Active Government Funding Opportunities

The Air Force seeks innovative research proposals to enhance human performance, medical capabilities, and operational effectiveness through the CHEERS program. This open solicitation invites white papers across all technical areas addressing military readiness and human sustainability challenges.

The Air Force seeks research proposals on human performance enhancement, restoration, and sustainability across multiple technical areas. CHEERS supports innovative solutions to optimize warfighter effectiveness and readiness through human-focused R&D.

AFRL seeks human performance research spanning basic science to operational applications, including physiological enhancement, cognitive optimization, and medical interventions for Air Force personnel. Three competitive pathways (BAA, ARA, CSO) enable progression from concept through technology maturation and fielding.

NIST is seeking proposals for microelectronics research, prototyping, and commercial solutions to advance U.S. chip technology capabilities. This addresses critical domestic semiconductor supply chain resilience and technological competitiveness.

DOE Office of Science seeks research proposals across seven disciplines including advanced computing, energy sciences, fusion, and physics. This open solicitation funds fundamental scientific research addressing national priorities in energy, climate, and scientific discovery.

DARPA BTO seeks novel biological technologies that revolutionize warfighter protection by leveraging biological properties and processes. Evolutionary improvements to existing practices are excluded; only truly innovative approaches will be considered.

NASA seeks space technology research and development proposals across all innovation areas to advance transformational capabilities for civil space missions. The umbrella solicitation funds R&D, prototypes, and demonstrations from universities, small businesses, national labs, and NASA centers.

ERDC seeks research proposals across hydraulics, geotechnical engineering, coastal systems, environmental remediation, and military infrastructure. This continuously open BAA funds innovative solutions for Army engineering challenges from multiple specialized laboratories.

DoD seeks basic and applied STEM research proposals through Naval Postgraduate School to advance military capabilities. A two-stage submission process allows white papers for early feedback before committing to full proposals.

NASA seeks foundational heliophysics research proposals advancing understanding of solar-terrestrial interactions and space weather phenomena. This competitive, peer-reviewed program funds innovative scientific investigations through a two-step proposal process with dual-anonymous review.

Develop expertise at the intersection of AI and biology to become a field leader applying machine learning to biological systems. This fellowship trains postdocs to drive biotechnology breakthroughs and innovations that strengthen the U.S. economy.

NSF seeks to transform open-source tools into secure, sustainable ecosystems addressing national challenges in AI, cybersecurity, and critical infrastructure. Funding supports establishing governance structures, expanding promising projects, and enhancing safety and security across distributed developer communities.

DOE seeks interdisciplinary teams to develop novel AI models and frameworks that accelerate scientific discovery across energy, nuclear, materials, and quantum domains. Successful projects will advance national security and address critical energy and environmental challenges through AI-enabled research workflows.

NSF FINDERS FOUNDRY supports K-12 educators, technologists, and researchers collaborating to develop AI-integrated learning solutions and tools. Teams co-design evidence-based technologies addressing real challenges identified by students and educators to prepare the workforce for an AI-driven future.

Support early-career scientists conducting dissertation research on Arctic environmental and social systems change. Funding advances fundamental understanding of rapid Arctic transformation and builds STEM workforce capacity in polar sciences.

Support workforce development and education in Alaska's marine industries, including aquaculture, fishing, and seafood safety. Projects strengthen the seafood supply chain through training, technological innovation, and community partnerships.

This DoD clinical research award funds studies evaluating arthritis prevention, early diagnosis, and treatment approaches. Research generates evidence to optimize patient outcomes and inform clinical care through pilot studies or full-scale clinical trials with community collaboration.

This DoD funding supports innovative research to transform Alzheimer's diagnosis and disease monitoring. Projects must demonstrate non-incremental solutions that overcome barriers to diagnosis and prognosis, with preliminary data and community collaboration required.

Supports transformative research to identify and validate risk factors for Alzheimer's disease and develop prevention strategies. Projects must advance understanding of environmental, genetic, or lifestyle risks and propose actionable solutions to reduce AD/ADRD development.

This DoD program funds clinical research and trials testing new care interventions for Alzheimer's disease and related dementia. Projects must demonstrate preliminary data, involve community collaboration, and address practical care solutions beyond drug testing.

DoD seeks translational arthritis research that bridges preclinical findings into clinical solutions for Service Members and Veterans. Projects must demonstrate high-impact, hypothesis-driven applied research with preliminary data and clear pathways to real-world medical applications.

Develop ALS therapeutics from preclinical validation through FDA IND-enabling studies. This award accelerates drug candidates toward clinical testing while requiring parallel development of mechanism-specific biomarkers for improved patient selection and trial design.

This pilot award funds innovative ovarian cancer research that challenges current thinking and explores novel concepts to drive breakthrough discoveries. Projects must demonstrate exceptional scientific merit and innovative approaches to advance the field.

DoD seeks breakthrough breast cancer research with high clinical potential, supporting projects from preclinical through early clinical stages. Applications must address priority research challenges and include consumer advocates as core team members.

This DoD program funds exploratory pancreatic cancer research with a patient-centered focus to develop innovative concepts and generate preliminary data for future clinical applications. Supported research should advance quality of life outcomes through robust studies that avoid preclinical animal work.