Funding Agencies

Funding Agencies Relevant to Picarro Users:

Below is a non-exclusive list of regional and national funding agencies and departments that have been known to provide capital funds for purchasing Picarro equipment.  When available, we also include links to current funding opportunities available from these agencies.

Region	Agency	Links to Current Opportunities
Australia	Australian Research Council	National Competitive Grants Program
Canada	Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada
China	Department of Climate Change, National Development and Reform Commission
National Natural Science Foundation of China	Current Funding (in Chinese)
EU	European Research Council	Horizon 2020
Germany	Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft	Call for Proposals
Japan	Japan Science and Technology Agency
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS)
Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology
Korea	National Research Foundation of Korea
Singapore	National Research Foundation
UK	Natural Environmental Research Council	Current Opportunities
USA	National Science Foundation	Active Funding Opportunities
Office of Science, Department of Energy	Find Funding
National Aeronautics and Space Administration	NASA Science for Researchers Open Solicitations
US Department of Agriculture	National Institute of Food and Agricultural Grants

Additional Resources for Identifying Funding Opportunities:

The following websites compile information on available funding. The organizations listed below do not necessarily award grants and funding directly.

• European Innovation Partnership ‘Agricultural Productivity and Sustainability’ (EIP-AGRI), including Funding Opportunities for EU-based funding of innovation in agriculture, food and forestry
• Grants.gov is the repository for all US federal grants, including listings of funding opportunities from NSF, DOE, USDA, USAID and more.

Macroeconomic Trends and the State of Funding:

We know that being awarded grants can be hard, especially as the number of applications per award increases, and given current trends in national and international macroeconomic climate around science, R&D and research funding.  We’ve spent some time reading reports and understanding the macroeconomics of the current funding environment.  Some useful resources and news stories:

• Federal R&D in the FY2016 Budget: An Overview (AAAS)
• Historical Trends in Federal R&D (AAAS)
• E.U. trims Horizon 2020 but spares European Research Council (Science News)
• 2014 Global R&D Funding Forecast (Battelle)