Funding Opportunity Databases

GrantForward

GrantForward is a search engine dedicated to helping USU researchers find grants to fund their research.

  • GrantForward uses specialized data-crawling technology to constantly update its extensive database of sponsors and funding opportunities, allowing thousands of grant opportunities to be gathered from over 21,000 sponsors. Every grant opportunity is thoroughly analyzed and then verified by a team of specialists to ensure accuracy.
  • GrantForward's search algorithm and adaptive search filters prevent you from wasting time sifting through grants that aren’t relevant to your research. 
  • GrantForward allows you to do more than just search for grants. With a researcher profile, you can receive grant recommendations related to your field and research interests. GrantForward uses your research interests, publications, and other profile information to recommend the best-fitting grant opportunities to you.

Access GrantForward via SSO and Create Your Researcher Profile

Start moving your research forward by accessing GrantForward and entering your institutional account information. Please see below for SSO instructions for new and existing accounts.

GrantForward SSO Login
If you do not already have a GrantForward account, after being authenticated, a new GrantForward account associated with your institutional email address will be automatically created and you will be redirected to the GrantForward website to start using all of the features that GrantForward offers.

If you have an existing GrantForward account, after entering your email address in the login box on the GrantForward website, you will see an option to sign in via SSO (you do not need to enter your previously set up password). You can use GrantForward with your existing account after being authenticated.

If you would like to benefit from the grant recommendation service, you will need to create your researcher profile (see this QuickTip demo).

Additional GrantForward Resources

Utah Planning & Funding Resources Portal

As part of the Governor's Office of Planning & Budget, Utah's Planning & Funding Resources Portal provides easy access to numerous state and federal funding opportunities related to water, roads, energy, and more in one centralized database. In addition to funding opportunities for Utah communities, the portal also provides access to:

  • State planning data
  • Plans and reports
  • General information such as planning organization links, grant writing resources, and program opportunities

This user-friendly tool will streamline your search for state and federal funding opportunities.

Foundation Directory Online Quick Start

Candid's Foundation Directory Online (FDO) is the "gold standard" for obtaining information on grantmaking by foundations. FDO Quick Start is a free version of Foundation Directory Online providing public access to essential information on over 100,000 foundations and over 250,000 IRS Forms 990 and 990-PF. Search for foundations by name, EIN, location, and assets or giving range. Then search the funder’s IRS Forms 990 or 990-PF by keyword to gain an understanding of areas of funding interest.

The IRS Form 990 is the information return that US private foundations file with the Internal Revenue Service. It provides the foundation's financial data, trustee and officer names, and a list of grants awarded during the fiscal year.