There are a number of federal grant resources. Federal agencies post grant information and grant guidelines specific for grants they fund on their websites. Here is a partial listing of federal agencies that offer sponsored project opportunities:

National Science Foundation (NSF)

• NSF Grants and Funding Page - Search for funding opportunities
• NSF Guide to Programs
• NSF Program Announcements and Information
• NSF Proposal and Award Policies/Procedures Guide
• NSF Guide to Proposal Writing
• NSF FastLane Page
• NSF Contact Directory

National Institutes of Health (NIH)

• NIH Grants and Funding Page - Search for funding opportunities
• NIH Grant Application Basics
• NIH Forms and Applications
• NIH Modular Research Grant Applications
• NIH Contact Directory
• NIH Institutes, Centers and Offices Directory

Federal Funding Agencies

• Air Force
• Army Research Office
• Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor
• Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)
• Department of Agriculture
• Department of Commerce
• Department of Defense
• Department of Education
• Department of Energy
• Department of Health and Human Services
• Department of Housing and Urban Development
• Department of the Interior, National Park Service: History and Culture
• Department of Justice
• Department of Labor
• Environmental Protection Agency
• Federal Business Funding Opportunities
• Institute of Museum and Library Services
• The Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity (IARPA)
• Internal Revenue Service
• National Aeronautics and Space Administration
• National Archives
• National Endowment for the Arts
• National Endowment for the Humanities
• National Human Genome Research Institute
• National Institute of Justice
• National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
• Naval Postgraduate School
• Office of Naval Research
• Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration