Grants for Researchers
866 open opportunities. Open federal research funding for universities, research institutions, and individual investigators — with plain-English eligibility, deadlines, and award sizes.
Forecast to Publish a Funding Opportunity Announcement for Copy of Integrative Neuroscience Initiative on Alcoholism (INIA) Consortia Administrative Resource Core (U24) (Clinical Trial Optional)
ForecastedNo deadline listedNational Institutes of Health · Amount varies
This is a forecast notice for an NIH U24 award continuing the Integrative Neuroscience Initiative on Alcoholism (INIA) Consortia Administrative Resource Core, intended for the research institutions involved in that consortium's administrative infrastructure. Eligibility, funding amount, and deadline have not yet been published.
ResearchersNarrow eligibilityNational Space Grant College and Fellowship Program - Opportunities in NASA STEM FY 2020 – 2024
No deadline listedNational Aeronautics and Space Administration · Up to $700K
NASA's National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program funds STEM education and workforce-development activities, with awards up to roughly $700,000. Eligibility is highly restricted: only designated Space Grant Lead Institutions (the lead institution of each state's Space Grant Consortium) may apply, so most organizations and individuals cannot apply directly. All proposers and participants must register in NASA's NSPIRES system, and proposals are submitted electronically by an authorized organizational official.
Schools & universitiesResearchersLarge awardNarrow eligibilityEnvironmental Engineering
No deadline listedU.S. National Science Foundation · Amount varies
An NSF research program open to any type of eligible entity (universities, nonprofits, and other research organizations, per standard NSF rules) funding fundamental research in environmental engineering, including pollution prevention, remediation, and sustainable water treatment. Eligibility is broadly described as unrestricted, subject to standard NSF proposal rules; no award amount or deadline is listed in this posting.
NonprofitsResearchersSchools & universitiesBroad eligibilityInstitutional Mentored Career Development Award (K12)
ForecastedNo deadline listedNational Institutes of Health · Amount varies
This National Institutes of Health Institutional Mentored Career Development Award (K12) funds an institution to establish a program that supports the mentored career development of early-career clinicians or scientists in a defined research area. The applicant is the institution, which then recruits and supports scholars, so individual researchers apply to participating programs rather than to NIH directly. Detailed eligibility, award amounts, and deadlines are not published here because the opportunity is forecasted; confirm requirements in the official notice before applying.
ResearchersSchools & universitiesNarrow eligibilitySingle Source for the Continuation of the Epidemiology of Diabetes Interventions and Complications (EDIC) Study Research Center (Collaborative U01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
ForecastedNo deadline listedNational Institutes of Health · Amount varies
This National Institutes of Health opportunity is a single-source award to continue the research center for the Epidemiology of Diabetes Interventions and Complications (EDIC) Study, a collaborative U01 with clinical trials not allowed. As a single-source continuation, it is directed to a specific existing institution rather than open to competitive applicants, so other organizations are not eligible. Detailed eligibility, award amounts, and deadlines are not published here because the opportunity is forecasted; confirm requirements in the official notice.
ResearchersSchools & universitiesNarrow eligibilityEngineering of Biomedical Systems
No deadline listedU.S. National Science Foundation · Amount varies
The U.S. National Science Foundation's Engineering of Biomedical Systems (EBMS) program funds fundamental, transformative research that integrates engineering and life sciences to address biomedical problems, such as models of healthy and diseased tissues, biomanufacturing of tissues and organs, and systems combining living and non-living components. Eligibility is broad (open to any type of entity, subject to clarifications in the solicitation), but in practice proposals come from universities and research institutions with qualified principal investigators. Award amounts and deadlines are not specified here; review the full NSF solicitation.
ResearchersSchools & universitiesBroad eligibilityNEI Center Core Grant for Vision Research (P30 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
ForecastedNo deadline listedNational Institutes of Health · Amount varies
This National Institutes of Health opportunity (P30, clinical trials not allowed) provides NEI Center Core Grant support for vision research, funding shared resources and core facilities that support a group of NIH-funded vision researchers at an institution. Eligibility is generally limited to institutions with an existing base of qualifying, peer-reviewed vision research grants, so it is not open to individuals or organizations without that research base. Detailed eligibility, award amounts, and deadlines are not published here because the opportunity is forecasted; confirm requirements in the official notice.
ResearchersSchools & universitiesNarrow eligibilitySpinal Cord Injury (SCI) Model Systems National Data and Statistical Center
ForecastedNo deadline listedAdministration for Community Living · Amount varies
This Administration for Community Living opportunity funds an organization to run the Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) Model Systems National Data and Statistical Center, which collects and analyzes data across the SCI Model Systems network. It is a specialized cooperative agreement aimed at research institutions and centers with established expertise in disability research and data coordination, not individual SCI patients or small organizations. This grant is currently forecasted, so detailed eligibility, funding amounts, and deadlines have not yet been published; confirm requirements in the official notice before applying.
ResearchersSchools & universitiesNarrow eligibilityLimited Competition for the Continuation of the National Consortium on Alcohol and Neurodevelopment in Adolescence (NCANDA) Administrative Resource (U24 Clinical Trials Optional)
ForecastedNo deadline listedNational Institutes of Health · Amount varies
This is a limited-competition NIH award (U24) to continue the National Consortium on Alcohol and Neurodevelopment in Adolescence (NCANDA) administrative resource, intended for the research institutions already involved in that consortium. As a continuation/limited competition, it is not open to new applicants generally; eligibility details, amounts, and deadlines are not yet published.
ResearchersNarrow eligibilityCoordinating Center for National Resource Network for the Study of Human Auditory and Vestibular Disorders
ForecastedNo deadline listedNational Institutes of Health · Amount varies
This National Institutes of Health opportunity funds a coordinating center for a national resource network studying human auditory and vestibular (hearing and balance) disorders. It targets research institutions and academic medical centers with the infrastructure to coordinate a multi-site research resource, not individuals or general nonprofits. Detailed eligibility, award amounts, and deadlines are not published here because the opportunity is forecasted; confirm requirements in the official notice before applying.
ResearchersSchools & universitiesNarrow eligibilityNetwork of the National Library of Medicine Coordinating Center (U24 Clinical Trial Optional)
ForecastedNo deadline listedNational Institutes of Health · Amount varies
This is a forecasted NIH grant (U24) to operate the coordinating center for the Network of the National Library of Medicine. Eligibility, funding amounts, and deadlines have not been published yet, and U24 coordinating-center awards typically suit established research institutions or organizations with library/network infrastructure. Review the official announcement on Grants.gov before applying.
ResearchersSchools & universitiesNarrow eligibilityPediatric and Reproductive Environmental Health Scholars (PREHS) Program
ForecastedNo deadline listedNational Institutes of Health · Amount varies
This is a forecasted NIH program supporting Pediatric and Reproductive Environmental Health Scholars (PREHS), a career-development/training opportunity. Eligibility, funding amounts, and deadlines have not been published yet; scholar/training programs of this type are typically aimed at researchers at academic medical institutions. Review the official announcement on Grants.gov before applying.
ResearchersSchools & universitiesGenome Sequencing Center for the Gabriella Miller Kids First Pediatric Research Program (U24 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
ForecastedNo deadline listedNational Institutes of Health · Amount varies
This is a forecast notice for a future NIH U24 award to establish a Genome Sequencing Center for the Gabriella Miller Kids First Pediatric Research Program; no eligibility, description, funding amount, or deadline has been published yet. This type of award is typically restricted to research institutions with genome sequencing infrastructure once the full NOFO is released.
ResearchersSchools & universitiesRenewal of NIA Research Centers Collaborative Network (RCCN)
ForecastedNo deadline listedNational Institutes of Health · Amount varies
This is a forecasted NIH grant to renew the National Institute on Aging Research Centers Collaborative Network (RCCN). Eligibility, funding amounts, and deadlines have not been published yet, and coordinating-network awards typically require established research institutions; a renewal may also favor the current grantee. Review the official announcement on Grants.gov before applying.
ResearchersSchools & universitiesNarrow eligibilitySwitzer Research Fellowships Program
ForecastedNo deadline listedAdministration for Community Living · Amount varies
This is a forecasted Administration for Community Living research fellowship (Switzer Research Fellowships) supporting research on disability and rehabilitation. Eligibility, funding amounts, and deadlines have not been published yet; fellowship programs of this type are typically aimed at individual researchers, often early-career. Review the official announcement on Grants.gov before applying.
ResearchersIndividualsLimited Competition: Post-Stroke Vascular Contributions to Cognitive Impairment and Dementia (VCID) in the United States (U19 - Clinical Trial not Allowed)
ForecastedNo deadline listedNational Institutes of Health · Amount varies
This is a forecasted NIH limited-competition grant (U19) on post-stroke vascular contributions to cognitive impairment and dementia; clinical trials are not allowed. Because it is a limited competition, only specific pre-identified institutions are typically eligible to apply, and detailed eligibility, amounts, and deadlines have not been published. This is restrictive and not open to most applicants; review the official announcement on Grants.gov.
ResearchersSchools & universitiesNarrow eligibilityIdentification of Drug-related and Formulation-Related Factors that Result in Alcohol Dose Dumping of Modified Release Oral Drug Products (U01) Clinical Trial Not Allowed
ForecastedNo deadline listedFood and Drug Administration · Amount varies
This is a forecasted FDA research cooperative agreement (U01) to identify drug- and formulation-related factors causing alcohol-induced dose dumping in modified-release oral drugs; clinical trials are not allowed. Detailed eligibility, award amounts, and deadlines have not been published yet, and U01 mechanisms typically suit research institutions rather than general applicants. Confirm the full terms on Grants.gov once the announcement is released.
ResearchersSchools & universitiesGlobal Collaborative Research Training on Non-Communicable Diseases and Disorders Across the Lifespan
ForecastedNo deadline listedNational Institutes of Health · Amount varies
This is a forecasted NIH grant supporting global collaborative research training on non-communicable diseases and disorders across the lifespan. Eligibility, funding amounts, and deadlines have not been published yet; research training grants of this type typically suit universities and research institutions, often with international partners. Review the official announcement on Grants.gov before applying.
ResearchersSchools & universitiesMultilateral Partnerships Leveraging Excellence
No deadline listedU.S. National Science Foundation · From $200K
Open to any type of entity (subject to NSF clarifications), this NSF MultiPLEx program funds ambitious international multilateral research partnerships that address grand challenges and require collaboration with at least two countries other than the US. Awards run up to about three years and typically start around $200,000; the funds support only the US research team, so international partners must seek their own national funding. This is well suited to US research institutions leading global collaborations.
ResearchersSchools & universitiesBroad eligibilityEngineering for Civil Infrastructure
No deadline listedU.S. National Science Foundation · Amount varies
This NSF program funds fundamental research on civil infrastructure resilience — buildings, water/wastewater systems, energy infrastructure, and transportation — including how these systems withstand climate change and extreme hazards like earthquakes and floods. Eligibility is unrestricted, meaning most institution types can apply, though NSF's standard grant mechanisms are typically oriented toward universities and research institutions. No specific award amount or deadline is listed in this posting, so applicants should check the full solicitation for funding levels and submission windows.
ResearchersSchools & universitiesBroad eligibility
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