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Young Faculty Award (YFA) 2027

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Young Faculty Award (YFA) program aims to identify and engage rising stars in junior research positions in academia and equivalent positions at non-profit research institutions, particularly those without prior DARPA funding, to expose them to Department of War…

FromDARPA - Defense Sciences Office
Who can applyothers (see eligibility notes)
Eligibility notesAll responsible sources capable of satisfying the Government's needs may submit a proposal that shall be considered by DARPA. See the Eligibility Information section of the BAA for more information.
How muchAmount not stated
DeadlineWed, Jan 13, 2027 (82 days left)
CategoryScience, Technology and Research
TypeCooperative agreement
Opportunity #DARPARA2701
Assistance listing12.910
PostedTue, Oct 20, 2026

Official posting

Open grant

Human Networks and Data Science (HNDS)

The Human Networks and Data Science program (HNDS) supports research that enhances understanding of human behavior by leveraging data and network science research across a broad range of topics.

FromU.S. National Science Foundation
Who can applyanyone (unrestricted)
How much$10K to $1.2 million per award; about 25 awards; $8 million total
DeadlineThu, Jan 14, 2027 (83 days left)
CategoryScience, Technology and Research
TypeGrant
Opportunity #23-568
Assistance listing47.075
PostedSat, May 20, 2023

Official posting

Open grant

ROSES 2025: A.18 Geosphere

PLEASE NOTE: this program has MANDATORY Notices of Intent, which are due via NSPIRES by 11/16/2026. See the full posting on NSPIRES for details.

FromNASA Headquarters
Who can applyothers (see eligibility notes)
Eligibility notesProposers must be affiliated with an institution at nspires.nasaprs.com/ and, in general, NASA provides funding only to U.S. institutions.
How muchAmount not stated
DeadlineFri, Jan 15, 2027 (84 days left)
CategoryScience, Technology and Research
TypeCooperative agreement, Grant
Opportunity #NNH25ZDA001N-GEO
Assistance listing43.001
PostedFri, Oct 2, 2026

Official posting

Open grant

Antarctic Research Not Requiring U.S. Antarctic Program (USAP) Field Support

Through this solicitation, the Antarctic Sciences Section (ANT) of the Office of Polar Programs (OPP) funds cutting-edge research that: Improves understanding of interactions among the Antarctic region and global systems.

FromU.S. National Science Foundation
Who can applyothers (see eligibility notes)
Eligibility notes*Who May Submit Proposals: Proposals may only be submitted by the following: -Non-profit, non-academic organizations: Independent museums, observatories, research laboratories, professional societies and similar organizations located in the U.S. that are…
How much$60 million total
DeadlineFri, Jan 15, 2027 (84 days left)
CategoryScience, Technology and Research
TypeGrant
Opportunity #25-526
Assistance listing47.075
PostedThu, Dec 19, 2024

Official posting

Open grant

Human-Environment and Geographical Sciences Program (HEGS)

The objective of the Human-Environment and Geographical Sciences Program is to support basic scientific research about the nature, causes, consequences, or evolution of the spatial dimensions of human behaviors, activities, and dynamics as well as their interactions with environmental and social processes across a…

FromU.S. National Science Foundation
Who can applyothers (see eligibility notes)
Eligibility notes*Who May Submit Proposals: Proposals may only be submitted by the following: -For-profit organizations: U.S.-based commercial organizations, including small businesses, with strong capabilities in scientific or engineering research or education and a passion…
How muchabout 25 awards; $7 million total
DeadlineFri, Jan 15, 2027 (84 days left)
CategoryScience, Technology and Research
TypeGrant
Opportunity #25-507
Assistance listing47.075
PostedSat, Nov 2, 2024

Official posting

Open grant

Cultural Anthropology Program Senior Research Awards (CA-SR)

The primary objective of the Cultural Anthropology Program is to support fundamental, systematic anthropological research and training to increase understanding of the causes, consequences and complexities of human social and cultural variability.

FromU.S. National Science Foundation
Who can applyothers (see eligibility notes)
Eligibility notes*Who May Submit Proposals: Proposals may only be submitted by the following: -Non-profit, non-academic organizations: Independent museums, observatories, research laboratories, professional societies and similar organizations located in the U.S. that are…
How muchabout 40 awards; $4 million total
DeadlineFri, Jan 15, 2027 (84 days left)
CategoryScience, Technology and Research
TypeGrant
Opportunity #25-502
Assistance listing47.075
PostedTue, Oct 8, 2024

Official posting

Open grant

Arctic Research Opportunities

The National Science Foundation (NSF) invites investigators at U.S. organizations to submit proposals to the Arctic Sciences Section in the Office of Polar Programs (OPP) within the Geosciences Directorate, to conduct research about the Arctic region.

FromU.S. National Science Foundation
Who can applyothers (see eligibility notes)
Eligibility notes*Who May Submit Proposals: Proposals may only be submitted by the following: -Foreign organizations: For cooperative projects involving U.S. and foreign organizations, support will only be provided for the U.S. portion.
How muchat least $330K per award; about 80 awards; $50 million total
DeadlineFri, Jan 15, 2027 (84 days left)
CategoryScience, Technology and Research
TypeGrant
Opportunity #23-572
Assistance listing47.075
PostedWed, Aug 2, 2023

Official posting

Open grant

Social Psychology

The Social Psychology Program at NSF supports theoretically focused empirical investigations that advance fundamental social psychological explanations of human behavior, attitudes, and experience.

FromU.S. National Science Foundation
Who can applyanyone (unrestricted)
How muchAmount not stated
DeadlineFri, Jan 15, 2027 (84 days left)
CategoryScience, Technology and Research
TypeGrant
Opportunity #PD-22-1332
Assistance listing47.075
PostedTue, Nov 22, 2022

Official posting

Open grant

Linguistics

The Linguistics Program supports basic science in the domain of human language, encompassing investigations of the grammatical properties of individual human languages, and of natural language in general. Research areas include syntax, semantics, morphology, phonetics and phonology.

FromU.S. National Science Foundation
Who can applyanyone (unrestricted)
How much$6 million total
DeadlineFri, Jan 15, 2027 (84 days left)
CategoryScience, Technology and Research
TypeGrant
Opportunity #PD-98-1311
Assistance listing47.075
PostedFri, Mar 6, 2009

Official posting

Open grant

Research on the Science and Technology Enterprise: Indicators, Statistics, and Methods (NCSES S&T)

The National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics (NCSES) of the National Science Foundation (NSF) is one of the thirteen principal federal statistical agencies within the United States.

FromU.S. National Science Foundation
Who can applyothers (see eligibility notes)
Eligibility notes*Who May Submit Proposals: Proposals may only be submitted by the following: - Standard research proposals: Institutions of Higher Education (IHEs): Two- and four-year IHEs (including community colleges) accredited in, and having a campus located in the US…
How muchabout 10 awards; $1.5 million total
DeadlineTue, Jan 19, 2027 (88 days left)
CategoryScience, Technology and Research
TypeGrant
Opportunity #24-587
Assistance listing47.075
PostedMon, Jul 1, 2024

Official posting

Open grant

Decision, Risk and Management Sciences (DRMS)

The Decision, Risk and Management Sciences Program (DRMS) supports scientific research directed at increasing understanding and effectiveness of decision making by individuals, groups, organizations and society. DRMS supports research with solid foundations in theories and methods of the social and behavioral sciences.

FromU.S. National Science Foundation
Who can applyanyone (unrestricted)
How muchAmount not stated
DeadlineTue, Jan 19, 2027 (88 days left)
CategoryScience, Technology and Research
TypeGrant
Opportunity #PD-23-1321
Assistance listing47.075
PostedThu, May 11, 2023

Official posting

Open grant

Cybersecurity Innovation for Cyberinfrastructure (CICI)

The objective of the Cybersecurity Innovation for Cyberinfrastructure (CICI) program is to advance scientific discovery and innovation by enhancing the security and privacy of cyberinfrastructure.

FromU.S. National Science Foundation
Who can applyothers (see eligibility notes)
Eligibility notes*Who May Submit Proposals: Proposals may only be submitted by the following: -Non-profit, non-academic organizations: Independent museums, observatories, research laboratories, professional societies and similar organizations located in the U.S. that are…
How muchup to $1.2 million per award; about 20 awards; $12 million total
DeadlineWed, Jan 20, 2027 (89 days left)
CategoryScience, Technology and Research
TypeGrant
Opportunity #25-531
Assistance listing47.075
PostedSat, Jan 4, 2025

Official posting

Open grant

Improving Undergraduate STEM Education: Directorate for STEM Education (IUSE: EDU)

Synopsis of Program: The fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) hold much promise as sectors of the economy where we can expect to see continuous vigorous growth in the coming decades.

FromU.S. National Science Foundation
Who can applyanyone (unrestricted)
How much$200K to $2 million per award; $61 million total
DeadlineWed, Jan 20, 2027 (89 days left)
CategoryScience, Technology and Research
TypeGrant
Opportunity #23-510
Assistance listing47.076
PostedThu, Oct 20, 2022

Official posting

Open grant

Training-based Workforce Development for Advanced Cyberinfrastructure

This program seeks to prepare, nurture, and grow the national scientific research workforce for creating, utilizing, and supporting advanced cyberinfrastructure (CI) to enable and potentially transform fundamental science and engineering (S&E) research and education and contribute to the Nation's overall economic…

FromU.S. National Science Foundation
Who can applyothers (see eligibility notes)
Eligibility notes*Who May Serve as PI: To ensure relevance to community needs and to facilitate adoption, those proposals of interest to one or more domain divisions must include at least one PI/co-PI with expertise relevant to the targeted research discipline.
How muchup to $1 million per award; $9.3 million total
DeadlineThu, Jan 21, 2027 (90 days left)
CategoryScience, Technology and Research
TypeGrant
Opportunity #23-520
Assistance listing47.041, 47.049, 47.050, 47.075, 47.076
PostedTue, Nov 22, 2022

Official posting

Open grant

National Bycatch Reduction Engineering Program (BREP) - FY2026/27

This grant program provides competitive grants to non-Federal researchers working to benefit U.S. fishermen and fisheries, including aquaculture, through the development of improved fishing practices and innovative gear technologies.

FromDOC NOAA - ERA Production
Who can applystate governments, counties, cities and townships, special districts (water, fire, parks, etc.), public colleges and universities, federally recognized tribes and 8 more types
Eligibility notesEligible applicants are individuals, institutions of higher education, other nonprofits, for-profit organizations, and state, local, U.S. territorial, Alaska Native, and Indian tribal governments.
How much$50K to $400K per award; about 30 awards; $4.6 million total
DeadlineFri, Jan 22, 2027 (91 days left)
CategoryNatural Resources, Science, Technology and Research
TypeCooperative agreement
Opportunity #NOAA-NMFS-FHQ-2027-33398
Assistance listing11.452
PostedMon, Aug 24, 2026

Official posting

Open grant

Security, Privacy, and Trust in Cyberspace (NSF SaTC)

Our world is at a pivotal moment where the boundaries dividing the physical and social worlds from the cyber world have become blurred.

FromU.S. National Science Foundation
Who can applyothers (see eligibility notes)
Eligibility notes*Who May Submit Proposals: Proposals may only be submitted by the following: -Non-profit, non-academic organizations: Independent museums, observatories, research laboratories, professional societies and similar organizations located in the U.S. that are…
How much$50K to $1.2 million per award; $60 million total
DeadlineMon, Jan 25, 2027 (94 days left)
CategoryScience, Technology and Research
TypeGrant
Opportunity #25-515
Assistance listing47.049, 47.075, 47.076
PostedFri, Dec 6, 2024

Official posting

Open grant

EPSCoR Research Infrastructure Improvement Program: Focused EPSCoR Collaborations (FEC)

The Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) is designed to fulfill the mandate of the National Science Foundation (NSF) to promote scientific progress nationwide. EPSCoR eligibility status is yearly updated and reported in the EPSCoR website (see EPSCoR eligibility).

FromU.S. National Science Foundation
Who can applyothers (see eligibility notes)
Eligibility notes*Who May Submit Proposals: Proposals may only be submitted by the following: -null -Institutions or organizations in jurisdictions that meet the EPSCoR eligibility criteria.
How much$1 million to $1.5 million per award; $18 million total
DeadlineTue, Jan 26, 2027 (95 days left)
CategoryScience, Technology and Research
TypeCooperative agreement
Opportunity #24-573
Assistance listing47.041, 47.049, 47.050, 47.070, 47.074, 47.075, 47.076, 47.078, 47.079, 47.083, 47.084
PostedFri, May 17, 2024

Official posting

Open grant

ROSES 2025: A.17 Hydrosphere

The close date above is the date for the Step-2 proposal due date. The Step-1 proposal due date is October 8, 2026.

FromNASA Headquarters
Who can applyothers (see eligibility notes)
Eligibility notesProposers must be affiliated with an institution at nspires.nasaprs.com/ and, in general, NASA provides funding only to U.S. institutions.
How muchAmount not stated
DeadlineThu, Jan 28, 2027 (97 days left)
CategoryScience, Technology and Research
TypeCooperative agreement, Grant
Opportunity #NNH25ZDA001N-HYDRO
Assistance listing43.001
PostedWed, Sep 2, 2026

Official posting

Open grant

Methodology, Measurement, and Statistics (MMS)

The Methodology, Measurement, and Statistics (MMS) Program is an interdisciplinary program in the Directorate for Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences that supports the development of innovative analytical and statistical methods and models for those sciences.

FromU.S. National Science Foundation
Who can applyothers (see eligibility notes)
Eligibility notes*Who May Serve as PI: Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Awards: DDRI proposals must be submitted with a principal investigator (PI) and a co-principal investigator (co-PI).
How muchabout 35 awards; $3.8 million total
DeadlineThu, Jan 28, 2027 (97 days left)
CategoryScience, Technology and Research
TypeGrant
Opportunity #19-575
Assistance listing47.075
PostedWed, Apr 10, 2019

Official posting

Open grant

Developmental Sciences (DS)

Developmental Sciences supports basic research that increases our understanding of perceptual, cognitive, linguistic, social, cultural, and biological processes related to human development across the lifespan.

FromU.S. National Science Foundation
Who can applyothers (see eligibility notes)
Eligibility notes*Who May Submit Proposals: Proposals may only be submitted by the following: -Foreign organizations: For cooperative projects involving U.S. and foreign organizations, support will only be provided for the U.S. portion.
How much$6.5 million total
DeadlineMon, Feb 1, 2027 (101 days left)
CategoryScience, Technology and Research
TypeGrant
Opportunity #24-544
Assistance listing47.075
PostedThu, Feb 15, 2024

Official posting