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Department of Parks and Recreation · Amount varies

California's Pumpout Facility Grant Program funds new construction of boat pumpout and dump stations on the state's waterways. Eligibility is broad — businesses, individuals, nonprofits, public agencies, and tribal governments can all apply. No award amount is specified.

Department of Parks and Recreation · Amount varies

California's Pumpout Facility Grant Program funds ongoing operation and maintenance of boat pumpout, dump stations, and floating restrooms on the state's waterways. Eligibility is broad — businesses, individuals, nonprofits, public agencies, and tribal governments can all apply. No award amount is specified.

Department of Housing and Community Development · Amount varies

This California housing program funds predevelopment, construction, rehabilitation, and preservation of affordable rental and ownership housing, plus homelessness services like rapid rehousing and shelter operations. It's restricted to public agencies — cities, counties, and other government entities — so nonprofits, businesses, and individuals can't apply directly. No award amount is specified.

National Institutes of Health · Amount varies

This NIH (R21) opportunity funds preclinical efficacy studies in established rare-disease models to demonstrate that a candidate therapeutic warrants further development, including supporting pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic studies. Eligible applicants are U.S. research organizations including universities, government and tribal entities, and faith- or community-based organizations; foreign organizations and non-U.S. components are not eligible to apply, though some foreign components are allowed. It is intended for research teams advancing therapeutic candidates, not individuals or general nonprofits. Award amounts are not specified.

National Institutes of Health · Amount varies

This NIH mechanism is narrowly limited to organizations that already hold specific types of NIH grants and need to transfer an existing award to a new recipient institution (a change of recipient organization). It is an administrative prior-approval request, not a new funding opportunity, and there is no guarantee a transfer will be approved. Only current NIH grantee organizations should apply; it does not apply to individuals, new applicants, or general nonprofits. No award amount applies.

National Institutes of Health · Amount varies

This NIH mechanism is narrowly limited to organizations that already hold specific NIH grants and need to transfer an award due to a change in organizational status (successor-in-interest). It is an administrative prior-approval request, not a new funding opportunity, and approval of the transfer is not guaranteed. Only current NIH grantee organizations should use it; it does not apply to individuals, new applicants, or general nonprofits. No award amount applies.

National Institutes of Health · Amount varies

This NIH program supports preclinical discovery and development of biologic-based therapies for nervous system disorders, from lead optimization through Phase I clinical testing. Eligible applicants are research organizations such as universities, colleges, government and tribal agencies, faith- or community-based organizations, and (for this announcement) foreign organizations; it is geared toward established research teams, not individuals or general nonprofits. Award amounts are not specified. Applicants should be prepared for a complex, multi-phase research undertaking with NIH-funded consultants and contract research organizations.

Bureau of Reclamation · $1K–$120M

This Bureau of Reclamation program funds planning, design, and construction of seawater or brackish-water desalination facilities, with awards reported up to about $120 million. Eligible applicants are states and their subdivisions and public agencies such as tribes, municipalities, irrigation, water, and wastewater districts, and all applicants must be located in one of 17 named Western states. Federal entities, foreign entities, individuals, and institutions of higher education are not eligible. WaterSMART construction projects typically require a substantial non-federal cost share, so confirm the cost-share terms in the full announcement; this is a large-award, geographically restricted program for public water agencies.

Bureau of Reclamation · $1K–$40M

This Bureau of Reclamation Title XVI program funds planning, design, and construction of water reclamation and reuse projects, with awards reported up to about $40 million. Eligible applicants are state, regional, or local authorities such as states, tribes, municipalities, irrigation, water, and wastewater districts, and other water/power delivery organizations located in named Western states or territories; eligibility is further limited to sponsors of specific authorized Title XVI projects or projects qualifying under the WIIN Act. Federal entities, foreign entities, individuals, and institutions of higher education are not eligible. WaterSMART projects typically require a substantial non-federal cost share, so confirm terms in the full announcement; this is a large-award, narrowly restricted program for public water agencies.

National Institutes of Health · Amount varies

This NIH (R21) opportunity supports exploratory research in computational genomics, data science, statistics, and bioinformatics relevant to basic or clinical genomic science and human health. Eligible applicants are research organizations including universities, colleges, government and tribal entities, and faith- or community-based organizations; it is intended for established research teams rather than individuals or general nonprofits. Award amounts are not specified. Methods should be generalizable and scalable to large datasets.

National Institutes of Health · Amount varies

This NIH (R01) opportunity funds research in computational genomics, data science, statistics, and bioinformatics relevant to basic or clinical genomic science and broadly applicable to human health. Eligible applicants are research organizations including universities, colleges, government and tribal entities, and faith- or community-based organizations; it targets established research teams rather than individuals or general nonprofits. Award amounts are not specified. Methods are expected to be generalizable and scalable to large datasets.

National Institutes of Health · Amount varies

This NIH (R21) opportunity supports exploratory community-engaged research to develop novel, culturally and linguistically responsive measures of children's language development and supportive environmental factors. Eligible applicants are research organizations including universities, colleges, government and tribal entities, and faith- or community-based organizations; it targets established research teams rather than individuals or general nonprofits. Award amounts are not specified. Confirm program-specific eligibility in the full announcement.

National Institutes of Health · Amount varies

This NIH (U01) program funds academic-industry research partnerships that develop and advance bioengineering tools and technologies to address biomedical problems, aiming for solutions deployable within roughly 5-10 years. Eligible applicants are research organizations including universities, colleges, government and tribal entities, and faith- or community-based organizations; it is geared toward multidisciplinary research teams partnered with industry, not individuals or general nonprofits. Award amounts are not specified. Applicants should expect a collaborative, milestone-driven structure.

National Institutes of Health · Amount varies

This NIH (R01) opportunity funds non-pharmacological interventions to promote sleep health and reduce sleep-related health disparities among populations that experience health disparities. Eligible applicants are U.S. research organizations including universities, government and tribal entities, and faith- or community-based organizations; foreign organizations and non-U.S. components are not eligible to apply. It is intended for established research teams, not individuals or general nonprofits. Award amounts are not specified.

National Institutes of Health · Amount varies

This NIH (R13) program supports conferences and scientific meetings relevant to public health and the missions of participating NIH institutes. Eligible applicants are U.S. research and education organizations including universities, government and tribal entities, and faith- or community-based organizations; foreign organizations and non-U.S. components are not eligible to apply, though some foreign components are allowed. Note that R13 conference support typically requires advance permission from the funding institute before applying. It is aimed at organizations hosting scientific conferences, not individuals. Award amounts are not specified.

National Institutes of Health · Up to $100K

This NIH (NIDA, R03) award helps investigators enter addiction-related data science, supporting small-scale projects that apply emerging data science methods or generate preliminary data for larger studies, with a budget cap around $100,000. Eligible applicants are research organizations including universities, colleges, government and tribal entities, and faith- or community-based organizations; it is intended for investigators at research institutions, not individuals or general nonprofits. It encourages use of existing datasets and FAIR principles. Confirm program-specific eligibility in the full announcement.

National Institutes of Health · Amount varies

This NIH (R01) opportunity funds community-engaged research to develop novel, culturally and linguistically responsive measures of children's language development and the environmental factors that support it. Eligible applicants are research organizations including universities, colleges, government and tribal entities, and faith- or community-based organizations; it is intended for established research teams rather than individuals or general nonprofits. Award amounts are not specified. Confirm program-specific eligibility in the full announcement.

Bureau of Reclamation · $50K–$3M

This Bureau of Reclamation program funds water resource projects such as conservation and efficiency, infrastructure improvements, and watershed restoration, with awards from about $50,000 up to $3 million. Eligible applicants are states, tribes, irrigation and water districts, water/power authorities, certain nonprofit conservation organizations partnering with those entities, and qualifying watershed groups; applicants generally must be in the Western U.S. or named territories. Federal entities, individuals, and institutions of higher education are not eligible, and projects require a cost share (typically 25-50 percent of total cost). This is a geographically restricted opportunity aimed at water-management organizations.

National Institutes of Health · Amount varies

This NIH (NCI, U01) program funds research on how preanalytical variability in handling tumor tissue, blood, and other biospecimens affects clinically relevant biomarkers, to support standardization of biopsy handling and clinical assay development. Eligible applicants are research organizations including universities, colleges, government and tribal entities, and faith- or community-based organizations; it targets established research teams, not individuals or general nonprofits. Award amounts are not specified. Confirm program-specific eligibility in the full announcement.

National Institutes of Health · Amount varies

This NIH (NICHD, P41) program supports continued operation, maintenance, and dissemination of bioinformatics database resources important to research using animal models of embryonic development. Eligible applicants are U.S. research organizations including universities, government and tribal entities, and faith- or community-based organizations; foreign organizations and non-U.S. components of U.S. organizations are not eligible. It is intended for institutions that operate established bioinformatics resources, not individuals or general nonprofits. Award amounts are not specified.