Grant Alerts
Selected Grants & Analysis are below. This a just a representative sample, contact us with your specific needs.
| Grant Name | Agency | Deadline | Award Amounts | Total Funding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Teacher Quality Partnership (TQP) Program Competition | DOL | 6/23/2026 | $70,000,000 | The purpose of the TQP program is to improve student achievement; improve the quality of prospective and new teachers; and recruit highly qualified individuals into the teaching force. The TQP program also supports the use of Registered Apprenticeships as a high-quality, work-based learning pathway for preparing and credentialing new teachers based on demonstrated skill and merit, particularly in high-need schools and subject areas experiencing teacher shortages. | |
| Defense Community Infrastructure Program | DOD | 6/25/2026 | $20,000,000 | $230,000,000 | $76.65 million is available for projects that enhance the readiness of a military department or mission assurance at a military installation, and $76.65 million is available for projects that enhance military family quality of life at a military installation. The remaining $76.7 million is available for the remaining top-ranked projects as rated by the Defense Community Infrastructure Program Review Panel. |
| Open Data Framework | USDA | 6/26/2026 | $923,325 | $923,325 | Funding to build frameworks to create neutral and secure data repositories and cooperatives where producers, universities and nonprofit entities can store and share data in ways that will foster agricultural innovation, support technological progress, profitability, and increase production ef?ciencies. The program prioritizes frameworks that address farm and ranch profitability, new markets and uses for agricultural products, invasive species, soil health to regenerate long-term productivity, or improving human health through precision nutrient and food quality. |
| Community Connect Grant Program | USDA | 6/29/2026 | $5,000,000 | $17,000,000 | Provides financial assistance to eligible applicants that will provide service at or above the Broadband Grant Speed to all premises in rural, economically-challenged communities where broadband service does not exist. The deployment of broadband services on a “community-oriented connectivity” basis stimulates economic development and provides enhanced educational and health care opportunities in rural areas. |
| Energy Frontier Research Centers (EFRCs) | DOE | 7/1/2026 | $18,000,000 | Brings together world-class teams of scientists from universities, DOE national laboratories, and other institutions to perform energy-relevant basic research with a scope and complexity beyond what is possible in single-investigator or small-group awards. | |
| Rural Capacity Building for Community Development and Affordable Housing Grants (RCB) | HUD | 7/6/2026 | $3,500,000 | $6,000,000 | Provides funding to national intermediaries who deliver training and technical support to local organizations, often benefiting low-income, rural families. |
| Partnerships for Opportunity and Workforce and Economic Revitalization (POWER) Initiative | ARC | 7/8/2026 | $2,500,000 | $65,000,000 | Targets federal resources to expand economic opportunities for coal communities. POWER projects strengthen a variety of industries, including advanced manufacturing, entrepreneurship, healthcare, and workforce development, to bolster re-employment opportunities, create jobs in existing and new industries, and attract new sources of private investment in coal communities. Letters of intent due May 22. |
| Pilot Program for Transit-Oriented Development Planning | USDOT | 7/10/2026 | $28,492,618 | Provides funding to local communities to integrate land use and transportation planning with a new fixed-guideway or core-capacity transit capital investment. | |
| TechAccess: AI-Ready America | NSF | 7/16/2026 | $4,000,000 | $224,000,000 | Funding to accelerate Artificial Intelligence (AI) readiness and adoption across the U.S. by strengthening coordination, leveraging partnerships and resources, filling gaps, and scaling what works—so local and state priorities can lead in shaping an AI-driven economy that benefits all Americans. |
| Partnerships for Academic-Industry Career Training (PACT) Initiative | DOE | 7/17/2026 | $2,000,000 | $11,600,000 | Awards will establish regional consortia (comprising academic institutions, industry employers, and workforce development entities) that will create or expand hands-on training programs and credentials supporting the production of hydrocarbons and geothermal energy. |
| Critical Minerals and Materials Accelerator | DOE | 7/20/2026 | $3,000,000 | $69,000,000 | Invests in American, industry-led partnerships to prototype and pilot innovative critical materials processing technologies that are currently only proven at the bench scale to address challenges in high-impact areas. Establishes a pipeline that will support technology maturation to ultimately unlock private capital investments. |
| Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) | DHS | 7/23/2026 | $150,000,000 | $1,000,000,000 | Provides funding to local governments for hazard mitigation activities. The program prioritizes investment in infrastructure and construction projects that deliver immediate, measurable risk reduction to communities vulnerable to natural hazards. |
| Integrated Data Systems & Services | NSF | 7/28/2026 | $30,000,000 | $60,000,000 | 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. Funding for three categories of projects: Category I. Development, deployment, and operation of novel national-scale integrated data systems and services; Category II. Transition of established smaller scale, regional, pilot, or prototype data-focused systems and services to national-scale production/operational quality/level; and Category III. Planning grants for future potential development/deployment or transition/enhancement IDSS projects. |
| Promise Neighborhoods | ED | 8/6/2026 | $65,000,000 | This program aims to significantly improve the academic and developmental outcomes of children and youth living in the most distressed communities of the United States, including ensuring school readiness, high school graduation, and access to a community-based continuum of high-quality services. | |
| Meat and Poultry Processing Expansion Program - Phase 4 | USDA | 8/7/2026 | $2,000,000 | $60,000,000 | Competitive grant funding available to Very Small Processors and Small Processors, and to Intermediate Processors to maximize the value and utilization of their existing capacity, with a focus on promoting local supply chains. |
| REsearch Across Complementary and Integrative Health Institutions (REACH) Virtual Resource Centers | HHS | 8/15/2026 | $850,000 | $2,750,000 | REACH virtual resource centers will foster institutional partnerships and provide resources to support research activities and research training for faculty who work at accredited complementary and integrative health clinical institutions. |
| BRAIN Initiative: Clinical Studies to Advance Next-Generation Devices for Recording and Modulation in the Human Central Nervous System (UH3 Clinical Trial Optional) | HHS | 9/28/2026 | $2,000,000 | $10,000,000 | Funding to encourage investigators to pursue a small clinical trial to obtain critical information necessary to advance recording and/or stimulating devices to treat central nervous system disorders and better understand the human brain (e.g., Early Feasibility Study). |
| BRAIN Initiative: Next-Generation Devices for Recording and Modulation in the Human Central Nervous System (UG3/UH3 Clinical Trial Optional) | HHS | 9/28/2026 | $2,000,000 | $10,000,000 | Funding to encourage investigators to pursue translational activities and small clinical studies for recording and/or stimulating devices to treat central nervous system disorders and better understand the human brain. |
| Advanced Technological Education (ATE) | NSF | 10/1/2026 | $7,500,000 | $74,000,000 | Supports the education of technicians for the high-technology fields that drive our nation's economy. The program involves partnerships between academic institutions (grades 7-12, IHEs), industry, and economic development agencies to promote improvement in the education of science and engineering technicians. |
| Specialty Crop Multi-State Grant Program 2026 | USDA | 10/16/2026 | $1,000,000 | $14,300,000 | 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. |
| Community Engagement Evaluation and Data Coordination (CEED) Hub to Advance Data and Practice Transformation for Optimizing Oral Health for All | HHS | 10/19/2026 | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | The CEED hub will coordinate communications and various activities in support of CBPR projects and consortium functions in three domains:1) Data Planning, Consultation, and Technical Assistance for Research Methodology and Analytics; 2) Community Engagement Evaluation; and 3) ADAPT Infrastructure and Operational Support. |
| TTO Office Wide (OW) BAA 2025 | DOD | 12/22/2026 | 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. Procurement Contracts, Grants, Cooperative Agreements, and Other Transactions may be awarded. | ||
| Technical Assistance and Training Grant Program | USDA | 12/31/2026 | $35,000,000 | This program helps qualified, private nonprofits provide technical assistance and training to identify and evaluate solutions to water and waste problems; helps applicants prepare applications for water and waste disposal loans/grants; and helps associations improve the operation and maintenance of water and waste facilities in eligible rural areas. | |
| Agriculture and Food Research Initiative Competitive Grants Program Foundational and Applied Science Program | USDA | 12/31/2026 | $10,000,000 | $300,000,000 | Funding to advance knowledge in both fundamental and applied sciences important to agriculture. The six priority areas are: Plant Health and Production and Plant Products; Animal Health and Production and Animal Products; Food Safety, Nutrition, and Health; Bioenergy, Natural Resources, and Environment; Agriculture Systems and Technology; and Agriculture Economics and Rural Communities. |
| Title X Family Planning Services Grants | HHS | 1/7/2027 | $22,000,000 | $257,000,000 | This program is implemented through competitively awarded grants to a diverse network of public and private nonprofit entities and funds voluntary family planning projects that offer a broad range of acceptable and effective family planning methods and services. |
| Single Source Renewal for the Continuation of the Liver Cirrhosis Network: Scientific and Data Coordination Center (U24 Clinical Trial Optional) | HHS | 1/27/2027 | $1,850,000 | $1,850,000 | Seeking a Single Source renewal application to continue scientific service as the Scientific and Data Coordination Center for the Liver Cirrhosis Network. |
| Environmental Health Sciences Core Centers Program (P30 Clinical Trials Optional) | HHS | 1/29/2027 | $1,500,000 | $6,000,000 | Seeking applications for Environmental Health Sciences Core Centers (EHSCC), expected to be the thought leaders for the field and advance the goals of the 2025-2029 NIEHS Strategic Plan. |
| BRAIN Initiative: Development and Validation of Novel Tools to Probe Cell-Specific and Circuit-Specific Processes in the Brain (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) | HHS | 2/8/2027 | $1,300,000 | $8,000,000 | Seeking applications that will develop and validate novel tools to facilitate the detailed analysis of complex circuits and provide insights into cellular interactions that underlie brain function. |
| High Priority HIV and Substance Use Research (R01 Clinical Trial Optional) | HHS | 2/11/2027 | $3,000,000 | Invites innovative research projects with the potential to open new areas of HIV/AIDS research and/or lead to new avenues for prevention, treatment and cure of HIV among people who use drugs (PWUD). | |
| High-End Instrumentation (HEI) Grant Program (S10 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) | HHS | 6/1/2027 | $2,000,000 | Seeking applications from groups of NIH-supported investigators to purchase or upgrade a single item of high-end, specialized, commercially available instruments or integrated systems. | |
| Reissue PAR-21-233 - The Blueprint Neurotherapeutics Network for Biologics (BPN-Biologics) | HHS | 7/15/2027 | $200,000,000 | Provides support for biologic-based therapeutic discovery and development, from lead optimization through phase I clinical testing. | |
| WaterSMART Enhancing Water Resources Projects | DOI | 9/8/2027 | $3,000,000 | $60,000,000 | Funding for projects that benefit water resource management for multiple uses, including water conservation and efficiency projects, water infrastructure improvements, and river and watershed restoration. Applicants must be located in the Western United States or Territories. |
| Alzheimer's Drug-Development Program (U01 Clinical Trial Optional) | HHS | 10/5/2027 | $1,500,000 | Funding support for the pre-clinical and early stage clinical (Phase I) development of novel small-molecule and biologic drug candidates that prevent Alzheimer's disease (AD), slow its progression, or treat its cognitive and behavioral symptoms. | |
| Leveraging Network Infrastructure to Conduct Innovative Research for Women, Children, Pregnant and Lactating Individuals, and Persons with Disabilities (UG3/UH3 - Clinical Trial Optional) | HHS | 11/15/2027 | $6,250,000 | $6,250,000 | Funding to leverage NICHD clinical research Network infrastructure relevant to infants, children, women, pregnant and lactating individuals, and persons with disabilities to conduct innovative, multisite, investigator-initiated clinical trials and observational studies. |
| Leveraging Network Infrastructure to Conduct Innovative Research for Women, Children, Pregnant and Lactating Individuals, and Persons with Disabilities (UG3/UH3 - Clinical Trial Optional) | HHS | 11/15/2027 | $6,250,000 | Leverages NICHD clinical research Network infrastructure relevant to infants, children, women, pregnant and lactating individuals, and persons with disabilities to conduct innovative, multisite, investigator-initiated clinical trials and observational studies. | |
| Accelerating the Pace of Substance Use Research Using Existing Data (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) | HHS | 12/3/2027 | $1,000,000 | $2,000,000 | Invites applications proposing the innovative analysis of existing social science, behavioral, administrative, and neuroimaging data to study the etiology and epidemiology of drug using behaviors and related disorders, prevention of drug use and HIV, and health service utilization. |
| Scholarly Editions in American History | NEH | 12/31/2027 | $3,000,000 | $15,000,000 | Funding for projects that focus on the papers of American presidents from the Early Republic through the Civil War (1797-1865). Applicants must have received at least ten years of previous NEH funding for projects on presidential papers from this period and must demonstrate an existing record of publication producing presidential papers for a scholarly audience. |
| Laboratory Flexible Funding Model (LFFM) | HHS | 1/11/2028 | $1,500,000 | This cooperative agreement is intended to enhance the capacity and capabilities of state human and animal food testing laboratories in support of an integrated food safety system (IFSS). Deadlines: March 31, 2025, January 12, 2026, January 11, 2027, January 10, 2028. | |
| NIDCD Clinical Research Center Grant (P50 Clinical Trial Optional) | HHS | 5/2/2028 | $7,500,000 | The National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD) invites applications for Clinical Research Center Grants designed to advance the diagnosis, prevention, treatment, and amelioration of human sensory and communication disorders. | |
| Animal and Veterinary Innovation Centers | HHS | 5/8/2028 | $1,250,000 | $3,000,000 | Soliciting applications for inclusion as Animal and Veterinary Innovation Centers, which are intended to form long-term partnerships to address priority areas for FDA's Center for Veterinary Medicine (CVM). |
| Reissue of RFA-FD-23-001- Clinical Studies of Orphan Products Addressing Unmet Needs of Rare Diseases (R01 Clinical Trials Required) | HHS | 5/16/2028 | $900,000 | Funds clinical trials of products evaluating efficacy and/or safety in support of a new indication or change in labeling to address unmet needs in rare diseases or conditions. | |
| Development of Interventions to Prevent and Treat Substance Use Disorders and Overdose (UG3/UH3 - Clinical Trial Optional) | HHS | 8/21/2028 | $3,000,000 | Supports research on the discovery and development of interventions to prevent and/or treat substance use disorders (SUDs) and overdose, including medications and medical devices 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. | |
| Cancer Center Support Grants (CCSGs) for NCI-designated Cancer Centers (P30 Clinical Trial Optional) | HHS | 9/25/2028 | $1,500,000 | P30 Cancer Center Support Grants (CCSGs) to support NCI-Designated Cancer Centers. CCSGs support three types of Cancer Centers: Basic Cancer Center, Clinical Cancer Center, Comprehensive Cancer Center. Funding base requirement for new and renewal applications. | |
| Seeding Critical Advances for Leading Energy technologies with Untapped Potential (SCALEUP) Ready program | DOE | 9/29/2029 | $200,000,000 | Provides a vital mechanism for the support of innovative energy R&D that complements ARPA-E’s primary R&D focus on early-stage transformational energy technologies that still require proof-of-concept. | |
| Area Development Program | ARC | Critical infrastructure investments mainly include water and wastewater systems, transportation networks, broadband, and other projects anchoring regional economic development. Business and workforce investments primarily focus on entrepreneurship, worker training and education, food systems, leadership, and other human capital development. All ARC Area Development grant proposals originate at the state level in consultation with the ARC state program manager. | |||
| NOI Mine of the Future – Proving Ground Initiative | DOE | Notice of Intent to Issue: The goal of this work is to de-risk the adoption of new mining technologies for commercialization and widespread industry adoption. This will be achieved through 1. Development of Mine Technology Proving Grounds, 2. Accelerated R&D Projects, and 3. Collaborative Projects. | |||
| Solid Waste Management Grant Program | USDA | $1,000,000 | $4,000,000 | Recurring program. This program reduces or eliminates pollution of water resources by providing funding for organizations that provide technical assistance or training to improve the planning and management of solid waste sites. Application window is open from October 1 - December 31 each year. | |
| NOI Energy & Minerals Partnerships for Academic-Industry Career Training (EMPACT) | DOE | $11,300,000 | Notice of Intent to Issue: Funding for institutions of higher education, including trade and vocational schools, colleges, and universities, of which up to $2.3 million will be exclusively for Tribal Colleges and Universities. Awards will facilitate the development of hands-on training and credentialling programs in skillsets supporting the natural gas, oil, coal, and critical minerals industries by establishing regional academic-industry consortia. | ||
| NOI Critical Minerals and Materials Accelerator | DOE | $50,000,000 | Notice of Intent to Issue: The proposed NOFO addresses several areas of interest, including processes in the rare-earth magnet supply chain; processes to refine and alloy gallium, gallium nitride, germanium, and silicon carbide for use in semiconductors; cost-competitive technologies for direct lithium extraction and separation; and critical-material separation technologies that allow for the co-production of useful products from byproducts and scrap. | ||
| NOI Mines & Metals Capacity Expansion – Piloting Byproduct Critical Minerals and Materials Recovery at Domestic Industrial Facilities | DOE | $250,000,000 | Notice of Intent to Issue: Financial assistance for American industrial facilities that have the potential to produce valuable mineral byproducts from existing industrial processes. To derisk the technical uncertainty and financial risk for commercial deployment, many technologies must be piloted at an industrial scale in an industrial facility where material feedstocks can be processed. The proposed NOFO addresses topic areas pertaining to both industry at large and the coal-based industry. | ||
| NOI Battery Materials Processing and Battery Manufacturing and Recycling Grant Program | DOE | $500,000,000 | Notice of Intent to Issue: Funding to expand U.S. critical mineral and materials processing and derivative battery manufacturing and recycling. The proposed funding opportunity supports demonstration and/or commercial facilities processing, recycling, or utilizing for manufacturing critical materials which may include traditional battery minerals such as lithium, graphite, nickel, copper, aluminum, as well as other minerals that are contained within commercially available batteries, such as rare earth elements. An award requires a cost-share of at least 50% by the recipient. | ||
| NOI Recover Critical Minerals from Industrial Wastewater | DOE | $40,000,000 | Notice of Intent to Issue: Aims to enable the U.S. to reduce its dependence on critical mineral imports and replace them with secure, domestic sources. Significant amounts of critical minerals exist in domestic wastewater systems, untreated and discarded. RECOVER technologies complement more traditional mining operations to access these materials and potentially meet a significant portion of America’s needs using supplies that might otherwise go to waste. | ||
| Disaster Supplemental Grant Program | EDA | $50,000,000 | $1,447,000,000 | Supports economic recovery activities in areas that received major disaster declarations because of hurricanes, wildfires, severe storms and flooding, tornadoes, and other natural disasters occurring in calendar years 2023 and 2024. EDA funding can support both construction and non-construction projects and provides three funding pathways: | |
| • Readiness Path (capacity building and strategic planning projects that set the stage for future investment) | |||||
| • Implementation Path (standalone construction and non-construction projects that help communities recover from natural disasters and advance recovery and growth) | |||||
| • Industry Transformation Path (coalition-led, multi-project portfolios that transform regional economies through targeted industry development) | |||||
| Applications for Readiness and Implementation grants will be accepted on an ongoing (rolling) basis. Applications for Industry Transformation grants are due March 3, 2026. | |||||
| Workforce Opportunity for Rural Communities (WORC) Initiative | DOL | $1,500,000 | $49,200,000 | Supports community-led grant projects that address identified workforce and economic development challenges—faced by residents, industry, and communities—across the Appalachian, Lower Mississippi Delta, and Northern Border regions (collectively, the WORC Region), which represent areas of the country that have been hard-hit by economic distress and have experienced slow recovery. | |
| Regional Infrastructure Accelerator Program | USDOT | RIA grants assist entities in developing improved infrastructure priorities and financing strategies for the accelerated development of a project that is eligible for funding under the Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (TIFIA) Credit Program. Next round anticipated in Spring 2026. | |||
| Natural Gas Distribution Infrastructure and Safety Modernization Grant | USDOT | $125,000,000 | Funding for a municipality or community owned utility (not including for-profit entities) to repair, rehabilitate, or replace its natural gas distribution pipeline systems or portions thereof, or to acquire equipment to (1) reduce incidents and fatalities and (2) to avoid economic losses. Anticipated to open in Spring/Summer 2026. |
Grant Alerts
Selected Grants & Analysis are below. This a just a representative sample, contact us with your specific needs.
| Grant Name | Agency | Deadline | Award Amounts | Total Funding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Teacher Quality Partnership (TQP) Program Competition | DOL | 6/23/2026 | $70,000,000 | The purpose of the TQP program is to improve student achievement; improve the quality of prospective and new teachers; and recruit highly qualified individuals into the teaching force. The TQP program also supports the use of Registered Apprenticeships as a high-quality, work-based learning pathway for preparing and credentialing new teachers based on demonstrated skill and merit, particularly in high-need schools and subject areas experiencing teacher shortages. | |
| Defense Community Infrastructure Program | DOD | 6/25/2026 | $20,000,000 | $230,000,000 | $76.65 million is available for projects that enhance the readiness of a military department or mission assurance at a military installation, and $76.65 million is available for projects that enhance military family quality of life at a military installation. The remaining $76.7 million is available for the remaining top-ranked projects as rated by the Defense Community Infrastructure Program Review Panel. |
| Open Data Framework | USDA | 6/26/2026 | $923,325 | $923,325 | Funding to build frameworks to create neutral and secure data repositories and cooperatives where producers, universities and nonprofit entities can store and share data in ways that will foster agricultural innovation, support technological progress, profitability, and increase production ef?ciencies. The program prioritizes frameworks that address farm and ranch profitability, new markets and uses for agricultural products, invasive species, soil health to regenerate long-term productivity, or improving human health through precision nutrient and food quality. |
| Community Connect Grant Program | USDA | 6/29/2026 | $5,000,000 | $17,000,000 | Provides financial assistance to eligible applicants that will provide service at or above the Broadband Grant Speed to all premises in rural, economically-challenged communities where broadband service does not exist. The deployment of broadband services on a “community-oriented connectivity” basis stimulates economic development and provides enhanced educational and health care opportunities in rural areas. |
| Energy Frontier Research Centers (EFRCs) | DOE | 7/1/2026 | $18,000,000 | Brings together world-class teams of scientists from universities, DOE national laboratories, and other institutions to perform energy-relevant basic research with a scope and complexity beyond what is possible in single-investigator or small-group awards. | |
| Rural Capacity Building for Community Development and Affordable Housing Grants (RCB) | HUD | 7/6/2026 | $3,500,000 | $6,000,000 | Provides funding to national intermediaries who deliver training and technical support to local organizations, often benefiting low-income, rural families. |
| Partnerships for Opportunity and Workforce and Economic Revitalization (POWER) Initiative | ARC | 7/8/2026 | $2,500,000 | $65,000,000 | Targets federal resources to expand economic opportunities for coal communities. POWER projects strengthen a variety of industries, including advanced manufacturing, entrepreneurship, healthcare, and workforce development, to bolster re-employment opportunities, create jobs in existing and new industries, and attract new sources of private investment in coal communities. Letters of intent due May 22. |
| Pilot Program for Transit-Oriented Development Planning | USDOT | 7/10/2026 | $28,492,618 | Provides funding to local communities to integrate land use and transportation planning with a new fixed-guideway or core-capacity transit capital investment. | |
| TechAccess: AI-Ready America | NSF | 7/16/2026 | $4,000,000 | $224,000,000 | Funding to accelerate Artificial Intelligence (AI) readiness and adoption across the U.S. by strengthening coordination, leveraging partnerships and resources, filling gaps, and scaling what works—so local and state priorities can lead in shaping an AI-driven economy that benefits all Americans. |
| Partnerships for Academic-Industry Career Training (PACT) Initiative | DOE | 7/17/2026 | $2,000,000 | $11,600,000 | Awards will establish regional consortia (comprising academic institutions, industry employers, and workforce development entities) that will create or expand hands-on training programs and credentials supporting the production of hydrocarbons and geothermal energy. |
| Critical Minerals and Materials Accelerator | DOE | 7/20/2026 | $3,000,000 | $69,000,000 | Invests in American, industry-led partnerships to prototype and pilot innovative critical materials processing technologies that are currently only proven at the bench scale to address challenges in high-impact areas. Establishes a pipeline that will support technology maturation to ultimately unlock private capital investments. |
| Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) | DHS | 7/23/2026 | $150,000,000 | $1,000,000,000 | Provides funding to local governments for hazard mitigation activities. The program prioritizes investment in infrastructure and construction projects that deliver immediate, measurable risk reduction to communities vulnerable to natural hazards. |
| Integrated Data Systems & Services | NSF | 7/28/2026 | $30,000,000 | $60,000,000 | 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. Funding for three categories of projects: Category I. Development, deployment, and operation of novel national-scale integrated data systems and services; Category II. Transition of established smaller scale, regional, pilot, or prototype data-focused systems and services to national-scale production/operational quality/level; and Category III. Planning grants for future potential development/deployment or transition/enhancement IDSS projects. |
| Promise Neighborhoods | ED | 8/6/2026 | $65,000,000 | This program aims to significantly improve the academic and developmental outcomes of children and youth living in the most distressed communities of the United States, including ensuring school readiness, high school graduation, and access to a community-based continuum of high-quality services. | |
| Meat and Poultry Processing Expansion Program - Phase 4 | USDA | 8/7/2026 | $2,000,000 | $60,000,000 | Competitive grant funding available to Very Small Processors and Small Processors, and to Intermediate Processors to maximize the value and utilization of their existing capacity, with a focus on promoting local supply chains. |
| REsearch Across Complementary and Integrative Health Institutions (REACH) Virtual Resource Centers | HHS | 8/15/2026 | $850,000 | $2,750,000 | REACH virtual resource centers will foster institutional partnerships and provide resources to support research activities and research training for faculty who work at accredited complementary and integrative health clinical institutions. |
| BRAIN Initiative: Clinical Studies to Advance Next-Generation Devices for Recording and Modulation in the Human Central Nervous System (UH3 Clinical Trial Optional) | HHS | 9/28/2026 | $2,000,000 | $10,000,000 | Funding to encourage investigators to pursue a small clinical trial to obtain critical information necessary to advance recording and/or stimulating devices to treat central nervous system disorders and better understand the human brain (e.g., Early Feasibility Study). |
| BRAIN Initiative: Next-Generation Devices for Recording and Modulation in the Human Central Nervous System (UG3/UH3 Clinical Trial Optional) | HHS | 9/28/2026 | $2,000,000 | $10,000,000 | Funding to encourage investigators to pursue translational activities and small clinical studies for recording and/or stimulating devices to treat central nervous system disorders and better understand the human brain. |
| Advanced Technological Education (ATE) | NSF | 10/1/2026 | $7,500,000 | $74,000,000 | Supports the education of technicians for the high-technology fields that drive our nation's economy. The program involves partnerships between academic institutions (grades 7-12, IHEs), industry, and economic development agencies to promote improvement in the education of science and engineering technicians. |
| Specialty Crop Multi-State Grant Program 2026 | USDA | 10/16/2026 | $1,000,000 | $14,300,000 | 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. |
| Community Engagement Evaluation and Data Coordination (CEED) Hub to Advance Data and Practice Transformation for Optimizing Oral Health for All | HHS | 10/19/2026 | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | The CEED hub will coordinate communications and various activities in support of CBPR projects and consortium functions in three domains:1) Data Planning, Consultation, and Technical Assistance for Research Methodology and Analytics; 2) Community Engagement Evaluation; and 3) ADAPT Infrastructure and Operational Support. |
| TTO Office Wide (OW) BAA 2025 | DOD | 12/22/2026 | 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. Procurement Contracts, Grants, Cooperative Agreements, and Other Transactions may be awarded. | ||
| Technical Assistance and Training Grant Program | USDA | 12/31/2026 | $35,000,000 | This program helps qualified, private nonprofits provide technical assistance and training to identify and evaluate solutions to water and waste problems; helps applicants prepare applications for water and waste disposal loans/grants; and helps associations improve the operation and maintenance of water and waste facilities in eligible rural areas. | |
| Agriculture and Food Research Initiative Competitive Grants Program Foundational and Applied Science Program | USDA | 12/31/2026 | $10,000,000 | $300,000,000 | Funding to advance knowledge in both fundamental and applied sciences important to agriculture. The six priority areas are: Plant Health and Production and Plant Products; Animal Health and Production and Animal Products; Food Safety, Nutrition, and Health; Bioenergy, Natural Resources, and Environment; Agriculture Systems and Technology; and Agriculture Economics and Rural Communities. |
| Title X Family Planning Services Grants | HHS | 1/7/2027 | $22,000,000 | $257,000,000 | This program is implemented through competitively awarded grants to a diverse network of public and private nonprofit entities and funds voluntary family planning projects that offer a broad range of acceptable and effective family planning methods and services. |
| Single Source Renewal for the Continuation of the Liver Cirrhosis Network: Scientific and Data Coordination Center (U24 Clinical Trial Optional) | HHS | 1/27/2027 | $1,850,000 | $1,850,000 | Seeking a Single Source renewal application to continue scientific service as the Scientific and Data Coordination Center for the Liver Cirrhosis Network. |
| Environmental Health Sciences Core Centers Program (P30 Clinical Trials Optional) | HHS | 1/29/2027 | $1,500,000 | $6,000,000 | Seeking applications for Environmental Health Sciences Core Centers (EHSCC), expected to be the thought leaders for the field and advance the goals of the 2025-2029 NIEHS Strategic Plan. |
| BRAIN Initiative: Development and Validation of Novel Tools to Probe Cell-Specific and Circuit-Specific Processes in the Brain (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) | HHS | 2/8/2027 | $1,300,000 | $8,000,000 | Seeking applications that will develop and validate novel tools to facilitate the detailed analysis of complex circuits and provide insights into cellular interactions that underlie brain function. |
| High Priority HIV and Substance Use Research (R01 Clinical Trial Optional) | HHS | 2/11/2027 | $3,000,000 | Invites innovative research projects with the potential to open new areas of HIV/AIDS research and/or lead to new avenues for prevention, treatment and cure of HIV among people who use drugs (PWUD). | |
| High-End Instrumentation (HEI) Grant Program (S10 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) | HHS | 6/1/2027 | $2,000,000 | Seeking applications from groups of NIH-supported investigators to purchase or upgrade a single item of high-end, specialized, commercially available instruments or integrated systems. | |
| Reissue PAR-21-233 - The Blueprint Neurotherapeutics Network for Biologics (BPN-Biologics) | HHS | 7/15/2027 | $200,000,000 | Provides support for biologic-based therapeutic discovery and development, from lead optimization through phase I clinical testing. | |
| WaterSMART Enhancing Water Resources Projects | DOI | 9/8/2027 | $3,000,000 | $60,000,000 | Funding for projects that benefit water resource management for multiple uses, including water conservation and efficiency projects, water infrastructure improvements, and river and watershed restoration. Applicants must be located in the Western United States or Territories. |
| Alzheimer's Drug-Development Program (U01 Clinical Trial Optional) | HHS | 10/5/2027 | $1,500,000 | Funding support for the pre-clinical and early stage clinical (Phase I) development of novel small-molecule and biologic drug candidates that prevent Alzheimer's disease (AD), slow its progression, or treat its cognitive and behavioral symptoms. | |
| Leveraging Network Infrastructure to Conduct Innovative Research for Women, Children, Pregnant and Lactating Individuals, and Persons with Disabilities (UG3/UH3 - Clinical Trial Optional) | HHS | 11/15/2027 | $6,250,000 | $6,250,000 | Funding to leverage NICHD clinical research Network infrastructure relevant to infants, children, women, pregnant and lactating individuals, and persons with disabilities to conduct innovative, multisite, investigator-initiated clinical trials and observational studies. |
| Leveraging Network Infrastructure to Conduct Innovative Research for Women, Children, Pregnant and Lactating Individuals, and Persons with Disabilities (UG3/UH3 - Clinical Trial Optional) | HHS | 11/15/2027 | $6,250,000 | Leverages NICHD clinical research Network infrastructure relevant to infants, children, women, pregnant and lactating individuals, and persons with disabilities to conduct innovative, multisite, investigator-initiated clinical trials and observational studies. | |
| Accelerating the Pace of Substance Use Research Using Existing Data (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) | HHS | 12/3/2027 | $1,000,000 | $2,000,000 | Invites applications proposing the innovative analysis of existing social science, behavioral, administrative, and neuroimaging data to study the etiology and epidemiology of drug using behaviors and related disorders, prevention of drug use and HIV, and health service utilization. |
| Scholarly Editions in American History | NEH | 12/31/2027 | $3,000,000 | $15,000,000 | Funding for projects that focus on the papers of American presidents from the Early Republic through the Civil War (1797-1865). Applicants must have received at least ten years of previous NEH funding for projects on presidential papers from this period and must demonstrate an existing record of publication producing presidential papers for a scholarly audience. |
| Laboratory Flexible Funding Model (LFFM) | HHS | 1/11/2028 | $1,500,000 | This cooperative agreement is intended to enhance the capacity and capabilities of state human and animal food testing laboratories in support of an integrated food safety system (IFSS). Deadlines: March 31, 2025, January 12, 2026, January 11, 2027, January 10, 2028. | |
| NIDCD Clinical Research Center Grant (P50 Clinical Trial Optional) | HHS | 5/2/2028 | $7,500,000 | The National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD) invites applications for Clinical Research Center Grants designed to advance the diagnosis, prevention, treatment, and amelioration of human sensory and communication disorders. | |
| Animal and Veterinary Innovation Centers | HHS | 5/8/2028 | $1,250,000 | $3,000,000 | Soliciting applications for inclusion as Animal and Veterinary Innovation Centers, which are intended to form long-term partnerships to address priority areas for FDA's Center for Veterinary Medicine (CVM). |
| Reissue of RFA-FD-23-001- Clinical Studies of Orphan Products Addressing Unmet Needs of Rare Diseases (R01 Clinical Trials Required) | HHS | 5/16/2028 | $900,000 | Funds clinical trials of products evaluating efficacy and/or safety in support of a new indication or change in labeling to address unmet needs in rare diseases or conditions. | |
| Development of Interventions to Prevent and Treat Substance Use Disorders and Overdose (UG3/UH3 - Clinical Trial Optional) | HHS | 8/21/2028 | $3,000,000 | Supports research on the discovery and development of interventions to prevent and/or treat substance use disorders (SUDs) and overdose, including medications and medical devices 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. | |
| Cancer Center Support Grants (CCSGs) for NCI-designated Cancer Centers (P30 Clinical Trial Optional) | HHS | 9/25/2028 | $1,500,000 | P30 Cancer Center Support Grants (CCSGs) to support NCI-Designated Cancer Centers. CCSGs support three types of Cancer Centers: Basic Cancer Center, Clinical Cancer Center, Comprehensive Cancer Center. Funding base requirement for new and renewal applications. | |
| Seeding Critical Advances for Leading Energy technologies with Untapped Potential (SCALEUP) Ready program | DOE | 9/29/2029 | $200,000,000 | Provides a vital mechanism for the support of innovative energy R&D that complements ARPA-E’s primary R&D focus on early-stage transformational energy technologies that still require proof-of-concept. | |
| Area Development Program | ARC | Critical infrastructure investments mainly include water and wastewater systems, transportation networks, broadband, and other projects anchoring regional economic development. Business and workforce investments primarily focus on entrepreneurship, worker training and education, food systems, leadership, and other human capital development. All ARC Area Development grant proposals originate at the state level in consultation with the ARC state program manager. | |||
| NOI Mine of the Future – Proving Ground Initiative | DOE | Notice of Intent to Issue: The goal of this work is to de-risk the adoption of new mining technologies for commercialization and widespread industry adoption. This will be achieved through 1. Development of Mine Technology Proving Grounds, 2. Accelerated R&D Projects, and 3. Collaborative Projects. | |||
| Solid Waste Management Grant Program | USDA | $1,000,000 | $4,000,000 | Recurring program. This program reduces or eliminates pollution of water resources by providing funding for organizations that provide technical assistance or training to improve the planning and management of solid waste sites. Application window is open from October 1 - December 31 each year. | |
| NOI Energy & Minerals Partnerships for Academic-Industry Career Training (EMPACT) | DOE | $11,300,000 | Notice of Intent to Issue: Funding for institutions of higher education, including trade and vocational schools, colleges, and universities, of which up to $2.3 million will be exclusively for Tribal Colleges and Universities. Awards will facilitate the development of hands-on training and credentialling programs in skillsets supporting the natural gas, oil, coal, and critical minerals industries by establishing regional academic-industry consortia. | ||
| NOI Critical Minerals and Materials Accelerator | DOE | $50,000,000 | Notice of Intent to Issue: The proposed NOFO addresses several areas of interest, including processes in the rare-earth magnet supply chain; processes to refine and alloy gallium, gallium nitride, germanium, and silicon carbide for use in semiconductors; cost-competitive technologies for direct lithium extraction and separation; and critical-material separation technologies that allow for the co-production of useful products from byproducts and scrap. | ||
| NOI Mines & Metals Capacity Expansion – Piloting Byproduct Critical Minerals and Materials Recovery at Domestic Industrial Facilities | DOE | $250,000,000 | Notice of Intent to Issue: Financial assistance for American industrial facilities that have the potential to produce valuable mineral byproducts from existing industrial processes. To derisk the technical uncertainty and financial risk for commercial deployment, many technologies must be piloted at an industrial scale in an industrial facility where material feedstocks can be processed. The proposed NOFO addresses topic areas pertaining to both industry at large and the coal-based industry. | ||
| NOI Battery Materials Processing and Battery Manufacturing and Recycling Grant Program | DOE | $500,000,000 | Notice of Intent to Issue: Funding to expand U.S. critical mineral and materials processing and derivative battery manufacturing and recycling. The proposed funding opportunity supports demonstration and/or commercial facilities processing, recycling, or utilizing for manufacturing critical materials which may include traditional battery minerals such as lithium, graphite, nickel, copper, aluminum, as well as other minerals that are contained within commercially available batteries, such as rare earth elements. An award requires a cost-share of at least 50% by the recipient. | ||
| NOI Recover Critical Minerals from Industrial Wastewater | DOE | $40,000,000 | Notice of Intent to Issue: Aims to enable the U.S. to reduce its dependence on critical mineral imports and replace them with secure, domestic sources. Significant amounts of critical minerals exist in domestic wastewater systems, untreated and discarded. RECOVER technologies complement more traditional mining operations to access these materials and potentially meet a significant portion of America’s needs using supplies that might otherwise go to waste. | ||
| Disaster Supplemental Grant Program | EDA | $50,000,000 | $1,447,000,000 | Supports economic recovery activities in areas that received major disaster declarations because of hurricanes, wildfires, severe storms and flooding, tornadoes, and other natural disasters occurring in calendar years 2023 and 2024. EDA funding can support both construction and non-construction projects and provides three funding pathways: | |
| • Readiness Path (capacity building and strategic planning projects that set the stage for future investment) | |||||
| • Implementation Path (standalone construction and non-construction projects that help communities recover from natural disasters and advance recovery and growth) | |||||
| • Industry Transformation Path (coalition-led, multi-project portfolios that transform regional economies through targeted industry development) | |||||
| Applications for Readiness and Implementation grants will be accepted on an ongoing (rolling) basis. Applications for Industry Transformation grants are due March 3, 2026. | |||||
| Workforce Opportunity for Rural Communities (WORC) Initiative | DOL | $1,500,000 | $49,200,000 | Supports community-led grant projects that address identified workforce and economic development challenges—faced by residents, industry, and communities—across the Appalachian, Lower Mississippi Delta, and Northern Border regions (collectively, the WORC Region), which represent areas of the country that have been hard-hit by economic distress and have experienced slow recovery. | |
| Regional Infrastructure Accelerator Program | USDOT | RIA grants assist entities in developing improved infrastructure priorities and financing strategies for the accelerated development of a project that is eligible for funding under the Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (TIFIA) Credit Program. Next round anticipated in Spring 2026. | |||
| Natural Gas Distribution Infrastructure and Safety Modernization Grant | USDOT | $125,000,000 | Funding for a municipality or community owned utility (not including for-profit entities) to repair, rehabilitate, or replace its natural gas distribution pipeline systems or portions thereof, or to acquire equipment to (1) reduce incidents and fatalities and (2) to avoid economic losses. Anticipated to open in Spring/Summer 2026. |
