Funding opportunities
Open and upcoming programs from Canadian funders and US federal grants (Grants.gov). Deadlines first, then rolling intakes.
Research Grants to Rigorously Evaluate Innovative and Promising Approaches to Prevent Firearm-Related Violence and Injuries
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - ERA · Deadline not published
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) National Center for Injury Prevention and Control (NCIPC or the Injury Center) is soliciting investigator-initiated research to rigorously evaluate the effectiveness of innovative and promising approaches to prevent all forms of firearm-related injuries, deaths, violence, or crime without infringing on the rights of legal firearm owners. For this announcement such forms include: Mass shooting incidents, Defensive gun use incidents, Firearm-related homicides and assaults, Firearm-related suicides and self-harm, Unintentional firearm deaths and injuries, Firearm-related crime. This NOFO offers Funding Option A or B to address the research objective. Applicants may submit a research proposal under either Funding Option A or B (not both). Funding Option A will support research projects that rely on existing data to evaluate effectiveness and that do not support implementing prevention activities. These projects will be funded up to $350,000 per year (direct and indirect costs) for a period of performance up to 2 years. Funding Option B will support research projects that require new data collection and/or implementation of preventi Awards up to $650,000.
Preventing Suicide and Interpersonal Violence Among Youth and Young Adults
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - ERA · Deadline not published
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) National Center for Injury Prevention and Control (NCIPC) seeks investigator-initiated research proposals to evaluate primary prevention-focused approaches to reduce suicide and interpersonal violence among youth and young adults (ages 10 to 24 years). This NOFO will support the evaluation of existing primary prevention approaches (i.e., approaches that are already developed and implemented or have been shown to be ready for implementation) that have not yet undergone rigorous evaluation. For this announcement, "approaches" can include programs, policies, or practices. Applicants can propose to evaluate approaches that: Reduce suicide-related outcomes, enhancing social connectedness and social cohesion at the community level Reduce or mitigate the impact of unhealthy behaviors or experiences in online spaces on suicide-related outcomes Evaluate approaches to reduce the incidence and/or harm caused by technology-facilitated forms of interpersonal violence Awards up to $500,000.
Rigorously Evaluating Approaches to Prevent Child Sexual Abuse and Problematic Sexual Behavior among Youth
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - ERA · Deadline not published
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) National Center for Injury Prevention and Control (NCIPC) is soliciting investigator-initiated gold standard research proposals to rigorously evaluate programs and policies for their impact on primary prevention of child sexual abuse (CSA) or problematic sexual behavior (PSB) among youth. For the purposes of this NOFO: CSA is defined as sexual victimization during childhood (younger than 18 years of age) perpetrated by an adult. PSB is defined as sexual behaviors among children (younger than 18 years of age) that are not developmentally appropriate and have the potential to cause harm to the child or children involved (including behaviors that are unintentionally harmful or inappropriate as well as behaviors intended to cause harm). Research funded under this announcement will strengthen the evidence base for primary prevention of CSA and PSB. Applicants must propose to rigorously evaluate a program or policy for primary prevention of CSA or PSB that addresses one of the following three research priorities: Programs or policies focused on primary prevention of CSA or PSB in digital spaces (e.g., downloading or possession of ill Awards up to $400,000.
National Foundation for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Centers for Disease Control - OD · Deadline not published
The purpose of the program is to provide funding for the administrative expenses of the National Foundation for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (NFCDC). This grant will aid in the NFCDC's overall ability to carry out its mission to help CDC do more, faster by forging effective partnerships between CDC and others to fight domestic and global threats to health and safety. NFCDC-supported projects address CDC's mission and strategic priorities. Measurable outcomes of the program will be in alignment with the performance goal(s) for CDC. The NFCDC contributes to CDC's efforts to reach its performance plan's targets. Specific measureable outcomes for this program include the number of programs and projects supported and the number of CDC Centers and Offices participating in NFCDC-funded programs and projects. This announcement is only for non-research activities supported by CDC. If research is proposed, the application will not be reviewed. For the definition of research, please see the CDC Website at the following Internet address: https://www.cdc.gov/grants/dictionary/index.html Awards range from $500,000 to $1,250,000.
Accelerating Scale-up and Pre-piloting of Emerging Chemical Technologies (ASPECT)
Golden Field Office · Deadline 2026-12-01
Modification 000002: Updated Appendix A and the definition of “Construction and demolition waste”, also denoted as “C&D Waste”, to align with the programmatic authorizing statute for the Alternative Fuels and Feedstocks Office listed in NOFO Part 1, Section III.G. Statutory Authority. • “Construction and demolition waste,” for the purposes of this NOFO and consistent with the statutory authorities1, refers to waste organic materials from buildings, roads and bridges, and other sectors, but not included in municipal solid waste. It includes wood waste materials, including waste pallets, crates, dunnage, manufacturing and construction wood wastes (other than pressure-treated, chemically-treated, or painted wood wastes), and landscape or right-of-way tree trimmings. Updated Section III.D. Key Requirements and Section III.F. Applications Specifically Not of Interest to specify that target chemicals should have global annual markets or potential markets of at least 1 million metric tons. • Previously this metric was given as U.S. production of at least 1 million metric tons. Modification 000001: Moved the application content requirement for Letter(s) of Commitment (LOCs) from Stage 2 to Awards range from $2,000,000 to $20,000,000.
John H. Prescott Marine Mammal Rescue Assistance Grant
DOC NOAA - ERA Production · Deadline 2026-12-01
NOAA/National Marine Fisheries Service’s (NMFS) Marine Mammal Health and Stranding Response Program (MMHSRP) is authorized under the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) to facilitate collecting and disseminating reference data on stranded marine mammals (cetaceans and pinnipeds, excluding walrus) and the health trends of marine mammal populations in the wild. The John H. Prescott Marine Mammal Rescue Assistance Grant Program is administered by NMFS to provide federal assistance to eligible members of the U.S. National Marine Mammal Stranding Network, the U.S. National Entanglement Response Network, and their collaborators to provide for: (A) the recovery, care, or treatment of sick, injured, or entangled marine mammals; (B) responses to marine mammal stranding events that require emergency assistance; (C) the collection of data and samples from living or dead stranded marine mammals for scientific research or assessments regarding marine mammal health; (D) facility operating costs that are directly related to activities described in (A), (B), or (C); and (E) development of stranding network capacity, including training for emergency response, where facilities do not exist or are sp Awards range from $1 to $150,000.
Dairy Business Innovation Initiatives Program (DBI) Fiscal Year 2026
Agricultural Marketing Service · Deadline 2026-12-01
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS), requests applications for fiscal year (FY) 2026 from existing initiatives of the Dairy Business Innovation (DBI) Initiatives Program: the California State University Fresno Foundation, the University of Tennessee, the Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets, and the University of Wisconsin. These initiatives serve to: • Diversify dairy product markets to reduce risk and develop higher value uses for dairy products; • Promote business development that diversifies farmer income through processing and marketing innovation; and • Encourage the use of regional milk production. Approximately $12.65 million is available to fund these initiatives. In the FY 2025 application cycle, AMS funded four applications from the existing initiatives awarding a total of $11,040,000. AMS strongly encourages DBI initiatives to prioritize subaward funding for projects that request equipment and infrastructure activities in their proposals for these FY2026 funds. See the DBI Specific Terms and Conditions for guidance on allowable equipment and construction costs. Equipment and infrastructure investments are critical t Awards range from $2,300,000 to $3,450,000.
OVC FY 2026 Specialized Human Trafficking Assistance: Task Forces and Legal Services
Office for Victims of Crime · Deadline 2026-12-01
This opportunity will assist OVC-funded multidisciplinary anti-trafficking task forces and teams (MDTs) and legal service providers by offering specialized training to ensure successful outcomes for victims of human trafficking, as defined by 22 U.S.C. § 7102(11). Applicants should propose approaches that strengthen Enhanced Collaborative Model (ECM) task forces, MDTs, and legal service providers’ capacity to identify and serve victims, conduct victim-centered investigations, and successfully prosecute traffickers. Awards up to $3,000,000.
OJP FY 2026 Integrity in American Elections Grant Program
Bureau of Justice Assistance · Deadline 2026-12-01
This is a notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) for the OJP FY 2026 Integrity in American Elections Grant Program. This opportunity will support state and local prosecutors and other justice professionals to prevent, investigate, and prosecute criminal offenses pertaining to voter roll integrity and voter fraud, including illegal voting and registration crimes. This includes votes by aliens, felons, the deceased, those younger than 18, those who vote more than once, those who vote in the name of another, and other illegal voting and registration crimes. Awards up to $5,000,000.
Maximizing the Scientific Value of Data Generated by the Environmental Influences on Child Health Outcomes (ECHO) Program: Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Individual Postdoctoral Fellowship (F32)
National Institutes of Health · Deadline 2026-12-02
This NOFO seeks to advance research and training in high-priority areas of child health by stimulating the use of Environmental Influences on Child Health Outcomes (ECHO) Cohort data by postdoctoral fellows from relevant scientific disciplines. This RFA will provide opportunities for fellows to study child health outcomes through the analysis of ECHO's large longitudinal data sets within the NICHD Data and Specimen Hub (DASH) repository. ECHO's DASH dataset integrates de-identified longitudinal data from more than 71,000 participants across the U.S. Prenatal and child exposure data include physical, chemical, social, behavioral, and biological factors. ECHO's five primary pediatric outcome areas are pre-, peri-, and postnatal outcomes, upper and lower airway, obesity, neurodevelopment, and positive health.
ROSES25: A.14 Atmosphere
NASA Headquarters · Deadline 2026-12-02
PLEASE NOTE: this program has MANDATORY Notices of Intent, which are due via NSPIRES by 8/20/2026 . See the full posting on NSPIRES for details. NOTICE: September 18, 2026. Section 3.1 on participation of NASA ISFM scientists has been improved. Details on the redacted and anonymized budget requirements have been added to Table A.14-1 to be consistent with Section 4.3.2. The instructions regarding BioSketches and Current and Pending Support in Table A.14-2 have been improved. New text is in bold and deleted text is struck through. NOTICE: Amended September 16, 2026. The due date for proposals has been deferred to December 2, 2026. Also, Section 4.3.3 "Use of Generative AI" now mentions a related NSPIRES cover page question. An updated FAQ will soon be available under "Other Documents" on the right side of this NSPIRES page. NOTICE: August 4, 2026. Going forward, a $0.09/SBU charge now applies to all proposing to Earth Science (ROSES Appendix A) to use any NASA high-end computing resource. Proposers must account for this in their budget, per the instructions provided in Section 7.3 of ROSES-25 A.1 Earth Science Research Overview . NOTICE: July 30, 2026. An erroneous reference in Sec
BJA FY 2026 Missing and Unidentified Human Remains (MUHR) Program
Bureau of Justice Assistance · Deadline 2026-12-02
This is a notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) for the BJA FY 2026 Missing and Unidentified Human Remains (MUHR) Program. This opportunity supports efforts to improve reporting, transportation, forensic processing, and identification of missing persons (MP) and unidentified human remains (UHR) cases, including those involving migrants as authorized by Public Law 116-277. This program increases public safety by providing resources to locate and identify missing persons and unidentified human remains in the United States. Awards up to $1,000,000.
Emerging Global Leader Award (K43 Independent Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
National Institutes of Health · Deadline 2026-12-03
This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is designed specifically for applicants proposing research that does not involve leading an independent clinical trial, a clinical trial feasibility study, or an ancillary study to a clinical trial. Applicants to this FOA are permitted to propose research experience in a clinical trial led by a mentor or co-mentor. Applicants proposing a clinical trial or an ancillary clinical trial as lead investigator, should apply to the companion FOA PAR-.The purpose of the Fogarty Emerging Global Leader Award is to provide research support and protected time (three to five years) to an early career research scientist from a low- or middle-income country (LMIC) who holds a junior faculty position at an LMIC academic or research institution, as defined by the World Bank (http://data.worldbank.org/about/country-classifications/country-and-lending-groups , including low-income, lower-middle-income, and upper-middle-income countries). This intensive, mentored research career development experience is expected to lead to an independently funded research career at the LMIC institution or in another LMIC. This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) invites a
Emerging Global Leader Award (K43 Independent Clinical Trial Required)
National Institutes of Health · Deadline 2026-12-03
This is a reissue of the Emerging Global Leader Program (K43) to align with the clinical trials policy.
ROSES 2025: D.4 Theoretical and Computational Astrophysics Networks
NASA Headquarters · Deadline 2026-12-03
PLEASE NOTE: this program has MANDATORY Notices of Intent, which are due via NSPIRES by October 15, 2026 . See the full posting on NSPIRES for details. NOTICE: September 18, 2026. The instructions regarding biographical sketches and Current and Pending Support in Table D.4-2 have been improved. New text is in bold and deleted text is struck through. NOTICE: Amended August 31, 2026. This amendment releases the final text for this program element, which was previously TBD. Mandatory NOIs are due October 15, 2026, and proposals are due December 3, 2026. There are several major changes since the prior (2022) opportunity, so proposers please read carefully. This program will evaluate proposals using an enhanced dual-anonymous peer review, see Section 5 and the associated "Guidelines for Proposers to ROSES DAPR Programs" document under "Other Documents" on the right side of this NSPIRES page. This synopsis is a generic summary that is posted for each of the many individual "program elements" in NASA’s Research Opportunities in Space and Earth Sciences (ROSES) – 2025 solicitation. For specific information on this particular program element download and read the PDF of the text of this pro
Hispanic-Serving Institutions Education Grants Program
National Institute of Food and Agriculture · Deadline 2026-12-03
The HSI Education Grants Program, under assistance listing number 10.223, will promote and strengthen the ability HSIs to carry out education, applied research, and related community development programs. This program encourages innovative teaching, education, or related community development proposals with the potential to impact and become models for other institutions at the regional or national level. Applications may propose, as part of a formal education and teaching program, that students gain experience with an applied research and community outreach activity. While HSIs are the only eligible entities to apply for this NOFO, funded projects should benefit the entire population at the institution, not solely the Hispanic population. Awards range from $25,000 to $1,200,000.
The Science, Mathematics and Research for Transformation (SMART) Scholarship for Service Program Cooperative Agreement
Dept of the Army -- Materiel Command · Deadline 2026-12-03
The Department of War (DoW) seeks innovative applications to cooperatively partner with eligible entities in the implementation and execution of the SMART Scholarship-for-Service Program. The Department intends to award ONE (1) CA award, with a maximum award of up to $1,300M over a ten-year period of performance. The National Defense Education Program (NDEP) supports the Department's priorities to improve lethality, warfighting, and readiness by developing America’s future technical workforce poised to create advanced technologies, tools, and capabilities necessary to ensure the United States (U.S.) military remains the most powerful and advanced, capable of deterring adversaries and protecting American interests at home and abroad. NDEP is executed by OUSW(R&E) and ensures the Department’s ability to develop and access high-quality science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) talent vital to addressing key areas of national defense and supporting the warfighter. NDEP activities provide authentic DoW-relevant learning experiences through a variety of DoW STEM initiatives in the form of scholarships, internships, enrichment activities, project/research-based competitions Awards up to $1,300,000,000.
Centers of Research Excellence in Science and Technology (CREST)
U.S. National Science Foundation · Deadline 2026-12-04
CREST Center awards provide support to enhance the research capabilities of Minority-serving institutions (MSIs) through the establishment of centers that effectively integrate education and research. CREST Center awards promote the development of new knowledge, enhancements of the research productivity of individual faculty, and an expanded presence of students historically underrepresented in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) disciplines. Successful CREST Center proposals will demonstrate a clear vision and integration of STEM research and education and will align with the mission of the Division of Equity for Excellence in STEM (EES) with respect to the development of a diverse STEM workforce. CREST Centers are also expected to provide leadership by meaningfully involving the efforts of those faculty, students, and postdoctoral researchers who are traditionally underrepresented in STEM at all levels. Centers are required to use evidence-based and innovative strategies to address salient broadening participation and workforce development issues, such as recruitment, retention, and mentorship of participants from underrepresented groups. Successful proposals
NIH Research Software Engineer (RSE) Award (R50 Clinical Trials Not Allowed)
National Institutes of Health · Deadline 2026-12-04
The purpose of this notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) is to provide salary support for exceptional Research Software Engineers (RSEs) that contribute their skills to the development and dissemination of biomedical, behavioral or health related software, tools, and algorithms as well as to the training of prospective users of these tools.
Specialty Crop Multi-State Grant Program 2026
Agricultural Marketing Service · Deadline 2026-12-04
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS), requests applications for the fiscal year (FY) 2026 Specialty Crop Multi-State Grant Program (SCMP). The SCMP supports collaborative multi-state partnerships to enhance the competitiveness of specialty crops through competitively funded projects. A multi-state partnership is a project that implements activities with measurable outcomes that benefit two or more U.S. States and/or Territories along with non-profit entities. The focus is to address regional or national level specialty crop issues, including, but not limited to, food safety, plant pests and disease, research, crop-specific projects addressing common issues, and marketing and promotion. Projects must enhance the competitiveness of U.S. or U.S. territory-grown specialty crops in either domestic or foreign markets. Awards range from $250,000 to $1,000,000.