Funding Agencies and Grant Opportunities

The AACSB's Funding Alert newsletter containing timely information on sources of federal and private funding opportunities for business schools is now available on the World Wide Web. College of Business is a print and electronic subscriber. User name and password information for accessing the website are available from the COB Research Director.

The University's Office of Research and Sponsored Programs (RSP) is subscribed to Spin, an online external funding opportunities database. For questions, contact the RSP office. Addtionally, the Office of Research and Sponsored Programs provides many opportunities for External Funding Opporunities.

The National Science Foundation (NSF) is an independent U.S. government agency responsible for promoting science and engineering through programs that invest over $3.3 billion per year in almost 20,000 research and education projects in science and engineering.

The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) was created in 1953 as an independent agency of the federal government to aid, counsel, assist and protect the interests of small business concerns to preserve free competitive enterprise and to maintain and strengthen the overall economy of our Nation.

The Federal Register is the official publication for Presidential Documents and Executive Orders as well as Notices, Rules and Proposed Rules from Federal Agencies and Organizations.

National Council of University Research Administrators (NCURA) is an organization of individuals with professional interests in the administration of sponsored programs (research, education and training), primarily at colleges and universities.

The Centers for International Business Education and Research were created under the U.S. Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 to increase and promote the nation's capacity for international understanding and economic enterprise. Administered by the U.S. Department of Education under Title VI, Part B of the Higher Education Act, the CIBER program links the manpower and information needs of U.S. business with the international education, language training and research capabilities of universities across the U.S.