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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.

National Institutes of Health · Amount varies

This NIH R01 funds research into population-level approaches for reducing alcohol-related cancer risk, including policy analysis, social-norms research, and intervention testing. It's open to a wide range of research-capable organizations — universities, minority- and tribal-serving institutions, faith-based and community organizations, and federal agencies — though foreign entities face restrictions. No award amount is specified; this is a research grant, not general operating support.

Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health · $200K–$22M

This Title X program funds voluntary family planning services across U.S. states and territories. Eligible applicants are broad and include state, local, and tribal governments, public and private institutions of higher education, public housing authorities, and nonprofits with or without 501(c)(3) status. Awards are large, with individual amounts running into the millions and roughly $257 million expected across about 90 awards. The work must deliver clinical family planning services to low-income and uninsured populations, so applicants generally need health-service delivery capacity.

National Institutes of Health · Up to $350K

This NIH HEAL Initiative R61/R33 funds early translational drug-discovery research toward non-addictive pain therapeutics, including assay development, screening, and initial characterization of candidate agents; no clinical trial is allowed. Eligible applicants include universities, research institutions, and tribal and community organizations, but foreign organizations are not eligible to apply. The maximum award is about $350,000. It requires drug-discovery research capacity.

Council on the Arts · Up to $25K

Creative Catalyst is a Pennsylvania Council on the Arts program funding new initiatives that support creative workers and industries around asset development, workforce, community development, visibility, or policy. It's open to nonprofits, municipalities, school districts, and other non-arts nonprofits that provide arts programming or services, provided the project has statewide or broad regional reach. Awards go up to $25,000.

U.S. National Science Foundation · Amount varies

An NSF program supporting development of ocean-science instrumentation and related interdisciplinary research and facility improvements. Eligibility is described as unrestricted as to entity type, subject to any clarifications in the solicitation, so a range of organizations may potentially apply, though it is oriented toward the ocean science research community. No award amount is specified. Applicants should review the full solicitation for any additional eligibility details.

U.S. National Science Foundation · $100K–$750K

An NSF program funding research on the coupling, energetics, and dynamics of the upper atmosphere, including ground- and space-based observations and modeling. Eligibility is relatively broad: U.S. for-profit organizations including small businesses, nonprofit non-academic research organizations, higher-education institutions, and federally recognized Tribal Nations may apply. Awards run roughly $100,000 to $750,000. While the entity types are broad, the work is specialized atmospheric science suited to research-capable applicants.

Dept of the Army -- Materiel Command · Amount varies

A U.S. Army (West Point / U.S. Military Academy) Broad Agency Announcement soliciting basic and applied research and analysis across science, engineering, education, policy, ethics, history, and economics. Eligibility is broad, including higher-education institutions, nonprofits, state and local governments, for-profit organizations (large and small businesses), and foreign organizations/public entities, with no restriction on place of performance. No award amount is specified, and funding depends on the specific proposal. Proposals must advance the state of the art or basic knowledge rather than target specific devices.

Food and Drug Administration · Up to $200K

This FDA cooperative agreement funds state and academic partners to strengthen antibiotic-resistance surveillance in retail food specimens as part of the NARMS program. Eligibility is broad, spanning universities, nonprofits (with or without 501(c)(3) status), small and large businesses, and state, local, and tribal governments. Awards range up to $200,000.

Dept of the Army -- Materiel Command · Amount varies

This U.S. Army Research Office broad agency announcement funds collaborative research and fellowships in quantum computing and qubit development through the LPS Qubit Collaboratory. Eligibility is broad, including individuals, universities, nonprofits, small businesses, other for-profits, and FFRDCs, with collaboration alongside a government laboratory. No award amount is listed.

National Institutes of Health · Amount varies

This NIH research grant (R34) funds pilot and preliminary studies preparing for larger services-research trials on the treatment of drug, alcohol, and tobacco use disorders. It is intended for researchers at eligible institutions such as universities, nonprofits, tribal organizations, and government agencies. No award amount is listed, though R34 awards are typically modest pilot-scale budgets.

National Institutes of Health · Amount varies

The NIH K25 award supports quantitative scientists and engineers (e.g., in math, statistics, computer science, or physics) who want to redirect their research toward NIH-relevant health questions, providing protected time for mentored study. It's submitted through eligible research institutions on behalf of an individual investigator, and excludes those leading an independent clinical trial. No award amount is specified.

National Institutes of Health · Amount varies

This NIH exploratory research grant (R21) funds high-risk, highly novel approaches to measuring brain changes across the lifespan, including studies that may lack preliminary data. It is aimed at multidisciplinary researchers at eligible institutions such as universities, nonprofits, tribal organizations, and government agencies. No award amount is listed.

National Institutes of Health · Amount varies

This NIH research grant supports new or novel methods to measure brain activity, connectivity, or genomics across the lifespan to study neurodevelopment and aging. It is intended for multidisciplinary researchers at eligible institutions such as universities, nonprofits, tribal organizations, and government agencies. No award amount is listed and the eligibility text does not specify a dollar cap.

National Institutes of Health · Amount varies

This NIH R01 funds studies testing innovative screening, brief intervention, and referral-to-treatment (SBIRT/P) approaches for alcohol, tobacco, and drug use in adult populations facing health disparities. Applicants should be research institutions collaborating with healthcare and community partners; eligible entities include universities, minority-serving institutions, and community organizations. No award amount is specified, and a clinical trial component is required.

National Institutes of Health · Amount varies

The NIH K99/R00 Pathway to Independence Award supports postdoctoral researchers transitioning to independent faculty positions, covering a mentored phase followed by several years of independent research funding. Applications are submitted through eligible research institutions — universities, minority-serving colleges, and similar organizations — on behalf of the individual awardee. No award amount is specified, and a clinical trial component is required for this version.

National Institutes of Health · Amount varies

This NIH R01 funds research on risk and protective factors in family health, well-being, and resilience, aimed at reducing health disparities through family-level interventions. Eligible applicants include universities, minority- and tribal-serving institutions, and community organizations, with restrictions on foreign entities. No award amount is specified.

Commerce And Econ Opp · $1–$250K

This Illinois Commerce and Economic Opportunity program provides matching funds, from $1 up to $250,000, intended to support small businesses that have won or are pursuing federal SBIR/STTR research awards. No detailed eligibility text is listed, so applicants should verify SBIR/STTR award status and other requirements with the agency. The deadline is set far out (June 2027).