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Administration for Children & Families - ACYF/FYSB · Amount varies

This is a forecasted (not yet open) Administration for Children & Families opportunity, the Competitive Personal Responsibility Education Program (PREP), which funds programs educating youth on pregnancy prevention, abstinence, and related life skills. It typically suits nonprofits, states, tribes, and community or education organizations serving youth. Eligibility, funding amounts, and deadlines have not yet been posted, so interested applicants should monitor for the full announcement.

Food and Drug Administration · Amount varies

This is a forecasted (not yet open) FDA cooperative agreement (U2F) to develop and maintain Human and Animal Food Rapid Response Teams that respond to food-related emergencies; clinical trials are not allowed. It is generally aimed at state government food regulatory programs. Eligibility, funding amounts, and deadlines have not been published yet, so applicants should monitor for the full announcement.

National Institutes of Health · Amount varies

This forecasted NIH funding opportunity, Selective Precision Targeting (SPoT), appears aimed at research institutions working on precision-targeting biomedical research, though no description, eligibility, funding amount, or deadline has been published yet. Interested researchers should watch for the full announcement.

National Institutes of Health · Amount varies

This is a forecasted National Institutes of Health program (ALACRITY Research Centers) supporting research centers that accelerate the development and real-world delivery of effective treatments for youth and adults with mental illness. These center awards typically fund universities and research institutions with established mental health research infrastructure and interdisciplinary teams. Detailed eligibility, funding amounts, and deadlines have not yet been published for this cycle.

National Institutes of Health · Amount varies

This is a forecasted National Institutes of Health resource-access opportunity (X01) providing investigators with access to the Center for Inherited Disease Research (CIDR) for high-throughput sequencing and genotyping; clinical trials are not allowed. Rather than providing cash funding, it grants approved researchers access to a sequencing and genotyping resource, and applicants are typically investigators at research institutions. Eligibility, deadlines, and award details have not yet been published for this cycle.

State Treasurer's Office · Amount varies

Open to nonprofits and public agencies operating charter schools in California; this federally-seeded program enhances bank financing to lower the cost of permanent charter school facility construction rather than providing direct grant funds. No specific award amount or deadline is listed. Only relevant to charter school facility financing, not general operating or program grants.

Health Resources and Services Administration · Amount varies

This is a forecasted Health Resources and Services Administration program, Scholarships for Disadvantaged Students (SDS), which provides funding to eligible health professions and nursing schools to award scholarships to financially or educationally disadvantaged students. Awards go to qualifying educational institutions that then distribute scholarships, not directly to individual students. Specific eligibility, funding amounts, and deadlines have not yet been published for this cycle.

U.S. National Science Foundation · Amount varies

This U.S. National Science Foundation program (Chemical Evolution of the Solid Earth and Volcanology) funds fundamental research on the origin and evolution of Earth's core, mantle, and crust, including volcanology, igneous and metamorphic processes, ore deposits, and geochronology. Only U.S.-based institutions of higher education and non-profit, non-academic research organizations (such as museums, observatories, and research laboratories) may submit proposals, so for-profit firms and individuals are not eligible to apply directly. Funding amounts and deadlines are not stated.

Coachella Valley Mountains Conservancy · Amount varies

Nonprofits, public agencies, and tribal governments in the Coachella Valley and surrounding mountains can apply for this Proposition 4-funded grant supporting climate risk reduction, habitat and watershed restoration, wildfire risk reduction, and improved public access to parks and trails. The process starts with a Letter of Intent/Pre-Application Consultation Form, and projects benefiting disadvantaged or vulnerable communities receive priority; specific award amounts and deadlines are not listed here.

Food and Drug Administration · Amount varies

This is a forecasted U.S. Food and Drug Administration cooperative agreement (U01) supporting research into the synthesis and biological activity of different diastereomers of the siRNA drug LEQVIO (inclisiran); clinical trials are not allowed under this opportunity. It is a highly specialized research award aimed at institutions and laboratories with relevant chemistry and pharmacology capabilities. Eligibility, funding amounts, and deadlines have not yet been published for this cycle.

National Institutes of Health · Amount varies

This is a forecasted National Eye Institute (NIH) New Innovator Award (DP2) supporting early-stage investigators pursuing high-risk, high-reward vision research; clinical trials are not allowed. These awards are made to institutions on behalf of eligible early-career researchers who meet specific career-stage criteria, making them narrowly targeted. Funding amounts and deadlines have not yet been published for this cycle.

National Institutes of Health · Amount varies

This is a forecasted National Institutes of Health Medical Scientist Training Program (MSTP), which supports integrated MD-PhD dual-degree training to develop physician-scientists. Such awards are made to eligible U.S. degree-granting institutions (typically medical schools), not to individual students directly, and require an established training infrastructure. Specific eligibility, funding amounts, and deadlines have not yet been published for this cycle.

National Institutes of Health · Amount varies

This is a forecasted National Institutes of Health Native American Research Centers for Health (NARCH) program, which supports partnerships between American Indian/Alaska Native tribes or tribal organizations and research institutions to build health research capacity and address tribal health priorities. Eligibility is typically restricted to federally recognized tribes, tribal organizations, and inter-tribal consortia (sometimes with academic partners), making it narrowly targeted. Funding amounts and deadlines have not yet been published for this cycle.

Economic Development Administration · Up to $30M

The Economic Development Administration's FY 2023 Disaster Supplemental funds long-term economic recovery projects (construction and non-construction) in communities affected by Hurricanes Ian and Fiona, wildfires, flooding, and other 2021-2022 natural disasters covered by a federal disaster declaration. Eligible applicants include district organizations, tribes, states and local governments, institutions of higher education, and public or private nonprofits acting with local officials; awards can reach up to $30 million. A major restriction is that projects must be located in or primarily benefit FEMA-designated disaster-eligible counties. Applications are submitted through EDA's EDGE portal; no deadline is stated.

Centers for Disease Control-GHC · Amount varies

This is a forecasted Centers for Disease Control (Global Health Center) cooperative agreement to improve regional capacity to respond to HIV, tuberculosis, and other global health priorities in Central America. Such awards typically go to organizations with regional public health implementation experience, such as nonprofits, NGOs, universities, and regional or foreign health entities, and are geographically focused on Central America. Eligibility, funding amounts, and deadlines have not yet been published for this cycle.

Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy · Amount varies

This California Proposition 4 grant program, run by the Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy, funds nature-based climate projects that protect biodiversity, restore landscape health, or advance the state's climate goals; nonprofits, public agencies, and tribal governments may apply. Projects must address at least one specific statutory priority and reduce climate risks to communities or natural resources, or expand public access to nature; funding is limited to the conservancy's California service area. No specific award amount or deadline is listed in this posting.

Infrastructure and Economic Development Bank · Amount varies

Open only to public agencies in California, this IBank program provides infrastructure loans (not grants) ranging from $1 million to $65 million for projects like water/wastewater systems, roads, public transit, and other public infrastructure, with terms up to 30 years and no competitive scoring (first-come, first-served). Applications are accepted year-round. Not open to nonprofits, businesses, or individuals, and requires eventual loan repayment.

U.S. National Science Foundation · Amount varies

NSF's Structure and Physics of the Solid Earth program funds research on Earth's deep dynamical processes, including geohazards like earthquakes, and is restricted to U.S. nonprofit research organizations and accredited institutions of higher education. Typical small businesses, individuals, and non-research nonprofits are not eligible. No specific funding amount is listed for this program.

Department of Housing and Urban Development · Amount varies

This is a forecasted Department of Housing and Urban Development Indian Housing Block Grant Competitive Program (IHBG-COMP) for FY 2026, which funds affordable housing activities for Native American communities. Eligibility for IHBG is restricted to federally recognized tribes and their tribally designated housing entities, making it narrowly targeted. Specific funding amounts and deadlines have not yet been published for this cycle.

Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery · $500K–$4M

Businesses and nonprofits located in California can apply for this CalRecycle program, which funds rail-transportation projects that move empty glass beverage containers to certified California glass processing facilities. Grants range from $500,000 to $4,000,000 and can cover equipment, materials, transportation costs, rail line construction, and related personnel. Eligibility is geographically restricted: both the applicant and the transportation activity must be based in California, making this unsuitable for out-of-state organizations.