Wildlife Health

Sponsor: Morris Animal Foundation

Program: Wildlife Health

Deadline: February 11, 2026 (Required Pre-Proposal)

Funding Level: Varies by type

Summary: This request for pre-proposals is focused on Wildlife Health. Pre-proposals on other topics will not be accepted. Established Investigator, Pilot Study and First Award applications must focus on mammal health and welfare. Fellowship Training applications are open topic. Morris Animal Foundation is focused on advancing animal health and welfare; while the Foundation recognizes the importance of conservation to animal health, any conservation-focused proposals must be through an animal health lens. Animals in managed care settings can be a valuable proxy for wild counterparts, but all submitted proposals must have direct translational value to free-ranging wildlife populations. The value of your project for wildlife health must be clearly outlined in the Animal Health Impact section of your pre-proposal.

https://www.morrisanimalfoundation.org/apply

2026 America First Trade Promotion Program

Sponsor: USDA – Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS)

Program: 2026 America First Trade Promotion Program

Deadline: January 23, 2026

Funding Level: $285,000,000 total available; 60 awards anticipated

Summary: Under AFTPP, USDA/FAS enters into agreements with Participants to share the cost of certain marketing and promotion activities to expand exports of U.S. agricultural commodities. Financial assistance under the AFTPP is made available on a competitive basis, and USDA/FAS endeavors to enter into agreements with eligible Participants to cover as broad an array of agricultural commodities as possible. All U.S. agricultural commodities, except tobacco, are eligible for consideration.

https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/360892

A.4 Rapid Response and Novel Research in Earth Science

Sponsor: NASA

Program: A.4 Rapid Response and Novel Research in Earth Science

Deadline: March 31, 2026

Funding Level: $150,000 for one year (approx.)

Summary: This program element solicits proposals that advance the goals and objectives of NASA's Earth Science Division by conducting unique research to investigate 1) unforeseen or unpredictable Earth system events and opportunities that require a rapid response, and 2) novel ideas of potential high merit and relevance for ESD science to advance Earth remote sensing that have not otherwise been solicited by NASA in the past three years. These two different types of proposals, described in the following two subsections, have different page limits and are reviewed separately.

https://nspires.nasaprs.com/external/solicitations/summary.do?solId=%7BF2C85D95-15CF-AB33-C8A7-2BF14ADA5A8A%7D

A.7 Water Quality Applications

Sponsor: NASA

Program: A.7 Water Quality Applications

Deadline: October 21, 2026 (Step 2)

Funding Level: $750,000 (approx.)

Summary: This element seeks proposals for decision-support tools that enhance inland and nearshore coastal water quality management using NASA Earth observation data in support of the goals of the NASA Earth Action Water Resources Program and the NASA Earth Science Division’s Earth Science to Action (ES2A) strategy. Solutions that address the following water quality challenges are of priority to the program element: 1) water pollution monitoring and management, 2) stormwater and wastewater management, 3) risk assessment and adaptation strategies, and 4) coordinated transboundary water quality management.

https://nspires.nasaprs.com/external/solicitations/summary.do?solId=%7B345E142D-1435-CDC0-E1BA-A5F7CC815049%7D

Academic Career Excellence (ACE) Award (K32)

Sponsor: National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Program: Academic Career Excellence (ACE) Award (K32)

Deadline: February 12 or June 12, 2026

Funding Level: Not specified

Summary: The K32 supports individual postdoctoral research training to broaden their scientific background and extend their potential for research in specified health-related areas. Candidates must be within 12 months before transitioning to the postdoctoral position, or within the first 2 years of their postdoctoral research experience. This award provides up to 3 years of mentored support.

https://grants.nih.gov/funding/activity-codes/K32

Addressing Evidence-Based Health Benefits of Human-Animal Interaction

Sponsor: Human Animal Bond Research Institute

Program: Addressing Evidence-Based Health Benefits of Human-Animal Interaction

Deadline: February 26, 2026

Funding Level: $50,000

Summary: The Human Animal Bond Research Institute (HABRI) is issuing a call for research proposals from institutions and organizations across the globe to investigate the health outcomes of pet ownership and/or animal-assisted interventions (AAI), both for the people and the animals involved. Proposals should have a strong theoretical framework and focus on innovative approaches to studying the positive effects of companion animals on human health.

https://habri.org/grants/funding-opportunities/rfp-addressing-evidence-based-health-benefits-of-hai

Addressing Evidence-Based Health Benefits of Human-Animal Interaction

Sponsor: Human Animal Bond Research Institute

Program: Addressing Evidence-Based Health Benefits of Human-Animal Interaction

Deadline: February 26, 2026

Funding Level: $50,000

Summary: The Human Animal Bond Research Institute (HABRI) is issuing a call for research proposals from institutions and organizations across the globe to investigate the health outcomes of pet ownership and/or animal-assisted interventions (AAI), both for the people and the animals involved. Proposals should have a strong theoretical framework and focus on innovative approaches to studying the positive effects of companion animals on human health.

https://habri.org/grants/funding-opportunities/rfp-addressing-evidence-based-health-benefits-of-hai

Addressing Evidence-Based Health Benefits of Human-Animal Interaction

Sponsor: Human Animal Bond Research Institute

Program: Addressing Evidence-Based Health Benefits of Human-Animal Interaction

Deadline: February 26, 2026

Funding Level: $50,000

Summary: The Human Animal Bond Research Institute (HABRI) is issuing a call for research proposals from institutions and organizations across the globe to investigate the health outcomes of pet ownership and/or animal-assisted interventions (AAI), both for the people and the animals involved. Proposals should have a strong theoretical framework and focus on innovative approaches to studying the positive effects of companion animals on human health.

https://habri.org/grants/funding-opportunities/rfp-addressing-evidence-based-health-benefits-of-hai

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: 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

Advancing Research on the Application of Digital Health Technology to the Management of Type 2 Diabetes (R01- Clinical Trail Required)

Sponsor: National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Program: Advancing Research on the Application of Digital Health Technology to the Management of Type 2 Diabetes (R01- Clinical Trail Required)

Deadline: October 6, 2026

Funding Level: Not specified

Summary: This notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) invites applications designed to examine the efficacy of digital health technology approaches to the management of diabetes. To promote extramural biomedical research that improves the understanding of disease management and leads to improved preventions, diagnosis, and treatment of diabetes, digestive, and kidney diseases. Programmatic areas within the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases include diabetes, digestive, endocrine, hematologic, liver, metabolic, nephrologic, nutrition, obesity, and urologic diseases.

https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-DK-26-315.html

American Vineyard Foundation

Sponsor: American Vineyard Foundation

Program: Research Grants

Deadline: January 31, 2026

Funding Level: Varies

Summary: The AVF is fully committed to addressing the industry's top research priorities. The AVF’s 2024 Research Priority Survey identified the following key areas for focus:

• Viruses – Red Blotch, Leafroll, Pierce’s Disease, and their vectors

• Changing Environment – reduce the impact of heat events and water stress on vine yield and quality

• Vineyard Sustainability – reduced water use while maintaining yield and quality; improved input efficiency – nutrients; reduction of labor requirements and chemicals

• Wine sensory to chemistry relationships – identifying & managing impact compounds

• Improved winemaking practices – meeting evolving wine style trends

• Winery sustainability – reduction of wastewater, chemicals, & environmental impact

https://ugm.caes.ucdavis.edu/

B.5 Research and Development of Initiatives for Advanced New Technologies

Sponsor: NASA

Program: B.5 Research and Development of Initiatives for Advanced New Technologies

Deadline: January 26, 2026 (Required NOI; full proposal due April 27)

Funding Level: Not specified

Summary: Research and Development of Initiatives of Advanced New Technologies (RADIANT) is a program element of the Heliophysics Division which enables the use of the full range of artificial intelligence tools to advance scientific research in understanding the Sun and its interactions with the Earth and the Solar System. This competed research component (RADIANT) program element solicits proposals that demonstrate critically needed artificial intelligence tools to advance heliophysics science research which is described in B.1 the Heliophysics Research overview. The highest priority is given to the validation and application of the recently released Helio Foundation Model (FM) which was developed over the past year as a collaboration between the Heliophysics Division (HPD) at NASA Headquarters and NASA’s Interagency Implementation and Advanced Concepts Team (IMPACT) Office.

https://nspires.nasaprs.com/external/solicitations/summary.do?solId=%7b41FD555D-00B8-AE92-3285-4DE49EA8B6F1%7d

Biological Oceanography (BioOce)

Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF)

Program: Biological Oceanography (BioOce)

Deadline: February 17, 2026

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.

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

Biological Oceanography (BioOce)

Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF)

Program: Biological Oceanography (BioOce)

Deadline: February 17, 2026

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.

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

Biological Technologies

Sponsor: US Department of Defense – DARPA

Program: Biological Technologies

Deadline: September 30, 2026 (see full announcement)

Funding Level: Not specified

Summary: The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Biological Technologies Office (BTO) is soliciting proposals that leverage biological properties and processes to revolutionize our ability to protect the nation’s warfighters. Specifically excluded is research that primarily results in evolutionary improvements to the existing state of practice.

https://grants.gov/search-results-detail/360698

BioStabilization Systems (BoSS)

Sponsor: Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H)

Program: BioStabilization Systems (BoSS)

Deadline: February 19, 2026

Funding Level: Not specified

Summary: The BioStabilization Systems (BoSS) program aims to make the seemingly impossible problem of room temperature biologics possible by pioneering new technologies to produce, store, and ship cells at room temperature, without any need for refrigeration. The program will eliminate deep freeze requirements, paving the way for a new era of efficient and resilient manufacturing and distribution of biologic drugs.

https://arpa-h.gov/explore-funding/programs/boss

BioStabilization Systems (BoSS)

Sponsor: Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H)

Program: BioStabilization Systems (BoSS)

Deadline: February 19, 2026

Funding Level: Not specified

Summary: The BioStabilization Systems (BoSS) program aims to make the seemingly impossible problem of room temperature biologics possible by pioneering new technologies to produce, store, and ship cells at room temperature, without any need for refrigeration. The program will eliminate deep freeze requirements, paving the way for a new era of efficient and resilient manufacturing and distribution of biologic drugs.

https://arpa-h.gov/explore-funding/programs/boss

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/

Caplan Foundation for Early Childhood

Sponsor: Caplan Foundation for Early Childhood

Program: Three grant areas

Deadline: January 31, 2026 (Required LOI)

Funding Level: $50,000 (approx.)

Summary: Welfare is broadly defined to support, acculturation, societal integration and childcare. Grants are only made if a successful project outcome will likely be of significant interest to other professionals, within the grantee’s field of endeavor, and would have a direct benefit and potential national application. The Foundation’s goal is to provide seed money to implement those imaginative proposals that exhibit the greatest chance of improving the lives of young children, on a national scale. Because of the Foundation’s limited funding capability, it seeks to maximize a grant's potential impact.

https://earlychildhoodfoundation.org/

Chemical Oceanography

Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF)

Program: Chemical Oceanography

Deadline: 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

CHIPS Research and Development Office (CRDO) Broad Agency Announcement (BAA)

Sponsor: National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)

Program: CHIPS Research and Development Office (CRDO) Broad Agency Announcement (BAA)

Deadline: September 30, 2029 (unless BAA is amended)

Funding Level: $10,000,000 (minimum)

Summary: To grow U.S. leadership in semiconductor technology and accelerate the pace of commercialization to enable technology dominance in the industries of the future, in areas including advanced microelectronics research and development with a nexus to Artificial Intelligence (AI), Quantum Technology, Biotechnology, Biomanufacturing, Commercialization of Innovation, and/or Standards Development.

https://www.nist.gov/chips/r%2526d-funding-opportunities/crdo-broad-agency-announcement-baa

https://www.nist.gov/system/files/documents/2025/09/24/CRDO%20BAA_final.pdf

Climate Change and Human Health Seed Grants

Sponsor: Burroughs Wellcome Fund

Program: Climate Change and Human Health Seed Grants

Deadline: January 22, 2026 (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/

Climate Smart Communities Initiative Grant Program

Sponsor: Climate Smart Communities Initiative

Program: Climate Smart Communities Initiative Grant Program

Deadline: March 12, 2026

Funding Level: $115,000 (approx.)

Summary: CSCI awards provide funding and technical assistance to advance community-based climate resilience in US communities or regions that are highly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change. The total grants budget is $1.5-2 million, and grants typically range from $75,000 to $115,000 based on the scope of work proposed in the application. CSCI anticipates awarding between 16-20 grants for the 2026 cycle. The program prioritizes funding for communities that include historically disinvested populations at increased risk to climate-related impacts. It is open to US-based project teams composed of a climate adaptation practitioner and representatives from a local or regional government entity and a community-based organization.

https://climatesmartcommunity.org/funding/

Cognitive Neuroscience (CogNeuro)

Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF)

Program: Cognitive Neuroscience (CogNeuro)

Deadline: 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

Collaborative Program Grant for Multidisciplinary Teams (RM1 - Clinical Trial Optional)

Sponsor: National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Program: Collaborative Program Grant for Multidisciplinary Teams (RM1 - Clinical Trial Optional)

Deadline: January 27, 2026

Funding Level: $3,500,000 (approx.)

Summary: This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is designed to support highly integrated research teams of three to six Program Directors/Principal Investigators (PDs/PIs) to address ambitious and challenging research questions that are within the mission of NIGMS. Project goals should not be achievable with a collection of individual efforts or projects. Collaborative program teams are expected to accomplish goals that require considerable synergy and managed team interactions. Teams are encouraged to consider far-reaching objectives that will produce major advances in their fields. This FOA is not intended for applications that are mainly focused on the creation, expansion, and/or maintenance of community resources, creation of new technologies, or infrastructure development.

https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-23-077.html

Core User Facilities (CUF)

Sponsor: Louisiana Board of Regents

Program: Core User Facilities (CUF)

Deadline: June 30, 2026

Funding Level: $2,000

Summary: The Core User Facilities (CUF) consist of a collection of advanced manufacturing and metrology centers that help forward advanced materials, manufacturing, and research for university researchers and industry. The CUFs comprise an ecosystem of four cost-recovery centers, including the Advanced Manufacturing and Machining Facility (AMMF); the Materials Manufacturing, Testing, and Evaluation Facility (MMTEF); the Shared Instrumentation Facility (SIF); and the Institute for Micro-Manufacturing at LA Tech. The CUF Members participate in and contribute to educational and outreach activities as part of LAMDA Program while supporting fundamental progress in manufacturing and materials research. The CUF provide a lasting and sustainable platform for integration that is accessible to researchers across the state of Louisiana and in industry.

https://lamda.rsi.laregents.edu/research/cuf/

Dear Colleague Letter: NSF-NIST Scholars in Residence

Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF)

Program: Dear Colleague Letter: NSF-NIST Scholars in Residence

Summary: Invites proposals for short-term internships or faculty fellowships at NIST to develop expertise in standards development for AI-ready data, workflows, machine readable code, calibration objects, and other processes associated with the bioeconomy.

https://www.nsf.gov/funding/opportunities/dcl-nsf-nist-scholars-residence

Decision, Risk and Management Sciences (DRMS)

Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF)

Program: Decision, Risk and Management Sciences (DRMS)

Deadline: January 20, 2026

Funding Level: Not specified

Summary: The Decision, Risk and Management Sciences Program (DRMS) supports scientific research directed at increasing understanding and effectiveness of decision making by individuals, groups, organizations and society. DRMS supports research with solid foundations in theories and methods of the social and behavioral sciences. This social and behavioral science research should advance knowledge, address fundamental scientific and societal issues and have strong broader impacts. DRMS funds disciplinary and interdisciplinary research, doctoral dissertation research improvement grants (DDRIGs) and conferences in the following areas: judgment and decision making; decision analysis and decision aids; risk analysis, perception and communication; societal and public-policy decision making; management science and organizational design. The program supports the use of the RAPID funding mechanism for research that involves ephemeral data, typically tied to disasters or other unanticipated events. Much less frequently, the program also supports highly unusual, proof-of-concept, high-risk projects that are potentially transformational (Early Concept Grants for Exploratory Research – EAGER). For detailed information concerning RAPID and EAGER grants, please review Chapter II.E of the NSF PAPPG. All research must be grounded in theory and generalizable. Purely algorithmic management-science proposals should be submitted to the Operations Engineering (OE) Program rather than to DRMS.

https://www.nsf.gov/funding/opportunities/drms-decision-risk-management-sciences

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

Deployed Warfighter Protection (DWFP) Program for the Protection of Deployed Military Personnel from Threats Posed by Arthropod Disease Vectors

Sponsor: US Department of Defense

Program: Deployed Warfighter Protection (DWFP) Program for the Protection of Deployed Military Personnel from Threats Posed by Arthropod Disease Vectors

Deadline: March 25, 2026

Funding Level: $975,000

Summary: The DWFP Program’s mission is to protect deployed military personnel from arthropod vectors of medically relevant disease pathogens, including (but not limited to) arthropod disease vectors of tick-borne pathogens and mosquito-borne arboviruses, as well as nuisance biting arthropods and emerging arthropod threats such as the New World Screwworm fly. The DWFP Program seeks to fund original and innovative research that supports the Advanced Technology Development of new insecticides, or improved formulations of existing insecticides for vector control, new technology or enhanced modalities of personal protection from biting arthropods, or improved efficacy and sustainability of equipment for application of pesticides.

https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/360884

Development of Animal Models and Related Biological Materials for Research (R21 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

Sponsor: National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Program: Development of Animal Models and Related Biological Materials for Research (R21 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

Deadline: February 16, 2026

Funding Level: $275,000

Summary: This notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) encourages innovative research to develop, improve, characterize, and preserve animal models as well as animal model related biological materials, technologies, and new approach methodologies (NAMs) for studies relevant to human health and disease. This NOFO also seeks projects aimed at improving the diagnosis and control of diseases that could confound or interfere with animal use in biomedical research. The proposed project must have broad applicability to multiple NIH Institutes or Centers (ICs) to align with the NIH-wide mission of the Office of Research Infrastructure Programs (ORIP). The proposed studies must include animal models and explore multiple body systems or multiple categories of diseases. Applications that develop models focused on a specific disease or area of research, or only propose studies primarily relevant to a single NIH IC, will be considered not acceptable to this NOFO and will be withdrawn.

https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-25-273.html

Development of Interventions to Prevent and Treat Substance Use Disorders and Overdose (UG3/UH3 - Clinical Trial Optional)

Sponsor: National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Program: Development of Interventions to Prevent and Treat Substance Use Disorders and Overdose (UG3/UH3 - Clinical Trial Optional)

Deadline: February 20, 2026

Funding Level: $3,000,000 per year in direct costs

Summary: The purpose of this notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) is to seek grant applications to support research on the discovery and development of interventions to prevent and/or treat substance use disorders (SUDs) and overdose, including interventions to treat co-morbid SUDs. This includes preclinical and clinical research studies that will have high impact and quickly yield the necessary results to advance candidate interventions closer to regulatory approval or clinical adoption. This NOFO will utilize the UG3/UH3 activity code.

https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-25-446.html

Doctoral New Investigator (DNI) Grants

Sponsor: American Chemical Society

Program: Doctoral New Investigator (DNI) Grants

Deadline: March 6, 2026

Funding Level: $110,000

Summary: Doctoral New Investigator (DNI) grants provide start-up funding for scientists and engineers in the United States who are within the first three years of their first academic appointment at the level of Assistant Professor or the equivalent. Applicants may have limited or no preliminary results for a research project they wish to pursue, with the intention of using the preliminary results obtained to seek continuation funding from other agencies. The DNI grants are to be used to illustrate proof of principle or concept, to test a hypothesis, or to demonstrate feasibility of an approach.

https://www.acs.org/funding/grants/petroleum-research-fund/programs/doctoral-new-investigator-grants.html

Economics

Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF)

Program: Economics

Deadline: 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

Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC)

Sponsor: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Program: ERDC Broad Agency Announcement

Deadline: January 1, 2027

Funding Level: No 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://simpler.grants.gov/opportunity/98696099-8a71-4a7c-8e2d-1dfcf3817f75

Environmental influences on Child Health Outcomes (ECHO) Cohort Data and Biospecimen Access (X01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

Sponsor: National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Program: Environmental influences on Child Health Outcomes (ECHO) Cohort Data and Biospecimen Access (X01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

Deadline: March 6, 2026

Funding Level: Data access, not funding

Summary: The purpose of this Program Announcement with Special Receipt, Referral, and/or Review Considerations (PAR) is to solicit applications to access limited identifiable data or biospecimens from the ECHO Cohort to study high-priority areas of maternal and child health. Obtaining an award from this opportunity is necessary to participate in the ECHO Cohort ancillary studies process. The ECHO Program defines an ECHO Cohort Ancillary Study as a study that derives funding from a non-ECHO source and uses the ECHO Cohort’s non-publicly available data or biospecimens.

https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-25-437.html

ERDC Broad Agency Announcement

Sponsor: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Program: ERDC Broad Agency Announcement

Deadline: January 1, 2027

Funding Level: No 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://simpler.grants.gov/opportunity/98696099-8a71-4a7c-8e2d-1dfcf3817f75

Exploratory/Developmental Bioengineering Research Grants (EBRG) (R21 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

Sponsor: National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Program: Exploratory/Developmental Bioengineering Research Grants (EBRG) (R21 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

Deadline: February 16, 2026

Funding Level: $275,000

Summary: The purpose of this engineering-oriented notice of funding opportunity announcement (NOFO) is to encourage submissions of exploratory/developmental Bioengineering Research Grant (EBRG) applications to demonstrate feasibility and potential utility of new capabilities or improvements in quality, speed, efficacy, operability, costs, and/or accessibility of solutions to problems in basic biomedical, pre-clinical, or clinical research, clinical care delivery, or accessibility. The rationale is to support first steps toward delivery of new capabilities to meet evolving requirements for technologies and methods relevant to the advance of research and/or medical care in pre-clinical, clinical and non-clinical settings, domestic or foreign, for conditions and diseases within the missions of participating NIH Institutes and Centers. This NOFO utilizes the Exploratory/Developmental Grant (R21) mechanism, which supports investigation of novel scientific ideas or new model systems, tools, or technologies that have the potential for significant impact on biomedical or biobehavioral research. An R21 grant application need not have extensive background material or preliminary information.

https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-25-346.html

F.6 Science Activation Program

Sponsor: NASA

Program: F.6 Science Activation Program

Deadline: January 26, 2026 (Required NOI; full proposal due March 31)

Funding Level: Not specified

Summary: Public engagement with science, such as through SciAct, serves a variety of purposes, including to fulfill individuals’ curiosity and sense of wonder, to equip and empower people to engage with science matters that affect society and their lives, and to prepare them for science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) careers if they so choose. Public engagement benefits science by laying the groundwork for the future STEM workforce while also providing opportunities for a wide range of people to shape science in the nearer term.

https://nspires.nasaprs.com/external/solicitations/summary.do?solId=%7b51E42B6A-FB1A-1A45-7E35-CA5FF915D8C6%7d

F.9 Citizen Science Seed Funding Program

Sponsor: NASA

Program: F.9 Citizen Science Seed Funding Program

Deadline: January 22, 2026

Funding Level: Not specified

Summary: Citizen science projects rely on volunteers. Proposers to any ROSES program element are invited to incorporate citizen science methodologies into their submissions, where such methodologies will advance the scientific objectives of the proposed investigation. In addition, there are ROSES elements that specifically emphasize citizen science. See, for example, F.9 Citizen Science Seed Funding program element of this ROSES solicitation. See the citizen science web page at https://science.nasa.gov/citizenscience for information about existing SMD-funded projects and the NASA Citizen Science Community.

https://science.nasa.gov/researchers/solicitations/roses-2025/amendment-14-f-9-citizen-science-seed-funding-program-proposal-due-date-reset-to-january-22-2026/

FFAR Fellows Program

Sponsor: Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research (FFAR)

Program: FFAR Fellows Program

Deadline: February 22, 2026

Funding Level: $97,500 for Stipend

Summary: The FFAR Fellows Program provides graduate students career readiness training through an interdisciplinary approach. Fellows work with university and industry representatives and their peers to conduct urgent research while engaging in professional development. The Academic Programs Office at the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at North Carolina State University manages the FFAR Fellows Program. How to Apply: The North Carolina State University website outlines information about the application process and eligibility requirements.

https://foundationfar.org/what-we-do/research-priorities/scientific-workforce/ffar-fellows/

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

Food Allergy Fund

Sponsor: Food Allergy Fund

Program: Three grant programs

Deadline: January 31, 2026

Funding Level: Varies by grant

Summary: We’re committed to bridging the funding gap for scientific research into food allergies and are accepting Letters of Intent for three of our leading programs:

• The Microbiome Collective
• The Drug Repurposing Program
• Innovators Research Grants

https://foodallergyfund.org/funding-for-research

FY 2026 Continuation of Solicitation for the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program

Sponsor: US Department of Energy – Office of Science

Program: FY 2026 Continuation of Solicitation for the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program

Deadline: September 30, 2026

Funding Level: $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, and Isotope 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. This NOFO is our annual open solicitation that covers all research areas in SC and is open throughout the Fiscal Year. Any research within SC’s Congressionally authorized mission may be proposed under this NOFO. This NOFO will remain open until September 30, 2026, 11:59 PM Eastern Time, or until it is succeeded by another issuance, whichever occurs first. This NOFO succeeds DE-FOA-0003432, which was published September 30, 2024.

https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/360678

FY25 ONR Office Of Naval Research (ONR) Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Education and Workforce Program

Sponsor: US Department of Defense

Program: FY25 ONR Office Of Naval Research (ONR) Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Education and Workforce Program

Deadline: June 30, 2026

Funding Level: Not specified

Summary: This NOFO is for STEM education programs and activities, which is formal or informal education that is primarily focused on physical and natural sciences, technology, engineering, social sciences, and mathematics disciplines, topics, or issues (including environmental science education or stewardship). STEM education programs and activities that could be supported by this NOFO include one or more of the following as the primary objective:

• Develop learners’ knowledge, skill, or interest in STEM.
• Attract students to pursue certifications, licenses, or degrees (two-year degrees through post- doctoral degrees) or careers in STEM fields.
• Provide growth and research opportunities for post-secondary, college and graduate students in STEM fields, such as working with researchers or conducting research that is primarily intended to further education.
• Improve mentor/educator (K-12 pre-service or in-service, post-secondary, and informal) quality in STEM areas.
• Improve or expand the capacity of institutions to promote or foster STEM fields

https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/359932

FY26 Guidelines for Brownfield Assessment Grants (Assessment Coalition Grants)

Sponsor: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Program: FY26 Guidelines for Brownfield Assessment Grants (Assessment Coalition Grants)

Deadline: January 28, 2026

Funding Level: $1,500,000

Summary: The Office of Brownfields and Land Revitalization is announcing the availability of $58.7 million dollars to award approximately 39 cooperative agreements under the Brownfields Assessment Coalition grant program. Assessment Grants provide funding for developing inventories of brownfield sites, prioritizing sites, conducting community involvement activities, conducting planning, conducting site assessments, developing site-specific cleanup plans, and developing reuse plans related to brownfield sites. A portion of the Assessment Grant funding must be used to conduct site assessments. Assessment Coalition Grants are designed for one “lead” eligible entity to partner with two to four eligible entities that do not have the capacity to apply for and manage their own EPA cooperative agreement and otherwise would not have access to Brownfields Grant resources.

https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/360899

FY26 Guidelines for Brownfield Assessment Grants (Community-wide Assessment Grants)

Sponsor: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Program: FY26 Guidelines for Brownfield Assessment Grants (Community-wide Assessment Grants)

Deadline: January 28, 2026

Funding Level: $500,000

Summary: The Office of Brownfields and Land Revitalization is soliciting applications for Community-Wide Assessment grants. It is anticipated that up to 70 awards will be made under this announcement. The amount of funding is expected to be $35,000,000. Assessment grants provide funding for developing inventories of brownfield sites, prioritizing sites, conducting community involvement activities, conducting planning, conducting site assessments, developing site-specific cleanup plans, and developing reuse plans related to brownfield sites.

https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/360897

Genomic Community Resources (U24 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

Sponsor: National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Program: Genomic Community Resources (U24 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

Deadline: January 25, 2026

Funding Level: Not specified

Summary: Genomics provides fundamental tools for biomedical research, in large part because of the open sharing of data, materials, and tools by the research community. This open sharing is essential for exploring the genome and its role in health and disease. Genomic community resources are key mechanisms for this open sharing, enabling researchers to perform their research, to compare methods, and to integrate multiple data types with genomic information. NHGRI currently supports numerous genomic resources so they can be widely available to the research community.

https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-23-124.html#_Part_1._Overview

Grants for Laboratory Animal Science (GLAS)

Sponsor: American Association for Laboratory Animal Science

Program: Grants for Laboratory Animal Science (GLAS)

Deadline: February 1, 2026

Funding Level: $50,000

Summary: The AALAS Grants for Laboratory Animal Science (GLAS) program promotes the enhancement of scientific knowledge in laboratory animal science (LAS) through research. Examples of research interest are: environmental conditions; housing and enrichment; pain and distress; health and welfare; euthanasia; advancements in animal care and use, and other refinement research. Funding is not intended to support development of commercial products or services. Visit www.aalas.org/glas for a list of grants previously awarded.

https://www.aalas.org/main/glas-program-description

High-efficiency Nitrogen Oxidation (HNO3)

Sponsor: US Department of Defense - DARPA

Program: High-efficiency Nitrogen Oxidation (HNO3)

Deadline: February 5, 2026

Funding Level: Not specified

Summary: The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is soliciting innovative proposals in the foundational technologies to enable high-rate, energy efficient, decentralized nitric acid manufacturing to protect critical supply chains in the defense industrial base and redefine energetics manufacturing in contested logistics environments. Proposed research should investigate innovative approaches that enable revolutionary advances in science, devices, or systems. Specifically excluded is research that primarily results in evolutionary improvements to the existing state of practice.

https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/360924

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

Improving powdered natural color dispersion in aqueous systems

Sponsor: Private Company

Program: Improving powdered natural color dispersion in aqueous systems

Deadline: January 30, 2026

Funding Level: $100,000

Summary: As a global producer of confectionery products committed to delivering consistent quality and consumer satisfaction, we want to incorporate natural colorants into our formulations. Under current plant conditions, which rely on industrial immersion mixers, incorporating powdered natural colors (particularly spirulina) into confectionery formulations presents significant challenges, including poor dispersion in water and excessive foaming during mixing. These issues are specific to powder formats and can negatively impact product appearance and processing efficiency.

https://www.halo.science/request_for_solutions/dispersing-natural-colors-in-water

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: 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

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: February 12, 2026

Funding Level: Salary and program-related expenses (see NOFO)

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. This Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) is designed specifically for applicants proposing research that does not involve leading an independent clinical trial, a clinical trial feasibility study, or an ancillary clinical trial. Under this NOFO applicants are permitted to propose a research experience in a clinical trial led by another investigator. Those proposing a clinical trial or an ancillary clinical trial as lead investigator, should apply to the companion NOFO (PA-24-178).

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

Information Innovation Office (I2O) Office-Wide

Sponsor: US Department of Defense - DARPA

Program: Information Innovation Office (I2O) Office-Wide

Deadline: November 30, 2026

Funding Level: Not specified

Summary: This Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) seeks revolutionary research ideas for topics not being addressed by ongoing I2O programs or other published solicitations. Potential proposers are highly encouraged to visit the I2O technical office page (https://www.darpa.mil/about/offices/i2o) to view current and upcoming I2O programs and solicitations in order to avoid proposing efforts that duplicate existing activities or that are responsive to other published I2O solicitations.

https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/360922

Innovative Research in Cancer Nanotechnology (IRCN; R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

Sponsor: National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Program: Innovative Research in Cancer Nanotechnology (IRCN; R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

Deadline: May 4, 2026

Funding Level: $2,375,000

Summary: Through this Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) entitled "Innovative Research in Cancer Nanotechnology (IRCN)", the National Cancer Institute (NCI) encourages applications promoting transformative discoveries in cancer biology and/or oncology through the use of nanotechnology. Proposed projects should address overcoming major barriers in cancer biology and/or oncology using nanotechnology and should focus on mechanistic studies to expand the fundamental understanding of nanomaterial and/or nano-device interactions with biological systems. These studies are expected to be relevant to the delivery of nanoparticles and/or nano-devices to desired and intended cancer targets in vivo and/or characterization of detection and diagnostic devices and sensors in vitro. IRCN awards are expected to produce fundamental knowledge to aid future and more informed development of nanotechnology-based cancer interventions. The clinical translation of these interventions is outside of scope of this NOFO.

https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-25-106.html

Investigator Initiated Innovation in Computational Genomics and Data Science (R21 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

Sponsor: National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Program: Investigator Initiated Innovation in Computational Genomics and Data Science (R21 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

Deadline: February 16, 2026

Funding Level: $275,000

Summary: The purpose of this renewing Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) is to support investigator-initiated research efforts fostering innovation in computational genomics, data science, statistics, bioinformatics, and data visualization and exploration. This NOFO supports development of innovative analytical methodologies and approaches and early-stage tools and software for genomics, rather than incremental advances or modification and application of existing approaches. Projects should be enabling for genomics research, broadly applicable to human health and disease, and generalizable across diseases and biological systems.

https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-25-229.html

Limited Competition: Basic Instrumentation Grant (BIG) Program (S10 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

Sponsor: National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Program: Limited Competition: Basic Instrumentation Grant (BIG) Program (S10 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

Deadline: June 1, 2026

Funding Level: $350,000

Summary: Notify OSP if you are interested in applying. The Basic Instrumentation Grant (BIG) Program encourages applications from groups of NIH-supported investigators to purchase a single piece of new, costly, specialized, commercially available instrument or an integrated instrumentation system. The BIG Program is limited to institutions that have not received S10 instrumentation funding of $500,001 or greater in any of the preceding 3 Federal fiscal years (FY).

https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-24-326.html

Links with Industry and National Labs (LINK)

Sponsor: Louisiana Board of Regents

Program: Links with Industry and National Labs (LINK)

Deadline: June 30, 2026

Funding Level: Travel and training expense costs

Summary: The Board of Regents (BoR) solicits proposals to facilitate science and engineering (S&E) research, education and training opportunities for faculty, post-doctoral researchers, and graduate and undergraduate students. The Links with Industry, Research Centers, and National Laboratories (LINK) program will be administered through the BoR’s Research and Sponsored Initiatives division and will operate under the guidance of the State’s EPSCoR Committee. This funding opportunity is made possible through the Louisiana Networks of Excellence for Tomorrow (LA-NEXT) project which is funded by the US National Science Foundation’s EPSCoR Collaborations for Optimizing Research Ecosystems (E-CORE) program through a four-year (2025-2029) grant to the Louisiana Board of Regents.

https://rsi.laregents.edu/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/LINK-2025-RFP-1-1.pdf

Longleaf Landscape Stewardship Fund 2026 Request for Proposals

Sponsor: National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF)

Program: Longleaf Landscape Stewardship Fund 2026 Request for Proposals

Deadline: January 29, 2026

Funding Level: $250,000 to $2,000,000

Summary: The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) seeks proposals to work with landowners to voluntarily restore, enhance and conserve longleaf pine and bottomland forests within the historical longleaf pine range. The Longleaf Landscape Stewardship Fund is a funding opportunity for on-the-ground natural resource conservation projects. This RFP reflects a public-private partnership supported with federal funding from USDA’s Forest Service (USFS) and Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD), and private funding from Altria Group, the Bezos Earth Fund, Energy Transfer, International Paper’s Forestland Stewards Partnership, the Orton Foundation, Occidental Petroleum and Southern Company. Special Emphasis: Hurricane Helene heavily impacted significant areas within the historical longleaf pine range. NFWF seeks proposals that address hurricane impacts to longleaf pine habitat and longleaf-associated species. This may include recovery and restoration of existing longleaf pine forests damaged by these storms as well as impacted lands that were not already in longleaf and are suitable for longleaf pine establishment. Applicants requesting funds for post-storm recovery and restoration and encouraged to explore opportunities to align with and leverage other sources of disaster recovery funds, such as the USDA’s Emergency Forest Restoration Program. Please contact Jon Scott (jonathan.scott@nfwf.org) to discuss projects.

https://www.nfwf.org/programs/longleaf-landscape-stewardship-fund/longleaf-landscape-stewardship-fund-2026-request

MAP 2026: Connecting People to Forests

Sponsor: National Forest Foundation

Program: MAP 2026: Connecting People to Forests

Deadline: January 22, 2026

Funding Level: $30,000 (typically)

Summary: The NFF funds projects benefiting America's National Forests and Grasslands through MAP by pairing federal funds provided through a cooperative agreement with the U.S. Forest Service with nonfederal dollars raised by award recipients, multiplying the resources available to benefit the National Forest System. MAP funds projects that inspire participants to be personally involved in caring for their public lands. Projects funded under MAP must involve the public through in-person engagement and provide benefits to the National Forest System. This focus on engagement as a central component is intended to ensure that more communities have access to funding and the many benefits of public lands and are actively engaged in their care.

https://www.nationalforests.org/assets/files/MAP-2026-RFP-Round-1.pdf?utm_campaign=GA%20GDC%20Programmatic

Mathematical Sciences Infrastructure Program

Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF)

Program: Mathematical Sciences Infrastructure Program

Deadline: February 3, 2026

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

Maximizing Investigators Research Award (MIRA) for Early Stage Investigators (ESI) (R35 - Clinical Trial Optional)

Sponsor: National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Program: Maximizing Investigators Research Award (MIRA) for Early Stage Investigators (ESI) (R35 - Clinical Trial Optional)

Deadline: February 3, 2026

Funding Level: $1,250,000

Summary: The Maximizing Investigators' Research Award (MIRA) under this Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) provides support for a program of research in an early stage investigator's laboratory that falls within the mission of NIGMS. For the purpose of this NOFO, a program of research is a collection of projects in the investigator's lab that are relevant to the mission of NIGMS. The goal of MIRA is to increase the efficiency and efficacy of NIGMS funding.

https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-23-145.html

Mentored Research Scientist Development Award (Parent K01 - Independent Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

Sponsor: National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Program: Mentored Research Scientist Development Award (Parent K01 - Independent Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

Deadline: February 12, 2026

Funding Level: Salary and program related expenses

Summary: The purpose of the NIH Mentored Research Scientist Development Award (K01) is to provide support and “protected time” (three to five years) for an intensive, supervised career development experience in the biomedical, behavioral, or clinical sciences leading to research independence. Although all of the participating NIH Institutes and Centers (ICs) use this support mechanism to support career development experiences that lead to research independence, some ICs use the K01 award for individuals who propose to train in a new field or for individuals who have had a hiatus in their research career because of illness or pressing family circumstances. Other ICs use the K01 to support career development in specific fields.

https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-24-176.html

Mind and Body Interventions to Restore Whole Person Health via Emotional Well-Being Mechanisms (R61/R33 Clinical Trial Required)

Sponsor: National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Program: Mind and Body Interventions to Restore Whole Person Health via Emotional Well-Being Mechanisms (R61/R33 Clinical Trial Required)

Deadline: February 9, 2026)

Funding Level: Varies by phase

Summary: The National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH) announces this Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) to solicit applications for research on how mind and body interventions through psychological and/or physical practices (e.g., mindfulness meditation, yoga, acupuncture, massage, and other brain- and/or body-based interventions) impact mechanisms of emotional well-being (EWB) and their associations with whole person health (WPH), consistent with the NIH priority to address the health needs of the American people and improve their well-being. The NOFO will support rigorous and well-powered human mechanistic research studies that are supported by strong preliminary data. The studies should examine the effects of mind and body interventions on innovative mechanisms of EWB (as the primary outcome), as well as the associated relationship with the Whole Person Health Index (WPHI, as a secondary outcome). To enhance research safety, rigor, and efficiency of NIH-funded mechanistic clinical trials, this initiative will use a two-phased award funding mechanism (R61/R33). The funding will support an initial phase (R61) to establish feasibility benchmarks for a subsequent proposed second phase (R33) mechanistic clinical trial, which will be contingent upon successful achievement of R61 benchmarks ("Go/No-Go Criteria"). Applications should provide preliminary data that are comparable in quality and quantity to those expected for an R01 application.

https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-25-449.html

Modern Equipment for Shared-use Biomedical Research Facilities: Advancing Research-Related Operations (S15 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

Sponsor: National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Program: Modern Equipment for Shared-use Biomedical Research Facilities: Advancing Research-Related Operations (S15 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

Deadline: September 25, 2026

Funding Level: $350,000

Summary: This Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) invites eligible academic or research institutions to apply for funding support to purchase latest scientific equipment that will enhance and modernize research-supporting operations of existing shared biomedical research facilities. Targeted are laboratory research core facilities, animal research facilities, and other similar shared-use research spaces. The goal of this NOFO is to strengthen research-auxiliary activities of biomedical research facilities and to enhance the efficiency of their operations. The NOFO does not support the purchase of scientific research instruments or their components, nor components of building-level infrastructure equipment that indirectly support research activities.

https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-24-259.html

National Artificial Intelligence Research Resource Pilot (NAIRR Pilot)

Sponsor: National Artificial Intelligence Research Resource Pilot (NAIRR Pilot)

Program: Two opportunities

Summary: In the NAIRR Pilot, the US National Science Foundation (NSF), the US Department of Energy (DOE), and numerous private and non-profit sector partners are providing an opportunity for the research community to request access to a set of computing, model, platform and educational resources for projects related to advancing AI research. This call for proposals will be open from May 6, 2024, until the end of the NAIRR Pilot program or until all resources have been committed to projects. Projects will be awarded for twelve (12) months duration.

https://nairrpilot.org/opportunities/allocations

The NAIRR Pilot enables researchers to request a uniquely broad array of advanced AI resources including computing and data platforms, model access, software and other services contributed by the Pilot partners. Several Pilot industry partners are interested in engaging interactively and collaboratively on selected research projects that employ their NAIRR contributed resources. This Deep Partnerships Opportunity enables researchers and teams to propose such collaboration with one of the industry partners on projects of mutual interest.

https://nairrpilot.org/opportunities/deep-partnerships

Natural Climate Solutions (NCS)

Sponsor: Allen Family Philanthropies

Program: Natural Climate Solutions (NCS)

Deadline: January 15, 2026 (Required LOI)

Funding Level: $1,000,000

Summary: Allen Family Philanthropies has issued a call to non-profit organizations across the U.S. that are working in the Natural Climate Solutions (NCS) space to break implementation barriers using science and technology. NCS are some of the few shovel-ready climate change mitigation technologies available today, and they have broad public support. To be effective, NCS must be implemented rapidly and rigorously, but there are numerous technical, social, economic, and other barriers to implementation. Recent research (Brumberg et al. 2025 and Kroeger et al. 2025) and a survey of NCS experts facilitated by the Science Philanthropy Alliance provide evidence that across all NCS pathways and barriers, science and technology solutions can help overcome barriers and accelerate implementation.

https://www.allenphilanthropies.org/accelerating-ncs-rfp

NDEP STEM Open NFO

Sponsor: US Department of Defense

Program: NDEP STEM Open NFO

Deadline: February 8, 2028

Funding Level: Varies

Summary: This is an open NFO, applicants may apply to this posting or subsequent amendments for specific STEM activities. See the Related Documents tab for the full NFO, and amendments announcing new funding opportunities. The Department of Defense (DoD) Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering (OUSD(R&E)) seeks innovative applications on mechanisms to implement and research the effectiveness of STEM education, outreach, and/or workforce initiative programs, here onto referred as STEM activities. In response to this NFO, the Department intends to release amendments and solicitations, such as Industry Days, Opportunity Days, etc., detailing funding opportunities through award(s) in STEM activities. These activities include, but are not limited to:

• STEM Education and Outreach
• Support for STEM Education at Two-Year Institutions/Community Colleges (2YI/CCs)
• Manufacturing Engineering Education Program
• Education and Workforce Development aligned to the DoD Critical Technology Areas
• STEM Scholarship Programs
• Strategic Partnerships
• Program Evaluations, Assessments, Data Analytics and Visualizations
• Other NDEP Congressional Initiatives and Programs

https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/345938

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: 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

NIDCR Small Grant Program for New Investigators (R03 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

Sponsor: National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Program: NIDCR Small Grant Program for New Investigators (R03 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

Deadline: February 16, 2026

Funding Level: $200,000

Summary: This NIDCR Small Grant Program for New Investigators supports basic and clinical research, behavioral, and population science conducted by scientists who are establishing an independent research career in dental, oral and craniofacial research. This R03 program supports pilot or feasibility studies and developmental research projects with the intention of obtaining sufficient preliminary data for a subsequent investigator-initiated Research Project Grant (R01) or equivalent application.

https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-25-105.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: June 15, 2026

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 Research Project Grant (Parent R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

Sponsor: National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Program: NIH Research Project Grant (Parent R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

Deadline: February 4, 2026

Funding Level: Not specified

Summary: The NIH Research Project Grant supports a discrete, specified, circumscribed project in areas representing the specific interests and competencies of the investigator(s). 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. This Notice of Funding Opportunity does not accept applications proposing clinical trial(s).

https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-25-301.html

NSF 19-575: Methodology, Measurement, and Statistics (MMS)

Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF)

Program: NSF 19-575: Methodology, Measurement, and Statistics (MMS)

Deadline: January 29, 2026

Funding Level: Not specified

Summary: The Methodology, Measurement, and Statistics (MMS) Program is an interdisciplinary program in the Directorate for Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences that supports the development of innovative analytical and statistical methods and models for those sciences. MMS seeks proposals that are methodologically innovative, grounded in theory, and have potential utility for multiple fields within the social, behavioral, and economic sciences. As part of its larger portfolio, the MMS Program partners with a consortium of federal statistical agencies to support research proposals that further the production and use of official statistics.

https://www.nsf.gov/funding/opportunities/mms-methodology-measurement-statistics/nsf19-575/solicitation

NSF 22-548: EDU Core Research: Building Capacity in STEM Education Research (ECR: BCSER)

Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF)

Program: NSF 22-548: EDU Core Research: Building Capacity in STEM Education Research (ECR: BCSER)

Deadline: February 27, 2026

Funding Level: Varies by type

Summary: ECR’s Building Capacity in STEM Education Research (ECR:BCSER) supports projects that build investigators’ capacity to carry out high-quality STEM education research that will enhance the nation’s STEM education enterprise. In addition, ECR:BCSER seeks to broaden the pool of researchers who can advance knowledge regarding STEM learning and learning environments, broadening participation in STEM fields, and STEM workforce development. Researchers from across institution types , are encouraged to submit proposals. Specifically, ECR:BCSER supports activities that enable researchers to expand their areas of expertise and acquire the requisite knowledge and skills to conduct rigorous research in STEM education. Career development may be accomplished through investigator-initiated professional development and research projects or through institutes that enable researchers to integrate methodological strategies with theoretical and practical issues in STEM education.

https://www.nsf.gov/funding/opportunities/edu-core-research-building-capacity-stem-education-research/nsf22-548/solicitation

NSF 22-603: Mid-Career Advancement (MCA)

Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF)

Program: NSF 22-603: Mid-Career Advancement (MCA)

Deadline: March 1, 2026

Funding Level: 6.5 months of salary and fringe + $100,000 research support

Summary: The MCA program offers an opportunity for scientists and engineers at the mid-career stage (see restrictions under Additional Eligibility Information) to substantively enhance and advance their research program and career trajectory. Mid-career scientists are at a critical career transition stage where they need to advance their research programs to ensure long-term productivity and creativity but are often constrained by service, teaching, or other activities that limit the amount of time devoted to research. The MCA program provides protected time, resources, and the means to gain new skills through synergistic and mutually beneficial partnerships, typically at an institution other than the candidate's home institution. Partners from outside the Principal Investigator's (PI) own sub-discipline or discipline are encouraged, but not required, to enhance interdisciplinary networking and convergence across science and engineering fields. Research projects that envision new insights on existing problems or identify new problems made accessible with cutting-edge methodology or expertise from other fields are encouraged.

https://www.nsf.gov/funding/opportunities/mca-mid-career-advancement/nsf22-603/solicitation

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

Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF)

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

Deadline: February 2, 2026

Funding Level: Varies by 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.

https://www.nsf.gov/funding/opportunities/sts-science-technology-studies/nsf22-629/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 23-510: Improving Undergraduate STEM Education: Directorate for STEM Education (IUSE: EDU)

Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF)

Program: NSF 23-510: Improving Undergraduate STEM Education: Directorate for STEM Education (IUSE: EDU)

Deadline: January 21, 2026 (Capacity-Building and Level 1)

Funding Level: Varies by type and level

Summary: The fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) hold much promise as sectors of the economy where we can expect to see continuous vigorous growth in the coming decades. STEM job creation is expected to outpace non-STEM job creation significantly, according to the Commerce Department, reflecting the importance of STEM knowledge to the US economy. The IUSE: EDU is a core NSF STEM education program that seeks to promote novel, creative, and transformative approaches to generating and using new knowledge about STEM teaching and learning to improve STEM education for undergraduate students. The program is open to application from all institutions of higher education and associated organizations. NSF places high value on educating students to be leaders and innovators in emerging and rapidly changing STEM fields as well as educating a scientifically literate public. In pursuit of this goal, IUSE: EDU supports projects that seek to bring recent advances in STEM knowledge into undergraduate education, that adapt, improve, and incorporate evidence-based practices into STEM teaching and learning, and that lay the groundwork for institutional improvement in STEM education. In addition to innovative work at the frontier of STEM education, this program also encourages replication of research studies at different types of institutions and with different student bodies to produce deeper knowledge about the effectiveness and transferability of findings.

https://www.nsf.gov/funding/opportunities/iuse-edu-improving-undergraduate-stem-education-directorate-stem/nsf23-510/solicitation

NSF 23-519: Major Research Instrumentation (MRI) Program: Instrument Acquisition or Development

Sponsor: National Science Foundation

Program: NSF 23-519: Major Research Instrumentation (MRI) Program: Instrument Acquisition or Development

Deadline: November 16, 2026 (Not accepting proposals in 2025)

Funding Level: $1,400,000 (Track 1) or $4,000,000 (Track 2 or 3)

Summary: Limited Submission – Please notify OSP if you want to apply. MRI provides support to acquire critical research instrumentation without which advances in fundamental science and engineering research may not otherwise occur. MRI also provides support to obtain next-generation research instruments by developing instruments with new capabilities that open new opportunities to advance the frontiers in science and engineering research. Additionally, an MRI award is expected to enhance research training of students who will become the next generation of instrument users, designers and builders.

https://www.nsf.gov/funding/opportunities/mri-major-research-instrumentation-program/nsf23-519/solicitation

NSF 23-568: Human Networks and Data Science (HNDS)

Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF)

Program: NSF 23-568: Human Networks and Data Science (HNDS)

Deadline: Varies by type

Funding Level: Varies by type

Summary: The Human Networks and Data Science program (HNDS) supports research that enhances understanding of human behavior by leveraging data and network science research across a broad range of topics. HNDS research will identify ways in which dynamic, distributed, or heterogeneous data can provide novel answers to fundamental questions about individual or group behavior. HNDS is especially interested in proposals that provide data-rich insights about human networks to support improved health, prosperity, and security.

https://www.nsf.gov/funding/opportunities/hnds-human-networks-data-science/nsf23-568/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: February 9, 2026

Funding Level: $250,000

Summary: The National Science Foundation (NSF) and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) are interested in proposals that will propel our understanding of the biomedical research enterprise by drawing from the scientific expertise of the science of science policy research community. NSF promotes the progress of science by maintaining the general health of research and education across all fields of science and engineering. The Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences (SBE) Directorate within NSF supports basic research on people and society. The SBE sciences focus on human behavior and social organizations; how social, economic, political, cultural and environmental forces affect the lives of people from birth to old age; and how people in turn shape those forces. SBE's Science of Science: Discovery, Communication and Impact Program (SoS:DCI) supports research designed to advance the scientific basis of science and innovation policy.

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

NSF 24-505: Designing Synthetic Cells Beyond the Bounds of Evolution (Designer Cells)

Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF)

Program: NSF 24-505: Designing Synthetic Cells Beyond the Bounds of Evolution (Designer Cells)

Deadline: February 1, 2026

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

Summary: Because of recent technological advances in synthetic biology and bioengineering, researchers are now able to tailor cells and cell-like systems for a variety of basic and applied research purposes. The goal of this solicitation is to support research that (1) develops cell-like systems to identify the minimal requirements for the processes of life, (2) designs synthetically-modified cells to address fundamental questions in the evolution of life or to explore biological diversity beyond that which currently exists in nature, and (3) leverages basic research in cell design to build novel synthetic cell-like systems and cells for innovative biotechnology applications.

https://www.nsf.gov/funding/opportunities/designer-cells-designing-synthetic-cells-beyond-bounds-evolution/nsf24-505/solicitation

NSF 24-527: Growing Convergence Research (GCR)

Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF)

Program: NSF 24-527: Growing Convergence Research (GCR)

Deadline: February 9, 2026

Funding Level: Varies by Phase

Summary: Convergence research is a means for solving vexing research problems, in particular, complex problems focusing on societal needs or deep scientific challenges. It entails integrating knowledge, methods, and expertise from different disciplines and developing novel paradigms that catalyze scientific discovery and innovation.

https://www.nsf.gov/funding/opportunities/gcr-growing-convergence-research/nsf24-527/solicitation

NSF 24-528: EPSCoR Research Infrastructure Improvement Program: EPSCoR Research Fellows (ERF)

Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF)

Program: NSF 24-528: EPSCoR Research Infrastructure Improvement Program: EPSCoR Research Fellows (ERF)

Deadline: April 14, 2026

Funding Level: $300,000

Summary: The Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research 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 a jurisdiction's research infrastructure, Research and Development (R&D) capacity, and R&D competitiveness of EPSCoR-eligible jurisdictions (i.e., states, territories, and commonwealths). Eligibility to participate in the EPSCoR funding opportunities, including the EPSCoR RII: EPSCoR Research Fellows program, is described on the NSF EPSCoR website.

https://www.nsf.gov/funding/opportunities/epscor-research-infrastructure-improvement-epscor-research/nsf24-528/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 24-544: Developmental Sciences

Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF)

Program: NSF 24-544: Developmental Sciences

Deadline: 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 24-554: Artificial Intelligence, Formal Methods, and Mathematical Reasoning

Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF)

Program: NSF 24-554: Artificial Intelligence, Formal Methods, and Mathematical Reasoning

Deadline: February 5, 2026

Funding Level: $500,000 to $1,200,000

Summary: The Artificial Intelligence, Formal Methods, and Mathematical Reasoning (AIMing) program seeks to support research at the interface of innovative computational and artificial intelligence (AI) technologies and new strategies/technologies in mathematical reasoning to automate knowledge discovery. Mathematical reasoning is a central ability of human intelligence that plays an important role in knowledge discovery. In the last decades, both the mathematics and computer science communities have contributed to research in machine-assisted mathematical reasoning, encompassing conjecture, proof, and verification. This has been in the form of both formal methods and interactive theorem provers, as well as using techniques from artificial intelligence. Recent technological advances have led to a surge of interest in machine-assisted mathematical reasoning from the mathematical sciences, formal methods, and AI communities. In turn, advances in this field have potential impact on research in AI.

https://www.nsf.gov/funding/opportunities/aiming-artificial-intelligence-formal-methods-mathematical/nsf24-554/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 24-559: Mathematical Foundations of Digital Twins

Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF)

Program: NSF 24-559: Mathematical Foundations of Digital Twins

Deadline: March 15, 2026

Funding Level: Not specified

Summary: The Division of Mathematical Sciences (DMS) in the Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences (MPS) at the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR) plan to jointly support foundational mathematical and statistical research on Digital Twins in applied sciences. Recent years have witnessed a significant increase in the demand and interest in applications that involve collaborative teams developing and analyzing Digital Twins to support decision making in various fields, including science, engineering, medicine, urban planning, and more. Both agencies recognize the need to promote research aiming to stimulate an interplay between mathematics/statistics/computation and practical applications in the realm of Digital Twins. This program encourages new collaborative efforts within the realm of Digital Twins, aiming at stimulating fundamental research innovation, pushing, and expanding the boundaries of knowledge, and exploring new frontiers in mathematics and computation for Digital Twin development, and its applications. By leveraging this synergy, the program aims to harness science, technology, and innovation to address some of our Society's most pressing challenges.

https://www.nsf.gov/funding/opportunities/math-dt-mathematical-foundations-digital-twins/nsf24-559/solicitation

NSF 24-561: Foundations for Digital Twins as Catalyzers of Biomedical Technological Innovation

Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF)

Program: NSF 24-561: Foundations for Digital Twins as Catalyzers of Biomedical Technological Innovation

Deadline: May 4, 2026

Funding Level: Not specified

Summary: The Foundations for Digital Twins as Catalyzers of Biomedical Technological Innovation (FDT-BioTech) program supports inherently interdisciplinary research projects that underpin the mathematical and engineering foundations behind the development and use of digital twins and synthetic data in biomedical and healthcare applications, with a particular focus on digital, in silico models used in the evaluation of medical devices and the relevance of the developed models in addressing current and emerging challenges affecting the development and assessment of biomedical technologies. The goal of the FDT-BioTech initiative is to catalyze biomedical technological innovation through new foundational development of methods and algorithms relevant to digital twins and synthetic humans.

https://www.nsf.gov/funding/opportunities/fdt-biotech-foundations-digital-twins-catalyzers-biomedical/nsf24-561/solicitation

NSF 24-564: IUSE/Professional Formation of Engineers: Revolutionizing Engineering Departments (IUSE/PFE: RED)

Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF)

Program: NSF 24-564: IUSE/Professional Formation of Engineers: Revolutionizing Engineering Departments (IUSE/PFE: RED)

Deadline: April 14, 2026 (Planning Track 1)

Funding Level: $150,000

Summary: Revolutionizing Engineering Departments (hereinafter referred to as RED) is designed to build upon previous efforts in engineering education research. Specifically, previous and ongoing evaluations of the NSF Engineering Education and Centers Division program and its predecessors, as well as those related programs in the Directorate for STEM Education, have shown that prior investments have significantly improved the first year of engineering students’ experiences, incorporating engineering material, active learning approaches, design instruction, and a broad introduction to professional skills and a sense of professional practice – giving students an idea of what it means to become an engineer. Similarly, the senior year has seen notable change through capstone design experiences, which ask students to synthesize the technical knowledge, skills, and abilities they have gained with professional capacities, using reflective judgment to make decisions and communicate these effectively. However, this ideal of the senior year has not yet been fully realized, because many of the competencies required in capstone design, or required of professional engineers, are only partially introduced in the first year and not carried forward with significant emphasis through the sophomore and junior years.

https://www.nsf.gov/funding/opportunities/iusepfe-red-iuseprofessional-formation-engineers-revolutionizing/nsf24-564/solicitation#elig

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 25-540: National Science Foundation Translation to Practice (NSF TTP)

Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF)

Program: NSF 25-540: National Science Foundation Translation to Practice (NSF TTP)

Deadline: January 20, 2026

Funding Level: $600,000 to $2,000,000 (varies by type)

Summary: This NSF TTP funding opportunity constitutes an investment in three different proposal tracks that aim to advance a vision of use-inspired research and initial translational activities. Researchers are welcome to join the pathways at the stage best fitting the maturity of the particular technology:

• NSF TTP-Explore (NSF TTP-E) is designed to encourage current, eligible NSF awardees to intentionally pursue applications of their research with the potential for societal impact.
• NSF TTP-Translate (NSF TTP-T) is focused on translating research results into technological innovations with promising commercial, economic, and/or other impacts.
• NSF TTP-Partner (NSF TTP-P) supports translational efforts that demand one or more partnerships for technology development and deployment.

https://www.nsf.gov/funding/opportunities/nsf-ttp-national-science-foundation-translation-practice/nsf25-540/solicitation

NSF 25-543: Computer and Information Science and Engineering : Future Computing Research (Future CoRe)

Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF)

Program: NSF 25-543: Computer and Information Science and Engineering : Future Computing Research (Future CoRe)

Deadline: February 5, 2026

Funding Level: Varies by Track up to $1,000,00

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 through the following Future Computing Research (Future CoRe) programs:

• Algorithmic Foundations (AF) program;
• Communications and Information Foundations (CIF) program;
• Computer Systems Research (CSR) program;
• Computing Education Research (CER) program;
• Cyber-Physical System Foundations and Connected Communities (CPS) program;
• Foundations of Emerging Technologies (FET) program;
• Human-Centered Computing (HCC) program;
• Information Integration and Informatics (III) program;
• Networking Technology and Systems (NeTS) program;
• Robust Intelligence (RI) program; and
• Software and Hardware Foundations (SHF) program;

https://www.nsf.gov/funding/opportunities/future-core-computer-information-science-engineering-future-computing/nsf25-543/solicitation

NSF 25-544: Integrated Data Systems & Services (IDSS)

Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF)

Program: NSF 25-544: Integrated Data Systems & Services (IDSS)

Deadline: July 28, 2026

Funding Level: $500,000 to $30,000,000

Summary: The Integrated Data Systems and Services (IDSS) program supports operations-level national-scale cyberinfrastructure systems and services that broadly advance and facilitate open, data-intensive and artificial intelligence-driven science and engineering research, innovation, and education.

https://www.nsf.gov/funding/opportunities/idss-integrated-data-systems-services/nsf25-544/solicitation

NSF 25-548: Accelerating Research Translation (ART)

Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF)

Program: NSF 25-548: Accelerating Research Translation (ART)

Deadline: March 12, 2026 (Tracks 1, 3, and 4)

Funding Level: Varies by Track

Summary: The U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) seeks to increase the scale and pace of advancing discoveries resulting from academic research into tangible solutions that benefit the public. The overarching goal for the Accelerating Research Translation (ART) program is to advance the U.S. scientific and economic leadership by building capacity and increasing the number of robust translational research ecosystems in Institutions of Higher Education (IHEs) that span across the full geography of our nation. Innovations can occur anywhere and can be opportunities for creating sustained impacts in every single region of the United States. Achieving translational outcomes as a mechanism to drive sustained economic impacts is the primary aim of the "Accelerating Research Translation" (ART) program.

https://www.nsf.gov/funding/opportunities/art-accelerating-research-translation/nsf25-548/solicitation

Ocean Technology and Interdisciplinary Coordination

Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF)

Program: Ocean Technology and Interdisciplinary Coordination

Deadline: February 16, 2026

Funding Level: Not specified

Summary: The Oceanographic Technology and Interdisciplinary Coordination (OTIC) Program supports a broad range of research and technology development activities. Unsolicited proposals are accepted for instrumentation development that has broad applicability to ocean science research projects and that enhance observational, experimental or analytical capabilities of the ocean science research community. Specific announcements for funding opportunities are made for additional projects involving Improvements in Facilities, Communications, and Equipment at Biological Field Stations and Marine Laboratories (FSML) and the National Ocean Partnership Program

https://www.nsf.gov/funding/opportunities/ocean-technology-interdisciplinary-coordination

OREF/Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation Research Grant

Sponsor: Orthopaedic Research and Education Foundation (OREF)

Program: OREF/Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation Research Grant

Deadline: February 16, 2026

Funding Level: Not specified

Summary: Solicits investigator-initiated proposals focusing on research in the science of biologic – reconstruction, bone regeneration, transplantation - allografts, and including stem cells for graft transplantation.

https://www.oref.org/for-researchers/funding-opportunities/grant-details/oref-mtf-biologics-research-grant

OREF/Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation Research Grant

Sponsor: Orthopaedic Research and Education Foundation (OREF)

Program: OREF/Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation Research Grant

Deadline: February 16, 2026

Funding Level: Not specified

Summary: Solicits investigator-initiated proposals focusing on research in the science of biologic – reconstruction, bone regeneration, transplantation - allografts, and including stem cells for graft transplantation.

https://www.oref.org/for-researchers/funding-opportunities/grant-details/oref-mtf-biologics-research-grant

Practices for Wildlife Passage and Habitat Connectivity

Sponsor: National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine

Program: Practices for Wildlife Passage and Habitat Connectivity

Deadline: January 29, 2026

Funding Level: $100,000

Summary: State departments of transportation (DOTs) install wildlife crossing structures and enhance existing structures to provide safe passage for wildlife across roadways. These passages provide safety benefits to motorists by reducing collisions. Other benefits include connecting fragmented wildlife habitats, minimizing property damage and associated costs, and increased safety of maintenance workers by reducing exposure to animal carcasses. The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) guidebook Wildlife Crossing Structure Handbook Design and Evaluation in North America (2011) is one of several resources available to practitioners. However, research and implementation work since its publication provide new insights that could inform the planning and design for future wildlife crossings. Research is needed to consolidate existing resources and guidance to support state DOTs in identifying effective practices for future designs. The objective of this research is to develop a guide that documents effective practices for wildlife passage and habitat connectivity. At a minimum, the guide shall:

• Be designed to benefit a multidisciplinary range of transportation practitioners responsible for wildlife permeability planning, project initiation, design, construction, maintenance, and monitoring; and
• Consider a range of scenarios including target species considerations, site variables, and distinguishing between purpose-built versus existing retrofit, with the goal of presenting effective practices.

https://apps.trb.org/cmsfeed/TRBNetProjectDisplay.asp?ProjectID=5896

Rapid Outcomes from Agricultural Research (ROAR)

Sponsor: Foundation for Food & Agriculture Research (FFAR)

Program: Rapid Outcomes from Agricultural Research (ROAR)

Deadline: Open year-round

Funding Level: $250,000 (1:1 match required)

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 U.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 emerging pests and pathogens. ROAR’s one- to two-year funding fills urgent research gaps until traditional, longer-term funding can be secured.

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

Reducing UV-induced degradation of herbicides

Sponsor: UPL

Program: Reducing UV-induced degradation of herbicides

Deadline: January 30, 2026

Funding Level: $100,000

Summary: We are seeking technologies that have been tested and show proven effectiveness in reducing or delaying UV-induced degradation of herbicide molecules. The solution may involve formulation strategies or other innovative approaches that are practical, scalable, and feasible for both manufacturing and application.

https://www.halo.science/request_for_solutions/reducing-uv-induced-degradation-of-herbicides

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 Grants on Education: Large

Sponsor: Spencer Foundation

Program: Research Grants on Education: Large

Deadline: February 24, 2026 (Required pre-proposal)

Funding Level: Varies by tier

Summary: The Large Research Grants on Education Program supports education research projects that will contribute to the improvement of education, broadly conceived, with budgets ranging from $125,000 up through $500,000 for projects ranging from one to five years. We accept applications once a year. This program is “field-initiated,” meaning that proposal submissions are not in response to a specific request for a particular research topic, discipline, design, or method. Our goal for this program is to support rigorous, intellectually ambitious and technically sound research that is relevant to the most pressing questions and compelling opportunities in education. We seek to support scholarship that develops new foundational knowledge that may have a lasting impact on educational discourse.

https://www.spencer.org/grant_types/large-research-grant

Research Grants on Education: Large

Sponsor: Spencer Foundation

Program: Research Grants on Education: Large

Deadline: February 24, 2026 (Required pre-proposal)

Funding Level: Varies by tier

Summary: The Large Research Grants on Education Program supports education research projects that will contribute to the improvement of education, broadly conceived, with budgets ranging from $125,000 up through $500,000 for projects ranging from one to five years. We accept applications once a year. This program is “field-initiated,” meaning that proposal submissions are not in response to a specific request for a particular research topic, discipline, design, or method. Our goal for this program is to support rigorous, intellectually ambitious and technically sound research that is relevant to the most pressing questions and compelling opportunities in education. We seek to support scholarship that develops new foundational knowledge that may have a lasting impact on educational discourse.

https://www.spencer.org/grant_types/large-research-grant

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

Science of Learning and Augmented Intelligence

Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF)

Program: Science of Learning and Augmented Intelligence

Deadline: 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: 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

Seed treatment technologies for Pythium control

Sponsor: UPL

Program: Seed treatment technologies for Pythium control

Deadline: January 30, 2026

Funding Level: $200,000

Summary: We are looking for seed-treatment technologies with the potential to control Pythium under European soil and climate conditions and that can ultimately be developed into EU-compliant, low-risk or biological products suitable for use on corn.

https://www.halo.science/request_for_solutions/pythium-control-for-corn-seeds

Simulation and experimental evaluation of intermolecular interactions

Sponsor: Nestle Health Science

Program: Simulation and experimental evaluation of intermolecular interactions

Deadline: January 30, 2026

Funding Level: $100,000

Summary: We are seeking collaborators who can combine experimental characterization with computational chemistry simulations to better understand how selected ingredients interact through hydrogen bonding. The goal is to assess the potential for forming stable intermolecular structures maintained primarily by hydrogen bonding. The research should aim to (i) map hydrogen-bond donors and acceptors, (ii) computationally screen plausible hetero-interactions that can connect otherwise weakly interacting partners, and (iii) experimentally validate the formation, structure, and stability of the most promising combinations. To accomplish this, the partner must be able to carry out both the simulation work that evaluates potential interactions and the subsequent experimental measurements.

https://www.halo.science/request_for_solutions/intermolecular-interactions

Stephen I. Katz Early Stage Investigator Research Project Grant

Sponsor: National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Program: Stephen I. Katz Early Stage Investigator Research Project Grant

Deadline: January 27, 2026

Funding Level: Not specified

Summary: The Stephen I. Katz Early Stage Investigator Research Project Grant supports an innovative project in an area of science that represents a change in research direction for an early stage investigator (ESI) and for which no preliminary data exist. Each opportunity includes a table of institute-specific information, requirements and staff contacts (PAR-24-075 Agency Contacts; PAR-24-076 Agency Contacts). The scientific contacts provided can help you determine if these opportunities are a good fit for your proposal.

https://grants.nih.gov/funding/activity-codes/R01/katz-esi-r01

Submit Your Geospatial and Remote Sensing Solutions

Sponsor: U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC)

Program: Submit Your Geospatial and Remote Sensing Solutions

Deadline: June 30, 2026

Funding Level: Not specified

Summary: The U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) Geospatial Research Laboratory announces a Commercial Solutions Opening (CSO) which aims to find technology that pioneers geospatial solutions for the Warfighter. This CSO contains broadly defined areas of interest that align with the lab’s mission to expand innovative geospatial solutions. While some of these areas of interest are geared toward meeting individual program requirements, the Government reserves the right to award contracts from this CSO to meet the requirements of ERDC’s Geospatial Research Laboratory (GRL) at other locations with similar mission focus areas. The CSO Solicitation document provides additional details and instructions.

https://www.erdcwerx.org/geospatial-research-laboratory-cso/

Technologies enhancing sweetness and overall taste experience

Sponsor: Private Company

Program: Technologies enhancing sweetness and overall taste experience

Deadline: January 30, 2026

Funding Level: $500

Summary: We are looking for innovative, low-inclusion solutions that help deliver the full, pleasurable taste experience typically provided by sugar. We are particularly interested in approaches that go beyond well-established options such as rare sugars and sweet proteins, unless they offer truly disruptive advantages.

https://www.halo.science/request_for_solutions/sweetness-enhancers

Trailblazer Award for New and Early Stage Investigators (R21 Clinical Trial Optional)

Sponsor: National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Program: Trailblazer Award for New and Early Stage Investigators (R21 Clinical Trial Optional)

Deadline: February 16, 2026

Funding Level: $400,000

Summary: This Trailblazer Award is an opportunity for NIH-defined New and Early Stage Investigators (https://grants.nih.gov/policy/early-investigators/index.htm) to pursue research programs that integrate engineering and the physical sciences with the life and/or biomedical sciences. A Trailblazer project may be exploratory, developmental, proof of concept, or high risk-high impact, and may be technology design-directed, discovery-driven, or hypothesis-driven. Importantly, applicants must propose research approaches for which there are minimal or no preliminary data. A distinct feature for this NOFO is that no preliminary data are required, expected, or encouraged. However, if available, minimal preliminary data are allowed. Preliminary data are defined as material which the applicant has independently produced and not yet published in a peer-reviewed journal. All preliminary data should be clearly marked and limited to one-half page, which may include one figure. Applications including data more than one-half page or more than one figure will be considered noncompliant with the NOFO instructions and will not go forward to review.

https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-25-169.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

US Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Broad Agency Announcement

Sponsor: US Department of Defense

Program: US Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Broad Agency Announcement

Deadline: February 27, 2030

Funding Level: Not specified

Summary: The Soldier Center is seeking solutions in the following scientific and technical areas:

• Combat Feeding & Equipment – Ration development, field feeding systems
• Soldier Protection & Survivability – Headborne protection, modular armor, chemical/biological protection, nanotechnology
• Modeling & Simulation – Soldier effectiveness, operational survivability
• Human Performance & Biomechanics – Body-worn systems, hand-held devices, soldier-centric sensors
• Expeditionary Maneuver Support – Energy efficiency, EMI/EMP protection, battlefield mobility
• Aerial Delivery – Advanced airdrop systems for personnel and cargo
• Simulation & Training Technology – Medical training, AI-based battlefield visualization, cyberspace warfare training

https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/360012

Wildlife Health

Sponsor: Morris Animal Foundation

Program: Wildlife Health

Deadline: February 11, 2026 (Required Pre-Proposal)

Funding Level: Varies by type

Summary: This request for pre-proposals is focused on Wildlife Health. Pre-proposals on other topics will not be accepted. Established Investigator, Pilot Study and First Award applications must focus on mammal health and welfare. Fellowship Training applications are open topic. Morris Animal Foundation is focused on advancing animal health and welfare; while the Foundation recognizes the importance of conservation to animal health, any conservation-focused proposals must be through an animal health lens. Animals in managed care settings can be a valuable proxy for wild counterparts, but all submitted proposals must have direct translational value to free-ranging wildlife populations. The value of your project for wildlife health must be clearly outlined in the Animal Health Impact section of your pre-proposal.

https://www.morrisanimalfoundation.org/apply

YouthBuild 2025

Sponsor: US Department of Labor

Program: YouthBuild 2025

Deadline: March 2, 2026

Funding Level: $2,000,000

Summary: Under this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA), DOL will award grants through a competitive process to eligible public or private non-profit organizations or Tribal entities to provide pre-apprenticeship occupational skills training, education, and job placement services to opportunity youth. YouthBuild prepares participants for quality jobs in various industry sectors, and includes wrap-around supportive services such as assistance in transportation, childcare, and housing. YouthBuild programs must offer participants construction training and hands-on experiences building affordable housing for their community.

https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/361057

YouthBuild 2025

Sponsor: US Department of Labor

Program: YouthBuild 2025

Deadline: March 2, 2026

Funding Level: $2,000,000

Summary: Under this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA), DOL will award grants through a competitive process to eligible public or private non-profit organizations or Tribal entities to provide pre-apprenticeship occupational skills training, education, and job placement services to opportunity youth. YouthBuild prepares participants for quality jobs in various industry sectors, and includes wrap-around supportive services such as assistance in transportation, childcare, and housing. YouthBuild programs must offer participants construction training and hands-on experiences building affordable housing for their community.

https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/361057