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This page contains more than 100 currently open funding opportunities. Use Ctrl+F to search by keyword or browse by program title links on the left. For questions about this list, please contact Andy Schade.
Sponsor: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
Program: 2025 Regional Ecosystem Research (RER) Program: Understanding Species’ Habitat Usage and Connectivity in and around Marine Protected Areas
Deadline: January 23, 2025
Funding Level: $2,000,000
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)], in partnership with NOAA’s Office of National Marine Sanctuaries and National Marine Protected Areas Center, is soliciting proposals under the Regional Ecosystem Research Program for projects to understand species’ habitat usage and connectivity in and around marine protected areas. This information will be used to improve the ability of resource managers to address habitat connectivity, species’ habitat affinities, and spatial and temporal usage of habitats in management plans for marine protected areas. Funding is contingent upon the availability of Fiscal Year 2025 Federal appropriations. If funds become available for this program, two projects are expected to be supported for up to three to four years in duration, with an approximate annual budget for each project up to $500,000, not to exceed $2,000,000 per project.
Sponsor: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
Program: 2025 Regional Ecosystem Research (RER) Program: Understanding Species’ Habitat Usage and Connectivity in and around Marine Protected Areas
Deadline: January 23, 2025
Funding Level: $2,000,000
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)], in partnership with NOAA’s Office of National Marine Sanctuaries and National Marine Protected Areas Center, is soliciting proposals under the Regional Ecosystem Research Program for projects to understand species’ habitat usage and connectivity in and around marine protected areas. This information will be used to improve the ability of resource managers to address habitat connectivity, species’ habitat affinities, and spatial and temporal usage of habitats in management plans for marine protected areas. Funding is contingent upon the availability of Fiscal Year 2025 Federal appropriations. If funds become available for this program, two projects are expected to be supported for up to three to four years in duration, with an approximate annual budget for each project up to $500,000, not to exceed $2,000,000 per project.
Sponsor: NASA
Program: A.22 NASA Energy and Water Cycle Study
Deadline: February 20, 2025
Funding Level: $600,000 (approx.)
Summary: Water is fundamentally within the center of what all life needs to survive and thrive on the planet and it is no different for human society whose agriculture, energy production, recreation, etc., all require water resources. While global warming is defined by trends in global mean temperatures, concomitant changes in the global cycling of water are at the heart of global warming’s greatest impacts on society. For certain regions, there is clear evidence that extreme precipitation events are becoming both more intense and more frequent as Earth’s climate warms. In other regions, there is clear evidence that humans, through land and water resources management, have substantially altered the regional water cycle.
Sponsor: NASA
Program: A.48 Commercial Satellite Data Earth Science Research and Applications
Deadline: January 31, 2025 (Step-1 proposal)
Funding Level: $500,000 (approx.)
Summary: This program element solicits proposals that will use CSDA data to 1) advance Earth science research and applications; 2) demonstrate how this data supplements existing capabilities of the NASA’s Earth Observing fleet and other free and open data sources; and 3) assess the utility and accessibility of the CSDA data. Proposed research must be within the scope of Earth Science to Action (ES2A) strategy. As such, a broad range of project topics relevant to NASA Earth Science Research and Analysis (R&A) and Earth Action (EA) are encouraged including those with cross-programmatic emphases.
Sponsor: NASA
Program: A.60 Earth Action: Ecological Conservation
Deadline: NOI due February 14, 2025; proposals due March 14, 2025
Funding Level: Not specified
Summary: The NASA Earth Science Division (ESD) seeks proposals for projects that apply Earth observations to improve or develop decision-making activities in ecological conservation and management. Any area of ecological conservation is welcome (e.g., invasive species, protected area management, fisheries or wildlife management, habitat restoration, ecosystem services, rewilding, biodiversity protection). Projects must not only facilitate the transition of project products to public- and/or private-sector organization(s) but also ensure that these products are adopted for sustained use in their decision-making process(es).
Sponsor: NASA
Program: A.64 FORTE Science Team
Deadline: January 21, 2025 (NOI due)
Funding Level: $400,000 (approx.)
Summary: FORTE (Frontlines Of Rapidly Transforming Ecosystems) is the first Earth Venture Suborbital (EVS) mission to apply the unique advantages of high resolution, ecosystemscale, and suborbital passive and active remote sensing observations to explicitly link hydrological, biogeochemical and ecological processes in Arctic land-ocean systems. FORTE will fill a critical gap in our mechanistic understanding and modeling of environmental change impacts by targeting the transitional continuum of Alaska’s northernmost and fast changing systems – eroding coastlines, rivers, deltas, and estuaries – that connect land to sea: a dynamic continuum that can uniquely be captured from suborbital and remote sensing platforms.
Sponsor: NASA
Program: A.65 Responsive Science Initiatives Research
Deadline: January 24, 2025 (Required NOI)
Funding Level: $900,000
Summary: This element solicits scientific research required to address societal challenges in three thematic areas:
Sponsor: Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Foundation
Program: Various Research Grants and Awards Available
Deadline: February 24, 2025
Funding Level: Varies
Summary: The Foundation proudly offers several annual research grants in an effort to stimulate innovation and discovery within the profession. Please refer to the table below for information on the focus of each of our named research grants. The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Foundation offers recognition awards, leadership recognition and education stipends to members and dietetic student members. The Foundation accepts applications these awards on an annual basis, although select award opportunities may be made available throughout the year.
https://www.eatrightfoundation.org/foundation/apply-for-funding/awards
Sponsor: BASF
Program: Advancing understanding of plant cuticle-fungicide interactions
Deadline: February 28, 2025
Funding Level: $150,000
Summary: We are looking to advance our understanding of how plant cuticles interact with fungicides and influence their behavior. We seek support from your expertise in plant physiology, plant biochemistry/ lipid biosynthesis, analytics (LC, GC MS) with a scientific focus or interest in the cuticle of terrestrial plants or in applied agricultural research. We are keen on developing, implementing, and utilizing methods and techniques at both laboratory and greenhouse scales. Our primary interest lies in agricultural crops, particularly wheat and soybean, but we are open to incorporating findings from non-agricultural crops as well.
Sponsor: USDA – NIFA
Program: AFRI Foundational and Applied Science Program
Deadline: Varies by Program
Funding Level: Varies by Program and Grant Type
Summary: The AFRI Foundational and Applied Science Program supports grants in six AFRI priority areas to advance knowledge in both fundamental and applied sciences important to agriculture. The six priority areas are: Plant Health and Production and Plant Products; Animal Health and Production and Animal Products; Food Safety, Nutrition, and Health; Bioenergy, Natural Resources, and Environment; Agriculture Systems and Technology; and Agriculture Economics and Rural Communities. Research-only, extension-only, and integrated research, education and/or extension projects are solicited in this Request for Applications (RFA). See Foundational and Applied Science RFA for specific detail.
Sponsor: Valent
Program: Agricultural inputs and technologies for crop protection and sustainability
Deadline: February 28, 2025
Funding Level: $100,000
Summary: We are looking for existing or emerging technologies that enhance the performance or provide complementary benefits to Valent’s proprietary portfolio that includes herbicides, insecticides, fungicides, and plant growth regulators. Technologies of interest include formulation methods, field application methods and tools, conventional active ingredients, biorationals, biostimulants, synergists, and product packaging.
https://www.halo.science/request_for_solutions/agricultural-inputs-and-technologies
Sponsor: The Wildlife Society
Program: ALDO LEOPOLD MEMORIAL AWARD
Deadline: May 1, 2025
Summary: The highest honor bestowed by The Wildlife Society is the Aldo Leopold Memorial Award for distinguished service to wildlife conservation. The basic selection criterion is the significance of an individual’s contribution(s) to the wildlife field. Recipients receive a medal, plaque, and honorary membership in The Wildlife Society.
Sponsor: US Department of Energy
Program: AlgaePrize 2025–2027 Competition
Deadline: September 12, 2025
Funding Level: Student teams compete for a total of $250,000 in prize awards
Summary: The AlgaePrize, is a U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO) national competition, in partnership with the Algae Foundation and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory. AlgaePrize 2025–2027, part of DOE’s American-Made Challenges, is the third competition. It spans 24 months and challenges students to develop novel solutions to algae production, processing, and new product development, which will help lower the costs of producing algal biofuels and bioproducts.
https://www.energy.gov/eere/bioenergy/algaeprize-2025-2027-competition
Sponsor: American Meat Science Association (AMSA)
Program: AMSA Professional Member Awards Program
Deadline: January 30, 2025 (LOI due)
Summary: The American Meat Science Association (AMSA) Award Committees seeks nominations for the 2024 AMSA Professional Awards. All AMSA professional awards guidelines and descriptions are explained in this document. AMSA highly encourages self-nomination for all awards. For the honored Signal Service and R.C. Pollock awards, nominations may be submitted to the board of directors (BOD) for consideration. However, please note that nominated individuals may or may not make the final ballot voted on by BOD
https://meatscience.org/membership/amsa-professional-member-awards-program
Sponsor: Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Program: Animal and Veterinary Innovation Centers (U18)
Deadline: June 11, 2028
Funding Level: $1,250,000 (initially)
Summary: The purpose of this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is to solicit applications for inclusion as Animal and Veterinary Innovation Centers, which are intended to form long-term partnerships to address priority areas for FDA's Center for Veterinary Medicine (CVM). This includes CVM developing cooperative agreement(s) with academic research institutions (public and private) to:
1. Drive research that supports the development of interventions to prevent, control, or eliminate Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) virus in animals, or interventions that reduce the circulation of the virus in the ecosystem. Work may also include other emerging zoonotic disease threats or One Health issues in future years.
2. Drive research that supports the development of intentional genomic alternations in animals and the advancement of regulatory science in this field, with a focus on intentional genomic alternations that support agricultural resilience, food security, animal health, or public health.
3. Drive research that supports the development of products for minor species, minor uses in major species (dogs, cats, horses, cattle, pigs, chickens, and turkeys) and other unmet veterinary medical needs in major species that create a significant animal or public health burden.
https://grants.gov/search-results-detail/355044
https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-24-251.html
Please contact Andy Schade if you are interested in learning more about this opportunity.
Sponsor: US Department of Energy
Program: Atmospheric System Research (ASR)
Deadline: February 27, 2025
Funding Level: $975,000
Summary: The DOE SC program in Biological and Environmental Research (BER) hereby announces its interest in receiving applications for Atmospheric System Research (ASR) within BER’s Earth and Environmental Systems Sciences Division (EESSD). ASR supports research on key cloud, aerosol, precipitation, and radiative transfer processes that affect the Earth’s radiative balance and hydrological cycle, especially processes that limit the predictive ability of regional and global models. This NOFO solicits research grant applications for observational, data analysis, and/or modeling studies that use BER-supported Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) user facility observations to improve understanding and model representation of: 1) Atmospheric processes from ARM’s Coast-Urban-Rural Atmospheric Gradient Experiment (CoURAGE) and 2) High latitude and Southern Ocean atmospheric processes using ARM observations. All research supported by awards under this NOFO is intended to benefit the public through increasing our understanding of the Earth system.
Sponsor: NASA
Program: B.13 Heliophysics U.S. Participating Investigator
Deadline: January 29, 2025
Funding Level: $375,000
Summary: The Heliophysics U.S. Participating Investigator (H-USPI) program element solicits potential Heliophysics investigations in which investigators participate as a CoInvestigator (Co-I) for an instrument, experiment, or technology demonstration that is being built and flown by a sponsor agency other than NASA. A proposed investigation as an H-USPI on a non-NASA mission or instrument may take any form that clearly and demonstrably enhances the scientific output of the mission, benefits the U.S. scientific community, and enables the U.S. heliophysics science community access to a highly valued scientific data set.
Sponsor: National Energy Technology Laboratory
Program: BIL - Carbon Utilization Procurement Grants under Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Section 40302
Deadline: April 30, 2025
Funding Level: $5,000,000
Summary: Funding Opportunity Announcement No. DE-FOA-0002829, titled BIL-Carbon Utilization Procurement Grants Under Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Section 40302 The overall objective of the planned Funding Opportunity Announcement is to support DOE’s current vision of the Carbon Utilization Procurement Grants Program which will illustrate that several incumbent products can be replaced or supplemented with alternatives that are derived from the conversion of anthropogenic carbon oxides, demonstrating that significant net reductions in greenhouse gas emissions are possible. These grants will illustrate that more sustainable alternatives are viable and will promote the deployment of these products even after the grant ends.
Sponsor: US Department of Defense – DARPA Biological Technologies Office
Program: Biological Technologies BAA
Deadline: September 10, 2025
Funding Level: Not specified
Summary: This announcement seeks revolutionary research ideas for topics not being addressed by ongoing BTO programs or other published solicitations. BTO is interested in submissions related to the following topic areas:
Sponsor: Blue Cross and Blue Shield Louisiana Foundation
Program: Grant Program Fund
Deadline: Quarterly (March 1, June 1, September 1, and December 1)
Funding Level: Varies
Summary: The mission of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana Foundation is to promote the wellness and well-being of Louisianians by supporting health- or education-related causes. Please contact Andy Schade (aschade@agcenter.lsu.edu) if you are interested in applying to one of the BCBS Louisiana Foundation programs.
Sponsor: National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Program: BRAIN Initiative: Brain Behavior Quantification and Synchronization- Next Generation Sensor Technology Development (U01 Clinical Trial Optional)
Deadline: June 13, 2025
Funding Level: $1,500,00 (approx.)
Summary: This Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) from the NIH Brain Research through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies® (BRAIN) Initiative is intended to support the development of next generation sensor technologies and bioelectronic devices to further the goals of the Brain Behavior Quantification and Synchronization (BBQS) program of the NIH BRAIN Initiative. The BRAIN Initiative BBQS funding opportunities broadly support 1) development of tools for simultaneous, multimodal measurement of behavior within complex, dynamic physical and/or social environments and synchronize these data with simultaneously-recorded neural activity and 2) development of novel conceptual and computational models that capture dynamic behavior-environment relationships across multiple timescales and that can integrate correlated neural activity into the model.
https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-MH-26-140.html
Sponsor: National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Program: Centers for Accelerating Phage (Bacteriophage) Therapy to Combat ESKAPE Pathogens (CAPT-CEP) (P01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
Deadline: January 28, 2025
Funding Level: $6,000,000
Summary: The purpose of this notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) is to solicit applications to establish Centers for Accelerating Phage Therapy to Combat ESKAPE Pathogens (CAPT-CEP). The CAPT-CEPs will focus on developing preclinical assays, tools, and models for robust phage therapy research and development (R&D) and advancing phage clinical research.
https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-AI-24-069.html
Sponsor: Department of Health and Human Services
Program: Centers of Excellence in Maternal and Child Health Education, Science, and Practice
Deadline: January 27, 2025
Funding Level: $366,769
Summary: The purpose of the Centers of Excellence in Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Education, Science, and Practice (CoE) program is:
•To strengthen and expand the MCH workforce by training graduate and post-graduate public health students in MCH.
•To advance MCH science, research, practice, and policy through a well-trained MCH public health workforce.
Sponsor: Burroughs Wellcome Fund
Program: Climate + Health Excellence (CHEX) Centers
Deadline: August 7, 2025
Funding Level: $10,000,000
Summary: New institutional awards of up to $10,000,000 to stimulate the development of strong research, education, and public communications connections between fields that aim to understand and mitigate the impact of climate change on human health. In general, this award will support institutions or consortia that are already moving toward establishing themselves as centers of excellence for understanding climate change’s impact on human health and for leadership in climate education OR public communication around climate and health. Applications from institutions just starting to integrate Climate + Health into their planning are expected to be uncompetitive. Up to three awards will be made over two rounds of competition.
Sponsor: National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Program: Combating Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria Interdisciplinary Research Units (CARBIRUs) (P01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
Deadline: March 26, 2025
Funding Level: $7,500,000
Summary: To assist public and private nonprofit institutions and individuals to establish, expand and improve biomedical research and research training in infectious diseases and related areas; to conduct developmental research, to produce and test research materials. To assist public, private and commercial institutions to conduct developmental research, to produce and test research materials, to provide research services as required by the agency for programs in infectious diseases, and controlling disease caused by infectious or parasitic agents, allergic and immunologic diseases and related areas. Projects range from studies of microbial physiology and antigenic structure to collaborative trials of experimental drugs and vaccines, mechanisms of resistance to antibiotics as well as research dealing with epidemiological observations in hospitalized patients or community populations and progress in allergic and immunologic diseases. Because of this dual focus, the program encompasses both basic research and clinical research.
https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-AI-24-074.html
Sponsor: National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Program: Combating Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria Interdisciplinary Research Units (CARBIRUs) (P01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
Deadline: March 26, 2025
Funding Level: $1,500,000
Summary: The purpose of this notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) is to support multidisciplinary research programs focused on discovery to early development research to inform new approaches to prevent, diagnose, and treat antibiotic-resistant bacterial infections. To assist public and private nonprofit institutions and individuals to establish, expand and improve biomedical research and research training in infectious diseases and related areas; to conduct developmental research, to produce and test research materials. To assist public, private and commercial institutions to conduct developmental research, to produce and test research materials, to provide research services as required by the agency for programs in infectious diseases, and controlling disease caused by infectious or parasitic agents, allergic and immunologic diseases and related areas. Projects range from studies of microbial physiology and antigenic structure to collaborative trials of experimental drugs and vaccines, mechanisms of resistance to antibiotics as well as research dealing with epidemiological observations in hospitalized patients or community populations and progress in allergic and immunologic diseases. Because of this dual focus, the program encompasses both basic research and clinical research.
https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-AI-24-074.html
Sponsor: USDA – Forest Service
Program: Community Wildfire Defense Grant 2024 (FY25) South
Deadline: February 28, 2025
Funding Level: $10,000,000
Summary: 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). The CWDG helps communities in the wildland urban interface (WUI) implement the three goals of the National Cohesive Wildland Fire Management Strategy (Cohesive Strategy):
Sponsor: National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Program: Computational Approaches to Curation at Scale for Biomedical Research Assets (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
Deadline: January 28, 2025
Funding Level: $1,000,000
Summary: NLM wishes to accelerate access to, and availability of, secure, complete datasets and computational models that can serve as the basis for transformative biomedical discoveries. Innovative at-scale computational approaches that increase the speed and scope of curation processes are needed for data mining and knowledge discovery from growing quantities of biomedical data being produced from ongoing data science advances.
https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-25-131.html
Sponsor: USDA – NIFA
Program: Crop Protection and Pest Management Competitive Grants Program
Deadline: March 6, 2025
Funding Level: $325,000
Summary: The purpose of the Crop Protection and Pest Management program is to address high priority issues related to pests and their management using IPM approaches at the state, regional and national levels. The CPPM program supports projects that will ensure food security and respond effectively to other major societal pest management challenges with comprehensive IPM approaches that are economically viable, ecologically prudent, and safe for human health. The CPPM program addresses IPM challenges for emerging issues and existing priority pest concerns that can be addressed more effectively with new and emerging technologies. The outcomes of the CPPM program are effective, affordable, and environmentally sound IPM practices and strategies needed to maintain agricultural productivity and healthy communities.
Sponsor: NASA
Program: D.20 Exoplanet Mass Measurement Program
Deadline: January 23, 2025 (Required NOI; full proposal due February 26, 2025)
Funding Level: $400,000 (approx.)
Summary: This ROSES element solicits investigations that will identify and mitigate systematics that currently limit the precision of radial velocity or astrometry observations from measuring the masses of temperate terrestrial planets orbiting Sun-like stars. Proposed investigations should advance tools, techniques, and understanding to extract small Keplerian signals buried in complex time-series stellar spectra or astrometric measurements. Proposed investigations may involve theory, observation, analysis of archival data, or a combination of these approaches.
Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF)
Program: Dear Colleague Letter: Microorganism-Mediated Organismal Resilience to Climate Change (MMORCC)
Summary: The rapid environmental changes currently underway create unprecedented challenges for nearly all life on earth, underscoring an imminent need for understanding organismal resilience in the face of those challenges. The Division of Integrative Organismal Systems' (IOS) Organismal Response to Climate Change (ORCC) solicitation supports interdisciplinary research on mechanisms of organismal response to climate change that are contextualized through both an eco-evolutionary lens and a plan for use-inspired applications to better predict and mitigate the effects of a rapidly changing climate on earth's living systems. Critical to those efforts are microorganisms, including bacteria, archaea, fungi, protists, and viruses. Whether free-living, or through partnerships with a diversity of hosts (e.g. other microorganisms, plants, or animals), microorganisms are ubiquitous, diverse, and functionally significant, persisting in spaces that undergo extreme and rapid environmental fluctuations. They are thus central to the effort to understand and facilitate organismal resilience on a changing planet.
Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF)
Program: Dear Colleague Letter: National AI Research Resource (NAIRR) Pilot seeks datasets to facilitate AI education and researcher skill development
Summary: The National Artificial Intelligence Research Resource (NAIRR) Pilot, led by the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) in collaboration with 12 other agencies, is seeking datasets that will enable a broader set of researchers and educators, particularly newcomers to AI, to join the AI research and education community. This Dear Colleague Letter (DCL) seeks to identify datasets that could be used by researchers and educators to facilitate the development of AI skills in the classroom, at a workshop, or in other educational environments to further develop the nation’s AI workforce. The criteria that will be used to choose the datasets are provided below under How to Respond to this DCL. NSF plans to point to these datasets through the NAIRR Pilot portal.
Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF)
Program: Dear Colleague Letter: NSF call for IUCRC (Industry-University Cooperative Research Center) Proposals for a Center Pursuing Optical Tissue-mimicking Phantoms for Biomedical Applications
Summary: This Dear Colleague Letter (DCL) invites submissions responsive to the Industry-University Cooperative Research Center (IUCRC) program solicitation in the broad topic area of tissue-mimicking phantoms for optical medical devices. The U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) Industry-University Cooperative Research Centers (IUCRC) program strives to build long-term partnerships among industry, academia, and government. Leveraging the IUCRC Program the NSF, in partnership with the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH) at the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), is encouraging efforts to promote productive research, development and dissemination of novel tissue-mimicking phantoms for potential use in the development of future medical devices.
Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF)
Program: Dear Colleague Letter: Special Guidelines for Submitting Collaborative Proposals Under the U.S. NSF/GEO - FAPESP Lead Agency Opportunity on Collaborative Research on Geosciences
Summary: The Directorate for Geosciences (GEO) of the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) and the State of São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP) are pleased to announce an NSF/GEO-FAPESP Lead Agency Opportunity. The goal of this opportunity is to stimulate research excellence and reduce barriers to working internationally. Through a Lead Agency model, GEO and FAPESP will address these issues by allowing U.S. and State of São Paulo researchers to submit a single collaborative proposal that will undergo a single review process. The U.S. NSF and FAPESP/Brazil signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on March 27, 2023. The MOU provides an overarching framework to encourage collaboration between U.S. and State of São Paulo research communities and sets out the principles by which jointly supported activities might be developed. The MOU provides for a Lead Agency arrangement whereby proposals will be submitted to both NSF and FAPESP.
Sponsor: US Department of Heath and Human Services (DHHS)
Program: Delta Health Systems Implementation Program
Deadline: March 20, 2025
Funding Level: $400,000
Summary: The purpose of the Delta Health Systems Implementation Program (DSIP) is to improve healthcare delivery in rural areas by implementing projects that will improve the financial sustainability of rural healthcare organizations and allow for increased access to care in rural communities. These projects focus on financial and operational improvement, quality improvement, telehealth, and workforce development in rural healthcare organizations in the rural counties and parishes of the Delta region. The Delta region includes 252 counties and parishes located across eight states: Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, and Tennessee. To view maps of the counties and parishes in each state that are in the Delta region, visit the Delta Regional Authority Service Area Map. To determine if a county or parish in the Delta region is rural, visit Rural Health Grants Eligibility Analyzer . This program supports projects in rural healthcare organizations (as defined in Other Eligibility Criteria) in the Delta region that have received previous technical assistance (TA) through the Delta Region Community Health Systems Development Program (DRCHSD) or another similar TA program within the last five years. The DRCHSD Program provides intensive, multi-year TA to rural healthcare organizations located in the Delta region for free. DSIP is an extension of the DRCHSD Program and is designed to help rural healthcare organizations that previously received TA, from DRCHSD or another similar TA program, to implement projects based on the recommendations from their TA consultations.
Sponsor: US Department of Defense
Program: Deployed Warfighter Protection (DWFP) Program for the Protection of Deployed Military Personnel from Threats Posed by Arthropod Disease Vectors
Deadline: January 28, 2025
Funding Level: $975,000
Summary: The mission of the DWFP Program is to protect deployed military personnel from arthropod vectors of medically relevant disease pathogens, including (but not limited to) arthropod disease vectors of mosquito-borne arboviruses and tick-borne pathogens, and nuisance biting arthropods. The DWFP Program seeks to fund original and innovative research that supports the Advanced Technology Development of new insecticides, or improved formulations of existing insecticides for vector control, new technology or enhanced modalities of personal protection from biting arthropods, or improved efficacy and sustainability of equipment for application of pesticides. To meet the intent of the FY25 DWFP Program Research Award, applications must address at least one of these FY25 DWFP Program Research Areas: bite prevention, vector control, decision support tools or software applications, vector surveillance and identification, and/or vector pathogen diagnostics. The proposed research is expected to be product-driven with a focus on multiple target arthropod genera and/or species, outcomes that are relevant for both military and civilian uses, and a strategy for subsequent registration by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), as applicable for pesticide end use products.
Sponsor: National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Program: Development of Animal Models and Related Biological Materials for Down Syndrome Research (R21 Clinical Trials Not Allowed)
Deadline: February 16, 2025
Funding Level: $275,000
Summary: The INvestigation of Co-occurring conditions across the Lifespan to Understand Down syndromE (INCLUDE) Project encourages exploratory and innovative research to develop, characterize, or improve animal models and related biological materials for Down syndrome (DS) related research and to improve access to information about or from the use of animal models for DS research. The animal models and related biological materials developed must have utility in targeted or basic science studies in areas highly relevant to DS. With this funding opportunity announcement, the INCLUDE Project encourages, but is not limited to, projects focusing on development of various animal models, genetic resources, atlases at a single cell or subcellular level, advanced informatics technologies including artificial intelligence (AI) or machine learning (ML), and integration of multiple animal models and technology platforms for enhancing rigor and reproducibility of preclinical DS research.
https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-25-214.html
Sponsor: National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Program: Development of Animal Models and Related Biological Materials for Research (R21 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
Deadline: February 16, 2025
Funding Level: $275,000
Summary: This notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) encourages innovative research to develop, improve, characterize, and preserve animal models as well as animal model related biological materials, technologies, and new approach methodologies (NAMs) for studies relevant to human health and disease. This NOFO also seeks projects aimed at improving the diagnosis and control of diseases that could confound or interfere with animal use in biomedical research. The proposed project must have broad applicability to multiple NIH Institutes or Centers (ICs) to align with the NIH-wide mission of the Office of Research Infrastructure Programs (ORIP). The proposed studies must include animal models and explore multiple body systems or multiple categories of diseases. Applications that develop models focused on a specific disease or area of research, or only propose studies primarily relevant to a single NIH IC, will be considered not acceptable to this NOFO and will be withdrawn.
https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-25-273.html
Sponsor: National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Program: Dissemination and Implementation Research in Health (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)
Deadline: February 5, 2025
Funding Level: $2,500,000 (approx.)
Summary: The purpose of this Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) is to support studies that will identify, develop, and/or test strategies for overcoming barriers to the adoption, adaptation, integration, sustainability, scale-up, and spread of evidence-based interventions, practices, programs, tools, treatments, guidelines, and policies (hereafter referred to as evidence-based interventions). Studies that promote equitable dissemination and implementation of evidence-based interventions among underrepresented communities are encouraged. Conversely, there is a benefit in understanding circumstances that create a need to stop or reduce (de-implement) the use of practices that are ineffective, unproven, low-value, or harmful. In addition, studies to advance dissemination and implementation research methods and measures are encouraged. Applications that focus on re-implementation of evidence-based health services that may be disrupted amidst disasters (e.g., pandemics, climate change) remain relevant.
https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/par-25-144.html
Sponsor: National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Program: Dissemination and Implementation Research in Health (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)
Deadline: February 5, 2025 (also June 5 and October 5)
Funding Level: Not specified - Application budgets are not limited but need to reflect the actual needs of the proposed project.
Summary: The purpose of this Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) is to support studies that will identify, develop, and/or test strategies for overcoming barriers to the adoption, adaptation, integration, sustainability, scale-up, and spread of evidence-based interventions, practices, programs, tools, treatments, guidelines, and policies (hereafter referred to as evidence-based interventions). Studies that promote equitable dissemination and implementation of evidence-based interventions among underrepresented communities are encouraged. Conversely, there is a benefit in understanding circumstances that create a need to stop or reduce (de-implement) the use of practices that are ineffective, unproven, low-value, or harmful. In addition, studies to advance dissemination and implementation research methods and measures are encouraged. Applications that focus on re-implementation of evidence-based health services that may be disrupted amidst disasters (e.g., pandemics, climate change) remain relevant.
https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-25-144.html
Sponsor: National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Program: Dissemination and Implementation Research in Health (R21 Clinical Trial Optional)
Deadline: February 16, 2025
Funding Level: $275,000
Summary: The purpose of this Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) is to support studies that will identify, develop, and/or test strategies for overcoming barriers to the adoption, adaptation, integration, sustainability, scale-up, and spread of evidence-based interventions, practices, programs, tools, treatments, guidelines, and policies (herein referred to collectively as evidence-based interventions). Studies that promote equitable dissemination and implementation of evidence-based interventions among underrepresented communities are encouraged. Conversely, there is a benefit in understanding circumstances that create a need to stop or reduce (de-implement) the use of practices that are ineffective, unproven, low-value, or harmful. In addition, studies to advance dissemination and implementation research methods and measures are encouraged. Applications that focus on re-implementation of evidence-based health services that may be disrupted amidst disasters (e.g., pandemics, climate change) remain relevant.
https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-25-143.html
Sponsor: USDA – Rural Utility Service
Program: Distance Learning and Telemedicine Grants
Deadline: March 6, 2025
Funding Level: $1,000,000
Summary: Authorized by 7 U.S.C. 950aaa, the DLT Program provides financial assistance to enable and improve distance learning and telemedicine services in rural areas. DLT grant funds support the use of telecommunications-enabled information, audio and video equipment, and related advanced technologies by students, teachers, medical professionals, and rural residents. These grants are intended to increase rural access to education, training, and health care resources that are otherwise unavailable or limited in scope. The regulation for the DLT Program can be found at 7 CFR part 1734. All applicants should carefully review and prepare their applications according to instructions in the FY 2025 DLT Grant Program Application Guide (Application Guide) and program resources. This Application Guide will be made available here and on the program website at https://www.rd.usda.gov/programs-services/distance-learning-telemedicine-grants. Expenses incurred in developing applications will be at the applicant’s own risk.
Sponsor: NASA
Program: E.9 Space Biology: Research Studies
Deadline: February 4, 2025 (Step-1 Proposals)
Funding Level: $200,000 to $1,000,000
Summary: The NASA Space Biology (SB) program falls within the Biological and Physical Sciences Division. This program element focuses on research that will increase NASA’s understanding of how living systems respond to the unique environments that are encountered during space exploration, including the Low Earth Orbit (LEO) environment inside the International Space Station (ISS) and deep space conditions beyond LEO, including transit to and maintenance of a sustainable presence in lunar and Martian environments. https://nspires.nasaprs.com/external/solicitations/summary.do?solId=%7b6918D3E8-8278-FC53-42DE-D82927D46223%7d&
Sponsor: US Department of Energy
Program: Energy Improvements in Rural or Remote Areas - Fiscal Year 2025 Release
Deadline: February 27, 2025 (Concept paper; Full proposal due August 28, 2025)
Funding Level: $2,000,000 to $50,000,000
Summary: Rural and remote areas often have higher energy costs and burden, less resilient energy systems, and fewer alternatives for accessing clean energy compared with their urban counterparts. Furthermore, small communities do not always have the available time, money, or other resources to pursue clean energy options. This Energy Improvements in Rural or Remote Areas (ERA) funding opportunity provides support for rural and remote communities to build clean energy projects that benefit their communities.
Sponsor: US Department of Energy
Program: Environmental System Science (ESS)
Deadline: March 13, 2025
Funding Level: $1,000,000
Summary:
The DOE SC program in Biological and Environmental Research (BER) hereby announces its interest in receiving applications for research in Environmental System Science (ESS). The goal of the ESS program in BER is to advance an integrated, robust, and scale-aware predictive understanding of terrestrial systems and their interdependent microbial, biogeochemical, ecological, hydrological, and physical processes. The ESS program scope advances foundational process knowledge with an emphasis on understudied ecosystems. This NOFO will consider applications that focus on measurements, experiments, field data, modeling, and synthesis to provide improved understanding and representation of ecosystems and watersheds in ways that advance the sophistication and capabilities of models that span from individual processes to Earth-system scales. This NOFO will encompass three Science Research Areas: 1) plant-soil-microbe interactions and their influence on belowground biogeochemical processes; 2) synthesis studies using existing data that address testing of ESS-relevant hypotheses and development of transferable insights into knowledge gaps for U.S. southeast coastal systems; and 3) synthesis studies on contributions and vulnerabilities of Earth system processes in marginal and degraded lands.
Sponsor: Entomological Society of America
Program: ESA Founders' Memorial Award
Deadline: April 17, 2025
Funding Level: $1,000
Summary: The Founders’ Memorial Award honors two people at once, giving an entomologist with outstanding credentials the opportunity to present a keynote lecture at the ESA Annual Meeting to showcase the posthumous legacy of a scientist whose work made a significant impact in entomology. The presenter of the memorial lecture must be a current ESA member and have a record of accomplishment in entomology. The scientist who is honored in memoriam must have made major contributions that have had a significant impact on entomology.
Sponsor: US Department of Energy
Program: Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) Implementation Grants
Deadline: January 29, 2025
Funding Level: $5,000,000
Summary: The DOE Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (DOE EPSCoR) announces its interest in receiving new and renewal applications from applicants within eligible jurisdictions for Implementation Grants. Grants awarded under this program are intended to improve research capability through the support of a group of scientists and engineers, including undergraduate students, graduate students and post-doctoral fellows, working on a common scientific theme in one or more EPSCoR jurisdictions. These awards are not appropriate mechanisms to provide support for individual faculty science and technology research projects. While the academic, non-profit and industrial research communities are welcome to lead or to participate in applications, a strong component of student education in research is required for all applicants.
Sponsor: NASA
Program: Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) Rapid Response Research (R3), FY 2025
Deadline: February 26, 2025
Funding Level: $125,000
Summary: This Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) solicits proposals that are expected to establish research activities that will make significant contributions to NASA’s strategic research and technology development priorities and contribute to the overall research infrastructure, science, and technology capabilities of higher education, as well as the economic development of the jurisdiction receiving funding. Each funded NASA EPSCoR proposer shall work closely with a NASA researcher to focus on developing competitive research and technology for the solution of scientific and technical issues of importance to the NASA Mission Directorates and Centers as listed in the Appendix-A, NASA Mission Directorates and Center Alignment. This will allow EPSCoR researchers to work alongside NASA and commercial partners and is intended to strengthen the bonds among NASA EPSCoR jurisdictions, NASA, commercial partners, and other entities.
Sponsor: National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Program: Exploratory/Developmental Bioengineering Research Grants (EBRG) (R21 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
Deadline: February 16, 2025 (also June 16 and October 16)
Funding Level: $275,000
Summary: The purpose of this engineering-oriented notice of funding opportunity announcement (NOFO) is to encourage submissions of exploratory/developmental Bioengineering Research Grant (EBRG) applications to demonstrate feasibility and potential utility of new capabilities or improvements in quality, speed, efficacy, operability, costs, and/or accessibility of solutions to problems in basic biomedical, pre-clinical, or clinical research, clinical care delivery, or accessibility
https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-25-346.html
Sponsor: NASA
Program: F.5 Future Investigators in NASA Earth and Space Science and Technology
Deadline: February 5, 2025$
Funding Level: $150,000
Summary: Future Investigators in NASA Earth and Space Science and Technology (FINESST) solicits proposals from accredited U.S. universities and other eligible organizations for graduate student-designed and performed research projects that contribute to SMD's science, technology, and exploration goals. The Future Investigator (FI), i.e., the student, shall have the primary initiative to define the proposed FINESST research project and must be the primary author, with input or supervision from the proposal's Principal Investigator (PI), as appropriate. The Future Investigator (FI) named on the proposal is primarily responsible for writing a FINESST proposal.
Sponsor: USDA – NIFA
Program: Farm Business Management and Benchmarking Competitive Grants Program
Deadline: February 20, 2025
Funding Level: $450,000
Summary: The Farm Business Management and Benchmarking (FBMB) Competitive Grants Program provides funds for improving the farm management knowledge and skills of agricultural producers by maintaining and expanding a national, publicly available farm financial management database to support improved farm management.
Sponsor: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Program: Farmer to Farmer 2024 BIL
Deadline: January 28, 2025
Funding Level: $2,000,000
Summary: This notice announces the availability of funds and requests applications to improve water quality, habitat, resilience, and environmental education through the demonstration of innovative practices on working lands. Projects activities must improve water quality, habitat, or resilience within the Gulf of Mexico watershed. Collaboration and outreach with farmers is required, while partnerships between organizations are encouraged. This funding is available to develop innovative practices within farming communities, measure the results of those practices, and identify how the practices will be incorporated into farming operations.
Sponsor: Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research (FFAR)
Program: FFAR Fellowship Program
Deadline: February 22, 2025
Funding Level: $65,000 annually
Summary: The FFAR Fellowship Program was established to provide professional development and career guidance to the next generation of food and agriculture scientists across the Foundation for Food and Agriculture’s Challenge Areas and strategic initiatives.
By providing early career support to graduate students, the Fellowship cultivates supportive relationships between graduate students and industry peers to equip students with the skills needed to facilitate their transition to the workforce and prepare future leaders for food and agriculture. Fellows will be co-mentored over the 3-year program by university and industry representatives and engage with their peers in professional development programming both virtually and at the annual one-week residential sessions.
Sponsor: Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research (FFAR)
Program: FFAR-OCP Disruptive Fertilizer Technology Fellowship
Deadline: January 29, 2025
Funding Level: $75,000
Summary: The Foundation for Food & Agriculture Research (FFAR) and OCP North America (OCPNA), a subsidiary of the global plant-nutrition company OCP Group, created the FFAR-OCP Disruptive Fertilizer Technology Fellowship (FFAR-OCP Fellowship) to provide early-career scientists with opportunities to advance research on precision fertilizer application methods, nutrient recommendation methods and guidance on land applications of animal waste to customize and enhance fertilizer efficiency. Ultimately, the FFAR-OCP Fellowship intends to deliver new innovations in fertilizer products that are safe, effective, commercially scalable and easily understood by farmers. The FFAR-OCP Fellowship is a two-year program supported by $250,000 from both FFAR and OCP North America for a total program fund of $500,000. Each awardee may receive up to $75,000 in funding, and applicants are not required to secure additional funds.
Sponsor: National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF)
Program: Five Star and Urban Waters Restoration Grant Program
Deadline: January 30, 2025
Funding Level: $60,000
Summary: The Five Star and Urban Waters Restoration grant program seeks to develop community capacity to sustain local natural resources for future generations by providing modest financial assistance to diverse local partnerships focused on improving water quality, watersheds and the species and habitats they support. Projects include a variety of ecological improvements along with targeted community outreach, education and stewardship. Ecological improvements may include one or more of the following: wetland, riparian, forest and coastal habitat restoration; wildlife conservation, community tree canopy enhancement, wildlife habitat, urban agriculture and community gardens, wildlife and water quality monitoring and green infrastructure best management practices for managing run-off. Projects should increase access to the benefits of nature, reduce the impact of environmental hazards and engage local communities, particularly underserved communities, in project planning, outreach and implementation. This program expects that applicants will represent a mixture of urban and rural communities. NFWF may use a mix of public and private funding sources to support any grant made through this program and we expect that more than half of projects awarded will engage underserved communities.
Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF)
Program: Focus on Recruiting Emerging Climate and Adaptation Scientists and Transformers (FORECAST)
Deadline: January 29, 2025
Funding Level: $100,000 to $7,500,000 depending on Track
Summary: Focus On Recruiting Emerging Climate and Adaptation Scientists and Transformers (FORECAST) seeks to facilitate the transition from status quo graduate career preparation to a student-centered model with a particular emphasis on building entrepreneurial and innovation capacity at emerging research institutions (ERIs). Transformers are scientists ready to tackle the challenges the nation and world are facing due to climate change. This opportunity will adopt the spirit of multiple directives for the research community; for example, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) report on Earth System Science and the Advisory Committee for Environmental Research and Education report on Engaged Research. These directives call on the research enterprise to support the building of a robust scientific workforce ready to work with communities in addressing societal challenges. Through convergence research approaches to address societal challenges, the transdisciplinary researchers engaged in FORECAST will foster community resilience and the translation of research outcomes for societal benefits, as well as gain a broader understanding of the governmental context related to these issues.
https://new.nsf.gov/funding/opportunities/focus-recruiting-emerging-climate-adaptation
Sponsor: US Department of Education
Program: Fulbright-Hays Group Projects Abroad (GPA) Program Short- and Long-Term Projects
Deadline: January 21, 2025
Funding Level: $180,000 to $300,000
Summary: The purpose of the Fulbright-Hays GPA Program is to promote, improve, and develop the study of modern foreign languages and area studies in the United States. The program provides opportunities for faculty, teachers, and undergraduate and graduate students to conduct group projects overseas. Projects may include either (1) short-term seminars, curriculum development, or group research or study, or (2) long-term advanced intensive language programs.
Sponsor: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
Program: FY 2024 – 2026 Broad Agency Announcement (BAA), Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research (OAR)
Deadline: September 30, 2026
Funding Level: Varies
Summary: This notice is not a mechanism to fund existing NOAA awards. The purpose of this notice is to request applications for special projects and programs associated with NOAA's strategic plan and mission goals, as well as to provide the general public with information and guidelines on how NOAA will select applications and administer discretionary Federal assistance under this Broad Agency Announcement (BAA). Each NOAA Line Office that supports financial assistance (National Marine Fisheries Service, National Ocean Service, National Weather Service, Office of Atmospheric Research, Office of Education, and National Environmental Satellite Data Information Service) has a separate BAA found in Grants.gov, so applicants should submit their application to the BAA for the Line Office that best fits their application. A description of NOAA Line Offices is found at https://www.corporateservices.noaa.gov/public/lineoffices.html
and https://www.noaa.gov/office-education and applicants may contact the Agency Contacts in Section VII. below for more information. If you submit the same application to more than one Line Office, mention this in your application and notify the relevant contacts in Section VII. so that NOAA may coordinate internally.
Sponsor: US Department of Energy – Office of Science
Program: FY 2025 Continuation of Solicitation for the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program
Deadline: September 30, 2025
Funding Level: $5,000,000
Summary: The SC mission is to deliver scientific discoveries and major scientific tools to transform our understanding of nature and advance the energy, economic and national security of the United States. SC is the Nation’s largest Federal sponsor of basic research in the physical sciences and the lead Federal agency supporting fundamental scientific research for our Nation’s energy future. SC accomplishes its mission and advances national goals by supporting:
Sponsor: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
Program: FY2025 National Aquaculture Initiative: Strengthening U.S. Coastal, Marine, and Great Lakes Aquaculture Through Business Support
Deadline: February 12, 2025
Funding Level: $1,000,000
Summary: The National Sea Grant College Program was enacted by the 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. Subject to the availability of funding, Sea Grant anticipates that approximately $5,000,000 will be available for research projects and programs that will focus on strengthening U.S. coastal, marine, and Great Lakes aquaculture via support for the development of new aquaculture businesses, as well as enhancing existing aquaculture business output, efficiency, and profitability. Federal funds ranging from $100,000-$1,000,000 may be requested per application. Successful proposals will address topical needs (described below) and integrate research and extension. Proposals are sought that will support broad, non-proprietary research with the goal of enhancing aquaculture businesses, and preferably include participation and involvement of Sea Grant extension personnel and industry stakeholders. These investments are consistent with Sea Grant’s focus area of Sustainable Fisheries and Aquaculture (SFA) and the Sea Grant Network’s 10-year Aquaculture Vision, both which support NOAA and Department of Commerce aquaculture goals.
Sponsor: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
Program: FY2025 Young Fishermen’s Career Development Projects
Deadline: April 23, 2025
Funding Level: $400,000
Summary: In response to the Young Fishermen’s Development Act (P.L. 116-289), strategic planning listening sessions, and stakeholder needs, Sea Grant will support projects that provide career development opportunities in commercial fisheries. The objective is to increase the number of skilled individuals that are able and encouraged to enter these professions, addressing the current recruitment and retirement challenges these groups face. Sea Grant is supporting grants to develop pilot projects conducting Young Fishermen’s Career Development programs that support the development of sea careers in support of the Young Fishermen's Development Act (YFDA) that may provide training, education, outreach, and technical assistance to the U.S. seafood sector. Proposals responsive to this opportunity will carry out pilot projects to enhance job opportunities for the next generation of commercial fishermen who are vital to supplying high quality seafood to consumers. Specifically, projects should target those who (a) desire to participate in the commercial fisheries of the United States, including the Great Lakes fisheries; (B) have worked as captains, crew members, or deckhands on a commercial fishing vessel for not more than 10 years of cumulative service; or (C) are beginning commercial fisherman. The proposal should focus on executing targeted and innovative training opportunities; growing the economies of coastal and Great Lakes communities; and preserving local culture and heritage foodways. Proposed work must broaden the participation of underrepresented groups in fisheries and related industries and aim to build a more inclusive, sustainable, and resilient industry.
Sponsor: US Department of the Interior – BLM
Program: FY25 IIJA/IRA Bureau of Land Management Headquarters (HQ) Plant Conservation and Restoration Management
Deadline: February 21, 2025
Funding Level: $5,000,000
Summary: The BLM Headquarters (HQ) Plant Conservation and Restoration Program advances the Department of the Interior's priorities to address the climate crisis, restore balance on public lands and waters, advance environmental justice, and invest in a clean energy future. In 2025 the Headquarters (HQ) BLM is focused on meeting the priorities of the National Seed Strategy (www.blm.gov/seedstrategy).The BLM Headquarters (HQ) Plant Conservation and Restoration Program is especially focused on projects that: protect biodiversity; increase resilience to climate change and help leverage natural climate solutions; contribute to conserving at least 30 percent of our lands and waters by the year 2030; engage communities of color, low income families, and rural and indigenous communities to enhance economic opportunities related to native seed production and restoration; and use the best science and data available to make decisions. Native plants and native plant communities are the true green infrastructure we rely upon to sustain healthy, bio-diverse ecosystems. Without native seed we do not have the ability to restore functional ecosystems after natural disasters and mitigate the effects of climate change. The Headquarters (HQ) BLM has opportunities to work with partner organizations to do activities such as: Reduce the threats to sage grouse, rare plants, and other sensitive species in high priority habitats by supporting efforts to restore habitat for keystone wildlife and pollinator. Working with growers to develop genetically appropriate native plant material for use in habitat restoration and rehabilitation. Support studies to improve the effectiveness of conservation restoration efforts in areas such as plant ecological, plant genetics, and ecophysiological studies, seed bank persistence, plant propagation and development of agronomic production practices, and trait and/or seed source evaluations as well as seeding treatment and tool development. Support pollinator studies and projects on the importance of native plant communities and pollinators to restoration durability and ecological function. Implement conservation actions for high priority rare plant species. Increase understanding of rare plant biology and threats. Monitor, protect, and restore habitat that supports more than 1,800 rare plant species, more than 300 of which are found exclusively on BLM lands. Develop strategies to encourage the use of native plant materials that are genetically appropriate for restoration and reclamation across all BLM associated programs such as Wildlife, Oil & Gas, Minerals, Fuels, Emergency Stabilization and Rehabilitation, Range, and Renewable Energy; Increase Citizen Science through expanding public education programs on native plants and native plant communities through development of technical guidance, videos, native plant guides and floras, workshops, webinars, and apps.
Sponsor: US Department of the Interior – BLM
Program: FY25 IIJA/IRA Bureau of Land Management Headquarters (HQ) Recreation and Visitor Services
Deadline: February 14, 2025
Funding Level: $650,000
Summary: Program Strategic Goals: The Recreation and Visitor Services Program provides a wide variety of recreational opportunities that benefit the public and local communities. The program is also responsible for implementing Administration and Department priorities, including projects to improve racial equity, diversity and inclusion; help strengthen the U.S. economy; and reduce impacts to the environment and climate. The program is also prioritizing implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act; the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act; the Great American Outdoors Act; the John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act; Executive Order (E.O.) 13985, Advancing Racial Equity and Support for Underserved Communities Through the Federal Government; and E.O. 14008, Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad. In fiscal year 2025, the BLM will support the Department’s priorities by focusing on projects that build healthy communities and economies, advance environmental justice, address the climate crisis, and provide safe and equitable access to outdoor recreation opportunities for all Americans. These projects will: Connect with youth, tribes, and underserved communities to foster public lands stewardship. Enhance access to quality outdoor recreation activities while promoting climate resiliency. Identify and remove barriers to outdoor recreation and expand recreation opportunities for all. Provide an enhanced, more sustainable recreational experience by delivering up-to-date and engaging visitor information online and in person.
Sponsor: US Department of Defense (DoD)
Program: FY25 Minerva Research Initiative University Research Program
Deadline: February 28, 2025
Funding Level: $30,000,000
Summary: The Minerva Research Initiative (Minerva) emphasizes questions of strategic importance to U.S. national security policy. It seeks to increase the Department’s intellectual capital in the social sciences and improve its ability to address future challenges and build bridges between the Department and the social science community. Minerva brings together universities and other research institutions around the world and supports multidisciplinary and cross-institutional projects addressing specific interest areas determined by the Department of Defense. The Minerva program aims to promote research in specific areas of social science and to promote a candid and constructive relationship between DoD and the social science academic community. The Minerva Research Initiative competition is for research related to six (6) topics listed below. Innovative white papers and applications related to these research areas are highly encouraged. Detailed descriptions of the interest areas—which are intended to provide a frame of reference and are not meant to be restrictive—can be found in Appendix B: Minerva Research Topics of Interest.
Sponsor: USDA – Forest Service
Program: FY25 State Fire Capacity Wildfire Hazard Mitigation
Deadline: January 22, 2025
Funding Level: $300,000
Summary: All non-State Forestry Agency applications (except Tribes) must have a letter of support from the State Forestry Agency when submitting in Grants.gov. The USDA Forest Service State Fire Capacity (SFC) Wildfire Hazard Mitigation priorities are consistent with the goals of the National Cohesive Wildland Fire Management Strategy (https://forestsandrangelands.gov/strategy/thestrategy.shtml), specifically as listed below.
Sponsor: US Department of Energy
Program: Genomics - Enabled Understanding and Advancing Knowledge on Plant Gene Function(s)
Deadline: February 10, 2025
Funding Level: $3,000,000
Summary: The DOE SC program in Biological and Environmental Research (BER) hereby announces its interest in receiving applications for research within the Biological Systems Science Division’s (BSSD) Genomic Science Program (GSP) (http://genomicscience.energy.gov) mission-space. This NOFO solicits applications for “Genomics - Enabled Understanding and Advancing Knowledge on Plant Gene Function(s)” to effectively design bioenergy crops by developing approaches to: a) understand regulatory elements, biological mechanisms and develop predictive models for dissecting multigene traits and their component parts that govern plant growth under different growing conditions, biochemical and signaling pathways; b) understand genetic components and molecular mechanisms underlying plant regeneration/organogenesis in tissue culture to improve heterologous DNA transfer to germlines of bioenergy crops; and c) understand genetic and molecular mechanisms that will reduce the cycle time for out-crossing energy crops (e.g. self-incompatibility) to speed development of new plant feedstocks underpinning a more broader and more competitive U.S. bioeconomy.
Sponsor: US Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) Environmental Laboratory (EL)
Program: Harmful Algal Bloom Demonstration Program
Deadline: January 27, 2025
Funding Level: $1,000,00 (approx.)
Summary: Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs), which can be caused in freshwater by various cyanobacteria, represent a significant and costly threat to our Nation’s economy and natural resources. HABs impact waterways, infrastructure, operations, and associated resources nationwide. Innovative, cost-effective, and scalable technologies for early detection, prevention, and management of HABs are needed. This project focuses on the field demonstration of innovative HAB detection, prevention, and management technologies, or combinations of technologies, that have been successfully demonstrated at lab or pilot scales. To reduce the frequency and severity of HAB impacts to our Nation, these technologies must be cost-effective, scalable, and applicable for use in varied freshwater system types (e.g., lotic, lentic) and varied climatic ecoregions. This program will generate defensible technology cost and performance data to guide optimal technology use and implementation at field scale. Technologies that focus exclusively on water quality or drinking water are not the focus of this demonstration program.
https://www.erdcwerx.org/harmful-algal-bloom-demonstration-program/
Sponsor: USDA – Rural Utility Service
Program: High Energy Cost Grants
Deadline: February 28, 2025
Funding Level: $3,000,000
Summary: The Rural Utilities Service (RUS), an agency of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) announces a notice of funding opportunity, subject to appropriation, 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. Grant funds may not be used for the preparation of the grant application, operating costs, or for the purchase of any equipment, structures, or real estate not directly associated with the provision of community energy services.
Sponsor: National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Program: High-End Instrumentation (HEI) Grant Program (S10 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
Deadline: June 2, 2025
Funding Level: $2,000,000
Summary: The High-End Instrumentation (HEI) Grant Program encourages applications from groups of NIH-supported investigators to purchase or upgrade a single item of high-end, specialized, commercially available instruments or integrated systems. The minimum award is $750,001. There is no maximum price limit for the instrument; however, the maximum award is $2,000,000. Instruments supported include, but are not limited to, nuclear magnetic resonance spectrometers, X-ray diffractometers, mass spectrometers, high throughput robotic screening systems, DNA and protein sequencers, biosensors, electron and light microscopes, flow cytometers, and biomedical imagers.
https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-24-264.html
Sponsor: National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Program: Human Virome Program: Developing novel and innovative tools to interrogate and annotate the human virome (U01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
Deadline: January 27, 2025 (LOI due; full application due February 27, 2025)
Funding Level: $1,750,000
Summary: The Common Fund Human Virome Program aims to extensively characterize the human virome and create tools, models, and methods that will enable an in-depth study of its variation in relation to host factors and its influence on health and disease. The purpose of this NOFO is to address the technological challenges that are currently hindering robust interrogation of the constituents and functionality of the human virome. Despite major advances in sequencing technology and computational analysis of large sequence data sets, challenges remain in examining viruses. This NOFO solicits applications to develop innovative and novel tools, models, and methods to overcome the major challenges in identifying and characterizing viruses, as well as the development of computational and bioinformatics tools to enhance the analysis of the human virome.
https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-RM-24-009.html
Sponsor: USDA – NIFA
Program: Integrated Research, Education, and Extension Competitive Grants Program – Organic Transitions
Deadline: March 6, 2025
Funding Level: $1,000,000
Summary: The overall goal of the Organic Transitions Program (ORG) is to support the development and implementation of research, extension and higher education programs to improve the competitiveness of organic livestock and crop producers, as well as those who are adopting organic practices. NIFA administers the ORG program by determining priorities in U.S. agriculture through Agency stakeholder input processes in consultation with the NAREEEAB. ORG will continue to prioritize environmental services provided by organic farming systems in the area of soil conservation, pollinator health, and climate change mitigation, including greenhouse gases (GHG), as well as the development of educational tools for Cooperative Extension personnel and other agricultural professionals who advise producers on organic practices, and development of cultural practices and other allowable alternatives to substances recommended for removal from the National Organic Program’s National List of Allowed and Prohibited Substances. It is expected that all projects will integrate research, education and extension activities, as appropriate to project goals, although some projects may be weighted more heavily than others in one or more of these areas. However, all proposals should have activities and impact in research and at least one of the other areas: education and extension.
Sponsor: National Forest Foundation
Program: Matching Awards Program (MAP): Connecting People to Forests
Deadline: February 7, 2025
Funding Level: $35,000 (approx.)
Summary: The Matching Awards Program (MAP) focuses on community engagement and completion of appropriate stewardship activities. Its goal is to create lasting change that provides all communities—particularly underserved ones—with opportunities to benefit from activities on National Forest lands or nearby public lands. The NFF requires that all projects proposed for funding must include community involvement and hands-on stewardship activities to benefit the National Forest System
Sponsor: Kraft Heinz
Program: Materials and processes to retain pasta texture in shelf-stable products
Deadline: January 31, 2025
Funding Level: $100,000
Summary: Al dente pasta is generally hydrated to the point that it is firm, but tender with some resistance when you bite into it. It is challenging to achieve al dente pasta texture in shelf stable prepared meals due to overhydration of the pasta that may occur during processing and storage of pasta in high moisture sauces. As a result, the typical texture of pasta in shelf stable prepared meals is described as “gummy” and is undesirable to consumers. We are searching for materials or processes that can create a barrier to prevent pasta from hydrating too quickly or a processing technique that preserves the al dente texture of pasta throughout high-heat processing (i.e. retort) in high-moisture sauces for shelf-stable products.
https://www.halo.science/request_for_solutions/improve-pasta-texture-in-prepared-meals
Sponsor: National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Program: Mechanistic links between diet, lipid metabolism, and tumor growth and progression (UH2 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
Deadline: February 14, 2025
Funding Level: $275,000
Summary: Through this Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO), the National Cancer Institute (NCI) requests applications that propose mechanistic investigations of the links between diet, lipid metabolism and tumor growth and progression. It is anticipated that this program will support fundamental studies designed to identify and define the molecular mechanisms through which lipid metabolism mediates tumor growth and progression, focusing specifically on the central role lipids play in linking diet with the biology of cancer; bridge the historically divided fields of nutrition and molecular metabolism; and stimulate research and tool development in this emerging area, which faces particular challenges because of the complexity of lipid biochemistry. For this announcement, unpublished preliminary data are limited to one figure, comprising no more than one-half page, to facilitate the entry of qualified new investigators to the field.
https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-25-118.html
Sponsor: US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Program: Minor Use Minor Species Development of Drugs (R01)
Deadline: January 31, 2025 (Required LOI due earlier)
Funding Level: $750,000
Summary: This Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) is issued by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Center for Veterinary Medicine (CVM), and solicits Research Project (R01) grant applications from institutions or organizations that propose to develop or support the development of designated new animal drugs intended for minor uses in major species or for use in minor species (MUMS). The FDA is authorized to provide grants to assist in defraying the costs of qualified safety and effectiveness testing that could be used to satisfy the requirements for FDA approval of MUMS-designated drugs.
https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-24-216.html
Sponsor: NASA
Program: NASA Innovation Corps Pilot
Deadline: March 28, 2025
Funding Level: $50,000
Summary: In partnership with the National Science Foundation, NASA’s Science and Space Technology Mission Directorates are offering a new pathway to train faculty, students in higher education, post-docs, and other researchers to participate in Innovation Corps (I-Corps)™. The NASA I-Corps™ Pilot is aimed at accelerating the transition of promising ideas from the lab to the marketplace, while encouraging collaboration between academia and industry. The NASA I-Corps™ Pilot will support teams with access to training in innovation and entrepreneurship skills through a grant, for up to $10K, and the opportunity to apply for additional funding, up to $40K.
https://www.nasa.gov/directorates/stmd/nasa-innovation-corps-pilot/
Sponsor: US Geological Survey (USGS)
Program: National Climate Adaptation Science Center Program (NCASC)
Deadline: February 3, 2025
Funding Level: $24,050,000 (one award for Host)
Summary: 1. This Announcement seeks to identify applicant organizations that propose to host and, as applicable, serve as consortium partners for a U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Climate Adaptation Science Center (CASC) in the regions indicated below, and to determine if their proposed science, partnership, and program support activities and strategies are appropriate to serve in the following roles: Northeast, Pacific Islands, and South Central Climate Adaptation Science Centers. The geographic footprints for potential hosts of these CASCs are indicated in the map in Attachment A. The high-level climate science focus areas anticipated for these CASCs are described in Attachment C.
2. Once selected, the recipient will be established as the Host Institution for the respective regional CASC. As a Host, an institution will be the sole entity eligible to receive funding to conduct follow-on research/science projects anticipated as a part of this Program Announcement. Host Institutions may engage with other institutions, including by subaward, as part of these projects.
Sponsor: National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Program: NCI Small Grants Program for Cancer Research (NCI Omnibus) (R03 Clinical Trial Optional)
Deadline: February 24, 2025
Funding Level: $100,000
Summary: This notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) supports small research projects on cancer that can be carried out in a short period of time with limited resources. The R03 grant mechanism supports different types of projects including pilot and feasibility studies; secondary analysis of existing data; small, self-contained research projects; development of research methodology; and development of new research technology.
https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-25-078.html
Sponsor: Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research (FFAR)
Program: New Innovator in Food & Agriculture Research Award
Deadline: February 21, 2024 (Nomination due)
Funding Level: $450,000
Summary: The New Innovator in Food & Agriculture Research Award provides early-career scientists the investment needed to propel them into successful research careers. Young faculty in the sciences often struggle to secure grant funding. We established the New Innovator Awards to launch the careers of promising scientists whose research addresses significant food and agriculture challenges. These awards allow the grantees to focus exclusively on research without the pressure of securing additional funding. We grant New Innovator Awards to faculty members in a tenure-track position no longer than three years and who are within eight years of receiving their Ph.D. The Award goes to individuals with the creative ideas, skills, knowledge and resources necessary to carry out the proposed research program. Eligible candidates must also conduct research that aligns with our Research Priority Areas.
https://foundationfar.org/grants-funding/opportunities/new-innovators-request-for-applications/
Sponsor: National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Program: NICHD Resource Program Grants in Bioinformatics (P41 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
Deadline: January 25, 2025
Funding Level: $500,000 to $1,750,000 per year for max of 5 years
Summary: The purpose of this Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) is to support the continued operation, maintenance, and dissemination of unique knowledge, data, and/or bioinformatics resources that are of major importance to the research community using animal models of embryonic developmental processes. These grants will support ongoing development and enhancement of the resources, user training and services, provision of community generated data storage and curation, wide dissemination of the tools and/or resources, and expansion of interoperability with other NIH bioinformatics resources.
https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-24-301.html?
Sponsor: National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Program: NIDA Animal Genomics Program (U01 – Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
Deadline: February 11, 2025
Funding Level: $2,500,000
Summary: The purpose of the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) Animal Genetics Program is to identify genetic, genomic, and molecular (epi)genetic variants that underlie neural and behavioral processes and phenotypes relevant to SUD risk, the SUD trajectory and SUD comorbidities. This opportunity supports research that links genetic, genomic and molecular mechanisms to neural circuit function and behavior. Applications may seek to identify any type of genomic and/or epigenomic variants that contribute to the genetic architecture of addiction, including single nucleotide variants (SNVs), indels, large and small structural variants, and all types of mobile DNA. NIDA encourages applications that take genomics, multi-omics, data-based, and/or artificial intelligence/machine learning approaches that integrate multi-level ‘omics data, delineate gene networks, and/or uncover the function of known or newly discovered genetic or epigenetic variants. Other areas of interest include variant identification at the circuit level and the application of neuroscience to variant identification studies in tissues and cells. NIDA expects these studies to uncover novel mechanisms that contribute to various stages across the SUD trajectory and inform future studies about potential targets and therapeutic strategies for addiction.
https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-24-269.html
Sponsor: National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Program: NIH Exploratory/Developmental Research Project Grant (Parent R21 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
Deadline: February 16, 2025 (also June 16 and October 16)
Funding Level: $275,000
Summary: The NIH Exploratory/Developmental Grant supports exploratory and developmental research projects by providing support for the early and conceptual stages of these projects. These studies may involve considerable risk but may lead to a breakthrough in a particular area, or to the development of novel techniques, agents, methodologies, models, or applications that could have a major impact on a field of biomedical, behavioral, or clinical research.
Sponsor: National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Program: NIH Small Research Grant Program (Parent R03 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
Deadline: February 16, 2025 (also June 16 and October 16)
Funding Level: $100,000
Summary: The NIH Small Research Grant Program supports small research projects that can be carried out in a short period of time with limited resources. This program supports different types of projects including pilot and feasibility studies; secondary analysis of existing data; small, self-contained research projects; development of research methodology; and development of new research technology.
Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF)
Program: NSF 22-586: Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER)
Deadline: July 23, 2025
Funding Level: $400,000 (minimum)
Summary: CAREER: The Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program is a Foundation-wide activity that offers the National Science Foundation's most prestigious awards in support of early-career faculty who have the potential to serve as academic role models in research and education and to lead advances in the mission of their department or organization. Activities pursued by early-career faculty should build a firm foundation for a lifetime of leadership in integrating education and research. NSF encourages submission of CAREER proposals from early-career faculty at all CAREER-eligible organizations and especially encourages women, members of underrepresented minority groups, and persons with disabilities to apply.
Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF)
Program: NSF 24-583: Advanced Computing Systems & Services: Adapting to the Rapid Evolution of Science and Engineering Research 2.0
Deadline: June 24, 2025 (Category II)
Funding Level: $10,000,000 to $20,000,000 (Category I) or up to $5,000,000 (Category II)
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 computation, data-analysis, and AI research across all of science and engineering (S&E), and (2) enable 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 services, in two categories:
Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF)
Program: NSF 24-586: NSF National Quantum Virtual Laboratory - Quantum Testbeds (NQVL)
Deadline: April 1, 2025
Funding Level: $2,000,000 to $10,000,000
Summary: The National Quantum Initiative (NQI) Act1 aims to ensure the continuing leadership of the United States (U.S.) in quantum information science and technology. In conformance with the NQI goals, an argument2, 3, 4, 5 was set forth for a renewed emphasis on identifying and fostering early adoption of quantum technologies to transform the field of Quantum Information Science and Engineering (QISE) and to accelerate broader impacts on society. A systematic approach to maturing quantum technology platforms by integrating end-users and potential customers from other fields of science and engineering and other sectors of the economy into cycles of research, development, and demonstration should lower the barriers for end-users to pioneer new applications. NSF support for use-inspired and translational research in QISE, combined with continued strong support of the underlying foundational research, is anticipated to accelerate development of a market for quantum technologies.
Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF)
Program: NSF 24-587: Research on the Science and Technology Enterprise: Indicators, Statistics, and Methods (NCSES S&T)
Deadline: January 21, 2025
Funding Level: Varies
Summary: NCSES welcomes proposals for research, conferences, and studies to advance the understanding of the S&T enterprise and encourage development of methods that will improve the quality of our data. Research could include: improved approaches to indicator construction and presentation, new S&T indicator development, strengthening of data collection methodologies and privacy protection to improve surveys that collect S&T data, investigations of alternate data sources to study S&T topics, analyses to inform STEM education and workforce policy, and innovations in the communication of S&T statistics. NCSES encourages proposals that analyze NCSES data or NCSES data in conjunction with those from other sources but does not limit the work to the analysis of the data it collects.
Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF)
Program: NSF 24-599: Quantum Leap Challenge Institutes (QLCI)
Deadline: February 7, 2025 (Required LOI) and March 7, 2024 (Required Preliminary proposal)
Funding Level: $12,000,000 to $45,000,000
Summary: Quantum Leap Challenge Institutes are large-scale interdisciplinary research projects motivated by major challenges at the frontiers of quantum information science and technology (QIST). Institutes are expected to catalyze breakthroughs on important problems underpinning QIST, for example in the focus areas of quantum computation, quantum communication, quantum simulation and/or quantum sensing. Successful institutes will coordinate a variety of approaches to specific scientific, technological, and educational goals in these fields, including multiple institutions and building upon multiple disciplines, as motivated by the science and engineering challenges. In so doing, Institutes will nurture a culture of discovery, provide education, training, and workforce development opportunities in the context of cutting-edge research, and demonstrate value-added from synergistic coordination within the institute and with the broader community. Partnerships, infrastructure, industry engagement, outreach, international collaboration, and new applications for QIST should be fostered by Institutes in support of their research, education, and coordination goals.
Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF)
Program: NSF 24-608: Safety, Security, and Privacy of Open-Source Ecosystems (Safe-OSE)
Deadline: April 22, 2025
Funding Level: $1,500,000
Summary: Vulnerabilities in an open-source product and/or its continuous development, integration and deployment infrastructure can potentially be exploited to attack any user (human, organization, and/or another product/entity) of the product. To respond to the growing threats to the safety, security, and privacy of open-source ecosystems (OSEs), NSF is launching the Safety, Security, and Privacy for Open-Source Ecosystems (Safe-OSE) program. This program solicits proposals from OSEs, including those not originally funded by NSF's Pathways to Enable Open-Source Ecosystems (POSE) program, to address significant safety, security, and/or privacy vulnerabilities, both technical (e.g., vulnerabilities in code and side-channels) and socio-technical (e.g., supply chain, insider threats, and social engineering).
Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF)
Program: NSF 25-501: Building Synthetic Microbial Communities for Biology, Mitigating Climate Change, Sustainability and Biotechnology (Synthetic Communities)
Deadline: February 3, 2025
Funding Level: $1,000,000 (approx.)
Summary: Microbes and communities of microbes have remarkable 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 turned to synthetic microbial communities, which are less complex and better defined than natural systems and used them to address fundamental biological questions as well as a range of societal problems. This solicitation seeks projects that use a model synthetic microbial community to better understand the formation, maintenance or functionality of natural communities and to understand a natural community's impact on the host, when applicable. This solicitation also seeks projects that create synthetic communities with novel capabilities and aim to understand the biological underpinnings for these novel capabilities.
Sponsor: National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Program: NSF 25-503: Addressing Systems Challenges through Engineering Teams (ASCENT)
Deadline: January 22, 2025
Funding Level: $1,500,000
Summary: The Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems Division (ECCS) supports enabling and transformative engineering research at the nano, micro, and macro scales that fuels progress in engineering system applications with high societal impact. This includes fundamental engineering research underlying advanced devices and components and their seamless penetration in communications, sensing, power, controls, networking, or cyber systems. The research is envisioned to be empowered by cutting-edge computation, synthesis, evaluation, and analysis technologies and is to result in significant impact for a variety of application domains in healthcare, homeland security, disaster mitigation, telecommunications, energy, environment, transportation, manufacturing, and other systems-related areas. ECCS also supports new and emerging research areas encompassing 6G and Beyond Spectrum and Wireless Technologies, Quantum Information Science, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning (ML), High-Performance Computing, and Big Data.
Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF)
Program: NSF 25-504: Organismal Response to Climate Change (ORCC)
Deadline: January 23, 2025
Funding Level: $1,000,000 (approx.)
Summary: This solicitation continues to accept full proposals that propose mechanistic studies of organismal response to climate change (ORCC) as a foundation that, when integrated with research at other levels of organization, will lead to a deeper understanding and better predictions of the integrity, the resilience, and the adaptation of biological systems to climate change. This revision contains an additional track for submission of proposals during FY2025, the Microorganism-mediated Organismal Resilience to Climate Change track (MMORCC track), to address significant knowledge gaps in our understanding of the molecular drivers and dynamics of microbial resilience to environmental change through a partnership between U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) Directorate for Biological Sciences (BIO), and The Paul G. Allen Frontiers Group and The Paul G. Allen Family Foundation. The Paul G. Allen Frontiers Group, a division of the Allen Institute, is dedicated to exploring the landscape of bioscience to identify and foster ideas that will change the world. The Frontiers Group recommends funding to the Paul G. Allen Family Foundation, which then invests through award mechanisms.
Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF)
Program: NSF 25-506: Geosciences Open Science Ecosystem (GEO OSE)
Deadline: February 14, 2025 (Track 1 Only)
Funding Level: $500,000
Summary: The Geosciences Open Science Ecosystem (GEO OSE) program seeks to realize the benefits of open science practices toward advancing research and education in the geosciences. To achieve this vision, the GEO OSE program encourages efforts to foster adoption of open, inclusive, and equitable scientific practices across geoscience domains. The program supports development of innovative open science approaches that advance geosciences research and education through leveraging expanding information resources and computing capabilities. The program also supports initiatives to strengthen the capacity of current and future geoscientists to access, utilize, and collaborate within the growing ecosystem of open science resources.
Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF)
Program: NSF 25-507: Human-Environment and Geographical Sciences Program (HEGS)
Deadline: February 3, 2025
Funding Level: $500,000
Summary: The objective of the Human-Environment and Geographical Sciences Program is to support basic scientific research about the nature, causes, consequences, or evolution of the spatial dimensions of human behaviors, activities, and dynamics as well as their interactions with environmental and social processes across a range of scales. Contemporary geographical research encompasses diverse research traditions and methodologies. Recognizing the breadth of the field's contributions to science, the HEGS Program welcomes proposals for empirically grounded, theoretically engaged, methodologically rigorous, and generalizable research that advances geographical and geospatial sciences.
Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF)
Program: NSF 25-508: Designing Materials to Revolutionize and Engineer our Future (DMREF)
Deadline: February 4, 2025
Funding Level: $2,000,000
Summary: DMREF seeks to foster the design, discovery, and development of materials to accelerate their path to deployment by harnessing the power of data and computational tools in concert with experiment and theory. DMREF emphasizes a deep integration of experiments, computation, and theory; the use of accessible digital data across the materials development continuum; and strengthening connections among theorists, computational scientists, data scientists, mathematicians, statisticians, and experimentalists as well as those from academia, industry, and government. DMREF is committed to the education and training of a next-generation materials research and development (R&D) workforce; well-equipped for successful careers as educators and innovators; and able to take full advantage of the materials development continuum and innovation infrastructures that NSF is creating through partnership with other federal and international agencies.
Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF)
Program: NSF 25-509: Emerging Mathematics in Biology (eMB)
Deadline: March 3, 2025
Funding Level: $600,000 (approx.)
Summary: The Emerging Mathematics in Biology (eMB) program seeks to stimulate the development of innovative mathematical theories, techniques, and approaches to investigate challenging questions of great interest to biologists and public health policymakers. It supports truly integrative research projects in mathematical biology that address challenging and significant biological questions through novel applications of traditional, but nontrivial, mathematical tools and methods or the development of new mathematical theories particularly from foundational mathematics, including the mathematical foundation of Artificial Intelligence/Deep Learning/Machine Learning (AI/DL/ML) enabling explainable AI or mechanistic insight. The program emphasizes the uses of mathematical methodologies to advance our understanding of complex, dynamic, and heterogenous biological systems at all scales (molecular, cellular, organismal, population, ecosystems, evolutionary, etc.).
https://new.nsf.gov/funding/opportunities/emb-emerging-mathematics-biology/nsf25-509/solicitation
Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF)
Program: NSF 25-510: Coupling, Energetics, and Dynamics of Atmospheric Regions (CEDAR)
Deadline: March 5, 2025
Funding Level: $600,000 (approx.)
Summary: The Coupling, Energetics, and Dynamics of Atmospheric Regions (CEDAR) program supports research to increase our understanding of the behavior of atmospheric regions from the middle atmosphere upward through the thermosphere and ionosphere into the exosphere. Projects explore coupling, energetics, chemistry, and dynamics on regional and global scales. The research topics include investigations of upper atmosphere responses due to a) processes driven by the lower atmospheric perturbations and (b) solar radiation and particle inputs from above. The activities supported by this program include observations from ground-based and space-based platforms, as well as theory and modeling of the upper atmosphere of the Earth and other planets in our solar systems. Novel approaches that include AI and ML tools and open data and open science practices are encouraged.
Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF)
Program: NSF 25-511: Experiential Learning for Emerging and Novel Technologies (ExLENT)
Deadline: February 24, 2025
Funding Level: $1,000,000
Summary: Through this initiative, the Directorate for STEM Education (EDU) and the Directorate for Technology, Innovation and Partnerships (TIP), in partnership with Micron Technology, Inc. (Micron) through the Micron Foundation, seek to support experiential learning opportunities for individuals from all professional and educational backgrounds, resulting in increased access to, and interest in, career pathways in emerging technology fields (e.g., advanced manufacturing, advanced wireless, artificial intelligence, biotechnology, quantum information science, semiconductors, and microelectronics). As NSF seeks to support the development of technologies in such fields, similar support will be needed to foster and grow a science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) workforce comprising and enabling all Americans to contribute to such innovation.
Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF)
Program: NSF 25-512: NSF Boosting Research Ideas for Transformative and Equitable Advances in Engineering (BRITE)
Deadline: March 3, 2025
Funding Level: $600,000
Summary: The National Science Foundation's strategic goals are to expand knowledge and build capacity for a diverse science and engineering workforce1, consistent with NSF's commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion in all science and engineering fields and research endeavors, as well as with US Government priorities2, 3. This solicitation seeks proposals that enable experienced researchers with active research programs to take risks not typically associated with proposals submitted to core programs by pivoting to research areas where they have no proven track record or gaining knowledge from a different discipline and using it to forge new directions in their research field, or enter a new field; or experienced researchers with a hiatus in research activity to reestablish a foundation for sustained research productivity and broader impacts.
Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF)
Program: NSF 25-513: NSF/CASIS Collaboration on Tissue Engineering and Mechanobiology on the International Space Station to Benefit Life on Earth
Deadline: March 18, 2025
Funding Level: $400,000
Summary: The Divisions of Chemical, Bioengineering and Environmental Transport (CBET) and Civil, Mechanical, and Manufacturing Infrastructure (CMMI) in the Engineering Directorate of the National Science Foundation (NSF) are partnering with the Center for the Advancement of Science in Space, Inc. (CASIS) to solicit research projects in the fields of tissue engineering and mechanobiology that can utilize the International Space Station (ISS) National Lab to conduct research that will benefit life on Earth. Topics must fit the scope of either the Biomechanics and Mechanobiology Program or the Engineering of Biomedical Systems Program and must address fundamental engineering gaps. For utilization of the ISS National Lab through this solicitation, individuals and entities must qualify as a United States citizen or alien admitted for permanent residence in the United States, or as a corporation, partnership, or other organization organized under the laws of the United States, respectively.
Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF)
Program: NSF 25-522: EPSCoR Research Infrastructure Improvement: EPSCoR Research Incubators for STEM Excellence (E-RISE)
Deadline: August 12, 2025
Funding Level: $8,000,000
Summary: Please contact LSU AgCenter Office of Sponsored Programs if you are interested in this opportunity. NSF EPSCoR investments support and build STEM-driven, jurisdiction-wide research activities and incubators with the potential to position the team to be nationally and internationally competitive within a chosen research field. The E-RISE program is designed to provide EPSCoR-eligible jurisdictions with funding to support the ability to competitively engage in high quality research in a scientific field. It also incubates novel, leading-edge ideas that will lead to increased research capacity and competitiveness in the topical area and sustainable improvements in the jurisdiction's academic research infrastructure and human networks related to the chosen topical area. E-RISE projects should include of the breadth of institutions in the jurisdiction, including primarily undergraduate institutions, two-year institutions, and minority-serving institutions, and also link to any NSF active areas of support.
Sponsor: USDA – NIFA
Program: Organic Agriculture Research and Extension Initiative
Deadline: February 13, 2025
Funding Level: $3,500,000
Summary: The Organic Agriculture Research and Extension Initiative (OREI) seeks to solve critical organic agriculture issues, priorities, or problems through the integration of research, education, and extension activities. The purpose of this program is to fund projects that will enhance the ability of producers and processors who have already adopted organic standards to grow and market high quality organic agricultural products. Priority concerns include biological, physical, and social sciences, including economics. The OREI is particularly interested in projects that emphasize research, education and outreach that assist farmers and ranchers with whole farm planning by delivering practical research-based information. Projects should plan to deliver applied production information to producers. Fieldwork must be done on certified organic land or on land in transition to organic certification, as appropriate to project goals and objectives. Refer to the USDA National Organic Program for organic production standards.
Sponsor: USDA – NIFA
Program: Organic Agriculture Research and Extension Initiative
Deadline: February 13, 2025
Funding Level: $3,500,000
Summary: The Organic Agriculture Research and Extension Initiative (OREI) seeks to solve critical organic agriculture issues, priorities, or problems through the integration of research, education, and extension activities. The purpose of this program is to fund projects that will enhance the ability of producers and processors who have already adopted organic standards to grow and market high quality organic agricultural products. Priority concerns include biological, physical, and social sciences, including economics. The OREI is particularly interested in projects that emphasize research, education and outreach that assist farmers and ranchers with whole farm planning by delivering practical research-based information. Projects should plan to deliver applied production information to producers. Fieldwork must be done on certified organic land or on land in transition to organic certification, as appropriate to project goals and objectives. Refer to the USDA National Organic Program for organic production standards.
Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF)
Program: Partnership to Advance Conservation Science and Practice (PACSP)
Deadline: March 17, 2025
Funding Level: $1,000,000 (approx.)
Summary: The U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) and the Paul G. Allen Family Foundation (the foundation) are continuing their partnership to support this program, to be administered by NSF, supporting conservation science and science-informed conservation practice in the United States. The objective of the PACSP Program is to support conservation research that investigates organismal biology, ecology, and/or evolution and is designed to contribute to the development and implementation of evidence-based activities and/or technology solutions to advance biodiversity conservation. We seek proposals that involve the implementation of conservation activities based on conservation science principles via academic-conservation organization partnerships. The strongest projects will involve ongoing assessment of biodiversity outcomes, for instance via an adaptive management framework, that inform both scientific understanding and conservation actions. Proposals submitted to the PACSP program must make clear and well-defined connections between basic research questions and the implementation of conservation focused actions.
Sponsor: BASF
Program: Quantum machine learning for predicting molecular spectral properties
Deadline: January 31, 2025
Funding Level: Not Specified
Summary: Spectral properties of molecules are crucial for understanding and analyzing chemical reactions. These properties result from interactions between molecules and electromagnetic radiation, such as ultraviolet (UV), visible (Vis), and infrared (IR) light. By studying these interactions, scientists can gain valuable insights into the molecular structures, dynamics, reaction environments, and material properties. Currently, we utilize classical simulation methods, such as density functional theory (DFT), to predict molecular spectral properties. While such classical simulation methods provide reliable results, they have limitations in computational efficiency and accuracy, especially for larger, more complex molecules or reactions. To overcome these challenges and enhance predictive power, BASF is interested in exploring Quantum Machine Learning (QML) techniques, which have the potential to significantly improve both the speed and precision of spectral property predictions.
https://www.halo.science/request_for_solutions/quantum-machine-learning
Sponsor: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
Program: Regional Resiliency & Vulnerability Assessments for Ocean and Coastal Acidification (RVA OA25)
Deadline: March 5, 2025
Funding Level: $400,000
Summary: The NOAA Ocean Acidification Program is requesting proposals for collaborative projects that synthesize ocean and coastal acidification information at a regional scale. This announcement specifically addresses priorities for how ocean and coastal acidification - in the context of changing ocean conditions - affects dependent human communities (the human dimensions of ocean and coastal acidification). This includes the identification and engagement of interested partners and groups, the assessment of their needs, and the generation of products and tools that support management, adaptation, and resilience to ocean and coastal acidification. These projects should provide actionable information to decision makers and/or bolster the resilience of the nation’s economy by determining where societal vulnerabilities to ocean and coastal acidification exist or are emerging. This funding opportunity will only support the collection of social science data. Synthesis of existing data in other fields is strongly encouraged. Funding is contingent upon the availability of Fiscal Year 2025 Federal appropriations. Projects funded under this announcement will have a September 1, 2025 start date. Approximately 1–6 projects for up to 3 years in duration are expected to be funded at the level of approximately $100,000 - $400,000 per year per proposal. It is anticipated that a total of up to $3 million may be available in FY25 to support the first year of these projects.
Sponsor: National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Program: Research Projects to Enhance Applicability of Mammalian Models for Translational Research (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
Deadline: February 5, 2025
Funding Level: $499,000
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-24-306.html
Sponsor: USDA – Rural Business-Cooperative Service
Program: Rural Business Development Grant Program
Deadline: February 28, 2025
Funding Level: No maximum but smaller request are given higher priority
Summary: The purpose of the program is to promote economic development and job creation projects through the awarding of grant funds to eligible entities. Applications will compete in two separate categories, business opportunity grants and business enterprise grants, for use in funding various business and community projects that serve rural areas. (Eligible applicants includes public and state controlled institutions of higher education.)
https://www.rd.usda.gov/programs-services/business-programs/rural-business-development-grants
Sponsor: USDA – Rural Development
Program: Rural Business Development Grants
Deadline: February 28, 2025
Funding Level: Small grants are prioritized
Summary: The purpose of the program is to promote economic development and job creation projects through the awarding of grant funds to eligible entities. Applications will compete in two separate categories, business opportunity grants and business enterprise grants, for use in funding various business and community projects that serve rural areas. There is no maximum grant amount; however, smaller requests are given higher priority. There is no cost sharing requirement. There are two types of RBDG projects, Opportunity grants and Enterprise grants. Opportunity type grants are limited to up to 10 percent of the total Rural Business Development Grant annual funding. Enterprise type grants must be used on projects to benefit small and emerging businesses in rural areas as specified in the grant application.
https://www.rd.usda.gov/programs-services/business-programs/rural-business-development-grants/la
Sponsor: US Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS)
Program: Rural Health Network Development Planning Program
Deadline: February 19, 2025
Funding Level: $100,000
Summary: The Rural Health Network Development Planning Program supports the planning and development of rural integrated health care networks with specific focus on collaboration of entities to establish or improve local capacity and care coordination in underserved communities. Specifically, the program uses the concept of developing networks as a strategy for linking rural health care network participants together to achieve greater collective capacity to overcome local challenges, expand access and improve the quality of care in the rural communities these organizations serve.
Sponsor: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
Program: Sea Grant Programs Only - FY2025 Aquaculture Internship Programs
Deadline: January 29, 2025
Funding Level: $500,000
Summary: Subject to the availability of funding, Sea Grant anticipates that approximately $1,500,000 will be available to fund aquaculture internships for a period of up to two years through the Sea Grant Aquaculture Internships Program. Federal funds ranging from $100,000-$500,000 may be requested per application. It is anticipated that this funding opportunity will occur on an annual basis, pending federal appropriations. The overall goal of the Sea Grant Aquaculture Internships Program is to provide commercial aquaculture experience for students (attending high school, undergraduate, or graduate school, including community colleges) and other interested individuals at partnering aquaculture operations. Successful proposals will provide hands-on, practical aquaculture work experience. Sea Grant programs and associated partners will administer their specific internship opportunities and funds should be utilized, in part, to fund salaries of interns, intern housing and transportation expenses as appropriate. Successful programs will provide interns with exposure to a variety of tasks associated with the operation of partnering aquaculture-related operations either public or private; enhance future employment opportunities and professional development; demonstrate significant partnership with the aquaculture community; and require documentation/reporting from interns and participating partners regarding internships. Participation of students enrolled in Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs) is encouraged. Proposals must include participation and involvement of Sea Grant extension personnel and aquaculture community stakeholders. These investments are consistent with Sea Grant’s focus area of Sustainable Fisheries and Aquaculture (SFA) and the Sea Grant Network’s 10-year Aquaculture Vision, both which support NOAA and Department of Commerce aquaculture goals.
Sponsor: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
Program: Sea Grant Programs Only - FY2025 Aquaculture Legal, Regulatory, and Policy Grants
Deadline: February 26, 2025
Funding Level: $250,000
Summary: This competition (" FY2025 Aquaculture Legal, Regulatory, and Policy Grants - Sea Grant Programs Only," NOFO number: NOAA-OAR-SG-2025-29312) focuses on enhancing research and programs with the overall goal of strengthening U.S. coastal, marine, and Great Lakes aquaculture via addressing legal, regulatory, and/or policy topics affecting the industry. Strong applications will address program priorities described below and will integrate research and extension. Proposals will preferably include participation and involvement of Sea Grant extension personnel and members of the aquaculture community, including state regulators/resource managers. Principal investigators and/or project team members of proposals selected for funding will be required to participate in a National Sea Grant Aquaculture Symposium to be held at a future aquaculture meeting venue to share project results.
Sponsor: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
Program: Sea Grant Programs Only - FY2025 Enhancing Knowledge of Aquaculture Technologies, Practices, and Businesses
Deadline: March 26, 2025
Funding Level: $75,000
Summary: Successful applications will: identify, justify, and describe the need or needs to be addressed regarding improvement of aquaculture research, extension, production, or business activities, describe and document the proposed plan regarding how the proposed travel activities will address the identified need or needs, describe how the proposed activities will enhance aquaculture-related activities of project participants, and describe how the proposed activities will benefit the U.S. aquaculture community. Please note that it is envisioned that this funding opportunity, with potential variation in total funding available, will be reinstated annually, contingent on available funding. These investments are consistent with Sea Grant’s focus area of Sustainable Fisheries and Aquaculture (SFA) and the Sea Grant Network’s 10-year Aquaculture Vision, and support NOAA and Department of Commerce aquaculture goals. The following entities are eligible to submit to this opportunity: Sea Grant College Programs, Sea Grant Institutional Programs and Sea Grant Coherent Area Programs.
Sponsor: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
Program: Sea Grant Programs Only - FY2025 Establishing and Supporting Partnerships with Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs) in Aquaculture: Regional Collaboratives
Deadline: March 19, 2025
Funding Level: $1,000,000
Summary: The National Sea Grant College Program was enacted by the 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. Subject to the availability of funding, Sea Grant anticipates that approximately $4,000,000 will be available for research projects and programs to create up to four Regional Collaboratives (one per region) focused on enhancing engagement of Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs) in aquaculture, with up to $1,000,000 available for each. MSIs are defined as institutions of higher education that serve minority populations. For a list of institutions that are considered MSIs, please refer to the following link provided by NASA's MSI Exchange. The four regions in which Collaboratives are sought to be established (including states and territories) are:
• West Coast/Alaska/Pacific (CA, OR, WA, AK, HI, GU, and other Pacific territories)
• Southeast/GOM/Caribbean (TX, LA, MS, AL, FL, PR, US Virgin Islands, GA, SC, NC)
• Northeast/mid-Atlantic (VA, MD, DE, NJ, NY, CT, RI, MA, NH, ME)
• Great Lakes (NY, VT, PA, OH, IN, IL, MI, WI, MN)
Sponsor: US Department of Energy
Program: SEEDING CRITICAL ADVANCES FOR LEADING ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES WITH UNTAPPED POTENTIAL (SCALEUP) READY
Deadline: September 29, 2029
Funding Level: $20,000,000
Summary: ARPA-E funds research on, and the development of, transformative science and technology solutions to address the energy and environmental missions of the Department. The agency focuses on technologies that can be meaningfully advanced with a modest investment over a defined period of time in order to catalyze the translation from scientific discovery to early-stage technology. For the latest news and information about ARPA-E, its programs and the research projects currently supported, see: http://arpa-e.energy.gov/.
Sponsor: National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Program: Shared Instrumentation Grant (SIG) Program (S10 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
Deadline: June 2, 2025
Funding Level: $750,000
Summary: The objective of the Shared Instrumentation Grant (SIG) Program is to make available to institutions high-priced research instruments that can only be justified on a shared-use basis and that are needed for NIH-supported projects in basic, translational, or clinical biomedical and biobehavioral research. The SIG Program provides funds to purchase or upgrade a single item of expensive, state-of-the-art, specialized, commercially available instrument or an integrated instrumentation system. An integrated instrumentation system is one in which the components, when used in conjunction with one another, perform a function that no single component can provide. The components must be dedicated to the system and not used independently. Types of supported instruments include, but are not limited to: X-ray diffractometers, mass spectrometers, nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectrometers, DNA and protein sequencers, biosensors, electron and light microscopes, flow cytometers, high throughput robotic screening systems, and biomedical imagers. Applications for standalone computer systems (supercomputers, computer clusters and data storage systems) will only be considered if the system is solely dedicated to biomedical research.
https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-24-265.html
Sponsor: USDA – Foreign Agricultural Service
Program: Short-Term Agricultural Ukrainian Fellowship Program
Deadline: February 3, 2025
Funding Level: $250,000
Summary: The U.S. Department of Agriculture, Foreign Agricultural Service, Agricultural Economic Development, announces this funding opportunity to support the Technical Agricultural Assistance Program by issuing a new award. This opportunity is available to State cooperative institutions or other colleges and universities in the United States, as defined at 7 USC 3103 and is intended to support USDA/FAS’s priority objectives in Ukraine by conducting targeted, short-term fellowships, bolstering connections with U.S. industry, researchers and regulators.
Sponsor: USDA – NIFA
Program: Smith-Lever Special Needs Competitive Grants Program
Deadline: February 13, 2025
Funding Level: $115,000
Summary: Within the states and territories, the Cooperative Extension System has repeatedly served as the trusted community organization that has helped to enable families, communities, and businesses to successfully prepare for, respond to and cope with disaster losses and critical incidents. Once a disaster has occurred, the local extension outreach includes: 1) Communicating practical science-based risk information, 2) Developing relevant educational experiences and programs, 3) Working with individuals and communities to open new communication channels, and 4) Mitigating losses and facilitating recovery. NIFA intends to fund Special Needs projects to implement applied scientific programs that serve public needs in preparation for, during and after local or regional emergency situations.
https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/357159
Technical Assistance Webinar on December 16:
Sponsor: National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Program: Summer Research Education Experience Program (R25 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
Deadline: March 18, 2025
Funding Level: $125,000
Summary: The NIH Research Education Program (R25) supports research education activities in the mission areas of the NIH. The over-arching goal of this R25 program is to support educational activities that foster a better understanding of biomedical, behavioral and clinical research and its implications. To accomplish the stated over-arching goal, this FOA will support creative educational activities with a primary focus on research experiences for high school or undergraduate students or science teachers during the summer academic break. The proposed program needs to fit within the mission of the participating IC that the application is being submitted to and should not have a general STEM focus (see below and Table of IC-Specific Information and Points of Contact).
https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-24-204.html
Sponsor: National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Program: Supporting Talented Early Career Researchers in Genomics (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)
Deadline: January 29, 2025 (LOI due)
Funding Level: $400,000
Summary: This Notice of Funding Opportunity is intended to identify and support research projects by exceptionally promising Early Stage Investigators with a long-term career interest in pursuing innovative research in genomics. This opportunity is open to research in all areas relevant to the mission of NHGRI, including genomic sciences, genomic medicine, genomic data science, and ethical, legal, and social implications (ELSI) of genomics.
https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-HG-25-009.html
Sponsor: Cargill
Program: Sustainable cocoa butter alternatives
Deadline: February 28, 2025
Funding Level: $100,000
Summary: We are looking for cocoa butter alternatives usable in combination with cocoa butter or as a full substitute. Ideal solutions would mirror the structure of cocoa butter, specifically symmetric di-saturated triglycerides (SUS type: Saturated-Unsaturated-Saturated). However, we are also open to considering other structures that would lead to a steep melting profile, such as those found in certain lauric oils, like palm kernel stearin.
https://www.halo.science/request_for_solutions/sustainable-cocoa-butter-alternatives
Sponsor: Danone Institute North America
Program: Sustainable Food Systems Initiative (SFSI) Focus on Food 2025
Deadline: February 15, 2025
Funding Level: $50,000
Summary: The DINA Sustainable Food Systems Initiative (SFSI) Focus on Food is a competitive program co-funded by the Foundation for Food & Agriculture Research (FFAR) that will select and fund up to three US or Canadian-based transdisciplinary teams in 2025. Projects may focus on designing and pilot testing action-oriented, community-based programs or etiological research aimed at understanding the factors that influence individuals or groups to 1) enhance or adopt sustainable food systems, 2) improve access to the local food supply, 3) build community self-sufficiency for meeting food need, or 4) support soil health and climate related activities. Projects that reach underserved local populations will be given priority consideration. Teams designing community-based programs also must identify and evaluate pre-specified outcomes of their work that support impact and show the potential for scalability or wider use.
Sponsor: Danone Institute North America
Program: Sustainable Food Systems Initiative 2025
Deadline: February 14, 2025
Funding Level: $50,000
Summary: The DINA Sustainable Food Systems Initiative is a competitive program that will select and fund up to five transdisciplinary teams in 2025 to design, implement and evaluate actionable community-based projects that contribute to the nutritional health of adult populations and support publication and communication about their impact. Funding from this initiative can be used for various types of projects and can include pilot studies, feasibility testing, and needs assessments. (Please see the Danone Institute North America website link for examples of past projects that align with the current initiative and focus.) Each selected team will receive a USD 50,000 DINA Sustainable Food Systems Initiative grant to implement its project and amplify its message to a broader audience over a two-year period. Teams may use this grant mechanism to supplement current funding from other sources, but new project aims must be developed for the DINA Sustainable Food Systems Initiative funding.
Sponsor: Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research (FFAR)
Program: Sustainable Packaging Innovation Lab
Deadline: February 12, 2025
Funding Level: $250,000
Summary: Worldwide, emergent restrictions on the use of single-use and plastic packaging will limit access of specialty crops to global markets1. Therefore, Clemson University and The Foundation for Fresh Produce (FFP) of the International Fresh Produce Association are partnering with the Foundation for Food & Agriculture Research (FFAR) to implement the Sustainable Packaging Innovation Lab of the Assisting Specialty Crop Exports program (ASCE-SPIL)2 by the United States Department of Agriculture Foreign Agricultural Service (USDA FAS). FFAR is accepting applications, on behalf of Clemson University and FFP, for the Sustainable Packaging Innovation Lab program to develop packaging and packaging alternatives for specialty crops compliant with the emergent packaging regulations in the EU, UK, Canada, Japan and other key markets. We seek novel sustainable packaging or packaging alternatives that can replace single-use packaging and single-use plastic packaging but can offer at least some of the same functions in an economical manner.
https://foundationfar.org/grants-funding/opportunities/sustainable-packaging-innovation-lab/
Sponsor: US Department of Energy
Program: Systems Biology Research to Advance Bioenergy Crop Production
Deadline: March 26, 2025
Funding Level: $15,000,000
Summary: The DOE SC program in Biological and Environmental Research (BER) announces it is receiving applications for research within the Biological Systems Science Division’s (BSSD) Genomic Science Program (GSP) (https://genomicscience.energy.gov) mission-space. In this NOFO, applications are requested for:
Sponsor: National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Program: Technology Development Research for Establishing Feasibility and Proof of Concept (R21 - Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
Deadline: February 16, 2025
Funding Level: $2
Summary: This Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO)supports exploratory research leading to proof of concept for the development of new technologies relevant to the NIGMS mission. Projects should entail a high degree of risk and/or novelty, and have a high future potential impact in biomedical research. Outcomes or products of the proposed project, which should significantly advance the current state of the art, may include, but are not limited to:
This NOFO does not support technology development that is narrowly focused on addressing specific biological questions or that re-purposes existing technologies for new uses. Rather, applications should propose development of new tools that can potentially benefit a broad spectrum of biomedical research. Moreover, feasibility of the proposed technology must not have already been established in the literature or with preliminary data. Applications that are focused on technology development to address specific biological questions and/or include unpublished or published data that provide proof of concept are not responsive to this NOFO and will be administratively withdrawn without review.
https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-25-202.html
Sponsor: National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Program: Time-Sensitive Research Opportunities in Environmental Health Sciences (R21 Clinical Trials Not Allowed)
Deadline: December 1, 2025 (earlier due dates available)
Funding Level: $200,000 (approx.)
Summary: This Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) is intended to support novel environmental health research in which an unpredictable event or policy change provides a limited window of opportunity to collect human biological samples or environmental exposure data. The primary motivation of the NOFO is to understand the consequences of natural and human-made disasters, emerging environmental public health threats, and policy changes in the U.S. and abroad. A distinguishing feature of an appropriate study is the need for rapid review and funding, substantially shorter than the typical NIH grant review/award cycle, for the research question to be addressed and swiftly implemented.
https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-ES-25-003.html
Sponsor: Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research (FFAR)
Program: Understanding Impacts of Hub Farm Resources in Expanding Adoption of Regenerative Agriculture Practices
Deadline: February 5, 2025
Funding Level: $450,000
Summary: Regenerative agriculture practices like reduced tillage, cover crops and diverse crop rotations can sustain healthy agroecosystems by improving biodiversity and soil and water health. To foster broader adoption of regenerative agriculture practices, we need innovative solutions that farmers can easily access and use. FFAR and Danone North America will grant up to two awards between $225,000 and $450,000 under this funding opportunity, which seeks to promote the use of regenerative practices by understanding the impact hub farms – cooperative locations to share resources and best practices – can have on adopting these practices.
Sponsor: National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Program: Understanding the Intersection of Social Inequities to Optimize Health and Reduce Health Disparities: The Axes Initiative (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)
Deadline: February 14, 2025
Funding Level: $2,500,000
Summary: This funding opportunity solicits research to examine the pathways through which social determinants of health (SDOH), and related biological, psychological, and behavioral factors impact health and health disparities at intersections of privileged and/or oppressed social statuses such as race, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, sexual orientation, and ability. SDOH is a required pathway of focus. Observational research, evaluation studies, simulation studies, and predictive modeling studies are of interest. Also of interest are mixed-methods studies that combine quantitative and qualitative data to contextualize intersectional forms of privilege and oppression. Projects using longitudinal study designs are encouraged.
https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-NR-24-006.html
Sponsor: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Program: UPLIFT Climate and Environmental Community Action Grant
Deadline: February 25, 2025
Funding Level: $2,500,000
Summary: The UPLIFT Climate and Environmental Community Action Grant program (“UPLIFT”) offers an unprecedented opportunity to support disadvantaged communities by building the capacity of institutions of higher education (IHEs) and community-based organizations (CBOs) who play a significant role in supporting disadvantaged communities work towards creating healthy, climate resilient, and thriving communities for generations to come. The UPLIFT Grant will support the development of a community of practice that will bring together IHEs, including Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and other Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs), CBOs, philanthropy, the private sector, and government entities to learn from one another about the climate and environmental justice challenges that disadvantaged communities face, identify solutions, develop partnerships, and engage with government (at the local, state, and/or federal levels) through a variety of public processes such as advisory councils, rulemaking processes, grant opportunities, to ensure that their vital voices are a part of and help to inform decisions that impact disadvantaged communities (as defined in Appendix A).
Sponsor: USDA – NRCS
Program: Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production (UAIP)
Deadline: March 10, 2025
Funding Level: $250,000
Summary: The primary goal of the UAIP projects is to support the development of urban agriculture and innovative production. The UAIP grants being made available for application under this NFO support planning and implementation activities. Planning activities will initiate, develop, or support the efforts of farmers, gardeners, citizens, government officials, schools, members of tribal communities, and other stakeholders in areas where access to fresh foods are limited or unavailable. Implementation activities will accelerate existing and emerging models of urban and/or innovative agricultural practices that serve multiple farmers or gardeners. Innovation may include new and emerging, as well as indigenous or non-traditional agricultural practices.
Sponsor: USDA – Forest Service
Program: 11 Programs
Deadline: February 7, 2025
Funding Level: Outreach of Interest (OOI)
Summary: This outreach of interest (OOI) functions as an outreach mechanism to cultivate relationships and connect with potential partners. This OOI is intended to solicit responses to explore future projects meeting the needs and interests of potential partners through partnership agreements within legislative authority with USDA Forest Service.
Partnerships for Aquatic and Watershed Restoration (PAWR)
https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/356647
Revegetation with Native Plants
https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/356657
Bioacoustics Monitoring for Wildlife Management
https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/356656
Wildlife Habitat Enhancement
https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/356658
Recreation Sites and Visitor Services: Creating Quality Recreation Experiences
https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/356653
Heritage Interpretive Assistance
https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/356652
Wildlife Habitat Fencing
https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/356655
Partnership to Reach and Engage Underrepresented Audiences in a “Fit-for-Purpose” Outdoor Recreation Effort
https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/356654
At-Risk Plants and Pollinators and their Ecological Conditions
https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/356649
Heritage Site Protection
https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/356651
Grassland Ecological Potential and Restoration Effectiveness Evaluation
https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/356650
Sponsor: American Society of Plant Biologists
Program: Various 2025 Award Programs
Deadline: February 14, 2025
Summary: According to ASPB’s bylaws, "The Society shall recognize meritorious research and service in plant biology by the presentation of awards to deserving individuals. Selection of individuals for awards shall be made by selection from the nominations submitted by the membership." Member participation in this honors process is essential if the awards are to represent the judgment of the practitioners of the science.
Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF)
Program: Water, Landscape, and Critical Zone Processes (WaLCZ)
Deadline: Proposals accepted anytime
Funding Level: $400,000 (approx.)
Summary: The Water, Landscape, and Critical Zone Processes program supports research on the Earth’s near-surface environment and how that environment responds to change. The Program focuses on the complex interplay amongst and between hydrologic, geomorphic, and geochemical processes and how they regulate the structure and function of the Earth’s near surface. These processes drive weathering and soil development, control water availability and quality, and help regulate the Earth’s climate system, all of which are important for natural resource sustainability and mitigation of natural hazards. It is expected that the research funded in this program will advance fundamental knowledge in Earth surface processes, leading to transformational discoveries in Earth Sciences.
Sponsor: US Department of Defense – DARPA
Program: Young Faculty Award (YFA) 2025
Deadline: February 5, 2025
Funding Level: $500,000
Summary: The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Young Faculty Award (YFA) program aims to identify and engage rising stars in junior research positions in academia and equivalent positions at non-profit research institutions, particularly those without prior DARPA funding, to expose them to Department of Defense (DoD) needs and DARPA’s mission to create and prevent technological surprise for national security. The YFA program will provide high-impact funding to researchers early in their careers to develop innovative new research that enables transformative DoD capabilities. Ultimately, the YFA program is developing the next generation of researchers focused on national security issues.
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