Grants for Researchers

DARPA - Tactical Technology Office · Amount varies

This DARPA Tactical Technology Office Broad Agency Announcement seeks innovative proposals to build, adapt, and sustain defense platforms and systems, in focus areas such as Design/Build/Buy, Surge and Sustain, Long Range Effects, and Disruptive Innovation. Eligibility is broadly open to any responsible source capable of meeting the government's needs, but this is specialized defense R&D. No specific award amount is stated. It suits research organizations and contractors with relevant technical capabilities rather than general nonprofits.

National Institute of Food and Agriculture · $10K–$650K

The USDA AFRI Education and Workforce Development program funds projects that develop the next generation of food and agricultural sciences professionals, including K-14 educator development, youth education, community-college training, undergraduate research, and pre/postdoctoral fellowships. Eligibility is broad and includes colleges and universities, experiment stations, research institutions, private organizations, federal agencies, and U.S.-citizen or permanent-resident individuals; foreign and international organizations are not eligible. Awards range from about $10,000 to $650,000. Eligibility varies by project type, so applicants should check the NOFO.

National Institute of Food and Agriculture · $10K–$10M

The USDA AFRI Foundational and Applied Science program funds research, education, and extension projects across six agricultural priority areas. Eligibility is broad and includes universities and colleges, state agricultural experiment stations, research institutions, private organizations or corporations, federal agencies, and U.S.-citizen or permanent-resident individuals; foreign and international organizations are not eligible. Awards range widely from about $10,000 up to $10 million depending on project type. Eligibility for specific grant types varies by program area, so applicants should check the RFA.

Engineer Research and Development Center · Up to $1B

This Army Corps of Engineers ERDC Broad Agency Announcement is a continuously open call for R&D across many engineering and environmental fields, accepting pre-proposals year-round. Eligibility is broadly open to any entity type, subject to clarification in the solicitation. Award amounts are not meaningfully bounded in this record (the listed range spans from $0 to a placeholder maximum), so applicants should consult the announcement. It suits research organizations, universities, and firms with relevant technical capabilities.

National Institutes of Health · Amount varies

This NIH/NHLBI R61/R33 supports investigator-initiated Phase I clinical trials for therapeutics or diagnostics for heart, lung, blood, and sleep disorders, with the first phase funding final pre-trial preparation. A clinical trial is required. Eligible applicants include universities, research institutions, tribal and community organizations, and foreign organizations. It is aimed at research teams with clinical-trial capacity. No specific award amount is stated.

National Institutes of Health · Up to $375K

This NIH R15 (AREA) award supports small-scale research at undergraduate-focused institutions that receive limited NIH funding, with a required clinical trial. Eligibility is restricted to institutions that award baccalaureate science degrees and have received no more than $6 million/year of NIH support in 4 of the last 7 years; foreign organizations are not eligible to apply. The maximum award is about $375,000. This is narrowly targeted at less-research-intensive degree-granting institutions.

National Institutes of Health · Amount varies

This NIH R01 funds larger-scale research testing and disseminating interventions to improve health in Native American populations, following the same research focus as its companion R34 announcement. Eligible applicants include universities, tribal colleges, minority-serving institutions, and community organizations, with foreign entities restricted. No award amount is specified.

National Institutes of Health · Amount varies

This NIH R34 planning grant supports research on prevention and intervention strategies for fetal alcohol spectrum disorders across the lifespan, intended as a precursor to larger studies. Eligible applicants include universities, research institutions, and tribal and community organizations, and foreign organizations are listed among eligible applicants. It is aimed at research teams preparing for larger FASD studies. No specific award amount is stated.

National Institutes of Health · Amount varies

This NIH R21 funds development of novel theory and methods for understanding the genetic architecture of complex human traits, using interdisciplinary approaches, simulations, and existing large-scale datasets; no clinical trial is allowed. Eligible applicants include universities, research institutions, tribal and community organizations, and foreign organizations. It is aimed at research teams with methodological expertise. No specific award amount is stated.

National Institutes of Health · Up to $1.5M

This NIH/NHLBI R33 supports investigator-initiated Phase I clinical trials for therapeutics or diagnostics for heart, lung, blood, and sleep disorders; a clinical trial is required and applicants must be ready to start the trial early. Eligible applicants include universities, research institutions, and tribal and community organizations; foreign organizations are not eligible to apply, though non-U.S. components of U.S. organizations are. The maximum award is about $1.5 million. It requires clinical-trial readiness.

National Institutes of Health · Up to $250K

This NIH/National Library of Medicine R01 funds development of informatics and data science approaches that give individuals actionable insights into their own health; a clinical trial is optional. Eligible applicants include universities, research institutions, and tribal and community organizations, and foreign organizations are listed among eligible applicants. The maximum award is about $250,000. It requires informatics research capacity.

National Institutes of Health · Amount varies

This NIH/National Cancer Institute R01 supports investigator-initiated clinical trials in cancer prevention and control, such as early detection, screening, and survivorship research. Typical applicants are universities, research institutions, hospitals, tribal organizations, and government and community organizations; foreign organizations are listed among eligible applicants here. A qualifying clinical trial is required, so it is geared toward established research teams. No specific award amount is stated.

National Institutes of Health · Up to $500K

This NIH/National Cancer Institute R01 funds investigator-initiated early-phase (Phase 0, I, II) clinical trials for cancer diagnosis and treatment; a clinical trial is required. Eligible applicants include universities, research institutions, hospitals, tribal and community organizations, and foreign organizations. The maximum award is just under $500,000. It is geared toward established clinical research teams.

National Institutes of Health · Amount varies

This NIH R01 funds preclinical and patient-based research into how incretin mimetics (such as GLP-1 agents) affect cancer risk. Eligible applicants include universities, research institutions, tribal and community organizations, and foreign organizations; a clinical trial is optional. It requires established research capacity in this area. No specific award amount is stated.

National Institutes of Health · Amount varies

This NIH R21 funds preclinical and patient-based research into how incretin mimetics (such as GLP-1 agents) affect cancer risk; no clinical trial is allowed. Eligible applicants include universities, research institutions, tribal and community organizations, and foreign organizations. It requires research capacity in this area. No specific award amount is stated.

National Institutes of Health · Amount varies

This NIH R34 funds early-stage research and pilot studies testing interventions to improve health outcomes in Native American communities, including etiologic research and culturally-informed treatment studies. Eligible applicants include universities, tribal colleges, minority-serving institutions, and community organizations, with some restrictions on foreign entities. No award amount is specified; a clinical trial component is optional.

National Institutes of Health · Amount varies

This NIH R01 supports research on improving access to and quality of evidence-based practices for youth mental health, including in rural, urban, and under-resourced settings. Eligible applicants include universities, research institutions, and tribal and community organizations, but foreign (non-U.S.) organizations are not eligible to apply and foreign components are not allowed. A clinical trial is optional. It is aimed at research teams with mental-health services research expertise. No specific award amount is stated.

National Institutes of Health · Amount varies

This NIH R01 funds research testing interventions that expand cancer screening and preventive-service uptake in populations facing health disparities, ideally involving community partners. Eligible applicants include universities, minority- and tribal-serving institutions, and community-based organizations, but non-U.S. organizations and their foreign components are excluded. No award amount is specified; this is a research grant requiring a clinical trial component.

National Institutes of Health · Up to $500K

This NIH/National Cancer Institute R01 funds academic-industrial partnerships to translate and validate in vivo imaging, data science, or spectroscopic technologies into tools for cancer and other diseases; a clinical trial is optional. Eligible applicants include universities, research institutions, and tribal and community organizations, and foreign organizations are listed among eligible applicants. The award maximum is about $500,000, and the model assumes an academic-industry collaboration. It is aimed at research teams.

National Institutes of Health · Amount varies

This NIH/NHLBI R34 funds pilot studies that inform the planning of larger Phase II-IV clinical trials for heart, lung, blood, and sleep disorders; a clinical trial is optional. Eligible applicants include universities, research institutions, and tribal and community organizations; foreign organizations are not eligible to apply, though non-U.S. components of U.S. organizations are. It is a planning mechanism for research teams preparing larger trials. No specific award amount is stated.