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Federal opportunities with plain-English eligibility summaries. We aggregate public records — always verify the details on the funder’s site before applying.
RFA-DD-18-000
Due Sep 30, 2030Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - ERA · $0
This CDC health research opportunity (RFA-DD-18-000) is open to states, universities, counties, small businesses, and nonprofit organizations. It is a placeholder listing for renewal-type applications and provides no award amounts or detailed program requirements. As it appears geared toward existing grantees, confirm eligibility with CDC before applying as a new applicant.
NonprofitsSmall businessResearchersGovernment / tribal+2 moreRFA-OT-18-000
Due Sep 30, 2030Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - ERA · $0
This CDC health research opportunity (RFA-OT-18-000) is open to states, universities, counties, small businesses, and nonprofit organizations. It is listed as a placeholder for Type 6 (continuation/competing renewal) applications, with no award amounts or specific requirements provided. Since it appears intended for existing grantees, confirm eligibility with CDC before applying as a new organization.
NonprofitsSmall businessResearchersGovernment / tribal+2 moreRFA-GH-18-000
Due Sep 30, 2030Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - ERA · $0
This CDC global health research opportunity (RFA-GH-18-000) is open to states, universities, counties, small businesses, and nonprofit organizations. The listing is a placeholder with minimal detail and no stated award amounts. Because such CDC RFA placeholders are typically used for renewal-type applications, verify with CDC whether new applicants are eligible and what the actual program scope is.
NonprofitsSmall businessResearchersGovernment / tribal+2 moreRFA-SH-18-000
Due Sep 30, 2030Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - ERA · $0
This CDC health research opportunity (RFA-SH-18-000) is open to states, universities, counties, small businesses, and nonprofit organizations. It is a placeholder for Type 6 (continuation/competing renewal) applications, with no award amounts or detailed requirements listed. As it appears geared toward existing grantees, confirm eligibility with CDC before applying as a new organization.
NonprofitsSmall businessResearchersGovernment / tribal+2 moreRFA-CE-18-000
Due Sep 30, 2030Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - ERA · $0
This is a CDC health research opportunity (RFA-CE-18-000) open to a broad range of applicants, including states, universities, counties, small businesses, and nonprofit organizations. It is described only as a placeholder for Type 6 (continuation/competing renewal) applications, so funding amounts and specific program details are not stated. Because it appears geared toward existing grantees submitting renewal-type applications, confirm with CDC whether new applicants are eligible before applying.
NonprofitsSmall businessResearchersGovernment / tribal+2 morePennsylvania First - Loan
Due Dec 31, 2035Community & Economic Development · Amount varies
Pennsylvania First is a state economic-development financing tool to support investment and job creation in the Commonwealth, offered here as a loan. A wide range of entities may apply, including for-profit businesses, corporations, partnerships, sole proprietorships, LLCs, nonprofits, and municipalities and other local-government bodies. Projects must benefit Pennsylvania. No specific award amounts are listed.
Small businessNonprofitsGovernment / tribalBroad eligibility+1 morePennsylvania First - Grant
Due Dec 31, 2035Community & Economic Development · Amount varies
Pennsylvania First is a broad economic-development grant supporting investment and job creation in the Commonwealth. A wide range of applicants qualify, including businesses (corporations, partnerships, sole proprietorships, LLCs, other for-profits), nonprofits, municipalities, and various authorities and development districts. The program is statewide and aimed at projects that create jobs and attract or retain employers; award amounts are not specified.
NonprofitsSmall businessGovernment / tribalBroad eligibilityContinuing Human Enabling Enhancing Restoring and Sustaining
Due Aug 22, 2044Air Force -- Research Lab · Amount varies
The Air Force Research Lab's CHEERS announcement funds science and technology work in human performance and aerospace medicine, spanning basic research through technology maturation, via multiple open solicitations accepting white papers. Eligibility is generally broad, but note specific constraints: Federally Funded Research and Development Centers face restrictions and must obtain sponsor and AFRL determinations, foreign-owned firms should contact the Contracting Officer first as restrictions may apply, and the Commercial Solutions Opening track is not grant-eligible. No award amounts are stated; review the paired solicitations for scope and instructions.
ResearchersSmall businessSchools & universitiesBroad eligibilityNotice of Intent on Upcoming 2020 TIP Office Funding Opportunity
Due Jan 1, 2099Office to Monitor-Combat Trafficking in Persons · $0
This is a Notice of Intent for the State Department TIP Office's 2020 funding opportunity; no applications are being accepted at this time. When posted, eligible applicants are expected to include U.S.-based and foreign non-profits, public international organizations, institutions of higher learning, and for-profit organizations. No award amounts are provided in this notice. Watch for the actual funding announcement before preparing anything.
Broad eligibilityNonprofitsSmall businessSchools & universitiesNotice of Intent: Program to End Modern Slavery FY 2022
Due Jan 1, 2099Office to Monitor-Combat Trafficking in Persons · $0
This is a Notice of Intent for the State Department's Program to End Modern Slavery (FY 2022); the TIP Office is NOT accepting applications at this time. When opened, eligibility is expected to be broad, including commercial, international, educational, and non-profit organizations, plus faith-based, community-based, and public international organizations. A valid Unique Entity Identifier is required for any organization selected for an award. No award amounts are listed in this notice.
Broad eligibilityNonprofitsSmall businessSchools & universities+2 moreNotice of Intent: Program to End Modern Slavery FY 2025
Due Jan 1, 2099Office to Monitor-Combat Trafficking in Persons · $0
This is a Notice of Intent for the State Department's Program to End Modern Slavery (FY 2025); the TIP Office is NOT accepting applications at this time. When it opens, eligibility is expected to be broad, covering commercial, international, educational, and non-profit organizations, including faith-based, community-based, and public international organizations. A valid Unique Entity Identifier will be required for any organization selected for an award. No award amounts are listed in this notice.
Broad eligibilityNonprofitsSmall businessSchools & universities+2 moreNotice of Intent: Program to End Modern Slavery FY 2023
Due Jan 1, 2099Office to Monitor-Combat Trafficking in Persons · $0
This is a Notice of Intent for the State Department's Program to End Modern Slavery (FY 2023); the TIP Office is NOT accepting applications at this time. When opened, eligibility is expected to be broad, including commercial, international, educational, and non-profit organizations, plus faith-based, community-based, and public international organizations. A valid Unique Entity Identifier is required for any organization selected for an award. No award amounts are listed in this notice.
Broad eligibilityNonprofitsSmall businessSchools & universities+2 moreRegional Wildfire & Landscape Resilience Grants
No deadline listedDepartment of Forestry and Fire Protection · $5M–$20M
Open to individuals, nonprofits, public agencies, tribal governments, and other legal entities for large, regional wildfire and landscape resilience projects in California, funded by CAL FIRE. Eligible work includes fuels reduction, prescribed and cultural fire, reforestation, biomass utilization, and related planning, with awards ranging from $5 million to $20 million. This is a competitive, multi-partner program that favors applicants with strong administrative and technical capacity, and concept proposals are due 3 p.m. PDT on June 30, 2026.
NonprofitsGovernment / tribalIndividualsLarge award+2 moreEconomics
No deadline listedU.S. National Science Foundation · Amount varies
The NSF Economics program supports a broad range of research on the U.S. and world economy, including econometrics, finance, labor, macroeconomics, public finance, and more, plus conferences, data collection, and Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grants (DDRIGs). Eligibility is unrestricted (open to any entity type per NSF rules), and the program encourages interdisciplinary work and proposals broadening participation. Note that DDRIG proposals must be submitted by a faculty member on behalf of a graduate student, not by the student directly; no specific amount or deadline is listed here.
ResearchersSchools & universitiesBroad eligibilityResearch Infrastructure in the Social and Behavioral Sciences
No deadline listedU.S. National Science Foundation · $400K–$2M
Open to any type of entity (subject to NSF clarifications), the NSF RISBS program funds creation of computational tools and data infrastructure that enable basic social and behavioral science research, including major longitudinal surveys; it does not fund a PI's own research except in service of building the infrastructure. Awards range roughly from $400,000 to $2,000,000. In practice this large-award program is best suited to research institutions building shared data resources.
ResearchersSchools & universitiesLarge awardBroad eligibilityLaw & Science
No deadline listedU.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.
NonprofitsResearchersSchools & universitiesBroad eligibilitySecurity and Preparedness
No deadline listedU.S. National Science Foundation · Amount varies
Open to any type of entity (the NSF lists eligibility as unrestricted, though awards typically go to universities and research institutions). The U.S. National Science Foundation's Security and Preparedness program funds basic, theory-driven social science research on global and national security; it does not fund applied research. The program also supports undergraduate research experiences and methodological infrastructure. No award amount or deadline is stated here.
ResearchersSchools & universitiesBroad eligibilitySpace Technology Research, Development, Demonstration, and Infusion (SpaceTech REDDI-2026)
No deadline listedNASA Headquarters · Amount varies
NASA's umbrella SpaceTech-REDDI-2026 announcement funds space technology research, development, demonstration, and infusion, with specific topics released as appendices throughout the year. Participation is broad — educational, industry, and nonprofit institutions, FFRDCs, UARCs, and other entities — and includes U.S. and, to the extent practicable, non-U.S. organizations, but NASA Centers, NASA civil servants, and JPL cannot receive awards. Each appendix may add its own eligibility limits and deadlines, so applicants must check the individual topic solicitation on NSPIRES.
ResearchersSchools & universitiesSmall businessNonprofits+1 moreGreenhouse Gas Reduction Loan Program
No deadline listedDepartment of Resources Recycling and Recovery · Amount varies
This is a loan program (not a traditional grant) from California's Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle), open to businesses, nonprofits, and public agencies. It funds projects that reduce greenhouse gas and landfill methane emissions, improve air and water quality, benefit disadvantaged communities, and create jobs, supporting the goals of California's AB 32. No amount or deadline is listed; because funds are provided as a loan rather than a grant, applicants should review repayment terms and California-specific requirements.
NonprofitsSmall businessGovernment / tribalBroad eligibilityDisability and Rehabilitation Engineering
No deadline listedU.S. National Science Foundation · Amount varies
This NSF program funds fundamental engineering research to improve quality of life for people with disabilities, covering areas like neuroengineering, rehabilitation robotics, and assistive technologies. Eligibility is unrestricted, so most entity types may apply, though proposals are typically led by universities and research organizations; note that NSF does not support clinical trials and high-risk/high-reward work is encouraged. Funding amounts and deadlines are not specified here.
ResearchersSchools & universitiesBroad eligibility