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National Institutes of Health · Amount varies

This NIH (NIAAA) R34 award supports planning and pilot health services research aimed at closing the treatment gap for alcohol use disorder. It is aimed at research institutions and investigators, with a broad list of eligible U.S. organization types. Award amounts are not specified here, though R34 grants are typically smaller, planning-stage awards. Applications are submitted through eligible organizations rather than by individuals.

National Institutes of Health · Amount varies

This NIH R01 award funds translational research on schizophrenia and related disorders in mid- to late-life, aiming to clarify illness trajectory and identify prevention and treatment targets. It is aimed at research institutions and investigators, with a broad list of eligible U.S. organization types. Award amounts are not specified here. Applications are submitted through eligible organizations rather than by individuals.

National Institutes of Health · Up to $500K

This NIH (NIAAA) R01 award funds health services research aimed at closing the treatment gap for alcohol use disorder, including improving access to and appeal of treatment and reducing disparities. It is aimed at research institutions and investigators, with a broad list of eligible U.S. organization types. The stated maximum award is about $500,000. Applications are submitted through eligible organizations rather than by individuals.

National Institutes of Health · Amount varies

This NIH (NIAAA) R34 award supports planning and pilot research on alcohol use disorder treatment and recovery; a clinical trial is required. It is aimed at research institutions and investigators, with a broad list of eligible U.S. organization types. Award amounts are not specified here, though R34 grants are typically smaller, planning-stage awards. Applications are submitted through eligible organizations.

National Institutes of Health · Amount varies

This NIH R01 award funds research into the mechanisms behind neuropsychiatric symptoms in Alzheimer's disease and related dementias, with the goal of identifying novel therapeutic targets. It is aimed at research institutions and investigators, with a broad list of eligible U.S. organization types. Award amounts are not specified here. Applications are submitted through eligible organizations rather than by individuals.

National Institutes of Health · Amount varies

This NIH R21 award funds exploratory research into the mechanisms behind neuropsychiatric symptoms in Alzheimer's disease and related dementias, with the aim of revealing novel therapeutic targets. It is aimed at research institutions and investigators, with a broad list of eligible U.S. organization types. Award amounts are not specified here. Applications are submitted through eligible organizations rather than by individuals.

National Institutes of Health · Amount varies

This NIH/National Cancer Institute R01 award supports assay development and screening to discover small-molecule chemical probes, drugs, or immunomodulators, with no clinical trials allowed. It is aimed at research institutions and investigators conducting early-stage discovery research, and lists a broad set of eligible U.S. organization types. Funding amounts are not specified here. Applications are submitted through eligible organizations.

National Institutes of Health · Amount varies

This NIH R21 award funds exploratory translational research on schizophrenia and related disorders in mid- to late-life, aiming to understand illness trajectory and identify prevention and treatment targets. It is aimed at research institutions and investigators, with a broad list of eligible U.S. organization types. Award amounts are not specified here. Applications are submitted through eligible organizations.

National Institutes of Health · Up to $499K

This NIH/National Cancer Institute R01 award funds projects to improve the reliability and translational usefulness of mammalian cancer and tumor models, with no clinical trials allowed. It is aimed at research institutions and investigators, with a broad list of eligible U.S. organization types. The stated maximum award is about $499,000. Applications are submitted through eligible organizations rather than by individuals.

National Institutes of Health · Amount varies

This NIH R21 award supports early-stage, high-risk exploratory research into the cellular, molecular, and circuit biology of risk factors for complex brain disorders, with no clinical trials allowed. It is aimed at research institutions and investigators, with a broad list of eligible U.S. organization types. Award amounts are not specified here. Applications are submitted through eligible organizations rather than by individuals.

National Institutes of Health · Amount varies

This NIH R01 award funds research on how social isolation and loneliness raise suicide risk in older adults, including mechanism studies and intervention development and testing. It is aimed at research institutions and investigators, with a broad list of eligible U.S. organization types. Award amounts are not specified here. Applications are submitted through eligible organizations rather than by individuals.

National Institutes of Health · Up to $500K

This NIH (NIAAA) R01 award funds treatment, pharmacotherapy, and recovery research for alcohol use disorder, including medications development, behavioral therapies, and recovery science; a clinical trial is required. It is aimed at research institutions and investigators, with a broad list of eligible U.S. organization types. The stated maximum award is about $500,000. Applications are submitted through eligible organizations.

National Park Service · $15K–$50K

This National Park Service program provides financial assistance for natural and cultural resource protection along the U.S.-Mexico border, open to NPS units, educational institutions, nonprofits, tribes, and state and local agencies. Projects must work with and benefit a specified NPS unit and a protected area in Mexico. Foreign entities cannot receive funding directly, though recipients may subcontract to them. Awards range from about $15,000 to $50,000, making this a small-award opportunity.

U.S. National Science Foundation · $100K–$250K

This joint NSF/NIH opportunity funds science-of-science research analyzing and improving the biomedical research enterprise, drawing on social, behavioral, and economic science methods. Eligibility is stated as unrestricted (open to any eligible entity type), so check the solicitation for the specific organization categories allowed; NSF awards typically go to institutions on behalf of investigators. The stated award range is roughly $100,000 to $250,000. This is a research-focused opportunity.

Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity - DHACA · Amount varies

This Department of War (Defense Health Agency) Hearing Restoration Focused Research Award funds preclinical and clinical research to accelerate drug discovery and therapeutics for hearing restoration after military-relevant auditory injury. It cannot support clinical trials, tinnitus research, or vestibular research, and offers two funding levels including a partnering-PI option. Eligibility is stated as unrestricted, so review the program announcement for specific organization categories. Award amounts are not specified here.

Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity - DHACA · Amount varies

This Department of War (Defense Health Agency) Vision Research Program Mentored Clinical Research Award funds patient-oriented vision injury research by clinicians in training, paired with an established clinician or PhD scientist serving as PI and mentor. It cannot support preclinical research or clinical trials, and applicants must submit IRB/ethics approval or exemption by January 1, 2027. Eligibility is otherwise stated as unrestricted, so review the program announcement for specific organization categories. Award amounts are not specified here.

U.S. National Science Foundation · Amount varies

This NSF Probability Program supports research on the theory and applications of probability, including stochastic processes and related areas, as well as conference and workshop proposals. Eligibility is stated as unrestricted (open to any eligible entity type), so review the solicitation for the specific organization categories NSF allows. In practice NSF research grants are awarded to institutions on behalf of investigators rather than to individuals. Award amounts are not specified here.

National Institute of Standards and Technology · Amount varies

This NIST program funds research and partnership activities across measurement science areas such as metrology, standards, nanotechnology, AI, advanced communications, and advanced manufacturing. Eligibility is broad, open to higher education, non-profit and for-profit organizations, state and local governments, tribes, hospitals, and foreign public entities and governments; individuals and unincorporated sole proprietors are not eligible. Award amounts are not specified here. NIST encourages minority-serving institutions and community colleges to apply.

Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity - DHACA · Amount varies

This Department of War (Defense Health Agency) Reconstructive Transplant Concept Award funds exploration of highly innovative, untested concepts in reconstructive transplantation, and does not support clinical trials. Preliminary data are not allowed, but applications must show a clear rationale and the ability to produce interpretable results. Early-career investigators at or above the postdoctoral fellow level are encouraged to apply, and eligibility is otherwise stated as unrestricted. Award amounts are not specified here.

Illinois Environmental Protection Agency · $50K–$1.5M

Illinois EPA offers this Clean Water Act Section 319(h) grant to a very wide range of applicants — individuals, small businesses, nonprofits, for-profit companies, schools/universities, and government organizations with legal standing to receive Illinois state funds — for projects that reduce nonpoint source pollution (like agricultural and stormwater runoff) in Illinois waterways. Awards range from $50,000 to $1,500,000, but applicants must provide matching funds, front project costs for later reimbursement, and be pre-qualified in Illinois' GATA portal (active SAM.gov registration, good standing, no debarment). Priority goes to projects implementing an already-approved watershed-based plan or TMDL plan; routine maintenance, permit-required activities, and pure habitat/flood-control projects are not eligible. Applications are due September 16, 2026.