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 |
| Modern Endangered Archives Program (MEAP) | UCLA Library |
Preliminary Applications due November 16, 2026. Detailed Applications (for invited applicants) due February 12, 2027 |
Regional Grants: Up to $100K; |
Regional Grants: Up to 2 years; |
| Climate Program Office FY 2027 - Super Intelligence/Machine Learning Innovation to Advance NOAA's Earth System Science and Support Hazard Resilience | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) |
LOI due November 17, 206; Full application (invited) due February 9, 2027 |
$250k/year ($750k total) |
Up to 3 years |
| Automated Processes for Knowledge Discovery and Information Retrieval | Department of the Air Force, Air Force Materiel Command, AFRL |
Suggested deadlines: November 30, 2026; November 30, 2027; November 30, 2028 |
$3M to $35M |
Up to 48 months |
| Convening Grants | Terra Foundation for American Art | Proposal due November 30, 2026 (For programs taking place after May 1, 2027). Inquiry due February 16, 2027 and Proposal due April 20, 2027 (For programs taking place after November 1, 2027) |
$10K to $25K |
Not noted |
| ERIS Shopping Notice: High Duty Cycle High Energy Lasers (HEL) for SWaP-Constrained Systems | DARPA Expedited Research Innovation System (ERIS) | Rolling basis through November 30, 2026 |
Not noted |
Not noted |
| Simulation-augmented, Real-time Platform Adaptive Seamless Trials (SURPASS) | ARPA-H |
Solution Summary due November 30, 2026, Pitch Package due January 22, 2027; virtual Pitch early February 2027 (estimates; Final due dates to be confirmed in Solution Summary Feedback letters) |
Not listed; Other Transaction (OT) Agreement |
Five-year program; Stage I (24 months); Stage II (36 months) |
| Margaret Olivia Sage (MOS) Grants | Russell Sage Foundation |
LOI December 1, 2026; Invited full proposal February 22, 2027 |
$200k |
1-2 years |
| Clinic and Laboratory Integration Program (CLIP) | Cancer Research Institute (CRI) |
LOI December 1, 2026; Invited full proposal March 1, 2027 |
$1M |
3 years |
| Conference and Workshop Grant | Wenner-Gren Foundation |
December 1, 2026; June 1, 2027; December 1 and June 1 of each year. |
$20,000 |
Plan/implementation of event. Can apply up to 2 years before event. |
| Cornerstone: Learning for Living |
The Teagle Foundation |
Concept Paper due |
Implementation grants: Up to $300K; Planning grants: Up to $25K
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Implementation grants: 24 months; Planning grants: 6-12 months
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| EREF Strategic Priorities RFP | Environmental Research & Education Foundation |
Pre-Proposal due December 1, 2026; Full proposal (by invitation only) due 30 to 40 calendar days from notification date. |
Previous awards $15K to $500K (Average $160K) |
Typically for around 2 years |
| Mellon Emerging Faculty Leaders Award | Institute for Citizens & Scholars (C&S), Mellon Foundation |
December 1, 2026 |
$20,000 |
$12,000 for summer research support, $8,000 for academic year |
| Utilizing the Full Power of Empire AI Request for Applications | Simons Foundation |
December 1, 2026 |
Not limited |
2 years |
| Systems for Phenotypic Evaluation, Clinical Trajectories, Response, and Agency (SPECTRA) | ARPA-H |
TA 1 and TA 2: December 2, 2026 at 3 pm ET (submission portal opens Nov 18, 2026). TA 3: January 18, 2027 at 3 pm ET (submission portal opens Jan 4, 2027). Full proposal deadline TBA. |
Not listed |
Not listed |
| Expeditions in Computing (Expeditions) | NSF |
Preliminary Proposal due December 2, 2026 and the first Wednesday in December, Every Other Year Thereafter. Full Proposal (By Invitation Only) due July 27, 2027 and the fourth Tuesday in July, Every Other Year Thereafter. |
Up to $15M |
7 years |
| 2026 EPiQS Theory Investigators Award | Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation | Pre-proposal December 4, 2026; Invitation to submit full proposal February 2027 | $800k-$900k | 6 years |
| 2027 Innovative Project Award | American Heart Association |
Pre-proposal December 9, 2026; Invited Full Proposal March 4, 2027 |
$100K per year |
Two years |
| NIH Support for Conferences and Scientific Meetings (Parent R13 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) | NIH |
December 12, 2026; April 12, 2027; August 12, 2027 |
Not limited |
Varies by conference frequency |
| Binaytara Implementation Science Research Awards - Turning Evidence Into Equitable Cancer Care | Binaytara |
Abstract Submission due December 12, 2026. Presentation at SCHD March 19 to 20, 2027. |
Up to $25K |
N/A |
| Office of Naval Research (ONR) Summer Faculty Research Program | DOD Office of Naval Research (ONR) |
December 14, 2026 |
$1,650–$2,150 per week; $4,500 if relocating 50+ miles |
Up to 10 continuous weeks May to August |
| Freeman Hrabowski Scholars Program | Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) |
December 15, 2026 |
Scholars receive full salary and benefits, a generous research budget, plus more |
Up to 10 years of support contingent on a successful midpoint evaluation |
| Fast Grants Program | Biswas Family Foundation |
December 15, 2026 |
Small curiosity sprints (only tier open to undergraduates): $25K; Pilot experiments: $50K; More ambitious projects: $100K |
12 months |
| Public Humanities Projects | National Endowment for the Humanities |
December 16, 2026 |
Planning: $75k Implementation: Single-Site Temporary Exhibitions - Up to $100k; Exhibitions, Historic Places, and Public Lectures and Discussion Forums - Up to $500k; Chairman’s Special Award - up to $2M. |
Planning: Up to 2 years Implementation: all are 1-4 years except Chairman’s Special Award, 1-2 years. |
| Broad Pragmatic Studies PCORI Funding Announcement -- Cycle 1 2027 | The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) |
LOI: January 6, 2027 Invited Application: May 4, 2027 |
Category 1 - Up to $5M; Category 2 - $5M to $12M; Category 3 - Up to $12M. |
Up to 5 years |
| NSF 25-042: NSF TTP/DEVCOM Ground Vehicle Systems Center (GVSC) | NSF and Development Command Ground Vehicle Systems Center |
NSF TTP-T and TTP-P Tracks: 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. |
| Community-Partnered Nursing Research Centers (P20 Clinical Trial Optional) |
NIH - National Institute of Nursing Research |
January 25, 2027; January 25, 2028 |
$500K in direct costs per year |
5 years |
| NIH Research Education Program - Research Experiences (Parent R25 - Clinical Trial Not Allowed) | NIH |
January 25, 2027; May 25, 2027; September 25, 2027 |
Not limited. Typically, no more than $500K direct costs. |
Up to 5 years |
| NIH Collaborative International Research Project (Parent PF5 Clinical Trial Optional) |
NIH | January 25, 2027 |
No limit |
The maximum project period is 5 years for non-clinical trial(s) and up to 7 years for clinical trial(s). |
| NIH Research Educational Program - Mentoring Activities & Networks (Parent R25/UE5 - Clinical Trial Not Allowed) | NIH | January 25, 2027; May 25, 2027; September 25, 2027 |
Not limited, but typically no more than $500K direct costs |
Up to 5 years |
| Maximizing Investigators' Research Award (MIRA) (R35 - Clinical Trial Optional) |
NIH | 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; |
Up to 5 years |
| 2027-2028 Conversations in the Disciplines Grant Program | SUNY |
January 29, 2027 |
Track 1: Up to $5K; Track 2: Up to $10K |
1 year |
| Emerging Scholar Pilot Proposals | National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER), National Institute on Aging (NIA) |
LOI due January 31, 2027. Full proposal (by invite only) due March 31, 2027 |
$30K to $50K |
2 years |
| Maximizing Investigators’ Research Award (MIRA) for Early Stage Investigators (ESI) | NIGMS | NIH |
February 3, 2027; October 4, 2027 |
$275K per year |
Up to 5 years |
| Opportunities for Collaborative Research at the NIH Clinical Center (U01 Clinical Trial Optional) |
NIH |
February 5, 2027 |
Up to $500K per year, in the form of a Cooperative Agreement |
4 years |
| Advancing Bioinformatics, Translational Bioinformatics and Computational Biology Research (R01 Clinical Trial Optional) | NIH |
February 5, 2027; June 5, 2027 |
$250K per year |
4 years |
| Institutional Mentored Career Development Award (Parent K12) (Clinical Trials Not Allowed) | NIH |
February 12, 2027; June 12, 2027; October 12, 2027 |
Not limited |
Up to 5 years |
| Pathways to Enable Secure Open-Source Ecosystems (PESOSE) | NSF |
March 2, 2027 |
Track 1: max $300K; Tracks 2 and 3: max $1.5M
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Track 1: Up to 1 year; Tracks 2 and 3: Up to 2 years
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| NIGMS National and Regional Resources (R24 - Clinical Trial Not Allowed) |
NIH |
June 14, 2027 |
Not Specified |
Up to 5 years |
| Shared Instrumentation Grant (SIG) Program (S10 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) | NIH |
July 1, 2027; July 1, 2028 |
$300K to $5M |
1 year |
| Accelerating Maritime Modernization: Innovation in Naval Manufacturing, Sustainment, and Industrial Base Capability | Department of the Navy |
Phase II White Paper due July 16, 2027 |
6.2 project awards (Applied Research Technology Focus Areas): $500K to $3M; 6.3 project awards (Advanced Technology Development Technology Focus Areas): $1.5M to $5M. |
1 to 2 years |
| Annual Recurring University Training and Research (UTR) | DOE | HGEO, administered by NETL |
LOI (required) due July 25, 2027, application due August 15, 2027; LOI (required) due July 25, 2028, application due August 15, 2028. |
Up to $750K |
Up to 36 months |
| Transformative Non-Invasive/Minimally Invasive Technologies for Imaging the Olfactory System Across Scales (R01 CT Optional) | NIH |
August 21, 2027; August 21, 2028 |
$500K in direct costs per year |
Up to 5 years |
| Broad Agency Announcement for Extramural Medical Research | DoD Defense Health Agency |
Continuously open through |
Not noted |
Not noted |
| Resilient Analytic Platforms for Intelligence Delivery (RAPID) | DoD |
September 30, 2027; September 30, 2028; September 30, 2029 |
$10M to $50M (potential up to $99M) |
36 months |
| Quantum Information Sciences | DoD | Department of the Air Force |
Rolling through September 30, 2027 |
$500K to $27M |
Up to 36 months |
| EDU Core Research (ECR:Core) | NSF |
October 7, 2027 |
Level I:Up to $500K; Level II: Up to $1.5M; Level III: Up to $2.5M |
3 to 5 years |
| NSF 26-512 Unlocking Dataset Value for AI-Enabled Scientific Discovery (AI Datasets) | NSF |
November 3, 2027; First Wednesday in November, Annually Thereafter |
Impact awards: Up to $2M. Flagship awards: Up $5M. Planning grants: Up to $200K. |
Impact and Flagship awards: Up to 3 years. |
| Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Directorate of Science and Technology (S&T) Long Range Broad Agency Announcement (LRBAA) | Department of Homeland Security (DHS) |
Continuously open until May 31, 2029 |
Not noted |
Not noted |
| CHIPS Research and Development Office (CRDO) Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) | National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) |
Rolling until September 30, 2029 |
At least $10M |
Up to 5 years |
| U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center Broad Agency Announcement | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) |
Pre-proposals may be accepted at any time. |
The cost portion of the proposal will contain a cost estimate for the proposed effort sufficiently detailed by element of cost for meaningful evaluation. |
Not specified. |
| MPS Materials Research Programs (MPS Materials) | NSF |
Proposals Accepted Any Time. If possible, proposals should be submitted between June 15 - April 15 of the following year for faster processing due to fiscal year timing. |
Not noted |
Not noted |
| Core Research in Biological Sciences (BIO Core) | NSF |
Proposals Accepted Any Time |
Not noted. NSF anticipates a total program funding amount of $280M and estimates 250 to 300 awards, subject to the availability of funds. |
Not noted |
| Humanities in Place | Mellon Foundation |
Applications accepted on a rolling basis |
Not noted |
Not noted |
| Engineering (ENG): Chemical, Bioengineering, Energy, and Transport Systems (CBET) | NSF |
Proposals accepted anytime |
Not noted |
Not noted |
| Energy, Water, and Resource Engineering | NSF |
Full proposal accepted anytime |
Not noted |
Not noted |
| Division of Molecular and Cellular Biosciences Core Programs | NSF |
Proposals Accepted Anytime |
Not noted |
3 to 5 years |
| Chemical Process Systems | NSF |
Full proposal accepted anytime |
Not noted |
Not noted |
| Engineering Biological and Biomedical Systems | NSF |
Full proposal accepted anytime |
Not noted |
Not noted |
| Energy, Power, Control, and Learning (EPCL) | NSF |
Full proposal accepted anytime |
Not noted |
Not noted |
| AI Upskill Accelerator Pilot Program | DOC | U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA) |
Applications accepted on an ongoing basis |
Non-construction projects: $1M to $8M |
Non-construction projects: 24 to 36 months |
| Professional Formation of Engineers (PFE) | NSF |
Full proposal accepted anytime |
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Not noted |
| Democracy, Ethics, & Public Trust | Henry Luce Foundation |
Rolling. Contact |
$10K to $1M |
Not noted |
| Circuits and Systems for Communications and Sensing (CSCS) | NSF |
Proposals Accepted Anytime |
Not noted |
Not noted |
| Infrastructure Capacity for Biological Research (Capacity) | NSF |
Proposals Accepted Anytime |
Not noted |
Not noted |
| Energy, Power, Control, and Networks (EPCN) | NSF |
Proposals Accepted Anytime |
Not noted |
Not noted |
| United States Army Futures Command, Artificial Intelligence Integration Center Broad
Agency Announcement for Basic, Applied, and Advanced Research (Fiscal Years 2024-2029) |
US Army Futures Command, Artificial Intelligence Integration Center (AI2C) |
Proposals Accepted Anytime |
Not noted |
Not noted |
| Research Interests of the Air Force Office of Scientific Research | Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR) |
Proposals Accepted Anytime |
$100K to $300K per year |
Up to 5 years |
| NSF STEM K-12 (STEM K-12) |
NSF |
Proposals Accepted Anytime |
Research and/or Development proposals: $350K to $750K; Conference proposals: $25K to $99K
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Research and/or Development proposals: 2 to 3 years; Conference proposals: Up to two years.
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| NSF National Innovation Corps Teams (NSF National I-Corps (TM) Teams) program |
NSF |
Proposals Accepted Anytime |
Up to $50K |
12 months |
| Exploratory Grantmaking in Technology | Alfred P. Sloan Foundation |
Proposals Accepted Anytime |
Not listed. Previous awards range from $20K to $1M+. |
Not listed |
| Science of Organizations (SoO) | NSF |
Proposals Accepted Anytime |
Not listed |
Not listed |
| NSF UIDP Industry-Integrated PhD (I-PhD) Scholars Program | NSF, administered by UIDP |
UIDP will review applications on a rolling basis. |
$75,000 per student per year during Years 2-4; see website for details. |
3 years of funding as part of an accelerated 4-year PhD program. |
Forecasted Opportunities