Grants for Researchers
1,018 open opportunities. Open federal research funding for universities, research institutions, and individual investigators — with plain-English eligibility, deadlines, and award sizes.
Ensuring Research Integrity - Research on Research Integrity (RRI)
ForecastedNo deadline listedOffice of the Assistant Secretary for Health · Amount varies
This is a forecast notice for a future funding opportunity on Research on Research Integrity (RRI) from the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health; no eligibility, description, funding amount, or deadline has been published yet. Researchers studying research integrity, misconduct, or reproducibility should watch for the formal announcement.
ResearchersBRAIN Initiative: Data Archives for the BRAIN Initiative
ForecastedNo deadline listedNational Institutes of Health · Amount varies
This is a forecasted NIH BRAIN Initiative opportunity to fund data archives for the BRAIN Initiative. It will likely target research institutions and organizations with the infrastructure to host and manage large neuroscience data archives. Eligibility, funding amounts, and deadlines are not yet posted; review the full announcement before applying.
ResearchersSchools & universitiesNarrow eligibilityThe NIDDK Inflammatory Bowel Disease Genetics Consortium (IBDGC) Data Coordinating Center
ForecastedNo deadline listedNational Institutes of Health · Amount varies
This is a forecasted NIH (NIDDK) opportunity to fund a Data Coordinating Center for the Inflammatory Bowel Disease Genetics Consortium. It will likely be open to research institutions with capacity to run a large data coordinating center, which is a narrow applicant pool. Eligibility, funding amounts, and deadlines are not yet available; check the published announcement for details.
ResearchersSchools & universitiesNarrow eligibilityBRAIN Initiative Cell Atlas Network (BICAN): Coordinating Unit for Biostatistics, Informatics, and Engagement (CUBIE)
ForecastedNo deadline listedNational Institutes of Health · Amount varies
This is a forecasted NIH BRAIN Initiative opportunity to fund the Cell Atlas Network (BICAN) Coordinating Unit for Biostatistics, Informatics, and Engagement (CUBIE). It will likely be limited to research institutions with capacity to run a large coordinating unit, a narrow and competitive applicant pool. Eligibility, funding amounts, and deadlines are not yet posted; review the full announcement before applying.
ResearchersSchools & universitiesNarrow eligibilityFDA OMHHE Health Equity Innovation Award: Enhance Equity Funding Opportunity (U01) Clinical Trials Not Allowed
ForecastedNo deadline listedFood and Drug Administration · Amount varies
This is a forecasted FDA Office of Minority Health and Health Equity opportunity (U01 cooperative agreement, no clinical trials allowed) to fund health equity innovation projects. It will likely target research institutions and organizations with health equity research capacity. Eligibility, funding amounts, and deadlines are not yet available; check the full announcement before applying.
ResearchersSchools & universitiesNarrow eligibilitySummer Institute for Research Education in Biostatistics and Data Science
ForecastedNo deadline listedNational Institutes of Health · Amount varies
This is a forecasted NIH opportunity to fund a Summer Institute for Research Education in Biostatistics and Data Science. Such research-education awards typically go to universities and research institutions, a narrow applicant pool. Eligibility, funding amounts, and deadlines are not yet posted; review the full announcement when released.
ResearchersSchools & universitiesNarrow eligibilityNational Biomedical Research Centers (P50 Clinical Trial Optional)
ForecastedNo deadline listedNational Institutes of Health · Amount varies
This is a forecasted NIH opportunity (P50 center grant, clinical trial optional) to fund National Biomedical Research Centers. Such center grants generally go to research institutions and universities and are a narrow, competitive applicant pool. Eligibility, funding amounts, and deadlines have not yet been published; review the full announcement before applying.
ResearchersSchools & universitiesNarrow eligibilityForecast to Publish a Funding Opportunity Announcement for Copy of Integrative Neuroscience Initiative on Alcoholism (INIA) Consortia Research Resource (U24) (Clinical Trial Optional)
ForecastedNo deadline listedNational Institutes of Health · Amount varies
This is a forecast notice for a future NIH U24 funding opportunity supporting the Integrative Neuroscience Initiative on Alcoholism (INIA) Consortia Research Resource; no eligibility, description, or funding amount is published yet. This is a consortium-based research resource award, so it will likely be aimed at institutions already involved in or closely tied to the INIA research network.
ResearchersNarrow eligibilityDeveloping PBPK Model-Based Mechanistic IVIVCs for Long Acting Injectable Suspensions and Implants (U01) Clinical Trial Optional
ForecastedNo deadline listedFood and Drug Administration · Amount varies
This is a forecasted FDA opportunity (U01 cooperative agreement, clinical trial optional) to develop PBPK model-based mechanistic in vitro-in vivo correlations for long-acting injectable suspensions and implants. It is a specialized pharmaceutical-sciences topic likely limited to research institutions and investigators with relevant modeling expertise. Eligibility, funding amounts, and deadlines are not yet available; review the full announcement before applying.
ResearchersSchools & universitiesNarrow eligibilityNational Resource Network for the Study of Human Auditory and Vestibular Disorders
ForecastedNo deadline listedNational Institutes of Health · Amount varies
This is a forecasted NIH opportunity to fund a National Resource Network for the study of human auditory and vestibular disorders. Such resource-network awards typically go to research institutions and universities with relevant expertise, a narrow applicant pool. Eligibility, funding amounts, and deadlines are not yet posted; review the full announcement when released.
ResearchersSchools & universitiesNarrow eligibilityGrowing Research Access for Nationally Transformative Economic Development
No deadline listedU.S. National Science Foundation · Amount varies
NSF's GRANTED initiative funds innovative models to build research enterprise administrative capacity and research workforce training infrastructure at U.S. organizations, such as research development/administration, technology transfer, compliance, and research leadership. Eligibility is broad and unrestricted, open to any type of entity, subject to any clarification in the program's additional eligibility text. Specific award amounts and deadlines are not posted in this listing; review the full solicitation for budget and timeline details.
Schools & universitiesNonprofitsResearchersGovernment / tribal+1 moreForecast to Publish a Funding Opportunity Announcement for Limited Competition for the Continuation of the National Consortium on Alcohol and Neurodevelopment in Adolescence (NCANDA) Research Project Sites (U01 Clinical Trials Optional)
ForecastedNo deadline listedNational Institutes of Health · Amount varies
This is a forecast notice for a limited-competition NIH funding opportunity to continue existing National Consortium on Alcohol and Neurodevelopment in Adolescence (NCANDA) research sites; no eligibility, description, or amount is published yet. Because it is a "limited competition," this opportunity will likely be restricted to current NCANDA project sites rather than open to new applicants once published.
ResearchersNarrow eligibilityData Coordinating Center for the Aging and Alzheimer’s Disease Mouse Brain Atlas (AD-MBA)
ForecastedNo deadline listedNational Institutes of Health · Amount varies
This forecasted NIH award will fund a Data Coordinating Center for the Aging and Alzheimer's Disease Mouse Brain Atlas (AD-MBA), aimed at research institutions with relevant data-management and neuroscience infrastructure. Eligibility, funding amount, and deadline have not yet been published.
ResearchersNarrow eligibilityNSF-DFG Lead Agency Opportunity in Chemistry and Chemical Process and Transport Systems
No deadline listedU.S. National Science Foundation · $200K–$700K
The NSF, in partnership with the German Research Foundation (DFG), offers this Lead Agency opportunity in Chemistry and Chemical Process and Transport Systems, letting U.S. and German researchers submit a single collaborative proposal under one review. Eligibility is limited to U.S.-based institutions of higher education (including community colleges) and non-profit, non-academic research organizations directly tied to research or education; for-profit firms and individuals are not eligible. Awards roughly range from $200,000 to $700,000 and require a German research partner. No deadline is posted.
ResearchersSchools & universitiesNonprofitsLarge award+1 moreDementia Care and Caregiver Support Intervention Research - Stages II - V
ForecastedNo deadline listedNational Institutes of Health · Amount varies
This is an NIH forecast notice for intervention research on dementia care and caregiver support (Stages II-V of the NIH stage model for behavioral intervention development), not yet an open competition. Eligibility, award amounts, and deadlines have not been published; likely applicants will be research institutions once the full announcement is released.
ResearchersUnderstanding Cerebellar Contributions to Cognitive and Affective Functions in Aging and Alzheimer's Disease/Alzheimer's Disease-Related Dementias
ForecastedNo deadline listedNational Institutes of Health · Amount varies
This is a forecasted NIH opportunity supporting research into how the cerebellum contributes to cognitive and affective functions in aging and Alzheimer's disease/related dementias. It will likely target research institutions and investigators in neuroscience and aging research. Eligibility, funding amounts, and deadlines are not yet posted; check the full announcement before applying.
ResearchersSchools & universitiesNarrow eligibilityHealth Equity Data Access Program (HEDAP)
ForecastedNo deadline listedCenter for Medicare and Medicaid Services · Amount varies
This is a forecasted Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services opportunity, the Health Equity Data Access Program (HEDAP). Details on who can apply, how much funding is available, and deadlines have not yet been published; CMS data programs often target researchers, institutions, or organizations with health data capabilities. Review the full announcement when it is released to confirm eligibility.
ResearchersNarrow eligibilityFluid Dynamics
No deadline listedU.S. National Science Foundation · Amount varies
The National Science Foundation's Fluid Dynamics program funds fundamental research into the physics of fluid phenomena — turbulence, transition, bio-fluids, non-Newtonian flows, microfluidics, and wind/ocean energy harvesting — through experiments, theory, and computation. Eligibility is described as unrestricted (open to any entity type), though NSF research awards in practice go mainly to universities and research organizations. No specific award ceiling or deadline is stated; consult the full solicitation for eligibility clarifications.
ResearchersSchools & universitiesNonprofitsBroad eligibilityIntegrated Specific Pathogen Free Research Models and Human New Approach Methodologies to Advance HIV/AIDS Research (U42 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
ForecastedNo deadline listedNational Institutes of Health · Amount varies
This is a forecasted NIH opportunity (U42 cooperative agreement) for developing specific-pathogen-free research models and human New Approach Methodologies to advance HIV/AIDS research. The full announcement is not yet posted, so eligibility, amounts, and deadlines are unknown; U-series awards typically go to research institutions. Clinical trials are not allowed; monitor for the formal NOFO.
ResearchersSchools & universitiesNarrow eligibilityRadiation Oncology-Biology Integration Network (ROBIN) Centers (U54 Clinical Trial Required)
ForecastedNo deadline listedNational Institutes of Health · Amount varies
This is a forecasted NIH opportunity (Radiation Oncology-Biology Integration Network / ROBIN Centers, U54 cooperative agreement) where clinical trials are required. U54 center awards are large, multi-component grants that typically go to research institutions. The full announcement is not yet posted, so eligibility, amounts, and deadlines are unavailable; monitor for the formal NOFO.
ResearchersSchools & universitiesNarrow eligibilityLarge award
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What grants can researchers apply for?
UseGrants currently lists 1,018 open grant opportunities that researchers are eligible to apply for, each summarized in plain English with its eligibility, deadline, and award amount. The feed covers federal Grants.gov programs plus state grant portals, normalized into one place.
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