Employees at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have access to a comprehensive online funding opportunity database via InfoEd’s SPIN Application.

To begin your search, log in using your Mount Sinai Network username and password, then select "Find Funding" at the top of the page. You can also opt to have funding opportunities sent directly to your e-mail address. For detailed instructions, refer to the SPIN Database’s Getting Started Instructions.

Several Mount Sinai offices regularly post upcoming funding opportunities onto our Research Listserv. These include:

• Committee on Special Awards: Limited Submissions
• Department of Corporate and Foundation Relations (for private independent, not-for-profit awards)
• Office of Research Services (for internal, pilot, and external awards)
• Grants and Contracts Office (for external awards)

To receive these funding opportunity emails, sign up for the Research Listserv, then select “Grant Submission & Management.”

SAM.gov and grants.gov are funding opportunity databases maintained by the federal government.

National Institutes of Health (NIH) Grant Opportunities

We recommend familiarizing yourself with the Explore NIH Grant Opportunities tool. You can use NIH-specific filters, sort, and advanced search options to quickly identify funding opportunities posted on Grants.gov.

Grants.gov for Grants and Cooperative Agreements

Grants.gov offers a centralized platform for discovering and applying for federal grant and cooperative agreement opportunities across all U.S. government agencies, such as the NIH, the Department of War, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. This includes funding for areas such as biomedical research, basic science, translational research, public health, clinical trials, and health-related technology innovation.

SAM.gov for Contract Opportunities

SAM.gov is the official U.S. government site for procurement and acquisition. It lists active solicitations, pre-solicitations, award notices, and sources sought from all federal agencies. You can search by keyword, agency, and location.

It’s important to understand that a contract is a mechanism for procurement of a product or service with specific obligations for Mount Sinai, the extramural funding agency, and the recipient. Typically, there are greater performance expectations associated with contracts, including project milestones and detailed deliverables such as reports. The arrangement is usually designed to benefit the extramural funding agency by achieving an expected outcome or product.

Mount Sinai’s Grants and Contracts Office offers the following resources:

• Funding Opportunity Database (SPIN) via InfoEd’s SPIN Application.
• Monthly Funding Opportunity Packets, which contain comprehensive information for the upcoming month’s deadlines, as issued by the NIH, National Science Foundation, and other federal and non-federally sponsored projects.
• Funding opportunities posted to the Research Listserv for upcoming external awards. To receive alerts, sign up for the research listserv, then select “Grant Submission & Management.”
• Additional funding opportunities

The Dean’s Committee on Special Awards lists current opportunities and sends out announcements of special funding opportunities throughout the year on the Research Listserv. To receive alerts, sign up for the research listserv, then select “Grant Submission & Management.”

Mount Sinai’s Office of Research Services posts internal awards on the Research Listserv. To receive alerts, sign up for the research listserv, then select “Grant Submission & Management.”

Corporate and Foundation Relations is part of Mount Sinai Health System’s Department of Development. It establishes and stewards institutional relationships with private independent foundations and corporations. Within the framework of the Mount Sinai strategic plan, it works to develop philanthropic support from these donors and assists with:

• Editing and composing letters of inquiry and proposals
• Assembling necessary supporting materials
• Interacting with foundations and corporate prospects
• Arranging for appropriate institutional signatures on proposals and gift agreements
• Compiling required narrative and financial reports
• Arranging for site visits and meetings with corporate and foundation donors

These nonprofit funding opportunities are posted to the Research Listserv. To receive alerts, sign up for the research listserv, then select “Grant Submission & Management.”

Mount Sinai Innovations Partners (MSIP) collaborates with organizations interested in funding innovative pre-clinical and clinical research. We provide information on collaborating organizations and those interested may submit an initial proposal for evaluation. MSIP will review and contact you to discuss the possible funding opportunities that fit your initial proposal.

Researchers may choose to conduct direct appeals through crowdfunding internet sites by presenting an idea and how much funding they will need to accomplish the project. We offer resources to assist Mount Sinai faculty and staff interested in starting a fundraiser.

Unless otherwise specified in your Notice of Funding Opportunity, the NIH has three standard due date cycles per year for competitive applications. These include:

• R01 and U01 (new): February 5, June 5, October 5
• R01 and U01 (renewals/resubmissions/revisions): March 5, July 5, November 5
• R03/R21/R33/R34 (new): February 16, June 16, October 16          
• R03/R21/R33/R34 (renewals/resubmissions/revisions): March 16, July 16, November 16
• K series (new): February 12, June 12, October 12
• K series (renewals/resubmissions/revisions): March 12, July 12, November 12
• P and T series/U19/U54 (new, renewals, resubmissions, revisions): January 25, May 25, September 25. Applicants should check with the relevant institute or center, since some do not accept applications for all three receipt/review/award cycles.
• F series fellowships (new, renewals, resubmissions): April 3, August 8, December 8

Learn more about the NIH’s standard due dates and its submission policies, including deadlines that fall on holiday and weekends, and Notice of Funding Opportunity with special receipt dates.