I started running SETI@home in 2001. I have always believed in the existance of ET. My child hood and teenage dream was to be a scientist. Well, it turns out that I don't have the resources upstairs. But, my computer has plenty leftover after I check emails and surf the web so it might as well be doing something useful.
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.