Research Grants
The Federal Government is by far the largest source of funding for
Scientific Research in the United States and the biggest single spender
on Research in the world! In addition to the traditional fields of
Science, Grants are available to research such diverse topics as History,
Cultural Studies, Sociology, Anthropology, Financial Markets, Foreign
Affairs, and much more!
Below is a brief list of the different areas of study and the funding
available for 2010:
Aging $2,045,000,000
Alcoholism $473,000,000
Alzheimer's Disease $428,000,000
American Indians / Alaska Natives $149,000,000
Anorexia $7,000,000
Arctic $23,000,000
Arthritis $241,000,000
Assistive Technology $224,000,000
Asthma $256,000,000
Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) $63,000,000
Autism $141,000,000
Basic Behavioral and Social Science $1,198,000,000
Behavioral and Social Science $3,362,000,000
Bioengineering $2,973,000,000
Biotechnology $5,468,000,000
Child Abuse and Neglect Research $32,000,000
Childhood Leukemia $60 $53 $55 $50 $39 $40 $41
Depression $418,000,000
Drug Abuse (NIDA Only) $1,045,000,000
Food Safety $253,000,000
Health Effects of Climate Change $295,000,000
Injury - Childhood Injuries $27,000,000
Injury - Trauma - (Head and Spine) $157,000,000
Injury - Traumatic brain injury $62,000,000
Mental Health $2,173,000,000
Mind and Body $591,000,000
Minority Health $2,508,000,000
Networking and Information Technology R&D $950,000,000
Nutrition $1,444,000,000
Obesity $687,000,000
Sleep Research $235,000,000
Substance Abuse $1,836,000,000
Suicide $41,000,000
Teenage Pregnancy $22,000,000
Tobacco $326,000,000
Violence Against Women $47,000,000
Violence Research $191,000,000
Youth Violence $120,000,000
** Please note that Research Grants are only available to Professionals
in their respective fields of study.


