Dept. of Defense — CDMRP · HT942526ARPIDA
Summary: The fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Autism Research Program (ARP) Idea Development Award supports the development of innovative, high-risk/high-reward research that could lead to critical discoveries or major advancements that will accelerate progress in improving outcomes for…
Basic mechanisms & biology
$2.3M totalDue Oct 22, 2026
Dept. of Defense — CDMRP · HT942526TBDRPIDA
Summary: The intent of the fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Tick-Borne Disease Research Program (TBDRP) Idea Development Award (IDA) is to support conceptually innovative research that could lead to impactful discoveries or significant advancements that will accelerate progress toward…
Basic mechanisms & biologyCare & caregivingTraining & career development
$3.5M totalDue Oct 22, 2026
Dept. of Defense — CDMRP · HT942526TBDRPTDRA
Summary: The intent of the fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Tick-Borne Disease Research Program (TBDRP) Therapeutic/Diagnostic Research Award (TDRA) is to support product-driven therapeutic and diagnostic development research aimed at reducing the burden of Lyme disease and/or other…
Biomarkers & diagnosticsTherapeutics & drug discoveryCare & caregiving
$2.6M totalDue Oct 22, 2026
OpenMental health & psychiatricR34Clinical trial: Required
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) · RFA-MH-27-140
NIMH seeks applications for pilot research to adapt, optimize, and test behavioral interventions that address common sleep problems in adolescents and young adults with or at risk for a mental health disorder. This notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) supports pilot clinical…
Basic mechanisms & biologyClinical trialsData & infrastructure
$1.5M totalDue Oct 22, 2026
NASA Headquarters · NNH25ZDA001N-HWOPSI
PLEASE NOTE: this program has MANDATORY Notices of Intent, which are due via NSPIRES by September 10, 2026 . See the full posting on NSPIRES for details. NOTICE: Amended July 27, 2026. This amendment presents a new program element in ROSES-2025. Mandatory NOIs (see Section 3.1)…
Training & career development
Amount not listedDue Oct 26, 2026
U.S. National Science Foundation · 22-622
In 2016, the National Science Foundation (NSF) unveiled a set of “Big Ideas,” 10 bold, long-term research and process ideas that identify areas for future investment at the frontiers of science and engineering (see https://www.nsf.gov/news/special_reports/big_ideas/index.jsp ).…
Health disparitiesTraining & career development
$5.5M totalDue Oct 27, 2026
OpenRare & orphan diseasesU01Clinical trial: Not allowed
National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) · RFA-HG-27-011
The Genomics Research to Elucidate the Genetics of Rare Diseases:innovation (GREGoRi) initiative seeks to accelerate a paradigm shift in rare disease diagnosis by reimagining the tools, molecular technologies and analytical approaches used to identify the causal gene(s) and/or…
Basic mechanisms & biologyBiomarkers & diagnostics
Up to $1.3MDue Oct 30, 2026
OpenRare & orphan diseasesU01Clinical trial: Optional / allowed
National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) · RFA-HG-27-013
The Genomics Research to Elucidate the Genetics of Rare Diseases:innovation (GREGoRi) initiative seeks to accelerate a paradigm shift in rare disease diagnosis by reimagining the tools, molecular technologies and analytical approaches used to identify the causal gene(s) and/or…
Basic mechanisms & biologyBiomarkers & diagnostics
$3 – $500KDue Oct 30, 2026
OpenRare & orphan diseasesU01Clinical trial: Optional / allowed
National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) · RFA-HG-27-012
The Genomics Research to Elucidate the Genetics of Rare Diseases:innovation (GREGoRi) initiative seeks to accelerate a paradigm shift in rare disease diagnosis by reimagining the tools, molecular technologies and analytical approaches used to identify the causal gene(s) and/or…
Basic mechanisms & biologyBiomarkers & diagnostics
Up to $2.3MDue Oct 30, 2026
OpenHIV/AIDSSubstance use & addiction
National Institutes of Health (NIH) · PAR-24-027
The Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health (PATH) Study provides the scientific community with biospecimens (urine, plasma, serum, and genomic DNA) and related research data on behaviors, attitudes, biomarkers and health outcomes associated with tobacco use in the U.S. This…
Biomarkers & diagnostics
Amount not listedDue Oct 30, 2026
OpenClimate & clean energyClinical trial: Not allowed
VoLo Foundation
A $25,000 award for US graduate-student teams pursuing a climate-solution research project focused on carbon mitigation (applicable to Florida), administered through the students' university. VoLo's broader grantmaking is invitation-only; VISTA is its open, applyable mechanism.…
Training & career developmentBasic mechanisms & biology
Up to $25KDue Oct 31, 2026
U.S. Dept. of Treasury RESTORE Act Program · GR-RCE-25-001
Treasury is publishing multiple funding opportunity notices for its RESTORE Act grant programs. This announcement applies only to the Centers of Excellence Research Grants Program.Trust Fund amounts are available to establish one or more Centers of Excellence through competitive…
$5.7M – $14.5MDue Oct 31, 2026
OpenHealthR01Clinical trial: Not allowed
National Institutes of Health (NIH) · PAR-24-280
This Clinical Observational (CO) Studies in Musculoskeletal, Rheumatic, and Skin Diseases (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) PAR, was re-issued as a result of the Simplifying Review of Research Project Grant Applications [link:…
Amount not listedDue Nov 2, 2026≈16% funded · FY24
OpenHealthR61Clinical trial: Required
National Institutes of Health (NIH) · PAR-24-279
This Exploratory Clinical Trial Grants in Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (R61 Clinical Trial Required) PAR, a re-issue of PAR-24-035, was re-issued as a result of the Simplifying Review of Research Project Grant Applications [link:…
Clinical trials
Amount not listedDue Nov 2, 2026
U.S. National Science Foundation · PD-22-1265
The program in Geometric Analysis supports research on differential geometry and its relation to partial differential equations and variational principles; geometric methods in modern mathematical physics; symplectic geometry; geometric group theory; geometric data analysis;…
$8.8M totalDue Nov 3, 2026
U.S. National Science Foundation · PD-22-1267
The Topology program supports research on algebraic topology, including chromatic, equivariant, motivic, and (un)stable homotopy, homology and cohomology theories; bordism and K-theory; topological manifolds; knots and links; geometric topology; differential topology;…
Amount not listedDue Nov 3, 2026
Dept. of Defense — CDMRP · HT942526BMFRPIDA
Summary: The BMFRP Idea Development Award (IDA) is intended to support innovative ideas and high-impact approaches based on scientifically sound evidence to move toward the BMFRP’s vision of understanding and curing BMF diseases. Distinctive Features: This funding opportunity is…
Dept. of Defense — CDMRP · HT942526BMFRPIIRA
Summary: Supports studies that further develop mature ideas, expand upon key discoveries, and have the potential to make significant advances in bone marrow (BMF) failure research and/or patient care. Investigator-Initiated Research Award (IIRA) applications may involve…
Basic mechanisms & biologyTherapeutics & drug discoveryClinical trials
$1.3M totalDue Nov 4, 2026
Dept. of Defense — CDMRP · HT942526BMFRPRDA
Summary: The fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Bone Marrow Failure Research Program (BMFRP) Resource Development Award (RDA) supports the development of a multiomic atlas generated from well-annotated human bone marrow failure (BMF) samples, with omic data derived from marrow specimens.…
Data & infrastructure
$1.3M totalDue Nov 4, 2026
U.S. National Science Foundation · 26-511
NSF invests in scientific discoveries, technological breakthroughs, and transformative innovations that strengthen economic growth, enhance security, and improve the lives of Americans and people around the world. Our ability to support that mission requires a robust scientific…
Clinical trials
$40M totalDue Nov 4, 2026
U.S. National Science Foundation · 23-500
The Directorate for Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences (SBE) offers Postdoctoral Research Fellowships to encourageindependence earlyin the fellow'scareerby supporting his or herresearch and training goals.The research and training plan of each fellowship must address…
Training & career development
$160K – $170KDue Nov 4, 2026
OpenAI & machine learning
U.S. National Science Foundation · 26-513
The NSF State and Regional AI Infrastructure Hubs program aims to expand access to the compute required for AI-enabled scientific discovery and to transform the research, education, and training opportunities offered by institutions of higher education. AI Infrastructure Hubs…
Data & infrastructureTraining & career development
$100M totalDue Nov 4, 2026
OpenAI & machine learning
U.S. National Science Foundation · 26-512
This program will advance scientific community datasets to enable scientific discovery and innovation using artificial intelligence (AI) and other methods. Its goal is to increase the value that can be derived from existing scientific datasets by leveraging novel methods and…
Data & infrastructure
$100M totalDue Nov 4, 2026
OpenCancer & oncologyClinical trial: Optional / allowed
Melanoma Research Alliance (MRA)
Three-year awards launching the independent careers of early-stage investigators (within five years of a first faculty appointment, with a senior mentor) in melanoma research. The award figure is published only in the RFP PDF — treat it as unconfirmed. Curated entry; verify…
Basic mechanisms & biologyTherapeutics & drug discoveryTraining & career development
Up to $225KDue Nov 5, 2026LOI due Sep 14, 2026
OpenHealthR01Clinical trial: Not allowed
National Institutes of Health (NIH) · PAR-25-255
The goal of this NOFO is to support applications for novel theory and methods development that enable better understanding of how genetic and non-genetic factors contribute to complex trait variation across individuals, families, and populations. Approaches should be…
Amount not listedDue Nov 5, 2026≈16% funded · FY24