Find Funding

Below are links to resources that can help you search for funding opportunities. 

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Columbia University Research Site (Finding Funding)

 

APECS Funding Database - international and interdisciplinary database of funding resources from the Association of Polar Early Career Scientists

Candid's Guide Star - foundation search engine 

Candid for Columbia University - enter via Columbia University Libraries (CLIO) and search for nonprofit organizations or funders.

Cleantech Funding Database - sources of funding for early-stage clean energy companies

Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Units (CESU) Experts Database - facilitates connection between federal agencies and non-federal research partners, providing a tool for federal agencies to rapidly identify expertise for funding opportunities in a variety of disciplines. 

Corporate and Foundation Partnerships - guidelines and resources from the University Corporate & Foundation Relations for faculty and staff. 

Grants.gov - US government grants search

Halo - connect with corporate research and development (R&D) teams who wish to partner with academic researchers.

NIH - guide for National Institute of Health grants and contracts. 

NOAA Student Opportunities Database - opportunities for students of any level, including undergraduate, graduate, and recent graduates.

NORDP - A number of sample presentations on finding funding (toward bottom of page).

NSF - funding opportunities with the National Science Foundation. 

NYS Grant Opportunities - Find, apply for, and manage New York State grants.

NYS Department of Environmental Conservation - competitive grants for environmental protection and improvement available for municipalities, community organizations, not-for-profit organizations and others. 

NYS Environmental Bond Act - includes funding from a wide variety of sources and includes programs using funds from the Clean Water, Clean Air and Green Jobs Environmental Bond Act of 2022.

NYSERDA - current solicitations and funding opportunities, PONs, RFPs, RFIs, RFQs, and RFQLs

Ocean Visions Database - database of funding for ocean CDR research 

SAM.gov - US government contracting opportunities

Science.org - prizes and awards

SUSAN Hub - Sustainability Academic Network; a platform for datasets, academic papers, conferences, jobs, grants, local events, and institutes.

USA.gov Innovation - federal prize competitions. 

Women in the Arctic and Antarctic - list of links to third party funding sources