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253 open opportunities

ROSES 2025: C.2 Solar System Science

Caleb Schuler Grantor Closed#NNH25ZDA001N-SCUBED

EPSCoR Research Infrastructure Improvement Program: EPSCoR Research Incubators for STEM Excellence

Nonprofit
U.S. National Science Foundation Closed Up to $8M#25-522

ROSES 2025: A.4 Rapid Response and Novel Research in Earth Science

Caleb Schuler Grantor Closed#NNH25ZDA001N-RRNES

Pathways to Enable Secure Open-Source Ecosystems

Nonprofit
U.S. National Science Foundation Closed#26-506

IUSE/Professional Formation of Engineers: Revolutionizing Engineering Departments

U.S. National Science Foundation Closed Up to $50K–$2M#24-564

Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE): Future Computing Research

Nonprofit
U.S. National Science Foundation Closed Up to $600K–$12M#25-543

DoW Reconstructive Transplant, Concept Award

Teresa M Parker-Reeser Grants Officer Closed#HT942526RTRPCA

Native Entities Grant Program

Misty L Roosa Grantor Closed#2026-NTIA-NEGP

Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program

Misty L Roosa Grantor Closed#2026-NTIA-TBCP

Postdoctoral Research Fellowships in Biology

Nonprofit
U.S. National Science Foundation Closed Up to $220K#26-504

FY25 Long Range Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) for Navy and Marine Corps Science and Technology

Matthew Murray Contracting Specialist Closed#N0001425SB001

NRL Long Range Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) for Basic and Applied Research

Mary A Johnson Contract Specialist Closed#N00173-24-S-BA01

NSF Astronomy and Astrophysics Postdoctoral Fellowships

Nonprofit
U.S. National Science Foundation Closed Up to $110K#22-621

ROSES25: A.14 Atmosphere

Caleb Schuler Grantor Closed#NNH25ZDA001N-ATMOS

Historically Black Colleges and Universities - Excellence in Research

U.S. National Science Foundation Closed#23-598

CHIPS Incentives Program – Facilities for Semiconductor Materials and Manufacturing Equipment

Nonprofit
Misty L Roosa Management Analyst Closed#2023-NIST-CHIPS-SMME-01

DoW Reconstructive Transplant, Investigator-Initiated Research Award

Teresa M Parker-Reeser Grants Officer Closes today#HT942526RTRPIIRA

U.S. National Science Foundation State and Regional Artificial Intelligence Infrastructure Hubs:

Nonprofit
U.S. National Science Foundation Closes today#26-513

Unlocking Dataset Value for AI-Enabled Scientific Discovery

Nonprofit
U.S. National Science Foundation Closes today#26-512

DoW Bone Marrow Failure, Resource Development Award

Christopher L Baker Grants Officer Closes today#HT942526BMFRPRDA

DoW Bone Marrow Failure, Investigator-Initiated Research Award

Christopher L Baker Grants Officer Closes today#HT942526BMFRPIIRA

DoW Bone Marrow Failure, Idea Development Award

Christopher L Baker Grants Officer Closes today#HT942526BMFRPIDA

SBE Postdoctoral Research Fellowships

Nonprofit
U.S. National Science Foundation Closes today Up to $160K–$170K#23-500

Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 Department of War (DoW) Defense University Research Instrumentation Program (DURIP)

Ramila Century Grantor Closes in 2 days Up to $50K–$3M#W911NF26S0095

Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 Department of War (DoW) Defense University Research Instrumentation Program (DURIP)

Veronica Lacey Grantor Closes in 2 days Up to $50K–$3M#N0001426SF003

Fiscal Year 2027 Defense University Research Instrumentation Program (DURIP)

Daniel P Smith Procurement Analyst Closes in 2 days Up to $50K–$7M#NOFOAFRLAFOSR20260001

ROSES25: A.15 Biosphere

Caleb Schuler Grantor Closes in 2 days#NNH25ZDA001N-BIOS

DoW Parkinson’s, Investigator-Initiated Research Award

Jamie Shortall Grant Officer Closes in 2 days#HT942526PRPIIRA

DoW Parkinson’s, Early Investigator Research Award

Jamie Shortall Grant Officer Closes in 2 days#HT942526PRPEIRA

PFE: Research Initiation in Engineering Formation (PFE: RIEF)

U.S. National Science Foundation Closes in 6 days Up to $200K#20-558

ROSES25: C.4 Planetary Science Enabling Facilities

Caleb Schuler Grantor Closes in 6 days#NNH25ZDA001N-PSEF

DoW Vision, Investigator-Initiated Research Award

Teresa M Parker-Reeser Grants Officer Closes in 8 days#HT942526VRPIIRA

DoW Vision, Clinical Trial Award

Teresa M Parker-Reeser Grants Officer Closes in 8 days#HT942526VRPCTA

DoW Spinal Cord Injury, Translational Research Award

Abigail Strock Contract Specialist Closes in 8 days#HT942526SCIRPTRA

DoW Spinal Cord Injury, Clinical Translation Research Award

Abigail Strock Contract Specialist Closes in 8 days#HT942526SCIRPCTRA

DoW Vision, Translational Research Award

Teresa M Parker-Reeser Grants Officer Closes in 8 days#HT942526VRPTRA

DoW Spinal Cord Injury, Investigator-Initiated Research Award

Abigail Strock Contract Specialist Closes in 8 days#HT942526SCIRPIIRA

DoW Spinal Cord Injury, Clinical Trial Award

Abigail Strock Contract Specialist Closes in 8 days#HT942526SCIRPCTA

Cooperative Agreement for affiliated Partner with Chesapeake Watershed Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit

Geological Survey Closes in 10 days Up to $1–$450K#G27AS00048

Cooperative Agreement for Affiliated Partner with the Pacific Northwest Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU)

Geological Survey Closes in 10 days Up to $1–$360K#G27AS00074

Cooperative Agreement for affiliated Partner with Northern Great Plains Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit

Geological Survey Closes in 10 days Up to $1–$450K#G27AS00052

Cooperative Agreement for affiliated Partner with Californian Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit

Geological Survey Closes in 10 days Up to $1–$35K#G27AS00037

Cooperative Agreement for Affiliated Partner with the Colorado Plateau Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU)

Geological Survey Closes in 10 days Up to $1–$90K#G27AS00080

Cooperative Agreement for Affiliated Partner with the North Atlantic Coast Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU)

Geological Survey Closes in 10 days Up to $1–$350K#G27AS00077

Cooperative Agreement for Affiliated Partner with the Rocky Mountains Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU)

Geological Survey Closes in 10 days Up to $1–$375K#G27AS00072

Cooperative Agreement for Affiliated Partner with the Hawaiʻi-Pacific Islands Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU)

Geological Survey Closes in 10 days Up to $1–$435K#G27AS00073

Cooperative Agreement for affiliated Partner with Great Lakes-Northern Forest Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit

Geological Survey Closes in 10 days Up to $1–$485K#G27AS00049

Cooperative Agreement for Affiliated Partner with the Great Lakes-Northern Forest Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU)

Geological Survey Closes in 10 days Up to $1–$150K#G27AS00079

Cooperative Agreement for affiliated Partner with Rocky Mountain Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit

Geological Survey Closes in 10 days Up to $1–$100K#G27AS00042

Cooperative Agreement for Affiliated Partner with the Pacific Northwest Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU)

Geological Survey Closes in 10 days Up to $1–$200K#G27AS00078

NIJ FY 2026 Evaluation of the Effectiveness of the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) Byrne State Crisis Intervention Program (SCIP)

Nonprofit
National Institute of Justice Closes in 12 days Up to $5.9M#O-NIJ-2026-172798

NIJ FY 2026 Research and Evaluation on Justice System Responses to Illegal Immigration

Nonprofit
National Institute of Justice Closes in 12 days Up to $3M#O-NIJ-2026-172800

NIJ FY 2026 Crime and Justice Research

Nonprofit
National Institute of Justice Closes in 12 days Up to $5M#O-NIJ-2026-172801

NIJ FY 2026 Research and Evaluation on Human Trafficking

Nonprofit
National Institute of Justice Closes in 12 days Up to $2.5M#O-NIJ-2026-172799

MPS Astronomical Sciences Research Programs (MPS Astro)

U.S. National Science Foundation Closes in 12 days#26-522

DoW Joint Warfighter Medical, Military Medical Research and Development Award

Christopher L Baker Grants Officer Closes in 12 days#HT942526JWMRPMMRDA

Special Program Announcement for Office of Naval Research Research Opportunity: FY27 Communications and Networking Applied Research

Veronica Lacey Grantor Closes in 12 days Up to $250K–$500K#N0001426SBC11

Applied Mathematics

U.S. National Science Foundation Closes in 12 days#PD-16-1266

Plasma Physics

U.S. National Science Foundation Closes in 12 days#PD-23-1242

Astronomy and Astrophysics Research Grants

U.S. National Science Foundation Closes in 12 days#22-624

National Science Foundation Translation to Practice

Nonprofit
U.S. National Science Foundation Closes in 13 days Up to $600K–$2M#25-540

DoW Breast Cancer, Breakthrough Award Levels 1 and 2

Danielle Reckley Grantor Closes in 14 days#HT942526BCRPBTA122

DoW Breast Cancer, Clinical Research Extension Award

Danielle Reckley Grantor Closes in 14 days#HT942526BCRPCREA2

DOW Combat Readiness – Medical Research Program Translational Research Award

Danielle Reckley Grantor Closes in 14 days#HT942526CRRPTRA

DoW Rare Cancers Idea Development Award

JoAnn Martin Grantor Closes in 14 days#HT942526RCRPIDA

DoW Orthopaedic, Applied Research Award

Teresa M Parker-Reeser Grants Officer Closes in 14 days#HT942526ORPARA

DoW Orthopaedic, Clinical Research Award

Teresa M Parker-Reeser Grants Officer Closes in 14 days#HT942526ORPCRA

DoW Rare Cancers Resource and Community Development Award

JoAnn Martin Grantor Closes in 14 days#HT942526RCRPRCDA

National Science Foundation Fostering Interdisciplinary Networks to Develop Emergent and Responsive Solutions Foundry

Nonprofit
U.S. National Science Foundation Closes in 14 days#26-507

DoW Toxic Exposures Clinical Trial Award

Ebony S Simmons Grantor Closes in 15 days#HT942526TERPCTA

DoW Toxic Exposures Translational Research Award

Ebony S Simmons Grantor Closes in 15 days#HT942526TERPTRA

DoW Toxic Exposures Investigator Initiated Research Award

Ebony S Simmons Grantor Closes in 15 days#HT942526TERPIIRA

Unlocking New Levels of Output and Capacity for Key Subsurface Resources SBIR/STTR (UNLOCK SBIR/STTR)

Advanced Research Projects Agency Energy Closes in 16 days Up to $323K–$4.6M#DE-FOA-0003631

Unlocking New Levels of Output and Capacity for Key Subsurface Resources (UNLOCK)

Advanced Research Projects Agency Energy Closes in 16 days Up to $3M–$5M#DE-FOA-0003630

NIJ FY 2026 Research on Gender Dysphoria and Violent Crime

Nonprofit
National Institute of Justice Closes in 19 days Up to $1M#O-NIJ-2026-172802

NIJ FY 2026 Research and Evaluation on School Safety

Nonprofit
National Institute of Justice Closes in 19 days Up to $5M#O-NIJ-2026-172796

Cooperative Agreement for affiliated Partner with the Californian Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit

Geological Survey Closes in 26 days Up to $1–$480K#G27AS00081

Cooperative Agreement for affiliated Partner with the Great Plains Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit

Geological Survey Closes in 26 days Up to $1–$370K#G27AS00076

Cooperative Agreement for affiliated Partner with the Pacific Northwest Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit

Geological Survey Closes in 26 days Up to $1–$300K#G27AS00085

Cooperative Agreement for affiliated Partner with Great Basin Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit

Geological Survey Closes in 26 days Up to $1–$250K#G27AS00044

Cooperative Agreement for affiliated Partner with the Chesapeake Watershed Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit

Geological Survey Closes in 26 days Up to $1–$200K#G27AS00082

Cooperative Agreement for affiliated Partner with Hawaiʻi-Pacific Islands Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit

Geological Survey Closes in 26 days Up to $1–$50K#G27AS00061

Cooperative Agreement for affiliated Partner with the Great Lakes-Northern Forest Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit

Geological Survey Closes in 26 days Up to $1–$370K#G27AS00083

Cooperative Agreement for affiliated Partner with Great Basin Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit

Geological Survey Closes in 26 days Up to $1–$350K#G27AS00045

Cooperative Agreement for affiliated Partner with Chesapeake Watershed Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit

Geological Survey Closes in 26 days Up to $1–$250K#G27AS00043

Cooperative Agreement for affiliated Partner with Colorado Plateau Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit

Geological Survey Closes in 26 days Up to $1–$475K#G27AS00046

Cooperative Agreement for affiliated Partner with the Colorado Plateau Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit

Geological Survey Closes in 26 days Up to $1–$360K#G27AS00084

NIJ FY 2026 Research and Evaluation on Drones as First Responders

Nonprofit
National Institute of Justice Closes in 26 days Up to $3.5M#O-NIJ-2026-172805

NIJ FY 2026 Research and Evaluation on Violent Crime: Gangs and Organized Criminal Groups (Domestic and Transnational)

Nonprofit
National Institute of Justice Closes in 26 days Up to $3M#O-NIJ-2026-172806

NIJ FY 2026 Research on the Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation of Elderly Individuals

Nonprofit
National Institute of Justice Closes in 26 days Up to $1.8M#O-NIJ-2026-172804

John H. Prescott Marine Mammal Rescue Assistance Grant

Nonprofit
Maria Aguiniga Grantor Closes in 27 days Up to $1–$150K#NOAA-NMFS-PRPO-2026-31863

Archaeometry

U.S. National Science Foundation Closes in 27 days#23-573

Computational Mathematics

U.S. National Science Foundation Closes in 27 days Up to $1–$1.2M#PD-16-1271

Cooperative Agreement for affiliated Partner with the Great Lakes Northern Forrest Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit

Geological Survey Closes in 28 days Up to $1–$135K#G27AS00040

Cooperative Agreement for affiliated Partner with the Rocky Mountain Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit

Geological Survey Closes in 28 days Up to $1–$495K#G27AS00039

Cooperative Agreement for affiliated Partner with Rocky Mountain Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit

Geological Survey Closes in 28 days Up to $1–$490K#G27AS00038

Cooperative Agreement for affiliated Partner with Californian Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit

Geological Survey Closes in 28 days Up to $1–$450K#G27AS00051

The Science, Mathematics and Research for Transformation (SMART) Scholarship for Service Program Cooperative Agreement

Megan A Deluca Grantor Closes in 29 days Up to $1300M#W911NF-27-R-A001

ROSES 2025: D.4 Theoretical and Computational Astrophysics Networks

Caleb Schuler Grantor Closes in 29 days#NNH25ZDA001N-TCAN

Cooperative Agreement for affiliated Partner with the Great Rivers Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit

Geological Survey Closes in 30 days Up to $1–$350K#G27AS00166

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