Grant Support: Grant Forward and Funding Opportunites
GrantFoward
GrantForward is a subscription-based source of funding opportunity information for most disciplines. Miami students, faculty, and staff can use GrantForward free of charge using your Miami ID and password.
GrantForward uses specialized data-crawling technology to constantly update our extensive database of sponsors and funding opportunities, allowing thousands of grant opportunities to be gathered from over 9,000 US Sponsors. Every grant opportunity is thoroughly analyzed and then verified by our team of specialists to ensure accuracy.
Getting started in GrantFoward
- GrantFoward GuideFrom the GrantForward site - Researchers can benefit from our complete award-seeking cycle, including a comprehensive database of funding opportunities across all disciplines, a worldwide sponsor directory, and additional sources of pre-solicitations and funded awards. You can also take advantage of many advanced utilities such as getting funding alerts, receiving grant recommendations based on your research interests and matching grants delivered from administrators, etc.
- GrantFoward official guidesNew to GrantForward? Get started by learning the basics of using GrantForward as a researcher or administrator. Detailed guidelines on how to use GrantForward.
Areas Covered by GrantFoward
Areas Covered in the Grant Forward Database
The Grant Forward Database provides funding opportunities in every field from agriculture to zoology. Subject areas include:
| Agriculture | Leisure Studies |
| All Disciplines Supported | Library Science |
| Area Studies | Life Sciences |
| Arts | Mathematics |
| Behavioral Sciences | Medical Sciences |
| Biotechnology | Military Sciences |
| Business Administration | Museology |
| Communication | Natural Sciences |
| Computer Science | Nuclear Sciences |
| Earth Sciences | Opportunity Restricted to Minorities - Minority Institutions |
| Education | Opportunity Restricted to Women |
| Energy | Opportunity for Junior Faculty |
| Engineering | Physical Sciences |
| Environmental Sciences | Plant Sciences |
| Ethnic and Racial Group Studies | Population Studies |
| Foods and Food Scienc | Rural Studies |
| Gender Studies | Science |
| Geographic Locations | Social Sciences |
| Home Economics | Space Sciences |
| Humanities | Technology |
| Information Science | Transportation |
| International Studies | Urbanism |
| Law |
Funding Types and Opportunites
Types of Sponsored Funding Mechanisms
Grant
A grant is used when the sponsor anticipates no substantial programmatic involvement with the recipient during the performance of the project. Grants are among the most flexible award mechanisms.
Cooperative Agreement
Cooperative agreements are funding mechanisms used by the Federal government. The main difference between a grant and a cooperative agreement is that a cooperative agreement entails substantial staff involvement from a federal agency.
Subaward/Subcontract
The transferring of a substantive portion of the research/program effort of the prime award to another institution or organization.
Contract
A contract is used when the principal purpose is to provide a prescribed service or "good" for the direct benefit or use of the funding agency.
Consulting Agreement
A consultant is an independent contractor engaged to provide expert advice or services, typically for short or intermittent time periods.
Gift
Unlike funds governed by agreements, gifts are awarded irrevocably and, generally, without contractual requirements (again, generally "no strings attached").
Common Types of Funding Announcements
- Broad Agency Announcement (BAA)
An announcement of a federal agency’s general research interests. Invites proposals, and specifies general terms and conditions for award.
Eg: ARO, ONR, AFOSR BAA’s. - Program Announcement/Program Solicitation (PA/PS)
Announcement of sponsor’s intent to support a general area of research, or some other activity, that furthers the goals and mission of the sponsor.
Eg: NIH Parent Announcements, NSF Program Solicitations. - Request for Application (RFA)
An announcement that indicates the availability of funds in a more "specific," or "targeted" area of interest to the sponsor.
Eg: NIH DP2, New Innovator. - Request for Proposal (RFP)
An announcement that specifies a topic of research, methods, product delivery, and category of applicants. (Proposals in response to an RFP generally result in a contract.)
Eg: DoD SBIR/STTR with Corporation
