Funding Opportunities
Find Funding Quick Links
Actively seek support for your research, scholarly activities, and educational needs.
Get assistance on using the following resources from the Office of Strategic Initiatives and Research Development.
Funding Friday
Each week, OSIRD sends out a roundup of funding opportunities. Find the most recent list below, or check the archives for past editions.
- Funding Friday | January 30 2026
It’s funding Friday! Below is our January 30, 2026 roundup of funding opportunities curated by the UNCG Office of Strategic Initiatives and Research Development.
External Funding Search Resources
Federal Funding
UNCG faculty are encouraged to actively seek out external funding to support their scientific research, scholarly activities and educational needs. A good place to start your search for federal funding is Grants.gov. This tool is a one-stop shop that includes all federal funding opportunities and assists eligible applicants with application submission to the following 26 federal agencies:
- U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)
- Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS)
- U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)
- U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC)
- U.S. Department of Defense (DOD)
- U.S. Department of Education (ED)
- U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)
- U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
- U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
- U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
- U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI)
- U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ)
- U.S. Department of Labor (DOL)
- U.S. Department of State (DOS)
- U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT)
- U.S. Department of the Treasury (TREAS)
- U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)
- Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
- Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS)
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
- National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
- National Endowment for the Arts (NEA)
- National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH)
- National Institutes of Health
- National Science Foundation (NSF)
- Small Business Administration (SBA)
- Social Security Administration (SSA)
State Funding
Governmental granting agencies within the state of North Carolina provide funding for accepted projects. Funds for grantees are supplied by the North Carolina State Treasury, and are therefore subject to state guidelines, compliance, and requirements which are monitored by the State Office of Budget and Management.
OpenBook-Transparency in NC State Government
- NC Department of Administration- Mini Grant Program
- NC Department of Administration– Council for Women Grants
- NC Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services- Bioenergy Research Grants
- NC Department of Public Safety- Grants
- NC Arts Council
- NC Environmental Quality
- NC Department of Health and Human Services
- NC State Historic Preservation Office
- NC Department of Justice
- NC Department of Labor
- NC Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities, & Substance Abuse Services
- NC Dept. of Natural & Cultural Resources
- NC Parks and Recreation
- NC Dept. of Public Safety
- NC Dept. of Public Transportation
- NC Science, Technology & Innovation Office
