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National Institutes of Health · Up to $700K

An NIH BRAIN Initiative R61 funding exploratory human neuroscience using invasive neural recording and stimulation during surgical procedures. Foreign organizations and foreign components are not eligible; the work requires multidisciplinary teams with access to neurosurgical settings. Awards reach up to about $700,000, and clinical trials are not allowed. This is a highly specialized research award for institutions with relevant clinical/research capacity, not for general nonprofits, small businesses, or individuals.

U.S. National Science Foundation · Amount varies

An NSF program supporting development of ocean-science instrumentation and related interdisciplinary research and facility improvements. Eligibility is described as unrestricted as to entity type, subject to any clarifications in the solicitation, so a range of organizations may potentially apply, though it is oriented toward the ocean science research community. No award amount is specified. Applicants should review the full solicitation for any additional eligibility details.

National Institutes of Health · Amount varies

An NIH/NHGRI R01 supporting early-stage investigators pursuing genomics research, across genomic sciences, medicine, data science, and ethical/legal/social implications. Foreign organizations are not eligible; domestic research institutions, minority-serving and Tribal colleges may apply, and the program targets researchers in an early-career stage. No award amount is specified. This is a research grant for academic/early-career investigators, not for general nonprofits, small businesses, or individuals.

U.S. National Science Foundation · Amount varies

An NSF program providing protected time and resources to help mid-career scientists advance their research, typically through a partnership at another institution. Eligible applicants are U.S. higher-education institutions and certain nonprofit non-academic research organizations; the principal investigator must be at the Associate Professor rank (or equivalent) for at least three years, so this is restricted to established faculty. No award amount is specified. Not a fit for general nonprofits, small businesses, or individuals without a qualifying faculty appointment.

National Institutes of Health · Amount varies

An NIH X01 award giving researchers access to stored All of Us biospecimens (plasma, serum, DNA) to run assays and add data back to the program. It is aimed at scientific investigators, including foreign organizations, who can conduct multiomics and biomarker analyses; it is a resource-access award rather than a general grant. No dollar amount is specified, and clinical trials are not allowed. Not a fit for nonprofits, small businesses, or individuals outside the research community.

U.S. National Science Foundation · $100K–$750K

An NSF program funding research on the coupling, energetics, and dynamics of the upper atmosphere, including ground- and space-based observations and modeling. Eligibility is relatively broad: U.S. for-profit organizations including small businesses, nonprofit non-academic research organizations, higher-education institutions, and federally recognized Tribal Nations may apply. Awards run roughly $100,000 to $750,000. While the entity types are broad, the work is specialized atmospheric science suited to research-capable applicants.

National Institutes of Health · Amount varies

An NIH/NIAMS UG3/UH3 cooperative agreement funding the implementation of clinical trials, where a clinical trial is required. The eligibility text is internally mixed but states that foreign organizations and foreign components of U.S. organizations are not eligible to apply, while domestic research institutions, minority-serving and Tribal colleges may apply. No award amount is specified. This is a clinical-research award for institutions equipped to run trials, not for general nonprofits, small businesses, or individuals.

National Institutes of Health · Amount varies

An NIH R01 funding discovery and optimization of in vivo chemical probes for novel nervous-system targets, with applicants expected to already have validated starting compounds and bioassays in hand. Domestic and foreign organizations and foreign components are eligible to apply. No award amount is specified, and clinical trials are not allowed. This is a research grant for investigators with existing medicinal-chemistry capacity, not for general nonprofits, small businesses, or individuals.

National Institutes of Health · Up to $1.5M

An NIH RM1 funding team-based research at the intersection of HIV and substance use, requiring a detailed research plan and preliminary data. Eligible applicants include research institutions, minority-serving and Tribal colleges; foreign organizations and foreign components are not eligible to apply. Awards reach up to about $1,500,000. This is a research-team grant for established investigators, not for general nonprofits, small businesses, or individuals.

National Institutes of Health · Amount varies

An NIH R01 funding innovative research at the intersection of HIV and substance use, open to both individual investigators and research teams, and requiring a detailed research plan with preliminary data. Eligible applicants include research institutions, minority-serving and Tribal colleges, and foreign organizations. No award amount is specified. This is a research grant for investigators, not for general nonprofits, small businesses, or individuals without a research affiliation.

National Institutes of Health · Up to $500K

An NIH U01 supporting collaborative translational research conducted with NIH intramural investigators using the NIH Clinical Center. Domestic and foreign organizations may apply, but NIH will not fund awards involving foreign subawards/subcontracts under this opportunity, so applications relying on foreign subawards are excluded. Awards reach up to about $500,000. This is a research grant for investigators able to partner with NIH, not for general nonprofits, small businesses, or individuals.

National Institutes of Health · Up to $500K

An NIH/NIDDK U01 continuing the Cardiovascular Repository for Type 1 Diabetes (CaRe-T1D) consortium to study cardiovascular disease in people with type 1 diabetes. Foreign organizations and foreign components are not eligible to apply, and clinical trials are not allowed; it is tied to the existing consortium effort. Awards reach up to about $500,000. This is a specialized research-consortium award for investigators, not for general nonprofits, small businesses, or individuals.

National Institutes of Health · Amount varies

An NIH R34 funding formative research and pilot-testing of behavioral, social, structural, or combination interventions to improve HIV prevention and treatment for people who use drugs; a clinical trial is required. Eligible applicants include research institutions, minority-serving and Tribal colleges, and foreign organizations. No award amount is specified. This is an early-stage clinical-research grant for investigators, not for general nonprofits, small businesses, or individuals.

Munitions Directorate · Up to $750M

A Department of Defense (Munitions Directorate) Broad Agency Announcement for research on air-delivered effects. Eligible applicants include public and private higher-education institutions, 501(c)(3) nonprofits other than higher-education institutions, and small businesses. The listed maximum is very large, up to about $750,000,000, though actual awards depend on the specific proposal and topic. This is a defense research solicitation requiring relevant technical capability, not a fit for general nonprofits or individuals.

U.S. National Science Foundation · $300K–$1M

An NSF program funding development and testing of innovative approaches to STEM graduate education. Eligible applicants are U.S. two- and four-year higher-education institutions (including community colleges), certain nonprofit non-academic research/education organizations, and federally recognized Tribal Nations. Awards run roughly $300,000 to $1,000,000. This is geared to colleges, universities, and education-focused nonprofits rather than small businesses or individuals.

U.S. National Science Foundation · From $15M

An NSF program funding large, ambitious, long-horizon research in computing and information science. Lead and collaborative applicants must be U.S. higher-education institutions with undergraduate, master's, and doctoral programs in relevant computing fields; other organizations may participate only with independent funding. Awards are very large, up to about $15,000,000 over seven years. This is restricted to major research universities and is not a fit for general nonprofits, small businesses, or individuals.

Dept of the Army -- Materiel Command · Amount varies

A U.S. Army (West Point / U.S. Military Academy) Broad Agency Announcement soliciting basic and applied research and analysis across science, engineering, education, policy, ethics, history, and economics. Eligibility is broad, including higher-education institutions, nonprofits, state and local governments, for-profit organizations (large and small businesses), and foreign organizations/public entities, with no restriction on place of performance. No award amount is specified, and funding depends on the specific proposal. Proposals must advance the state of the art or basic knowledge rather than target specific devices.

U.S. National Science Foundation · Amount varies

This NSF program funds quantum testbeds within the National Quantum Virtual Laboratory, advancing use-inspired quantum information science and technology. Eligibility for the Design and Implementation phases is contingent on having an existing pilot or design project in the same topical area and a positive site-visit review, so it is staged and not open to first-time entry at those phases; the lead organization type is otherwise unrestricted. No award amount is listed.

National Institutes of Health · Up to $200K

This NIH R25 supports short courses that teach innovative research methods in the behavioral and social sciences, aimed at developing the biomedical research workforce. Eligible applicants are research institutions such as universities and minority- or tribal-serving colleges, with foreign organizations excluded. Awards go up to $200,000.

U.S. National Science Foundation · Amount varies

This NSF EPSCoR program funds research fellowships that build research capacity for investigators in EPSCoR-eligible jurisdictions through collaborative visits to host institutions. Eligibility is restricted to organizations located in RII-eligible jurisdictions, and proposals are limited to single early- or mid-career PIs at eligible institutions of higher education or non-degree-granting nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status; postdocs in transitional appointments are not eligible. No award amount is listed.