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Funding Opportunities

Funding Information for Faculty and Staff

Manchester subscribes to a database of funding opportunities called Foundation Directory. Contactthe Office of Institutional Effectivenessor visit the grants page on ChetNet for login information.

Grantmaker Name Opportunity/
Program/
Description		 Expected deadline
for concept letter/ application		 Approximate Funding Levels Website
Community Foundation of Greater Fort Wayne, Inc. Community Grantmaking FundandClarke Endowment Fund 9-Jan <$10,000 most common
National Science Foundation (NSF) Major Research Instrumentation Program (MRI) 11-Jan $100,000-$4 million
The Auer Foundation Charitable Grants 15-Jan $10,000-$25,000 https://www.auerfoundation.org/index.htm
Olin B. and Desta Schwab Foundation, Inc. Serves middle and high school students in Allen County 31-Jan $5,000-110,000
Foellinger Foundation, Inc. Community Interests 1-Feb $50,000
Ball Brothers Foundation BBF General Grants 15-Feb $20,000-$50,000
National Institutes of Health (NIH) Academic Research Enhancement Award (AREA) R15 25-Feb $300,000
McMillen Foundation, Inc. Capital support 1-Mar $5,000-$100,000
Wabash Center for Teaching and Learning in Theology and Religion General Project Grant 1-Mar $30,000
Indiana Arts Commission / Arts United Regional Initiative Grant, Arts Project Support 3-Mar $5,000
Lincoln Financial Foundation, Inc. Education 11-Mar $5,000-$50,000
Community Foundation of Wabash County (CFWC) Good Deeds Grant 15-Mar $5,000
Community Foundation of Greater Fort Wayne, Inc. Community Grantmaking FundandClarke Endowment Fund 28-Mar <$10,000 most common
The Auer Foundation Charitable Grants 15-Apr $10,000-$25,000 https://www.auerfoundation.org/index.htm
Ball Venture Fund through Independent Colleges Indiana (ICI) Innovative start-up program 22-Apr $25,000
Community Foundation of Greater Fort Wayne, Inc. Knight Foundation Fund 30-Apr $200-$250
Charles W. Kuhne Foundation Trust General 1-May $5,000-$25,000
McMillen Foundation, Inc. Capital support 1-Jun $5,000-$100,000
Lincoln Financial Foundation, Inc. Human services 17-Jun $5,000-$50,000
National Institutes of Health (NIH) Academic Research Enhancement Award (AREA) R15 25-Jun $300,000
Community Foundation of Greater Fort Wayne, Inc. Academic Research Enhancement Award (AREA) R15 27-Jun <$10,000 most common
Center for Contemplative Mind in Society Contemplative communities in higher education 1-Jul $4,000
Waterfield Foundation, Inc. Health and human services, education, arts and humanities and community development 1-Jul <$25,000
Ball Brothers BBF General Grants 15-Jul $20,000-$50,000
The Auer Foundation Charitable Grants 15-Jul $10,000-$25,000 https://www.auerfoundation.org/index.htm
Indiana Humanities Connections Humanities public programming 1-Aug $2,000
JustPax Fund Justice advocacy, research, implementation 1-Aug $20,000
Community Foundation of Wabash County (CFWC) Good Deeds Grant 15-Sep $5,000
Economic & workforce development 16-Sep $5,000-$50,000
McMillen Foundation, Inc. Capital support 1-Oct $5,000-$100,000
Community Grantmaking FundandClarke Endowment Fund 3-Oct <$10,000 most common
Wabash Center for Teaching and Learning in Theology and Religion General Project Grant 3-Oct $30,000
The Auer Foundation Charitable Grants 15-Oct $10,000-$25,000 https://www.auerfoundation.org/index.htm
National Institutes of Health (NIH) Academic Research Enhancement Award (AREA) R15 25-Oct $300,000
Lincoln Financial Foundation, Inc. Arts 3-Dec $5,000-$50,000
Barbara Burt Leadership Development Fund Anytime $500-$5,000
August Tomusk Foundation Fund research grant Anytime $5,000
Foellinger Foundation, Inc. Capactiy building Anytime $5,000-$50,000
Ian & Mimi Rolland Foundation Anytime <$10,000
Lincoln Financial Foundation, Inc. Empoyee matching program Anytime Match
The Steel Dynamics Foundation, Inc. Routine Request (sponsorship, etc…) Anytime <$10,000
The Steel Dynamics Foundation, Inc. Major Project Anytime $10,000-$50,000
Wabash Center for Teaching and Learning in Theology and Religion Small Project Grants Anytime $5,000
Ball Brothers BBF Rapid Grants Anytime between February 1 – November 30 $5,000
National Science Foundation (NSF) Research in Undergraduate Institutions (RUI) Program dependent Program dependent
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