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National Institutes of Health · Amount varies

NIH (NINDS) cooperative-agreement funding (UG3/UH3) for multi-site clinical trials and biomarker studies on stroke prevention, treatment, and recovery, conducted within the NIH StrokeNet infrastructure. Suited to research institutions that will collaborate inside StrokeNet; foreign organizations are not eligible. No specific amount is given. Work must be carried out within StrokeNet and is selected competitively, making this narrow research-only funding.

Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity - DHACA · Amount varies

Department of War (Defense Health Agency) Toxic Exposures Research Program Clinical Trial Award funding clinical trials, from small proof-of-concept through large-scale, addressing conditions tied to military-related toxic exposures. Eligibility is listed as unrestricted/open to any entity type subject to clarification in the full notice; a partnering principal investigator option supports two-PI collaborations. No award amount is specified. The stated eligibility is broad, but applicants need the capacity to run clinical trials.

Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity - DHACA · Amount varies

Department of War (Defense Health Agency) Toxic Exposures Research Program Investigator-Initiated Research Award funding studies on diseases and conditions linked to military-related toxic exposures, spanning basic, translational, and preclinical/human research. Eligibility is listed as unrestricted/open to any entity type subject to clarification in the full notice. No award amount is specified. The stated eligibility is broad, though projects must be relevant to military toxic-exposure research.

U.S. National Science Foundation · $125K–$5M

NSF program supporting alliances of US colleges and universities working to increase STEM degree completion among students from underrepresented groups. Eligibility is restricted to US-accredited institutions of higher education (two- and four-year), with some non-profit and for-profit partners allowed only in specific tracks; many tracks require a senior administrator as principal investigator. Awards range from about $125,000 up to $5,000,000. This is an institution-led program with narrow eligibility, not open to individuals or most nonprofits.

National Institutes of Health · Up to $375K

NIH HEAL Initiative R15 funding for basic or mechanistic pain research at institutions eligible for the R15 (Research Enhancement) mechanism, which targets schools and components that have not been major NIH recipients. Aimed at engaging undergraduate, graduate, and health-professional trainees in the research; foreign organizations are not eligible. The listed maximum is about $375,000. R15 eligibility rules restrict which institutions can apply, so eligibility is narrow.

National Institutes of Health · Amount varies

NIH mechanism allowing existing award recipients to apply for revision (supplemental) funding to expand a current NIH grant or cooperative agreement, only in response to a specific Notice of Special Interest. Restricted to organizations that already hold an active NIH single-project award. No award amount is specified. Because applicants must already be NIH grantees and respond to a matching NOSI, eligibility is narrow and not open to new applicants.

DARPA - Information Innovation Office · Amount varies

DARPA Information Innovation Office (I2O) office-wide Broad Agency Announcement for advanced information-science research, open to all responsible sources including academia, industry, and the research community. Note this BAA is currently under a temporary pause and is not accepting new abstract submissions until further notice, except from proposers with explicit written government encouragement. No award amount is specified. Eligibility is broad, but the active pause is a key limitation to verify before applying.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - ERA · $3M–$5.8M

CDC/NIOSH cooperative-agreement (U54) funding to establish a National Center for Construction Safety and Health Research and Translation. The notice does not list specific applicant types (eligibility marked N/A), but the scope describes a multidisciplinary center led by a qualified research organization, with collaborations from academic and nonprofit partners expected, so confirm eligibility in the full notice. Awards range from about $3,000,000 up to $5,750,000. This is a large, center-scale award; the listed eligibility detail is limited.

U.S. National Science Foundation · $1–$1.2M

NSF Computational Mathematics program funding research where computation is central, emphasizing development and implementation of efficient, theoretically justified algorithms. Eligibility is described as unrestricted/open to any entity type subject to standard NSF rules, though awards typically go to research institutions and their investigators; confirm in the full solicitation. The listed maximum is about $1,200,000. Eligibility as stated is broad.

U.S. National Science Foundation · Amount varies

NSF Archaeometry competition funding projects that develop or refine archaeometric techniques or support service laboratories and data archives for archaeology. Principal investigators must hold a Ph.D. or equivalent and be able to conduct independent research, so this is effectively limited to qualified researchers at institutions. No award amount is specified. Eligibility is narrow given the PI credential requirement.

National Institutes of Health · Amount varies

NIH individual postdoctoral fellowship (F32) supporting a named postdoctoral fellow to analyze the ECHO program's longitudinal child-health dataset within the NICHD DASH repository. This is an individual fellowship awarded through a sponsoring US institution; foreign organizations are not eligible and foreign components are not allowed. No award amount is stated. It is restricted to eligible postdoctoral researchers at a US institution, so eligibility is narrow.

National Institutes of Health · Amount varies

This NIH/Fogarty K43 career development award supports an early-career scientist at an academic or research institution in a low- or middle-income country, for research that does not involve leading an independent clinical trial. Eligibility is narrow and country-restricted: only foreign institutions in qualifying LMICs may apply, U.S. organizations and their foreign components are not eligible, and some upper-middle-income G20 countries are excluded. This is not available to U.S. applicants. No specific award amount is stated.

National Institutes of Health · Amount varies

This NIH/Fogarty K43 career development award supports an early-career scientist at an academic or research institution in a low- or middle-income country, with a required independent clinical trial. Eligibility is narrow and country-restricted: only foreign institutions in qualifying LMICs may apply, U.S. organizations and their foreign components are not eligible, and some upper-middle-income G20 countries are excluded. This is not available to U.S. applicants. No specific award amount is stated.

CA Department of Education · $50K–$203.5K

California's After School Education and Safety (ASES) program, created by Proposition 49, funds before- and after-school literacy, academic enrichment, and safety programs for K-9 students, with awards of $50,000-$203,500. Only public agencies partnering with schools are eligible, in this Round 2 of the 2025-26 RFA. The deadline is December 3, 2026.

Department of Labor · Up to $7M

The New York State Department of Labor's Growing the Clean Energy Workforce-Electric Vehicles (GCEW-EV) program funds for-profit, governmental, and not-for-profit organizations to create or expand training and pre-apprenticeship programs in EV repair/maintenance, EV charging station repair, and EV fleet maintenance, including wraparound support services for participants, with awards up to $7,000,000. Eligibility is broad across sectors. The deadline is December 3, 2026.

U.S. National Science Foundation · Amount varies

The NSF CREST program funds research centers at minority-serving institutions to build STEM research capacity and broaden participation. Eligibility is narrow: only MSIs that offer graduate STEM degrees and meet a 50% underrepresented-minority enrollment criterion (or primarily serve students with disabilities) may apply, and a preliminary proposal and NSF invitation are required before a full proposal. The PI must hold a full-time faculty appointment at the applying institution. No specific award amount is stated.

National Institutes of Health · Amount varies

This NIH R50 award provides salary support for established Research Software Engineers who build and disseminate biomedical software, tools, and algorithms. Eligible applicants include universities and research institutions; foreign (non-U.S.) organizations are not eligible to apply. It is tied to an existing research environment and specialized staff, so it suits research institutions rather than general nonprofits or individuals applying on their own. No specific award amount is stated.

Office of Naval Research · $450K–$525K

This Office of Naval Research program funds research capacity-building at Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Minority Institutions on naval-relevant science and engineering. Eligibility is narrow: only covered educational institutions (HBCUs/MIs eligible under Title III or V of the Higher Education Act, or accredited post-secondary minority institutions) may apply, the PI and all personnel must be U.S. citizens, and it is a single-PI award with no co-PIs or sub-awards. Awards range from about $450,000 to $525,000.

National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency · Amount varies

This is a National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency Broad Agency Announcement seeking research on hard geospatial-intelligence problems in foundational GEOINT, advanced phenomenologies, and analytic technologies. Eligibility is open to any responsible source capable of meeting the government's needs, but the work is highly specialized defense/intelligence R&D and proposals are accepted only in response to specific Topic Calls, some of which are classified and require security clearance. No award amounts are stated. This suits research organizations and contractors with relevant technical and security capabilities rather than general nonprofits.

U.S. National Science Foundation · Amount varies

The NSF Statistics program supports research in statistical theory and methods, including methods applicable across science and engineering, from single-investigator to interdisciplinary team projects. Eligibility is broadly open to the entity types NSF generally accepts, subject to any additional clarification in the solicitation. It is aimed at researchers and academic institutions. No specific award amount is stated.