FEDERAL GRANTS · 1,417 OPEN OR COMING

Federal grants

819 accepting applications and 598 forecast. 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.

All Accepting applications Forecasts

819accepting applications

598forecast for later

204due in the next 30 days

$6.1 billioncombined award ceilings

Who can apply

Small businesses 105Private colleges and universities 49 State governments 18 Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status 12 Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status 11 For-profit organizations other than small businesses 11 Native American tribal organizations (not federally recognized governments) 8 Public and state colleges and universities 7 Federally recognized tribal governments 7 County governments 3 Individuals 2 Independent school districts 2 Public housing authorities and Indian housing authorities 2 City or township governments 1 Others 1001Anyone (unrestricted) 178

By category

By agency

National Institutes of Health 663U.S. National Science Foundation 109Food and Drug Administration 54 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - ERA 52 Health Resources and Services Administration 48 Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity - DHACA 29 Administration for Community Living 25 Bureau of Justice Assistance 23 Indian Health Service 18 NASA Headquarters 17 Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention 16 Department of Housing and Urban Development 15 Geological Survey 14 Institute of Museum and Library Services 13 Fish and Wildlife Service 12 Dept of the Army -- Materiel Command 12 DOC NOAA - ERA Production 10 Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health 10 National Institute of Food and Agriculture 9 National Institute of Justice 9 Air Force -- Research Lab 9 Centers for Disease Control - NCHHSTP 9 Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Adminis 8 Air Force Office of Scientific Research 7 Office to Monitor-Combat Trafficking in Persons 7 Centers for Disease Control - NCIPC 7 Office of Naval Research 6 Washington Headquarters Services 6 U.S. Mission to Italy 6 U.S. Mission to Albania 6

Due soonest, all grants

NextTech: Translational Development of Next-Generation Diagnostic and Therapeutic Devices (R18 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

1498 days leftDue Dec 1, 2030

National Institutes of Health
Others

Accepting applicationsHealth

National Center for Narrative Intelligence (NCNI)

1759 days leftDue Aug 19, 2031

Washington Headquarters Services
Public and state colleges and universities

Accepting applicationsScience and TechnologyUp to $6.0 million

Fundamental Research to Counter Weapons of Mass Destruction

2897 days leftDue Sep 30, 2034

Defense Threat Reduction Agency
Anyone eligible under the notice (unrestricted)

Accepting applicationsScience and Technology

Pioneering Aerospace Capabilities, Engineering and Research (PACER)

6041 days leftDue May 10, 2043

Air Force -- Research Lab
Anyone eligible under the notice (unrestricted)

Accepting applicationsScience and Technology

Continuing Human Enabling Enhancing Restoring and Sustaining

6511 days leftDue Aug 22, 2044

Air Force -- Research Lab
Anyone eligible under the notice (unrestricted)

Accepting applicationsScience and Technology

Transport Phenomena (TP)

18197 days leftDue Aug 20, 2076

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

Accepting applicationsScience and Technology

The Research on Research Security Program (RoRS)

18209 days leftDue Sep 1, 2076

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

Accepting applicationsScience and Technology

High-Risk Research in Biological Anthropology and Archaeology (HRRBAA)

18239 days leftDue Oct 1, 2076

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

Accepting applicationsScience and TechnologyUp to $35,000

Growing Research Access for Nationally Transformative Economic Development (GRANTED)

18240 days leftDue Oct 2, 2076

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

Accepting applicationsScience and Technology

Collaboratory to Advance Mathematics Education and Learning (CAMEL) for K-12

18243 days leftDue Oct 5, 2076

U.S. National Science Foundation
Others

Accepting applicationsScience and TechnologyUp to $1.5 million

Core Research in Biological Sciences (BIO Core)

18243 days leftDue Oct 5, 2076

U.S. National Science Foundation
Others

Accepting applicationsScience and Technology

Engineering (ENG): Chemical, Bioengineering, Energy, and Transport Systems (CBET)

18243 days leftDue Oct 5, 2076

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

Accepting applicationsScience and Technology

Engineering (ENG): Civil, Mechanical and Manufacturing Innovation (CMMI)

18243 days leftDue Oct 5, 2076

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

Accepting applicationsScience and Technology

Engineering (ENG): Electrical, Communications, and Computing Systems (ECCS)

18243 days leftDue Oct 5, 2076

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

Accepting applicationsScience and Technology

Geosciences Core Research: Atmospheric, Geospace, Earth and Ocean Sciences (GEO Core)

18243 days leftDue Oct 5, 2076

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

Accepting applicationsScience and Technology

Infrastructure Capacity for Biological Research (Capacity)

18243 days leftDue Oct 5, 2076

U.S. National Science Foundation
Others

Accepting applicationsScience and TechnologyUp to $1.2 million

Plant Biotic Interactions

18243 days leftDue Oct 5, 2076

U.S. National Science Foundation
Others

Accepting applicationsScience and Technology

MPS Physics Research Programs (MPS Physics)

18244 days leftDue Oct 6, 2076

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

Accepting applicationsScience and Technology

NSF-DFG Lead Agency Opportunity in Chemistry and Chemical Process and Transport Systems

18244 days leftDue Oct 6, 2076

U.S. National Science Foundation
Others

Accepting applicationsScience and TechnologyUp to $700,000

National Science Foundation National Innovation Corps Teams (NSF National I-CorpsTM Teams) Program

18244 days leftDue Oct 6, 2076

U.S. National Science Foundation
Others

Accepting applicationsScience and Technology

Professional Formation of Engineers (PFE)

18244 days leftDue Oct 6, 2076

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

Accepting applicationsScience and Technology

Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences Postdoctoral Research Fellowships (AGS-PRF)

18245 days leftDue Oct 7, 2076

U.S. National Science Foundation
Others

Accepting applicationsScience and Technology

Infrastructure Innovation for Biological Research (Innovation)

18245 days leftDue Oct 7, 2076

U.S. National Science Foundation
Others

Accepting applicationsScience and TechnologyUp to $800,000

MPS Astronomical Sciences Research Programs (MPS Astro)

18245 days leftDue Oct 7, 2076

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

Accepting applicationsScience and Technology

MPS Chemistry Research Programs (MPS Chem)

18245 days leftDue Oct 7, 2076

U.S. National Science Foundation
Others

Accepting applicationsScience and Technology

MPS Materials Research Programs (MPS Materials)

18245 days leftDue Oct 7, 2076

U.S. National Science Foundation
Others

Accepting applicationsScience and Technology

NSF STEM K-12 (STEM K-12)

18245 days leftDue Oct 7, 2076

U.S. National Science Foundation
Others

Accepting applicationsScience and Technology

MPS Mathematical Sciences Research Programs (MPS MathSci)

18246 days leftDue Oct 8, 2076

U.S. National Science Foundation
Others

Accepting applicationsScience and Technology

Facilitating Research at Primarily Undergraduate Institutions: (RUI and ROA-PUI)

18252 days leftDue Oct 14, 2076

U.S. National Science Foundation
Others

Accepting applicationsScience and Technology

Accountable Institutions and Behavior (AIB)

18253 days leftDue Oct 15, 2076

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

Accepting applicationsScience and Technology

Economics

18253 days leftDue Oct 15, 2076

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

Accepting applicationsScience and Technology

Law & Science (LS)

18253 days leftDue Oct 15, 2076

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

Accepting applicationsScience and Technology

Science of Organizations (SoO)

18253 days leftDue Oct 15, 2076

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

Accepting applicationsScience and Technology

Science of Science: Discovery, Communication and Impact (SoS:DCI)

18253 days leftDue Oct 15, 2076

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

Accepting applicationsScience and Technology

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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.