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Federal and state grant opportunities with plain-English eligibility summaries. We aggregate public records — always verify the details on the funder’s site before applying. Or browse the complete index →
Cultural and Historical Support Grants
UnofficialClosedHistorical & Museum Commission · $2.5K–$65K
This grant is open to Pennsylvania museums and official county historical societies that are legally organized nonprofit institutions with professional staff, as well as eligible municipalities, schools, higher-education institutions, and public authorities. It funds general operating expenses, with awards of $2,500-$65,000 calculated from the applicant's most recent fiscal-year operating budget, and no single county can receive more than 37.5% of available funds. Applicants must meet the American Alliance of Museums' definition of a museum, and funding depends on the Commonwealth's budget being finalized with money allocated to the program.
NonprofitsGovernment / tribalSchools & universitiesSmall award+2 moreDoW Lupus, Transformative Vision Award
Due in 3 daysDefense Health Agency Contracting Activity - DHACA · Amount varies
This Department of War (Defense Health Agency) Lupus Research Program Transformative Vision Award supports interventional research aimed at near-term improvement in the quality of life of people living with lupus; clinical trials are allowed but animal studies are not. Eligibility is listed as unrestricted (open to any eligible entity type, subject to clarification in the announcement), so research-capable organizations may apply. Applications must include preliminary data and at least one lupus consumer advocate on the team. No specific award amount is stated; the deadline is August 24, 2026.
ResearchersSchools & universitiesBroad eligibilityDeadline soon27-3786-01 Illinois Cycle Rider Safety Training Program
UnofficialDue in 3 daysTransportation · Amount varies
This Illinois DOT program funds organizations to serve as Cycle Rider Safety Training Course Providers, delivering state-approved motorcycle safety courses to Illinois residents. Eligible applicants include community colleges, state universities, state/local government agencies, and for-profit or nonprofit businesses in good standing operating in Illinois, but motorcycle dealerships and businesses that derive income from motorcycle sales are not eligible.
NonprofitsSmall businessGovernment / tribalSchools & universities+2 moreDoW Lupus, Idea Award
Due in 3 daysDefense Health Agency Contracting Activity - DHACA · Amount varies
This Department of War (Defense Health Agency) Lupus Research Program Idea Award supports innovative, high-risk/high-reward research that could lead to major advances relevant to lupus; clinical trials are not allowed and preliminary data are optional. Eligibility is listed as unrestricted (open to any eligible entity type, subject to clarification in the announcement), and early-career investigators are explicitly eligible to serve as PIs. No specific award amount is stated; the deadline is August 24, 2026.
ResearchersSchools & universitiesNew orgs OKBroad eligibility+1 moreDoW Lupus, Impact Award
Due in 3 daysDefense Health Agency Contracting Activity - DHACA · Amount varies
This Department of War (Defense Health Agency) Lupus Research Program Impact Award supports high-risk/high-reward research with potential to make a major impact on lupus research or disease; clinical trials are not allowed and preliminary data are encouraged but not required. Eligibility is listed as unrestricted (open to any eligible entity type, subject to clarification in the announcement), so research-capable organizations may apply. No specific award amount is stated; the deadline is August 24, 2026.
ResearchersSchools & universitiesBroad eligibilityDeadline soonDoW Lupus, Transformative Vision Development Award
Due in 3 daysDefense Health Agency Contracting Activity - DHACA · Amount varies
This Department of War (Defense Health Agency) Lupus Research Program Transformative Vision Development Award supports planning, development, and pilot studies that generate preliminary data and demonstrate feasibility for a future interventional lupus study; it allows phase 0/1 clinical trials but not phase 2/3 trials or animal studies. Eligibility is listed as unrestricted (open to any eligible entity type, subject to clarification in the announcement), and applications must include at least one lupus consumer advocate on the team. No specific award amount is stated; the deadline is August 24, 2026.
ResearchersSchools & universitiesBroad eligibilityDeadline soonTitle IV - 21st Century Comm Learning Centers: 21st CCLC
UnofficialDue in 3 daysState Board Of Education · $50K–$600K
State Board of Education funding tied to the 21st Century Community Learning Centers program (Title IV Part B), which typically supports school districts and community partners running before/after-school and summer academic enrichment for students. Awards range from $50,000 to $600,000, with a 2026-08-24 deadline. Detailed eligibility and program requirements are not included in this listing, so applicants should confirm specifics with the funder before applying.
Large awardDeadline soonDecentralized Artificial Intelligence through Controlled Emergence (DICE)
Due in 4 daysDARPA - Information Processing Technologies Office · Amount varies
This DARPA program (DICE) seeks to develop theory and algorithms for decentralized coordination of heterogeneous AI agents that can operate under human control in contested environments. Eligibility is broad in principle: all responsible sources capable of meeting the government's needs may submit a proposal, subject to the detailed rules in the BAA, so research organizations and companies may apply. No specific award amount is stated; the deadline is August 25, 2026. Review the BAA for full eligibility and proposal requirements.
ResearchersSmall businessSchools & universitiesBroad eligibility+1 moreFY 2026 Competitive Funding Opportunity: Public Transportation on Indian Reservations (Tribal Transit) Program
Due in 4 daysDOT - Federal Transit Administration · Amount varies
Eligibility is limited to federally recognized Native American Tribal governments, so other applicants cannot apply. The program provides competitive grants for public transportation on Indian reservations, with about $18.95 million available in total for FY2026. Individual award amounts are not specified in the listed data; the deadline is August 25, 2026.
Government / tribalNarrow eligibilityDeadline soonRobert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program
Due in 4 daysU.S. National Science Foundation · $100K–$3.3M
This NSF Robert Noyce program supports recruiting and preparing K-12 STEM teachers for high-need school districts, and proposals may only be submitted by U.S. institutions of higher education (including community colleges), consortia, or U.S. nonprofits offering teacher education or residency programs. PI teams generally must include STEM and education faculty. Awards range from about $100,000 up to $3,250,000, with a deadline of August 25, 2026, so this is restricted to higher-education and certain nonprofit applicants rather than individuals or businesses.
Schools & universitiesNonprofitsLarge awardNarrow eligibility+1 moreMulti Modal Materials Analysis (MMoMA)
Due in 5 daysDARPA - Defense Sciences Office · Amount varies
This DARPA program (MMoMA) solicits innovative materials-analysis approaches, including surface and bulk analysis of molecular structure, composition, trace elements, and isotope ratios under ambient conditions without special sample preparation. Eligibility is broad in principle: all responsible sources capable of meeting the government's needs may submit a proposal, subject to the detailed rules in the BAA. Research that primarily yields evolutionary improvements is excluded. No specific award amount is stated; the deadline is August 26, 2026.
ResearchersSmall businessSchools & universitiesBroad eligibility+1 moreFY 2026 Continuum of Care Competition and Youth Homelessness Demonstration Program Grants NOFO
Due in 5 daysDepartment of Housing and Urban Development · $2.5K–$25M
This HUD Continuum of Care and Youth Homelessness Demonstration program funds efforts to rehouse people experiencing homelessness and prevent youth homelessness. Eligible applicants include nonprofits, state and local governments and their instrumentalities, Indian Tribes and tribally designated housing entities, and public housing agencies; individuals, foreign entities, and sole proprietorships are not eligible. Awards range widely, from about $2,500 up to $25,000,000, with a deadline of August 26, 2026.
NonprofitsGovernment / tribalLarge awardBroad eligibility+1 moreFiscal Year 2027 National Sea Grant College Program Dean John A. Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship
Due in 5 daysDOC NOAA - ERA Production · $1–$97.2K
This NOAA Sea Grant Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship places graduate students in marine and coastal policy roles. Students apply through their state Sea Grant program (not directly to Grants.gov), and the formal applicants to NOAA are Sea Grant College, Institutional, or Coherent Area Programs. Eligible students must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents enrolled in a U.S. graduate program. Each application package proposes $97,200 in funding, with about 35 fellowships anticipated; the deadline is August 26, 2026.
ResearchersSchools & universitiesSmall awardNarrow eligibility+1 moreAssets Coming Together for Youth, Center for Commu
UnofficialDue in 5 daysDepartment of Health · Up to $5.5M
This opportunity is open to governmental entities and not-for-profit organizations, not individuals or for-profit businesses. The Department of Health's Bureau of Child and Adolescent Health is contracting a five-year program (1/1/28–12/31/32) to provide training, technical assistance, evaluation, and data support to 64 community-based adolescent sexual health and adolescent health programs, plus expert guidance to the Bureau itself. The contract is worth up to $5.5 million over the five-year term. Given the scale and subject-matter-expert requirement, this likely favors applicants with an established track record in adolescent health program support.
NonprofitsGovernment / tribalLarge awardNarrow eligibility+1 moreCommunity Development Block Grant Public Infrastructure Program
UnofficialDue in 6 daysCommerce And Econ Opp · $300K–$1.5M
This Illinois Community Development Block Grant program funds public infrastructure projects, with awards ranging from $300,000 to $1.5 million. Eligibility details were not published with this listing, so applicants should confirm directly with the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, but CDBG public infrastructure funding is typically limited to local units of government.
Government / tribalLarge awardDeadline soonMethodology, Measurement, and Statistics
Due in 6 daysU.S. National Science Foundation · Amount varies
This NSF Methodology, Measurement, and Statistics program supports the development of innovative analytical and statistical methods for the social, behavioral, and economic sciences, including regular awards, conferences, and doctoral dissertation grants. For dissertation awards the PI must be a faculty advisor and the doctoral student the co-PI; for other award types there are no listed restrictions, so research organizations generally may apply but it is geared toward academia. No specific award amount is stated; the deadline is August 27, 2026.
ResearchersSchools & universitiesBroad eligibilityDeadline soonCommunity Development Block Grant Housing Rehabilitation Program
UnofficialDue in 6 daysCommerce And Econ Opp · $300K–$800K
This Illinois Community Development Block Grant program funds housing rehabilitation projects, with awards ranging from $300,000 to $800,000. Eligibility details were not published with this listing; CDBG housing rehab funding is typically restricted to local units of government, so applicants should verify with the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity.
Government / tribalLarge awardDeadline soonWorkforce Accelerator Fund 14
UnofficialDue in 6 daysWorkforce Development Board · Amount varies
This workforce development funding is open to businesses, nonprofits, and public agencies that form partnerships to build career pathway programs in the Quantum or Fusion technology sectors, covering everything from K-12 career exploration through community college credentialing and job placement. The Workforce Development Board plans to fund two or more partnerships, including both participant-serving and planning/development projects, but the listing does not specify a funding amount. Because the model requires multi-partner collaboration rather than a single applicant, solo organizations without partners may not fit the intended structure.
NonprofitsSmall businessGovernment / tribalBroad eligibility+1 moreRFA 1223 Child Care Support Center AMENDED 7/23/26
UnofficialDue in 7 daysOff of Children & Family Serv · Up to $12.5M
Open only to established not-for-profit, community-based Child Care Resource and Referral (CCR&R) agencies already serving a New York OCFS-defined region; new organizations without an existing CCR&R designation are not eligible. Funds up to four regional Child Care Support Centers (one per OCFS region) to run substitute caregiver pools for licensed child care programs, with roughly $625,000 per awardee annually over five years (about $12.5 million total). Application deadline was extended; per this amended posting it is July 31, 2026.
Nonprofits501(c)(3) onlyLarge awardDeadline soon+1 moreCounty Essential Services Grant Program, FY2026
UnofficialDue in 10 daysTexas Office of the Governor — Public Safety Office · Amount varies
This Texas County Essential Services Grant Program provides financial assistance for law enforcement, jail, and court services, or reimbursement of extraordinary capital murder or bias-crime prosecution costs. It is invitation-only and limited exclusively to Texas counties, so other organizations are not eligible to apply.
Government / tribalNarrow eligibilityDeadline soon