Research Guides: Grants and Sponsored Projects: Reference

Reference

Guides & Handbooks
Statistics

EMERGE Library (Emory University)
EMERGE (Equipping Minoritized and Emerging Research Institutions to Grow their Enterprises) Library is the first national, peer-reviewed collection of plain language, collaboratively written research enterprise resources centering the voices and expertise of minority-serving institutions (MSIs) and emerging research institutions (ERIs).
Introduction ot Proposal Writing
The purpose of this "crash course" on proposal writing is to introduce you to the various pieces of that all-important document: a project proposal you will submit to a foundation.
National Science Foundation’s A Guide for Proposal Writing
NIH Grants Process: Writing Your Application (National Institutes of Health, U.S Department of Health and Human Servics)

American Community Survey
Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education)
Primary source for information on U.S. colleges, universities, and technical and vocational institutions.
Texas State Data Center
Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) Center for Health Statistics
Texas Education Agency (TEA) Standard Reports
Texas Higher Education Data
Texas Labor Market and Career Information
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
U.S. Census Bureau

Government Documents

Applying for and managing grants involves adherence to a variety of statutory and regulatory requirements. The following documents are some of those most commonly used by federal and state governments.

Code of Federal Regulations (Annual Edition)
Education Department General Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) and Other Applicable Grant Regulations (U.S. Department of Education)
Federal Register (Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration)
Official daily publication for rules, proposed rules, and notices of Federal agencies and organizations, as well as executive orders and other presidential documents.
Public and Private Laws
Texas Grant Management Standards
U.S. Code
Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards

Abstracts of Funded Projects

Before you prepare a funding proposal, you may want to review abstracts of recently funded projects to get an idea of the types of activities the agency might be interested in supporting. Most agencies with award search features will allow you to search by funding opportunity/program, organization awarded, and keywords.

IES Funding Opportunities (Institute of Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education)Search Form
NEH Past Awards Search Form (National Endowment for the Humanities)
NIFA Reporting System (National Institute of Food and Agriculture, U.S. Department of Agriculture)
All users of the NIFA Reporting System need to create a Login.gov account and comple identify verification. See user guide here for complete detailed instructions
NIH RePORTER (National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)
Electronic tool that allows users to search a repository of NIH-funded research projects and access publications and patents resulting from NIH funding.
National Science Foundation Award Search
Open Grants
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services
USASpending.gov