Key to Funding Sources

NIH Funding Mechanisms and Sources

• NCI Quick Guide for Grant Applications
• Guide to NIH Obesity Program Announcements [pdf] A list of PAs of NIH-funded obesity research opportunities.
• NIH Office of Extramural Research. Links to funding opportunities and guidelines for some types of NIH grant programs. Includes information on RO1 grants (research project) and R21 grants (exploratory/developmental). http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/funding/funding_program.htm
• Activity Codes, Organization Codes, and Definitions Used in Extramural Programs [pdf]. Lists and defines all NIH Activity Codes for various NIH funding mechanisms. http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/funding/ac.pdf

General Funding Opportunities

• Grants for Gardening NGA awards Youth Garden Grants to schools and community organizations with child-centered, outdoor garden programs. In addition to Youth Garden Grants, the National Gardening Association also supports programs across the country that actively engage kids in the garden
• General Funding Sources for Child Nutrition A list of general web resources for federal and private funding sources of child nutrition research.
• Funding Sources for Child Nutrition [pdf]. A table of federal and private funding agencies for child nutrition research including information on funding priorities, eligibility, award amounts, and web links.
• Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) Funding Opportunities

Grant-writing Resources

• The grants.gov Process
• Research Funding Service for UW Health Sciences Researchers. Download an example of a well-written NIH RO1 grant application. http://healthlinks.washington.edu/rfs/
• Faculty Grants Management Program. Workshops developed to assist faculty investigators and researchers with the fiscal aspects of grants management. http://www.washington.edu/admin/hr/traindev/fgm.html