Search
See below for current extramural funding opportunities from both federal and private sponsors. For questions about this list, please contact Andrew Schade at aschade@agcenter.lsu.edu.
Sponsor: Bayer Consumer Health
Program: Novel nutritional ingredients or experts in prenatal nutrition
Deadline: October 31, 2023
Funding Level: $100,000
Summary: Bayer is seeking solutions in the area of optimizing pregnancy outcomes for their brands like Elevit. Elevit serves parents and parents-to-be with multivitamins and other health solutions. We believe in the possibility of a world where every baby is born healthy and stays healthy. In order to have the best chance of ensuring this, priming the mother’s body for conception and optimizing the fetus environment during pregnancy and beyond are our key targets. With the demographic and behavioral shifts of couples delaying pregnancy to later, there is an increasing need to support this population with meaningful offerings to optimize the reproductive environment prior to conception.
https://www.halo.science/research/food/breakthrough-innovations-in-optimizing-pregnancy-outcomes
Sponsor: US Department of Commerce
Program: 2023 Inflation Reduction Act Climate-Ready Workforce for Coastal States and Territories Competition
Deadline: February 13, 2024
Funding Level: $500,000 to $10,000,000
Summary: A climate ready nation requires a climate ready workforce. NOAA will assist communities in coastal and Great Lakes states and territories so they may form partnerships that train workers and place them into jobs that enhance climate resilience. This competition is designed to meet the emerging and existing skills needs of employers while helping workers enter good jobs, so that together they may enhance climate resilience. NOAA envisions making between 10-20 awards under this competition, at amounts ranging from $500,000 to $10 million each. NOAA is issuing this Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for qualified organizations to form and support partnerships that will work collaboratively to support regional economies and their associated workforces by developing training programs that build in-demand skills, offering wraparound services that allow workers to successfully enroll in and complete training, and helping workers enter or advance into good jobs that enhance climate resilience.
https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=348990
Sponsor: National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Program: Academic-Industrial Partnerships (AIP) to Translate and Validate In Vivo Imaging Systems (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)
Deadline: October 5, 2023
Funding Level: $2,499,995
Summary: Through this Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO), the National Cancer Institute (NCI) intends to stimulate translation of scientific discoveries and engineering developments in imaging, data science and/or spectroscopic technologies into methods or tools that address contemporary problems in understanding the fundamental biology, potential risk of development, diagnosis, or treatment of cancer.
https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-23-259.html
Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF)
Program: Accelerating Research through International Network-to-Network Collaborations (AccelNet)
Deadline: December 11, 2023
Funding Level: $300,000 to $1,500,000 depending on Track
Summary: The contemporary research landscape is a collaborative and international enterprise requiring high level coordination among multi-disciplinary, cross-cultural teams. As such, the Accelerating Research through International Network-to-Network Collaborations program (AccelNet) values cooperation over competition. Program goals are to 1) leverage prior NSF support for building research capacity towards activities that launch international research network of networks (NoN) that will lead to an accelerated advancement of an area of science after the award period and 2) recruit and foster a diverse and internationally competent US-based workforce trained in conducting and leading multi-team international collaboration. Any area funded by the National Science Foundation is eligible, particularly those addressing grand research challenges identified within research communities and/or by NSF.
Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF)
Program: Advanced Computing Systems & Services: Adapting to the Rapid Evolution of Science and Engineering Research
Deadline: October 31, 2023 (Category II)
Funding Level: $5,000,000
Summary: The intent of this solicitation is to request proposals from organizations who are willing to serve as resource providers within the NSF Advanced Computing Systems and Services (ACSS) program. Resource providers would (1) provide advanced cyberinfrastructure (CI) resources in production operations to support the full range of computational- and data-intensive research across all of science and engineering (S&E), and (2) ensure democratized and equitable access to the proposed resources. The current solicitation is intended to complement previous NSF investments in advanced computational infrastructure by provisioning resources, broadly defined in this solicitation to include systems and/or services, in two categories:
Sponsor: NIH Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H)
Program: Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) Open-Office Broad Agency Announcement (BAA)
Deadline: March 14, 2024
Funding Level: Not specified – focused on holistic medium and larger scale proposals
Summary: ARPA-H opened its first Agency-wide Open Broad Agency Announcement (Open BAA), seeking funding proposals for research aiming to improve health outcomes across patient populations, communities, diseases, and health conditions. The BAA calls for proposals to outline breakthrough research and technological advancements.
Sponsor: USDA – Rural Development Service
Program: Assistance to High Energy Cost Communities
Deadline: October 31, 2023
Funding Level: $100,000 to $3,000,000
Summary: The Rural Utilities Service (RUS), an agency of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) announces the availability of up to $10 million in competitive grants to assist communities with extremely high energy costs. The grant funds may be used to acquire, construct, or improve energy generation, transmission, or distribution facilities serving communities where the average annual residential expenditure for home energy exceeds 275% of the national average. Eligible projects also include on-grid and off-grid renewable energy projects and the implementation of energy efficiency and energy conservation projects for eligible communities. Projects cannot be for the primary benefit of a single household or business.
https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=350043
Sponsor: Association of Specialty Cut Flower Growers Research Foundation
Program: 2023 ASCFG Research Foundation Grant
Deadline: December 1, 2023
Funding Level: $30,000
Summary: The ASCFG Research Foundation is pleased to announce the continuation of its Competitive Research Grant program.In 2023 the fund will provide one or more grants totaling $30,000.The competition is open to academic, governmental, and industry researchers.
Sponsor: US Department of Defense – DARPA
Program: Assured Microbial Preservation in Harsh Or Remote Areas (AMPHORA)
Deadline: October 4, 2023
Funding Level: Not specified
Summary: Emerging infectious disease hotspots are expected to increase globally within the next 50 years. While technology has advanced agnostic lab-based testing, agnostic sample preservation still relies on antiquated cold chain transport that is difficult to acquire and often unreliable in remote, austere, and contested environments. Thus, samples critical to force health protection are significantly degraded upon lab receipt. The Assured Microbial Preservation in Harsh Or Remote Areas (AMPHORA) program will decouple sample preservation from cold chains enabling cold chain free storage and viability maintenance in austere and remote environments. AMPHORA systems will stabilize a broad range of bacteria, fungi, and viruses, preserving multiple samples in parallel, and ensuring samples are compatible with downstream analyses. Preservation systems will be rigorously tested using contrived and real-world samples to demonstrate real-world capability and generalizability.
https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=349805
Sponsor: Altium Packaging
Program: Bio-based resins for rigid plastic packaging applications
Deadline: October 31, 2023
Funding Level: $100,000
Summary: Altium is seeking bio-based resins for plastic packaging and/or polymer extrusion tooling and extrusion technologies that effectively process bio-based resins. Ideally, the solution would be suitable for use in rigid plastic packaging (bottles, preforms, caps & closures, etc.) or flexible packaging. Solutions of interest include: Bio-based resins for plastic packaging and Polymer extrusion tooling and extrusion technologies that effectively process bio-based resins.
https://www.halo.science/research/materials/bio-based-resins-for-rigid-packaging-applications
Sponsor: National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB)
Program: Biomedical Engineering Adapted for Middle Schoolers (BEAMS) Challenge
Deadline: September 30, 2023
Funding Level: $25,000
Summary: The National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB) is seeking to spur and reward the development of lesson plans that introduce the concept of biomedical engineering to students in grades 6-8. Many real-world health problems have biomedical engineering solutions, but many students do not encounter biomedical engineering in the classroom until they reach college. NIBIB is seeking biomedical engineering lesson plans that spark excitement and interest in middle schoolers and focus on how a biomedical engineering approach can be used to address health care problems. At the conclusion of this Challenge, NIBIB will make the winning biomedical engineering-specific lesson plans freely and publicly available so that middle school teachers around the country can implement them in their classrooms. Participants in this Challenge will be required to create and submit a lesson plan for at least two 90-minute classes. The lesson plan should be able to be adapted into four 45-minute classes and be customizable to different learning levels. Activities should require easy to obtain resources/materials. Lesson plans must meet at least one of the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) and at least one other NGSS for Physical Science that are listed in the How to Enter section of the challenge announcement on Challenge.gov
Sponsor: US Department of Energy – National Energy Technology Laboratory
Program: Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) Consumer Electronics Battery Recycling, Reprocessing, and Battery Collection
Deadline: November 29, 2023
Funding Level: $10,000,000 (max)
Summary: This Funding Opportunity Announcement will provide funding to support the recycling of consumer electronics batteries and battery-containing devices to help build a robust domestic critical material supply chain for EV batteries in the United States. The program will accomplish this by: 1) Increasing participation by consumers in recycling programs; 2) Improving the economics of consumer battery recycling to create a market for recycling, including battery recycling research, development, and demonstration activities to create innovative and practical approaches to increase the reuse and recycling of batteries; and 3) Increasing the number of these programs, including state and local programs to assist in the establishment or enhancement of state consumer electronics battery collection, recycling, and reprocessing programs and to establish collection points at retailers.
https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=348660
Sponsor: US Department of Energy
Program: Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL): Critical Materials Innovation, Efficiency, and Alternatives
Deadline: November 10, 2023
Funding Level: $500,000 to $30,000,000
Summary: The FOA will consist of five Areas of Interest (AOI).
https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=350065
Sponsor: US Department of Energy
Program: Bipartisan Infrastructure Law: Energy Improvement in Rural or Remote Areas (ERA) Fixed Award Grant Program
Deadline: October 26, 2023
Funding Level: $500,000 to $5,000,000
Summary: The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), commonly referred to as the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) authorizes DOE to invest $1 billion in energy improvements in rural or remote areas. DOE’s Energy Improvements in Rural or Remote Areas (ERA) Program is managed by the Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations (OCED). OCED will provide financial investment, technical assistance, and other resources to advance clean energy demonstrations and energy solutions that benefit rural and remote communities. ERA aims to fund clean energy projects with three specific goals:
https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=348087
Sponsor: US Department of Commerce
Program: BLM-National Interagency Fire Center (NIFC) Joint Fire Science Program (JFSP) Primary Announcement (6 task statements)
Deadline: September 28, 2023
Funding Level: $300,000 to $500,000
Summary: The U.S. Congress directed the DOI and USDA FS to develop a Joint Fire Science Program and Plan to prioritize and provide sound scientific studies to support the land management agencies and other stakeholders in addressing issues associated with wildland fire.
The Primary announcement is seeking proposals focused on:
1. Accelerating science to action in fire-prone ecosystems
2. Effective fire communication and outreach
3. Prescribed fire effects on water quality and quantity
4. Managing carbon emissions in ecosystems with deep organic soils
5. Social equity and wildland fire impacts, mitigation, response, and recovery
6. Characterizing wildfire risk in wildland-urban interface and urban settings
https://www.firescience.gov/AFPs/24-2-01/24-2-01_FON_Announcement.pdf
Sponsor: US Department of Defense
Program: BROAD AGENCY ANNOUNCEMENT (BAA) for Extramural Biomedical Research and Development
Deadline: July 31, 2028
Funding Level: $750,000 to $50,000,000
Summary: A primary emphasis of the USSOCOM Biomedical, Human Performance, and Canine Research Program is to identify and develop techniques, knowledge products, and materiel (medical devices, drugs, and biologics) for early intervention in life-threatening injuries; prolonged field care (PFC); human performance optimization; canine medicine/performance; brain health; immune response; automation of systematic reviews and metanalysis; and novel post-traumatic stress, depression, and anxiety treatment. Special Operations Forces (SOF) medical personnel place a premium on medical equipment that is small, lightweight, ruggedized, modular, multi-use, and designed for operation in extreme environments. The equipment must be easy to use, require minimum maintenance, and have low power consumption. Drugs and biologics should optimally not require refrigeration or other special handling. All materiel and related techniques must be simple, effective, and easily modified for commercialization. Research projects may apply existing scientific and technical knowledge for which concept and/or patient care efficacy have already been demonstrated to meet SOF requirements. The proposed research must be relevant to active-duty service members, veterans, military beneficiaries, and/or the American public. Relevant research must be responsive to the health care needs of the U.S. Armed Forces, family members of the U. S. Armed Forces, U.S. Veterans, and civilian populations.
https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=349586
Sponsor: National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Program: Broadening Opportunities for Computational Genomics and Data Science Education (UE5 – Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
Deadline: LOI due October 8, 2023
Funding Level: $150,000 per year (3 years max)
Summary: The NIH Research Education Program (UE5) supports research education activities in the mission areas of the NIH. The overarching goal of this UE5 program is to support educational activities that encourage individuals from diverse backgrounds, including those from groups underrepresented in the biomedical and behavioral sciences, to pursue further studies or careers in computational genomics and data science research. To accomplish the stated over-arching goal, this funding opportunity will support creative educational activities with a primary focus on: Curriculum or Methods Development.
https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-HG-23-002.html
Sponsor: National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Program: Build UP Trust Challenge
Deadline: November 14, 2023
Funding Level: $1,250,000
Summary: The National Institutes of Health’s (NIH) Build UP Trust Challenge seeks solutions that increase research participation and the adoption of medical care by building trust and improving engagement with historically underserved communities. Racial injustice and inequities in healthcare contribute to health disparities. Lack of trust among underserved populations can lead to reluctance to engage with biomedical research and utilize healthcare technologies.
Sponsor: National Association of Conservation Districts
Program: Call For Climate-Smart Concept Papers
Deadline: October 13, 2023
Funding Level: Up to $5,750,000 in Pool A.
Summary: NACD is seeking projects that foster private-public partnerships, scale implementation of climate-smart practices, advance Measurement, Monitoring, Reporting, and Verification (MMRV), and support producer participation in resulting markets. Projects will be competitively selected and should:
The National Association of Conservation Districts (NACD) is proud to be a recipient of a USDA Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities grant. NACD’s total subaward budget is nearly $80 million. Approximately $42 million is dedicated to producer incentives to implement conservation practices. The remaining funds will be awarded for project implementation. There will be an applicant information webinar on August 31 from 4:00 – 5:00 p.m. ET.
https://www.nacdnet.org/about-nacd/what-we-do/climate-smart-commodities-project/
Sponsor: Department of Commerce
Program: Climate Program Office (CPO) NIHHIS FY2024
Deadline: October 16, 2023
Funding Level: $3,000,000 to $9,000,000
Summary: Climate variability and change present society with significant economic, health, safety, and security challenges. As part of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) climate portfolio within the Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research (OAR), the Climate Program Office (CPO) addresses these climate challenges by managing competitive research programs through which high-priority climate science, assessments, decision-support research, outreach, education, and capacity-building activities are funded to advance our understanding of the Earth’s climate system, and to foster the application and use of this knowledge to improve the resilience of our Nation and its partners.https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=347274
Sponsor: National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
Program: Coastal Habitat Restoration and Resilience Grants for Tribes and Underserved Communities, Under the BIL and IRA
Deadline: December 19, 2023
Funding Level: $250,000 to $1,000,000 (estimated)
Summary: The principal objective of this funding opportunity is to support opportunities for tribes, tribal entities, and/or underserved communities to meaningfully engage in coastal habitat restoration activities. NOAA intends to support capacity building; actionable science support, such as the collection and/or analysis of climate, habitat or other community- or conservation-related data; and restoration project activities that enhance resilience of tribal and underserved communities and have the greatest potential to lead to habitat restoration in coastal, estuarine, marine, and Great Lakes areas. At least $20 million of the available funding will go to Indian tribes (as defined in 25 U.S.C. Section 5304 (e) or Native American organizations that represent Indian tribes through formal legal agreements (e.g., tribal commissions, tribal consortia, tribal conservation districts, and tribal cooperatives) through direct awards or subawards.
https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=350054
Sponsor: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Program: Commercial Fishing Occupational Safety Training Project Grants
Deadline: January 31, 2028
Funding Level: $250,000 to $975,000
Summary: The goal of the training grant program is to enhance the quality and availability of safety training for United States commercial fishermen. Availability includes the frequency, geographic considerations, channels or partners of dissemination, culturally and/or educational appropriate training material, and other characteristics of a successful training program. As a result, the Coast Guard and NIOSH invite applications to support the development and implementation of training and education programs that: develop and deliver training which addresses the needs of commercial fishermen in the United States; provide qualified marine safety instructors, or otherwise accepted by the National Maritime Center instructors and faculty to conduct the training; evaluate the effectiveness and impact of the training program on reducing injuries among fishermen; coordinate with existing training programs and partnerships with industry fishermen, and agencies conform to 46 U.S.C. § 4502 (i) Safety Standards for commercial fishing safety training.
https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=334972
Sponsor: USDA NIFA
Program: Community Food Projects Competitive Grant Program
Deadline: October 30, 2023
Funding Level: $25,000 to $400,000
Summary: The CFPCGP is intended to bring together stakeholders from distinct parts of the food system and to foster understanding of national food security trends and how they might improve local food systems. Understanding that people with low incomes experience disproportionate access to
healthy foods, projects should address food and nutrition security, particularly among our nation’s
most vulnerable populations. Nutrition security is defined as having consistent access,
availability, and affordability of foods and beverages that promote well-being. Applications from
organizations that address food insecurity in rural, tribal, and underserved communities are
encouraged.
https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=349690
Sponsor: USDA – Forest Service
Program: Community Forest and Open Space Conservation Program
Deadline: January 12, 2024
Funding Level: $600,000
Summary: The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Forest Service, State, Private & Tribal Forestry, is requesting applications for the Community Forest and Open Space Conservation Program (Community Forest Program or CFP). CFP is a competitive grant program that provides financial assistance to Indian Tribes, local governments, and qualified conservation non-profit organizations to establish community forests through the fee simple acquisition of private forest land. The purpose of the program is to establish community forests by protecting forestland from conversion to non-forest uses and provide community benefits including public recreation, environmental and economic benefits, and forest-based educational programs. Public access is required for all projects.
https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=349591
Sponsor: USDA Forest Service
Program: Community Wildfire Defense Grant 2023 South
Deadline: October 31, 2023
Funding Level: $10,000,000
Summary: This announcement contains the Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO)/Instructions. To apply after reading the NOFO, visit the application portal at cwdg.forestrygrants.org. The purpose of the Community Wildfire Defense Grant is to assist at-risk local communities and Indian Tribes with planning and mitigating against the risk created by wildfire. The Act prioritizes at-risk communities in an area identified as having high or very high wildfire hazard potential, are low-income, and/or have been impacted by a severe disaster. More details on these three priorities can be found in the Notices of Funding Opportunity (NOFOs). NOTE: four informational webinars are scheduled during August (see events list below).
https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=349610
Sponsor: USDA – Natural Resources Conservation Service
Program: Conservation Innovation Grants (CIG) Classic
Deadline: October 30, 2023
Funding Level: $250,000 to $2,000,000 over 1 to 3 years
Summary: NRCS is announcing the availability of up to $15 million in CIG funding to stimulate the development and adoption of innovative conservation approaches and technologies in conjunction with agricultural production. CIG projects are expected to lead to the transfer of conservation technologies, management systems, and innovative approaches (such as market-based systems) to agricultural producers through the development of technical manuals, guides and for practical instruction for the private sector.
For CIG Classic, this year’s funding priorities are:
https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=350000
Sponsor: USDA – Natural Resources Conservation Service
Program: Conservation Innovation Grants (CIG) On-Farm Trials
Deadline: October 30, 2023
Funding Level: $250,000 to $5,000,000 over 3 to 5 years (Matching requirement removed this year)
Summary: NRCS is announcing the availability of CIG On-Farm Conservation Innovation Trials (On-Farm Trials) to stimulate the adoption and evaluation of innovative conservation approaches in partnership with agricultural producers. For 2023, applications will be accepted from eligible entities for projects addressing at least one of the following priorities: irrigation management technologies; feed management and enteric methane reduction; grazing lands; nutrient management; and soil health demonstration (SHD) trials. 2023 CIG On-Farm budget increased 2x to $50M through IRA funding.
For CIG On-Farm Trials, this year’s funding priorities are:
https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=349853
Sponsor: Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA)
Program: FY 2024 Conservation and Restoration Partnership Fund
Deadline: October 20, 2023
Funding Level: Not specified
Summary: The Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA) is accepting proposals for the FY 2024 Conservation and Restoration Partnership Fund until October 20th, 2023. This year the Conservation and Restoration Partnership Fund has up to $1,000,000 dedicated for matching funds for projects addressing coastal conservation and restoration needs. This funding will allow the State, through CPRA, to explore private/public partnership opportunities such as grants and donations to support the implementation of high priority projects and the advancement of coastal restoration goals.
Sponsor: US Department of Defense
Program: Defense Security Cooperation University - Research Grants
Deadline: August 7, 2024
Funding Level: $25,000 to $800,000
Summary: The Defense Security Cooperation Agency’s (DSCA) Defense Security Cooperation University (DSCU) promotes access to and production of knowledge on security cooperation, or “all DOD interactions with foreign security establishments that build and develop allied and partner security capabilities and capacity for self-defense and multinational operations, provide the Armed Forces of the United States with access to the foreign country during peacetime or a contingency operation, and build relationships that promote specific United States security interests” (Joint Publication 3-20, Security Cooperation, 1-2). Evidence-building activities that contribute to the body of knowledge on security cooperation—hereafter “SC research”—are the primary focus of this NFO.
https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=349804
Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF); multiagency including NIH and USDA
Program: Ecology and Evolution of Infectious Diseases
Deadline: November 15, 2023
Funding Level: Up to $3,000,000 depending on collaboration
Summary: The multi-agency Ecology and Evolution of Infectious Diseases program supports research on the ecological, evolutionary, organismal, and social drivers that influence the transmission dynamics of infectious diseases. The central theme of submitted projects must be the quantitative, mathematical, or computational understanding of pathogen transmission dynamics. The intent is discovery of principles of infectious disease (re)emergence and transmission and testing mathematical or computational models that elucidate infectious disease systems. Projects should be broad, interdisciplinary efforts that go beyond the scope of typical studies. They should focus on the determinants and interactions of (re)emergence and transmission among any host species, including but not limited to humans, non-human animals, and/or plants. This includes, for example, the spread of pathogens; the influence of environmental factors such as climate; the population dynamics and genetics of vectors and reservoir species or hosts; how the physiology or behavior of the pathogen, vector, or host species biology affects transmission dynamics; the feedback between ecological transmission and evolutionary dynamics; and the cultural, social, behavioral, and economic dimensions of pathogen transmission and disease. Research may be on zoonotic, environmentally-borne, vector-borne, enteric, or respiratory pathogens of either terrestrial or aquatic systems and organisms, including diseases of animals and plants, at any scale from specific pathogens to inclusive environmental systems.
Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF) and U.S.-Israel Binational Science Foundation (BSF)
Program: Ecology and Evolution of Infectious Diseases (EEID)
Deadline: November 15, 2023 (NSF) and November 21, 2023 (BSF)
Funding Level: $400,000
Summary: As part of the NSF-BSF joint program, the U.S.-Israel Binational Science Foundation (BSF) invites collaborative research proposals in Ecology and Evolution of Infectious Diseases (EEID), in the Biological Science (BIO) Directorate at the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF).
The multi-agency Ecology and Evolution of Infectious Diseases program supports research on the ecological, evolutionary, and social drivers that influence the transmission dynamics of infectious diseases. The central theme of submitted projects must be the quantitative or computational understanding of pathogen transmission dynamics. The intent is discovery of principles of infectious disease transmission and testing mathematical or computational models that elucidate infectious disease systems. Projects should be broad, interdisciplinary efforts that go beyond the scope of typical studies. They should focus on the determinants and interactions of transmission among any host species, including but not limited to humans, non-human animals, and/or plants.
https://new.nsf.gov/funding/opportunities/ecology-evolution-infectious-diseases-eeid
Sponsor: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Program: Environmental Monitoring and Remediation Technology Assessment Initiative (EMRTAI)
Deadline: October 12, 2023
Funding Level: $3,000,000
Summary: EPA is soliciting applications from qualified entities that have an interest and experience in the scope of this Initiative, that is conducting assessments or tests of new or existing environmental monitoring and remediation technologies for identifying and recovering critical minerals (CMs) at contaminated legacy mining sites. Applicants must have the ability and knowledge to conduct assessment, testing and quality assurance support for new (SBIR Phase 2 and 3) and commercial environmental monitoring and remediation technologies.
https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=348834
Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF)
Program: EPSCoR Research Infrastructure Improvement Program: Track-2 Focused EPSCoR Collaborations (RII Track-2 FEC)
Deadline: January 23, 2024
Funding Level: $6,000,000 over 4 years
Summary: The Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) is designed to fulfill the mandate of the National Science Foundation (NSF) to promote scientific progress nationwide. NSF EPSCoR eligibility is based on a jurisdiction's recent five-year history of total funds awarded by NSF relative to the Foundation's total research budget for that same period. Through this program, NSF establishes partnerships with government, higher education, and industry that are designed to affect sustainable improvements in a jurisdiction's research infrastructure, Research and Development (R&D) capacity, and hence, its R&D competitiveness. RII Track-2 FEC builds interjurisdictional collaborative teams of EPSCoR investigators in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) focus areas consistent with the National Science Foundation 2022-2026 Strategic Plan.
Sponsor: USDA Food and Nutrition Service (FNS)
Program: Farm To School Technical Assistance-Cooperative Agreement
Deadline: October 10, 2023
Funding Level: $500,000 to $1,000,000
Summary: The purpose of the Farm to School Technical Assistance Cooperative Agreement described in this request for applications (RFA) is to support nonprofit entities and Indian Tribal Organizations to implement national- and/or regional-level farm to school activities. Awardees under this cooperative agreement will undertake projects supporting USDA’s priorities of Food System Transformation, Improving Child Health through Nutritious School Meals, and Indigenous Food Sovereignty. There are three funding tracks available, corresponding with each USDA priority. Applicants to the Supporting Community Engagement track (aligned with USDA’s priority of Improving Child Health through Nutritious School Meals) will propose projects that expand farm to school institutes. The Supporting Producer Engagement track aligns with USDA’s Food Systems Transformation priority and will fund projects that strengthen producer engagement with the Child Nutrition Programs market. Finally, the Supporting Tribal Engagement track will fund an entity to conduct Tribal dialogues with the purpose of supporting FNS’s farm to school grantmaking and technical assistance for Tribal entities, in alignment with USDA’s Indigenous Food Sovereignty priority. Available funding ranges from $500,000 to $1 million depending on the applicant’s choice of track. Eligible applicants are national and/or regional level nonprofit entities and Indian Tribal Organizations with a history of meaningful engagement with the target audience for this cooperative agreement.
https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=349583
Sponsor: National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF)
Program: Fisheries Innovation Fund - Electronic Monitoring and Reporting (EMR) Grant Program
Deadline: October 16, 2023
Funding Level: $500,000
Summary: The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) will award grants that catalyze the voluntary implementation of electronic technologies (ET) for fisheries catch, effort, and/or compliance monitoring, and improvements to fishery information systems in U.S. fisheries. They anticipate awarding up to $3.8 million through this solicitation. The Electronic Monitoring and Reporting (EMR) Grant Program will advance the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) sustainable fisheries goals to partner with fishermen and other stakeholders, state agencies, and Fishery Information Networks to systematically integrate technology into fisheries data collection and observations as well as streamline data management and use for fisheries management.
Sponsor: US Department of Defense – DARPA
Program: Forward-Looking Experimentation (FLEX)
Deadline: August 9, 2024
Funding Level: Not specified
Summary: The Microsystems Technology Office at DARPA seeks fundamental research proposals for disruptive ideas in information and communication technologies (ICT) addressing the grand challenges for a data-driven future. Proposed research should investigate innovative approaches that enable revolutionary advances in science, devices, or systems. The goal of the Forward-Looking Experimentation (FLEX) program is to identify the direction and timing of key disruptive advances in ICT, accelerate technology exploration and generate intellectual property, develop next-generation researchers for the U.S. workforce, and build the foundation for future research programs.
https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=349816
Sponsor: US Department of Commerce – Sea Grant
Program: FY2023 National Sea Grant College Program Special Projects
Deadline: September 30, 2023
Funding Level: $100,000 to $2,500,000
Summary: The National Sea Grant College Program was enacted by U.S. Congress in 1966 (amended in 2020, Public Law 116-221) to support leveraged federal and state partnerships that harness the intellectual capacity of the nation's universities and research institutions to solve problems and generate opportunities in coastal communities. The purpose of this notice is to request proposals for special projects consistent with the focus areas outlined in the National Sea Grant College Program's (Sea Grant) strategic plan, and to provide the general public with information and guidelines on how Sea Grant will select proposals and administer Federal assistance under this announcement. This announcement is a mechanism to encourage research or other projects that are not normally funded through Sea Grant national competitions.
https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=343695
Sponsor: National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
Program: FY2024 Weather Program Office Data Assimilation Consortium
Deadline: October 13, 2023
Funding Level: $3,500,000 to $7,000,000
Summary: The NOAA Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research (OAR) Weather Program Office (WPO) Data Assimilation (DA) Consortium Competition is soliciting collaborative proposals from this notification valued at a total of approximately $7 million over three years beginning in FY2024 primarily to (1) establish a multi-university consortium to advance DA research and education, and (2) develop a long-term strategic partnership between the consortium, NOAA, and the broader weather enterprise in advancing DA methodology to improve numerical weather predictions using the Unified Forecast System (UFS).
https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=349553
Sponsor: National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
Program: FY2024 Weather Program Office Research Programs
Deadline: November 16, 2023
Funding Level: $200,000 to $400,000
Summary: NOAA’s Weather Program Office (WPO, wpo.noaa.gov/nofo) is soliciting proposals for two grant competitions from this notification, valued at approximately $2.0 million per year as follows: 1) Climate Testbed (CTB), and 2) Fire Weather. In alignment with the Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation Act of 2017 (Public Law 115-25), this funding opportunity will allow NOAA to support new weather, water, and earth system observing and forecasting applications, including improved analysis techniques, better statistical or dynamic forecast models and techniques, and communication of that information to better inform the public. In particular, projects are sought that are responsive to the priorities articulated in the Science Advisory Board's 2021 Priorities for Weather Research Report (https://sab.noaa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/PWR-Report_Final_12-9-21.pdf).
https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=350001
Sponsor: US Fish and Wildlife Service
Program: FY24 Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act Grants
Deadline: November 2, 2023
Funding Level: $200,000
Summary: The Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act (NMBCA) Grant Program funds projects promoting the conservation of neotropical migratory birds in the United States, Canada, Latin America and the Caribbean. Grants funded under the NMBCA program help partners to protect, research, monitor, and manage bird populations and habitat throughout birds' entire migratory life cycle, as well as to conduct law enforcement and community outreach and education. The goals of the Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act include perpetuating healthy bird populations, providing financial resources for bird conservation, and fostering international cooperation.
https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=350117
Sponsor: National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
Program: FY24 NOAA Marine Debris Interception Technologies under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law
Deadline: November 15, 2023
Funding Level: $100,000 to $1,000,000
Summary: Through this solicitation, NOAA seeks to openly compete funding made available through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (PL 117-58) to support marine debris removal through the deployment and management of proven debris interception technologies throughout the coastal United States, Great Lakes, territories, and freely associated states, including in Tribal and underserved communities. The overall objective of this funding opportunity is to support the installation, monitoring, and maintenance of proven marine debris interception technologies that will capture marine debris at or close to known marine debris sources or pathways and which benefit marine and coastal NOAA trust resources, coastal communities, and/or local economies. The overall objective of this funding opportunity is to support the installation, monitoring, and maintenance of proven marine debris interception technologies to benefit marine and coastal NOAA trust resources, coastal communities, and/or local economies.
https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=349978
Sponsor: US Department of Commerce – National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
Program: FY24 Saltonstall-Kennedy Competition
Deadline: November 21, 2023
Funding Level: $25,000 to $500,000
Summary: The objectives of the S-K Program and, therefore, the funding priorities for the S-K Grant Competition, have changed over the years since the program began in 1980. The program has evolved as Federal fishery management laws and policies and research needs have evolved in response to changing circumstances. The objective of the S-K Research and Development Program, referred to throughout this document as the S-K Program, is to promote U.S. fisheries by assisting the fishing community to address marketing and research needs.
https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=348372
Sponsor: US Department of Commerce
Program: Graduate Research Innovation (GRIN) Award
Deadline: September 28, 2023
Funding Level: $25,000
Summary: The Joint Fire Science Program (JFSP) invites current master and doctoral students enrolled at colleges or universities within the US in the field of wildland fire and related physical, biological, and social sciences to apply for a Graduate Research Innovation (GRIN) award. The purpose of a GRIN award is to enhance student exposure to the management and policy relevance of their research to achieve beneficial outcomes of funded work. Proposals must be directly related to the mission and goals of JFSP to be considered.
https://www.firescience.gov/AFPs/24-1-01/24-1-01_FON_Announcement.pdf
Sponsor: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Program: Grants to Support New Investigators in Conducting Research Related to Preventing Interpersonal Violence Impacting Children and Youth
Deadline: December 1, 2023
Funding Level: $150,000
Summary: The purpose of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention National Center for Injury Prevention and Control (NCIPC) Mentored Research Scientist Development Award (K01) is to provide support for an intensive, supervised (mentored) career development experience in violence prevention research leading to research independence. NCIPC supports K01 grants to help ensure the availability of an adequate number of trained scientists to address critical public health research questions to prevent violence and injury.
https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=348439
Sponsor: Foundation for Food and Agriculture (FFAR)
Program: Harvest Health Breakthrough Crop Challenge
Deadline: August 7, 2024 (application opens June 12, 2024)
Funding Level: $1,000,000
Summary: The Harvest for Health initiative is accelerating the development of underutilized crops to increase the diversity of foods in the marketplace. The initiative focuses on crops that are nutritious and have properties of interest to food and ingredient companies. Of more than 50,000 known edible plant species, the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization estimates that only three crops – rice, wheat and maize – account for two-thirds of the world’s food supply. As a result, many nutritious, resilient crops remain underutilized, contributing to poor dietary diversity and health outcomes. NOTE: Informational webinar on October 3 (see below).
Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF)
Program: Humans, Disasters, and the Built Environment (HDBE)
Deadline: Proposals accepted anytime
Funding Level: Not specified
Summary: The Humans, Disasters, and the Built Environment (HDBE) program supports fundamental, convergent research on how human activities and behaviors interact with the built environment to reduce or exacerbate the effects of natural hazards and disasters. The program foci are ongoing and emerging hazards to populations (individuals, households, businesses, organizations, and agencies) and built environments (critical infrastructures, physical and cyber spaces, and buildings). Successful proposals shall address all three elements (i.e., humans, disasters, and the built environment) and have the potential to contribute to theories or insights that hold over a broad range of scales, conditions, and sectors. Research funded through this program is expected to build a deeper understanding of human behaviors at the interface of engineering and society and inform how communities manage their risk and adapt to changing patterns in climate, extreme weather, and other hazards.
https://new.nsf.gov/funding/opportunities/humans-disasters-built-environment-hdbe
Sponsor: National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Program: Initiative to Maximize Research Education in Genomics: Diversity Action Plan (R25 Clinical Trials Not Allowed)
Deadline: November 15, 2023 or January 25, 2024
Funding Level: $325,000
Summary: Another overarching goal of this R25 program is to support and integrate educational and mentorship activities that encourage individuals from diverse backgrounds, including those from groups underrepresented in the biomedical and behavioral sciences, to pursue further studies or careers in genomics research. This notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) seeks to expose undergraduate and post-baccalaureate level students to the foundational sciences relevant to genomics to enable them to pursue careers that span all areas of interest to NHGRI - genome sciences, genomic medicine, genomics and society, genomic data science, and genomics and health equity. For the purposes of this NOFO, the term “genomics” encompasses issues and activities in these five areas.
https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-22-268.html
Sponsor: National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
Program: Innovative Strategies to Reduce Red Snapper Discards in the South Atlantic
Deadline: November 6, 2023
Funding Level: $50,000 to $250,000
Summary: NMFS is soliciting proposals under this funding opportunity to better understand and address red snapper discards in the South Atlantic snapper-grouper fishery. Projects funded under this program should inform the development of management strategies that reduce the proportion of red snapper discards relative to landed catch. Priority will be given to proposals that investigate the research priorities detailed under the Funding Priorities section of this announcement.
https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=350125
Sponsor: US Department of Education – Institute of Education Sciences
Program: Four Programs under NCER and NCSER
Deadline: September 21, 2023 or January 11, 2024
Funding Level: $100,000 to $1,000,000
Summary: The Department of Education (Department) is issuing a notice inviting applications for new awards for fiscal year (FY) 2024 for the Education Research and Special Education Research Grant Programs, Assistance Listing Numbers (ALNs) 84.305A, 84.324A, 84.324B, and 84.324C. This notice relates to the approved information collection under OMB control number 4040–0001. The dates when applications are available and the deadlines for transmittal of applications invited under this notice are indicated in the chart at the end of this notice (see link below) and in the Requests for Applications (RFAs) that are posted at the following website: https://ies.ed.gov/funding.
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2023-07-20/pdf/2023-15379.pdf
Sponsor: Louisiana Board of Regents (BoR)
Program: Various 2023-2024 RFPs
Deadline: Proposal Submission Dates
Funding Level: Varies
Summary: The Louisiana Board of Regents (BoR) just announced a new round of competitive Support Fund grant programs: (1) Research and Development – RCS, RCS One-Year, ITRS, and P-o-C/P; (2) Departmental Enhancement – ENH; and (3) Awards to Louisiana Artists and Scholars – ATLAS.
Please see email sent 7/10/23 from OSP@agcenter.lsu.edu for additional details about BoR RFPs
https://rsi.laregents.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/BoRSF-RFP-Release-Memo-FY23.pdf
Sponsor: Louisiana Mosquito Control Association (LMCA)
Program: Operational Research Fund
Deadline: November 1, 2023
Funding Level: $10,000
Summary: Louisiana Mosquito Control Association (LMCA) offers grants that provide seed money to researchers (graduate students, post-doctoral fellows, and faculty) in building databases for the next level of research and/or to allow grantees to use data to encourage collaboration and leverage for further research. Dissemination of findings will include a formal presentation on the research at a LMCA Annual Meeting. Grants of up to $5,000 for graduate students and up to $10,000 for post-doctoral students, faculty researchers or fellows in mosquito-borne disease and/or mosquito biology/control research are available.
Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF)
Program: Limited Submission - Major Research Instrumentation Program (MRI)
Deadline: November 15, 2023
Funding Level: Up to $4,000,000 depending on Track
Summary: The Major Research Instrumentation (MRI) Program (MRI Program Website) serves to increase access to multi-user scientific and engineering instrumentation for research and research training in our Nation's institutions of higher education and not-for-profit scientific/engineering research organizations. An MRI award supports the acquisition of a multi-user research instrument that is commercially available through direct purchase from a vendor, or for the personnel costs and equipment that are required for the development of an instrument with new capabilities, thereby advancing instrumentation capabilities and enhancing expertise for instrument design and fabrication at academic institutions. MRI instruments are, in general, too costly and/or not appropriate for support through other NSF programs.
Are you planning to submit a proposal to NSF to support your Major Research Instrumentation (MRI) needs? The deadline has moved up to November 15, 2023.
Please attend an MRI virtual town hall meeting for information and to have your questions answered on the program. The webinars will be held on September 14 and 15 from 1:00 - 2:30 p.m. (CDT).
https://nsf.zoomgov.com/webinar/register/WN_0x9MHCJbRe-2zC15P4O3NA
A one-page summary submitted to osp@agcenter.lsu.edu is due by September 15th at 4:30 p.m.
Note Regarding Limit on Number of Proposals per Organization
Two (2) in Track 1, one (1) in Track 2 and one (1) in Track 3. As a result, it is now possible for an institution to submit up to four MRI proposals within the Track limits described above.
https://new.nsf.gov/funding/opportunities/major-research-instrumentation-program-mri
Sponsor: General Mills
Program: Making ice cream more resilient towards fluctuations in temperature
Deadline: October 31, 2023
Funding Level: Not specified
Summary: Important fluctuations of temperature during transportation of ice creams affect significantly their microstructure and more specifically the ice crystal size. The overall sensory profile of the final products can be then altered, with more iciness perception. Traditional ingredients solutions with water binding ability fail to meet consumer expectations as they are very often chemically modified. We are seeking technologies to make ice cream more resilient towards temperature fluctuations in terms of textural and physical stability, without compromising the sensory experience. Potential solutions could include ingredients, processing, distribution and storage.
Sponsor: Bayer Consumer Health
Program: Moisture resistant technologies and formulations for solid effervescent tablets
Deadline: October 31, 2023
Funding Level: $100,000
Summary: Bayer Consumer Health is looking for alternative effervescent components and/or moisture barrier coatings for tablets. We are also open to other creative approaches that improve moisture resistance of the tablets. Ideally the technology can work across various dosage systems and ingredients, although multiple technologies for different systems/ingredients are also acceptable.
Sponsor: USDA – Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS)
Program: National Animal Disease Preparedness and Response Program Fiscal Year 2024
Deadline: October 20, 2023
Funding Level: $500,000 max; $220,000 average
Summary: The United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) Veterinary Services (VS) is announcing the availability of cooperative/interagency agreement funding to carry out the National Animal Disease Preparedness and Response Program (NADPRP) as described in Section 12101 of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (aka “2018 Farm Bill”). Through the NADPRP program, APHIS provides funds to support high-value projects that will help prevent the introduction and spread of foreign and emerging animal diseases that threaten U.S. agriculture. Each year, APHIS makes funding available to support projects in priority areas of animal disease preparedness and response that are identified through consultation with eligible entities and stakeholders.
https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=349582
Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF)
Program: National Artificial Intelligence (AI) Research Institutes
Deadline: October 31, 2023 (Group 1 Theme) and January 12, 2024 (Group 2 Themes)
Funding Level: $20,000,000
Summary: Artificial Intelligence (AI) has advanced tremendously and today promises personalized healthcare; enhanced national security; improved transportation; and more effective education, to name just a few benefits. Increased computing power, the availability of large datasets and streaming data, and algorithmic advances in machine learning (ML) have made it possible for AI research and development to create new sectors of the economy and revitalize industries. Continued advancement, enabled by sustained federal investment and channeled toward issues of national importance, holds the potential for further economic impact and quality-of-life improvements.
Sponsor: National Geographic Society
Program: Grants Program -- Level I Funding
Deadline: April 11, 2024
Funding Level: $20,000
Summary: The National Geographic Society's Grants Program provides seed funding and support to early career individuals who are working to address critical challenges, advance new solutions, and inspire positive transformation across all seven continents. Grants range up to $20,000 in this category. Funded projects will incorporate science, storytelling, and/or education, and must align with one or more of the Society's five focus areas: Ocean, Land, Wildlife, Human History & Cultures, and Human Ingenuity.
https://www.nationalgeographic.org/society/grants-and-investments/
Sponsor: National Geographic Society
Program: Grants Program Level II Funding
Deadline: April 11, 2024
Funding Level: $100,000
Summary: The National Geographic Society's Grants Program provides seed funding and support to individuals more advanced in their careers, who are working to address critical challenges, advance new solutions, and inspire positive transformation across all seven continents. Funded projects will incorporate science, storytelling, and/or education, and must align with one or more of the Society's five focus areas: Ocean, Land, Wildlife, Human History & Cultures, and Human Ingenuity. Level II Grants are designed for individuals who are more established in their field and/or are seeking a higher level of funding. Projects at this level should push the boundaries of the applicant's field or discipline, and be designed to achieve significant and tangible impacts.
https://www.nationalgeographic.org/society/grants-and-investments/
Sponsor: US Department of Interior
Program: NAWCA 2024 US Small Grants
Deadline: October 12, 2023
Funding Level: $1,000 to $250,000
Summary: The U.S. Small Grants Program is a competitive, matching grants program that supports public-private partnerships carrying out projects in the United States that further the goals of the North American Wetlands Conservation Act. Projects must involve only long-term protection, restoration, enhancement and/or establishment of wetland and associated upland habitats to benefit migratory birds. The program requires a 1:1 non-federal match and research funding is ineligible. This program supports the DOI and FWS mission of protecting and managing the nation's natural resources by collaborating with partners and stakeholders to conserve land and water and to expand outdoor recreation and access.
https://fws.gov/service/north-american-wetlands-conservation-act-nawca-grants-us-small
Sponsor: US Department of the Interior – US Fish and Wildlife Service
Program: NAWCA 2024 US Small Grants
Deadline: October 12, 2023
Funding Level: $250,000
Summary: The U.S. Standard Grants Program is a competitive, matching grants program that supports public-private partnerships carrying out projects in the United States that further the goals of the North American Wetlands Conservation Act. These projects must involve long-term protection, restoration, and/or enhancement of wetlands and associated uplands habitats for the benefit of all wetlands-associated migratory birds. Grant request may not exceed $250,000. Projects must involve only long-term protection, restoration, enhancement and/or establishment of wetland and associated upland habitats to benefit migratory birds.
https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=349808
Sponsor: US Department of Commerce – National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
Program: NOAA's Restoring Fish Passage through Barrier Removal Grants Under the BIL and IRA
Deadline: October 16, 2023
Funding Level: $1,000,000 to $20,000,000
Summary: The principal objective of NOAA’s Restoring Fish Passage through Barrier Removal Notice of Funding Opportunity is to provide federal financial and technical assistance to fish passage through the removal of dams and other in-stream barriers for native migratory or sea-run fish. Funding will be used for fish passage that rebuilds productive and sustainable fisheries, contributes to the recovery and conservation of threatened and endangered species, enhances watershed health, promotes resilient ecosystems and communities, especially in underserved communities, and improves economic vitality, including local employment.
https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=349628
Sponsor: National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
Program: NOAA's Transformational Habitat Restoration and Coastal Resilience Grants Under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and Inflation Reduction Act
Deadline: November 17, 2023
Funding Level: $1,000,000 to $25,000,000
Summary: The principal objective of this solicitation is to support transformational habitat restoration projects that restore marine, estuarine, coastal, or Great Lakes ecosystems, using approaches that enhance community and ecosystem resilience to climate hazards. Funding will prioritize habitat restoration actions that: demonstrate significant impacts; rebuild productive and sustainable fisheries; contribute to the recovery and conservation of threatened and endangered species; promote resilient ecosystems, especially in tribal or underserved communities; and improve economic vitality, including local employment.
https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=349865
Sponsor: North American Strawberry Growers Association
Program: Research Grants
Deadline: November 1, 2023
Funding Level: $15,000
Summary: NASGA supports research in strawberry production that will benefit its grower members. The Foundation and NASGA have provided grants averaging $35,000 annually to strawberry research scientists in the United States and Canada. NASGA supports a wide range of research targeting strawberry production, variety development, environmentally-friendly disease and pest control and other areas of research. The Research Committee is composed of growers, nurserymen, and scientists who study the merits of each proposal submitted and consider whether or not it fits NASGA’s research priorities and if each is scientifically sound and practical.
https://nasga.org/n-american-strawberry-growers-research-guidelines.htm
Sponsor: National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Program: Notice of Intent to Publish a Funding Opportunity Announcement for High-Priority Behavioral and Social Research Networks (R24 Clinical Trial Optional)
Deadline: November 1, 2023 (estimated)
Funding Level: $250,000
Summary: This Notice informs the research community that the National Institute on Aging (NIA) intends to issue a Request for Applications (RFA) for new and renewal applications to provide critical network support for advancing development in the following specific high-priority areas of behavioral and social research on aging: (1) Stress Measurement, (2) Life Course Health Disparities at Older Ages, (3) Aging Research on Criminal Justice and Health Disparities, (4) Rural Aging, (5) Genomics of Behavioral and Social Science, (6) Behavioral and Social Research on Aging in Animal Models.
https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-AG-23-044.html
Sponsor: National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Program: Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Understanding Immune Evasion in Tickborne Diseases
Deadline: October 5, 2023
Funding Level: Varies
Summary: This Notice of Special Interest (NOSI) invites applications that seek to expand understanding of potential immune evasion mechanisms of tickborne pathogens that contribute to human disease and death. The intent of this NOSI is to encourage applications in the field, including from researchers in other disciplines who may have new perspectives to bring to existing gaps.
https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-AI-23-053.html
Sponsor: Under Armour
Program: Novel cushioning and thermal comfort solutions for athletic footwear
Deadline: October 31, 2023
Funding Level: $100,000
Summary: Footwear can get very hot and uncomfortable during exercise due to excessive sweat, friction, and lack of airflow. Footwear also mechanically breaks down over time, which means the last mile used feels very different from the first mile. Traditional materials employed as cushioning for athletic footwear have additional limitations (including durability, stability, thermal and moisture management, environmental impact, weight, and aesthetics) and are almost all petroleum-based foams.
Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF)
Program: Biosensing Program
Deadline: Proposals accepted anytime
Funding Level: Various
Summary: The Biosensing program is part of the Engineering Biology and Health cluster, which also includes 1) the Biophotonics program; 2) the Cellular and Biochemical Engineering program; 3) the Disability and Rehabilitation Engineering program; and 4) the Engineering of Biomedical Systems program. The Biosensing program supports fundamental engineering research in the monitoring, identification and/or quantification of biological analytes and phenomena using innovations that exist at the intersection of engineering, life sciences, and information technology. Projects submitted to the program must advance both engineering and life sciences.
Sponsor: Unilever
Program: Nutritional interventions for telomere defense
Deadline: October 31, 2023
Funding Level: $100,000
Summary: We are seeking novel nutritional interventions, specifically ingredients or blends of ingredients suitable for dietary supplements, to help maintain optimal telomere length. Interventions that decrease the rate of telomere shortening, protect telomere length under oxidative stress conditions, enhance telomerase activity, or work by other mechanisms would be relevant.
https://www.halo.science/research/medicine/nutritional-interventions-for-telomere-defense
Sponsor: US Department of the Interior – Office of Surface Mining
Program: OSMRE Mine Drainage Technology Initiative (MDTI)
Deadline: September 25, 2023
Funding Level: $200,000
Summary: The Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement is looking for Mine Drainage Technology Initiative (MDTI) studies that address specific goals that have the potential for improving the effectiveness of both the coal industry and the regulatory authority to conduct and regulate surface coal mining and reclamation activities that protect the environment and the public.
https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=349755
Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF)
Program: Partnerships for Innovation (PFI)
Deadline: January 2, 2024
Funding Level: Up to $1,000,000 depending on type
Summary: PFI has five broad goals: (1) identifying and supporting NSF-sponsored research and technologies that have the potential for accelerated commercialization; (2) supporting prior or current NSF-sponsored investigators, institutions of higher education, and non-profit organizations that partner with an institution of higher education in undertaking proof-of-concept work, including the development of technology prototypes that are derived from NSF-sponsored research and have potential market value; (3) promoting sustainable partnerships between NSF-funded institutions, industry, and other organizations within academia and the private sector with the purpose of accelerating the transfer of technology; (4) developing multi-disciplinary innovation ecosystems which involve and are responsive to the specific needs of academia and industry; (5) providing professional development, mentoring, and advice in entrepreneurship, project management, and technology and business development to innovators.
Sponsor: US Department of Education – Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education
Program: Perkins Innovation and Modernization Grant Program
Deadline: October 12, 2023 (LOI Encouraged due September 13, 2023)
Funding Level: $1,475,000
Summary: The Department of Education (ED or Department) is issuing a notice inviting applications for new awards for fiscal year (FY) 2023 for the Perkins Innovation and Modernization (PIM) grant program. The purpose of the PIM grant program is to identify, support, and rigorously evaluate evidence-based and innovative strategies and activities to improve and modernize career and technical education (CTE) and ensure workforce skills taught in CTE programs funded under the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006, as amended by the Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act (Perkins V), align with labor market needs.
https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=349825
Sponsor: Department of Health and Human Services
Program: Pilot Projects Enhancing Utility and Usage of Common Fund Data Sets (R03 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
Deadline: November 17, 2023
Funding Level: $200,000
Summary: Many valuable and widely available data sets have been generated by multiple Common Fund programs. The purpose of this NOFO is to announce the availability of funding to demonstrate and enhance the utility of selected Common Fund (https://commonfund.nih.gov/) data sets, including generating hypotheses and catalyzing discoveries. Award recipients are asked to provide feedback on the utility of the Common Fund data resources. Applicants must propose using TWO or more Common Fund program data sets listed in the NOFO, and they can propose using other data sets (including additional NIH Common Fund data sets not listed, other NIH data sets, and non-NIH data sets that are publicly available). Applications are expected to utilize the existing data in the listed Common Fund data sets. Generation of new data should be limited to testing/validation of predictions.
https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-RM-23-015.html
Sponsor: Life Sciences Research Foundation
Program: Postdoctoral Fellowship Program
Deadline: October 1, 2023
Funding Level: $231,000 for three years
Summary: The Life Sciences Research Foundation (LSRF) award provides three years of support to a named postdoctoral researcher at a non-profit university or research institution. The award is paid to the university or research institution where the researcher is carrying out their project and is solely for the benefit of the named researcher. The award is open only to those in a mentored postdoctoral position within a PI laboratory. The Life Sciences Research Foundation's will fund basic biological research in all areas of life science. The LSRF accepts proposals from those conducting basic biological research in all areas of life science. The broad categories covering life sciences include: Biochemistry, Cancer Biology, Cell Biology, Computational Biology, Developmental Biology, Immunology, Microbiology, Molecular Biology, Neurobiology, Organismal Population & Evolutionary Biology, Physiology, Plant Biology, Structural Biology, and Virology. They do not have a focus beyond these broad categories.
https://lsrf.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/2023-AwardDetails-2.pdf
Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF)
Program: Postdoctoral Research Fellowships in Biology
Deadline: November 29, 2023
Funding Level: $240,000 for 36 months
Summary: The Directorate for Biological Sciences (BIO) awards Postdoctoral Research Fellowships in Biology (PRFB) to recent recipients of the doctoral degree for research and training in selected areas supported by BIO and with special goals for human resource development in biology. For proposals under this solicitation, these areas are (1) Broadening Participation of Groups Underrepresented in Biology, (2) Integrative Research Investigating the Rules of Life Governing Interactions Between Genomes, Environment and Phenotypes, and (3) Plant Genome Postdoctoral Research Fellowships.
Sponsor: Waitt Foundation
Program: The Rapid Ocean Conservation (ROC) Grants Program
Deadline: None; proposals are reviewed on a monthly rolling basis
Funding Level: $20,000
Summary: The Rapid Ocean Conservation (ROC) Grants Program is a project of the Waitt Foundation. ROC Grants provide small grants with a quick turnaround time for solutions to emerging conservation issues and ocean protection. This complements the Waitt Foundation’s existing major grants program and is responsive to conservation opportunities, supports higher-risk ideas at a low financial cost, and engages with small, local NGOs on a global scale. Grants will fund projects related to the Waitt Foundation's mission of supporting sustainable fishing and marine protected areas (MPAs). This includes sub-themes of:
Scientific Research – Includes natural science or social science projects.
Policy – Includes opportunistic projects around unique public policy windows, such as preparation of policy analysis and support of experts’ efforts to inform decision makers on upcoming government actions.
Management – Includes enforcement and infrastructure support.
Communications – Includes raising public awareness and engaging stakeholders, including advertising by a 501(c)3 group around a public policy moment.
Sponsor: US Department of Interior
Program: Rapid Response Fund for Aquatic Invasive Species
Deadline: October 18, 2023 (initially, then proposals reviewed quarterly)
Funding Level: $50,000 to $960,000
Summary: The AquaticNuisance Species Task Force (ANSTF) was established by the Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control Act (NANPCA) of 1990, 16 U.S.C. 4721-28, as amended. The ANSTF serves to develop and implement a program for waters of the United States to prevent introduction and dispersal of ANS (also known as aquatic invasive species or AIS), monitor, control, and study such species, and disseminate related information. Co-chaired by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the ANSTF consists of Federal agency representatives and ex-officio representatives that work in conjunction with six regional panels and issue-specific subcommittees to coordinate efforts related to AIS across the Nation.
https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=349900
Sponsor: PepsiCo
Program: Recycling Technologies for Biodegradable Films
Deadline: September 30, 2023
Funding Level: $50,000
Summary: PepsiCo is looking for solutions to convert bio-based packaging back to starting materials or other high-value added chemicals (no fuels). Compostable flexible packaging is a great alternative to polyolefin-based packaging. There are many work streams to make the collection and sorting of multi-layer flexible packages possible and when successful, it also makes sense for the bio-based and biodegradable packaging to be collected, sorted, and recycled using mechanical, chemical, or enzymatic routes. Chemical recycling through pyrolysis is not suitable for compostable packaging made from aliphatic polyesters due to the presence of oxygen. Also, to get the right performance characteristics, mixture of biopolymers like PLA & PHA are used which means the monomers/oligomers after chemical /enzymatic recycling must be separated for greater value. Mechanical recycling from bag to bag can be challenging due to the multi-material structure too. NOTE: Informational webinar on September 6 (see below)
https://www.halo.science/research/materials/recycling-technologies-for-biodegradable-films
Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF)
Program: Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU)
Deadline: September 27, 2023
Funding Level: Typically $100,000 to $155,000 per year
Summary: The Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) program supports active research participation by undergraduate students in any of the areas of research funded by the National Science Foundation. REU projects involve students in meaningful ways in ongoing research programs or in research projects specifically designed for the REU program. This solicitation features two mechanisms for supporting student research:
Sponsor: National Institutes of Health (NIH) – National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Program: Research Projects to Enhance Applicability of Mammalian Models for Translational Research (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
Deadline: October 5, 2023
Funding Level: Up to $499,000 per year
Summary: Through this Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO), the National Cancer Institute (NCI) invites applications for projects to expand, improve, or transform the utility of mammalian cancer and tumor models for translational research.
The NCI, through this NOFO encourages submission of projects devoted to demonstrating that mammalian models, including organoids, tumoroids and cell models, used for translational research are robust representations of human biology, are appropriate to test questions of clinical importance, and provide reliable information for patient benefit. These practical goals contrast with the goals of many mechanistic, NCI-supported R01 projects that use mammals, or develop and use mammalian cancer models, transplantation tumor models, or models derived from mammalian or human tissues or cells for hypothesis-testing, non-clinical research. Among many other possible endeavors, applicants in response to this NOFO could propose demonstrations of how to overcome translational deficiencies of mammalian oncology models, define new uses of mammalian models or their genetics for unexplored translational challenges, advance standard practices for use of translational models, test approaches to validate and credential models, or challenge current practices for how models are used translationally.
https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-23-281.html
Sponsor: National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Program: Research Projects to Enhance Applicability of Mammalian Models for Translational Research (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
Deadline: October 5, 2023
Funding Level: $2,495,000
Summary: The NCI, through this NOFO encourages submission of projects devoted to demonstrating that mammalian models, including organoids, tumoroids and cell models, used for translational research are robust representations of human biology, are appropriate to test questions of clinical importance, and provide reliable information for patient benefit. These practical goals contrast with the goals of many mechanistic, NCI-supported R01 projects that use mammals, or develop and use mammalian cancer models, transplantation tumor models, or models derived from mammalian or human tissues or cells for hypothesis-testing, non-clinical research. Among many other possible endeavors, applicants in response to this NOFO could propose demonstrations of how to overcome translational deficiencies of mammalian oncology models, define new uses of mammalian models or their genetics for unexplored translational challenges, advance standard practices for use of translational models, test approaches to validate and credential models, or challenge current practices for how models are used translationally.
https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-23-281.html
Sponsor: National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Program: Research Tools for Difficult to Culture Eukaryotic Pathogens (R61/R33 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
Deadline: February 2, 2024
Funding Level: $250,000 (R61) or $350,000 (R33)
Summary: The purpose of this Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) is to support high risk, milestone-driven approaches for the development of robust culture techniques, and/or genetic and molecular tools to better understand the biology of select human eukaryotic pathogens including the microsporidian Enterocytozoon bieneusi; Pneumocystis jirovecii; Plasmodium vivax; and Babesia microti. This NOFO will use a milestone-driven, biphasic award mechanism. Transition to the second phase will depend on the successful completion of milestones.
https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-AI-23-055.html
Sponsor: The Spencer Foundation
Program: Research-Practice Partnerships: Collaborative research for educational change
Deadline: Intent to Apply Form due late October 2023
Funding Level: $400,000
Summary: This grant program is open to partnerships between researchers and a broad array of practitioners. For example, practitioners might work in school districts, county offices of education, state educational organizations, universities, community-based organizations, and other social sectors that significantly impact learners’ lives. As such, we define practitioners broadly; they might be policy-makers, out-of-school-time providers and other informal educators, K-12 teachers and leaders, or families and other community members. We are open to applications from design-based research teams, networked improvement communities, place-based research alliances, and a wealth of other partnership arrangements.
https://www.spencer.org/grant_types/research-practice-partnerships.pdf
Sponsor: National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Program: Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Individual Senior Fellowship (Parent F33)
Deadline: December 8, 2023
Funding Level: Varies
Summary: The overall goal of the NIH Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) program is to help ensure that a diverse pool of highly trained scientists is available in appropriate scientific disciplines to address the Nation's biomedical, behavioral, and clinical research needs. NRSA fellowships support the training of pre-and postdoctoral scientists, dual-degree investigators, and senior researchers. More information about NRSA programs may be found at the NIH Research Training and Career Development website.
Sponsor: Unilever
Program: Screening system to identify SGLT1, GLUT5 inhibitors and activators
Deadline: October 31, 2023
Funding Level: $100,000
Summary: Glucose and fructose are carbohydrates and important sources of energy for the body. Glucose enters intestinal cells via the sodium glucose cotransporter protein 1 (SGLT1), while glucose transporter 5 (GLUT5) facilitates the absorption of fructose. Modulating the absorption and uptake of different carbohydrates via these transport mechanisms are becoming increasingly relevant in managing various aspects of human health. Compounds interfering with these pathways have been identified in dietary ingredients. Similarly, drugs acting as inhibitors or activators of these transporters have also been developed. We are seeking tools and screening capabilities to help understand the impact of different dietary ingredients on SGLT1 and GLUT5.
Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF)
Program: Smart Health and Biomedical Research in the Era of Artificial Intelligence and Advanced Data Science (SCH)
Deadline: November 9, 2023
Funding Level: $1,200,000 over four years
Summary: The purpose of this interagency program solicitation is to support the development of transformative high-risk, high-reward advances in computer and information science, engineering, mathematics, statistics, behavioral and/or cognitive research to address pressing questions in the biomedical and public health communities. Transformations hinge on scientific and engineering innovations by interdisciplinary teams that develop novel methods to intuitively and intelligently collect, sense, connect, analyze and interpret data from individuals, devices and systems to enable discovery and optimize health. Solutions to these complex biomedical or public health problems demand the formation of interdisciplinary teams that are ready to address these issues, while advancing fundamental science and engineering.
Sponsor: National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
Program: Social, Cultural and Economic Assessment of Harmful Algal Blooms
Deadline: January 17, 2024 (new date; LOI required)
Funding Level: $300,000 to $400,000
Summary: The purpose of this document is to advise the public that NOAA/NOS/National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS)/Competitive Research Program (CRP) [formerly Center for Sponsored Coastal Ocean Research (CSCOR)/Coastal Ocean Program (COP)] is soliciting proposals for the Social, Cultural and Economic Assessment of Harmful Algal Bloom program. Funding is contingent upon the availability of Fiscal Year 2024 Federal appropriations. It is anticipated that projects funded under this announcement will have a September 1, 2024 start date. An informational webinar on this solicitation will be offered within approximately two weeks from the publication date of the NOFO.
https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=349953
Sponsor: USDA – Agricultural Marketing Service
Program: Specialty Crop Multi-State Program
Deadline: December 22, 2023
Funding Level: $1,000,000 over three years
Summary: The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS), requests applications for the fiscal year (FY) 2023 Specialty Crop Multi-State Program (SCMP). AMS will competitively award funds to enhance the competitiveness of specialty crops through collaborative, multi-state projects that address the following regional or national level specialty crop issues: food safety; plant pests and disease; research; crop-specific projects addressing common issues; and marketing and promotion.
https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=349977
Sponsor: US Department of Interior – US Fish and Wildlife Service
Program: Species Conservation Catalyst Fund on Songbird Trade
Deadline: December 8, 2023
Funding Level: $100,000 to $1,000,000
Summary: The Combating Wildlife Trafficking Program’s Species Conservation Catalyst Fund (SCCF) is an initiative that aims to reduce wildlife trafficking for selected species within the complex social-ecological systems across a species’ trade chain. The fund focuses on specific species or species groups primarily threatened by illegal trade and supports work that catalyzes significant and sustained change in both demand and range countries. This Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) launches the SCCF’s third species group, songbirds (suborder Passeri or Oscines, order Passeriformes) native to the Guiana Shield and Caribbean. Proposals should be two to five-year projects with a range of $50,000 to $200,000 per year for no more than $1,000,000 total over five years.
https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=349725
Sponsor: US Department of Commerce – National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
Program: Species Recovery Grants to States (Section 6 Program)
Deadline: October 31, 2023
Funding Level: New awards up to $250,000 per year with max of 3 years
Summary: States play an essential role in conserving and recovering species listed as endangered or threatened under the Endangered Species Act (ESA), 16 U.S.C. 1535. Listed species under NOAA’s National Marine Fisheries Service’s (NMFS) jurisdiction may spend all or part of their lifecycles in state waters, and success in conserving these species depends largely on working cooperatively with the States. NMFS is authorized to provide Federal assistance to eligible State agencies to support the development and implementation of conservation programs for listed marine and anadromous species that reside within that State. This assistance, provided in the form of grants or cooperative agreements through the Species Recovery Grants to States Program, can be used to support conservation activities for any endangered or threatened species, as well as monitoring of candidate species, recently delisted species, and species proposed for listing under the ESA.
https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=349676
Sponsor: USDA – Forest Service
Program: State and Private Forestry Southern Region and International Institute of Tropical Forestry FY24 Landscape Scale Restoration Program
Deadline: October 4, 2023 (LOI)
Funding Level: $30,000 to $600,000
Summary: The Landscape Scale Restoration (LSR) program is designed to “encourage collaborative, science-based restoration of priority forest landscapes” that not only focuses on priority landscapes but may include issues identified in the respective States’ Forest Action Plans. According to the 2018 Farm Bill, “the landscape scale restoration program is to support landscape scale restoration and management that results in measurable improvements to public benefits derived from State and private forest lands” as identified in a State-wide assessment or equivalent restoration strategy.
https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=349890
Sponsor: Grayson-Jockey Club Research Foundation, Inc
Program: Storm Cat Research Career Advancement Award
Deadline: November 1, 2023
Funding Level: $20,000
Summary: The Grayson-Jockey Club Research Foundation provides an award intended to promote development of promising investigators by providing a one-year salary supplement of $20,000. The Storm Cat Award is designed to introduce young researchers to equine sciences. The program has established itself as an elite incubator for young minds with novel ideas and unique approaches for advancing equine health.
https://www.grayson-jockeyclub.org/default.asp?section=2&area=STORMCAT&menu=2
Sponsor: Eli Lilly
Program: Target identification and delivery mechanisms for neuroinflammation and neuropsychiatric disorders
Deadline: September 30, 2023
Funding Level: $100,000 to $200,000
Summary: Many neuropsychiatric disorders such as Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s and Multiple sclerosis lead to neuroinflammation. The current treatments for Multiple sclerosis largely focus on slowing the progression of the disease and managing symptoms rather than targeting the underlying cause. Insights on the neurodegeneration mechanisms of these diseases could lead to the discovery of novel therapeutic targets and reshape how therapies address neuroinflammation. Eli Lilly aims to promote innovative research and development efforts that have the potential to significantly advance our understanding of these complex conditions and pave the way for novel therapeutic interventions. We are particularly focused on the immune cells and target identification.
Sponsor: United States - Israel Binational Science Foundation
Program: The Prof. Rahamimoff Travel Grants for Young Scientists
Deadline: December 18, 2023
Funding Level: $6,000
Summary: BSF is announcing the availability of funds for short scientific trips by young American or Israeli scientists to the other country. In 2023 the program will have two calls, which will each support 10 trips. Grants will be $6,000 each. This is the second CALL for 2023. The program is open to PhD students doing research that requires facilities or expertise that are not available in their home countries.
Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF) & UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)
Program: Dear Colleague Letter: UKRI/BBSRC - NSF/BIO Lead Agency Opportunity in Biological Informatics, Systems Understanding of Host-Microbe Interactions, Synthetic Cells and Cellular Systems, and Synthetic Microbial Communities
Deadline: Varies depending on choice of lead agency
Funding Level: Varies depending on choice of lead agency
Summary: Through this Dear Colleague Letter (DCL), the NSF Directorate for Biological Sciences (NSF/BIO) and the UKRI Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) are pleased to announce 2023/2024 topical areas associated with this lead agency opportunity. The goal of this activity is to promote transatlantic collaborative research by reducing some of the barriers to conducting international research that researchers may encounter. The NSF/BIO-UKR/BBSRC Lead Agency Opportunity allows U.S. and UK researchers to submit a single collaborative proposal that will undergo a single review process.
https://new.nsf.gov/funding/opportunities/ukribbsrc-nsfbio-lead-agency-opportunity-2
Sponsor: United States - Israel Binational Science Foundation
Program: Start-up Research Grants
Deadline: November 29, 2023
Funding Level: $75,000
Summary: The Start-Up Grant Program is meant to help newly appointed researchers who are beginning their independent research careers and may not yet have initial results to substantiate their application. Grants are for two years, in order to enable the grantees to submit a standard application to the next competition in their area of research. It is implemented within the framework of the regular BSF Research Grants program, i.e., it must exhibit scientific excellence, have a strong element of cooperation between Israeli and American scientists, and fall within the areas of research supported in that year by the BSF. In odd calendar years (2023, 2025, etc.) the BSF supports research projects in the following broad areas: Biomedical Engineering, Health Sciences, Life Sciences, and Psychobiology.
https://www.bsf.org.il/funding-opportunities/start-up-research-grants/submission/
Sponsor: US Department of Interior – Bureau of Reclamation
Program: WaterSMART-Applied Science Grants for Fiscal Year 2023
Deadline: October 17, 2023
Funding Level: $400,000
Summary: The objective of this NOFO is to invite eligible non-Federal entities to leverage their money and resources by cost sharing with Reclamation on applied science projects (Project) to improve access to and use of hydrologic data, develop and improve water management tools, improve modeling and forecasting capabilities. Results from these projects will be used by water managers to increase water supply reliability, provide flexibility in water operations, improve water management, and support nature-based solutions. Project results must be readily applicable by managers—resulting in tools and information that can be used to support: water supply reliability, water delivery management, water marketing activities, drought management activities, conjunctive use of ground and surface water, water rights administration, ability to meet endangered species requirements, watershed health, conservation and efficiency, support for nature-based solutions and other water management objectives. NOTE: Requires partnering with an eligible organization or institution in Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Washington, Wyoming, American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and the Virgin Islands.
https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=349002
Sponsor: US Department of the Interior
Program: Sea Duck Joint Venture FY24 Competitive Grants
Deadline: September 30, 2023
Funding Level: $5,000 to $300,000
Summary: The Sea Duck Joint Venture (SDJV) is a conservation partnership under the North American Waterfowl Management Plan (NAWMP). Its mission is to promote the conservation of North American sea ducks by providing greater scientific knowledge and understanding of sea duck biology and ecology to support effective management. The SDJV is composed of Federal and state/provincial wildlife agencies in Canada and the U.S., as well as non-governmental organizations and other entities committed to sea duck conservation. SDJV projects are accomplished through efficient public/private partnerships and cooperative funding. The SDJV is coordinated and administered by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) and the Canadian Wildlife Service. Primary funding is provided to the SDJV through U.S. Congressional appropriations; some of this funding is made available through competitive grants to solicit partnerships that can address priority science needs of the SDJV.
https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=348659
Sponsor: USDA NIFA
Program: AFRI Competitive Grants Program Education and Workforce Development
Deadline: December 7, 2023
Funding Level: $20,000 to $750,000
Summary: The Agriculture and Food Research Initiative - Education and Workforce Development (EWD) focuses on developing the next generation of research, education, and extension professionals in the food and agricultural sciences. In 2023, the National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) requests applications for the AFRI’s Education and Workforce Development program areas to support:
Sponsor: US Department of Defense
Program: Office of Naval Research (ONR) Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematic (STEM) Program
Deadline: April 2, 2024
Funding Level: Not specified
Summary: STEM education programs and activities that could be supported by this FOA include one or more of the following as the primary objective: • Develop learners’ knowledge, skill, or interest in STEM. • Attract students to pursue certifications, licenses, or degrees (two-year degrees through post-doctoral degrees) or careers in STEM fields. • Provide growth and research opportunities for post-secondary, college and graduate students in STEM fields, such as working with researchers or conducting research that is primarily intended to further education. • Improve mentor/educator (K-12 pre-service or in-service, post-secondary, and informal) quality in STEM areas. • Improve or expand the capacity of institutions to promote or foster STEM fields. This FOA will not consider applications for research, with the exception of those whose primary purpose is intended to further education (as described in third bullet above) and that are not expected to generate intellectual property. Efforts for research, including those supporting STEM, should be submitted under the current fiscal year Long Range BAA.
https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=347274
Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF)
Program: Smart and Connected Communities (S&CC)
Deadline: April 1, 2024
Funding Level: $150,000 (Planning) and $1,500,000 to $2,500,000 (Tracks 1 & 2)
Summary: Communities in the United States (US) and around the world are entering a new era of transformation in which residents and their surrounding environments are increasingly connected through rapidly-changing intelligent technologies. This transformation offers great promise for improved wellbeing and prosperity but poses significant challenges at the complex intersection of technology and society. The goal of the NSF Smart and Connected Communities (S&CC) program solicitation is to accelerate the creation of the scientific and engineering foundations that will enable smart and connected communities to bring about new levels of economic opportunity and growth, safety and security, health and wellness, accessibility and inclusivity, and overall quality of life.
https://new.nsf.gov/funding/opportunities/smart-connected-communities-scc
Sponsor: US Department of Commerce
Program: NERRS Habitat Protection and Restoration Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) Competition
Deadline: January 10, 2024
Funding Level: $200,000 to $4,000,000
Summary: The purpose of this notice is to solicit grant proposals from National Estuarine Research Reserves (NERRS or Reserves) for coastal habitat restoration; coastal habitat restoration planning, engineering, and design; and land conservation projects that support the goals and intent of the Coastal Zone Management Act (CZMA), the Coastal and Estuarine Land Conservation Program (CELCP), and the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, Public Law 117-58
https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=348703
Sponsor: US Agency for International Development (USAID)
Program: Biodiversity Annual Program Statement (Biodiversity APS)
Deadline: June 22, 2024
Funding Level: $49,500,000
Summary: Biodiversity Annual Program Statement (APS), hereafter known as the Biodiversity APS. Through this APS, USAID aims to implement the vision and goals of the Biodiversity Policy (2014) to: 1. Conserve biodiversity in priority places, and 2. Integrate biodiversity as an essential component of human development. The Biodiversity APS disseminates information to prospective Applicant(s) so they may develop and submit Concept Note(s) in response to individual Addenda issued under this APS and ultimately to be considered for USAID funding. This APS describes and provides information on: the type of activities for which Concept Note(s) will be considered; available funding, process and requirements for submitting Concept Note(s) and Full Application(s); the merit review criteria for evaluating Concept Note(s); and refers prospective Applicant(s) to relevant documentation and resources. The Biodiversity APS is not a Request for Applications (RFA). Rather, the Biodiversity APS requests Concept Notes in response to Individual Addenda published to this APS. Based on the submitted Concept Note(s) to specific Addenda opportunities, USAID will determine whether to request a Full Application from an eligible organization.
https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=348891
Sponsor: US Department of Commerce
Program: NOAA Margaret A. Davidson Graduate Fellowships for the National Estuarine Research Reserve System
Deadline: December 4, 2023
Funding Level: $45,000 to $60,000
Summary: The purpose of this notice is to solicit grant proposals for the NOAA Margaret A. Davidson Graduate Fellowship (Davidson Fellowship) at the National Estuarine Research Reserves. Eligible fellows are master’s and doctoral students admitted to or enrolled full-time in a graduate program at an accredited university. The National Estuarine Research Reserve System is a program of NOAA’s Office for Coastal Management and authorized by the Coastal Zone Management Act. The research reserve program aims to balance the needs of the natural environment and coastal communities. The goal of the Davidson Fellowship is to provide research that meets priority management needs of the reserves and their coastal communities, while building the next generation of leaders in estuarine science and coastal management by affording qualified graduate students the opportunity to conduct collaborative science within National Estuarine Research Reserves (reserves); partake in professional development opportunities; and receive mentoring to support professional growth. All Davidson Fellowship projects must be conducted in coordination with the reserve specified in the application and be designed to address one of the reserve’s priority management questions
https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=348621
Sponsor: W.M Keck Foundation
Program: W.M. Keck Foundation Research Program
Deadline: Phase I: November 1, 2023
Funding Level: $1,000,000 to $5,000,000
Summary: The W. M. Keck Research Program seeks to benefit humanity by supporting Medical Research and Science & Engineering projects that are distinctive and novel in their approach, question the prevailing paradigm, or have the potential to break open new territory in their field.
Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF)
Program: Expanding AI Innovation through Capacity Building and Partnerships (ExpandAI)
Deadline: Upcoming submission window: June 27, 2023 - October 20, 2023
Funding Level: Each CAP award is anticipated to be a standard grant up to $400,000 total budget over two years. Each PARTNER award is anticipated to be a continuing award in the range of $300,000 to $700,000/year for up to 4 years.
Summary: The National Science Foundation and its partners support the continued growth of a broad and diverse interdisciplinary research community for the advancement of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and AI-powered innovation, providing a unique opportunity to broadly promote the NSF vision and core values, especially inclusion and collaboration. The National Artificial Intelligence Research Institutes program has established a national network of multisector flagship centers of AI research and workforce development that address a wide range of society's grand challenges through AI-powered innovation.
https://new.nsf.gov/funding/opportunities/expanding-ai-innovation-through-capacity-building
Sponsor: NIH – Office of Strategic Coordination
Program: Notice of Intent to Publish a Funding Opportunity Announcement for Community Partnerships to Advance Science for Society (ComPASS): Health Equity Research Hubs (UC2 Clinical Trial Optional)
Deadline: October 23, 2023 (estimated)
Funding Level: TBD
Summary: The NIH Office of the Director, Office of Strategic Coordination intends to solicit applications for the Community Partnerships to Advance Science for Society (ComPASS) Health Equity Research Hubs (Hubs).The Hubs will serve as a centralized research resource, providing tailored scientific, technical, and collaborative support for sustainable community engagement, research capacity building, and training to support ComPASS community-led health equity structural intervention (CHESI) projects in collaboration with the ComPASS Coordination Center (CCC).
https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-RM-23-018.html
Sponsor: NIH – Department of Health and Human Services
Program: R01-Equivalent Funding for Postdocs and Newly Independent Investigators
Deadline: October 13, 2023; LOI optional 30 days before
Funding Level: $300,000
Summary: Earlier this month, NIAID reissued the notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) NIAID New Innovators Awards (DP2, Clinical Trial Not Allowed). Rather than soliciting research on a particular scientific topic, this NOFO seeks investigators at a particular career stage; specifically, postdoctoral and other candidates in non-independent positions or newly independent investigators. Through this initiative, our aim is to facilitate the movement of exceptional postdoctoral fellows into independent positions within an accelerated timeframe, and further support them as talented, newly independent faculty.
https://www.niaid.nih.gov/grants-contracts/funding-postdocs-and-newly-independent-investigators
Sponsor: NIH – Department of Health and Human Services
Program: Informatics Tools for the Pangenome (U01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
Deadline: LOI Due October 1, 2023 or February 3, 2024
Funding Level: $250,000
Summary: This NOFO seeks applications for the development of informatics tools to facilitate uptake and scientific use of the human pangenome reference being developed and maintained by the NHGRI Human Genome Reference Program (HGRP).Emphasis for this RFA will be on development of tools to advance compelling use cases that are relevant to different broad sectors of the genomics community, e.g., clinical, population, and functional genomics. These tools will use pangenome datasets and build on systems developed by the Human Pangenome Coordinating Center (see below), which will support general computational infrastructure for pangenome use.
https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-HG-23-026.html
Sponsor: Johnson & Johnson
Program: 2023 WiSTEM2D Scholars Award
Deadline: Deadline to apply is September 30, 2023; Opens August 22, 2023
Funding Level: $150,000 over three years
Summary: The Johnson & Johnson Scholars Award Program aims to fuel development of female STEM2D leaders and feed the STEM2D talent pipeline by awarding and sponsoring women at critical points in their careers, in each of the STEM2D disciplines: Science, Technology, Engineering, Math, Manufacturing and Design. Applications for the 2023 WiSTEM2D Scholars Award open on August 22nd. The deadline to apply is September 30th. The awards will fund early to mid-career women working within a STEM2D university department. The goal is to fuel the research passion of the awarded women and inspire career paths in their respective STEM2D fields. Johnson & Johnson is looking to identify global women leading in both their research fields and leading as mentors, to be a vision for girls and other women in STEM2D.
Sponsor: US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Program: Developing And Demonstrating Nanosensor Technology To Detect, Monitor, And Degrade Pollutants
Deadline: October 4, 2023
Funding Level: $1,500,000
Summary: This Request for Applications (RFA) is soliciting research to develop and demonstrate nanosensor technology with functionalized catalysts that have the potential to degrade selected contaminants in addition to detecting and monitoring pollutants. Specifically, EPA is seeking proposals that use nanotechnology to detect, monitor, and degrade PFAS in groundwater or surface water that may be used as drinking water sources.
Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF)
Program: Building Synthetic Microbial Communities for Biology, Mitigating Climate Change, Sustainability, and Biotechnology (Synthetic Communities)
Deadline: August 1, 2024
Funding Level: $9,500,000
Summary: Microbes and communities of microbes have remarkable genetic, physiological and biochemical diversity, allowing them to flourish in environments all over the planet and in a variety of substrates and hosts. Given their relative importance to ecosystems around the world, to the economy and to health, researchers have studied microbial systems extensively and have a better understanding of their capabilities and impacts on hosts and the environment. In recent years, researchers have increasingly turned to microbes and their diverse capabilities for bioremediation and applications in biotechnology, agriculture, and medicine. Because of advances in molecular biology, synthetic biology and bioengineering, researchers now have the ability to assemble synthetic microbial communities that have novel compositions, genetics and phenotypes and to use these communities to address both fundamental biological questions and a range of societal problems. The goal of this solicitation is to support research that addresses one or more of the three themes: 1) define the underlying mechanisms or rules that drive the formation, maintenance or evolution of synthetic microbial communities, 2) use synthetic microbial communities to address fundamental biological questions, including questions in molecular biology, cellular/organismal biology, ecology and evolution and/or 3) build synthetic communities with biotechnology, bioeconomy or environmental engineering applications, including but not limited to the production of novel biorenewable chemicals, biodegradation of recalcitrant or “forever chemicals,” enabling a circular bioeconomy, fostering sustainable agriculture and mitigating the impacts of climate change.
Sponsor: Walmart
Program: Local Community Grant
Deadline: October 15, 2023
Funding Level: $250 to $5,000
Summary: There are eight (8) areas of funding for which an organization can apply. Please review the areas listed below to ensure your organization’s goals fall within one of these areas.
Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF)
Program: Facility and Instrumentation Request Process (FIRP)
Deadline: Proposals accepted anytime
Funding Level: $10,000,000 to $20,000,000
Summary: The Facility and Instrumentation Request Process (FIRP) solicitation describes the mechanism by which the research community can propose projects that require access to instrumentation and facilities sponsored by the Facilities for Atmospheric Research and Education (FARE) Program in the Division of Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences (AGS). FARE provides funding to a variety of organizations to make specialized instrumentation and facilities available to the atmospheric science research community through the Lower Atmosphere Observing Facilities (LAOF) and the Community Instruments and Facilities (CIF) programs. FIRP allows for parallel evaluation of intellectual merit and broader impacts along with the feasibility of the proposed project.
Sponsor: US Department of Defense (DOD) - DARPA
Program: Biological Technologies
Deadline: June 20, 2024
Funding Level: TBD
Summary: BTO's mission is to develop capabilities that leverage the unique properties of biology - adaption, replication, resilience and complexity, to revolutionize how the United States defends the homeland and prepares and protects its Warfighters. Research in BTO creates biotechnological capabilities that provide tactical care and restore function to injured warfighters,increase operational resilience, develop novel functional materials, and detect and protect against threats to maintain force readiness. BTO is interested in submissions related to the following topic areas:
https://sam.gov/opp/597bf60984314db1b3ecfce393677c75/view#general
Sponsor: Foundation for Food & Agriculture Research (FFAR)
Program: Rapid Outcomes from Agricultural Research (ROAR)
Deadline: Open year-round
Funding Level: TBD
Summary: The Rapid Outcomes from Agricultural Research (ROAR) program deploys urgent funding to support research and outreach in response to emerging or unanticipated threats to the nation’s food supply or agricultural systems. ROAR grants are swift, diverse and far-reaching. In the past, we have awarded ROAR grants to combat invasive weevils, lettuce wilt, swine viruses and cattle ticks, among other pests and pathogens.
https://foundationfar.org/grants-funding/opportunities/rapid-outcomes-from-agricultural-research/
|
In this article:
|
|---|
| Upcoming Events and Resources |
The LSU AgCenter and the LSU College of Agriculture
