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Grant Resources- Sub Categories
Title: Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
Link: http://12.46.245.173/cfda/cfda.html Description: "The online Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance gives you access to a database of all Federal programs available to State and local governments (including the District of Columbia); federally -recognized Indian tribal governments; Territories (and possessions) of the United States; domestic public, quasi-public, and private profit and nonprofit organizations and institutions; specialized groups; and individuals. After you find the program you want, contact the office that administers the program and find out how to apply."
Title: CRISP - A Database of Biomedical Research Funded By the National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Link: http://report.nih.gov/crisp/index.aspx Description: CRISP (Computer Retrieval of Information on Scientific Projects) is a searchable database of federally funded biomedical research projects conducted at universities, hospitals, and other research institutions. The database, maintained by the Office of Extramural Research at the National Institutes of Health, includes projects funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services (SAMHSA), Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDCP), Agency for Health Care Research and Quality (AHRQ), and Office of Assistant Secretary of Health (OASH). Users, including the public, can use the CRISP interface to search for scientific concepts, emerging trends and techniques, or identify specific projects and/or investigators. Below you will be able to access additional general information about the CRISP database, as well as obtain answers to questions frequently asked about CRISP. In addition, this home page serves as the gateway to interactive searching of Award Information.
Title: SPA: Research Funding: SPIN
Link: http://www.ospa.umn.edu/fundingopportunities/spin/spin.html Description: Sponsored Programs Information Network (SPIN) is a computer database with detailed information about thousands of federal, nonfederal, and international funding opportunities. There is no charge to University of Minnesota faculty and staff for using the system. SPIN requires users to have a University of Minnesota IP address. Therefore, SPIN can easily be accessed from campus computer systems; however, VPN must be installed and run on remote systems to gain access. Information on VPN, its installation and use, and software downloads can be found at
http://www1.umn.edu/adcs/network/vpnoverview.html.