I think SETI@home is one of the most important projects all over the world. You have to know: "Is there anybody else outthere..." I believe there is somebody and if we can help to find somebody, lets do it.
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.