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COS Pivot is a comprehensive research tool that combines an extensive funding opportunity database with researcher profiles. This resource allows faculty, staff researchers, and graduate students the ability to:
- create and save funding opportunity searches
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- search for collaborators at institutions worldwide
- discover publishing opportunities and calls for papers
If you would like to begin a funding opportunity search, please use the Pivot search bar provided below. If you are interested in creating an account or developing your profile as a faculty/staff researcher, please visit the Pivot log in page or contact proposal.development@wku.edu.
**NEW** To view a tutorial covering an account profile and simulated search, please see the recording created for the 2020 Intro to Funding Searches: Pivot Introduction with Simulated Search
Online tutorials are also available on the Pivot YouTube channel, including Getting Started with Pivot (learn how to create, claim, and update your profile).
GRANTS.GOV allows organizations to electronically find and apply for competitive grant opportunities from all Federal grant-making agencies. GRANTS.GOV is an access point for more than 1000 grant programs offered by the 26 Federal grant-making agencies. The GRANTS.GOV Community Blog provides a schedule of events, training resources, and a forum for applicants to learn tips when applying for Federal funding.
The mission of the Foundation Center is to foster public understanding of the foundation field by collecting, organizing, analyzing, and disseminating information on foundations, corporate giving, and related subjects. Foundation grant opportunities can be viewed via Philanthrophy News Digest, which is a service of The Foundation Center.
This site allows full-text searches of the Federal Register, which frequently provides complete guidelines and applications instructions for various federal programs.
Official coverage of all federal procurement opportunities exceeding $25,000 is now available in FedBizOpps (FBO), as published by Business Information & Development Services, Inc. This service was formerly provided through the Commerce Business Daily. As of January 4, 2002, the Department of Commerce ceased publishing the Commerce Business Daily (CBD).
Some of the links on this page may require additional software to view.