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FEDERAL GRANTS · 227 OPEN OR COMING

Federal grants for private colleges and universities

116 accepting applications and 111 forecast that private colleges and universities can apply for. Who can apply, the deadline, the award range and what it funds, in plain English, with a link to the official notice on Grants.gov. From Grants.gov's official daily extract of Oct 25, 2026. Updated every morning.

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116accepting applications

111forecast for later

38due in the next 30 days

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Request for Information - Gauging Investor Interest in the Development and Commercialization of Subsurface Energy Technologies

12 days leftDue Nov 5, 2026

National Energy Technology Laboratory
Anyone eligible under the notice (unrestricted)

Accepting applicationsEnergyUp to $2

DoW Parkinson’s, Early Investigator Research Award

13 days leftDue Nov 6, 2026

Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity - DHACA
Anyone eligible under the notice (unrestricted)

Accepting applicationsScience and Technology

DoW Parkinson’s, Investigator-Initiated Research Award

13 days leftDue Nov 6, 2026

Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity - DHACA
Anyone eligible under the notice (unrestricted)

Accepting applicationsScience and Technology

Fiscal Year 2027 Defense University Research Instrumentation Program (DURIP)

13 days leftDue Nov 6, 2026

Air Force Office of Scientific Research
Private colleges and universities

Accepting applicationsScience and TechnologyUp to $7.0 million

Limited Competition: NIH Research Evaluation and Commercialization Hubs (REACH) (SB0 Clinical Trial Optional)

17 days leftDue Nov 10, 2026

National Institutes of Health
Private colleges and universities

Accepting applicationsHealth

DoW Spinal Cord Injury, Clinical Translation Research Award

19 days leftDue Nov 12, 2026

Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity - DHACA
Anyone eligible under the notice (unrestricted)

Accepting applicationsScience and Technology

DoW Spinal Cord Injury, Clinical Trial Award

19 days leftDue Nov 12, 2026

Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity - DHACA
Anyone eligible under the notice (unrestricted)

Accepting applicationsScience and Technology

DoW Spinal Cord Injury, Investigator-Initiated Research Award

19 days leftDue Nov 12, 2026

Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity - DHACA
Anyone eligible under the notice (unrestricted)

Accepting applicationsScience and Technology

DoW Spinal Cord Injury, Translational Research Award

19 days leftDue Nov 12, 2026

Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity - DHACA
Anyone eligible under the notice (unrestricted)

Accepting applicationsScience and Technology

DoW Vision, Clinical Trial Award

19 days leftDue Nov 12, 2026

Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity - DHACA
Anyone eligible under the notice (unrestricted)

Accepting applicationsScience and Technology

DoW Vision, Investigator-Initiated Research Award

19 days leftDue Nov 12, 2026

Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity - DHACA
Anyone eligible under the notice (unrestricted)

Accepting applicationsScience and Technology

DoW Vision, Translational Research Award

19 days leftDue Nov 12, 2026

Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity - DHACA
Anyone eligible under the notice (unrestricted)

Accepting applicationsScience and Technology

Cooperative Agreement for affiliated Partner with Great Lakes-Northern Forest Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit

21 days leftDue Nov 14, 2026

Geological Survey
Anyone eligible under the notice (unrestricted)

Accepting applicationsScience and TechnologyUp to $485,000

Applied Mathematics

23 days leftDue Nov 16, 2026

U.S. National Science Foundation
Anyone eligible under the notice (unrestricted)

Accepting applicationsScience and Technology

Astronomy and Astrophysics Research Grants

23 days leftDue Nov 16, 2026

U.S. National Science Foundation
Anyone eligible under the notice (unrestricted)

Accepting applicationsScience and Technology

DoW Joint Warfighter Medical, Military Medical Research and Development Award

23 days leftDue Nov 16, 2026

Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity - DHACA
Anyone eligible under the notice (unrestricted)

Accepting applicationsScience and Technology

Plasma Physics

23 days leftDue Nov 16, 2026

U.S. National Science Foundation
Anyone eligible under the notice (unrestricted)

Accepting applicationsScience and Technology

DOW Combat Readiness – Medical Research Program Translational Research Award

25 days leftDue Nov 18, 2026

Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity - DHACA
Anyone eligible under the notice (unrestricted)

Accepting applicationsScience and Technology

DoW Breast Cancer, Breakthrough Award Levels 1 and 2

25 days leftDue Nov 18, 2026

Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity - DHACA
Anyone eligible under the notice (unrestricted)

Accepting applicationsScience and Technology

DoW Breast Cancer, Clinical Research Extension Award

25 days leftDue Nov 18, 2026

Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity - DHACA
Anyone eligible under the notice (unrestricted)

Accepting applicationsScience and Technology

DoW Orthopaedic, Applied Research Award

25 days leftDue Nov 18, 2026

Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity - DHACA
Anyone eligible under the notice (unrestricted)

Accepting applicationsScience and Technology

DoW Orthopaedic, Clinical Research Award

25 days leftDue Nov 18, 2026

Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity - DHACA
Anyone eligible under the notice (unrestricted)

Accepting applicationsScience and Technology

DoW Rare Cancers Idea Development Award

25 days leftDue Nov 18, 2026

Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity - DHACA
Anyone eligible under the notice (unrestricted)

Accepting applicationsScience and Technology

DoW Rare Cancers Resource and Community Development Award

25 days leftDue Nov 18, 2026

Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity - DHACA
Anyone eligible under the notice (unrestricted)

Accepting applicationsScience and Technology

DoW Toxic Exposures Clinical Trial Award

26 days leftDue Nov 19, 2026

Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity - DHACA
Anyone eligible under the notice (unrestricted)

Accepting applicationsScience and Technology

DoW Toxic Exposures Investigator Initiated Research Award

26 days leftDue Nov 19, 2026

Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity - DHACA
Anyone eligible under the notice (unrestricted)

Accepting applicationsScience and Technology

DoW Toxic Exposures Translational Research Award

26 days leftDue Nov 19, 2026

Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity - DHACA
Anyone eligible under the notice (unrestricted)

Accepting applicationsScience and Technology

Unlocking New Levels of Output and Capacity for Key Subsurface Resources (UNLOCK)

27 days leftDue Nov 20, 2026

Advanced Research Projects Agency Energy
Anyone eligible under the notice (unrestricted)

Accepting applicationsScience and TechnologyUp to $5.0 million

Computational Mathematics

38 days leftDue Dec 1, 2026

U.S. National Science Foundation
Anyone eligible under the notice (unrestricted)

Accepting applicationsScience and TechnologyUp to $1.2 million

NEA Arts and Artifacts Domestic Indemnity Program 1, FY2027 (12/26)

44 days leftDue Dec 7, 2026

National Endowment for the Arts
Private colleges and universities

Accepting applicationsArtsUp to $100,000

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From Grants.gov's official daily extract of Oct 25, 2026. Updated every morning. Grants.gov is the official source for federal grant notices; the notice there and its attachments are what count. State, local and private foundation grants are not included. UX Contract is independent and not a government website.