Grants for Schools & Universities

National Institutes of Health · Amount varies

This NIH/National Cancer Institute award funds NCORP Research Bases that serve as research hubs designing and running multi-institution cancer control, prevention, and care-delivery clinical trials. It is aimed at established research organizations with the scientific, statistical, and data-management infrastructure to lead a community oncology research network. Foreign organizations and foreign components of U.S. organizations are not eligible. Eligibility details are in the NOFO, so review Section III before applying.

U.S. National Science Foundation · $1–$1.2M

This joint NSF/NIH initiative funds fundamental mathematics and statistics research aimed at answering questions in the biological and biomedical sciences, with two tracks supporting projects up to roughly $600,000 or $1,200,000 over 3-4 years. Eligibility is stated as unrestricted (open to any eligible entity type), so review the solicitation for the specific organization categories allowed; in practice NSF awards go to institutions on behalf of investigators. The program encourages new and existing interdisciplinary collaborations. Award amounts can reach the large-award range.

National Institutes of Health · Amount varies

This NIH/NCI program (UG1) funds NCORP Academic Community Sites, which are consortia led by an academic center with affiliated community hospitals and oncology practices, to broaden participation in cancer control, prevention, treatment, and care-delivery studies. Eligibility centers on academic medical centers with the infrastructure to support accrual across affiliates; foreign organizations and foreign components are not eligible. No award amount is stated. This is restricted to qualifying academic-led community research consortia, not general applicants.

Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity - DHACA · Amount varies

This Department of Defense (CDMRP) Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Research Program Idea Development Award funds early-stage, high-risk/high-reward research with the potential to advance outcomes for individuals with Duchenne muscular dystrophy. Eligibility is described as unrestricted (open to any eligible entity type), subject to clarifications in the announcement, and offers separate categories for established and early-career or transitioning investigators. Preliminary data relevant to DMD are required, and clinical trials are not allowed. No specific award amount is stated.

Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity - DHACA · Amount varies

This Department of Defense (CDMRP) Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Research Program Clinical/Translational Research Award funds advanced translational research moving promising DMD ideas toward clinical application, at two funding levels by project size and complexity. Eligibility is described as unrestricted (open to any eligible entity type), subject to clarifications in the announcement, and a partnering PI option supports collaborations. Preliminary data are required for all applications, and pilot clinical trials and clinical trial readiness studies are allowed. No specific award amount is stated.

U.S. National Science Foundation · Amount varies

The NSF Combinatorics program supports research on discrete structures, including algebraic, enumerative, extremal, geometric, and probabilistic combinatorics and graph theory, and can support related conferences and workshops. Eligibility is described as unrestricted (open to any eligible entity type), subject to clarifications in the solicitation, though NSF funding typically flows to institutions and research organizations. No award amount is stated. Review the full solicitation for eligibility details and conference submission timelines.

Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity - DHACA · Amount varies

This Department of Defense (CDMRP) Peer Reviewed Medical Research Program Clinical Trial Award funds clinical trials addressing congressionally directed FY26 topic areas, across three funding levels by trial phase and size. Eligibility is described as unrestricted (open to any eligible entity type), subject to clarifications in the announcement, so a range of research organizations may apply. Total cost caps run from about $800,000 for a planning phase up to roughly $20M for the largest trials, and animal studies are not supported. Applicants must complete all preclinical lab work before the award start date.

Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity - DHACA · Amount varies

This Department of Defense (CDMRP) Peer Reviewed Medical Research Program Platform Clinical Translation Award funds translational development and early-phase clinical trials of broadly applicable clinical technologies addressing congressionally directed FY26 topic areas relevant to service members, veterans, and their families. Eligibility is described as unrestricted (open to any eligible entity type), subject to clarifications in the announcement, and multiple principal investigators are allowed. Total cost caps are about $15M per award, and a PI-convened external advisory board including a patient advocate is required. Funding is milestone-based and contingent on future-year appropriations.

U.S. National Science Foundation · Amount varies

The NSF Foundations program supports research in mathematical logic and the foundations of mathematics, including proof theory, recursion theory, model theory, set theory, and combinatorics, and can also support conferences and workshops. Eligibility is described as unrestricted (open to any eligible entity type), subject to any clarifications in the solicitation, though NSF awards generally go to institutions and research organizations rather than individuals directly. No award amount is stated. Review the full solicitation for any eligibility clarifications.

Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity - DHACA · Amount varies

This Department of Defense (CDMRP) Alzheimer's Research Program Transforming Care Award funds clinical research and clinical trials evaluating interventions and solutions in dementia care for individuals with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias and their care partners. Eligibility is described as unrestricted (open to any eligible entity type), subject to clarifications in the announcement. Trials solely testing pharmacological interventions and studies using animal models do not meet the intent, preliminary data are required, and community collaboration is required when prospectively enrolling human subjects. No specific award amount is stated.

Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity - DHACA · Amount varies

This Department of Defense (CDMRP) Alzheimer's Research Program Transforming Research Award funds non-incremental research on reducing risk and preventing Alzheimer's disease and related dementias, focused on risk factor knowledge or risk reduction solutions. Eligibility is described as unrestricted (open to any eligible entity type), subject to clarifications in the announcement. Clinical research is allowed but clinical trials and animal research are prohibited, preliminary data are required, and community collaboration is required when prospectively enrolling human subjects. No specific award amount is stated.

Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity - DHACA · Amount varies

This Department of Defense (CDMRP) Alzheimer's Research Program Transforming Diagnosis Award funds solutions-oriented research that reduces barriers to diagnosis, disease monitoring, and prognosis for Alzheimer's disease and related dementias. Eligibility is described as unrestricted (open to any eligible entity type), subject to clarifications in the announcement. Clinical research is allowed but clinical trials and animal research are prohibited, preliminary data are required, and community collaboration is required when prospectively enrolling human subjects. No specific award amount is stated.

National Institutes of Health · Amount varies

This NIH limited-competition program (P51) supports the activities of the National Primate Research Centers, which provide nonhuman primate resources to investigators nationally. Because it is a limited competition tied to the existing primate centers, eligibility is narrow; foreign institutions and foreign components are not eligible to apply, and applicants should consult the full announcement for eligibility details. No award amount is stated. This is effectively restricted to organizations operating designated primate research centers, not open to general applicants.

National Institutes of Health · Up to $350K

This NIH program (S15) helps eligible academic or research institutions buy modern equipment to modernize shared-use biomedical research facilities such as core labs and animal research facilities. Eligible applicants are institutions, including minority-serving institutions, HBCUs, and tribal colleges; foreign organizations and foreign components are not eligible. The award ceiling is about $350,000, and the program does not fund scientific research instruments themselves or building-level infrastructure. This is institution-focused support, not for individuals or general organizations.

National Institutes of Health · Up to $1.3M

This NIH/NCI program (U54) funds Specialized Centers within the Metastasis Research Network to pursue integrative, multidisciplinary basic research on cancer metastasis. Eligible applicants are research institutions, and notably foreign organizations, non-U.S. components of U.S. organizations, and foreign components are all eligible to apply here. The award ceiling is about $1.3M. This is a center-grant mechanism aimed at research institutions, not individuals or general organizations; see the NOFO for full eligibility details.

National Institutes of Health · Amount varies

This NIH/ORIP resource award (R24) funds core facilities, resource centers, animal vivaria, or investigators to acquire equipment and study how environmental extrinsic factors affect animal research, aiming to improve rigor and reproducibility. The work must be broadly relevant to two or more NIH Institutes or Centers. Eligible applicants are institutions, including minority-serving institutions, HBCUs, and tribal colleges; foreign organizations and foreign components of U.S. organizations are not eligible to apply, though foreign components are otherwise allowed. No award amount is stated; eligibility centers on research institutions and shared-resource facilities.

National Institutes of Health · Amount varies

This NIH limited-competition program (U42) provides continuing support for specific pathogen-free macaque breeding colonies that supply animals for HIV/AIDS research, building on prior awards. Because it is a limited competition continuing previously funded colonies, eligibility is narrow; foreign organizations and foreign components of U.S. organizations are not eligible, and applicants should see the NOFO for details. No award amount is stated. This is effectively restricted to organizations operating the relevant macaque colonies, not open to general applicants.

National Institutes of Health · Amount varies

This NIH BRAIN Initiative program (UH3) funds small clinical trials to advance next-generation devices for recording and modulating the human central nervous system. Eligible applicants are institutions, including minority-serving institutions, HBCUs, and tribal colleges; foreign organizations and foreign components of U.S. organizations are not eligible to apply, though foreign components are otherwise allowed. No award amount is stated. This is a clinical-research mechanism aimed at research institutions capable of conducting device trials.

National Institutes of Health · Amount varies

This NIH BRAIN Initiative program (UG3/UH3) is a milestone-driven cooperative agreement supporting translational development and small clinical studies of next-generation therapeutic and diagnostic devices for nervous and neuromuscular disorders. Eligible applicants are institutions, including minority-serving institutions, HBCUs, and tribal colleges; foreign organizations and foreign components of U.S. organizations are not eligible to apply, though foreign components are otherwise allowed. NIH program staff participate in project planning and monitoring. No award amount is stated; eligibility centers on research institutions able to develop and test devices.

U.S. National Science Foundation · $50K–$1.2M

The NSF Security, Privacy, and Trust in Cyberspace (SaTC 2.0) program funds research on the security, privacy, and resilience of cyber systems, spanning technical and social dimensions. Proposals may only be submitted by U.S. institutions of higher education and non-profit, non-academic research organizations; PIs must hold qualifying academic or research appointments, and individuals at for-profit organizations or overseas branch campuses are not eligible. Awards range from about $50,000 to $1.2M. Eligibility is restricted to higher-education and nonprofit research organizations.