diff --git a/connect/projects/searchProjects.service.ts b/connect/projects/searchProjects.service.ts
index 16715225..46da3044 100644
--- a/connect/projects/searchProjects.service.ts
+++ b/connect/projects/searchProjects.service.ts
@@ -10,11 +10,12 @@ export class SearchCommunityProjectsService {
     searchProjects (properties:EnvProperties, pid: string, page=1, size=500):any {
      this.searchProjectsWithPaging(properties,pid,page, size, null, null);
     }
-    searchProjectsWithPaging (properties:EnvProperties, pid: string, page=1, size=500, searchFilter, funder):any {
+    searchProjectsWithPaging (properties:EnvProperties, pid: string, page=1, size=500, searchFilter, funder, orderBy = "name"):any {
         let params = funder ? ["funder="+ funder] :[];
         if (searchFilter) {
             params.push("searchFilter="+ searchFilter)
         }
+        params.push("orderBy="+ orderBy);
         let url = properties.communityAPI+pid+"/projects/"+ (page-1) + "/" + size +  (params.length > 0?"?" + params.join("&"):"");
         return this.http.get((properties.useCache)? (properties.cacheUrl+encodeURIComponent(url)): url);
     }
@@ -23,4 +24,8 @@ export class SearchCommunityProjectsService {
         return  this.http.get((properties.useCache) ? (properties.cacheUrl + encodeURIComponent(url)) : url)
           .pipe(map(res => res['totalElements']));
     }
+    getProjectFunders(properties:EnvProperties,pid:string) {
+        let url = properties.communityAPI+pid+"/funders";
+        return  this.http.get<string[]>((properties.useCache) ? (properties.cacheUrl + encodeURIComponent(url)) : url);
+    }
 }