
- National Science Foundation
- Environmental Protection Agency
- National Aeronautics & Space Administration
- U.S. Department of Defense
- U.S. Department of Energy
- Health Resources and Services Administration
- Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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Foundations, Professional Associations, Philanthropy Groups
- American Honda Foundation
- Fundsnet
- Grantmakers in the Arts
- Foundation for Child Development
- Public Welfare Foundation
- Blumenthal Foundation
- Kate B. Reynolds Charitable Trust
- Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
- Golden LEAF Foundation
- Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation
- AT&T Foundation
- Bank of America Foundation
- Social Science Research Council
- American Association for the Advancement of Science
- American Educational Research Association
- North Carolina Arts Council
- North Carolina Humanities Council
- American Nurses Foundation
- Sigma Theta Tau International
- The Commonwealth Fund
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Selected International Opportunities American Councils for International Education
- American Institute For Foreign Study International Scholarship
- Carnegie Corporation of New York
- Cultural Vistas
- Council of American Overseas Research Centers
- Council for the International Exchange of Scholars (CIES)
- Council on Foreign Relations
- Fogarty International Center
- Hughes (Howard) Medical Institute (HHMI)
- Human Frontier Science Program
- International Research and Exchange Board (IREX)
- MacArthur (John D. and Catherine T.) Foundation
- NAFSA: Association of International Educators
- National Science Foundation International Division
- Organization of American States
- Social Science Research Council
- Open Society Foundations
- United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- STEM Education
Note: Please contact OSRP when first initiating the grant application process and submit application materials to OSRP no later than seven full business days prior to the sponsor’s deadline.