The GrantForward database is a comprehensive search engines that is available to DePaul faculty and staff through a subscription paid by the university. GrantForward requires faculty/staff set-up an account while on campus at DePaul.
If you have difficulty accessing these subscriptions from a computer within DePaul's domain, please contact ORS for assistance ( x2-7388).
Grants.gov is a search engine available in the public domain and should not require account set-up to access. Additional agency-specific information can be found on the Agency Quick links page.
GrantForward
GrantForward, formerly Illinois Researcher Information Service (IRIS), is a pre-award funding search engine of grant opportunities spread across 39 subject areas and 2009 categories. It is an expansive database of sponsors comprising foundations, federal agencies, and other institutions. Users can search for funding in the Arts, Education, Humanities, Social Sciences, Business, Computer Sciences, Technology, Physical Sciences, Law and much more. Users can also set up alerts and get opportunities delivered straight to their inbox when they create an individual account within the system. The GrantForward Database is updated daily.
A quick new user guide can be found here.
A researcher welcome guide can be found here.
Grants.gov
Grants.gov is a searchable database of federal funding initiatives. Grants.gov stores information on more than 1,000 grant programs and provides access to approximately $500 billion in annual awards. The site offers a variety of search options and subscription services, which allow you to tailor your search and receive updates on programs of interest to you.