Federal grants

Human Services & Social Services Grants

Federal grants for social services, income security, and community support — including programs serving families, children, seniors, and people experiencing hardship.

79 open opportunities

OVC FY 2026 Services for Victims of Crime

Nonprofit
Office for Victims of Crime Closes in 3 days Up to $500K#O-OVC-2026-172620

OVC FY 2026 Technology to Support Services for Victims of Crime

Nonprofit
Office for Victims of Crime Closes in 3 days Up to $1.1M#O-OVC-2026-172618

OVC FY 2026 Services for Victims of Technology-Facilitated Abuse

Nonprofit
Office for Victims of Crime Closes in 3 days Up to $1M#O-OVC-2026-172619

BRAIN Initiative: Data Archives for the BRAIN Initiative (R24 Clinical Trial Optional)

Nonprofit
National Institutes of Health Closes in 4 days#RFA-MH-25-110

INCLUDE (INvestigation of Co-occurring conditions across the Lifespan to Understand Down syndromE) Predoctoral to Postdoctoral Fellow Transition Award (F99/K00 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

Nonprofit
National Institutes of Health Closes in 11 days#RFA-OD-24-007

BRAIN Initiative: Production and distribution facilities for brain cell type-specific access reagents (U24 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

Nonprofit
National Institutes of Health Closes in 11 days#RFA-MH-25-105

Home Study and Post-Release Services for Unaccompanied Alien Children​​

Nonprofit
Administration for Children and Families - ORR Closes in 16 days Up to $1M–$50M#HHS-2026-ACF-ORR-ZU-0019

Translational Research in Maternal and Pediatric Pharmacology and Therapeutics (R21 Clinical Trial Optional)

Nonprofit
National Institutes of Health Closes in 16 days#PAR-25-111

Translational Research in Maternal and Pediatric Pharmacology and Therapeutics (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)

Nonprofit
National Institutes of Health Closes in 17 days#PAR-25-110

OVC FY 2026 Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) Victim Compensation Formula Grant

Office for Victims of Crime Closes in 18 days#O-OVC-2026-172626

OVC FY 2026 Victim of Crime Act (VOCA) Victim Assistance Formula Grant

Office for Victims of Crime Closes in 18 days#O-OVC-2026-172627

Predictive Analytics in Child Welfare Demonstration Grants

Administration for Children and Families - ACYF/CB Closes in 23 days Up to $400K–$600K#HHS-2026-ACF-ACYF-CA-0037

OVC FY 2026 Invited to Apply - Byrne Discretionary Community Project Grants/Byrne Discretionary Grants Program

Office for Victims of Crime Closes in 25 days Up to $3.5M#O-OVC-2026-172642

HEAL Initiative-Early-Stage Discovery of New Pain Targets Within the Understudied Druggable Proteome (R03 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

Nonprofit
National Institutes of Health Closes in 26 days Up to $100K#PAR-25-154

OVC FY 2026 Increasing Services for American Indian and Alaska Native Victims of Human Trafficking in Urban Centers Program

Nonprofit
Office for Victims of Crime Closes in 33 days Up to $450K#O-OVC-2026-172623

OVC FY 2026 Tribal Victim Services Set-Aside Formula Program

Office for Victims of Crime Open — closes in 47 days#O-OVC-2026-172622

Native American Research Centers for Health (NARCH) (S06 Clinical Trial Optional)

National Institutes of Health Open — closes in 48 days#PAR-23-166

BRAIN Initiative: Clinical Studies to Advance Next-Generation Devices for Recording and Modulation in the Human Central Nervous System (UH3 Clinical Trial Optional)

Nonprofit
National Institutes of Health Open — closes in 100 days#RFA-NS-25-022

BRAIN Initiative: Next-Generation Devices for Recording and Modulation in the Human Central Nervous System (UG3/UH3 Clinical Trial Optional)

Nonprofit
National Institutes of Health Open — closes in 100 days#RFA-NS-25-021

Ethical, Legal and Social Implications (ELSI) Small Research Grant (R03 Clinical Trial Optional)

Nonprofit
National Institutes of Health Open — closes in 149 days Up to $50K#PAR-25-370

Ethical, Legal and Social Implications (ELSI) Research (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)

Nonprofit
National Institutes of Health Open — closes in 151 days#PAR-25-371

Ethical, Legal and Social Implications (ELSI) Exploratory/Developmental Research Grant (R21 Clinical Trial Optional)

Nonprofit
National Institutes of Health Open — closes in 151 days#PAR-25-369

HEAL Initiative: Pain Research Enhancement Program (PREP) (R15 Clinical Trial Optional)

National Institutes of Health Open — closes in 156 days Up to $375K#RFA-AT-25-003

Competing Revisions to Existing NIH Single Project Research Grants and Cooperative Agreements (Clinical Trial Optional)

Nonprofit
National Institutes of Health Open — closes in 157 days#PA-23-317

NIH Research Software Engineer (RSE) Award (R50 Clinical Trials Not Allowed)

Nonprofit
National Institutes of Health Open — closes in 167 days#RFA-OD-24-011

Intervention Research to Improve Native American Health (R34 Clinical Trial Optional)

Nonprofit
National Institutes of Health Open — closes in 201 days#PAR-25-378

Intervention Research to Improve Native American Health (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)

Nonprofit
National Institutes of Health Open — closes in 201 days#PAR-25-379

Academic Research Enhancement Award (AREA) for Undergraduate-Focused Institutions (R15 Clinical Trial Required)

National Institutes of Health Open — closes in 201 days Up to $375K#PAR-24-214

HEAL Initiative: Studies to Enable Analgesic Discovery (R61/R33 - Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

Nonprofit
National Institutes of Health Open — closes in 209 days Up to $350K#RFA-NS-25-023

BRAIN Initiative: Preclinical Proof of Concept for Novel Recording and Modulation Technologies in the Human CNS (R18 - Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

Nonprofit
National Institutes of Health Open — closes in 222 days Up to $750K#RFA-NS-24-031

BRAIN Initiative: Development and Validation of Novel Tools to Probe Cell-Specific and Circuit-Specific Processes in the Brain (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

Nonprofit
National Institutes of Health Open — closes in 233 days#RFA-MH-26-170

New Approaches for Measuring Brain Changes Across Longer Timespans (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)

Nonprofit
National Institutes of Health Open — closes in 321 days#PAR-25-279

New Approaches for Measuring Brain Changes Across Longer Timespans (R21 Clinical Trial Optional)

Nonprofit
National Institutes of Health Open — closes in 321 days#PAR-25-272

NIH Pathway to Independence Award (Parent K99/R00 Independent Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

Nonprofit
National Institutes of Health Open — closes in 321 days#PA-24-194

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

Nonprofit
National Institutes of Health Open — closes in 321 days#PA-24-176

Mentored Research Scientist Development Award (Parent K01 - Independent Clinical Trial Required)

Nonprofit
National Institutes of Health Open — closes in 321 days#PA-24-175

NIH Pathway to Independence Award (Parent K99/R00 Independent Clinical Trial Required)

Nonprofit
National Institutes of Health Open — closes in 321 days#PA-24-193

Mentored Quantitative Research Development Award (Parent K25 Independent Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

Nonprofit
National Institutes of Health Open — closes in 321 days#PA-24-191

Mentored Quantitative Research Development Award (Parent K25 Independent Clinical Trial Required)

Nonprofit
National Institutes of Health Open — closes in 321 days#PA-24-190

Mentored Patient-Oriented Research Career Development Award (Parent K23 Independent Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

Nonprofit
National Institutes of Health Open — closes in 321 days#PA-24-185

Mentored Clinical Scientist Research Career Development Award (Parent K08 Independent Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

Nonprofit
National Institutes of Health Open — closes in 322 days#PA-24-182

Mentored Clinical Scientist Research Career Development Award (Parent K08 Independent Clinical Trial Required)

Nonprofit
National Institutes of Health Open — closes in 322 days#PA-24-181

Mentored Patient-Oriented Research Career Development Award (Parent K23 Independent Clinical Trial Required)

Nonprofit
National Institutes of Health Open — closes in 322 days#PA-24-184

BRAIN Initiative: Brain Behavior Quantification and Synchronization- Next Generation Sensor Technology Development (U01 Clinical Trial Optional)

Nonprofit
National Institutes of Health Open — closes in 360 days#RFA-MH-26-140

BRAIN Initiative: Reagent Resources for Brain Cell Type-Specific Access to Broaden Distribution of Enabling Technologies for Neuroscience (U24 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

Nonprofit
National Institutes of Health Open — closes in 360 days#RFA-MH-26-120

Change of Recipient Organization (Type 7 Parent Clinical Trial Optional)

Nonprofit
National Institutes of Health Open — closes in 387 days#PA-24-254

Advancement and Innovation in Measurement of Language Development and Predictors (R21 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

Nonprofit
National Institutes of Health Open — closes in 444 days#PAR-25-113

Advancement and Innovation in Measurement of Language Development and Predictors (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

Nonprofit
National Institutes of Health Open — closes in 444 days#PAR-25-112

NICHD Resource Program Grants in Bioinformatics (P41 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

Nonprofit
National Institutes of Health Open — closes in 462 days#PAR-24-301

Limited Competition: Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA) Program: Collaborative and Innovative Acceleration Award (UG3/UH3 Clinical Trial Optional)

National Institutes of Health Open — closes in 486 days Up to $650K#PAR-25-296

BRAIN Initiative: Theories, Models and Methods for Analysis of Complex Data from the Brain (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

Nonprofit
National Institutes of Health Open — closes in 506 days#RFA-DA-27-004

Leveraging Network Infrastructure to Conduct Innovative Research for Women, Children, Pregnant and Lactating Women, and Persons with Disabilities (UG3/UH3 - Clinical Trial Optional)

Nonprofit
National Institutes of Health Open — closes in 513 days Up to $6.3M#PAR-25-311

Innovative Screening Approaches and Therapies for Screenable Disorders in Newborns (R21 - Clinical Trial Optional)

Nonprofit
National Institutes of Health Open — closes in 514 days Up to $200K#PAR-25-266

Innovative Screening Approaches and Therapies for Screenable Disorders in Newborns (R01 - Clinical Trial Optional)

Nonprofit
National Institutes of Health Open — closes in 514 days#PAR-25-265

NIH Exploratory/Developmental Research Project Grant (Parent R21 Clinical Trial Required)

Nonprofit
National Institutes of Health Open — closes in 566 days#PA-25-306

NIH Small Research Grant Program (Parent R03 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

Nonprofit
National Institutes of Health Open — closes in 566 days Up to $50K#PA-25-302

NIH Research Project Grant (Parent R01 Clinical Trial Required)

Nonprofit
National Institutes of Health Open — closes in 566 days#PA-25-305

NIH Exploratory/Developmental Research Project Grant (Parent R21 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

Nonprofit
National Institutes of Health Open — closes in 566 days#PA-25-304

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

Nonprofit
National Institutes of Health Open — closes in 566 days#PA-25-301

Research Enhancement Award Program (REAP) for Health Professional Schools and Graduate Schools (R15 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

National Institutes of Health Open — closes in 566 days Up to $375K#PAR-25-298

Academic Research Enhancement Award (AREA) for Undergraduate-Focused Institutions (R15 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

National Institutes of Health Open — closes in 566 days Up to $375K#PAR-25-134

Academic Research Enhancement Award (AREA) for Undergraduate-Focused Institutions (R15 Clinical Trial Required)

National Institutes of Health Open — closes in 566 days#PAR-25-148

NICHD Small Research Grant Program (R03 Clinical Trial Required)

Nonprofit
National Institutes of Health Open — closes in 566 days Up to $50K#PA-25-125

Natural History of Disorders Screenable in the Newborn Period (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)

Nonprofit
National Institutes of Health Open — closes in 566 days#PAR-25-227

Dissemination and Implementation Research in Health (R21 Clinical Trial Optional)

Nonprofit
National Institutes of Health Open — closes in 566 days#PAR-25-143

Screening and Functional Validation of Genomic Variants Associated with Human Congenital Anomalies (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

Nonprofit
National Institutes of Health Open — closes in 566 days#PAR-25-185

Dissemination and Implementation Research in Health (R03 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

Nonprofit
National Institutes of Health Open — closes in 566 days#PAR-25-233

Dissemination and Implementation Research in Health (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)

Nonprofit
National Institutes of Health Open — closes in 566 days#PAR-25-144

Blueprint MedTech Translator (UG3/UH3 - Clinical Trial Optional)

Nonprofit
National Institutes of Health Open — closes in 587 days#PAR-25-383

Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Institutional Research Training Grant (Parent T32)

Nonprofit
National Institutes of Health Open — closes in 684 days#PA-25-168

Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Individual Predoctoral Fellowship (Parent F31)

Nonprofit
National Institutes of Health Open — closes in 687 days#PA-25-422

Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Individual Postdoctoral Fellowship (Parent F32)

Nonprofit
National Institutes of Health Open — closes in 687 days#PA-25-423

Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Individual Fellowship for Students at Institutions with NIH-Funded Institutional Predoctoral Dual-Degree Training Programs (Parent F30)

Nonprofit
National Institutes of Health Open — closes in 687 days#PA-25-426

Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Individual Fellowship for Students at Institutions Without NIH-Funded Institutional Predoctoral Dual-Degree Training Programs (Parent F30)

Nonprofit
National Institutes of Health Open — closes in 687 days#PA-25-425

Clinical Trial Readiness for Rare Diseases, Disorders, and Syndromes (R21 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

Nonprofit
National Institutes of Health Open — closes in 761 days#PAR-25-450

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

Nonprofit
National Institutes of Health Open — closes in 797 days#PAR-25-322

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

National Institutes of Health Open — closes in 810 days Up to $125K#PAR-25-415

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

National Institutes of Health Open — closes in 810 days Up to $100K#PAR-25-414

Early Immune System Development and Ontogeny (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)

Nonprofit
National Institutes of Health Open — closes in 869 days Up to $400K#PAR-25-362

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