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Noteworthy Funding Opportunities

 

The Office of Proposal Development actively curates this list of recently released funding opportunities in priority research areas. If you have questions about any of the funding opportunities below, please contact us at OPD_OVPR@stonybrook.edu.

Active Opportunities

 
Program
Sponsor
Sponsor Deadline
Award Amount
Award Length
2026 Humanities and Artificial Intelligence Virtual Institute (HAVI)

Schmidt Sciences

March 13, 2026

If you are interested in applying, please email OPD_OVPR@stonybrook.edu by February 13, 2026.

Level I: $100K to  $299,999;

Level II: $300K to $800K.

Level I: 1 to 2 years;

Level II: 1 to 3 years.

The Lesbian Health Fund

GLMA: Health Professionals Advancing LGBTQ Equality

March 15, 2026

$5K to $10K

1 to 2 years

SUNY Technology Accelerator Fund ("TAF")

SUNY ORIED

Email jesse.lobenhofer@stonybrook.edu; Pre-Proposals due March 16, 2026; Invited proposals April 22, 2026

$50K per project

1 year

Genomics in Context Awards: collaborative research at the intersection of genomics, humanities, social sciences and bioethics

Wellcome Trust

March 16, 2026

£500K 

1 to 2 years

Research Grants in the Arts

NEA

Part 1 - Submit to grants.gov by March 23, 2026; Part 2 - Submit to applicant portal between March 26 and April 2, 2026

$20K to $100K

This opportunity has a required institutional cost share. Please email OPD_OVPR@stonybrook.edu to discuss ASAP.

Up to 2 years

Early Career Research Program (ECRP) 

DOE

Pre-Application (required) due March 24, 2026; Application due June 2, 2026

$875K for an IHE

5 years

2026 Emergent Phenomena in Quantum Systems (EPiQS) Materials Synthesis Investigators and Moore Synthesis Fellows

Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation

Pre-application due March 27, 2026

Materials Synthesis Investigators: $1.8M to $1.9M;

Moore Synthesis Fellows: $1.3M to $1.4M

Up to 6 years

Hamilton Research Support Grant

Hamilton Company

March 31, 2026; June 30, 2026.

One or more instruments, with a total combined value of up to $150K.

N/A

NSF 25-042: NSF TTP/DEVCOM Ground Vehicle Systems Center (GVSC)

NSF and Development Command Ground Vehicle Systems Center

NSF TTP-E: Supplemental application window of April 1, 2025 - April 1, 2026.

NSF TTP-T and TTP-P Tracks: May 19, 2026, September 15, 2026, January 19, 2027. 

NSF TTP-E: $600K;

NSF TTP-T: Up to $1.2M;

NSF TTP-P: Up to $2M.

NSF TTP-E: Up to 24 months;

NSF TTP-T: Up to 36 months;

NSF TTP-P: Up to 48 months.

 

Science Communication in the Parks (SCIP) Fellowships

NAC CESU / Ecological Society of America in cooperation with the National Park Service

April 2, 2026

Stipend of $3K to be paid in two installments, plus additional benefits. 

Commitment of 20 hours a month from September 2026 through June 2027. 

CyberAICorps Scholarship for Service (CyberAI SFS): Innovation Track Only

NSF

Innovation Track: April 3, 2026

Innovation Track: Up to $500K.

Innovation Track: Up to 3 years.

NOAA April 11, 2026

$5M per year 

5 years

NIH April 12, 2026; August 12, 2026; December 12, 2026; April 12, 2027; August 12, 2027

Not limited

Varies by conference frequency

Spencer Foundation April 15, 2026

Up to $50K

1 to 5 years

Oral History Association April 15, 2026

$4K for one project (or, one applicant)

Not noted

NEH April 22, 2026

$30K to $60K. $5K per month for full-time work; prorated for part-time.

6 to 12 months

Burroughs Wellcome Fund April 23, 2026; July 23, 2026

$2.5K to $50K

1 year

American Psychological Foundation and The John and Polly Sparks Foundation April 24, 2026

$22K

Not noted

DARPA May 1, 2026

$6.5M in prize money

N/A

NSF May 4, 2026. First Monday in May, Annually

 Up to $1M

Up to 3 years 

NIH May 27, 2026; January 27, 2027; May 27, 2027; January 27, 2028; May 26, 2028

Investigators with existing NIGMS research grants: Up to $750K direct costs per year;
New Investigators: $275K direct costs per year

Up to 5 years

Cannonball Kids’ cancer Foundation

LOI  due June 1, 2026;

Application due September 1, 2026

Clinical Trial Grant: $200K;

Young Investigator Grant: $100K

3 years

NIH

June 2, 2026; October 2, 2026

$1.5M per year

5 years

NIH June 15, 2026; June 14, 2027

Not Specified

Up to 5 years

DARPA Abstract Responses due July 31, 2026. Full Proposal Responses due September 30, 2026.

Up to $1M

6 months

NSF Preliminary Proposal due September 1, 2026. Full Proposal (by invite only) due February 8, 2027

Implementation projects: $4M up to but not including $20M;

Design projects: $400K up to but not including $20M

Up to 5 years

DARPA Abstracts due September 1, 2026; Full Proposals (by invite only) due October 15, 2026

Not specified

12 months

NIST November 1, 2026

Varies by project

Varies by project

NIH - National Institute of Nursing Research January 25, 2027; January 25, 2028

$500K in direct costs per year

5 years

NIH February 5, 2027

Up to $500K per year, in the form of a Cooperative Agreement

4 years

DoD Defense Health Agency Continuously open through September 30, 2027

Not noted

Not noted

Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Continuously open until May 31, 2029

Not noted

Not noted

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Rolling until September 30, 2029

At least $10M

Up to 5 years

Henry Luce Foundation Rolling. Contact althea.hicks@stonybrook.edu.

$10K to $1M

Not noted

NSF Proposals Accepted Anytime

Not noted

Not noted

NSF Proposals Accepted Anytime

Not noted

Not noted

US Army Futures Command, Artificial Intelligence Integration Center (AI2C) Proposals Accepted Anytime

Not noted

Not noted

Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR) Proposals Accepted Anytime

$100K to $300K per year

Up to 5 years

NSF Proposals Accepted Anytime

Research and/or Development proposals: $350K to $750K;

Conference proposals: $25K to $99K

Research and/or Development proposals: 2 to 3 years;

Conference proposals: Up to two years.

NSF Proposals Accepted Anytime

Up to $50K

12 months

Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Proposals Accepted Anytime

Not listed. Previous awards range from $20K to $1M+.

Not listed

NSF Proposals Accepted Anytime

Not listed

Not listed

 

Forecasted Opportunities

Program
Sponsor
Estimated Sponsor Announcement Date
Tentative Sponsor Deadline
Award Amount and Length
Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) April 1, 2026

LOI due April 28, 2026; Application due September 1, 2026

$12M for up to 5 years