Award databases reflect sponsor funding priorities, as well as the context in which your proposal could fill a gap in sponsor portfolios.

Learn more about the research environment through the following award databases.

Award Databases

Department of Defense (DOD)
Department of Energy (DOE)

Visit the DOE Portfolio Analysis and Management System (PAMS).

Environmental Projection Agency (EPA)

Visit Envirofacts search engine.

National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Search funded projects through NIH RePORTer

National Science Foundation (NSF)
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)

USDA Current Research Information System (CRIS) (with focus on NIFA)

Federal RePORTER (DoD, ED, EPA, HHS, NASA, NSF, USDA, VA)

The information found in Federal RePORTER is drawn from several extant databases — eRA databases, Medline, and PubMed Central-using newly-formed linkages among these disparate data sources.

Agencies with data in Federal RePORTER:

  • DOD (Department of Defense)
    • Center for Neuroscience and Regenerative Medicine (CNRM)
    • Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (CDMRP)
    • Combat Care Casualty Research Program (CCCRP)
    • Defense and Veterans Brain Injury Center (DVBIC)
  • ED (Department of Education)-  Institute of Education Sciences (IES)
  • Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
  • HHS (Department of Health and Human Services)
    • Administration for Children and Families (ACF)
    • Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
    • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
    • Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
    • National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR)
    • National Institutes of Health (NIH)
  • National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
  • National Science Foundation (NSF)
  • USDA (United States Department of Agriculture)
    • Agriculture Research Service (ARS)
    • Forest Service (FS)
    • National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA)
  • U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)

For agencies using the NIH′s IMPAC II Reporting DataBase (IRDB), AHRQ, CDC, FDA, VA, and NIH, Federal RePORTER also includes links to publications citing support from projects in the IRDB.

    In addition, publications data is also available for these agencies – ARS, FS, EPA, NSF and CDMRP.

    The comprehensiveness of all these databases varies, as does the quality of the linkages formed among them.


WU RDO Federal Agency Information

The WU Research Development Office (RDO) provides lists and resources to provide background in federal sponsors and their annual research priorities.

Find information related to award databases, funding forecasts, federal workshop reports, program officer contact, and sponsor presentations at Washington University.

WU Research Analytics

Access a database of WU research funded via NIH and NSF.

Grants Library

The Office of Training Grants (OTG) has developed a Grants Library to serve as a centralized resource for grant writers and investigators at various career stages. Search the site to find:

  • Awarded training, career, and research grant applications (NIH, private, and institutional)
  • General stock language and proposal templates and tools.

Available on WUSTLBox.