Conchologists of America http://coa.acnatsci.org/conchnet/coagrant.html
Grants in amounts up to $1,500 will be available annually to qualified persons undertaking field or laboratory research on recent or fossil mollusks. Awards are made only to citizens or permanent residents of the Americas or to students attending graduate schools in the United States.
NSF http://www.geo.nsf.gov/ear/
Information about geology and paleontology funding initiatives at the National Science Foundation