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360 open opportunities

​Mitigating Proliferation Risks Posed by Artificial Intelligence Enabled Molecular Models and Leveraging Nonproliferation Opportunities​

Nonprofit
Bureau of Arms Control and Nonproliferation Closed Up to $4M#DFOP0018449

Advancing Civilian Nuclear Power in Türkiye

Nonprofit
Bureau of Arms Control and Nonproliferation Closed Up to $1.6M#DFOP0018810

2026 U.S. Speaker Program

U.S. Mission to India Closed Up to $230K–$250K#OFOP0003124

NIJ FY 2026 State and Local Collection and Reporting of Crime Data

Nonprofit
National Institute of Justice Closed Up to $2M#O-NIJ-2026-172645

ROSES 2025: C.2 Solar System Science

Caleb Schuler Grantor Closed#NNH25ZDA001N-SCUBED

High-performance Optimized Recycled Nuclear Isotopes for Gen IV reactors (HORNIG)

Advanced Research Projects Agency Energy Closed Up to $500K–$7M#DE-FOA-0003623

Supply Chain Acceleration and Logistics Enablement (SCALE) Program

Nonprofit
Small Business Administration Closed Up to $1–$500K#SB-OIIGA-26-001

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

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

ECosystem for Leading Innovation in Plasma Science and Engineering

U.S. National Science Foundation Closed#PD-24-110Z

NIJ FY 2026 Research and Evaluation of Services for Victims of Crime

Nonprofit
National Institute of Justice Closed Up to $1.5M#O-NIJ-2026-172659

Center for Foundational Academic Research and Strategic Innovation for the Defense Enterprise (C-FARSIDE)

Jonathan Bertsch Grantor Closed Up to $50M–$150M#HQ003426NFOECAD04

ROSES25: F.17 Research Initiation Awards

Caleb Schuler Grantor Closed#NNH25ZDA001N-RIA

Decision, Risk and Management Sciences - Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grants

U.S. National Science Foundation Closed#23-618

Decision, Risk and Management Sciences

U.S. National Science Foundation Closed#PD-23-1321

Research Experiences for Undergraduates

U.S. National Science Foundation Closes today Up to $5K–$500K#23-601

Manufacturing Extension Partnership Center State Competition

Nonprofit
Karla Villalobos Grantor Closes in 2 days#2026-NIST-MEP-02

DoW Lupus, Transformative Vision Award

Abigail Strock Contract Specialist Closes in 5 days#HT942526LRPTVA

DoW Lupus, Idea Award

Abigail Strock Contract Specialist Closes in 5 days#HT942526LRPIA

DoW Lupus, Impact Award

Abigail Strock Contract Specialist Closes in 5 days#HT942526LRPIPA

DoW Lupus, Transformative Vision Development Award

Abigail Strock Contract Specialist Closes in 5 days#HT942526LRPTVDA

Decentralized Artificial Intelligence through Controlled Emergence (DICE)

DARPA - Information Processing Technologies Office Closes in 6 days#HR001126S0010

Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program

Nonprofit
U.S. National Science Foundation Closes in 6 days Up to $100K–$3.3M#23-586

Multi Modal Materials Analysis (MMoMA)

DARPA - Defense Sciences Office Closes in 7 days#HR001126S0013

Fiscal Year 2027 National Sea Grant College Program Dean John A. Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship

Laura Hansen GMS Closes in 7 days Up to $1–$97K#NOAA-OAR-SG-2027-32433

INSPIRING GENERATIONS OF NEW INNOVATORS TO IMPACT TECHNOLOGIES IN ENERGY 2026 (IGNIITE 2026)

Nonprofit
Advanced Research Projects Agency Energy Closes in 7 days Up to $500K#DE-FOA-0003624

Building Skills, Strengthening Communities, and Advancing Innovation in Northwest Mexico

Nonprofit
Israel Moroyoqui Grantor Closes in 8 days Up to $10K–$20K#PD-TIJUANA-NOGALES-HERMOSILLO-FY2026-01

Workforce Accelerator Fund 14

Nonprofit
Workforce Development Board Closes in 8 days#187143

Methodology, Measurement, and Statistics

U.S. National Science Foundation Closes in 8 days#19-575

Interdisciplinary Transportation Law and Policy Technology Training Development

Nonprofit
Kelley C Severns Special Projects Manager Closes in 9 days Up to $600K#LAWPOLICY-OSTR24

Tribal Transportation Safety Strategy Pilot Program

Nonprofit
Kelley C Severns Special Projects Manager Closes in 9 days Up to $2M#TRIBALSAFETY-OSTR24

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

Geological Survey Closes in 10 days Up to $1–$300K#G26AS00153

U.S.-ASEAN Road to 50: Rising Leaders Forum

Immanuella Suganda Grantor Closes in 11 days Up to $60K–$85K#PDS-USASEAN-FY26-01

GlobalX Challenge 26.1: AI-Native Air Interface for Tactical Communication Networks

Chelsea Huff Grantor Closes in 12 days Up to $500K#N0001426SBC03

GlobalX Challenge 26.2: Naval Southern Hemisphere Space Weather and Plasmas (NSHSWP)

Chelsea Huff Grantor Closes in 12 days Up to $500K#N0001426SBC04

ROSES25: B.2 Heliophysics Foundational Research

Caleb Schuler Grantor Closes in 12 days#NNH25ZDA001N-HFR

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

Caleb Schuler Grantor Closes in 12 days#NNH25ZDA001N-RRNES

ROSES 2025: A.10 INNOVATE

Caleb Schuler Grantor Closes in 12 days#NNH25ZDA001N-INNOVATE

2027 Department of Pesticide Regulation Sustainable Pest Management Grants Program

Nonprofit
Department of Pesticide Regulation Closes in 13 days Up to $100K–$1M#184455

Pathways to Enable Secure Open-Source Ecosystems

Nonprofit
U.S. National Science Foundation Closes in 13 days#26-506

Tribal Colleges and Universities Program

U.S. National Science Foundation Closes in 13 days Up to $100K–$3.5M#21-595

DoW Prostate Cancer, Early Investigator Research Award

Teresa M Parker-Reeser Grants Officer Closes in 14 days#HT942526PCRPEIRA

DoW Prostate Cancer, Data Science Award

Teresa M Parker-Reeser Grants Officer Closes in 14 days#HT942526PCRPDSA

DoW Prostate Cancer, Physician Research Award

Teresa M Parker-Reeser Grants Officer Closes in 14 days#HT942526PCRPPRA

DoW Prostate Cancer, Idea Development Award

Teresa M Parker-Reeser Grants Officer Closes in 14 days#HT942526PCRPIDA

DoW Lung Cancer Translational Research Award

Danielle Reckley Grantor Closes in 14 days#HT942526LCRPTRA

DoW Lung Cancer Patient-Centered Outcomes and Survivorship Award

Danielle Reckley Grantor Closes in 14 days#HT942526LCRPPCOSA

DoW Lung Cancer Idea Development Award

Danielle Reckley Grantor Closes in 14 days#HT942526LCRPIDA

Project Constellation: Building a Constellation of Outer Space Partners at the UN

Nonprofit
Daleya Uddin Grantor Closes in 16 days Up to $4.8M–$5M#OFOP0003546

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

Geological Survey Closes in 16 days Up to $1–$276K#G26AS00155

U.S. National Science Foundation Research Traineeship (NRT) Program

U.S. National Science Foundation Closes in 20 days Up to $2M–$3M#24-597

IUSE/Professional Formation of Engineers: Revolutionizing Engineering Departments

U.S. National Science Foundation Closes in 20 days Up to $50K–$2M#24-564

Public Wireless Supply Chain Innovation Fund Grant Program – Solutions for AI-Native RAN

Misty L Roosa Grantor Closes in 21 days#NTIA-PWSCIF-26-01

A Science of Science Approach to Analyzing and Innovating the Biomedical Research Enterprise

U.S. National Science Foundation Closes in 21 days Up to $100K–$250K#23-569

Cook Inlet Beluga Whale (CIBW) Prey, Salmon Productivity Monitoring at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson (JBER).

Nicholas A Aprea Grant Specialist Closes in 22 days Up to $168K–$1.3M#W9126G262SOI9667

Rubberized Pavement Grant Program

Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery Closes in 22 days Up to $375K–$750K#TRP19

DoW Vision, Mentored Clinical Research Award

Teresa M Parker-Reeser Grants Officer Closes in 22 days#HT942526VRPMCRA

DoW Hearing Restoration Focused Research Award

Ebony S Simmons Grantor Closes in 22 days#HT942526HRRPFRA

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

Nonprofit
U.S. National Science Foundation Closes in 22 days Up to $600K–$12M#25-543

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

Geological Survey Closes in 23 days Up to $1–$453K#G26AS00156

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

Geological Survey Closes in 23 days Up to $1–$350K#G26AS00158

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

Geological Survey Closes in 24 days Up to $1–$480K#G26AS00157

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

Geological Survey Closes in 24 days Up to $1–$250K#G26AS00159

DoW Neurofibromatosis Research Academy – Leadership Award

Ebony S Simmons Grantor Closes in 26 days#HT942526NFRPNFRALA

Measurement Science and Engineering (MSE) Research Grant Programs

Nonprofit
Misty L Roosa Management Analyst Closes in 27 days#2025-NIST-MSE-01

Probability

U.S. National Science Foundation Closes in 27 days#PD-18-1263

NSF Dynamic Language Infrastructure - NEH Documenting Endangered Languages

Nonprofit
U.S. National Science Foundation Closes in 27 days#22-615

Effects of International Parental Child Abduction on Abducted Children and Left-Behind Parents

Nonprofit
Bureau of Consular Affairs Closes in 28 days Up to $1M–$2.0M#DFOP0019391

DoW Reconstructive Transplant, Concept Award

Teresa M Parker-Reeser Grants Officer Closes in 28 days#HT942526RTRPCA

Native Entities Grant Program

Misty L Roosa Grantor Closes in 29 days#2026-NTIA-NEGP

Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program

Misty L Roosa Grantor Closes in 29 days#2026-NTIA-TBCP

National Estuarine Research Reserve System (NERRS) Land Acquisition and Construction Program for Fiscal Year 2026

Nicola R Bell Grantor Closes in 30 days Up to $500K–$3M#NOAA-NOS-OCM-2026-33239

DoW Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, Idea Development Award

Danielle Reckley Grantor Closes in 30 days#HT942526DMDRPIDA

DoW Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Clinical/Translational Award

Danielle Reckley Grantor Closes in 30 days#HT942526DMDRPCTRA

Joint DMS/NIGMS Initiative to Support Research at the Interface of the Biological and Mathematical Sciences

U.S. National Science Foundation Closes in 30 days Up to $1–$1.2M#22-600

BJS FY 2026 Criminal History Record Assessment and Research Program (CHRARP)

Nonprofit
Bureau of Justice Statistics Closes in 33 days Up to $1.8M#O-BJS-2026-172685

BJS FY 2026 Annual Surveys of Probation and Parole (ASPP) RY 2026-2030

Nonprofit
Bureau of Justice Statistics Closes in 33 days Up to $2.3M#O-BJS-2026-172682

BJS FY 2026 National Incident-Based Reporting System Estimation Program

Nonprofit
Bureau of Justice Statistics Closes in 33 days Up to $5.3M#O-BJS-2026-172683

BJS FY 2026 State Justice Statistics Program for Statistical Analysis Centers

Bureau of Justice Statistics Closes in 34 days Up to $225K#O-BJS-2026-172687

Advancing Oil and Natural Gas Production and Delivery

National Energy Technology Laboratory Closes in 34 days Up to $1–$28M#DE-FOA-0003634

DoW Neurofibromatosis Exploration-Hypothesis Development Award

Ebony S Simmons Grantor Closes in 34 days#HT942526NFRPEHDA

DoW Neurofibromatosis Investigator-Initiated Research Award

Ebony S Simmons Grantor Closes in 34 days#HT942526NFRPIIRA

DoW Neurofibromatosis Synergistic Idea Award

Ebony S Simmons Grantor Closes in 34 days#HT942526NFRPSIA

DoW Neurofibromatosis Research Academy – Scholar Award

Ebony S Simmons Grantor Closes in 34 days#HT942526NFRPNFRASA

DoW Peer Reviewed Medical, Clinical Trial Award

Christopher L Baker Grants Officer Closes in 34 days#HT942526PRMRPCTA

DoW Peer Reviewed Medical, Platform Clinical Translation Award

Christopher L Baker Grants Officer Closes in 34 days#HT942526PRMRPPCTA

Foundations

U.S. National Science Foundation Closes in 34 days#PD-18-1268

Combinatorics

U.S. National Science Foundation Closes in 34 days#PD-18-7970

DoW Alzheimer’s Transforming Research Award

JoAnn Martin Grantor Closes in 36 days#HT942526AZRPTRRA

DoW Alzheimer’s Transforming Diagnosis Award

JoAnn Martin Grantor Closes in 36 days#HT942526AZRPTRDA

DoW Alzheimer’s Transforming Care Award

JoAnn Martin Grantor Closes in 36 days#HT942526AZRPTRCA

Precision Inertial Navigation & Positioning On an Integrated Tesseract (PINPOINT)

DARPA - Defense Sciences Office Closes in 37 days#HR001126S0016

DoW Kidney Cancer, Academy of Kidney Cancer Investigators – Early-Career Scholar Award

Jamie Shortall Grant Officer Closes in 40 days#HT942526KCRPAKCIECSA

DoW Kidney Cancer, Idea Development Award

Jamie Shortall Grant Officer Closes in 40 days#HT942526KCRPIDA

Security, Privacy, and Trust in Cyberspace

Nonprofit
U.S. National Science Foundation Closes in 40 days Up to $50K–$1.2M#25-515

Postdoctoral Research Fellowships in Biology

Nonprofit
U.S. National Science Foundation Closes in 41 days Up to $220K#26-504

Middle East Regional Cooperation (MERC)

Assistance Coordination Closes in 42 days Up to $100K–$2M#DFOP0019227

DoW Rare Cancers Concept Award

JoAnn Martin Grantor Closes in 42 days#HT942526RCRPCA

DoW Breast Cancer, Breakthrough Award Level 4

Jamie Shortall Grant Officer Closes in 42 days#HT942526BCRPBTA4

DoW Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Research Program, Clinical Outcomes and Biomarkers Award

Jamie Shortall Grant Officer Closes in 42 days#HT942526ALSRPCOBA

DoW Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Research Program, Therapeutic Development Award

Jamie Shortall Grant Officer Closes in 42 days#HT942526ALSRPTDA

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