Grants for Researchers

Geological Survey · $1–$50K

The U.S. Geological Survey is offering a cooperative agreement for research on knowledge infrastructure for a GeoAI application supporting the Intelligent National Map. Eligibility is restricted to participating partners of the Great Lakes-Northern Forest Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU), so non-members cannot apply. The award is small, up to about $49,995.

National Institutes of Health · Amount varies

This NIH limited competition funds renewal of the ABCD-E study's Data Analysis/Informatics and Resource Center and Coordinating Center. Eligibility is restricted to existing awardees under RFA-DA-20-004 and RFA-DA-20-003, so only current grantees may apply. Foreign organizations are not eligible, though foreign components are allowed. Award amounts are not stated.

National Institutes of Health · Amount varies

This NIH (NHLBI) single-source NOFO is intended to fund only Northwestern University to renew the Data Translation Center for the HeartShare heart-failure phenomics program. No other applicant is eligible. Non-domestic components of U.S. organizations may participate, but foreign organizations cannot apply and foreign components are not allowed. Award amounts are not stated.

Engineer Research and Development Center · $0–$100K

This Army Corps (ERDC) opportunity funds water-quality research and monitoring at Willow Creek Reservoir near Heppner, Oregon, addressing cyanobacteria blooms, low oxygen, and nutrients. Eligibility is restricted to non-federal partners of the Pacific Northwest Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU), so non-members cannot apply. Awards go up to $100,000.

DOC NOAA - ERA Production · $1–$1M

This NOAA (NCCOS) program funds development and testing of technologies and strategies to prevent, control, or mitigate harmful algal blooms. A broad range of U.S. applicants is eligible, including higher-education institutions, nonprofits, state/local and tribal governments, U.S. territories, Pacific Islands institutions, and for-profits; federal applicants may apply where legal authority exists, and foreign researchers must participate via a U.S. entity. Projects may request up to $500,000/year (focal area 1) or $1 million/year (focal area 2).

National Institutes of Health · Up to $1.2M

This NIH (NIAID) opportunity funds Coccidioidomycosis Collaborative Research Centers to conduct translational and clinical research toward a Valley fever vaccine. It is aimed at U.S. research institutions; foreign organizations are not eligible, though foreign components are allowed. Awards go up to about $1.2 million. See Section III of the NOFO for full eligibility.

National Institutes of Health · Amount varies

This NIH limited competition funds renewal of the ABCD-E study's Research Project Sites to extend study visits into young adulthood. Eligibility is restricted to organizations funded through RFA-DA-20-002, so only current award recipients may apply. Foreign organizations are not eligible, though foreign components are allowed. Award amounts are not stated.

National Institutes of Health · Up to $500K

This NIH (NHLBI) opportunity funds a Clinical Trial Center and up to seven Clinical Centers for the HeartShare 2.0 program, which conducts deep phenotyping and precision clinical trials in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction. It targets U.S. research institutions; foreign organizations cannot apply, though foreign components and non-U.S. components of U.S. organizations are allowed. Applicants may apply for the CTC or a CC (with different PIs). Awards go up to about $500,000.

National Institutes of Health · Up to $450K

This NIH opportunity funds Kidney Precision Medicine Project Recruitment Sites to enroll people with acute or chronic kidney disease into a longitudinal biopsy cohort study. It is aimed at U.S. research institutions; foreign organizations and foreign components are not eligible. Awards run up to about $450,000. See Section III of the NOFO for full eligibility.

National Institutes of Health · Up to $1.5M

This NIH opportunity funds Kidney Precision Medicine Project Tissue Interrogation Sites that use multi-modal analytic pipelines to study human kidney biopsy tissue and identify new disease pathways. It targets U.S. research institutions; foreign organizations and foreign components are not eligible. Awards go up to about $1.5 million. Review Section III of the NOFO for eligibility specifics.

National Institutes of Health · Amount varies

This NIH (NINDS) career-development program supports the research career development of physicians specialized in Child Neurology through a single national K12 program run by one or more PDs/PIs with an advisory committee. Applicants must be U.S. institutions able to commit staff, facilities, and resources; foreign organizations and foreign components are not eligible. Award amounts are not stated. Given it is a single national program, eligibility is narrow.

National Institutes of Health · Up to $4M

This NIH cooperative agreement supports multidisciplinary Resource Centers working on tissue engineering and regenerative medicine products (therapeutics, sensors, diagnostics) heading toward first-in-human studies. It is aimed at U.S. research institutions; foreign organizations and foreign components are not eligible. Awards run up to about $4 million. Eligibility specifics are in the NOFO, so review Section III before applying.

National Institutes of Health · Amount varies

This NIH opportunity funds the Kidney Precision Medicine Project Central Hub, which provides strategic leadership, computational analysis, data management, and operations for the overall KPMP. It is aimed at U.S. research institutions; foreign organizations and foreign components are not eligible. Award amounts are not stated; see Section III of the NOFO for eligibility and budget details.

National Institutes of Health · Up to $600K

This NIH NOFO supports Tuberculosis Research Advancement Centers to train the next generation of TB researchers and catalyze multidisciplinary TB science. It targets U.S. research institutions; foreign organizations and foreign components are not eligible. Awards go up to about $600,000. Review Section III of the NOFO for eligibility specifics.

Health Resources and Services Administration · $134.7K–$500K

Eligibility is limited to domestic public or private nonprofit institutions of higher education, and specifically to programs funded between 2011 and 2025 under sections 736, 739, or 747 of the Public Health Service Act, so this effectively targets prior grantees. The NRSA training grant supports postdoctoral research training in primary care and related biomedical, behavioral, and health services research. Awards range from about $134,653 to $500,000, with a deadline of July 10, 2026.

National Institutes of Health · Amount varies

This is a limited competition: only organizations (or their subrecipients) previously funded under RFA-DA-21-020 or RFA-DA-21-021 are eligible, so it is closed to new applicants. It renews the research project sites for NIH's HEALthy Brain and Child Development longitudinal study of brain and behavioral development. Foreign organizations and components are allowed. No award amount is stated; the deadline is July 10, 2026.

National Institutes of Health · Amount varies

This is a limited competition: only organizations (or their subcontractors) previously funded under RFA-DA-21-022 (for the administrative core) or RFA-DA-21-023 (for the data coordinating center) are eligible to apply, so it is closed to new applicants. It renews the administrative and data coordinating components of NIH's HEALthy Brain and Child Development study. Foreign organizations and components are allowed. No award amount is stated; the deadline is July 10, 2026.

National Institute of Food and Agriculture · $20K–$1M

Applications are accepted only from colleges and universities, 1994 Institutions, and Hispanic-serving agricultural colleges and universities; other organizations may participate only as subcontractors. The Organic Transitions program funds integrated research, education, and extension to improve the competitiveness of U.S. organic livestock and crop producers. Awards range from about $20,000 to $1 million, with a deadline of July 13, 2026.

National Institute of Food and Agriculture · $25K–$650K

The USDA NIFA Biotechnology Risk Assessment Research Grants Program funds research generating information to help federal regulators make science-based decisions about the ecological effects of genetically engineered organisms. Applications are accepted only from public or private research or educational institutions or organizations. Awards range from about $25,000 to $650,000. The deadline is July 13, 2026, within about a month.

National Institutes of Health · Amount varies

This NIH (NCCIH) U24 opportunity is for research institutions applying to operate a Data Coordinating Center tied to a companion clinical-coordinating-center application for a multi-site clinical trial of natural products (botanicals, probiotics, dietary supplements). A matching CCC application must be submitted at the same time, and the project must be a high NCCIH research priority. A wide range of U.S. institution types may apply (universities, tribal organizations, faith/community organizations, etc.), but non-U.S. organizations are not eligible to be the applicant, though foreign components are allowed. The deadline is July 14, 2026, within about a month.