Featured Opportunities

June 17, 2026

• The Department of Agriculture, NIFA’s Integrated Research, Education, and Extension Competitive Grants Program –ORG--enables the Secretary of Agriculture to establish a competitive grants program that provides funding for integrated, multifunctional agricultural research, extension, and education activities. The ORG program addresses organic practices and systems including organic crops, organic animal production, and organic systems that integrate crop and animal production. The most meaningful metrics or models for quantifying the benefits of organic systems are critically needed for organic agriculture. A better understanding is needed, and documentation of these outcomes will allow for the adjustment of organic practices to optimize benefits and to quantify and document those effects in the areas of grower practices. This information will help farmers better assess the financial benefits and costs of their practices and improve their ability to quantify effects.
• Funded by the Modern Language Association’s (MLA) Paving the Way: For the Future of the Humanities fund, the Humanities Innovation Grant program awards $3,000 grants to support projects and initiatives related to researching, developing, implementing, and sustaining good practices for promoting workforce fairness and improving working conditions in language, literature, writing, and culture departments or programs, especially for graduate students and non-tenure-track faculty members. These awards are intended to support individual faculty members or small teams looking to develop and promote initiatives and best practices that foster the improvement of working conditions and workforce equity in a department or program.
• The Beinecke Library’s Fellowship Program offers, on a competitive basis, Short-term Fellowships to facilitate research projects that substantively engage with Yale Library Special Collections This application is open to academic and independent scholars, locally and globally, who would like to apply for funding to support up to two months of onsite research with the collections. We welcome applications from all interested researchers, regardless of their institutional association, race, cultural background, ability, sexual orientation, gender, or socioeconomic status. Applications from scholars utilizing traditional methods of archival and bibliographic research are encouraged as are applications from individuals who wish to pursue creative, interdisciplinary, and non-traditional approaches to conducting research in the collections.
• The Kress Foundation’s History of Art Grants program supports scholarly projects that will enhance the appreciation and understanding of European works of art and architecture from antiquity to the early 19th century. Grants are awarded to projects, including those incorporating the use of digital methodologies and tools, that create and disseminate specialized knowledge, such as archival projects, development and dissemination of scholarly databases, documentation projects, museum exhibitions and publications, photographic campaigns, scholarly catalogues and publications, and technical and scientific studies. Grants are also awarded for activities that permit art historians to share their expertise through international exchanges, professional meetings, conferences, symposia, consultations, the presentation of research, and other professional events. Support may also be offered for mentored professional development opportunities in art museums, particularly those that encourage close collaboration between museum educators and curators to foster the development of emerging interpretive museum professionals.
• The Department of Health and Human Services, NIH invites exploratory grant applications, to the Novel Experiential Technologies Assisting Individual learning Hubs or NExT AI Hubs (formerly Learning Disabilities Innovation Hubs) program to address the impact of Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies on developmental outcomes in children diagnosed with or at risk for developing a specific learning disability (SLD) impacting reading, writing, and mathematics. NExT AI Hubs include a single Research Project and a Leadership Core that support the goals and aims of the Hub. This NOFO seeks to serve as a catalyst to 1) speed the maturation of nascent/novel, high-impact, high-risk research that advances understanding of the role AI technology plays in supporting, improving, or limiting the learning, cognitive, and socio-emotional needs of children at risk for or diagnosed with SLDs, 2) build an evidence base for the SLD community to inform policy or practice, and 3) provide project-embedded, career-enhancing research and professional development opportunities to support the next generation of transdisciplinary SLD scientists. This initiative provides opportunities to support planning and building a body of research and corresponding intellectual infrastructure to enable NExT AI investigators to compete for large research and program project opportunities in the future.
• The Department of Health and Human Services, NIH has published a Request for Information on its Proposal to Cap the Number of Simultaneous Research Project Grants per Principal Investigator to Support More Researchers and Maximize Scientific Productivity and Innovation. Any researcher who would be the PI or Multi-PI (MPI) on more RPGs simultaneously than the cap allows would have to give up serving on oneRPG in order for the grantee organization to accept a competing renewal (Type 2) of an existing RPG with that PI. This would reduce the PI's net RPGs by one with each renewal until they reach the cap. The PI could not serve on a new competing (Type 1) RPG unless the grantee organization relinquished the number of existing RPGs needed to get to the cap (including the new competing grant) for that PI. The grantee organization could relinquish the awards by asking that they be terminated at the end of the current budget period. Alternatively, the grantee organization could ask the NIH for prior approval to change the PI to another researcher. This approach balances the goal of expeditiously freeing up funds for other uses while also giving PIs some flexibility in phasing out work on existing grants to get to the cap level. Respondents are free to address any or all of the topics listed below, or any other relevant topic for NIH to consider: 1) Pros and/or cons of the policy; 2) The optimal number of RPGs for the cap (2, 3 or 4); 3) Strengths and weaknesses of the proposed implementation strategies; and 4) Possible unintended consequences or policy loopholes. Responses are due on August 3, 2026.
• The National Science Foundation’s Pathways to Enable Secure Open-Source Ecosystems (PESOSE) program supports the translation of open-source science and engineering-focused research products into safe and sustainable ecosystems that address national and societal challenges. Open-source tools such as software, hardware, machine learning models, languages, and data platforms are designed to be shared as they are publicly-accessible and modifiable. These tools spark innovation in critical fields as varied as artificial intelligence (AI) and cloud computing, banking, healthcare, research, education, next-gen manufacturing, mobility, and National security (including cybersecurity). PESOSE supports the creation of managing organizations for these ecosystems, ensuring strong governance, distributed development, and broad user communities across academia, industry, and government. PESOSE also supports enhancements to the safety, security, and privacy of Open-Source Ecosystems (OSE) by addressing significant vulnerabilities, both technical and socio-technical, to improve the resistance of the ecosystem against threats. This solicitation seeks three types of proposals, allowing teams to propose specific activities to: 1) scope and planthe establishment of an OSE, 2) establish and expand a sustainable OSE based on a robust, promising open-source product that meets an emergent societal or national need, and 3) improve the safety, security, and privacy of an existing OSE and its products.
• The Beckman Foundation’s Young Investigator (BYI) program provides research support to the most promising young faculty members in the early stages of their academic careers in the chemical and life sciences, particularly to foster the invention of methods, instruments and materials that will open up new avenues of research in science. Projects proposed for the BYI program should be truly innovative, high-risk, and show promise for contributing to significant advances in chemistry and the life sciences. They should represent a departure from current research directions rather than an extension or expansion of existing programs. Proposed research that cuts across traditional boundaries of scientific disciplines is encouraged. Proposals that open new avenues of research in chemistry and life sciences by fostering the invention of methods, instruments and materials will be given additional consideration. The BYI program funds promising young scientists early in their careers who have not yet received a major award from another organization. Proposals that already have substantial funding will not be considered for the BYI award (see eligibility for more information).
• The purpose of the Department of Health and Human Service, National Institute of Drug Abuse’s Science Track Award for Research Transition (START) Program (R03) notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) is to facilitate the entry of investigators into multiple high-priority areas of substance use research, including comorbidity with HIV. The Science Track Award for Research Transition (START) Program aims to provide investigators with the opportunity to gather preliminary data that will assist them in securing future research grants and advancing their scientific careers.
• The Department of Health and Human Health, ARPA-H’s Brain Repair of Any Injured Neural Structure (BRAINS) Exploratory Topic (ET) is the first effort to generate graftable precursor tissues for multiple parts of the brain – extending beyond the FRONT program's focus on the neocortex. BRAINS goal is to show it is possible to reverse damage and disease in any part of the brain.  BRAINS ET will target brain regions including, but not limited to, the hippocampus, amygdala, thalamus, hypothalamus, striatum, cingulate cortex, substantia nigra, brainstem, and cerebellum. Together, these areas control movement, balance, mood, autonomic body functions, memory formation, and other critical functions. The BRAINS ET approach will address a wide range of disabilities caused by many forms of brain damage, including aging, congenital diseases, strokes, injuries, tumors, and infections. Using natural brain development as a guide, BRAINS is focused on two technical areas, both essential for later steps in repairing damaged brain tissue with working tissue: Technical area 1: teams will design developmental mimicking or tissue engineering methods capable of generating precursor tissue for a part of the brain other than neocortex; and Technical area 2: teams will provide proof-of-concept for surgical engraftment into adult brains of non-human fetal precursor tissues for their selected brain area.
• Through the Advanced Development and Validation of Emerging Technologies for Basic and Clinical Cancer Research (R33) NOFO, the Department of Health and Human Services, National Cancer Institute (NCI) invites grant applications proposing exploratory research projects focused on further development and technical validation of emerging technologies offering novel capabilities for the molecular or cellular characterization of cancer or for improved handling and quality control of biospecimens used for basic, clinical, or epidemiological cancer research. This NOFO solicits R33 applications where major feasibility gaps for the technology or methodology have been overcome, as demonstrated with supportive preliminary data, but still require further development and rigorous technical validation to encourage adoption by the research community. Well-suited applications must propose the development of technologies that offer the potential to accelerate and/or enhance research in the areas of cancer biology, early detection and screening, clinical diagnosis, treatment, cancer control, epidemiology. Technologies proposed for development may have potential for widespread applicability but must be focused in this proposal on cancer-relevant use cases. Projects proposing to apply or use existing technologies for hypothesis-driven research where the novelty resides in the biological or clinical target/question being pursued are not responsive to this solicitation and will not be reviewed.
• This Department of Health and Human Services, CDC’s Building National Partnerships for the Prevention of Emerging and Reemerging Infectious Diseases NOFO establishes a single, integrated funding mechanism aimed at enhancing the nation's ability to prevent, detect, and respond to infectious disease threats. It will support clinicians, healthcare professionals, healthcare systems, institutions, and organizations directly involved in patient care, public health, and infectious disease control across the United States. By strengthening the capacity of these key stakeholders, the program will enable more effective frontline engagement, facilitate the implementation of timely public health responses, and generate expert insights to inform and improve public health guidance and practice. The program will focus on building and sustaining critical infrastructure, workforce training, communication strategies, and emergency response capabilities needed to address both emerging and reemerging infectious diseases. Emphasis will be placed on expanding national infection prevention capacity through targeted education and training initiatives, particularly in the areas of antimicrobial resistance and infection control. Additionally, the program will enhance preparedness by supporting surge staffing and fostering coordination among healthcare and public health partners during emergency response efforts.
• The Department of Health and Human Services, CDC’s Research Grants for Preventing Interpersonal Violence and Suicide Among Youth and Young Adults (R01) NOFO supports effectiveness research to evaluate innovative programs, practices, or policies to address risk for interpersonal violence and suicide among groups experiencing a high burden of these issues. Innovative approaches are those that have not been rigorously evaluated for effectiveness in reducing interpersonal violence or suicide. Analyses examining how the approach affects different populations that are most impacted by these issues are a priority. Funds are available to conduct studies focused on preventing interpersonal violence or suicide involving youth or young adults (ages 10–24 years), including child abuse and neglect, intimate partner violence, sexual violence, suicide, and youth violence.