Grants for Schools & Universities

National Institutes of Health · Amount varies

This NIH NOFO funds multi-center clinical trials for neurological emergencies conducted within the NIH SIREN Network; a clinical trial is required. A broad set of applicants is eligible, including higher-education institutions, minority-serving institutions, HBCUs, tribal governments and organizations, faith- and community-based organizations, regional organizations, federal agencies, U.S. territories, and foreign organizations. Applicants need not already be part of the SIREN infrastructure. Award amounts are not stated; see the NOFO for details.

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.

Health Resources and Services Administration · $460K–$734K

HRSA's LEND program funds public or nonprofit agencies, including institutions of higher education, to train health and related professionals to serve children and youth with autism and developmental disabilities. Applicants must be domestic organizations; individuals are not eligible. Awards range from roughly $460,000 to $734,000.

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.

Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health · $0–$500K

This HHS opportunity funds community-based projects to increase participation of underrepresented populations in lupus clinical trials, covering awareness, referral, screening, enrollment, and retention. A broad range of applicants qualify, including nonprofits (501(c)(3) and non-501(c)(3)), tribal governments and organizations, state/local/county/special-district governments, higher-education institutions, school districts, public housing authorities, and for-profits other than small businesses. Awards go up to $500,000.

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 · $0–$155K

HRSA's MCH LEAP Training Program funds pathway programs to expand the maternal and child health workforce and improve access to care for MCH populations, including in rural and underserved areas. Eligible applicants are domestic public and nonprofit private institutions of higher education, and tribal governments/organizations that are public or private nonprofit institutions of higher learning. Awards go up to about $155,000.

Health Resources and Services Administration · $1–$2M

Eligibility is limited to accredited domestic schools of nursing (and tribes/tribal organizations that own and operate one); accreditation must be maintained for the duration of the award. The program provides low-interest loans to students training to become nurse faculty, with loan cancellation for graduates who work as faculty. The maximum award is about $2 million, with a deadline of July 10, 2026.

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.