Grants for Schools & Universities

National Institutes of Health · Amount varies

This is a forecasted (not yet open) National Institutes of Health program, the NExUS Collaboratory, to build a multimodal inventory of cell ensembles that encode the effects of addictive substances. Eligibility, funding amounts, and a deadline have not been published; this neuroscience research effort would typically go to universities and research institutions rather than individuals. Check the official notice when released before applying.

Idaho Field Office · Amount varies

This is a Request for Information (not a funded opportunity) from the DOE Idaho Field Office, seeking input from universities, national labs, industry, nonprofits (with or without 501(c)(3) status), and small businesses on future nuclear energy research priorities, submitted via NEUP.gov. There is no monetary award tied to this notice. For-profit organizations other than small businesses are not eligible to respond as such.

U.S. National Science Foundation · Amount varies

Eligibility is unrestricted (open to any entity type, subject to NSF clarifications) for this National Science Foundation Communications, Circuits, and Sensing-Systems program. It funds innovative research in circuit and system hardware, signal processing, communications, and sensing systems across applications such as healthcare, communications, transportation, energy, and security. No fixed award amount or deadline is stated, and standard NSF limits on foreign organizations apply, so awards typically go to U.S. institutions.

National Institutes of Health · Amount varies

This is a forecasted (not yet open) National Institutes of Health program to fund Nutrition Obesity Research Centers (NORCs). Eligibility, funding amounts, and a deadline have not been published; NIH research-center awards typically go to universities and established research institutions rather than individuals. Watch for the official funding announcement before planning an application.

Natural Resources · $25K–$500K

Open to Illinois units of local government, universities, and nonprofit organizations for coastal planning, coastal hazards, habitat protection, and education/outreach projects. Private individuals and for-profit organizations are not eligible, and applicants must be pre-qualified through the State of Illinois GATA grantee portal. This is a reimbursement grant, with awards from $25,000 up to $500,000.

Council on the Arts · Amount varies

Pennsylvania nonprofits, municipalities, schools, colleges/universities, school districts, government units, and non-arts nonprofits providing arts programming or services can apply to the Council on the Arts' Creative Innovation & Impact Grant. No award amount, deadline, or further program description is available in this listing, so applicants should check the Council's website for current details.

National Institutes of Health · Amount varies

This is a forecasted (not yet open) National Institutes of Health HEAL Initiative program on integrative management of chronic pain and opioid use disorder for whole recovery, focused on health systems. Eligibility, funding amounts, and a deadline have not been published; NIH awards of this kind typically go to research institutions and health systems rather than individuals. Watch for the official funding announcement before planning an application.

Administration for Community Living · Amount varies

This is a forecasted (not yet open) Administration for Community Living program to fund University Centers for Developmental Disabilities in education, research, and service. Eligibility, funding amounts, and a deadline have not been published; as the title indicates, awards are aimed at university-based centers. Watch for the official funding opportunity before planning an application.

Administration for Community Living · Amount varies

This is a forecasted (not yet open) Administration for Community Living program to fund a Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on employer practices that lead to successful employment outcomes for people with disabilities. Eligibility, funding amounts, and a deadline have not been published; RRTC awards typically go to universities and research organizations. Watch for the official funding opportunity before planning an application.

Aging · $15K–$75K

This program funds Adult Protective Services provider agencies and Regional Administrative Agencies to build a mentoring and internship program for college students, aiming to address staffing shortages and support elder-abuse prevention efforts. Eligible applicants under the Older Americans Act include state and local governments, tribal organizations, nonprofits, faith- and community-based organizations, hospitals, and higher-education institutions; a separate funding stream under the Affordable Care Act is limited to state government entities only. Awards range from $15,000 to $75,000, and no application deadline is listed in this record.

U.S. National Science Foundation · Amount varies

Eligibility is unrestricted (open to any entity type, subject to NSF clarifications), but this National Science Foundation program funds crosscutting materials-research activities such as diversity and inclusion efforts, international cooperation, education, workshops, summer schools, and conferences rather than traditional research projects. Award amounts and deadlines are not specified, and program directors recommend contacting them before submitting any full proposal exceeding $50,000. Foreign organizations face the usual NSF limitations, so most awards go to U.S. institutions.

U.S. National Science Foundation · $300K–$800K

This NSF program is open to U.S. institutions of higher education and U.S. non-profit, non-academic research organizations (such as independent museums, observatories, and research labs); for-profit businesses and individuals cannot apply directly. It funds the design of novel or greatly improved research tools and methods (in bioinformatics, instrumentation, and research methods) that advance biological research broadly. Awards typically range from about $300,000 to $800,000, and the infrastructure produced must be useful to a community of researchers beyond a single team.

U.S. National Science Foundation · Amount varies

Open to U.S. nonprofit research organizations (museums, observatories, labs, professional societies) and accredited two- and four-year higher-education institutions submitting on behalf of faculty; individual researchers cannot apply directly. Funds fundamental materials science research spanning nanoscale to macroscale phenomena, materials discovery, and characterization. International branch campuses face extra justification requirements, and no award amount or deadline is listed in this posting.

National Park Service · $1–$90K

This National Park Service task agreement funds a partnership with the National Alliance of Preservation Commissions to deliver Certified Local Government training, and eligibility is limited to public and state-controlled institutions of higher education. Nonprofits, small businesses, and individuals are not eligible. The award is small, up to roughly $89,987.

Natural Resources · $5K–$150K

This Illinois Department of Natural Resources program (FY25) provides technical and financial assistance to government agencies, educational institutions, nonprofits, and for-profit organizations for projects that protect and restore habitat and species in the Great Lakes Basin, with awards from $5,000 to $150,000. Eligibility is broad, covering most organization types. No application deadline is listed.

Natural Resources · $1K–$350K

Illinois units of local government (municipalities, park districts, school districts, forest preserve districts), universities, and nonprofit organizations can apply for this Illinois Natural Resources Coastal Management Program grant; individuals and for-profit businesses are not eligible. It funds coastal planning, hazard mitigation, habitat protection, and education/outreach projects, with awards from $1,000 to $350,000. This is a reimbursement grant requiring documentation of grant and matching expenses, and applicants must be pre-qualified through the state's GATA grantee portal.

U.S. National Science Foundation · $1M–$1.5M

This NSF initiative funds research networks to advance K-12 mathematics education by combining the science of learning, education practice, and data science. It is open to U.S. institutions of higher education, U.S. non-profit non-academic research organizations, and federally recognized tribal nations; for-profit businesses and individuals cannot apply directly. Phase I awards range from about $1,000,000 to $1,500,000, and Phase II is open only to Phase I awardees.

U.S. National Science Foundation · Amount varies

The NSF Law & Science Program funds social-scientific research on law and on how science and technology are applied in legal contexts, and its eligibility is unrestricted (open to any eligible entity type, subject to NSF's standard rules). It supports standard and collaborative research grants as well as conference awards across many disciplines. Funding amounts are not specified here, so review the full solicitation for award size and any entity-specific requirements.

Natural Resources · $5K–$150K

Government agencies, educational institutions, nonprofit organizations, and for-profit businesses can apply for this Illinois Natural Resources grant funding Great Lakes habitat and species protection, restoration, and management priorities under the Aquatic Nuisance Species Comprehensive Management Plan. Awards range from $5,000 to $150,000.

Department of Commerce · Up to $300K

This EDA program funds economic development planning and local technical assistance in economically distressed U.S. areas, and is open to economic development district organizations, Indian tribes, states and local governments, institutions of higher education, and public or private nonprofits acting with a local government. Individuals and most for-profit businesses are not eligible, and applications must now be submitted through EDA's EDGE platform rather than Grants.gov. Awards range up to about $300,000.