Getting a Research Grant for Carrying out Research as Independent Researcher in my home country I took a mid career break to complete my doctoral research in management of intellectual property rights. 
Currently, I don't have an institutional affiliation though I have a comprehensive experience in research and publications.
How and where can I look for funding to take up a project for a short term?
What he / he meant maybe formal direct affiliation [like employment or permanent affiliation in an institution] Many wanting to do research but funding agencies asked for formal institutional affiliation where the funds can be monitored. Quite difficult to secure funding with this criteria from funding agencies. The best is to look for agencies which provide or support individual research project.