I believe the search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence is of paramount importance to the human race because it will reveal our true place in the universe by answering one of the most intrigueing questions we can ask, are we alone ?
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.