Federal and Private Funding Sources for Researchers
The following lists include several federal and private agencies that provide national-level funding of research in communication sciences and disorders (CSD). There are also local sources of funding, including intramural funds at your university, state funds, and local private agencies that limit funding to within their own geographic area. To maximize your likelihood of success in obtaining funding, choose a funding source and mechanism that best matches the topic, scope, and budget of your proposed research, as well as your career level. Private agencies can be good sources of seed money needed to collect preliminary data for larger scale federal funding. Several agencies offer email alerts when new funding opportunities become available; see individual agency websites for details. For grant writing tips, please see ASHA's Grantsmanship page.
Federal Funding Sources
- Administration for Community Living - National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR)
- Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Health Resources and Services Administration
- National Institute of Child Health and Human Development - National Center for Medical Rehabilitation Research (NCMRR)
- National Institutes of Health Office of Extramural Research
- National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders
- National Science Foundation
- Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI)
- U.S. Department of Defense – Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (CDMRP)
- U.S. Department of Education – Institute of Education Sciences (IES)
- U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs – Veterans Health Administration Research and Development
Private Agency Funding Sources
The following table is not intended to be an exhaustive list of private funding agencies, but rather a guide to those that typically fund research in communication sciences and disorders (CSD). Please check the agency's website directly for details, as eligibility requirements, funding mechanisms/priorities, and/or deadlines periodically change. If you are familiar with a private agency that supports CSD research on a national level that is not listed here, please let us know at research@asha.org.
