Search Tools

The Office of Sponsored Programs provides a number of resources to help you search for funding sources. Step 2: Find Funding of the Grant Life Process on this website provides an in-depth explanation of the process of seeking funding, strategies for your search, and an explanation of search tools. This page provides a quick link to those tools.

Databases and Search Engines

Free Services

UVU has retained several proprietary databases for the purpose of grant research by UVU personnel:

  • Grants.gov - lists all the currently open federal grants and provides access to their solutions.

 

Subscription Services

  • SPIN (Sponsored Programs Information Network) - Lists funding opportunities from both government agencies and private foundations. The SPIN website can be accessed automatically while on UVU’s campus. If plan to search while off-campus, contact us for password information.
  • AASCU/GRC (Grants Resource Center) – Provides notices about grant opportunities specific to public colleges and Universities. (Please contact us for user ID and password.)
  • Foundation Search Comprehensive fundraising information on non-profits and charities. (Please make an appointment with the OSP Program Director of Contracts and Foundation Grants.)
  • GrantWatch - A secure search and listing directory of available Federal, State, Foundation & Corporation grants that are accepting grant applications. Please make an appointment with the OSP Program Director of Contracts and Foundation Grants.

 

 

Federal Agency Websites

 

 

Application

If you or your department intend to apply for a grant, please fill out the Notification of Intent to Submit and tender it to the Office of Sponsored Programs, before you begin preparing a proposal. This enables both coordination and consolidation of grant writing efforts across campus.