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SPINPlus is a web-based system that includes a database of funding opportunities, a database of investigator profiles, and a matching alert service. SPINPlus includes the following three modules:
is a funding opportunities database designed to provide up-to-date information on current national and international government and private funding sources (more than 2,500 different sponsoring agencies). There is no need of a username and password to do basic searches using SPIN. If you use your Genius profile Username and Password you will have increased functionality by saving settings, preferences, and search data. To learn how to do searches, please follow the instructions of the training videos at or read the
GENIUS Module: is a global WWW network and database that contains profiles entered and maintained by scholars and researchers at leading universities and research institutions throughout the world. Click create a New Profile in order to create a Genius profile Username and Password.
SMARTS Module: is an electronic matching and funding opportunity notification system which provides investigators with a direct and targeted electronic link to comprehensive, current, and available research funding information, both nationally and internationally. The investigator profile information is collected via forms in GENIUS and used for matching with the SPIN database. Matching is conducted on a daily basis and programs are automatically emailed to individual researchers.
Federal Grantmaking Agencies
The Grants and Contracts section contains information useful to researchers including funding opportunities.
Includes links to each of NSF's directorates.
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is the central research and development organization for the Department of Defense (DoD).
Site provides descriptions of research areas of interest to the DOE.
Offers links to information on associateship and fellowship programs, as well as a variety of useful information targeted at young scientists beginning their careers.
Includes information on funding for research, education, exhibitions, preservation, and other activities related to the humanities.
Lists notices of proposed government procurement actions, contract awards, sales of government property, and other procurement information. The site can be accessed from COS via search form.