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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.

In this article:
2025 ERDC Broad Agency Announcement
Addressing the Housing Affordability Crisis Research Grant Program
Advancing Building Technology Grant Program
Advancing Healthcare for Older Adults from Populations that Experience Health Disparities (R01 - Clinical Trial Optional)
AgriProspects
AlgaePrize 2025–2027 Competition
American Quarter Horse Foundation
Applied Mathematics
Archiving and Documenting Child Health and Human Development Data Sets (R03 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
Army Research Laboratory Broad Agency Announcement (BAA)
Bilateral Academic Research Initiative (BARI) Program – Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (MOTIE)
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Grand Challenges
Biocompatible adhesives and adhesion promoters
Biodegradable cationic polymers
Biological Oceanography (BioOce)
Biological Technologies BAA
Biomechanics and Mechanobiology (BMMB)
Blue Cross and Blue Shield Louisiana Foundation
Chemical Oceanography
Climate + Health Excellence (CHEX) Centers
Climate Change and Human Health Seed Grants
Clinical evaluation of nutritional ingredients in pets
CoasterChase
Cognitive Neuroscience (CogNeuro)
Collaborations in Artificial Intelligence and Geosciences (CAIG)
Compounds with biological activity against rice blast disease
Computational and Data-Enabled Science and Engineering (CDS&E)
Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (CDMRP)
Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (CDMRP)
Conservation Partners Program
Cooperative Institute Fostering Aquaculture Research and Marketing (CIFARM)
Dear Colleague Letter Advancing Research at the intersection of Biology and Artificial Intelligence (AI)/Machine Learning (ML)
Defense Sciences Office (DSO) Office-wide BAA
DHA- Military Health System Research Program
DoD Toxic Exposures (Two Programs)
Economics
ECosystem for Leading Innovation in Plasma Science and Engineering (ECLIPSE)
ENGAGEMENT OPPORTUNITIES IN NASA STEM 2025 (EONS-2025)
Entergy Open Grants Program
F25AS00165 Partners for Fish and Wildlife FY25
F25AS00188 Coastal Program FY25
F25AS00228 Candidate Species Conservation Fund
F26AS00014 National Outreach and Communications Program
Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER)
Findable Accessible Interoperable Reusable Open Science (FAIROS)
Fire Science Innovations through Research and Education (FIRE)
FISCAL YEAR (FY) 2026 OFFICE OF NAVAL RESEARCH (ONR) YOUNG INVESTIGATOR PROGRAM (YIP)
Food for Progress Program Notice of Funding Opportunity Fiscal Year 2025
Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
FY 2024 – 2026 Broad Agency Announcement (BAA), Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research (OAR)
FY 2025 Continuation of Solicitation for the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program
FY 2025 Continuation of Solicitation for the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program
FY 2025 Continuation of Solicitation for the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program
FY25 Bureau of Land Management National Conservation Lands- Management Studies Support Program
Global Infectious Disease Research Training Program (D43 Clinical Trial Optional)
Hearst Foundations
Higher Education Grant Program
HortiEdit 2025: Thriving plants, sustainable harvest
Imaging - Science Track Award for Research Transition (I/START) (R03 Clinical Trial Optional)
Independent Scientist Award (Parent K02 - Independent Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
In-line imaging technologies for ice cream quality monitoring
Institutional Challenge Grant
Interior Least Tern Monitoring on the McClellan Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System in the Little Rock Corps District
Investigators in the Pathogenesis of Infectious Disease
John Templeton Foundation
John Z. Duling Grant Program
Low-cost genotyping methods for assessing micronutrient deficiency risk
Mathematical Biology
Mathematical Sciences Infrastructure Program
Measurement Science and Engineering (MSE) Research Grant Programs
Monitoring Changes in Population Densities and Reproductive Success in Wading Bird Populations in the Florida Everglades for USACE Jacksonville District.
Multilateral Partnerships Leveraging Excellence (MultiPLEx)
New Holland Young Researcher Award
NIAID New Innovators Awards (DP2 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
NIDA Animal Genomics Program (U01 – Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
NIGMS National and Regional Resources (R24 - Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
NIH Director’s New Innovator Award Program (DP2 Clinical Trial Optional)
NIH Director’s Pioneer Award Program (DP1 Clinical Trial Optional)
NIH Support for Conferences and Scientific Meetings (Parent R13 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
Novel drying technology for meat-based products
NSF 22-537: Geospace Environment Modeling (GEM)
NSF 22-537: Geospace Environment Modeling (GEM)
NSF 22-586: Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER)
NSF 22-622: NSF's Eddie Bernice Johnson Inclusion across the Nation of Communities of Learners of Underrepresented Discoverers in Engineering and Science (INCLUDES) Initiative
NSF 22-629: Science and Technology Studies (STS)
NSF 22-632: Cyberinfrastructure for Sustained Scientific Innovation (CSSI)
NSF 22-632: Cyberinfrastructure for Sustained Scientific Innovation (CSSI)
NSF 23-503: Biological Anthropology Program Senior Research Awards (BA-SR)
NSF 23-521: Strengthening the Cyberinfrastructure Professionals Ecosystem (SCIPE)
NSF 23-536: Scholarships in STEM Network (S-STEM-Net)
NSF 23-569: A Science of Science Approach to Analyzing and Innovating the Biomedical Research Enterprise (SoS:BIO)
NSF 23-572: Arctic Research Opportunities
NSF 23-589: Community Infrastructure for Research in Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CIRC)
NSF 23-594: Geoinformatics (GI)
NSF 23-603: Mathematical Sciences Postdoctoral Research Fellowships (MSPRF)
NSF 23-614: Smart Health and Biomedical Research in the Era of Artificial Intelligence and Advanced Data Science (SCH)
NSF 23-614: Smart Health and Biomedical Research in the Era of Artificial Intelligence and Advanced Data Science (SCH)
NSF 24-531: Partnership to Advance Conservation Science and Practice (PACSP)
NSF 24-539: Division of Molecular and Cellular Biosciences Core Programs
NSF 24-540: Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR): Workshop Opportunities
NSF 24-543: Division of Environmental Biology Core Programs
NSF 24-544: Developmental Sciences
NSF 24-544: Developmental Sciences
NSF 24-555: Computer Science for All
NSF 24-569: Mathematical Foundations of Artificial Intelligence
NSF 24-581: Cyber-Physical Systems (CPS)
NSF 24-584: Advanced Technological Education (ATE)
NSF 24-589: Computer and Information Science and Engineering: Core Programs
NSF 24-589: Computer and Information Science and Engineering: Core Programs
NSF 24-597: U.S. National Science Foundation Research Traineeship Program
NSF 24-598: Mid-scale Research Infrastructure-1 (Mid-scale RI-1)
NSF 24-601: Advancing Informal STEM Learning (AISL)
NSF 24-606: Pathways to Enable Open-Source Ecosystems (POSE)
NSF 25-500: Earth Sciences Postdoctoral Fellowships (EAR-PF)
NSF 25-507: Human-Environment and Geographical Sciences Program (HEGS)
NSF 25-522: EPSCoR Research Infrastructure Improvement: EPSCoR Research Incubators for STEM Excellence (E-RISE)
NSF 25-527: Smart and Connected Communities (S&CC)
NSF 25-527: Smart and Connected Communities (S&CC)
NSF 25-531: Cybersecurity Innovation for Cyberinfrastructure (CICI)
NSF 25-539: Verticals-enabling Intelligent Network Systems (VINES)
Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS): Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA): Rehabilitation Training: Innovative Rehabilitation Training Program; ALN 84.263G
OSERS: OSEP: Educational Technology, Media, and Materials for Individuals with Disabilities Program–-Stepping-up Technology Implementation, Assistance Listing Number (ALN) 84.327S
Pathway to Stop Diabetes
Postdoctoral Fellowship Awards
Predictive shelf-life modeling for food products
Production & Post-Harvest Research Funding
Rapid Outcomes from Agricultural Research
RELX ENVIRONMENTAL CHALLENGE
Research Funding
Research Grants and Grants-in-Aid
Research Interests of the Air Force Office of Scientific Research
Resource-Related Research Projects for Development of Animal Models and Related Materials (R24 Clinical Trials Not-Allowed)
ROSES 2025
SBIR/STTR Commercialization Readiness Pilot (CRP) Program Technical Assistance and Late Stage Development (SB1, Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
Science of Learning and Augmented Intelligence
Science of Science: Discovery, Communication and Impact (SoS:DCI)
Scientists in Parks (SIP) Call for Proposals
Security and Preparedness (SAP)
Social Psychology
Spark Good Local Grants
Stephen I. Katz Early Stage Investigator Research Project Grant (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
Support for Research Excellence – First Independent Research (SuRE-First) Award (R16 - Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
Support for Research Excellence (SuRE) Award (R16 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
Sustainable Range Study at Fort Stewart/Hunter Army Airfield, GA
The Research on Research Security Program (RoRS)
Time-Sensitive Research Opportunities in Environmental Health Sciences (R21 Clinical Trials Not Allowed)
TTO Office Wide (OW) BAA 2025
Tulane National Primate Research Center
US Department of the Interior – Bureau of Land Management (BLM)

2025 ERDC Broad Agency Announcement

Sponsor: US Army Corps of Engineers

Program: 2025 ERDC Broad Agency Announcement

Deadline: December 31, 2025

Funding Level: Not specified

Summary: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) is issuing this announcement for various research and development topic areas. The ERDC consists of the Coastal and Hydraulics Laboratory (CHL), the Geotechnical and Structures Laboratory (GSL), the Environmental Laboratory (EL) and the Information Technology Laboratory (ITL) in Vicksburg, Mississippi, the Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory (CRREL) in Hanover, New Hampshire, the Construction Engineering Research Laboratory (CERL) in Champaign, Illinois, and the Geospatial Research Laboratory (GRL) in Alexandria, Virginia. The ERDC is responsible for conducting research in the broad fields of hydraulics, dredging, coastal engineering, instrumentation, oceanography, remote sensing, geotechnical engineering, earthquake engineering, soil effects, vehicle mobility, self-contained munitions, military engineering, geophysics, pavements, protective structures, aquatic plants, water quality, dredged material, treatment of hazardous waste, wetlands, physical/mechanical/ chemical properties of snow and other frozen precipitation, infrastructure and environmental issues for installations, computer science, telecommunications management, energy, facilities maintenance, materials and structures, engineering processes, environmental processes, land and heritage conservation, and ecological processes.

https://sam.gov/opp/7159a91ffe7344e1a916701caeec0a06/view

Addressing the Housing Affordability Crisis Research Grant Program

Sponsor: US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)

Program: Addressing the Housing Affordability Crisis Research Grant Program

Deadline: July 28, 2025

Funding Level: $2,000,000

Summary: HUD/PD&R"s funding opportunity titled Addressing the Housing Affordability Crisis Research Grant Program will provide competitive awards to: (1) fund quality research that contributes to knowledge about the housing affordability crisis in the United States; and (2) generate actionable insights and evidence that can inform policy decisions to address the housing affordability crisis in the short-term. Through this funding opportunity, PD&R will fund research projects that contribute to one of the five eligible research categories, including: 1) Government-induced Demand and Housing Affordability, 2) Immigration and Housing Affordability, 3) The Financialization of Housing and Housing Affordability, 4) Economic Opportunity Cost and Housing Affordability, and 5) Opportunity Zones identified in Section III.G. Eligible applicants for this funding opportunity include institutions of higher education, nonprofit, and for-profit institutions. Awards made under this NOFO will be cooperative agreements and, therefore, awardees should anticipate substantial involvement by subject matter experts within PD&R in the execution of funded projects.

https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/359817

Advancing Building Technology Grant Program

Sponsor: US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)

Program: Advancing Building Technology Grant Program

Deadline: July 24, 2025

Funding Level: $1,500,000

Summary: The primary objective of this grant program is to develop knowledge that has the potential of increasing the supply of affordable housing as expressed in the Presidential Memorandum: Delivering Emergency Price Relief for American Families and Defending the Cost-of-Living Crisis. Applicants are invited to select topics from the research categories (Section III.G) with the aim of identifying or developing outcomes that will result in an increase in affordable housing supply. HUD encourages research projects that not only study the effects of interventions but also suggest pathways and strategies for adopting or scaling effective interventions, whether through public policy or industry practices that reduce the time of housing construction and deployment.

https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/359825

Advancing Healthcare for Older Adults from Populations that Experience Health Disparities (R01 - Clinical Trial Optional)

Sponsor: National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Program: Advancing Healthcare for Older Adults from Populations that Experience Health Disparities (R01 - Clinical Trial Optional)

Deadline: October 5, 2025 or February 5, 2026

Funding Level: $200

Summary: The purpose of this initiative is to advance the science and implementation of innovative multi-level health care research for older adults from populations that experience health disparities. The initiative will support research designed to (1) gain a better understanding of appropriate screening, diagnostic, and clinical care guidelines in a primary care setting, (2) explore shared decision-making that is needed to enhance care planning and patient agency between clinicians and care teams with the older adult and their caregiver(s), and (3) identify effective strategies for care coordination.

https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-24-273.html

AgriProspects

Sponsor: AgriProspects

Program: Mini-Grant Round 2 RFP

Deadline: August 31, 2025

Funding Level: $200,000

Summary: AgriProspects, a national program of the Extension Foundation, is a five year grant program sponsored by the National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) which aims to elevate the profile of Extension’s non-traditional, non-credit adult agricultural workforce development (AAWD) skill attainment opportunities and enhance internal and external AAWD practices, partnerships, and networks across Extension. The second round of the AgriProspects mini-grant program is aimed at bolstering Cooperative Extension’s work in this area by supporting regional and national grant projects that meaningfully boost Extension’s ability to engage in new technologies, in particular digital credentialing and artificial intelligence, in support of the nation’s producers, agriculture-related workforce, and communities. All Land-grant Colleges & Universities are encouraged to apply for this opportunity regardless of membership status in the Extension Foundation.

https://agriprospects.extension.org/mini-grant-round-2/

AlgaePrize 2025–2027 Competition

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

American Quarter Horse Foundation

Sponsor: American Quarter Horse Foundation

Program: Five grant programs

Deadline: November 1, 2025

Funding Level: Varies by program

Summary: AQHF has five open grant programs:

  • Young Investigator Award
  • Emerging Researcher Award
  • Established Investigator Award
  • Applied Practices Grant
  • Refrigerator Fund for Equine Head Trauma

https://aqhfoundation.smapply.io/res/p/research-gr...

Applied Mathematics

Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF)

Program: Applied Mathematics

Deadline: November 17, 2025

Funding Level: Not specified

Summary: The Applied Mathematics program supports mathematics research motivated by and contributing to the solution of problems arising in science and engineering. Successful proposals must demonstrate mathematical innovation, as well as breadth and quality of impact on applications. Projects that additionally provide opportunities for rigorous mathematical training of junior applied mathematicians through their involvement in research are encouraged. The proposals considered by the Applied Mathematics program may range from single investigator to interdisciplinary team projects.

https://www.nsf.gov/funding/opportunities/applied-mathematics

Archiving and Documenting Child Health and Human Development Data Sets (R03 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

Sponsor: National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Program: Archiving and Documenting Child Health and Human Development Data Sets (R03 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

Deadline: October 16, 2025

Funding Level: $50,000 in direct costs per year, max two years.

Summary: The purpose of this notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) is to support the archiving and documentation of existing data sets within the scientific mission of the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) in order to enable secondary analysis of these data by the scientific community. The highest priority is to archive original data collected with NICHD funding.

https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-25-092.html

Army Research Laboratory Broad Agency Announcement (BAA)

Sponsor: US Army

Program: Army Research Laboratory Broad Agency Announcement (BAA)

Deadline: Varies

Funding Level: Varies

Summary: The DEVCOM ARL Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) is a competitive solicitation procedure used to obtain proposals for basic and applied research that support ARL’s mission. Eligible entities include institutions of higher education, nonprofit organizations, state and local governments, foreign organizations, foreign public entities, and for-profit organizations (i.e. large and small businesses). The BAA is the primary mechanism for DEVCOM ARL to award assistance agreements (grants and cooperative agreements) and can be used to award contracts and other transactions (OTs). ARL’s mission is to operationalize science. The lab operationalizes science by purposefully partnering across our value system to deliver to the Army fundamentally advantageous change. Proposals are sought across many disciplines through this BAA for cutting-edge innovative research to produce discoveries that would have a significant impact on enabling new and improved Army operational capabilities and related technologies.

https://arl.devcom.army.mil/collaborate-with-us/opportunity/arl-baa/

Bilateral Academic Research Initiative (BARI) Program – Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (MOTIE)

Sponsor: US Department of Defense

Program: Bilateral Academic Research Initiative (BARI) Program – Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (MOTIE)

Deadline: August 29, 2025

Funding Level: $1,500,000 to $6,000,000

Summary: This NFO is for the Bilateral Academic Research Initiative Pilot Program (BARI), which is jointly sponsored by the US Department of Defense (DoD), Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD), and the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (MOTIE) of the Republic of Korea (ROK). The BARI program addresses high risk basic research as an international collaboration. This research should attempt to provide the scientific foundation towards the design and development of future and ubiquitous information networks that rely on extreme-scale devices, distributed intelligence, and network complexity, and include cognitive and social concepts to inform the technological choices. The goal of this program is to produce significant scientific breakthroughs and knowledge that will be critical steps in enabling revolutions in communication and information technology on a large scale.

https://grants.gov/search-results-detail/358555

Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Grand Challenges

Sponsor: Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation

Program: Grand Challenges

Deadline: Varies

Funding Level: Varies

Summary: New Grand Challenges Added. Grand Challenges is a family of initiatives fostering innovation to solve key global health and development problems. Each initiative is an experiment in the use of challenges to focus innovation on making an impact. Individual challenges address some of the same problems, but from differing perspectives.

https://gcgh.grandchallenges.org/challenges

Biocompatible adhesives and adhesion promoters

Sponsor: Private Company

Program: Biocompatible adhesives and adhesion promoters

Deadline: July 31, 2025

Funding Level: Not specified

Summary: We are a beauty company with a strong presence in professional nail design and care, now expanding into durable, easy-to-apply alternatives that offer long-lasting wear and salon-quality results at home. We are seeking an innovative adhesion promoter suitable for non-transparent artificial nails. We are open to collaborating with experts in materials science, polymer chemistry, or biomedical engineering to develop a viable solution. Feasible cost is essential as the final product would be commercially available to consumers.

https://www.halo.science/request_for_solutions/adhesives-and-adhesion-promoters

Biodegradable cationic polymers

Sponsor: Proctor & Gamble

Program: Biodegradable cationic polymers

Deadline: July 31, 2025

Funding Level: Not specified

Summary: Cationic polymers play an important role of delivering actives in cleansing products. Mechanism of active delivery or deposition include coacervation (complex interaction between cationic polymers with anionic surfactants), adsorption, film formation, and aggregation on surfaces. In addition, it is necessary to have cationic polymers in cleansing products that not only provide breakthrough performance but are also biodegradable. Most of the current cationic polymer materials in cleansing products have limited or slow biodegradability. There is a need to find highly biodegradable polymers that also provide breakthrough performance including deposition of actives and conditioning. We are looking for highly biodegradable cationic polymers that demonstrate breakthrough deposition and delivery of active ingredients on diverse surfaces, including materials currently under development and not limited to those commercially available. We also welcome proposals on biodegradable cationic polymer manufacturing processes. Proposals should outline how the solution could be pilot tested.

https://www.halo.science/request_for_solutions/biodegradable-cationic-polymers

Biological Oceanography (BioOce)

Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF)

Program: Biological Oceanography (BioOce)

Deadline: August 15, 2025 (target date)

Funding Level: Not specified

Summary: The Biological Oceanography Program supports fundamental research in biological oceanography and marine ecology in environments ranging from estuarine, coastal, and open ocean systems to the deep sea, as well as in the Great Lakes. Proposals submitted to the Program must have a compelling context in population, community, or ecosystem ecology or oceanography, as well as address topics that will contribute significantly to the understanding of marine or Great Lakes ecosystems. The Program supports interdisciplinary research and often co-reviews and co-funds projects with various programs in the Division of Ocean Sciences and the Directorate of Biological Sciences (BIO), among others

https://www.nsf.gov/funding/opportunities/biooce-biological-oceanography

Biological Technologies BAA

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:

  • Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence
  • Human Performance
  • Materials, Sensors, and Processing
  • Ecosystem and Environmental
  • Biosecurity and Biosafety
  • Biomedical and Biodefense

https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/356403

Biomechanics and Mechanobiology (BMMB)

Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF)

Program: Biomechanics and Mechanobiology (BMMB)

Deadline: Full proposal accepted anytime

Funding Level: Not specified

Summary: The Biomechanics and Mechanobiology (BMMB) program is part of the Mechanics of Materials cluster within the Division of Civil, Mechanical, and Manufacturing Innovation. The BMMB program supports fundamental and transformative research that advances our understanding of engineering biomechanics and/or mechanobiology. The program emphasizes the study of biological mechanics across multiple domains, from sub-cellular to whole organism. Distinct from conventional engineering materials, the program encourages the consideration of diverse living tissues as smart materials that are self-designing. BMMB projects must have a clear biological component, a clear mechanics component, and must improve our understanding of the mechanical behavior of a living system. Investigations of the mechanical behavior of biological molecules, cells, tissues, and living systems are welcome. An important concern is the influence of in vivo mechanical forces on cell and matrix biology in the histomorphogenesis, maintenance, regeneration, repair, and aging of tissues and organs. The program is also interested in efforts to translate recent biomechanical and mechanobiological discoveries into engineering science.

https://www.nsf.gov/funding/opportunities/bmmb-biomechanics-mechanobiology

Blue Cross and Blue Shield Louisiana Foundation

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.

https://bcbslafoundation.org/grants/

Chemical Oceanography

Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF)

Program: Chemical Oceanography

Deadline: August 15, 2025 or February 17, 2026

Funding Level: Not specified

Summary: Supports research on ocean chemistry and the role of oceans in global geochemical cycles. Focus areas include chemical composition, speciation and transformation; internal cycling; and chemical exchanges with other Earth system components. The Chemical Oceanography Program supports research into the chemistry of the oceans and the role of the oceans in global geochemical cycles. Areas of interest include chemical composition, speciation, and transformation; chemical exchanges between the oceans and other components of the Earth system; internal cycling in oceans, seas, and estuaries; and the use of measured chemical distributions as indicators of physical, biological, and geological processes.

https://www.nsf.gov/funding/opportunities/chemical-oceanography

Climate + Health Excellence (CHEX) Centers

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.

https://www.bwfund.org/funding-opportunities/climate-change-and-human-health/burroughs-wellcome-fund-climate-health-excellence-chex-centers/

Climate Change and Human Health Seed Grants

Sponsor: Burroughs Wellcome Fund

Program: Climate Change and Human Health Seed Grants

Deadline: July 24, 2025 (rolling deadline)

Funding Level: $50,000

Summary: The Burroughs Wellcome Fund aims to stimulate the growth of new connections between thinkers working in largely disconnected fields, who, together, may change the course of climate change’s impact on human health. Between Fall 2023 and Summer 2026, we will dedicate $1 million to supporting small, early-stage grants of $2,500–$50,000 toward achieving this goal. We are primarily, but not exclusively, interested in activities that build connections between basic and early biomedical scientific approaches and ecological, environmental, geological, geographic, and planetary-scale thinking, as well as with population-focused fields, including epidemiology and public health, demography, economics, and urban planning. Also of interest is work piloting new approaches or interactions aimed at reducing the impact of health-centered activities, such as developing more sustainable systems for healthcare, care delivery, and biomedical research.

https://www.bwfund.org/funding-opportunities/climate-change-and-human-health/climate-change-and-human-health-seed-grants/

Clinical evaluation of nutritional ingredients in pets

Sponsor: Symrise

Program: Clinical evaluation of nutritional ingredients in pets

Deadline: July 31, 2025

Funding Level: Not specified

Summary: We are looking for organizations with a proven track record in conducting clinical studies in pets. Ideal partners will be able to provide comprehensive study design and protocol, execution, data reporting and biostatistics services across various health domains. Relevant capabilities may include palatability and preference testing (e.g., single-bowl or two-bowl studies), assessments of feeding behavior, satiety, and nutrient intake, digestibility and absorption trials, and the measurement of biomarkers or clinical endpoints related to functional outcomes. We welcome proposals from contract research organizations, university-affiliated veterinary schools, and private veterinary research networks, particularly those experienced in evaluating nutritional ingredients for the functional areas below.

https://www.halo.science/request_for_experts/clinical-evaluation-of-nutritional-ingredients-in-pets

CoasterChase

Sponsor: DARPA - Biological Technologies Office

Program: CoasterChase

Deadline: August 28, 2025

Funding Level: Not specified

Summary: The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is soliciting innovative proposals that leverage a novel understanding of the enteric nervous system as well as emerging neuromodulation technologies to selectively target neurons in the small intestine and alter the body’s stress response. The CoasterChase program aims to develop a multimodal, ingestible, sensing and stimulation platform for use in monitoring and modulating biomarkers of acute stress from within the small intestine. Proposed research should investigate innovative approaches that enable revolutionary advances in enteric neuromodulation and sensing, ingestible electronics, and modulation of the stress response. Specifically excluded is research that primarily results in evolutionary improvements to the existing state of practice.

https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/359832

Cognitive Neuroscience (CogNeuro)

Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF)

Program: Cognitive Neuroscience (CogNeuro)

Deadline: August 15, 2025 or February 2, 2026

Funding Level: Not specified

Summary: Supports research aimed at increasing understanding of the neural mechanisms of human cognition, including attention, learning, memory, decision making, language, social cognition and emotions. The Cognitive Neuroscience (CogNeuro) program seeks to fund proposals that can advance our understanding of the neural mechanisms underlying human cognition and behavior. Funded proposals typically relate precise and rich quantifications of physiological responses and behavior in ways that advance theory (Intellectual Merit). Funded proposal also typically strengthen the field through, for example, outreach, mentoring the next generation of diverse cognitive neuroscientists, and/or increasing awareness and utilization of the research the field produces (Broader Impacts).

https://www.nsf.gov/funding/opportunities/cogneuro-cognitive-neuroscience

Collaborations in Artificial Intelligence and Geosciences (CAIG)

Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF)

Program: Collaborations in Artificial Intelligence and Geosciences (CAIG)

Deadline: February 4, 2026

Funding Level: $1,000,000 (approx.)

Summary: The Collaborations in Artificial Intelligence and Geosciences (CAIG) program seeks to advance the development and adoption of innovative artificial intelligence (AI) methods to increase scientific understanding of the Earth system. The program supports projects that advance AI techniques and/or innovative uses of sophisticated or novel AI methods to enable significant breakthroughs in addressing geoscience research question(s) by building partnerships between experts in AI and Geosciences. The key characteristic of a CAIG project is its potential to both answer important geoscience questions and improve AI techniques while also bringing together experts from both the AI and geoscience fields.

https://www.nsf.gov/funding/opportunities/caig-collaborations-artificial-intelligence-geosciences/nsf25-530/solicitation

Compounds with biological activity against rice blast disease

Sponsor: UPL

Program: Compounds with biological activity against rice blast disease

Deadline: July 31, 2025

Funding Level: Not specified

Summary: Rice blast, caused by Pyricularia oryzae, is among the most significant plant diseases affecting global rice production. This pathogen causes major yield losses by damaging both leaves and shoots (neck) of the rice plant. Control strategies currently rely heavily on a limited set of fungicides, with roughly 60% of the market depending on just three FRAC groups: Triazoles (demethylation inhibitors, Group 3), Strobilurins (quinone outside inhibitors, Group 11) and Tricyclazole (melanin biosynthesis inhibitors, Group 16.1). These fungicide classes, each containing widely used and cost-effective active ingredients, are facing mounting regulatory pressure due to concerns about their environmental persistence, toxicity profiles, and long-term safety. Regulatory bans and restrictions in key markets such as the European Union are already limiting the options available to rice-exporting countries. This trend raises serious concerns about the long-term viability of current control measures and signals a growing need for more sustainable, effective, and globally compliant alternatives to manage this destructive disease. We are looking for compounds from any origin (e.g., natural extracts or synthetic molecules) with potential biological activity against rice blast.

https://www.halo.science/request_for_solutions/compounds-with-biological-activity-against-rice-blast

Computational and Data-Enabled Science and Engineering (CDS&E)

Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF)

Program: Computational and Data-Enabled Science and Engineering (CDS&E)

Deadline: Varies by division

Funding Level: Not specified

Summary: Large-scale simulations and the ability to accumulate massive amounts of data have revolutionized science and engineering. The goal of the Computational and Data-enabled Science and Engineering (CDS&E) meta-program is to identify and capitalize on opportunities for major scientific and engineering breakthroughs through new computational and data-analysis approaches and best practices. The CDS&E meta-program supports projects that harness computation and data to advance knowledge and accelerate discovery above and beyond the goals of the participating individual programs. The intellectual drivers may be in an individual discipline or cut across more than one discipline in various Divisions and Directorates. A CDS&E proposal should enable and/or utilize the development and adaptation of advances in research and infrastructure in computational and data science.

https://www.nsf.gov/funding/opportunities/cdse-computational-data-enabled-science-engineering

Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (CDMRP)

Sponsor: US Department of Defense

Program: Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (CDMRP)

Deadline: Varies by program

Funding Level: Varies by program

Summary: Previously announced, the CDMRP funded 12 programs in FY25. Nine of those programs now have RFPs available:

  • Alzheimer's
  • Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
  • Breast Cancer
  • Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
  • Melanoma
  • Military Burn
  • Ovarian Cancer
  • Peer Reviewed Medical
  • Rare Cancers

https://cdmrp.health.mil/default

Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (CDMRP)

Sponsor: US Department of Defense

Program: Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (CDMRP)

Deadline: Will be announced when funding opportunities are released

Funding Level: Varies

Summary: On March 15, 2025, the President signed into law the "Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act of 2025," which includes $650M in funding for the Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs. Congress provided further direction for CDMRP program-level funding to the Secretary of Defense in Project Level Adjustment Tables to Accompany Division A, Title IV, Department of Defense, H.R. 1968, Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act. The FY25 funded programs are as follows:

  • Alzheimer's Research Program - $15.0 million
  • Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Research Program - $40.0 million
  • Breast Cancer Research Program - $130.0 million
  • Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Research Program - $12.5 million
  • Melanoma Research Program - $40.0 million
  • Military Burn Research Program - $10.0 million
  • Ovarian Cancer Research Program - $15.0 million
  • Peer Reviewed Cancer Research Program (18 topics) - $130.0 million
  • Peer Reviewed Medical Research Program (42 topics) - $150.0 million
  • Prostate Cancer Research Program - $75 million
  • Rare Cancers Research Program - $17.5 million
  • Toxic Exposures Research Program - $15.0 million

https://cdmrp.health.mil/pubs/press/2025/FY25_Appropriations.aspx

Conservation Partners Program

Sponsor: National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF)

Program: Conservation Partners Program

Deadline: July 15, 2025

Funding Level: $200,000 to $1,000,000

Summary: The Conservation Partners Program provides vital grant funding to support organizations that provide staff and technical assistance to private landowners in order to maximize the benefits of Farm Bill programs on working lands. The Conservation Partners Program awards competitive grants that accelerate the adoption of regenerative agriculture principles and conservation practices on private lands. Grant recipients provide technical assistance to landowners and operators to help them:

  • Develop management plans,
  • Design and implement best practices,
  • Participate in Farm Bill programs, and
  • Share their experiences and lessons learned.

https://www.nfwf.org/programs/conservation-partners-program

Cooperative Institute Fostering Aquaculture Research and Marketing (CIFARM)

Sponsor: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)

Program: Cooperative Institute Fostering Aquaculture Research and Marketing (CIFARM)

Deadline: September 5, 2025

Funding Level: $9,000,000

Summary: The NOAA Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research (OAR) in collaboration with the National Marine Fisheries Service invites applications for the establishment of a Cooperative Institute Fostering Aquaculture Research and Marketing (CIFARM) that will: directly support NOAA’s Research and Development Vision Areas by advancing key goals in aquaculture, fostering innovation, promoting environmental stewardship, and building strong coastal economies; support the robust development of aquaculture in the United States to address the seafood import deficit and benefit the economy; and help the agency fulfill the tenets of the NOAA Aquaculture Strategic Plan. This Cooperative Institute (CI) will facilitate a long-term collaborative relationship between NOAA and the recipient within which broad-based research, technology innovation, and education and outreach capabilities that focus on NOAA's priorities for the US aquaculture sector can be developed and sustained. The CI may consist of one or more research institutions with expertise and capabilities in the NOAA priority areas that contribute to the areas of research described as research themes later in this announcement.

https://grants.gov/search-results-detail/359283

Dear Colleague Letter Advancing Research at the intersection of Biology and Artificial Intelligence (AI)/Machine Learning (ML)

Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF)

Program: Dear Colleague Letter Advancing Research at the intersection of Biology and Artificial Intelligence (AI)/Machine Learning (ML)

Summary: Dear Colleagues: The U.S. National Science Foundation’s (NSF) Directorate for Biological Sciences (BIO) encourages the submission of proposals that advance biological research using Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning (AI/ML) or AI/ML methods using biological data and systems. To tackle grand challenge problems across the biological sciences, researchers increasingly are turning to the development and adoption of AI/ML methods. AI/ML includes any computational tool that mimics intelligence and the ability to learn from data to derive inferences. These methods are powerful tools for analyzing, synthesizing, and integrating large and complex datasets, developing predictive models, and designing and deploying bio-inspired innovations. Unique aspects of information processing in biological systems and the complexity of biological data can also inform and inspire new developments in AI/ML. In addition, AI-enabled research requires a trained workforce prepared to use, develop, and validate appropriate AI/ML approaches and supporting technologies tailored for biological systems.

https://www.nsf.gov/funding/opportunities/dcl-advancing-research-intersection-biology-artificial

Defense Sciences Office (DSO) Office-wide BAA

Sponsor: DARPA - Defense Sciences Office

Program: Defense Sciences Office (DSO) Office-wide BAA

Deadline: June 2, 2026

Funding Level: Not specified

Summary: The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Defense Sciences Office (DSO) is soliciting proposals that investigate innovative approaches that enable revolutionary advances in science, devices, or systems for national security applications. Specifically excluded is research that primarily results in evolutionary improvements to the existing state of practice.

https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/359239

DHA- Military Health System Research Program

Sponsor: Dept. of the Army -- USAMRAA

Program: DHA- Military Health System Research Program

Deadline: October 17, 2025

Funding Level: Not specified

Summary: The Military Health System Research Program (MHSRP) provides research grants on topic areas directed by the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs (OASD (HA)) and the Leadership of the Defense Health Agency (DHA). The intent of MHSRP is to improve the efficiency of healthcare delivery within Military Health System (MHS) and accelerate its mission to become a learning health system and to mature as an integrated health system focused on Ready Reliable Care that will improve outcomes for patients, staff, and the enterprise. The MHSRP funds innovative and groundbreaking research that examines factors that affect the military health enterprise in terms of economics/cost, quality, outcomes, variation, policies, and the impact to service member readiness. The goal is to identify and characterize factors that influence the efficiency and effectiveness of MHS care delivery, whether at the military treatment facilities, within the healthcare networks, and/or in the private sector. It is imperative that knowledge gained from this research will support evidence-based DoD policy and decision-making at the strategic and front-line levels. This Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) seeks rigorous collaborative health system research that has the potential to innovate military and civilian health care.

https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/359250

DoD Toxic Exposures (Two Programs)

Sponsor: US Department of Defense (DoD)

Program: DoD Toxic Exposures (Two Programs)

Deadline: October 16, 2025

Funding Level: $770,000 (Investigator-Initiated) $2,240,000 (Partnership)

Summary: The FY25 Toxic Exposures Research Program (TERP) Investigator-Initiated Research Award (IIRA) is intended to support studies that will make an important contribution toward research and/or patient care for diseases or conditions associated with military-related toxic exposures. Research projects may focus on any phase of research from basic laboratory research through translational research, including preclinical studies in animal models and human subjects, as well as correlative studies associated with an existing clinical trial. New Approach Methodologies may also be used.

https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/359255

The intent of the FY25 Toxic Exposures Research Program (TERP) Translational Research Partnership Award (TRPA) is to support new or existing collaborative partnerships to pursue translational research that will accelerate the movement of promising ideas in military-related toxic exposure research into clinical applications, including health care products, interventions, technologies, and/or clinical practice guidelines. Translational research may be defined as an integration of basic science and clinical observations. New Approach Methodologies may also be used. Applications should provide evidence for the reciprocal transfer of information between basic and clinical science or vice versa in developing and implementing the research plan.

https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/359254

Economics

Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF)

Program: Economics

Deadline: August 18, 2025 or January 20, 2026

Funding Level: Not specified

Summary: The Economics program supports research designed to improve the understanding of the processes and institutions of the U.S. economy and of the world system of which it is a part. This program also strengthens both empirical and theoretical economic analysis as well as the methods for rigorous research on economic behavior. It supports research in almost every area of economics, including econometrics, economic history, environmental economics, finance, industrial organization, international economics, labor economics, macroeconomics, mathematical economics, and public finance.

https://www.nsf.gov/funding/opportunities/economics

ECosystem for Leading Innovation in Plasma Science and Engineering (ECLIPSE)

Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF)

Program: ECosystem for Leading Innovation in Plasma Science and Engineering (ECLIPSE)

Deadline: Varies by proposal specifics; between August 12, 2025 and December 5, 2025

Funding Level: Not specified

Summary: Plasma science is a transdisciplinary field of research where fundamental studies in many disciplines, including plasma physics, plasma chemistry, materials science, and space science, come together to advance knowledge for discovery and technological innovation. The primary goal of the ECosystem for Leading Innovation in Plasma Science and Engineering (ECLIPSE) program is to identify and capitalize on opportunities for bringing fundamental plasma science investigations to bear on problems of societal and technological need within the scope of science and engineering supported by the participating NSF programs.

https://www.nsf.gov/funding/opportunities/eclipse-ecosystem-leading-innovation-plasma-science-engineering

ENGAGEMENT OPPORTUNITIES IN NASA STEM 2025 (EONS-2025)

Sponsor: NASA

Program: ENGAGEMENT OPPORTUNITIES IN NASA STEM 2025 (EONS-2025)

Deadline: August 1, 2025

Funding Level: $150,000 to $5,000,000

Summary: This 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. 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.

https://nspires.nasaprs.com/external/solicitations/summary.do?solId=%7b0DD7B9B3-B025-EE6F-8C3A-6F2534DF3851%7d

Entergy Open Grants Program

Sponsor: Entergy

Program: Open Grants Program

Deadline: Accepted anytime

Funding Level: Not specified

Summary: Entergy’s Open Grants Program focuses on improving communities as a whole. We look for giving opportunities in the areas of arts and culture, education and workforce development, poverty solutions and social services, healthy families, and community improvement.

  • Arts and Culture
    • The arts are expressions of ourselves – our heritage, feelings and ideas. To cultivate that, we support a diverse range of locally based visual arts, theater, dance and music institutions. Our long-term goal is to increase the access to contemporary art for a wider public, including children and the financially disadvantaged.
  • Community Improvement/Enrichment
    • Entergy supports community-based projects that focus community enrichment and improvement. A few examples include civic affairs, blighted housing improvements, and neighborhood safety. By giving to communities in this way, we actually help them become more self-sufficient.
  • Healthy Families
    • Children need a good start to grow into healthy, well-adjusted adults. With that in mind, we give to programs that have a direct impact on children educationally and emotionally. We’re also interested in family programs, like those that better prepare parents to balance the demands of work and home.

https://www.entergy.com/communities/open-grants/

F25AS00165 Partners for Fish and Wildlife FY25

Sponsor: US Fish and Wildlife Service

Program: F25AS00165 Partners for Fish and Wildlife FY25

Deadline: September 30, 2025

Funding Level: $750,000

Summary: Note Eligibility – Public and State controlled institutions of higher education are eligible applicants but PFW projects must be on private lands. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) Partners for Fish and Wildlife (PFW) Program helps private landowners restore and protect habitats for fish and wildlife. It offers both technical assistance and financial support, mainly through cooperative agreements. The PFW Program has over 250 staff working in all 50 states and territories. They work together with project partners and stakeholders in key areas for conservation and set habitat goals. These focus areas guide the program on where to direct resources for conserving important habitats for federal trust species. The Program also has strategic plans that help determine which projects receive funding. Since it began in 1987, the PFW Program has successfully assisted many landowners. When choosing projects, the Program aims to support specific priorities set by the Administration and Secretary of the Interior. All projects will promote the goals of the Program, the Department of the Interior, and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. These goals focus on increasing biological diversity and are based on sound scientific principles.

https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/358381

F25AS00188 Coastal Program FY25

Sponsor: US Fish and Wildlife Service

Program: F25AS00188 Coastal Program FY25

Deadline: September 30, 2025

Funding Level: $500,000

Summary: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) Coastal Program is a community-based program that helps coastal areas with technical and financial support to address complex conservation challenges of priority coastal ecosystems. This support is mainly provided through cooperative agreements with conservation partners and landowners, including state and Tribal agencies. The goal is to restore and protect fish and wildlife habitats on both public and private lands. Coastal Program staff work with partners, stakeholders, and other Service programs in important areas for conservation. They set goals and priorities for habitat conservation in these focus areas. The program has specific lists of priority species and focus areas for each U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service region. Applicants seeking technical or financial assistance from the Coastal Program are required to contact a local Program office BEFORE developing or submitting an application. You can find this information in the current strategic plan at this link or by contacting your local Coastal Program office at this link. Projects are developed collaboratively by partners and Service field staff. All Coastal Program projects must align with the missions of the U.S. Department of the Interior, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and the Coastal Program. They are also based on sound biological principles and the best available science.

https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/358382

F25AS00228 Candidate Species Conservation Fund

Sponsor: US Fish and Wildlife Service

Program: F25AS00228 Candidate Species Conservation Fund

Deadline: September 30, 2025

Funding Level: Not specified

Summary: Listing a plant or animal as federally protected under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) is proven to be successful in preventing extinction. However, this level of protection is America’s last line of defense. Before a species may warrant listing and protections under the ESA, many voluntary conservation opportunities can be undertaken. Voluntary actions can improve conditions for species and improve habitats for at-risk, listed, and common species alike. At-risk species conservation is the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s (FWS) initiative promoting proactive conservation of fish, wildlife, and plants with partners before the species warrant protections under the ESA. The FWS collaborates with all partners (Federal and State agencies, Tribes, private landowners, non-government organizations, and industries) across all landscapes to implement this initiative. The FWS’s at-risk species efforts are intended to encourage and support voluntary actions that proactively conserve species and their habitats. We believe that if we work with partners to improve the status of species before they come to the FWS for review under the ESA, we may be able to reduce the impact of stressors and stabilize or increase populations. Ideally, this proactive conservation work may help us avoid listing these species, thus improving species and their habitat, while simultaneously reducing regulatory burden.

https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/358355

F26AS00014 National Outreach and Communications Program

Sponsor: US Fish and Wildlife Service

Program: F26AS00014 National Outreach and Communications Program

Deadline: August 17, 2025

Funding Level: $100,000 to $5,000,000 (for local or state scope)

Summary: Healthy waters and abundant fisheries are the foundation of America’s outdoor traditions and give everyone the freedom to fish, boat, and enjoy the benefits of outdoor recreation. Participation in recreational boating and fishing are important to our nation’s economy, generating revenue for local communities and small businesses as well as larger retailers and manufacturers of boating and fishing equipment. State fish and wildlife agencies obtain revenue from the sale of fishing licenses and use these to leverage the Sport Fish Restoration and Boating Trust Fund to accomplish fisheries research and management, aquatic resource education, and boating and fishing access construction and maintenance. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) is seeking applications from eligible entities (eligible applicants) to implement the National Outreach and Communications Program (NOCP) through innovative programs that may be conducted at various geographic scales, ranging from local or state to regional or national levels. Applications must address one or more of the five purposes of an outreach and communications program, which are defined in the Sportfishing and Boating Safety Act of 1998 (16 U.S.C.777c-777g) as programs that: improve communications with anglers, boaters, and the general public regarding angling and boating opportunities; reduce barriers to access and participation in angling and boating activities; advance the adoption of sound angling and boating practices in the U.S.; promote conservation and the responsible use of the nation’s aquatic resources; and further safety in angling and boating. Funded efforts are expected to support at least one of the following key outcomes: increased participation in fishing and boating; enhanced public awareness and education about how and where to engage in these activities; targeted outreach using research-driven messaging; strengthened capacity among stakeholders to deliver effective outreach; and improved awareness of access to fishing and boating opportunities.

https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/359759

Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER)

Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF)

Program: Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER)

Deadline: July 23, 2025

Funding Level: Minimum of $400,000 over five years

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.

https://www.nsf.gov/funding/opportunities/career-faculty-early-career-development-program/nsf22-586/solicitation

Findable Accessible Interoperable Reusable Open Science (FAIROS)

Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF)

Program: Findable Accessible Interoperable Reusable Open Science (FAIROS)

Deadline: April 8, 2026

Funding Level: $600,000

Summary: The FAIROS Program seeks to support a broad range of transformative open science activities including but not limited to i.) Research, education, and socio-technical cyberinfrastructure development capacities that advance sustainable multi-disciplinary findable, accessible, interoperable, reusable (FAIR) research data management (RDM) and open science capabilities, ii.) Piloting new models of scientific communication and publication that improve efficiency and accessibility, iii.) Developing FAIROS data portals, research data commons, RDM as a national service, and iv.) Lowering barriers to accessing, curating, integrating, linking, managing, sharing, and storing data across many disciplinary domains, irrespective of data size.

https://www.nsf.gov/funding/opportunities/fairos-findable-accessible-interoperable-reusable-open-science

Fire Science Innovations through Research and Education (FIRE)

Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF)

Program: Fire Science Innovations through Research and Education (FIRE)

Deadline: February 10, 2026

Funding Level: Not specified

Summary: Wildland fire is a powerful force on the planet, one that is rapidly accelerating in complexity beyond our current understanding. A new approach is needed. This approach requires a proactive and scalable perspective that recognizes the variety and connectedness of components of wildland fire. Coordinated scientific research and education that enables large-scale, cross-cutting breakthroughs to transform our understanding of wildland fire is urgently needed. In an era of rapid change, our society needs forward-looking research built on new frameworks that will realign our relationship with wildland fire. The Fire Science Innovations through Research and Education (FIRE) program invites innovative multidisciplinary and multisector investigations focused on convergent research and education activities in wildland fire.

https://www.nsf.gov/funding/opportunities/fire-fire-science-innovations-through-research-education

FISCAL YEAR (FY) 2026 OFFICE OF NAVAL RESEARCH (ONR) YOUNG INVESTIGATOR PROGRAM (YIP)

Sponsor: US Department of Defense

Program: FISCAL YEAR (FY) 2026 OFFICE OF NAVAL RESEARCH (ONR) YOUNG INVESTIGATOR PROGRAM (YIP)

Deadline: August 1, 2025

Funding Level: $750,000

Summary: The goal of the ONR Young Investigator Program is for the Office of Naval Research to identify early career scientists and engineers in academia and nonprofits who have the potential to contribute long-term to the advancement of the Department of Navy’s Science and Technology program. This cohort of innovators will tackle some of the most challenging naval warfighter issues by utilizing transformative approaches and pioneering new technologies. Some of the intended purposes of the ONR YIP are:

Ability of early faculty to obtain DoD research grant awards beyond YIP.

Engagement of early career faculty to the Naval Research Enterprise via the Summer Faculty Research Program, Sabbatical Leave Program, Scientists to Sea, and similar outreach activities.

Education, development, and encouragement of the next generation of scientists and engineers through knowledge transfer to undergraduate, graduate, and post-doctoral participants.

https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/359763

Food for Progress Program Notice of Funding Opportunity Fiscal Year 2025

Sponsor: USDA – Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS)

Program: Food for Progress Program Notice of Funding Opportunity Fiscal Year 2025

Deadline: July 31, 2025

Funding Level: $5,000,000 to $35,000,000

Summary: The Food for Progress Program provides for the donation of U.S. agricultural commodities to developing countries and emerging democracies committed to introducing and expanding free enterprise in the agricultural sector. The commodities are generally sold on the local market, and the proceeds are used to support agricultural development activities.

Per the Food Security Act of 1985[1], (7 U.S.C. 1736o(d)), the Food for Progress Program has six specific objectives:

(i) Access, on the part of farmers in the country, to private, competitive markets for their products;

(ii) Market pricing of eligible commodities to foster adequate private sector incentives to individual farmers to produce food on a regular basis for the country’s domestic needs;

(iii) Establishment of market-determined foreign exchange rates;

(iv) Timely availability of production inputs (such as seed, fertilizer, or pesticides) to farmers;

(v) Access to technologies appropriate to the level of agricultural development in country; and

(vi) Construction of facilities and distribution systems necessary to handle perishable products.

These can be summarized through two high-level strategic objectives: (1) increase agricultural productivity, and (2) expand trade of agricultural products (domestically, regionally, and/or internationally).

When applying, reference the country’s specific identification number as listed in the NOFO and below:

USDA-FAS-10.606-0700-25(542) – Kenya

USDA-FAS-10.606-0700-25(110) – Colombia

USDA-FAS-10.606-0700-25(320) – Vietnam

USDA-FAS-10.606-0700-25(520) – Ethiopia

USDA-FAS-10.606-0700-25(000) – Non-priority country applications

https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/359897

Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program

Sponsor: Fulbright Scholar Program

Program: Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program

Deadline: Varies

Funding Level: Varies

Summary: The Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program offers over 400 awards in more than 135 countries for U.S. citizens to teach, conduct research and carry out professional projects around the world. College and university faculty, as well as artists and professionals from a wide range of fields can join over 400,000 Fulbrighters who have come away with enhanced skills, new connections, and greater mutual understanding.

https://fulbrightscholars.org/us-scholar-awards

FY 2024 – 2026 Broad Agency Announcement (BAA), Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research (OAR)

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.

https://grants.gov/search-results-detail/356669

FY 2025 Continuation of Solicitation for the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program

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:

  • The frontiers of science—exploring nature’s mysteries from the study of fundamental subatomic particles, atoms, and molecules that are the building blocks of the materials of our universe and everything in it to the DNA, proteins, and cells that are the building blocks of life. Each of the programs in SC supports research probing the most fundamental disciplinary questions.
  • The 21st Century tools of science—providing the Nation’s researchers with 28 state-of-the-art national scientific user facilities - the most advanced tools of modern science - propelling the U.S. to the forefront of science, technology development and deployment through innovation.
  • Science for energy and the environment―paving the knowledge foundation to spur discoveries and innovations for advancing the Department’s mission in energy and environment. SC supports a wide range of funding modalities from single principal investigators to large team-based activities to engage in fundamental research on energy production, conversion, storage, transmission, and use, and on our understanding of the earth systems.

https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/356590

FY 2025 Continuation of Solicitation for the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program

Sponsor: US Department of Energy

Program: FY 2025 Continuation of Solicitation for the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program

Deadline: September 30, 2025

Funding Level: $5,000 to $5,000,000

Summary: The Office of Science (SC) of the Department of Energy (DOE) hereby announces its continuing interest in receiving applications for support of work in the following program areas: Advanced Scientific Computing Research, Basic Energy Sciences, Biological and Environmental Research, Fusion Energy Sciences, High Energy Physics, Nuclear Physics, Isotope R&D and Production, and Accelerator R&D and Production. On September 3, 1992, DOE published in the Federal Register the Office of Energy Research Financial Assistance Program (now called the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program), 10 CFR 605, as a Final Rule, which contained a solicitation for this program. Information about submission of applications, eligibility, limitations, evaluation and selection processes and other policies and procedures are specified in 10 CFR 605.

https://science.osti.gov/bes/-/media/grants/pdf/foas/2024/DE-FOA-0003432-000002.pdf

FY 2025 Continuation of Solicitation for the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program

Sponsor: US Department of Energy

Program: FY 2025 Continuation of Solicitation for the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program

Deadline: Varies by program; pre-application recommended. NOFO expires September 30, 2025

Funding Level: Varies; historically awards from $5,000 to $5,000,000 have been made

Summary: The Office of Science (SC) of the Department of Energy (DOE) hereby announces its continuing interest in receiving applications for support of work in the following program areas: Advanced Scientific Computing Research, Basic Energy Sciences, Biological and Environmental Research, Fusion Energy Sciences, High Energy Physics, Nuclear Physics, Isotope R&D and Production, and Accelerator R&D and Production.

https://science.osti.gov/grants/FOAs/-/media/grants/pdf/foas/2024/DE-FOA-0003432-000002.pdf

FY25 Bureau of Land Management National Conservation Lands- Management Studies Support Program

Sponsor: Bureau of Land Management (BLM)

Program: FY25 Bureau of Land Management National Conservation Lands- Management Studies Support Program

Deadline: August 8, 2025

Funding Level: $45,000

Summary: The National Conservation Lands programs financially support studies aimed at increasing our understanding of the resources present on BLM lands, the values these areas protect, and the effectiveness of BLM"s resource management decisions. The program seeks to develop and maintain strong partnerships with State, local, university, tribal, and non-profit stakeholders in shared conservation stewardship by engaging partners in conducting management-focused studies on the National Conservation Lands. Results from these studies on National Conservation Lands will inform management strategies throughout BLM as well as other land management entities. The Management Studies Support Program for National Conservation Lands will use partnerships with University, State, local, tribal, and non-profit entities to gather the best available data and synthesize information to support BLM"s land management decision processes, citizen science, and tribal co-stewardship initiatives.

https://grants.gov/search-results-detail/359680

Global Infectious Disease Research Training Program (D43 Clinical Trial Optional)

Sponsor: National Institutes of Health

Program: Global Infectious Disease Research Training Program (D43 Clinical Trial Optional)

Deadline: August 6, 2025

Funding Level: $1,150,000

Summary: This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) encourages joint applications for the Global Infectious Disease (GID) Research Training programs from low- and middle-income country (LMIC) and U.S. institutions. The application should propose a collaborative training program that will strengthen the capacity of a LMIC institution to conduct infectious disease research (not including HIV/AIDS). FIC will support research training programs that focus on 1) major endemic or life-threatening emerging infectious diseases, 2) neglected tropical diseases, 3) infections that frequently occur as co-infections in HIV infected individuals or 4) infections or microbiomes associated with non-communicable disease conditions of public health importance in LMICs. Advanced scientific training related to prevention, treatment or public health approaches to any technical area of basic, epidemiological, clinical, behavioral or social science health research may be supported. Research training programs should incorporate didactic, mentored research and professional development skills components to prepare individuals for sustainable careers that will have significant impact on the priority health research needs of LMICs.

https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-24-174.html

Hearst Foundations

Sponsor: Hearst Foundations

Program: Grant Programs

Deadline: No deadline

Funding Level: $100,000 minimum

Summary: Four funding priorities:

Culture - The Hearst Foundations fund cultural institutions that offer meaningful programs in the arts and sciences, prioritizing those that enable engagement by young people and create a lasting and measurable impact. The Foundations also fund select programs nurturing and developing artistic talent. Supported organizations include arts schools, ballets, museums, operas, performing arts centers, symphonies and theaters.

Education - The Hearst Foundations fund educational institutions demonstrating uncommon success in preparing students to thrive in a global society. The Foundations’ focus is largely on higher education, but they also fund innovative models of early childhood and K-12 education, as well as professional development.

Health - The Hearst Foundations assist leading regional hospitals, medical centers and specialized medical institutions providing access to healthcare for high-need populations. In response to the shortage of healthcare professionals necessary to meet the country’s evolving healthcare demands, the Foundations also fund programs designed to enhance skills and increase the number of practitioners and educators across roles in healthcare. The Foundations also support public health, medical research and the development of young investigators to help create a broad and enduring impact on the nation’s health.

Social Service - The Hearst Foundations fund direct-service organizations that tackle the roots of chronic poverty by applying effective solutions to the most challenging social and economic problems. The Foundations prioritize supporting programs that have proven successful in facilitating economic independence and in strengthening families. Preference is also given to programs with the potential to scale productive practices in order to reach more people in need.

https://www.hearstfdn.org/

Higher Education Grant Program

Sponsor: Proctor & Gamble Fund

Program: Higher Education Grant Program

Deadline: September 30, 2025

Funding Level: $5,000 to $10,000

Summary: The Procter & Gamble Fund Higher Education Grant Program has been established to provide support for efforts of regionally accredited U.S. colleges and universities that will better prepare students for success in business. A Selection Committee reviews all applications and selects the winning projects. Based on the scope of the project, grants ranging from $5,000 to $10,000 will be awarded. Awards are for one year only. The maximum any college or university will receive in one year is $50,000. Grants will be provided for specific projects or programs, not for operating support. Examples of eligible projects include, but are not limited to:

  • Improving curriculum to be at the cutting edge in relevance and effectiveness;
  • Fostering and enabling leadership opportunities and learning;
  • Creating a learning environment that encourages and enhances innovation and creativity;
  • Strengthening diversity in thought, participation and ongoing interaction.

https://www.cybergrants.com/pg/HEGP_Flyer.pdf

HortiEdit 2025: Thriving plants, sustainable harvest

Sponsor: Bayer Crop Science

Program: HortiEdit 2025: Thriving plants, sustainable harvest

Deadline: July 31, 2025

Funding Level: Not specified

Summary: The global agricultural landscape faces continuous challenges, including climate unpredictability, increasing pest and disease pressures, and labor shortage. These challenges threaten yield stability, quality, and operational efficiency, especially in specialty crops like tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers, melons, and strawberries. To ensure food security and promote sustainability, agricultural practices must evolve toward resilient, resource-efficient production. One promising approach is the application of gene editing technologies to improve the health and resilience of fruits and vegetables. We aim to leverage gene editing to develop solanaceous crops (such as tomatoes and peppers), cucurbits (such as cucumbers and melons), and strawberries that exhibit reduced susceptibility to diseases, enhanced structural traits, and improved agronomic sustainability, including tolerance to variable growing conditions.

https://www.halo.science/request_for_solutions/hortiedit-2025-thriving-plants-sustainable-harvest

Imaging - Science Track Award for Research Transition (I/START) (R03 Clinical Trial Optional)

Sponsor: National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Program: Imaging - Science Track Award for Research Transition (I/START) (R03 Clinical Trial Optional)

Deadline: February 16, 2026

Funding Level: $150,000

Summary:

This notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) encourages Small Research Grant (R03) applications to facilitate the entry of investigators to the area of neuroimaging, including both newly independent investigators and established investigators seeking to adopt neuroimaging methodologies in their research programs, to enable the conduct of small "proof of concept" studies. The R03 is intended to support research projects that can be carried out in a short period of time with limited resources.

https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-24-297.html

Independent Scientist Award (Parent K02 - Independent Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

Sponsor: National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Program: Independent Scientist Award (Parent K02 - Independent Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

Deadline: October 12, 2025 or February 12, 2026

Funding Level: Salary and fringe for 5 years

Summary: The purpose of the NIH Independent Scientist Award (K02) is to foster the development of outstanding scientists and enable them to expand their potential to make significant contributions to their field of research. The K02 award provides three to five years of salary support and "protected time" for newly independent scientists who can demonstrate the need for a period of intensive research focus as a means of enhancing their research careers. Each independent scientist career award program must be tailored to meet the individual needs of the candidate.

https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-24-179.html

In-line imaging technologies for ice cream quality monitoring

Sponsor: General Mills

Program: In-line imaging technologies for ice cream quality monitoring

Deadline: July 31, 2025

Funding Level: Not specified

Summary: Ensuring the quality and stability of ice cream across production, storage, and distribution presents significant challenges. Factors such as ingredient consistency, process variations, and environmental conditions impact texture, crystallization, and shelf life. Traditional quality control methods may not provide the timely or detailed insights needed to proactively manage these complexities. To address this, General Mills is seeking instrumentation-based solutions for in-line imaging that enable the acquisition of high-resolution, multimodal data during production. These data will support computer vision models and predictive analytics already under development. The objective is to capture raw imaging data (e.g., hyperspectral, thermal, multi-spectral, RGB) that can detect variations in product structure, appearance, and stability-related properties.

https://www.halo.science/request_for_solutions/imaging-technologies-for-food-manufacturing/

Institutional Challenge Grant

Sponsor: William T. Grant Foundation

Program: Institutional Challenge Grant

Deadline: September 15, 2025

Funding Level: $650,000

Summary: The Institutional Challenge Grant supports university-based research institutes, schools, and centers in building sustained research-practice partnerships with public agencies or nonprofit organizations in order to reduce inequality in youth outcomes.

https://wtgrantfoundation.org/funding/institutional-challenge-grant

Interior Least Tern Monitoring on the McClellan Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System in the Little Rock Corps District

Sponsor: Gulf Coast Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (GCCESU)

Program: Interior Least Tern Monitoring on the McClellan Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System in the Little Rock Corps District

Deadline: July 25, 2025

Funding Level: $240,000

Summary: It was determined that traditional navigation and hydroelectric operations on the Arkansas River from Oklahoma to Arkansas has had detrimental effects on the ILT population. Once we understood how our actions were impacting the ILT bird population we needed to ascertain through research, how badly as well as exploring different conservation measures that would stabilize and support the remaining birds. While the data suggest that the conservation efforts are working, time, consistent monitoring and reporting is necessary for certainty, which requires continued field work. This effort will involve conducting breeding season, nest monitoring and inventorying as well as habitat assessments of the interior least terns. The research will cover monitoring at least 12 river colony locations and 3-5 rooftop colonies within the Arkansas River Valley from downstream of Wilbur D. Mills Dam at river mile (RM) 10 to roughly RM 285 of the MKARNS in Arkansas.

https://gccesu.org/funding-opportunities/

Investigators in the Pathogenesis of Infectious Disease

Sponsor: Burroughs Wellcome Fund

Program: Investigators in the Pathogenesis of Infectious Disease

Deadline: July 17, 2025 (Required LOI)

Funding Level: $505,000

Summary: The Investigators in the Pathogenesis of Infectious Disease (PATH) program provides opportunities for assistant professors to bring multidisciplinary approaches to studying human infectious diseases. The program aims to provide accomplished investigators at the assistant professor level with opportunities to study what happens at the points where the systems of humans and potentially infectious agents connect. The program supports research that sheds light on the fundamentals that affect the outcomes of these encounters: how colonization, infection, commensalism, and other relationships play out at levels ranging from molecular interactions to systemic ones. PATH is a highly competitive award program that provides $505,000 over five years to study pathogenesis. The program intends to give recipients the freedom and flexibility to pursue new avenues of inquiry, stimulating higher-risk research projects that hold potential for significantly advancing our understanding of how infectious diseases work and how health is maintained.

https://www.bwfund.org/funding-opportunities/infectious-diseases/investigators-in-the-pathogenesis-of-infectious-disease/

John Templeton Foundation

Sponsor: John Templeton Foundation

Program: Grants Program

Deadline: August 15, 2025 (Required OFI; full proposal due January 16, 2026)

Funding Level: Varies

Summary: The Foundation offers grants in support of research and public engagement in our major Funding Areas. We invest in bold ideas from contrarian thinkers — ideas that cross disciplinary boundaries and challenge conventional assumptions. And we fund innovative programs that engage the public with these ideas, in an effort to open minds, deepen understanding, and inspire curiosity.

The Life Sciences funding area supports research and engagement projects on the fundamental structures of the biological world, from the origin of life to synthetic biology across all the biological kingdoms. We support experimental and theoretical work on the biological mechanisms that produce life in its diverse forms. In 2025, we are prioritizing project ideas in the following topic areas:

Science of Purpose

We support research that advances the scientific understanding of fundamental characteristics of living systems, such as directionality, agency, memory, and adaptive navigation through complex problem spaces.

Other areas of interest

We support theoretical, empirical, and applied research on a range of topics. We will consider funding inquiries that address foundational questions in areas such as complexity, emergence, and the origins of life. Our programs also include genetics research and applications in areas such as epigenetic inheritance, plant resilience, and ecological health.

https://www.templeton.org/grants/grant-calendar

John Z. Duling Grant Program

Sponsor: Tree Fund

Program: John Z. Duling Grant Program

Deadline: September 15, 2025 (Required LOI)

Funding Level: $25,000

Summary: The John Z. Duling Grant Program was established and funded by a bequest from the estate of John Z. Duling of Indiana, a strong advocate of research who in 1972 proposed the establishment of the ISA Research Trust. The goal of this program is to provide start-up or seed funding to support innovative research and technology transfer projects that have the potential of benefiting the everyday work of arborists. John Z. Duling Grants may be used to support exploratory work in the early stages of untested, but potentially transformative, research ideas and approaches. Examples may include application of new approaches to research questions, or application of new expertise involving novel disciplinary or interdisciplinary perspectives.

https://treefund.org/researchgrants/duling

Low-cost genotyping methods for assessing micronutrient deficiency risk

Sponsor: Private Company

Program: Low-cost genotyping methods for assessing micronutrient deficiency risk

Deadline: July 31, 2025

Funding Level: Not specified

Summary: We are a global consumer health company, delivering over-the-counter products that empower individuals to take control of their health and well-being. Millions worldwide are unable to fully meet their nutritional needs, leading to fatigue, weakened immunity, cognitive impairments, and long-term health risks. Many individuals remain unaware of their deficiencies or those they have a predisposed risk to. DNA Testing offers consumers insights into genes they have that are associated with deficiencies in key micronutrients, due to the presence of Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms (SNPs) impacting absorption, metabolism or storage. Based on individual genetic risk, the consumer can then receive personalised nutritional or supplementation recommendations. We are looking for a low-cost genotyping technology—either lab-based or in-home—that accurately identifies SNPs associated with key micronutrient deficiencies, is compatible with non-invasive sample collection, and can be scaled for high-volume consumer testing.

https://www.halo.science/request_for_solutions/dna-analysis-for-micronutrient-deficiency-risk

Mathematical Biology

Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF)

Program: Mathematical Biology

Deadline: October 14, 2025

Funding Level: Not specified

Summary: The Mathematical Biology Program supports research in all areas of mathematical sciences with relevance to the biological sciences. Successful proposals must demonstrate mathematical innovation, biological relevance and significance, and strong integration between mathematics and biology. Some projects of interest to the Mathematical Biology Program may include development of mathematical theories, methodologies, and tools traditionally seen in other disciplinary programs within the Division of Mathematical Sciences. In general, if a proposal is appropriate for review by more than one NSF program, it is advisable to contact the program officers handling each program to determine when and where the proposal should be submitted and to facilitate the review process.

https://www.nsf.gov/funding/opportunities/mathematical-biology

Mathematical Sciences Infrastructure Program

Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF)

Program: Mathematical Sciences Infrastructure Program

Deadline: August 5, 2025 or February 3, 2025

Funding Level: Not specified

Summary: The primary aim of the Mathematical Sciences Infrastructure Program is to foster the continuing health of the mathematical sciences research community as a whole. In addition, the program complements the Workforce Program in the Mathematical Sciences in its goal to increase the number of well-prepared U.S. based individuals who successfully pursue careers in the mathematical sciences and in other professions in which expertise in the mathematical sciences plays an increasingly important role. The DMS Infrastructure program invites projects that support core research in the mathematical sciences, including: 1) novel projects supporting research infrastructure across the mathematical sciences community; 2) training projects complementing the Workforce Program, and 3) conference, workshop, and travel support requests that include cross-disciplinary activities or have an impact at the national scale.

https://www.nsf.gov/funding/opportunities/mathematical-sciences-infrastructure-program

Measurement Science and Engineering (MSE) Research Grant Programs

Sponsor: US Department of Commerce

Program: Measurement Science and Engineering (MSE) Research Grant Programs

Deadline: Rolling

Funding Level: Varies by program

Summary: To support activities that develop, expand, strengthen, or sustain NIST partnership programs and/or support the conduct of research or a recipient's portion of collaborative research in a variety of areas including, but not limited to: Metrology; Standards; Nanotechnology; Artificial Intelligence; Advanced Communications; Advanced Manufacturing; Promotion of U.S. innovation and industrial competitiveness; Measurements in Sciences; Neutron Research; and enhancing coordination of the U.S. Standards System with government and private sector organizations.

https://grants.gov/search-results-detail/358955

Monitoring Changes in Population Densities and Reproductive Success in Wading Bird Populations in the Florida Everglades for USACE Jacksonville District.

Sponsor: Gulf Coast Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit

Program: Monitoring Changes in Population Densities and Reproductive Success in Wading Bird Populations in the Florida Everglades for USACE Jacksonville District.

Deadline: July 27, 2025

Funding Level: $137,273

Summary: Wading birds are a dominant predator in the Everglades ecosystem and breeding population responses are considered to be integrative and reflective of many aspects of the wetland habitat; thus, wading birds have been identified as a key ecological indicator of restoration success. Restoration has been centered on several trophic hypotheses regarding wading birds (e.g., appropriate hydrologic conditions will increase fish and macroinvertebrate populations, enhanced foraging opportunities will increase wading bird breeding, and the return of freshwater flow to coastal regions will restore wading bird nesting in those areas). Without the appropriate monitoring of wading bird colonies, these hypotheses cannot be tested, the benefits of CERP may not be documented, and restoration may not achieve its goals. The spatial monitoring coverage of wading bird nesting colonies in the South Florida ecosystem has, in the past, been a patchwork effort, however, and incomplete data over a broad geographic area limits inferences about whether effects are system-wide or local. Therefore, it is necessary to monitor all “patches” of the South Florida ecosystem.

https://gccesu.org/funding-opportunities/

Multilateral Partnerships Leveraging Excellence (MultiPLEx)

Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF)

Program: Multilateral Partnerships Leveraging Excellence (MultiPLEx)

Deadline: Full proposals accepted anytime

Funding Level: Not specified

Summary: Many of the most pressing challenges in research and innovation require collaboration across national and disciplinary boundaries to achieve important advances. A growing number of topics are best addressed on a multilateral basis, building partnerships that leverage diverse expertise, data, infrastructure, and perspectives to advance understanding on critical topics of regional or global importance. At the same time, funders, research organizations, and researchers alike typically have limited experience with multilateral partnerships. The Office of International Science and Engineering’s MultiPLEx program seeks to support visionary, and ambitious international multilateral research partnerships that are required to hasten progress in addressing grand challenges by leveraging research excellence in the U.S. and around the globe. The program also seeks to advance understanding of effective multilateral collaboration.

https://www.nsf.gov/funding/opportunities/multiplex-multilateral-partnerships-leveraging-excellence

New Holland Young Researcher Award

Sponsor: American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers

Program: New Holland Young Researcher Award

Deadline: October 31, 2025

Summary: Established in 1972, this award recognizes and honors members under 40 years of age (on July 1 of the year in which the award is presented), for outstanding contributions to the advancement of the profession and to stimulate professional achievement. Endowed by New Holland North America Inc., New Holland, PA, the New Holland Young Researcher Award specifically recognizes the dedicated use of scientific methodology to discover facts or principles significant to the agricultural engineering profession.

https://asabe.org/awards-competitions/major-awards/new-holland-young-researcher-award

NIAID New Innovators Awards (DP2 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

Sponsor: National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Program: NIAID New Innovators Awards (DP2 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

Deadline: October 10, 2025

Funding Level: $1,500,000

Summary: The NIAID New Innovator Award supports postdoctoral and other candidates in non-independent positions or newly independent Early Stage Investigators of exceptional creativity who propose novel, original and insightful research concepts with the potential to produce a major impact, test scientific paradigms, or advance key concepts on broad, important problems in biomedical research of priority to NIAID. Applications proposing unexpected convergence of disciplines, new scientific directions, or the use of novel methodologies are encouraged.

https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-23-198.html

NIDA Animal Genomics Program (U01 – Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

Sponsor: National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Program: NIDA Animal Genomics Program (U01 – Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

Deadline: July 23, 2025 or February 11, 2026

Funding Level: Not specified

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

NIGMS National and Regional Resources (R24 - Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

Sponsor: National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Program: NIGMS National and Regional Resources (R24 - Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

Deadline: September 25, 2025

Funding Level: Not specified

Summary: This Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) encourages applications for support of resources that will provide access to state-of-the-art equipment, technologies, research tools, materials, organisms, software, and/or services to a substantial regional (multi-state) or national user base. Only those resources with technical capabilities that fall within the NIGMS-supported program areas are eligible for awards. The resources should already be established or may be formed through consolidation of existing local or regional facilities. The intent is to provide resource access to investigators without regard to the specific biomedical focus of their research, while not duplicating or replacing resources supported by sources such as other NIH Institutes and Centers (ICs) or host institutions. The resource is expected to be maintained or upgraded to current best practices, make its capabilities and availability known to the biomedical research community through a robust web presence and outreach activities, and provide user training and support. The NOFO does not support major new research and development efforts. Stand-alone data resources and databases are not eligible.

https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-25-416.html

NIH Director’s New Innovator Award Program (DP2 Clinical Trial Optional)

Sponsor: National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Program: NIH Director’s New Innovator Award Program (DP2 Clinical Trial Optional)

Deadline: August 19, 2025

Funding Level: $2,375,000

Summary: The NIH Director’s New Innovator Award supports early stage investigators of exceptional creativity who propose bold and highly innovative research projects with the potential to produce a major impact on broad, important areas relevant to the mission of NIH. Applications in all topics relevant to the broad mission of NIH are welcome, including, but not limited to, behavioral, social, biomedical, applied, and formal sciences and topics that may involve basic, translational, or clinical research. The NIH Director's New Innovator Award complements other ongoing efforts by NIH and its Institutes and Centers to fund early-stage investigators. The NIH Director’s New Innovator Award is a component of the High-Risk, High-Reward Research (HRHR) Program of the NIH Common Fund.

https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-RM-25-002.html

NIH Director’s Pioneer Award Program (DP1 Clinical Trial Optional)

Sponsor: National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Program: NIH Director’s Pioneer Award Program (DP1 Clinical Trial Optional)

Deadline: September 9, 2025

Funding Level: $3,500,000

Summary: The NIH Director’s Pioneer Award supports individual scientists of exceptional creativity who propose bold and highly innovative research projects with the potential to produce a major impact on broad, important areas relevant to the mission of NIH. To be considered pioneering, the proposed research must reflect substantially different scientific directions from those already being pursued in the investigator’s research program or elsewhere. Applications in all topics relevant to the broad mission of NIH are welcome, including, but not limited to, topics in the behavioral, social, biomedical, applied, and formal sciences and topics that may involve basic, translational, or clinical research. The NIH Director’s Pioneer Award is a component of the High-Risk, High-Reward Research (HRHR) Program of the NIH Common Fund.

https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-RM-25-001.html

NIH Support for Conferences and Scientific Meetings (Parent R13 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

Sponsor: National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Program: NIH Support for Conferences and Scientific Meetings (Parent R13 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

Deadline: August 12 or December 12, 2025

Funding Level: Not specified

Summary: The purpose of the NIH Research Conference Grant (R13) is to support high quality conferences that are relevant to the public health and to the scientific mission of the participating Institutes and Centers.

https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-25-080.html

Novel drying technology for meat-based products

Sponsor: Private Company

Program: Novel drying technology for meat-based products

Deadline: July 31, 2025

Funding Level: $50,000

Summary: We are a leading company in consumer product goods, dedicated to providing high-quality, nutritious products. Our focus is on high-meat formulations, which require precise drying techniques to maintain their nutritional value and quality. Traditional drying methods, such as hot-air drying by convection, often result in nutrient loss and undesirable changes in texture, aroma, and flavor due to extended heat processes, which negatively impact the product quality, consumer satisfaction, and production efficiency. We aim to identify novel drying solutions that can preserve the integrity of high-meat formulations while streamlining manufacturing performance by reducing production costs and lowering energy consumption. We invite innovators, researchers, and industry experts to collaborate with us and submit their groundbreaking ideas to revolutionize the drying process for high-meat pet food formulations. We are seeking technologies that can effectively reduce moisture levels to achieve shelf stability in high-meat food formulations, while preserving their nutritional value, texture, aroma, and flavor. The ideal solution should be sustainable, energy-efficient, and scalable for large-scale production.

https://www.halo.science/request_for_solutions/novel-drying-technology-for-meat-based-products

NSF 22-537: Geospace Environment Modeling (GEM)

Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF)

Program: NSF 22-537: Geospace Environment Modeling (GEM)

Deadline: September 30, 2025

Funding Level: $450,000 (approx.)

Summary: Geospace Environment Modeling (GEM) is a broad-based research program investigating the physics of the Earth's magnetosphere and the coupling of the magnetosphere to the atmosphere and to the solar wind. The goal of the GEM program is to make accurate predictions of the geospace environment by developing physical understanding of the large-scale organization and dynamics through observations, theory, and increasingly realistic models.

https://www.nsf.gov/funding/opportunities/gem-geospace-environment-modeling/nsf22-537/solicitation

NSF 22-537: Geospace Environment Modeling (GEM)

Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF)

Program: NSF 22-537: Geospace Environment Modeling (GEM)

Deadline: September 30, 2025

Funding Level: $450,000

Summary: Geospace Environment Modeling (GEM) is a broad-based research program investigating the physics of the Earth's magnetosphere and the coupling of the magnetosphere to the atmosphere and to the solar wind. The goal of the GEM program is to make accurate predictions of the geospace environment by developing physical understanding of the large-scale organization and dynamics through observations, theory, and increasingly realistic models.

https://www.nsf.gov/funding/opportunities/gem-geospace-environment-modeling/nsf22-537/solicitation

NSF 22-586: Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER)

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.

https://new.nsf.gov/funding/opportunities/career-faculty-early-career-development-program/nsf22-586/solicitation

NSF 22-622: NSF's Eddie Bernice Johnson Inclusion across the Nation of Communities of Learners of Underrepresented Discoverers in Engineering and Science (INCLUDES) Initiative

Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF)

Program: NSF 22-622: NSF's Eddie Bernice Johnson Inclusion across the Nation of Communities of Learners of Underrepresented Discoverers in Engineering and Science (INCLUDES) Initiative

Deadline: October 28, 2025

Funding Level: Varies by proposal type

Summary: The INCLUDES Initiative is a comprehensive, national effort to enhance U.S. leadership in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) discovery and innovation, focused on NSF’s commitment to ensuring accessibility and inclusivity in STEM fields, as communicated in the NSF Strategic Plan for Fiscal Years (FY) 2022 - 2026. The vision of the INCLUDES Initiative is to catalyze the STEM enterprise to work collaboratively for inclusive change, resulting in a STEM workforce that reflects the Nation’s population. More specifically, the INCLUDES Initiative seeks to motivate and accelerate collaborative infrastructure building to sustain systemic change to broaden participation in STEM fields at scale. Significant advancement of the INCLUDES Initiative’s goals will result in a new generation of STEM talent and leadership to secure the Nation’s future and long-term economic competitiveness.

https://www.nsf.gov/funding/opportunities/nsfs-eddie-bernice-johnson-inclusion-across-nation/nsf22-622/solicitation

NSF 22-629: Science and Technology Studies (STS)

Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF)

Program: NSF 22-629: Science and Technology Studies (STS)

Deadline: August 3, 2025

Funding Level: Varies by proposal type

Summary: Science and Technology Studies (STS) is an interdisciplinary field that investigates the conceptual foundations, historical developments and social contexts of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM), including medical science. The STS program supports proposals across a broad spectrum of research that uses historical, philosophical and social scientific methods to investigate STEM theory and practice. STS research may be empirical or conceptual; specifically, it may focus on the intellectual, material or social facets of STEM including interdisciplinary studies of ethics, equity, governance and policy issues.

https://www.nsf.gov/funding/opportunities/sts-science-technology-studies/nsf22-629/solicitation

NSF 22-632: Cyberinfrastructure for Sustained Scientific Innovation (CSSI)

Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF)

Program: NSF 22-632: Cyberinfrastructure for Sustained Scientific Innovation (CSSI)

Deadline: December 1, 2025

Funding Level: Varies by program class

Summary: The Cyberinfrastructure for Sustained Scientific Innovation (CSSI) program seeks to enable funding opportunities that are flexible and responsive to the evolving and emerging needs in cyberinfrastructure (CI). The program continues to emphasize integrated CI services, quantitative metrics with targets for delivery and usage of these services, and community creation. The CSSI program anticipates three classes of awards:

  • Elements: These awards target small groups that will create and deploy robust services for which there is a demonstrated need, and that will advance one or more significant areas of science and engineering.
  • Framework Implementations: These awards target larger, interdisciplinary teams organized around the development and application of services aimed at solving common research problems faced by NSF researchers in one or more areas of science and engineering, and resulting in a sustainable community framework providing CI services to a diverse community or communities.
  • Transition to Sustainability: These awards target groups who would like to execute a well-defined sustainability plan for existing CI with demonstrated impact in one or more areas of science and engineering supported by NSF. The sustainability plan should enable new avenues of support for the long-term sustained impact of the CI.

https://www.nsf.gov/funding/opportunities/cssi-cyberinfrastructure-sustained-scientific-innovation/nsf22-632/solicitation

NSF 22-632: Cyberinfrastructure for Sustained Scientific Innovation (CSSI)

Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF)

Program: NSF 22-632: Cyberinfrastructure for Sustained Scientific Innovation (CSSI)

Deadline: December 1, 2025

Funding Level: Varies by proposal class

Summary: The Cyberinfrastructure for Sustained Scientific Innovation (CSSI) program seeks to enable funding opportunities that are flexible and responsive to the evolving and emerging needs in cyberinfrastructure (CI). The program continues to emphasize integrated CI services, quantitative metrics with targets for delivery and usage of these services, and community creation. The CSSI program anticipates three classes of awards:

  • Elements: These awards target small groups that will create and deploy robust services for which there is a demonstrated need, and that will advance one or more significant areas of science and engineering.
  • Framework Implementations: These awards target larger, interdisciplinary teams organized around the development and application of services aimed at solving common research problems faced by NSF researchers in one or more areas of science and engineering, and resulting in a sustainable community framework providing CI services to a diverse community or communities.
  • Transition to Sustainability: These awards target groups who would like to execute a well-defined sustainability plan for existing CI with demonstrated impact in one or more areas of science and engineering supported by NSF. The sustainability plan should enable new avenues of support for the long-term sustained impact of the CI.

https://www.nsf.gov/funding/opportunities/cssi-cyberinfrastructure-sustained-scientific-innovation/nsf22-632/solicitation

NSF 23-503: Biological Anthropology Program Senior Research Awards (BA-SR)

Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF)

Program: NSF 23-503: Biological Anthropology Program Senior Research Awards (BA-SR)

Deadline: January 31, 2026

Funding Level: $200,000 to $600,000 (approx.)

Summary: The Biological Anthropology Program seeks to advance scientific knowledge about the processes that have shaped biological diversity in living and fossil humans and their primate relatives through support of basic research on human and primate evolution, biological variation, and interactions between biology, behavior, and culture. The program supports a portfolio of research that demonstrates engagement with biological anthropological and evolutionary theory; includes diverse and interdisciplinary methods in field, laboratory and computational settings; encompasses multiple levels of analysis (e.g., molecular, organismal, population, ecosystem) and time scales from the short-term to evolutionary; and considers the ethical implications and societal impacts of the research. The program also supports a wide range of broader impact activities as part of research grants, including research outcomes with inherent benefit to society, efforts to broaden participation in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) research, training and outreach activities and other evidence-based activities developed within the context of the mission, goals, and resources of the organizations and people involved.

https://www.nsf.gov/funding/opportunities/ba-sr-biological-anthropology-program-senior-research-awards/nsf23-503/solicitation

NSF 23-521: Strengthening the Cyberinfrastructure Professionals Ecosystem (SCIPE)

Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF)

Program: NSF 23-521: Strengthening the Cyberinfrastructure Professionals Ecosystem (SCIPE)

Deadline: January 15, 2026

Funding Level: Not specified

Summary: The overarching goal of this solicitation is to democratize access to NSF’s advanced cyberinfrastructure (CI) ecosystem and ensure fair and equitable access to resources, services, and expertise by strengthening how Cyberinfrastructure Professionals (CIP) function in this ecosystem. It aims to achieve this by (1) deepening the integration of CIPs into the research enterprise, and (2) fostering innovative and scalable education, training, and development of instructional materials, to address emerging needs and unresolved bottlenecks in CIP workforce development. Specifically, this solicitation seeks to nurture, grow and recognize the national CIP workforce that is essential for creating, utilizing and supporting advanced CI to enable and potentially transform fundamental science and engineering (S&E) research and education and contribute to the Nation's overall economic competitiveness and security. Together, the principal investigators (PIs), technology platforms, tools, and expert CIP workforce supported by this solicitation operate as an interdependent ecosystem wherein S&E research and education thrive. This solicitation will support NSF’s advanced CI ecosystem with a scalable, agile, diverse, and sustainable network of CIPs that can ensure broad adoption of advanced CI resources and expert services including platforms, tools, methods, software, data, and networks for research communities, to catalyze major research advances, and to enhance researchers' abilities to lead the development of new CI.

https://www.nsf.gov/funding/opportunities/strengthening-cyberinfrastructure-professionals-ecosystem/nsf23-521/solicitation

NSF 23-536: Scholarships in STEM Network (S-STEM-Net)

Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF)

Program: NSF 23-536: Scholarships in STEM Network (S-STEM-Net)

Deadline: August 14, 2025

Funding Level: $3,000,000

Summary: Through this solicitation, NSF seeks to foster a network of S-STEM stakeholders and further develop the infrastructure needed to generate and disseminate new knowledge, successful practices and effective design principles arising from NSF S-STEM projects nationwide. The ultimate vision of the legislation governing the S-STEM parent program[1] (and of the current S-STEM-Net solicitation) is that all Americans, regardless of economic status, should be able to contribute to the American innovation economy if they so desire.

https://www.nsf.gov/funding/opportunities/s-stem-net-scholarships-stem-network/nsf23-536/solicitation

NSF 23-569: A Science of Science Approach to Analyzing and Innovating the Biomedical Research Enterprise (SoS:BIO)

Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF)

Program: NSF 23-569: A Science of Science Approach to Analyzing and Innovating the Biomedical Research Enterprise (SoS:BIO)

Deadline: September 9, 2025

Funding Level: $250,000

Summary: Both NSF and NIH believe that there are opportunities and needs for building and supporting research projects with a focus on the scientific research enterprise. The two agencies also recognize that when programmatic goals are compatible, coordinated management and funding of a research program can have a positive synergistic effect on the level and scope of research and can leverage the investments of both agencies. Therefore, NIGMS and SBE are partnering to enable collaboration in research between the SoS:DCI program and NIGMS. This partnership will result in a portfolio of high-quality research to provide scientific analysis of important aspects of the biomedical research enterprise and efforts to foster a diverse, innovative, productive and efficient scientific workforce, from which future scientific leaders will emerge. Prospective investigators are strongly encouraged to discuss their proposals with the program officers before submission to determine project relevance to the priorities of both SBE and NIGMS. Specific questions pertaining to this solicitation can also be directed to the SBE and NIGMS program officers.

https://www.nsf.gov/funding/opportunities/sosbio-science-science-approach-analyzing-innovating-biomedical/nsf23-569/solicitation

NSF 23-572: Arctic Research Opportunities

Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF)

Program: NSF 23-572: Arctic Research Opportunities

Deadline: July 15, 2025

Funding Level: $650,000 (approx.)

Summary: The National Science Foundation (NSF) invites investigators at U.S. organizations to submit proposals to the Arctic Sciences Section in the Office of Polar Programs (OPP) within the Geosciences Directorate, to conduct research about the Arctic region. The goal of this solicitation is to attract research proposals that advance a fundamental, process, and/or systems-level understanding of the Arctic's rapidly changing natural environment, social and cultural systems, and, where appropriate, to improve our capacity to project future change. The Arctic Sciences Section supports research focused on the Arctic region and its connectivity with lower latitudes. The scientific scope is aligned with, but not limited to, research priorities outlined in the Interagency Arctic Research Policy Committee (IARPC) five-year plan. The Arctic Sciences Section coordinates with programs across NSF and with other federal and international partners to co-review and co-fund Arctic-related proposals as appropriate. The Arctic Sciences Section also maintains Arctic logistical infrastructure and field support capabilities that are available to enable research.

https://www.nsf.gov/funding/opportunities/arctic-research-opportunities/nsf23-572/solicitation

NSF 23-589: Community Infrastructure for Research in Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CIRC)

Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF)

Program: NSF 23-589: Community Infrastructure for Research in Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CIRC)

Deadline: September 12, 2025

Funding Level: Several award types from $50,000 to $5,000,000

Summary: The Community Infrastructure for Research in Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CIRC) program drives discovery and learning in the core disciplines of the three participating CISE divisions [Computing and Communication Foundations (CCF), Computer and Network Systems (CNS), and Information and Intelligent Systems (IIS)] of the Directorate for Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) by funding the creation and enhancement of world-class research infrastructure. This research infrastructure will specifically support diverse communities of CISE researchers pursuing focused research agendas in computer and information science and engineering.

https://www.nsf.gov/funding/opportunities/circ-community-infrastructure-research-computer-information/nsf23-589/solicitation

NSF 23-594: Geoinformatics (GI)

Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF)

Program: NSF 23-594: Geoinformatics (GI)

Deadline: December 5, 2025 (Innovative Resources Track Only)

Funding Level: $200,000 per year for 3 years

Summary: The Geoinformatics program funds the deployment, operation, and sustainment of cyberinfrastructure (CI) resources to serve and support Earth Sciences research and education. In this solicitation, "Earth Sciences" refers to the academic research communities supported by programs within NSF's Division of Earth Sciences (EAR) (https://www.nsf.gov/funding/programs.jsp?org=EAR). Goals for Geoinformatics support include (but are not limited to): (i) Enabling the management of and access to data, physical samples, and other research products in the Earth Sciences; (ii) Facilitating the development and use of open-source software and modeling capabilities, preferably via approaches that leverage shared computing resources and collaborative software development processes; (iii) Fostering transparent and reproducible modes of research and education in the Earth Sciences; and (iv) Increasing the capacity of Earth Scientists to utilize cyberinfrastructure resources.

https://www.nsf.gov/funding/opportunities/gi-geoinformatics/nsf23-594/solicitation

NSF 23-603: Mathematical Sciences Postdoctoral Research Fellowships (MSPRF)

Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF)

Program: NSF 23-603: Mathematical Sciences Postdoctoral Research Fellowships (MSPRF)

Deadline: October 15, 2025

Funding Level: $190,000

Summary: The purpose of the Mathematical Sciences Postdoctoral Research Fellowships (MSPRF) is to support future leaders in mathematics and statistics by facilitating their participation in postdoctoral research environments that will have maximal impact on their future scientific development. There are two options for awardees: Research Fellowship and Research Instructor-ship. Awards will support research in areas of mathematics and statistics, including applications to other disciplines.

https://www.nsf.gov/funding/opportunities/msprf-mathematical-sciences-postdoctoral-research-fellowships/nsf23-603/solicitation

NSF 23-614: Smart Health and Biomedical Research in the Era of Artificial Intelligence and Advanced Data Science (SCH)

Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF)

Program: NSF 23-614: Smart Health and Biomedical Research in the Era of Artificial Intelligence and Advanced Data Science (SCH)

Deadline: October 3, 2025

Funding Level: $200

Summary: The purpose of this interagency program solicitation is to support the development of transformative high-risk, high-reward advances in computer and information science, engineering, mathematics, statistics, behavioral and/or cognitive research to address pressing questions in the biomedical and public health communities. Transformations hinge on scientific and engineering innovations by interdisciplinary teams that develop novel methods to intuitively and intelligently collect, sense, connect, analyze and interpret data from individuals, devices and systems to enable discovery and optimize health. Solutions to these complex biomedical or public health problems demand the formation of interdisciplinary teams that are ready to address these issues, while advancing fundamental science and engineering.

https://www.nsf.gov/funding/opportunities/sch-smart-health-biomedical-research-era-artificial-intelligence/nsf23-614/solicitation

NSF 23-614: Smart Health and Biomedical Research in the Era of Artificial Intelligence and Advanced Data Science (SCH)

Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF)

Program: NSF 23-614: Smart Health and Biomedical Research in the Era of Artificial Intelligence and Advanced Data Science (SCH)

Deadline: October 3, 2025

Funding Level: $1,200,000

Summary: The purpose of this interagency program solicitation is to support the development of transformative high-risk, high-reward advances in computer and information science, engineering, mathematics, statistics, behavioral and/or cognitive research to address pressing questions in the biomedical and public health communities. Transformations hinge on scientific and engineering innovations by interdisciplinary teams that develop novel methods to intuitively and intelligently collect, sense, connect, analyze and interpret data from individuals, devices and systems to enable discovery and optimize health. Solutions to these complex biomedical or public health problems demand the formation of interdisciplinary teams that are ready to address these issues, while advancing fundamental science and engineering.

https://www.nsf.gov/funding/opportunities/sch-smart-health-biomedical-research-era-artificial-intelligence/nsf23-614/solicitation

NSF 24-531: Partnership to Advance Conservation Science and Practice (PACSP)

Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF)

Program: NSF 24-531: Partnership to Advance Conservation Science and Practice (PACSP)

Deadline: Not specified

Funding Level: Not specified (Total program budget is $16M for 8-16 awards)

Summary: The 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. A significant distinction between the PACSP program and other NSF programs is that proposals to this program must make clear and well-defined connections between basic research questions and the implementation of conservation focused actions.

https://www.nsf.gov/funding/opportunities/pacsp-partnership-advance-conservation-science-practice/506082/nsf24-531/solicitation

NSF 24-539: Division of Molecular and Cellular Biosciences Core Programs

Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF)

Program: NSF 24-539: Division of Molecular and Cellular Biosciences Core Programs

Deadline: Proposals accepted anytime

Funding Level: Not specified

Summary: MCB supports research that promises to uncover the fundamental properties of living systems across atomic, molecular, sub-cellular, and cellular scales. The program gives high priority to projects that advance mechanistic understanding of the structure, function, and evolution of molecular, sub-cellular, and cellular systems, especially research that aims at quantitative and predictive knowledge of complex behavior and emergent properties. MCB encourages research exploring new concepts in molecular and cellular biology, while incorporating insights and approaches from other scientific disciplines, such as chemistry, computer science, engineering, mathematics, and physics, to illuminate principles that govern life at the molecular and cellular level. MCB also encourages research that exploits experimental and theoretical approaches and utilizes a diverse spectrum of model and non-model animals, plants, and microbes across the tree of life. Proposals that pursue potentially transformative ideas are welcome, even if these entail higher risk.

https://www.nsf.gov/funding/opportunities/mcb-division-molecular-cellular-biosciences-core-programs/nsf24-539/solicitation

NSF 24-540: Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR): Workshop Opportunities

Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF)

Program: NSF 24-540: Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR): Workshop Opportunities

Deadline: Proposals accepted anytime

Funding Level: $200,000

Summary: The Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) is designed to fulfill the mandate of the National Science Foundation (NSF) to promote scientific progress nationwide. NSF EPSCoR facilitates the establishment of partnerships among academic institutions, government, industry, and non-profit sectors that are designed to promote sustainable improvements in an EPSCoR-eligible jurisdiction’s research infrastructure, Research and Development (R&D) capacity, and R&D competitiveness. Eligibility to participate in NSF EPSCoR funding opportunities, including the EPSCoR Workshop Opportunities program, is described on the EPSCoR website (see criteria for eligibility link). EPSCoR welcomes proposals for workshops only from institutions within EPSCoR-eligible jurisdictions (i.e. states, territories, commonwealths). These workshops must focus on innovative ways to address multi-jurisdictional efforts on themes of regional or national importance with relevance to the goals and mission of NSF and EPSCoR.

https://www.nsf.gov/funding/opportunities/eps-wo-established-program-stimulate-competitive-research-workshop/nsf24-540/solicitation

NSF 24-543: Division of Environmental Biology Core Programs

Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF)

Program: NSF 24-543: Division of Environmental Biology Core Programs

Deadline: Proposals accepted anytime

Funding Level: Not specified

Summary: The Division of Environmental Biology (DEB) Core supports research and training on evolutionary and ecological processes acting at the level of populations, species, communities, ecosystems, macrosystems, and biogeographic extents. DEB encourages research that elucidates fundamental principles that identify and explain the unity and diversity of life and its interactions with the environment over space and time. Research may incorporate field, laboratory, or collection-based approaches; observational or manipulative studies; synthesis activities; phylogenetic discovery projects; or theoretical approaches involving analytical, statistical, or computational modeling. Proposals should be submitted to the core clusters (Ecosystem Science, Evolutionary Processes, Population and Community Ecology, and Systematics and Biodiversity Science). DEB also encourages interdisciplinary proposals that cross conceptual boundaries and integrate over levels of biological organization or across multiple spatial and temporal scales. Research addressing ecology and ecosystem science in the marine biome should be directed to the Biological Oceanography Program in the Division of Ocean Sciences; research addressing evolution and systematics in the marine biome should be directed to the Evolutionary Processes or Systematics and Biodiversity Science programs in DEB.

https://www.nsf.gov/funding/opportunities/deb-division-environmental-biology/nsf24-543/solicitation

NSF 24-544: Developmental Sciences

Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF)

Program: NSF 24-544: Developmental Sciences

Deadline: July 30, 2025 or January 20, 2026

Funding Level: $300,000 to $600,000

Summary: Developmental Sciences supports basic research that increases our understanding of perceptual, cognitive, linguistic, social, cultural, and biological processes related to human development across the lifespan. Research supported by this program will add to our knowledge of the underlying developmental processes that support social, cognitive, and behavioral functioning, thereby illuminating ways for individuals to live productive lives as members of society.

https://www.nsf.gov/funding/opportunities/ds-developmental-sciences/nsf24-544/solicitation

NSF 24-544: Developmental Sciences

Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF)

Program: NSF 24-544: Developmental Sciences

Deadline: January 30, 2026

Funding Level: $100,000 to $200,000 per year for 3 years (approx.)

Summary: Developmental Sciences supports basic research that increases our understanding of perceptual, cognitive, linguistic, social, cultural, and biological processes related to human development across the lifespan. Research supported by this program will add to our knowledge of the underlying developmental processes that support social, cognitive, and behavioral functioning, thereby illuminating ways for individuals to live productive lives as members of society.

https://www.nsf.gov/funding/opportunities/ds-developmental-sciences/nsf24-544/solicitation

NSF 24-555: Computer Science for All

Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF)

Program: NSF 24-555: Computer Science for All

Deadline: February 11, 2026

Funding Level: $300,000 to $2,000,000

Summary: This program aims to provide all U.S. students with the opportunity to participate in computer science (CS) and computational thinking (CT) education in their schools at the preK-12 levels. With this solicitation, the National Science Foundation (NSF) focuses on both research and research-practice partnerships (RPPs) that foster the research and development needed to bring CS and CT to all schools. Specifically, this solicitation aims to provide (1) high school teachers with the preparation, professional development (PD) and ongoing support they need to teach rigorous computer science courses; (2) preK-8 teachers with the instructional materials and preparation they need to integrate CS and CT into their teaching; and (3) schools and districts with the resources needed to define and evaluate multi-grade pathways in CS and CT.

https://www.nsf.gov/funding/opportunities/csforall-research-rpps-computer-science-all/nsf24-555/solicitation

NSF 24-569: Mathematical Foundations of Artificial Intelligence

Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF)

Program: NSF 24-569: Mathematical Foundations of Artificial Intelligence

Deadline: October 10, 2025

Funding Level: $500,000 to $1,500,000

Summary: Research activities should focus on the most challenging mathematical and theoretical questions aimed at understanding the capabilities, limitations, and emerging properties of AI methods as well as the development of novel, and mathematically grounded, design and analysis principles for the current and next generation of AI approaches. Specific research goals include: establishing a fundamental mathematical understanding of the factors determining the capabilities and limitations of current and emerging generations of AI systems, including, but not limited to, foundation models, generative models, deep learning, statistical learning, federated learning, and other evolving paradigms; the development of mathematically grounded design and analysis principles for the current and next generations of AI systems; rigorous approaches for characterizing and validating machine learning algorithms and their predictions; research enabling provably reliable, translational, general-purpose AI systems and algorithms; encouragement of new collaborations in this interdisciplinary research community and between institutions.

https://www.nsf.gov/funding/opportunities/mfai-mathematical-foundations-artificial-intelligence/nsf24-569/solicitation

NSF 24-581: Cyber-Physical Systems (CPS)

Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF)

Program: NSF 24-581: Cyber-Physical Systems (CPS)

Deadline: Varies by type

Funding Level: Varies by type

Summary: Cyber-physical systems (CPS) are engineered systems that are built from, and depend upon, the seamless integration of computation and physical components. Advances in CPS will enable capability, adaptability, scalability, resiliency, safety, security, and usability that will expand the horizons of these critical systems. CPS technologies are transforming the way people interact with engineered systems, just as the Internet has transformed the way people interact with information. New, smart CPS drive innovation and competition in a range of application domains including agriculture, aeronautics, building design, civil infrastructure, energy, environmental quality, healthcare and personalized medicine, manufacturing, and transportation. CPS are becoming data-rich enabling new and higher degrees of automation and autonomy. Traditional ideas in CPS research are being challenged by new concepts emerging from artificial intelligence and machine learning. The integration of artificial intelligence with CPS, especially for real-time operation, creates new research opportunities with major societal implications.

https://www.nsf.gov/funding/opportunities/cps-cyber-physical-systems/nsf24-581/solicitation

NSF 24-584: Advanced Technological Education (ATE)

Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF)

Program: NSF 24-584: Advanced Technological Education (ATE)

Deadline: October 2, 2025

Funding Level: Varies by track

Summary: With a focus on two-year Institutions of Higher Education (IHEs), the Advanced Technological Education (ATE) program supports the education of technicians for the high-technology fields that drive our nation's economy. The program involves partnerships between academic institutions (grades 7-12, IHEs), industry, and economic development agencies to promote improvement in the education of science and engineering technicians. It is strongly recommended that projects be faculty-led and required that courses and programs are credit-bearing, although materials developed may also be used for incumbent worker education. Materials may also be adapted and implemented as credit-bearing courses. The ATE program supports curriculum development; professional development of college faculty and secondary school teachers; career pathway development for both students and incumbent workers; and other activities including applied research projects that advance the knowledge base related to technician education.

https://www.nsf.gov/funding/opportunities/ate-advanced-technological-education/nsf24-584/solicitation

NSF 24-589: Computer and Information Science and Engineering: Core Programs

Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF)

Program: NSF 24-589: Computer and Information Science and Engineering: Core Programs

Deadline: Varies by project type

Funding Level: $600,000 to $1,200,000

Summary: The NSF CISE Directorate supports research and education projects that develop new knowledge in all aspects of computing, communications, and information science and engineering, as well as advanced cyberinfrastructure, through the following core programs:

  • Division of Computing and Communication Foundations (CCF):
    • Algorithmic Foundations (AF) program;
    • Communications and Information Foundations (CIF) program;
    • Foundations of Emerging Technologies (FET) program; and
    • Software and Hardware Foundations (SHF) program.
  • Division of Computer and Network Systems (CNS):
    • Computer Systems Research (CSR) program; and
    • Networking Technology and Systems (NeTS) program.
  • Division of Information and Intelligent Systems (IIS):
    • Human-Centered Computing (HCC) program;
    • Information Integration and Informatics (III) program; and
    • Robust Intelligence (RI) program.
  • Office of Advanced Cyberinfrastructure (OAC):
    • OAC Core Research (OAC Core) program;

https://www.nsf.gov/funding/opportunities/computer-information-science-engineering-core-programs/nsf24-589/solicitation

NSF 24-589: Computer and Information Science and Engineering: Core Programs

Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF)

Program: NSF 24-589: Computer and Information Science and Engineering: Core Programs

Deadline: Submission window varies by project type

Funding Level: $600,000 or $1,200,000 depending on project type

Summary: The NSF Directorate for Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) supports transformative research and education projects that develop new knowledge in all aspects of computing, communications, and information science and engineering, as well as advanced cyberinfrastructure, through multiple research programs across one office and three divisions:

  • The Division of Computing and Communication Foundations (CCF) supports research that studies the foundations of computing and communication.
  • The Division of Computer and Network Systems (CNS) supports research that studies novel or enhanced computing and/or networking, including using new technologies or new ways to apply existing technologies, with a focus on systems.
  • The Division of Information and Intelligent Systems (IIS) supports research that studies the inter-related roles of people, computers, and information.
  • The Office of Advanced Cyberinfrastructure (OAC) supports translational research and education activities in all aspects of advanced cyberinfrastructure that lead to systems capable of transforming science and engineering research.

https://www.nsf.gov/funding/opportunities/computer-information-science-engineering-core-programs/nsf24-589/solicitation

NSF 24-597: U.S. National Science Foundation Research Traineeship Program

Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF)

Program: NSF 24-597: U.S. National Science Foundation Research Traineeship Program

Deadline: September 8, 2025

Funding Level: $200,000 to $3,000,000 (varies by track)

Summary: The NRT program addresses workforce development, emphasizing broad participation, and institutional capacity building needs in graduate education. The program encourages proposals that involve strategic collaborations with the private sector, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), government agencies, national laboratories, field stations, teaching and learning centers, informal science centers, and academic partners. NRT especially welcomes proposals that reflect collaborations between NRT proposals and existing NSF Eddie Bernice Johnson Inclusion across the Nation of Communities of Learners of Underrepresented Discoverers in Engineering and Science (INCLUDES) Initiative, Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU), Louis Stokes Alliances for Minority Participation (LSAMP), NSF Scholarships in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (S-STEM), and NSF STEM Ed Organizational Postdoctoral Fellowship program (STEM Ed OPRF) projects, provided the collaboration will strengthen both projects. Researchers at minority serving institutions and emerging research institutions are strongly encouraged to submit proposals. Collaborations between NRT proposals and existing NSF INCLUDES projects should strengthen both NRT and INCLUDES projects.

https://www.nsf.gov/funding/opportunities/us-national-science-foundation-research-traineeship-program/nsf24-597/solicitation

NSF 24-598: Mid-scale Research Infrastructure-1 (Mid-scale RI-1)

Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF)

Program: NSF 24-598: Mid-scale Research Infrastructure-1 (Mid-scale RI-1)

Deadline: September 1, 2026 (Required preliminary proposal)

Funding Level: $400,000 to $20,000,000

Summary: NSF-supported science and engineering research increasingly relies on cutting-edge infrastructure. With its Major Research Instrumentation (MRI) program and Major Multi-user Facilities ("Major Facilities") projects, NSF supports infrastructure projects at the lower and higher range of infrastructure project costs, Foundation-wide, across science and engineering research disciplines. The Foundation-wide Mid-scale Research Infrastructure opportunity is intended to provide NSF with an agile, Foundation-wide process to fund experimental research capabilities in the mid-scale range between MRI and Major Multi-user Facilities. NSF defines Research Infrastructure (RI) as any combination of facilities, equipment, instrumentation, or computational hardware or software, and the necessary human capital in support of the same. Major facilities and mid-scale projects are subsets of research infrastructure.

https://www.nsf.gov/funding/opportunities/mid-scale-ri-1-mid-scale-research-infrastructure-1/nsf24-598/solicitation

NSF 24-601: Advancing Informal STEM Learning (AISL)

Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF)

Program: NSF 24-601: Advancing Informal STEM Learning (AISL)

Deadline: January 14, 2026

Funding Level: Varies by project type

Summary: The Advancing Informal STEM Learning (AISL) Program is committed to funding research and practice, with continued focus on investigating a range of informal STEM learning (ISL) experiences and environments that make lifelong learning a reality. This program seeks proposals that center engagement, broadening participation, and belonging, and further the well-being of individuals and communities who have been and continue to be excluded, under-served, or underrepresented in STEM along several dimensions. The current solicitation encourages proposals from institutions and organizations that serve public audiences, and specifically focus on public engagement with and understanding of STEM, including community STEM; public participation in scientific research (PPSR); science communication; intergenerational STEM engagement; and STEM media.

https://www.nsf.gov/funding/opportunities/aisl-advancing-informal-stem-learning/nsf24-601/solicitation

NSF 24-606: Pathways to Enable Open-Source Ecosystems (POSE)

Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF)

Program: NSF 24-606: Pathways to Enable Open-Source Ecosystems (POSE)

Deadline: September 2, 2025

Funding Level: $300,000 to $1,500,000

Summary: The Pathways to Enable Open-Source Ecosystems (POSE) program aims to harness the power of open-source development for the creation of new technology solutions to problems of national and societal importance. Many NSF-funded projects result in publicly accessible, modifiable, and distributable open-source products, including software, hardware, models, specifications, programming languages, or data platforms that catalyze further innovation. In some cases, an open-source product that shows potential for wide adoption forms the basis for a self-sustaining open-source ecosystem (OSE) that comprises a leadership team; a managing organization with a well-defined governance structure and distributed development model; a cohesive community of external intellectual content developers; and a broad base of users across academia, industry, and/or government. The overarching vision of POSE is that proactive and intentional formation of managing organizations will ensure broader adoption of open-source products; increased coordination of external intellectual content developer contributions; and a more focused route to technologies with broad societal impact. Toward this end, the POSE program supports the formation of new OSE managing organizations based on an existing open-source product or class of products, whereby each organization is responsible for the creation and management of processes and infrastructure needed for the efficient and secure development and maintenance of an OSE.

https://www.nsf.gov/funding/opportunities/pose-pathways-enable-open-source-ecosystems/nsf24-606/solicitation

NSF 25-500: Earth Sciences Postdoctoral Fellowships (EAR-PF)

Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF)

Program: NSF 25-500: Earth Sciences Postdoctoral Fellowships (EAR-PF)

Deadline: October 29, 2025

Funding Level: Salary plus $15,000 per year for research

Summary: The Division of Earth Sciences (EAR) awards postdoctoral fellowships to recent recipients of doctoral degrees to conduct an integrated program of independent research and professional development that address scientific questions within the scope of EAR's disciplinary portfolio. The program supports researchers for a period of up to two years with fellowships that can be taken to an eligible host institution. The program is intended to recognize beginning investigators of significant potential and provide them with research experience, mentorship, and training that will help establish them in leadership positions in the Earth Sciences community. Postdoctoral fellows should pursue research in directions or with tools that will diversify the expertise they gained during their doctoral studies and research. The fellowship should also enable broadening of the fellow's professional network. For these reasons, applicants are strongly encouraged to seek opportunities outside of their doctoral institution and their organization at the time of submission.

https://www.nsf.gov/funding/opportunities/ear-pf-earth-sciences-postdoctoral-fellowships/nsf25-500/solicitation

NSF 25-507: Human-Environment and Geographical Sciences Program (HEGS)

Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF)

Program: NSF 25-507: Human-Environment and Geographical Sciences Program (HEGS)

Deadline: August 1, 2025 or January 16, 2026

Funding Level: $100,000 to $500,000 (approx.)

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.

https://www.nsf.gov/funding/opportunities/hegs-human-environment-geographical-sciences-program/nsf25-507/solicitation

NSF 25-522: EPSCoR Research Infrastructure Improvement: EPSCoR Research Incubators for STEM Excellence (E-RISE)

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.

https://new.nsf.gov/funding/opportunities/e-rise-epscor-research-infrastructure-improvement-epscor-research/nsf25-522/solicitation

NSF 25-527: Smart and Connected Communities (S&CC)

Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF)

Program: NSF 25-527: Smart and Connected Communities (S&CC)

Deadline: September 8, 2025 (Required preliminary proposal)

Funding Level: Varies by proposal category

Summary: The purpose of the NSF Smart and Connected Communities (S&CC) program solicitation is to accelerate the creation of novel intelligent technologies and concepts through high-risk/high-reward research that addresses major challenges and issues faced by communities across the US. A “smart and connected community” is defined as a community that synergistically integrates intelligent technologies with the natural and built environments and with the functions of civic institutions and organizations. Proposals submitted to the program should be designed to advance one or more of the following community priorities: economic opportunity and growth; safety and security; human and environmental health and wellness; accessibility of critical services and resources; and the overall quality of life for those who live, work, learn, or travel within the community. To meet the goals of the program, researchers should work with community stakeholders to identify and define challenges the community faces, using that interaction and input to generate high-impact, use-inspired, basic research that advances science and engineering.

https://www.nsf.gov/funding/opportunities/scc-smart-connected-communities/nsf25-527/solicitation

NSF 25-527: Smart and Connected Communities (S&CC)

Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF)

Program: NSF 25-527: Smart and Connected Communities (S&CC)

Deadline: September 8, 2025 (Required preliminary proposal)

Funding Level: Varies by type up to $5,000,000

Summary: The purpose of the NSF Smart and Connected Communities (S&CC) program solicitation is to accelerate the creation of novel intelligent technologies and concepts through high-risk/high-reward research that addresses major challenges and issues faced by communities across the US. A “smart and connected community” is defined as a community that synergistically integrates intelligent technologies with the natural and built environments and with the functions of civic institutions and organizations. Proposals submitted to the program should be designed to advance one or more of the following community priorities: economic opportunity and growth; safety and security; human and environmental health and wellness; accessibility of critical services and resources; and the overall quality of life for those who live, work, learn, or travel within the community. To meet the goals of the program, researchers should work with community stakeholders to identify and define challenges the community faces, using that interaction and input to generate high-impact, use-inspired, basic research that advances science and engineering.

https://www.nsf.gov/funding/opportunities/scc-smart-connected-communities/nsf25-527/solicitation

NSF 25-531: Cybersecurity Innovation for Cyberinfrastructure (CICI)

Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF)

Program: NSF 25-531: Cybersecurity Innovation for Cyberinfrastructure (CICI)

Deadline: January 21, 2026

Funding Level: Varies by program area

Summary: The objective of the Cybersecurity Innovation for Cyberinfrastructure (CICI) program is to advance scientific discovery and innovation by enhancing the security and privacy of cyberinfrastructure. CICI supports efforts to develop, deploy and integrate cybersecurity that will benefit the broader scientific community by securing science data, computation, collaborations workflows, and infrastructure. CICI recognizes the unique nature of modern, complex, data-driven, distributed, rapid, and collaborative science and the breadth of infrastructure and requirements across scientific disciplines, practitioners, researchers, and projects.

https://www.nsf.gov/funding/opportunities/cici-cybersecurity-innovation-cyberinfrastructure/nsf25-531/solicitation

NSF 25-539: Verticals-enabling Intelligent Network Systems (VINES)

Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF)

Program: NSF 25-539: Verticals-enabling Intelligent Network Systems (VINES)

Deadline: August 1, 2025 (Track 1) or September 25, 2025 (Track 2)

Funding Level: $1,500,000 to $6,000,000

Summary: The VINES program seeks to support both fundamental research and verticals-driven technology development, demonstration, and translation activities that will lead to leaps in performance and capabilities of next generation (NextG) advanced intelligent network systems that span the user-edge-core-cloud continuum. The program seeks to go beyond the current research portfolios within individual participating NSF directorates and partner organizations by simultaneously emphasizing gains in performance and capabilities without compromising resilience and interoperability across all layers of the networking protocol and computation stacks. Innovations are sought across the various aspects of next generation communications, networking, and computing systems.

https://www.nsf.gov/funding/opportunities/vines-verticals-enabling-intelligent-network-systems/nsf25-539/solicitation

Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS): Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA): Rehabilitation Training: Innovative Rehabilitation Training Program; ALN 84.263G

Sponsor: US Department of Education

Program: Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS): Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA): Rehabilitation Training: Innovative Rehabilitation Training Program; ALN 84.263G

Deadline: July 28, 2025

Funding Level: $640,000 max per year for 5 years

Summary: The Innovative Rehabilitation Training program is designed to develop: (a) new types of training programs for rehabilitation personnel and to demonstrate the effectiveness of these new types of training programs for rehabilitation personnel in providing rehabilitation services to individuals with disabilities; (b) new and improved methods of training rehabilitation personnel so that there may be a more effective delivery of rehabilitation services to individuals with disabilities by designated State rehabilitation agencies and designated State rehabilitation units or other public or non-profit rehabilitation service agencies or organizations; and (c) new innovative training programs for VR professionals and paraprofessionals to have a 21st-century understanding of the evolving labor force and the needs of individuals with disabilities so they can more effectively provide VR services to individuals with disabilities.

https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/359822

OSERS: OSEP: Educational Technology, Media, and Materials for Individuals with Disabilities Program–-Stepping-up Technology Implementation, Assistance Listing Number (ALN) 84.327S

Sponsor: US Department of Education

Program: OSERS: OSEP: Educational Technology, Media, and Materials for Individuals with Disabilities Program–-Stepping-up Technology Implementation, Assistance Listing Number (ALN) 84.327S

Deadline: July 25, 2025

Funding Level: $400,000 max per year for 5 years

Summary: The purpose of the Educational Technology, Media, and Materials for Individuals with Disabilities Program (ETechM2 Program) is to improve results for children with disabilities by (1) promoting the development, demonstration, and use of technology; (2) supporting educational activities designed to be of educational value in the classroom for children with disabilities; (3) providing support for captioning and video description that is appropriate for use in the classroom; and (4) providing accessible educational materials to children with disabilities in a timely manner.

https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/359808

Pathway to Stop Diabetes

Sponsor: American Diabetes Association

Program: Pathway to Stop Diabetes

Deadline: July 23, 2025

Funding Level: $325,000

Summary: This call for nominations will prioritize translational applications that move knowledge and discovery gained from basic research to its eventual translation into patient and population benefit. The ideal applicant will propose innovative research that will be an important step towards the eventual goal of improving the lives of people at risk of diabetes or living with the disease - and the pathway to this impact is clear. Our vision is to create a pathway to launch the next generation of trailblazers in diabetes research.

https://professional.diabetes.org/research-grants/current-funding-opportunities-pathway-stop-diabetes

Postdoctoral Fellowship Awards

Sponsor: American Diabetes Association

Program: Postdoctoral Fellowship Awards

Deadline: July 23, 2025

Funding Level: $297,264

Summary: The American Diabetes Association (ADA) is committed to nurturing the next generation of leaders in diabetes research. We are pleased to announce the availability of postdoctoral fellowships to support outstanding researchers in their pursuit of innovative and impactful research projects. Our goal is to provide exceptional training opportunities that will empower fellows to make significant advances in diabetes research and contribute meaningfully to the ADA’s mission of improving the lives of people with all types of diabetes.

https://professional.diabetes.org/sites/dpro/files/2025-04/2025-Postdoctoral-Fellowship-Call-For-Applications-4-30-25.pdf

Predictive shelf-life modeling for food products

Sponsor: Kraft Heinz

Program: Predictive shelf-life modeling for food products

Deadline: July 31, 2025

Funding Level: Not specified

Summary: We are looking for experts with experience in developing and applying predictive modeling and analytics for shelf-life estimation, particularly in the context of packaged food products. Product categories of interest include sauces & condiments, beverages, powdered mixes, dessert, meal kits, cheese, and meat. The ideal expert will have a deep understanding of the data requirements and advanced modeling techniques, including machine learning and AI, to accurately predict shelf life grounded in food science, microbiology, sensory, and packaging fundamentals.

https://www.halo.science/request_for_experts/predictive-shelf-life-modeling-for-food-products

Production & Post-Harvest Research Funding

Sponsor: American Floral Endowment

Program: Production & Post-Harvest Research Funding

Deadline: August 1, 2025

Funding Level: Not specified

Summary: The American Floral Endowment (AFE) is committed to supporting research that advances the floral industry. Your work and expertise are extremely important to us and the future of floriculture. All proposals are reviewed by the AFE Research Committee for industry relevance, and by the Society of American Florists Growers Council. Proposals that rank the highest from these industry reviews will then be selected for academic and peer review to determine final funding. Because there are always more funding requests than funding, each proposal will be evaluated for potential benefit to the industry. We encourage each researcher to review the AFE research priorities listed below. Our priorities are focused on all floricultural crops, including fresh-cut flowers and greens, flowering and foliage potted plants, bedding plants, and perennials. Projects benefitting any industry segment from grower to consumer will be considered for funding. In no specific order, the priorities are:

  • Sustainable Production and Handling Practices, Including Water Use Efficiency, Growing Media, and Plastic Alternatives
  • Automation, Technology, and AI Leading to Labor Savings
  • Biocontrol of Pests
  • Advanced Breeding Technology, including CRISPR
  • Long-Term Storage and Shipping Conditions for Cut Flowers, Bedding, and Potted Plants
  • Production Technology
  • Postharvest Technology
  • Botrytis Control and Management
  • Thrips Control and Management

https://afe.secure-platform.com/research

Rapid Outcomes from Agricultural Research

Sponsor: Foundation for Food and Agriculture (FFAR)

Program: Rapid Outcomes from Agricultural Research

Deadline: Concept note accepted anytime (Applications due 8 weeks after invitation)

Funding Level: $150,000 (requires match)

Summary: The Rapid Outcomes from Agricultural Research (ROAR) program deploys urgent funding to support research and outreach in response to emerging or unanticipated threats to the nation’s food supply or agricultural systems. Plant and animal pests and pathogens can strike quickly, devastating crops, livestock and livelihoods. When such events occur, it often takes months to mount an effective response. Researchers must first understand these pests and pathogens before developing an effective solution. While the initial period after pest or pathogen detection is critical to stopping the threat, conventional research funding opportunities take significant time and effort to pursue. To address these outbreaks quickly, the ROAR Program funds rapid research related to response, prevention or mitigation of new pests and pathogens. ROAR’s one-year funding fills urgent research gaps until traditional, longer-term funding can be secured.

https://foundationfar.org/programs/rapid-outcomes-from-agricultural-research/

RELX ENVIRONMENTAL CHALLENGE

Sponsor: RELX

Program: RELX ENVIRONMENTAL CHALLENGE

Deadline: July 27, 2025

Funding Level: $50,000

Summary: The RELX Environmental Challenge (the “Challenge”) is a skill-based competition in which participants are asked to submit proposals outlining innovative ideas that advance access to safe water and/or sanitation where access is presently at risk. Applications will be assessed against the Challenge criteria, which are as follows: They must advance access to safe and sustainable water supply where it is presently at risk and/or access to improved sanitation. They must set a benchmark for innovation and demonstrate:

• Replicability, scalability and sustainability

• Practical applicability

• Non-discrimination/equity of access

• Involvement of, and impacts on, a range of stakeholders

• Local/community-level engagement

https://www.relx.com/corporate-responsibility/engaging-others/relx-group-environmental-challenge

Research Funding

Sponsor: The G. Harold and Leila Y. Mathers Foundation

Program: Research Funding

Deadline: October 3, 2025 (LOI; Invited formal proposals due December 12, 2025)

Funding Level: $700,000

Summary: The Foundation primarily supports basic science, ideally with potential translational applications. Examples of current research areas we support include immunology, microbiome, structural biology, cellular physiology, cancer biology, genetics, genomics, microbiology and infectious diseases, stem cell biology, and neuroscience. Research areas we will not consider for support include Covid-19 related research projects (aims or sub-aims), Plant Biology Research, Oceanography, Space Exploration. and Global Warming related research. In addition, medical imaging technology related projects and/or electrical engineering technology development projects will not be considered for support. The Foundation does not support research conducted in human subjects and will not fund requests for clinical trials or drug discovery. The Foundation will not support research projects which we consider pre-clinical drug development.

https://mathersfoundation.org/?page_id=485

Research Grants and Grants-in-Aid

Sponsor: Whitehall Foundation

Program: Research Grants and Grants-in-Aid

Deadline: January 15, April 15, or October 15 (Required LOI due dates)

Funding Level: $100,000 or $30,000

Summary: The Whitehall Foundation, through its program of grants and grants-in-aid, assists scholarly research in the life sciences. It is the Foundation's policy to assist those dynamic areas of basic biological research that are not heavily supported by Federal Agencies or other foundations with specialized missions. In order to respond to the changing environment, the Whitehall Foundation periodically reassesses the need for financial support by the various fields of biological research. The Foundation emphasizes the support of young scientists at the beginning of their careers and productive senior scientists who wish to move into new fields of interest. Consideration is given, however, to applicants of all ages. The chief criteria for support are the quality and creativity of the research as well as the commitment of the Principal Investigator (a minimum time allocation of 20% is required).

https://www.whitehall.org/about/

Research Interests of the Air Force Office of Scientific Research

Sponsor: Air Force Office of Scientific Research

Program: Research Interests of the Air Force Office of Scientific Research

Deadline: May 18, 2028

Funding Level: Typically $100,000 to $300,000 per year for 3 years

Summary: AFOSR plans, coordinates, and executes the Air Force Research Laboratory’s (AFRL) basic research program in response to technical guidance from AFRL and requirements of the Air Force. Additionally, the office fosters, supports, and conducts research within Air Force, university, and industry laboratories; and ensures transition of research results to support U.S. Air Force needs. The focus of AFOSR is on research areas that offer significant and comprehensive benefits to our national war fighting and peacekeeping capabilities. These areas are organized and managed in two scientific Departments: Engineering and Information Science (RTA), Physical and Biological Sciences (RTB), and our international offices (EAORD, SOARD, and AOARD). The research activities managed within each Department are summarized in this section.

https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/359050

Resource-Related Research Projects for Development of Animal Models and Related Materials (R24 Clinical Trials Not-Allowed)

Sponsor: National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Program: Resource-Related Research Projects for Development of Animal Models and Related Materials (R24 Clinical Trials Not-Allowed)

Deadline: September 25, 2025

Funding Level: $500,000 to $1,000,000 (approx.)

Summary: The Office of Research Infrastructure Programs (ORIP) encourages grant applications aimed at developing, characterizing or improving animal models of human diseases; improving access to information about or generated from the use of animal models of human disease; or improving diagnosis and control of diseases of laboratory animals. The animal models, related materials, or technological tools developed must be broadly applicable to the scientific interests of two or more NIH Institutes or Centers (ICs) and must evaluate diseases and processes that impact multiple organ systems in order to align with the ORIP’s NIH-wide mission and programs. Applications must describe the need for and the potential impact of the proposed resources on the research community across a range of scientific disciplines supported by multiple NIH ICs. Applications to develop models that relate strictly to a specific disease or a select area of research or that do not have a broad impact on the NIH-wide research community will not be considered acceptable. Projects that predominantly address the research interests of one NIH IC but are only peripherally related to the research interests of other ICs will also not be acceptable for this funding opportunity announcement (FOA).

https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-OD-22-013.html

ROSES 2025

Sponsor: NASA

Program: ROSES 2025

Summary: Research Opportunities in Space and Earth Science (ROSES)-2025 to be Released the Week of February 24. NASA's Science Mission Directorate (SMD) announces the release of its annual omnibus solicitation for basic and applied research, Research Opportunities in Space and Earth Science (ROSES) 2025 as NNH25ZDA001N the week of February 24, at https://solicitation.nasaprs.com/ROSES2025

ROSES is an omnibus solicitation with many individual program elements, each with its own due dates and topics. Table 2 and Table 3 of this NRA, which will be posted at https://solicitation.nasaprs.com/ROSES2025table2 and https://solicitation.nasaprs.com/ROSES2025table3 respectively, provide proposal due dates and hypertext links to descriptions of the solicited program elements in the Appendices of this NRA. Together, these program elements cover the wide range of basic and applied research and supporting technology in areas supported by SMD.

SBIR/STTR Commercialization Readiness Pilot (CRP) Program Technical Assistance and Late Stage Development (SB1, Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

Sponsor: National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Program: SBIR/STTR Commercialization Readiness Pilot (CRP) Program Technical Assistance and Late Stage Development (SB1, Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

Deadline: September 5, 2025

Funding Level: Varies by type

Summary: The purpose of this Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) is to encourage applications from small business concerns (SBCs) to the newly re-authorized Commercialization Readiness Pilot (CRP) program. The NOFO aims to facilitate the transition of previously or currently funded SBIR and STTR Phase II and Phase IIB projects to the commercialization stage by providing additional support for technical assistance and later stage research and development (R&D) not typically supported through Phase II or Phase IIB grants or contracts. This may include independent replication of key studies, Investigational New Drug (IND)-enabling studies, clinical studies, manufacturing costs, regulatory assistance, or a combination of services. Although a significant amount of the work in a CRP award may be subcontracted to other institutions, the Small Business Concern (SBC) is expected to maintain oversight and management of the R&D throughout the award.

https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-23-219.html

Science of Learning and Augmented Intelligence

Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF)

Program: Science of Learning and Augmented Intelligence

Deadline: August 6, 2025 or February 11, 2026

Funding Level: Not specified

Summary: Supports research to develop fundamental knowledge about principles, processes and mechanisms of learning and about augmented intelligence — how human cognitive function can be augmented through interactions with others and technology. Science of Learning and Augmented Intelligence (SL) supports potentially transformative research that develops basic theoretical insights and fundamental knowledge about principles, processes and mechanisms of learning, and about augmented intelligence — how human cognitive function can be augmented through interactions with others or with technology, or through variations in context. The program supports research addressing learning in individuals and in groups, across a wide range of domains at one or more levels of analysis, including molecular and cellular mechanisms; brain systems; cognitive, affective and behavioral processes; and social and cultural influences.

https://www.nsf.gov/funding/opportunities/science-learning-augmented-intelligence

Science of Science: Discovery, Communication and Impact (SoS:DCI)

Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF)

Program: Science of Science: Discovery, Communication and Impact (SoS:DCI)

Deadline: September 9, 2025 or February 10, 2026

Funding Level: Not specified

Summary: Supports research focused on advancing knowledge and theory on the social science of scientific discovery; theories, models and data improving our understanding of scientific communication; and how science advances evidence-based policymaking and public value. The Science of Science: Discovery, Communication and Impact (SoS:DCI) program is designed to advance theory and knowledge about increasing the public value of scientific activity. Science of Science draws from multiple disciplinary and field perspectives to advance theory and research about scientific discovery, communication and impact.

https://www.nsf.gov/funding/opportunities/sosdci-science-science-discovery-communication-impact

Scientists in Parks (SIP) Call for Proposals

Sponsor: Gulf Coast Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (GCCESU)

Program: Scientists in Parks (SIP) Call for Proposals

Deadline: July 18, 2025

Funding Level: Not specified

Summary: The SIP Program provides a mechanism for NPS park units to hire non-federal interns to undertake projects that address natural resource management issues by adding extra capacity to ensure parks are open and accessible for the American public. SIP positions can vary in complexity, length, discipline, and skill set to meet the needs of NPS park units. We encourage parks to submit proposals to host a SIP position. This current call is for a condensed Winter Season (position start dates January-April 2026). A second call for the Summer Season (position start dates from May - September 2026) is planned to open September 2025 pending agreement approval. Positions starting in either season can have a duration of 12 to 52 weeks.

https://gccesu.org/funding-opportunities/

Security and Preparedness (SAP)

Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF)

Program: Security and Preparedness (SAP)

Deadline: August 15, 2025

Funding Level: Not specified

Summary: Supports research on global and national security, including conflict and dispute resolution, international and comparative political economy, domestic political instability and conflict processes, and security implications of natural hazards and stressors. The Security and Preparedness (SAP) Program supports basic scientific research that advances knowledge and understanding of issues broadly related to global and national security. Research proposals are evaluated on the criteria of intellectual merit and broader impacts; the proposed projects are expected to be theoretically motivated, conceptually precise, methodologically rigorous, and empirically oriented. Moreover, the Program supports research experiences for undergraduate students and infrastructural activities, including methodological innovations. The Program does not fund applied research. In addition, we encourage you to examine the websites for the National Science Foundation's Accountable Institutions and Behavior (AIB), Law and Science (LS) programs, and Research Infrastructure in the Social and Behavioral Sciences (RISBS) programs.

https://www.nsf.gov/funding/opportunities/sap-security-preparedness

Social Psychology

Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF)

Program: Social Psychology

Deadline: January 15, 2026

Funding Level: Not specified

Summary: The Social Psychology Program invites research and infrastructure proposals that advance knowledge of how human behavior is influenced by macro- and micro-level social forces, including how thought, motivation, emotion, neural, and physiological processes explain ways of thinking about and relating to self and others. Proposed research should carry strong potential for groundbreaking discoveries about the power of social dynamics to shape peoples’ attitudes, behavior, and experience. Basic research that connects to emerging and ongoing global challenges is especially encouraged.

https://www.nsf.gov/funding/opportunities/social-psychology

Spark Good Local Grants

Sponsor: Walmart

Program: Spark Good Local Grants

Deadline: Quarterly due April 15, July 15, October 15 or December 31

Funding Level: up to $5,000

Summary: Walmart believes that investing in local communities strengthens our business as well as the communities we serve. Local grants are designed to support local organizations that meet the unique needs of the communities where we operate, build pride among all associates, and deepen relationships with our customers. Each year, Walmart U.S. stores, Sam’s Clubs and Distribution Centers award local cash grants ranging from $250 to $5000. Funding priorities:

  • Creating Opportunity
  • Advancing Sustainability
  • Strengthening Community
  • Center for Racial Equity

https://www.walmart.org/how-we-give/program-guidelines/spark-good-local-grants-guidelines

Stephen I. Katz Early Stage Investigator Research Project Grant (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

Sponsor: National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Program: Stephen I. Katz Early Stage Investigator Research Project Grant (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

Deadline: September 26, 2025

Funding Level: Not limited but needs to reflect the actual needs of the proposed project

Summary: The Stephen I. Katz Early Stage Investigator Research Project Grant supports an innovative project that represents a change in research direction for an early stage investigator (ESI) and for which no preliminary data exist. Applications submitted to this notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) must not include preliminary data. Applications must include a separate attachment describing the change in research direction. The proposed project must be related to the programmatic interests of one or more of the participating NIH Institutes and Centers (ICs) based on their scientific missions.

https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-24-075.html

Support for Research Excellence – First Independent Research (SuRE-First) Award (R16 - Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

Sponsor: National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Program: Support for Research Excellence – First Independent Research (SuRE-First) Award (R16 - Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

Deadline: September 29, 2025

Funding Level: $125,000

Summary: The SuRE program supports research capacity building at eligible higher education institutions through funding investigator-initiated biomedical research in basic, social, clinical, behavioral, or translational science that falls in the mission areas of the NIH. The purpose of SuRE-First awards is to provide support for investigator-initiated research at resource-limited institutions by full-time faculty who have not had any prior independent, peer-reviewed, external research grants, to furnish students with high-quality undergraduate and/or graduate research experiences, and to enhance the institutional scientific research culture.

https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-25-415.html

Support for Research Excellence (SuRE) Award (R16 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

Sponsor: National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Program: Support for Research Excellence (SuRE) Award (R16 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

Deadline: September 29, 2025

Funding Level: $100,000

Summary: The SuRE program supports research capacity building at eligible higher education institutions by funding investigator-initiated biomedical research in basic, social, clinical, behavioral, or translational science that falls in the mission areas of the NIH. The purpose of SuRE awards is to provide support for investigator-initiated research at resource-limited institutions by full-time faculty who are not currently funded by any NIH Research Project Grants (RPGs) with the exception of SuRE or SuRE-First awards, to furnish students with high-quality undergraduate and/or graduate research experiences, and to enhance the institutional scientific research culture.

https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-25-414.html

Sustainable Range Study at Fort Stewart/Hunter Army Airfield, GA

Sponsor: Gulf Coast Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit

Program: Sustainable Range Study at Fort Stewart/Hunter Army Airfield, GA

Deadline: July 27, 2025

Funding Level: $918,530

Summary: The primary objectives of this project are to assist FSGA/HAAF with the optimal management of training lands; to minimize restrictions to the military mission due to natural and cultural resource related constraints; to protect and enhance biological diversity and ecological health on all lands; to ensure compliance with all environmental laws and regulations; and to contribute to sound and balanced decision‐making regarding land use and resource management on public lands and military installations by the provision of the best research, data, and analytical tools available.

https://gccesu.org/funding-opportunities/

The Research on Research Security Program (RoRS)

Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF)

Program: The Research on Research Security Program (RoRS)

Deadline: Full proposal accepted anytime

Funding Level: Not specified

Summary: Collectively, the research that RoRS funds will foster a broad community that builds collaborations between the STEM research community, research security researchers, and research security practitioners. Interdisciplinary approaches are encouraged, and proposers should address how they will leverage the range of expertise, theories, and methods of the team to engage in evidence-based research on research security. Proposers are encouraged to identify collaborators across a wide range of sectors, and to consider projects in collaboration with international partners that share U.S. concerns with research security, when appropriate.

https://www.nsf.gov/funding/opportunities/rors-research-research-security-program

Time-Sensitive Research Opportunities in Environmental Health Sciences (R21 Clinical Trials Not Allowed)

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

TTO Office Wide (OW) BAA 2025

Sponsor: DARPA - Tactical Technology Office

Program: TTO Office Wide (OW) BAA 2025

Deadline: December 22, 2026

Funding Level: Varies

Summary: The DARPA Tactical Technology Office (TTO) creates technological surprise and provides new options for national security, by demonstrating revolutionary platforms and systems with cutting-edge technology. TTO demonstrates compelling hardware at scales that demonstrate disruptive capability, with designs that reduce risk and cost by managing complexity, and which can be manufactured responsively and affordably. TTO is soliciting innovative executive summaries and proposals that enhance the nation’s ability to rapidly build, adapt and sustain force structures with the following focus areas: Design/Build/Buy, Surge and Sustain, Long Range Effects, and Disruptive Innovation.

https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/359782

Tulane National Primate Research Center

Sponsor: Tulane National Primate Research Center

Program: Pilot Program Grant

Deadline: August 1, 2025 (Required LOI; Full proposal due November 1)

Funding Level: $75,000

Summary: Titles of previously funded projects:

Synthetic virus-like structures as a new platform for vaccines and understanding for vaccines and understanding B cell biology

• Autoantibodies against chemokines as novel therapeutics for COVID-19 and PASC

• Testing a CTL-based HIV vaccine in macaques Autoantibodies against chemokines as novel therapeutics for COVID-19 and PASC Synthetic virus-like structures as a new platform for vaccines and understanding B cell biology

• Eradication of SIV Reservoirs by Targeting the Autophagy and Survival Mechanisms of SIV-infected Cells Harboring Replication-Competent Virus

• A Tick-Targeted Vaccine for Preventing the Transmission of Tick-borne Pathogens

• An animal model to study pathology associated with the novel tick-borne pathogen Borrelia mayonii

• The role of defective HIV proviral DNA in promoting viral escape

• Induction of multiple broadly neutralizing antibody lineages with a multivalent HIV nanoparticle vaccine

• Quantification of Corneal Sensory Nerve Fiber Density to Evaluate ZIKV-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy in NHPs

• Establishing reference values for assays used for diabetes testing

• Oxidative stress induced neuropathy in the aging rhesus macaque brain

• Define the impact of early cART in SIV-infected infant macaque

• Determine the anatomical distribution of SIV/HIV particles in the hours and days after vaginal challenge by correlation of PET and fluorescence imaging approaches

• NK cell modulation of CMV infection in pregnant rhesus macaque dams

https://tnprc.tulane.edu/pilot-program-grant-submission-procedures-and-review-criteria

US Department of the Interior – Bureau of Land Management (BLM)

Sponsor: US Department of the Interior – Bureau of Land Management (BLM)

Program: Six Grant Programs

Deadline: July 23, 2025

Funding Level: Varies by program

Summary: The Bureau of Land Management's mission is to sustain the health, diversity, and productivity of public lands for the use and enjoyment of present and future generations. Note: BLM does not manage any public land in Louisiana.

FY25 Bureau of Land Management Aquatic Resource Management- Bureau wide

https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/359786

FY25 Bureau of Land Management Invasive and Noxious Plant Management- Bureau wide

https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/359778

FY25 Bureau of Land Management Forest and Woodlands Resource Management- Bureau Wide

https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/359777

FY25 Bureau of Land Management Fuels Management and Community Fire Assistance- Bureau wide

https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/359781

FY25 Bureau of Land Management Recreation and Visitor Services- Bureau wide

https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/359792

FY25 Bureau of Land Management Plant Conservation and Restoration Management- Bureau wide

https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/359779

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