Pivot™
Pivot gives Research Administrators, Research Development Professionals, and their institutions the edge to bring together the right research opportunities, funding, and people quickly and easily. It provides global and local connections that strengthen research by exploring new avenues for funding and collaboration for faculty, staff researchers, and graduate students.

Foundation Directory Online
The FDO provides comprehensive information available on grantmakers and their grants, drawn from reliable sources, including IRS Form 990s, web sites and annual reports, and the grantmakers themselves.
Contact MCW Libraries to request a search.

Looking for funding?  Find it FAST!
MCW Libraries’ Funding Alert Service Team is here to help...we are offering individual faculty and departments a service to locate federal, state and private funding opportunities to support your research endeavors.  Visit our FAST Web site.

Search grants.gov
Grants.gov is your source to FIND and APPLY for federal grants. This link will take you to grants.gov where you can conduct your own search for current opportunities.

View our Current Opportunities Site
This listing of current Requests for Applications (RFAs) that have been announced to the Medical College of Wisconsin research community is maintained by the Office of Research.

Pre-Proposal Resource Office
The Pre-Proposal Resource Office provides investigator support for grant submissions, with special emphasis on NIH training (T), fellowship (F), and career (K) mechanisms, and facilitates collaborations among investigators, mentors, and other organizations.  In addition, our office provides central support for grant preparation activities. Email ProposalResource@mcw.edu or visit the P-PRO web site.

Grant Boilerplate
Grant boilerplate, templates, and sample language are available from the Pre-Proposal Resource Office for topics such as: responsible conduct of research, biosketches, facilities and resources, and institutional data. Boilerplate language is also available for NIH Career, Fellowship, Research and Training Grants.  Email ProposalResource@mcw.edu or visit the P-PRO web site.

NIH All About Grants Podcast
The Office of Extramural Research (OER) presents conversations with NIH staff members. Designed for investigators, fellows, students, research administrators, and others, the podcasts cover topics such Preparing a Successful Grant Application and Understand How Your Grant is Reviewed. In mp3 and updated monthly; transcripts are also available.

eBridge Training
Most grant applications must be submitted via eBridge, a web-based software application. MCW’s Research Education offers hands-on training on how to use eBridge to submit your Funding Proposal. Visit Research Education’s web site eBridge Training - Funding Proposals for more information and to register for a class.

eBridge Procedure Guides
The Office of Grants & Contracts (GCO) provides Procedures Guides which offer specific instructions on submitting grant applications. Visit the GCO site Procedure Guides and select the appropriate guide for the type of grant you wish to apply for.