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1641 opportunities documented Updated Jun 4, 2026

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RFA-HL-26-016: Catalyze Enabling Technologies and Transformative Platforms for HLBS Research (R33)

NIH's NHLBI Catalyze R33 opportunity funds enabling technologies and transformative platforms in heart, lung, blood, and sleep (HLBS) research with strong validation milestones and measurable performance measures.

Status: Deadline Passed Type: Grant Amount: $350,000 direct costs per year (max budget limit) Deadline: Jun 18, 2026 Location: United States

NIH Quantum Computing Challenge

A two-stage NIH Qu-BIT prize competition for teams developing biomedical use cases in quantum computing, with up to US$1,300,000 in cash awards across stages.

Status: Open Type: Grant Amount: Up to US$1,300,000 total prize purse Deadline: Mar 29, 2027 Location: United States

RFA-HL-26-020: Catalyze: Product Definition Medical Device Prototype Optimization (R33)

NHLBI Catalyze RFA-HL-26-020 funds late-stage prototype optimization for medical devices, diagnostics, and research tools for heart, lung, blood, and sleep disorders via R33 awards.

Status: Open Type: Grant Amount: Direct costs up to $300,000 per year; total budgets must include non-federal matching support Deadline: Oct 21, 2026 Location: United States

Meat and Poultry Processing Expansion Program - Phase 4 (MPPEP)

USDA Rural Development FY26 MPPEP-4 provides matching grants to U.S. meat and poultry facilities to expand capacity, diversify processing, and strengthen supply-chain resiliency in underserved rural and regional markets.

Status: Open Type: Grant Amount: Total pool $60,000,000 (FY26). Awards from $50,000 to $2,000,000 for Processing Expansion … Deadline: Aug 7, 2026 Location: United States, Puerto Rico, District of Columbia, U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, Northern Mariana Islands, Republic of Palau, Federated States of Micronesia and Republic of the Marshall Islands

National Materials Innovation Programme: Feasibility Studies Round 2

UKRI’s Innovate UK competition for UK registered businesses to fund materials innovation projects that advance toward industrial adoption, with up to £2 million in total and project requests between £50,000 and £100,000.

Status: Deadline Passed Type: Grant Amount: Up to £2,000,000 total funding allocation Deadline: Jun 24, 2026 Location: United Kingdom

Sustainable Blue Economy Partnership: Rolling Transnational Access Call to Research Infrastructures 2026-2028

A rolling Horizon Europe Partnership access call (2026-2028) where selected teams can access marine and maritime Research Infrastructures for free access costs, while project budgets are paid by the applicant team.

Status: Open Type: Grant Amount: Access to marine and maritime research infrastructures free of charge Deadline: Feb 29, 2028 Location: Worldwide

RFA-MH-26-170: BRAIN Initiative - Development and Validation of Novel Tools to Probe Cell-Specific and Circuit-Specific Processes in the Brain (R01)

NIH BRAIN Initiative reissue NOFO for R01 projects that develop and validate high-impact tools for precise, cell- and circuit-specific neuroscience research without clinical trials.

Status: Deadline Passed Type: Grant Amount: $8,000,000 total, 6-9 awards expected Deadline: Jun 8, 2026 Location: United States and International (foreign entities eligible)

PAR-25-051: Blueprint Neurotherapeutics Network (BPN) Small-Molecule Drug Discovery (UG3/UH3)

NIH's PAR-25-051 NOFO funds small-molecule neuroscience drug discovery teams in UG3/UH3 phases, with NIH-provided development support through the Blueprint Neurotherapeutics Network.

Status: Open Type: Grant Amount: Not specified (application budgets must reflect project needs) Deadline: Jul 15, 2026 Location: United States and International (non-U.S. organizations eligible)

Royal Society Industry Fellowship 2027 Round 1: Up to £168,000 for UK Academia–Industry Secondments

The Royal Society Industry Fellowship 2027 Round 1 supports UK-based researchers moving between academia and industry to build structured, long-term collaboration through funded secondments.

Status: Open Type: Grant Amount: Up to £168,000 over up to 2 years full-time (maximum 4 years part-time), plus up to £4,000 per … Deadline: Sep 16, 2026 Location: United Kingdom

Targeting RNA in Disease with Novel Technologies (TRDNT) Challenge 2026

The NIH TRDNT Challenge is a phased national prize competition for novel endogenous RNA-targeting technologies, with Phase I open through June 2026 and follow-on stages planned for 2026-2027.

Status: Deadline Passed Type: Grant Amount: Up to $13,100,000 planned total across phases: up to $500,000 in Phase I, and up to $12,600,000 … Deadline: Jun 30, 2026 Location: United States

USDA-NIFA-EME-32358: Renewable Resources Extension Act National Focus Fund Projects (RREA-NFF)

The 2026 FY RREA-NFF opportunity funds extension projects in U.S. forestry and rangelands that improve tree planting, reforestation, and invasive animal management through measurable extension activities.

Status: Deadline Passed Type: Grant Amount: $130,000 to $150,000 Deadline: Jun 8, 2026 Location: United States

RFA-NS-25-021: BRAIN Initiative Next-Generation Devices for Recording and Modulation in the Human Central Nervous System (UG3/UH3)

NIH BRAIN Initiative cooperative agreement to accelerate translational development of recording and modulation devices for CNS disorders through milestone-driven UG3/UH3 funding and small clinical studies requiring FDA IDE pathways.

Status: Open Type: Grant Amount: NIH anticipates $10M per year; estimated 5 to 7 awards. UG3: up to $500,000 direct costs/year Deadline: Sep 28, 2026 Location: United States

Allstate Main Street Grants Program 2026: $20,000 Grant + 12-Week Boost Camp

The Allstate Main Street Grants Program 2026 supports U.S. main-street small businesses with a 12-week business accelerator and up to $20,000 in grant funding for selected participants.

Status: Deadline Passed Type: Grant Amount: Up to $20,000 grant Deadline: Jun 23, 2026 Location: United States, District of Columbia and Puerto Rico

RFA-DA-26-034: Chemical Countermeasures Research Program (CCRP) Initiative: Basic Research on the Deleterious Effects of Acute Exposure to Ultra-Potent Synthetic Opioids

NIH Trans-NIH RFA supports basic and applied research on acute exposure effects and delayed effects of ultra-potent synthetic opioids, with recurring R01 due dates in 2026 and 2027.

Status: Open Type: Grant Amount: NIH intends up to 4 awards and $2M total in FY 2026 Deadline: Nov 18, 2026 Location: United States and U.S. territories and possessions

NIH RFA-OD-24-011: NIH Research Software Engineer (RSE) Award (R50)

NIH’s Research Software Engineer Award (RFA-OD-24-011) funds up to $300,000 in direct costs over up to three years for full-time, non-tenure-track software engineers who support NIH-funded biomedical research through reproducible software development.

Status: Open Type: Grant Amount: Up to $300,000 in direct costs over up to 3 years; annual direct costs may not exceed $200,000 Deadline: Dec 4, 2026 Location: United States

Pre-announcement: Enhancing resilience to wildfires in the wildland-urban interface (WUI), 2026

UKRI and international partners are launching a new 36-month, transatlantic/transnational wildfire resilience research programme in the wildland-urban interface with up to £1.58m UK FEC per project and matched support from NSF, NSERC, SSHRC, and CIHR.

Status: Deadline Unknown Type: Grant Amount: Programme total up to £10,000,000 Deadline: To be confirmed Location: United Kingdom, United States, Canada and International collaboration

Alumni Engagement Innovation Fund (AEIF) 2026 at U.S. Embassy Muscat

U.S. Embassy Muscat is funding small alumni-led innovation projects under the 2026 Alumni Engagement Innovation Fund, with awards from USD 5,000 to USD 35,000 and a June 14, 2026 deadline.

Status: Deadline Passed Type: Grant Amount: USD 5,000 to USD 35,000 per project Deadline: Jun 14, 2026 Location: Oman and Middle East

NSF 24-573: Focused EPSCoR Collaborations Program (FEC)

A USA-based collaborative federal program that funds interjurisdictional STEM research infrastructure upgrades through EPSCoR-eligible institutions, with a recurring annual full proposal deadline and required letter of intent.

Status: Open Type: Grant Amount: Estimated program budget: $12,000,000 to $18,000,000 Deadline: Jan 26, 2027 Location: United States

EUR 85.5m Horizon Europe Climate-Neutral and Smart Cities Call (HORIZON-MISS-2026-04-CIT), Open until 8 October 2026

CINEA's Horizon Europe call supports city-level climate and mobility innovation under the Climate-Neutral and Smart Cities Mission, with an indicative EUR 85.5 million budget and a single-stage deadline of 8 October 2026 (CEST).

Status: Open Type: Grant Amount: EUR 85.5 million total indicative budget Deadline: Oct 8, 2026 Location: European Union and Associated Countries

RFA-FD-25-020: Clinical Studies of Orphan Products Addressing Unmet Needs of Rare Diseases (R01)

FDA’s Office of Orphan Products Development supports clinical trials for rare disease products through OOPD RFA-FD-25-020, including recurring 2026 and 2027 due dates with up to $650,000 annually in base project support.

Status: Open Type: Grant Amount: Up to $650,000 per year for years 1-4, with possible additional $250,000 per year for innovative … Deadline: Oct 20, 2026 Location: United States and International (foreign organizations may apply in eligible configurations)

NSF 25-531: Cybersecurity Innovation for Cyberinfrastructure (CICI)

An active NSF solicitation for research that improves scientific cyberinfrastructure, including AI-ready data integrity and provenance, through four program tracks with recurring deadlines and annual award funding windows.

Status: Rolling Type: Grant Amount: Program budget $8,000,000–$12,000,000 total Deadline: Rolling or ongoing Location: United States

Immersive Arts phase two: invite only — UKRI grant opportunity

This UKRI invite-only programme funds a UK consortium to lead Immersive Arts phase two, with up to £8.35 million in maximum UKRI and national arts council support across a three-year creative immersive innovation programme.

Status: Deadline Passed Type: Grant Amount: Maximum £8,350,000 from AHRC and UK arts councils (pre-indexation) Deadline: Jun 11, 2026 Location: United Kingdom

Apply for Dual-use aviation systems and autonomy 2026: Up to GBP 10 Million in Grant Funding for UK Organisations

UK Research and Innovation and Innovate UK are funding UK-registered collaborations to develop dual-use aviation and autonomy systems, with funding requests from GBP 300,000 to GBP 1.25 million per project.

Status: Deadline Passed Type: Grant Amount: up to GBP 10,000,000 total competition funding; per project GBP 300,000 to GBP 1,250,000 Deadline: Jun 3, 2026 Location: United Kingdom

ESRC Connect Awards (pilot) 2026: Fund Early-Stage Collaborations in the Social Sciences

UKRI’s ESRC Connect Awards pilot funds exploratory, high-risk social science collaborations to test new research fields with awards of £50,000–£150,000 over up to six months.

Status: Deadline Passed Type: Grant Amount: £50,000 - £150,000 FEC per award; ESRC funds 80% of project FEC Deadline: Jun 10, 2026 Location: United Kingdom