Funding Opportunities
Funding Information for Faculty and Staff
Manchester subscribes to a database of funding opportunities called Foundation Directory. Contact the Office of Institutional Effectiveness or 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 Fund and Clarke Endowment Fund | 9-Jan | <$10,000 most common | https://www.cfgfw.org/grants/ |
| National Science Foundation (NSF) | Major Research Instrumentation Program (MRI) | 11-Jan | $100,000-$4 million | https://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5260 |
| 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 | https://schwabfoundation.com/grant-information/ |
| Foellinger Foundation, Inc. | Community Interests | 1-Feb | $50,000 | https://www.foellinger.org/community-interests/ |
| Ball Brothers Foundation | BBF General Grants | 15-Feb | $20,000-$50,000 | https://www.ballfdn.org/ |
| National Institutes of Health (NIH) | Academic Research Enhancement Award (AREA) R15 | 25-Feb | $300,000 | https://grants.nih.gov/grants/funding/area.htm |
| McMillen Foundation, Inc. | Capital support | 1-Mar | $5,000-$100,000 | Â |
| Wabash Center for Teaching and Learning in Theology and Religion | General Project Grant | 1-Mar | $30,000 | https://www.wabashcenter.wabash.edu/grants/default.aspx |
| Indiana Arts Commission / Arts United | Regional Initiative Grant, Arts Project Support | 3-Mar | $5,000 | https://www.artsunited.org/ |
| Lincoln Financial Foundation, Inc. | Education | 11-Mar | $5,000-$50,000 | https://www.lfg.com/ |
| Community Foundation of Wabash County (CFWC) | Good Deeds Grant | 15-Mar | $5,000 | https://www.cfwabash.org/ |
| Community Foundation of Greater Fort Wayne, Inc. | Community Grantmaking Fund and Clarke Endowment Fund | 28-Mar | <$10,000 most common | https://www.cfgfw.org/grants/ |
| 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 | https://www.icindiana.org/ |
| Community Foundation of Greater Fort Wayne, Inc. | Knight Foundation Fund | 30-Apr | $200-$250 | https://www.cfgfw.org/grants/ |
| Charles W. Kuhne Foundation Trust | General | 1-May | $5,000-$25,000 | https://www.wellsfargo.com/private-foundations/kuhne-foundation/ |
| McMillen Foundation, Inc. | Capital support | 1-Jun | $5,000-$100,000 | Â |
| Lincoln Financial Foundation, Inc. | Human services | 17-Jun | $5,000-$50,000 | https://www.lfg.com/ |
| National Institutes of Health (NIH) | Academic Research Enhancement Award (AREA) R15 | 25-Jun | $300,000 | https://grants.nih.gov/grants/funding/area.htm |
| Community Foundation of Greater Fort Wayne, Inc. | Academic Research Enhancement Award (AREA) R15 | 27-Jun | <$10,000 most common | https://www.cfgfw.org/grants/ |
| Center for Contemplative Mind in Society | Contemplative communities in higher education | 1-Jul | $4,000 | Â |
| Waterfield Foundation, Inc. | Health and human services, education, arts and humanities and community development | 1-Jul | <$25,000 | https://waterfieldcapital.com/grant-application.html |
| Ball Brothers | BBF General Grants | 15-Jul | $20,000-$50,000 | https://www.ballfdn.org/ |
| 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 | https://indianahumanities.org/about-grants |
| JustPax Fund | Justice advocacy, research, implementation | 1-Aug | $20,000 | https://justpaxfund.org/grants/ |
| Community Foundation of Wabash County (CFWC) | Good Deeds Grant | 15-Sep | $5,000 | https://www.cfwabash.org/ |
| Â | Economic & workforce development | 16-Sep | $5,000-$50,000 | https://www.lfg.com/ |
| McMillen Foundation, Inc. | Capital support | 1-Oct | $5,000-$100,000 | Â |
|  | Community Grantmaking Fund and Clarke Endowment Fund | 3-Oct | <$10,000 most common | https://www.cfgfw.org/grants/ |
| Wabash Center for Teaching and Learning in Theology and Religion | General Project Grant | 3-Oct | $30,000 | https://www.wabashcenter.wabash.edu/grants/default.aspx |
| 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 | https://grants.nih.gov/grants/funding/area.htm |
| Lincoln Financial Foundation, Inc. | Arts | 3-Dec | $5,000-$50,000 | https://www.lfg.com/ |
| Â | Barbara Burt Leadership Development Fund | Anytime | $500-$5,000 | https://cfgfw.org/grants/ |
| Â | August Tomusk Foundation Fund research grant | Anytime | $5,000 | https://cfgfw.org/grants/ |
| Foellinger Foundation, Inc. | Capactiy building | Anytime | $5,000-$50,000 | https://www.foellinger.org/capacity-building/ |
| Ian & Mimi Rolland Foundation | Â | Anytime | <$10,000 | Â |
| Lincoln Financial Foundation, Inc. | Empoyee matching program | Anytime | Match | https://www.lfg.com/ |
| The Steel Dynamics Foundation, Inc. | Routine Request (sponsorship, etc…) | Anytime | <$10,000 | https://steeldynamicsfoundation.org/ |
| The Steel Dynamics Foundation, Inc. | Major Project | Anytime | $10,000-$50,000 | https://steeldynamicsfoundation.org/ |
| Wabash Center for Teaching and Learning in Theology and Religion | Small Project Grants | Anytime | $5,000 | https://www.wabashcenter.wabash.edu/grants/default.aspx |
| Ball Brothers | BBF Rapid Grants | Anytime between February 1 – November 30 | $5,000 | https://www.ballfdn.org/ |
| National Science Foundation (NSF) | Research in Undergraduate Institutions (RUI) | Program dependent | Program dependent | https://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5518 |