I'm the administrator over at https://scienceordie.org/ and leader of it's SETI team. If you have any questions about the site or want to join our team, contact me through email.
Thoughts about SETI and SETI@home
While the probability is extremely low that any life exists within a reasonable range for contact, it is never the less statistically possible. I hardly believe that life is completely unique in the Universe. The endevor is a worth while one, but if nothing else fun.
SETI@home and Astropulse are funded by grants from the National Science Foundation, NASA, and donations from SETI@home volunteers. AstroPulse is funded in part by the NSF through grant AST-0307956.