I firmly believe we are not alone in the universe, and while looking for signs of ET life is important, I also believe that colonising other planets should be a priority for us! After all one planet is to small a place to live on!
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.