Grants for Schools & Universities

Low Income Taxpayer Clinic · $10K–$200K

By statute, eligibility is limited to clinical programs at accredited law, business, or accounting schools. The Low Income Taxpayer Clinic grant funds clinics that represent low-income taxpayers, with awards from about $10,000 to $200,000. This is an academic-institution-only opportunity tied to qualifying clinical programs.

National Institutes of Health · Amount varies

This NIH R21 (clinical trial optional) is open to a broad range of applicants, including institutions of higher education, tribal governments, faith-based and community organizations, foreign organizations, and U.S. territories. It supports exploratory translational and clinical research in maternal and pediatric pharmacology and therapeutics. No award ceiling is listed in the provided data; consult the NOFO for budget details.

National Institutes of Health · Amount varies

This NIH R01 (clinical trial optional) is open to a broad range of applicants, including institutions of higher education, tribal governments, faith-based and community organizations, foreign organizations, and U.S. territories. It supports translational and clinical research in maternal and pediatric pharmacology and therapeutics. No award ceiling is listed in the provided data; consult the NOFO for budget details.

Department of Education · Amount varies

Eligibility is limited to institutions of higher education or consortia of such institutions, which may apply as a comprehensive or undergraduate center. The Department of Education program funds teaching of strategically important languages and related international studies for national-need areas. No award amount is listed in the provided data; applicants must follow the 2025 Common Instructions and consult the NOFO. This is a higher-education-only opportunity.

Agricultural Marketing Service · $200K–$500K

Eligibility is limited to states, tribal governments, and research institutions (such as colleges, universities, and research centers) in the 50 states, DC, and listed territories. The program supports promotion of the domestic maple syrup industry through research, education, market promotion, and natural-resource sustainability, with awards from about $200,000 to $500,000. Private individuals and businesses are not directly eligible.

Health Resources and Services Administration · $0–$1.3M

This HRSA cooperative agreement funds a single Evaluation Provider to lead a multi-site evaluation and provide evaluation technical assistance for an initiative serving men with HIV who are out of or struggling to stay in care. Eligible applicants include 501(c)(3) and non-501(c)(3) nonprofits, higher-education institutions, school districts, and state/local/county/tribal/special-district governments. Only one award will be made, up to about $1.3 million.

Health Resources and Services Administration · $0–$600K

This HRSA program funds one entity to provide rural stakeholders with timely data analysis and issue-specific research on pressing rural health issues. Only domestic organizations are eligible, and a single award will be made, up to about $600,000.

Health Resources and Services Administration · $0–$300K

HRSA's Telehealth Nutrition Services Network Grant Program funds telehealth networks that use nutrition services to help prevent and manage chronic diseases and improve access to care. The listing indicates domestic organizations, but specific eligible applicant types are not detailed here, so review the NOFO. Awards go up to about $300,000.

Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity - DHACA · Amount varies

This Department of War (Defense Health Agency) Breast Cancer Research Program Era of Hope Scholar Award supports early-career investigators with high potential to make meaningful contributions to ending breast cancer. Eligibility is unrestricted as to entity type, subject to NOFO clarifications. The PI must commit at least 25% effort to breast cancer research and the team must include two or more breast cancer consumer advocates. Award amounts are not stated.

National Institutes of Health · Amount varies

This NIH resource-access opportunity (X01, clinical trial not allowed) is open to a wide range of applicants including institutions of higher education, tribal governments, faith-based and community organizations, foreign organizations, and U.S. territories. It provides access to the Center for Inherited Disease Research's high-throughput genotyping and sequencing services rather than a cash award, so no dollar amount is listed. Applicants generally need a relevant genetics research project.

Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity - DHACA · Amount varies

This Department of War (Defense Health Agency) Breast Cancer Research Program Clinical Research Extension Award funds extending data collection, follow-up, and analysis of existing breast cancer clinical studies. Eligibility is unrestricted as to entity type, subject to NOFO clarifications. The research team must include two or more breast cancer consumer advocates; single or partnering PIs are allowed. Award amounts are not stated.

Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity - DHACA · Amount varies

This Department of War (Defense Health Agency) Breast Cancer Research Program Transformative Breast Cancer Consortium Development Award funds applicants to build a consortium framework and conduct preliminary research toward a future full consortium award. Eligibility is unrestricted as to entity type, subject to NOFO clarifications. Breast cancer consumer advocates must be active participants. Award amounts are not stated.

Health Resources and Services Administration · $0–$2M

Eligibility is limited to domestic institutions of higher education (public or nonprofit private) and tribal governments/organizations that are nonprofit institutions of higher education. The program funds a center to provide training, technical assistance, and workforce development for the maternal and child health workforce, with awards up to about $1.97 million. This is a higher-education-only opportunity.

Health Resources and Services Administration · $1–$555K

Open to accredited schools of nursing, nursing centers, academic health centers, and domestic public or private nonprofit entities such as health departments, faith-based and community organizations, and tribes. It funds nursing education opportunities for individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds, with awards up to about $555,000. Eligibility spans education and nonprofit health entities.

Health Resources and Services Administration · $500K–$1M

Open to accredited schools of dentistry, public or nonprofit hospitals, and public or private nonprofit entities deemed capable by the Secretary; applicants must be CODA-accredited before September 1, 2026. The program funds a center to train and develop primary care dental faculty, with awards from about $500,000 to $1 million. The accreditation requirement narrows eligibility to qualifying dental education entities.

Health Resources and Services Administration · $0–$475K

Open to entities that provide or support health care services in rural, frontier, health professional shortage, or medically underserved areas, or that serve medically underserved populations or Native Americans (including tribes, tribal organizations, and urban Indian organizations). The program funds technology-enabled collaborative learning to improve provider retention and access to care, with awards up to about $475,000. Eligibility is tied to serving these underserved areas and populations.

Health Resources and Services Administration · $1–$100K

Eligibility is limited to CODA-accredited dentistry programs (general, pediatric, or public health) in public or private nonprofit dental or dental hygiene schools, or CODA-accredited residency/advanced education programs. The program provides loan repayment to attract and retain full-time dental faculty, with awards up to about $100,000. This is restricted to accredited dental education programs.

Health Resources and Services Administration · $0–$750K

Open to domestic organizations only (the 50 states, DC, and listed territories and freely associated states); faith-based organizations are eligible. The program provides start-up funding to develop new accredited rural physician residency programs in specialties such as family and internal medicine, with awards up to about $750,000. Long-term sustainability funding must come from other sources such as Medicare or Medicaid.

Health Resources and Services Administration · $0–$3.2M

This HRSA cooperative agreement funds a single Implementation Technical Assistance Provider to select and manage up to eight implementation sites that adapt and deliver interventions linking and retaining men with HIV in care. Eligible applicants include 501(c)(3) and non-501(c)(3) nonprofits, higher-education institutions, school districts, and state/local/county/tribal/special-district governments. Only one award will be made, up to about $3.24 million.

Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity - DHACA · Amount varies

This Department of War (Defense Health Agency) Breast Cancer Research Program Breakthrough Award (Levels 1 and 2) supports promising research with high potential for breakthroughs in breast cancer. Eligibility is unrestricted as to entity type, subject to NOFO clarifications. Single or partnering PIs are allowed, and applications must address an FY26 BCRP overarching challenge. Award amounts are not stated.