Funding Databases

Pivot

Searchable database of federal and private funding opportunities in all fields. Pivot can be utilized to save searches and track funding opportunities; discover collaborators; get tailored funding recommendations and alerts; and gain insights from previously awarded grants.

View the Pivot Guide (PDF) or watch a recording of a past Finding Funding workshop.

Candid (formerly Foundation Directory Online)

Searchable database that contains a wealth of information on foundations and the grants they support.
View the FDO Guide (PDF) or watch a recording of a past Finding Funding workshop.

Grants.gov

Searchable database of all grant opportunities offered by Federal Agencies.

NIH Research Portfolio Online Reporting Tool (RePORT)

Provides access to reports, data, and analyses of NIH research activities, including information on grants awarded, expenditures, and the results of NIH supported research.

SPIN

Searchable database of federal and private funding opportunities in all fields.

Other Funding Resources

Targeted Funding Opportunity Lists on Our Website

Research Development maintains several targeted lists of funding opportunities, including sabbatical and internal Harvard opportunities. Explore these opportunities by navigating to each page under Funding Opportunities.

Curated Funding Opportunity Lists by Academic Discipline in Pivot

Harvard affiliates can search for opportunities and set up alerts using Pivot, as detailed above. As a starting point, the following are curated funding opportunity lists created by Research Development and grouped by funding search topics of broad interest and discipline. These lists can be viewed as a search and further refined based on your funding needs. To view the results, you must be on a Harvard network or logged in to your Pivot account.

Need Assistance?

Please contact FORA's Research Development team for assistance with navigating funding opportunity databases.