Funding Opportunities
For additional information concerning funding sources, publications, internet resources, internal competitions, COS Pivot services, and training, please contact our Information Specialist.
University Contractual Resources
COS Pivot
Encompassing all disciplines, COS Pivot is the largest and most comprehensive research funding database on the Web. COS Pivot Web-based products and services are designed to promote your work, find funding, access experts, consult, and collaborate with colleagues. Updated daily, Pivot Funding Opportunities includes more than 20,000 records of opportunities from around the world. Pivot is a fee-based subscription service paid for by the University. To help you get started, try out the Pivot Quick Start Guide. In addition, hands-on Pivot training for Southern Miss faculty and staff is scheduled periodically, or you can request special arrangements for yourself, your department or unit.
GRC GrantSearch
The Grants Resource Center (GRC), a division of the American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU), is a comprehensive, Washington-based grants service available to subscribing institutions. Assisting with private as well as federal sponsors, GRC offers up-to-date funding information combined with individualized services. GRC's GrantSearch (available on campus), is a user-friendly funding database arranged by academic discipline.
This Web site is available through a paid subscription by Sponsored Programs Administration. It is restricted to the “@usm.edu” domain; however off-campus access may be given to a faculty member on a special needs basis. Please contact our Information Specialist for details.
SPA Reporter
Each month we issue a publication, known as the SPA Reporter, which features current news and upcoming funding opportunities. With funding opportunity summaries compiled by Grants Resource Center (a division of the American Association of State Colleges and Universities), this document is normally available online at our Publications and Reports page (with the migration of the University's Web site, SPA lost its secure repository for publications, and we hope to have a new solution soon). It includes solicitations for publication and research grants, fellowships, scholarships, awards, and seminars for undergraduate, graduate, and post-graduate work from private foundations and federal agencies.
The funding opportunities are summarized, then organized in four broad categories (Arts/Humanities/International; Education/Human & Community Development; Health/Mental Health; and Science, Technology, Engineering, & Mathematics). The PDF format enables faculty and staff to use Adobe Acrobat's search function to find key terms.
Access to this publication is limited to the "@usm.edu" domain due to copyright restrictions. Members of the Southern Miss community may contact our Information Specialist at 601-266-4119 for alternate access to restricted files.
Limited Submissions / Internal Competitions
Certain sponsors and programs place restrictions on the number of applications an organization is allowed to submit. Because exceeding stated limits typically results in disqualification of ALL institutional applications, SPA coordinates submissions for these situations. Please visit our Limited Submissions and Internal Competitions page to find general information and see internal competitions currently underway. If you find a limited submission opportunity, please contact SPA's Information Specialist immediately for instructions (601-266-4119 or sponsoredprograms@usm.edu). |
Internal Funding Opportunities
Please visit the University Research Council’s Web page to learn more about annual internal funding opportunities such as Faculty Summer Research Stipends and Research, Scholarly, and Creative Activity Awards. Additionally, the Office of the Provost conducts several competitions for faculty each fall.
Proposal Development Grant Program
The Office of the Vice Provost for Research initiated a grant program during the Fall 2012 term, for Southern Miss faculty to facilitate the planning, writing and submission of extramural proposals to support research and scholarly activities. The proposal development program will provide grants of up to $2,000 to be used for any activity, travel expense or commodity that aids faculty members in preparing and submitting extramural proposals.
Requests that propose to facilitate interdisciplinary efforts across departmental or college lines will be considered with higher priority. In addition, requests to collaborate with faculty at other institutions to prepare competitive proposals will also be considered.
Proposal Development Grants will be in the amount of $2,000 and limited to a period of 12 months (competitively renewable for up to 24 months for maximum of $4,000). Grant recipients will be expected to prepare and submit one or more extramural, competitive grant proposals within the 12-month award period.
To apply for a grant, faculty should submit a request (not to exceed two pages) which details the following:
• the proposed research or scholarly activity
• how the requested development funds will be used
• a simple budget
• the faculty member(s) involved in the proposal development
• department affiliation of all participating faculty
• the agency(ies) targeted by the planned proposal
• a link to the relevant Request for Proposals or other application guidelines
Requests should be forwarded through the appropriate dean(s) to the Office of the Vice Provost for Research. A second round of proposals will be reviewed in the spring, with a due date of April 15. It is anticipated that 10-15 grants will be available for the 2012-13 academic year. For more information, contact the Office of the Vice Provost for Research at 601.266.5116.
Federal Agencies
- Administration for Children and Families (ACF)
- Administration on Aging
- Agency for HealthCare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
- Agriculture, Department of
- Agriculture's Official Home Page
- The National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) (formerly the Cooperative State Research, Education & Extension Service (CSREES)
- National Research Initiative
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
- Commerce, Department of
- Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)
- Defense, Department of
- Education, Department of
- Energy, Department of
- Environmental Protection Agency
- Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
- Health & Human Services, Department of (HHS)
- Health and Human Services' Home Page
- Administration for Children and Families (ACF)
- Administration on Aging (AoA)
- Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
- Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
- Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
- Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)
- Homeland Security, Department of
- Housing & Urban Development, Department of (HUD)
- Institute of Museum and Library Services
- Interior, Department of
- Justice, Department of
- Labor, Department of
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
- National Endowment for the Arts (NEA)
- National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH)
- National Institutes of Health (NIH)
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
- National Science Foundation (NSF)
- Naval Research Laboratory
- Office of Naval Research
- Small Business Administration
- State, Department of
- Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
- Transportation, Department of
- Treasury, Department of
- Veterans Affairs, Department of
State Agencies
- State of Mississippi government pages
- Mississippi/Alabama Sea Grant Consortium
- Mississippi Arts Commission
- Mississippi Department of Education
- Waterways Experiment Station – Vicksburg
Private Foundations
The Foundation Center provides links to more than 1,500 grantmaker Web sites divided into the following categories:
In addition, here are links to other major and regional private foundations:
- The Annenberg Foundation
- The Carnegie Corporation of New York
- The Ford Foundation
- The W. K. Kellogg Foundation
- The Pew Charitable Trusts
- Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
- The Bower Foundation
- The Phil Hardin Foundation
Listservs
Subscribe to these free electronic message services to receive e-mail alerts about funding news and opportunities
- The Foundation Center - RFP Bulletin (Look for "Subscribe" on the vertical menu at left.)
- Grants.gov - U.S. Federal Grants Notification Service
- Institute for Museum and Library Services [IMLS] (Look for "Subscribe" at bottom right.)
- Mississippi Arts Commission [MAC]
- National Endowment for the Humanities [NEH]
- National Institutes of Health [NIH]
- National Science Foundation [NSF]
- State Science and Technology Institute [SSTI]
- Technological Horizons in Education
- U.S. Department of Education [ED]
