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Funding opportunities

Opportunities will be posted as they become available.

Title Deadline Subject matter Foundation Description
Early Childhood STEM Education Programs TBD Education Glenn W. Bailey Foundation Grants will be awarded to support innovative early childhood STEM education programs in Florida, New York, Connecticut, or Washington, DC.
Research to Advance Racial Equity 12/3/2025 Health Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Funding from Evidence for Action is focused on studies about upstream causes of health inequities, such as the systems, structures, laws, policies, norms, and practices that determine the distribution of resources and opportunities, which in turn influence individuals' options and behaviors.
Education Equity Initiative 12/31/2025 Education Amazon Web Services The initiative aims to empower organizations to create digital learning solutions for underserved learners globally.
Letters of Intent 12/31/2025 Legal Issues Bob Barker Foundation Grants of up to $25,000 will be awarded in support of organizations working to educe recidivism using evidence-based or best practices methods.
Applications for misophonia research 12/31/2025 Medial Research soQuiet Grants will be awarded in support of compelling research on misophonia, misokinesia, and related sensory disorders
Application for Economic Research Rescue Fund 12/31/2025 Research National Science Foundation Emergency grants of up to $250,000 available to economics-related research projects that have had NSF funding terminated
Cure LGS 365 Research Grants Program 12/31/2025 Medical Research Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome Foundation Grants of up to $75,000 over up to two years will be awarded to support Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome research.
Workplace Innovation Now (WIN) Challenge 12/11/2025 Workforce Development Aspen Institute & Pivotal The challenge seeks scalable solutions to improve workplace culture and practices, leverage AI to build a workplace that supports everyone, and reshape narratives and norms.
Accelerating Development of Innovative, Exceptionally Low-Cost Maternal and Child Nutrient Ingredients & Products 12/16/2025 Medical Research Gates Foundation This call is for transformative, bold solutions that can reduce costs by at least 50% compared to current baselines, while maintaining or improving safety, efficacy, and user acceptability.
Accelerating Innovation in Vaginal Formulations in Support of Women's Health 12/16/2025 Medical Research Gates Foundation The Gates Foundation is soliciting applications that contribute to development of vaginal formulations that promote optimal drug delivery within the vaginal compartment while positively supporting the vaginal milieu. Projects with a duration of up to two years and a maximum requested budget of $250,000 are eligible for funding.
Small Education Research Projects 12/15/2025 Education Spencer Foundation Grants of up to $50,000 will be awarded in support of research projects that will contribute to the improvement of education, broadly conceived.
Lobular Breast Cancer Research 12/16/2025 Medical Research American Association for Cancer Research Grants of $150,000 over two years will be awarded in support of research designed to accelerate the discovery, development, and application of new agents to treat invasive lobular carcinoma.
Scaling Pathways to Homeownership Open Call 12/17/2025 Housing Capital One Foundation & Lever for Change Foundation This open call seeks solutions that can drive transformative change, including innovations in housing counseling, consumer education, and for-sale housing production at scale.
Costs of Maternal, Child Nutrition Products RFPs 12/16/2025 Health Gates Foundation The foundation is calling for transformative, bold solutions that can reduce costs maternal and child nutrient ingredients and products by at least 50 percent compared to current baselines, while maintaining or improving safety, efficacy, and user acceptability.
Natural Climate Solutions 1/15/2026 Science/Technology Allen Family Philanthropies This opportunity seeks to support efforts to develop science and technology solutions to accelerate NCS implementation in the United States.
APA Congressional Fellowships 1/4/2026 Public Affairs American Psychological Association The fellowships provide psychologists with a one-year public policy learning experience during which they are expected to improve the effectiveness of psychological knowledge in government and help broaden awareness of the value of interactions between psychologists and bureaucrats.
HOPE Grant Program 12/31/2025 Nonprofits Wellspring Foundation of Southwest Virginia Grants of up to $50,000 will be awarded to assists organizations requesting one-time funding in the areas of health, children and families, workforce development, education, and economic development.
Clinical Research Awards 5/6/2026 Medical Research Voloridge Health The program provides up to $50,000 worth of data science services to enhance applicants' clinical dataset with risk scores across multiple chronic diseases.
Clinical Scientist in Nephrology Program 1/5/2026 Medical Research American Kidney Fund Grants of up to $90,000 for up to two years will be awarded in support of career development for nephrologists who want to pursue an academic career and whose primary professional commitment is to scholarship in the provision of patient care.
Applications for Breast Cancer Research from Young Investigators 12/18/2025 Medical Research American Association for Cancer Research Grants of up to $450,000 will be awarded in support of basic, translational, clinical, or population-based research with direct applicability and relevance to breast cancer.
Vaginal Formulations in support of Women's Health 12/16/2025 Medical Research Gates Foundation Grants of up to $250,000 will be awarded in support of proposals that contribute to development of formulations that promote optimal drug delivery while positively supporting women's health.
Breast Caner Research 12/16/2025 Medical Research American Association for Cancer Research Grants of $150,000 will be awarded in support of basic, translational, clinical, epidemiological, population health, and/or community-based cancer related research.
Applications for Basic Science Research 12/9/2025 Medical Research Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Grants of up to $150,000 will be awarded to support efforts that will improve the understanding of disease pathogenesis.
Aquatic Research and Education 1/15/2026 Environment PADI Foundation Grants of up to $12,000 will be awarded in support of research and educational projects focused on understanding and protecting aquatic environments.
Applications for Music Programs 1/15/2026 Arts/Culture Les Paul Foundation Grants will be awarded in support of programs and projects that encourage innovation in music production and/or performance and to innovative STEM or STEAM programs for students and others in challenging situations.
Feline Research 12/17/2025 Agriculture/Food EveryCat Health Foundation Grants of up to $50,000 will be awarded in support of projects aimed at improving feline health.
Making a Difference Grant Program 1/5/2026 Medical Research Greenwall Foundation A bioethics research grant supporting innovative, real-world projects that address emerging ethical dilemmas in clinical care, biomedical research, or public health policy, with priority for work that advances practical solutions and informs decision-making.
2026 Renee Fleming Neuroarts Investigator Awards 2/3/2026 Medical Research Renee Fleming Foundation The award provides funding and mentorship to early career scholars and arts practitioners working in the field of neuroarts.
Nonprofit's Serving Women, Children, and Families in Washington, D.C. 1/16/2026 Women/Girls Many hands Grants will be awarded in four focus areas: economic empowerment, education, health, and housing.
Innovative Technologies for Women's Health 1/6/2026 Women/Girls American Heart Association Grants will be awarded in support of investigators or investigative teams proposing innovative technologies that disproportionally or exclusively impact women's health.
Science Software Research Faculty Award 1/21/2026 Science/Technology Simons Foundation The SSRF Award will support researchers who have a strong track record of leadership in scientific software development.
Bioscience Research Projects 1/15/2026 Science/Technology Whitehall Foundation Grants will be awarded to scientists for basic biological research not heavily supported by federal agencies or other foundations with specialized missions.
Fellows-to-Faculty Award Program 1/14/2026 Science/Technology Simons Foundation The program supports talented early career scientists by facilitating their transition into tenure-track faculty positions.
Fellowships and Travel Awards 12/15/2025 Scholarships/Fellowships Carl & Marilynn Thoma Foundation The foundation offers predoctoral and postdoctoral fellowships in support of projects and research initiatives that will advance the study of the art of the Spanish Americas as well as grants for research-related expenses.
Research Across the Cancer Care Continuum 1/6/2026 Medical Research Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute PCORI seeks applications led by researcher-community partnerships that may focus on a range of research questions and decisional dilemmas relevant to the participating communities that address variations in care and outcomes across the cancer continuum.
Innovative Project Award 12/10/2025 Medical Research American Heart Association The award will provide $100,000 per year for up to two years to support highly innovative, high-impact research that could ultimately lead to critical discoveries or major advancements that will accelerate the field of cardiovascular and/or cerebrovascular research.
Applications for projects in aging 2/1/2026 Aging RRF Foundation for Aging Grants will be awarded in support of efforts that improve the quality of life of older people
Applications for grape and wine research 1/31/2026 Agriculture/Food American Vineyard Foundation Grants will be awarded in support of research that addresses the viticulture industry's op research priorities
Applications for programs serving Japanese Americans 12/25/2025 Arts/Culture JA Community Foundation Grants of up to $50,000 will be awarded in support of new projects or improvements to existing programs with the potential to benefit the Japanese American community
Applications for Physician Scientist Training Grant 1/5/2026 Medical Research American Academy of Sleep Medicine Grants of up to $100,000 over as many as two years will be awarded in support of early-career physician-scientists committed to advancing sleep and circadian science research
Applications for Career Development Program 1/29/2026 Medical Research Foundation Fighting Blindness Grants of up to $375,000 over five years will be awarded to advanced junior clinical research scientists in their endeavors to cure blinding diseases
Applications for Transnational Research Grants 1/30/2026 Medical Research national Psoriasis Foundation Grants will be awarded in support of research initiatives that focus on the rapid translation of basic scientific discoveries into clinical applications with a clear benefit for patients with psoriatic disease
Applications for Postdoctoral fellowships 2/2/2026 Medical Research Jane Coffin Childs Memorial Fund for Medical Research Three-year stipends will be awarded to between 25 and 30 postdoctoral fellows to conduct basic cancer- and human disease-related research
Applications for Kidney Health Equity Community Engagement Award 2/6/2026 Medical Research National Kidney Foundation Grants of up to $75,000 will be awarded in support of proposals that are primed to influence health equity related to kidney health at a community level
Applications for Young Investigator Research Grant program 2/9/2026 Medical Research National Kidney Foundation Grants of up to $35,000 will be awarded in support of clinical research studies addressing important issues for patients with kidney disease