Federal Agencies
Department of Energy (DOE)
About DOE
The Department of Energy is the single largest Federal government supporter of basic research in the physical sciences in the United States, providing more than 40 percent of total Federal funding for this vital area of national importance.
It oversees, and is the principal Federal funding agency of, the Nation’s research programs in high-energy physics, nuclear physics, and fusion energy sciences. Such a diverse research portfolio supports tens of thousands of principal investigators, post-doctoral students, and graduate students who are tackling some of the most challenging scientific questions of our era.
The National Institutes of Health (NIH)
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. NIH is the largest source of funding for medical research in the world and is made up of 27 Institutes and Centers, each with a specific research agenda, often focusing on particular diseases or body systems.
NIH grant proposal scoring and procedures
NIH Research Portfolio Online Reporting Tools: reports, data and analysis of NIH research activities
National Science Foundation (NSF)
About NSF
The National Science Foundation (NSF) is an independent federal agency created by Congress in 1950 "to promote the progress of science; to advance the national health, prosperity, and welfare; to secure the national defense…"
National Science Foundation (NSF) Proposal Guidelines: effective January 5, 2009
See a summary of changes to the proposal.
See the complete set of guidelines from the NSF.
Updated: May 31, 2011
