I'm from Barcelona, nearly 25 years old computer engineer. I've been always interested in physics, so I'm doing my two cents for the interest of research.
Thoughts about SETI and SETI@home
I think there is extraterrestial intelligence, but I don't think we never (or for a VERY long time) contact or be contacted by them.
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.