Active Government Funding Opportunities

NASA seeks research on Earth solutions across agriculture, disaster resilience, water resources, and infrastructure using satellite data and applications. This consolidated program addresses critical environmental and societal challenges through space-based science and technology.

NASA's Biosphere program seeks research advancing understanding of Earth's biological systems and their interactions with climate and ecosystems. This competitive grant opportunity supports scientific investigations addressing fundamental questions in biosphere science through a two-step peer review process.

NASA seeks atmospheric science research proposals advancing Earth's atmosphere understanding through innovative observational and modeling studies. This competitive program supports fundamental and applied research addressing climate, weather, and air quality challenges.

Platform One Solutions Marketplace open call for innovative DoD software solutions enabling rapid, secure delivery with accelerated timelines and emerging technology integration.

NSF seeks proposals to unlock hidden value in existing scientific datasets through AI-driven feature extraction, metadata generation, and automated analysis pipelines. Enable interdisciplinary discovery by harmonizing data for AI tools while addressing security, governance, and community contribution frameworks.

Air Force seeks innovative commercial solutions for nuclear treaty monitoring, WMD detection, directed energy weapons, and advanced analytics to modernize AFTAC capabilities.

MTEC offers bridge loans ($50K-$100K) to de-risk medical technology development and advance prototype maturity. This funding helps member companies reach readiness for follow-on private or public investment.

This grant program funds digital equity initiatives for Indian Tribes, Alaska Native entities, and Native Hawaiian organizations. It supports capacity building and competitive projects to expand broadband access and digital skills in underserved Native communities.

NTIA is funding broadband infrastructure expansion and digital service adoption on Tribal lands, supporting remote learning, telework, and telehealth access. This grant program helps eligible tribal entities bridge the digital divide in underserved communities.

Next Generation Identification and Awareness Initiative seeks advanced technologies for tagging, tracking, locating targets; reconnaissance sensors; and unmanned systems with autonomy and anti-jamming capabilities for special operations.

DURIP funds research equipment and instrumentation at U.S. universities to advance defense-critical science and engineering capabilities. The program equips institutions to conduct cutting-edge research and train the next generation of scientists and engineers in national defense areas.

DoW seeks university proposals to purchase research equipment and instrumentation supporting basic research priorities across Army, Navy, and Air Force. Funding aims to enhance student education through research capabilities in DoW-relevant disciplines.

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.

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.

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.