Open research funding calls

859 open U.S. federal funding opportunities for researchers, from NIH, NSF, NASA, the Department of Defense, USDA and more. Updated daily from Grants.gov.

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• National Institutes of Health (NIH)376
• U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF)121
• Department of Defense66
• U.S. Department of Justice48
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)26
• NASA17
• U.S. Geological Survey14
• Institute of Museum and Library Services13
• U.S. Department of Agriculture12
• U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service12
• NOAA10
• Other federal agencies144

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• Long-term health outcomes of people living with spina bifida
  Centers for Disease Control - NCBDDD$100,000 – $300,000Deadline: October 26, 2026 ·
• ROSES25: D.8 Habitable Worlds Observatory Precursor Science Investigation
  NASA HeadquartersNot specifiedDeadline: October 26, 2026 ·
• Assisting Specialty Crop Exports: Low Oxygen Storage and Packaging Systems for U.S. Tree Nuts with Phytosanitary Traceability
  Foreign Agricultural ServiceUp to $2,000,000Deadline: October 26, 2026 ·
• Climate Program Office (CPO) FY2026 Earth System Science and Services Partnership
  DOC NOAA - ERA Production$1 – $10,000,000Deadline: October 26, 2026 ·
• Strengthening Bosnia and Herzegovina’s Organized Crime Specialized Departments for Organized Crime Through Expert Advisory Support
  U.S. Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina$50,000 – $75,000Deadline: October 27, 2026 ·
• NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts (NIAC) Phase I
  NASA HeadquartersUp to $225,000Deadline: October 28, 2026 ·
• OJP FY 2026 Special Attorneys Program Round 10
  Bureau of Justice AssistanceUp to $3,000,000Deadline: October 28, 2026 ·
• BJA FY 2026 Capital Case Litigation Initiative: Improving the Quality of Legal Representation in State Capital Cases
  Bureau of Justice AssistanceUp to $450,000Deadline: October 29, 2026 ·
• BJA FY 2026 DNA Capacity Enhancement for Backlog Reduction (CEBR)—Formula Grants Program
  Bureau of Justice AssistanceUp to $3,500,000Deadline: October 29, 2026 ·
• BJA FY 2026 Prosecuting Cold Cases Using DNA
  Bureau of Justice AssistanceUp to $750,000Deadline: October 29, 2026 ·
• BJA FY 2026 Veterans Treatment Court Program
  Bureau of Justice AssistanceUp to $2,500,000Deadline: October 29, 2026 ·
• OJJDP FY 2026 Juvenile Drug Treatment Court Program
  Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention Up to $1,000,000Deadline: October 29, 2026 ·
• OJJDP FY 2026 Community and Schools Youth Drug Prevention Program
  Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention Up to $750,000Deadline: October 29, 2026 ·
• OJJDP FY 2026 Missing and Exploited Children Training and Technical Assistance
  Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention Up to $1,200,000Deadline: October 29, 2026 ·
• OJJDP FY 2026 Victims of Child Abuse Act Training and Technical Assistance for Child Abuse Professionals
  Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention Up to $2,850,000Deadline: October 29, 2026 ·
• BJA FY 2026 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement- Competitive Grants Program
  Bureau of Justice AssistanceUp to $500,000Deadline: October 29, 2026 ·
• OJJDP FY 2026 Strengthening Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Technological Investigative Capacity
  Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention Up to $675,000Deadline: October 29, 2026 ·
• OJJDP FY 2026 Multistate Mentoring Programs
  Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention $1,000,000 – $4,000,000Deadline: October 29, 2026 ·
• GREGoRi Data Coordination and Outreach Center (U01, Clinical Trials Not Allowed)
  National Institutes of HealthUp to $1,250,000Deadline: October 30, 2026 ·
• GREGoRi Technology Integration Center (U01, Clinical Trials Optional)
  National Institutes of HealthUp to $2,250,000Deadline: October 30, 2026 ·
• GREGoRi Innovation Projects (U01 Clinical Trial Optional)
  National Institutes of Health$3 – $500,000Deadline: October 30, 2026 ·
• HEAL Initiative: Whole Joint Health Program (R61/R33 Clinical Trial Required)
  National Institutes of HealthNot specifiedDeadline: October 30, 2026 ·
• ONR FY27 NOFO for Young Investigator Program
  Office of Naval ResearchNot specifiedDeadline: October 30, 2026 ·
• F26AS00071 Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund: Habitat Conservation Plan Land Acquisition Grants
  Fish and Wildlife Service$10,000 – $26,000,000Deadline: October 30, 2026 ·
• State Recreational Boating Safety (RBS) Grant Program
  United States Coast Guard $400,000 – $12,000,000Deadline: October 30, 2026 ·
• BJA FY 2026 Adult Treatment Court Program
  Bureau of Justice AssistanceUp to $2,500,000Deadline: October 30, 2026 ·
• BJA FY 2026 Second Chance Act Community-based Reentry Program
  Bureau of Justice AssistanceUp to $1,000,000Deadline: October 30, 2026 ·
• BJA FY 2026 National Center for Veterans Justice
  Bureau of Justice AssistanceUp to $4,000,000Deadline: October 30, 2026 ·
• BJA FY 2026 Rural Violent Crime Reduction Initiative
  Bureau of Justice AssistanceUp to $2,637,041Deadline: October 30, 2026 ·
• BJA FY26 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement - Formula Grants Program
  Bureau of Justice AssistanceUp to $23,757,080Deadline: October 30, 2026 ·
• BJA FY 2026 Students, Teachers, and Officers Preventing (STOP) School Violence Program
  Bureau of Justice AssistanceUp to $2,000,000Deadline: October 30, 2026 ·
• Fiscal Year 2027 State Workforce Agency Unemployment Insurance Resource Planning Targets and Guidelines
  Employment and Training Administration$1,891,183 – $457,710,985Deadline: October 30, 2026 ·
• Prioritization Process Pilot Program (PPPP) Competitive Grant Program
  DOT Federal Highway Administration $1 – $2,000,000Deadline: October 30, 2026 ·
• Cooperative Agreement for Affiliated Partner with the Southern Appalachian Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU)
  Geological Survey$1 – $330,000Deadline: October 30, 2026 ·
• RESTORE Act Centers of Excellence Research Grants Program
  U.S. Dept. of Treasury RESTORE Act Program$5,710,210 – $14,518,510Deadline: October 31, 2026 ·
• RESTORE Act Direct Component - Non-Construction Activities
  U.S. Dept. of Treasury RESTORE Act ProgramUp to $120,153,261Deadline: October 31, 2026 ·
• RESTORE Act Direct Component – Construction and Real Property Acquisition Activities
  U.S. Dept. of Treasury RESTORE Act ProgramUp to $120,153,261Deadline: October 31, 2026 ·
• F25AS00379 Highlands Conservation Act - Base Funding Round
  Fish and Wildlife Service$25,000 – $2,293,362Deadline: October 31, 2026 ·
• F25AS00332 Highlands Conservation Act – Competitive Funding Round
  Fish and Wildlife Service$25,000 – $3,850,000Deadline: October 31, 2026 ·
• Small Business Transportation Technical Assistance Center (Region 1)
  69A350 OSDBUUp to $377,016Deadline: October 31, 2026 ·