Find Funding
We understand that navigating the world of grants can be overwhelming. That's why Lamar University has partnered with GrantFoward, a powerful search engine designed to support our research community. Our Proposal Development team works collaboratively with PI's across campus to match their research interest to agencies and locate funding opportunities. To get started, simply use the search bar to the right or sign into GrantForward to access all features.
Grants.gov
Grants.gov is a website that allows organizations to search and apply for federal funding opportunities.
Competition Space
Lamar University Competition Space is a website for internal funding opportunities, limited submissions, and awards.
State Funding
State governments partner with higher education institutions to strengthen areas such as public health, economic development, infrastructure, education, energy, agriculture, and environmental stability. These agencies include:
- Cancer Prevention & Research Institute of Texas (CRPIT)
- Humanities Texas Grant Programs
- NASA Johnson Space Center
- The Texas Governor's Office State Grants Team (OG)
- Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission (TABC)
- Texas Commission on the Arts (TCA)
- Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ)
- Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA)
- Texas Education Agency (TEA)
- Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB)
- Texas Historical Commission (THC)
- Texas Parks and Wildlife (TPWD)
- Texas Department of Health Services Grant Funding (DSHS)
- Texas Department of Transportation (DOT)
Federal Funding
Federal government agencies invest in university-level research to advance knowledge, encourage innovation, and address national priorities through grants, contracts, or agreements. These agencies include:
- Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL)
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
- Fullbright Program
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
- National Endowment for the Arts (NEA)
- National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH)
- National Institute of Health (NIH)
- National Science Foundation (NSF)
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
- Office of Naval Research (ONR)
- U.S. Army Research Office
- U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)
- U.S. Department of Defense (DOD)
- U.S. Department of Education (ED)
- U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
- U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS)
Funding Types
- Grant
A type of financial assistance for the conduct of research or other program as specified in an approved proposal. A grant is used whenever the awarding office anticipates no substantial programmatic involvement with the recipient during the performance of activities. Grants are normally awarded by sponsors whose purpose in supporting research is scientific, cultural, or philanthropic.
- Gift
A voluntary, non-reciprocal transfer of money or property from a donor to an institution. The donor may be an individual, a corporation or a non-profit organization. The donor does not expect anything of value other than recognition and does not exert control over expenditure of the funds. A gift may meet the interests of the donor and can be restricted or unrestricted. A restricted gift is a contribution designated for a specific purpose, program, or project. If the donor does not specify any restrictions, the gift is unrestricted and the institution allocates the funds according to its own discretion.
- Contract
A mechanism for procurement of a product or service with specific obligations for both sponsor and recipient. Typically, a research topic and the methods for conducting the research are specified in detail by the sponsor, often in the Request for Proposal (RFP) which announces the funding opportunity. In general, there are greater performance expectations associated with contracts, including project milestones and detailed deliverables (e.g., reports). The arrangement is usually designed to benefit the sponsor by achieving an expected outcome or product.
- Cooperative Agreement
An award similar to a grant, but in which the sponsor's staff may be actively involved in proposal preparation and anticipates having substantial involvement in research activities once the award has been made.