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National Institutes of Health · Amount varies

This NIH AREA (R15) award funds small-scale research at undergraduate-focused institutions that receive limited NIH funding, emphasizing undergraduate research experiences; a minimal-risk clinical trial is required. Eligible institutions must grant baccalaureate science degrees and have received no more than about $6 million per year of NIH support in 4 of the last 7 years; foreign organizations are not eligible. No specific award amount is stated.

National Institutes of Health · Up to $375K

An NIH Academic Research Enhancement Award (AREA/R15) for undergraduate-focused institutions that do not receive substantial NIH funding, supporting small-scale biomedical research with undergraduate involvement. Eligibility is narrow: institutions must award baccalaureate science degrees and have received no more than about $6 million per year of NIH support in 4 of the last 7 years; foreign organizations are not eligible. The award is capped at about $375,000. This is restricted to qualifying lower-NIH-funded undergraduate institutions.

National Institutes of Health · Up to $150K

An NIH/NIAID Career Transition Award (K22) to help postdoctoral fellows move into assistant-professor or equivalent positions and launch independent biomedical research careers. Eligible applicants are domestic institutions such as universities, tribal governments, and community-based organizations; foreign organizations and foreign components are not eligible. The award is capped at about $150,000. This is a career-development mechanism oriented to early-career researchers working through a sponsoring institution.

National Institutes of Health · Amount varies

This NIH (R01) opportunity funds translational research into mood and psychosis symptoms during the menopause transition, including neurobiological and behavioral mechanisms and interdisciplinary collaboration. It targets research and academic institutions, not individuals or typical nonprofits/small businesses. No specific award amount is stated.

National Institutes of Health · Up to $75K

A limited-competition NIH/NIDDK Small Grant (R03) available only to existing NIDDK-supported K01, K08, K23, and K25 career-award recipients, to support their transition to independent investigator status. A broad set of domestic and foreign institutions may apply on their behalf, but the underlying applicant must already hold a qualifying NIDDK K award. The grant is capped at about $75,000. This is restricted to current NIDDK career-award holders, not new applicants.

National Institutes of Health · Amount varies

An NIH (R38) award supporting in-depth research experiences for resident clinicians early in their careers to build a pipeline of clinician-investigators. Eligible applicants are domestic institutions and organizations such as universities, tribal governments, and faith- or community-based organizations; foreign organizations and foreign components are not eligible. No award amount is stated. This is a structured research-training mechanism aimed at academic and clinical institutions rather than individuals applying directly.

Food and Drug Administration · Up to $1.5M

An FDA cooperative agreement (Laboratory Flexible Funding Model) to strengthen state human and animal food testing laboratories through sample testing, food-defense preparedness, and method development. Eligibility is narrow: applicants must be ISO 17025 accredited (or have an equivalent quality system) and, for most tracks, hold a valid 20.88 agreement with FDA before applying. Awards run up to about $1.5 million. This is largely limited to established state food-testing laboratories that already meet the accreditation and FDA-agreement requirements.

National Institutes of Health · $2M–$8M

An NIH construction grant (C06, clinical trial not allowed) funding the development or modernization of shared-use biomedical research facilities and HIV/AIDS research facilities. Eligibility details are in the NOFO; foreign organizations, foreign components of U.S. organizations, and foreign components are not eligible. Awards range from about $2 million to $8 million. This is a facilities-construction mechanism for research institutions, and exact eligibility should be confirmed in the NOFO.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - ERA · $250K–$975K

A CDC/NIOSH and Coast Guard training grant (T03) to develop and deliver safety training for U.S. commercial fishermen. Eligible applicants include school districts, public/Indian housing authorities, Native American tribal organizations, faith- or community-based organizations, regional organizations, bona fide state agents, and FFRDCs. Awards range from about $250,000 to $975,000. Eligibility is moderately broad across organizations but excludes individuals; review the listed categories to confirm fit.

Bureau of Reclamation · $50K–$300K

Open to watershed groups — and the states, tribes, local governments, special districts, nonprofits, or universities that sponsor them — located in 19 western states and several U.S. territories. Federal entities and individuals cannot apply. Funds forming watershed groups and planning watershed-restoration and water-management projects, with awards of about $50,000–$300,000. Eligibility is narrow: you must be or sponsor a qualifying watershed group in an eligible state.

National Institutes of Health · Amount varies

This NIH program provides researchers access to limited identifiable data or biospecimens from the ECHO Cohort to study maternal and child health topics, rather than funding new data collection. Eligible applicants include federal agencies, faith- and community-based organizations, and tribal governments, but foreign organizations and their non-U.S. components are not eligible. No award amount is specified, and the deadline is not imminent.

National Institutes of Health · Amount varies

This NIH fellowship supports predoctoral students pursuing a combined MD/PhD or similar dual-doctoral degree at institutions that lack an NIH-funded dual-degree training program, aiming to prepare them for physician-scientist careers. It applies to individual students, not organizations, and excludes foreign organizations and their non-U.S. components; applicants cannot lead an independent clinical trial. No funding amount is given, and the deadline is not imminent.

National Institutes of Health · Amount varies

This NIH fellowship supports experienced individual scientists who want to redirect their research careers or gain new independent research skills in fields relevant to NIH's mission. It is an individual fellowship (awarded via a sponsoring institution), not a project grant for organizations, and eligibility text names foreign organizations as an other-eligible applicant category, which is unusual for NIH. No specific award amount is listed, and the deadline is set years out (2028), so there is no urgency to apply.

National Institutes of Health · Amount varies

This NIH fellowship funds individual postdoctoral researchers who show strong potential to become independent investigators in health-related research fields, supporting mentored research training. It is an individual award (not for organizations), and foreign organizations are listed as an other-eligible applicant category. No specific funding amount is given, and the deadline is not imminent.

National Institutes of Health · Amount varies

This NIH fellowship supports predoctoral students in combined MD/PhD or similar dual-doctoral degree programs at institutions that already have an NIH-funded dual-degree training program, preparing them for physician-scientist careers. It is limited to individual student applicants; foreign organizations and their non-U.S. components are not eligible, and applicants may not lead an independent clinical trial. No award amount is listed, and the deadline is not imminent.

National Institutes of Health · Amount varies

This NIH award funds dual-degree dentist scientists (e.g., DDS/PhD) transitioning from mentored postdoctoral training into independent, tenure-track research careers focused on dental, oral, and craniofacial health. It is narrowly limited to individuals in this specific clinical-research career path; foreign organizations and their non-U.S. components are not eligible. No award amount is specified, and the deadline is not imminent.

National Institutes of Health · Amount varies

This NIH fellowship funds individual predoctoral students conducting dissertation research in health-related fields under a faculty sponsor, with the goal of developing them into independent researchers. It is limited to individual applicants (not organizations); foreign organizations are named as an other-eligible category, and applicants may not lead an independent clinical trial. No specific award amount is listed, and the deadline is several years out.

National Institutes of Health · Amount varies

Open specifically to federally recognized American Indian/Alaska Native tribes, tribal colleges and universities, tribal health programs, and tribal organizations. This NIH R34 planning grant funds preparatory work to develop competitive Native American Research Centers for Health (NARCH) applications. Eligibility is narrow — limited to AI/AN tribal entities; award size follows standard R34 limits.

National Institutes of Health · Up to $100K

This NIH award (SuRE, up to $100,000) funds investigator-initiated biomedical research by full-time faculty at resource-limited higher education institutions who do not currently hold other NIH research project grants, aiming to build research capacity and student research experience. Foreign organizations and their non-U.S. components are not eligible. The maximum award is under $100,000, and the application deadline is not imminent.

National Institutes of Health · Up to $125K

This NIH award (SuRE-First, up to $125,000) funds investigator-initiated biomedical research by full-time faculty at resource-limited institutions who have never previously held an independent, peer-reviewed external research grant, aiming to build research capacity and provide student research experience. Foreign organizations and their non-U.S. components are not eligible. The maximum award is small, and the deadline is not imminent.