Department of Agriculture

Community Facilities Technical Assistance and Training

The Rural Housing Service seeks to provide Technical Assistance and/or training with respect to essential community facilities programs. The Technical Assistance and/or training will help to identify and plan for community facility needs that exist in the area. Areas must require assistance as a result of damages resulting from Presidentially declared disasters in calendar year 2022. Once needs have been identified, the Grantee can assist in identifying public and private resources to finance those identified community facility needs.

Awards:

Multiple awards are expected. The total funding pool is $2.5 million.

Eligibility:

Government entities and nonprofit organizations.

Deadline:

11/24/2023

Awards ID(s):

USDA-RD-CFTAT-2023-DISASTER

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Disaster Circuit Rider Technical Assistance

The Rural Utilities Service seeks to provide technical assistance to water, wastewater, stormwater, and solid waste systems in rural areas which were damaged in Presidentially Declared Disasters in 2022. Eligible uses of funds include identifying and evaluating solutions to water, wastewater, stormwater, and solid waste challenges; helping communities develop and prepare applications for water and waste loans and grants; and delivering training and other resources to operators, managers, and other system personnel.

Awards:

Multiple awards are expected.

Eligibility:

Government entities and nonprofit organizations.

Deadline:

10/30/2023

Awards ID(s):

RD-RUS-CY22DISASTERCRTA

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Technical Assistance and Training

The Rural Utilities Service seeks to provide technical assistance and training to support rural areas.

There are two opportunities available:

1. Rural Water and Wastewater Technical Assistance and Training - to identify and evaluate solutions to water and waste problems; help communities prepare applications for water and waste disposal loans and grants; assist with improving the management, operation, maintenance and sustainability of water and waste facilities in eligible rural areas; address contamination of drinking and surface water supplies by emerging contaminants; and pay certain expenses associated with the provision of such services. Approximately $37.5 million is available. The award ID is TAT FY24.
2. Solid Waste Management - to help reduce or eliminate the pollution of water resources and improve planning and management of solid waste sites in rural areas. Approximately $4 million is available.

Eligibility:

Nonprofit organizations.

Deadline:

12/31/2023

Awards ID(s):

TAT FY24, SWM FY24

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Department of Commerce

CHIPS Incentives Program

The National Institute of Standards and Technology seeks to catalyze long-term economically sustainable growth in the domestic semiconductor industry in support of economic and national security. Specifically, it is accepting applications for projects for the construction, expansion, or modernization of commercial facilities for semiconductor materials and manufacturing equipment.

Statements of interest should be submitted 21 days prior to the submission of a pre-application or full application. Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis.

Awards:

Direct funding, loans, and loan guarantees. Awards will be approximately 5-15% of project capital expenditures.

Eligibility:

Commercial facilities.

Awards ID(s):

2023-NIST-CHIPS-SMME-01

Links:

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Environmental Protection Agency

Innovative Water Infrastructure Workforce Development

The EPA seeks to assist in the development and utilization of activities relating to workforce development and career opportunities in the water utility sector.

There are six Project Areas:

1. Targeted internship, apprenticeship, pre-apprenticeship, and post-secondary bridge programs for skilled water utility trades - One to four awards are expected of between $1.5 million and $6.8 million.
2. Education programs designed for elementary, secondary, and higher education students - One to four awards are expected of $250,000 to $1 million.
3. Regional industry and workforce development collaborations to address water utility employment needs and coordinate candidate development - One to four awards are expected of $250,000 to $1 million.
4. Leadership development, occupational training, mentoring, or cross-training programs that ensure incumbent drinking water and wastewater utility workers are prepared for higher level supervisory or management-level positions - One to four awards are expected of $250,000 to $1 million.
5. Education and training programs, including internship or apprenticeship programs, designed for decentralized water workers to support public health outcomes for communities that rely on private wells for drinking water or decentralized systems for adequate treatment and disposal of wastewater - One to four awards are expected of $250,000 to $1 million.
6. Leadership development, occupational training, mentoring, workforce development and/or cross training programs that enable drinking water and wastewater utility workers to reduce air pollutants - One to two awards are expected of between $5 million and $10 million.

Eligibility:

Nonprofit organizations, institutions of higher education, and government entities.

Deadline:

11/17/2023

Awards ID(s):

EPA-R-OW-OWM-23-02

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National Science Foundation

Advancing Research Capacity at HBCUs through Exploration and Innovation

The National Science Foundation invites participation in an Ideas Lab, which is an intensive, facilitated workshop that brings together multiple diverse perspectives to find solutions to a challenge. This Ideas Lab will focus on exploration of innovative approaches for addressing the research capacity needs of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and development of collaborative networks among HBCUs that enable research in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.

This Ideas Lab will take place in person in Northern Virginia from February 19 – 23, 2024.

Preliminary proposals are required and are due December 19.

Awards:

Up to 4 awards are expected. The total funding pool is $9 million.

Eligibility:

HBCUs.

Deadline:

12/19/2023

Awards ID(s):

NSF 23-626

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Enabling Partnerships to Increase Innovation Capacity

The National Science Foundation seeks to broaden participation in innovation ecosystems that advance key technologies by supporting capacity-building efforts at institutions of higher education interested in growing external partnerships.

The goals of awards made under this solicitation are to enable recipients to:

• Create partnerships with external organizations to grow programs in workforce development, use-inspired research and development, and/or the translation of research to practice in emerging technology fields; and
• Develop the capacity and institutional knowledge needed to build new partnerships and secure future external funding to support ongoing efforts in emerging technology fields and regional innovation ecosystems.

Preliminary proposals are required and are due December 15.

Awards:

50 awards are expected of up to $400,000 per award.

Eligibility:

Institutions of higher education.

Deadline:

10/01/2023

Awards ID(s):

NSF 23-625

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Department of Commerce

Bycatch Reduction Engineering

The Department of Commerce seeks to support the development of technological solutions and changes in fishing practices designed to minimize bycatch of fish and protected species and to reduce impacts to invertebrates. It may also support projects that quantify post-release mortality and identify ways to minimize mortality and injury of bycaught species.

Proposals must address one of the following priorities:

1. Developing innovative and effective technologies, gear modifications, avoidance programs and techniques, and/or improved fishing practices in commercial and recreational fisheries or aquaculture to reduce bycatch impacts;
2. Further testing and/or development of technologies or gear modifications that have already been piloted have been shown to successfully reduce bycatch;
3. Improving understanding and reduction of post-release and other indirect mortality associated with commercial and recreational fisheries;
4. Developing techniques to reduce interactions between fishing gears and structure-forming invertebrates; or
5. Conducting comprehensive international bycatch analyses or research that will inform conservation engineering in U.S. fisheries

Preproposals are required and are due December 15.

Awards:

10-15 awards are expected of between $50,000 to $200,000 per project.

Eligibility:

Unrestricted except for Federal entities.

Deadline:

12/15/2023

Awards ID(s):

NOAA-NMFS-FHQ-2024-2008210

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Department of Defense

Broad Agency Announcement

DARPA is accepting applications for basic or applied research concepts or studies and analysis proposals. Proposals should focus on innovations rather than improving current practices.

Specifically, proposals should address one or more of the following technical thrust areas:

1. Novel Materials & Structures,
2. Sensing & Measurement,
3. Computation & Processing,
4. Enabling Operations,
5. Collective Intelligence, and
6. Emerging Threats.

Awards:

Multiple awards are expected.

Eligibility:

Unrestricted.

Deadline:

09/26/2024

Awards ID(s):

HR001123S0053

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Naval Research Long Range Science & Technology Broad Agency Announcement

The Office of Naval Research (ONR) is accepting proposals for Long-Range S&T Projects that offer potential for advancement and improvement of Navy and Marine Corps operations. Calls for proposals on specific topics will be posted to the ONR website under Broad Agency Announcements (BAA), Funding Opportunity Announcements and Special Program Announcements at https://go.azcommerce.com/e/629661/-with-us-funding-opportunities/54pbyz/1022164625/h/Tf-lDNJFQKEEn_Jf2ZR80JqgmEt9fbm_bv3K5cSQCh0, to https://go.azcommerce.com/e/629661/content-home/54pbz3/1022164625/h/Tf-lDNJFQKEEn_Jf2ZR80JqgmEt9fbm_bv3K5cSQCh0 and https://go.azcommerce.com/e/629661/2023-10-06/54pbz6/1022164625/h/Tf-lDNJFQKEEn_Jf2ZR80JqgmEt9fbm_bv3K5cSQCh0, as applicable, and the BAA Calls will make reference to this document for submission instructions.

Each BAA Call will provide a description of the specific research effort being solicited, the application process to be used, as well as the recommended dates for submission of proposals.

Awards:

Unspecified.

Eligibility:

Unrestricted except for laboratories and Federally Funded Research & Development Centers.

Deadline:

09/30/2024

Awards ID(s):

N0001424SB001

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Ultra-Wide BandGap Semiconductors

DARPA is accepting proposals to develop foundational ultra-wide bandgap (UWBG) materials and low resistance electrical contacts necessary for realization of devices that enable UWBG applications.

In particular, DARPA seeks proposals in the following areas:

1. low defect density, large area, epi-ready, UWBG substrates; and
2. uniform, low defect density UWBG device layers with high doping efficiency, abrupt homo- and/or hetero-junctions with low junction defect density, and ultra-low resistance electrical contacts.

Awards:

Multiple awards are expected.

Eligibility:

Unrestricted.

Deadline:

12/15/2023

Awards ID(s):

HR001123S0051

Links:

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Department of Energy

Innovative DEsigns for high-performAnce Low-cost HVDC Converters

The Department of Energy seeks to support innovative solutions to reduce the cost of HVDC VSC technology. Targeted areas for innovation are power capacity, voltage limit, size and power density, and lifespan and reliability.

Concept papers are required and are due November 14.

Awards:

3-4 awards are expected of between $2.5 million and $3.3 million.

Eligibility:

Unrestricted domestically.

Deadline:

11/14/2023

Awards ID(s):

DE-FOA-0003141

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Office of Science Financial Assistance

The Office of Science is accepting applications for all research areas of interest.

Specifically, it seeks to support work in the following program areas:

• Advanced Scientific Computing Research;
• Basic Energy Sciences,
• Biological and Environmental Research,
• Fusion Energy Sciences,
• High Energy Physics,
• Nuclear Physics,
• Isotope R&D and Production, and
• Accelerator R&D and Production.

Awards:

Multiple awards are expected.

Eligibility:

Unrestricted.

Deadline:

10/02/2023

Awards ID(s):

DE-FOA-0003177

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Department of Health and Human Services

Cancer Research Education

The National Cancer Institute seeks to support educational activities that complement and/or enhance the training of a workforce to meet the nation's biomedical, behavioral and clinical research needs.

There are three opportunities available:

1. Applicants who would like support for developing courses for skills development should apply to the award ID PAR-23-276. Courses should provide cancer research education that is derived from biomedical, behavioral and clinical cancer research findings.
2. Educational activities with a primary focus on research experiences will be supported through the award PAR-23-277. Research experiences should involve an innovative approach to provide hands-on exposure to cancer research for a full-time period of 8 to 15 weeks.
3. Those seeking support for curriculum or methods development should use the link ending in PAR-23-278.html. Proposed activities should have high potential to improve biomedical, behavioral or clinical cancer research education, or involve the development of new instructional approaches or computer-based tools for cancer research education.

Awards:

Up to $300,000 per year per is available for Skills Development and Research Experiences. Up to $150,000 annually is available for Curriculum or Methods Development.

Eligibility:

Unrestricted domestically.

Deadline:

01/25/2024

Awards ID(s):

PAR-23-276, PAR-23-277, PAR-23-278

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Developing novel theory and methods for understanding the genetic architecture of complex human traits

The National Human Genome Research Institute seeks to support applications for novel theory and methods development that enable better understanding of how genetic and non-genetic factors contribute to complex trait variation across individuals, families, and populations.

There are two opportunities available:

1. Applicants with novel scientific ideas or new model systems, tools, or technologies that have the potential for significant impact on biomedical or biobehavioral research should apply for the R21 Exploratory/Developmental Research grant. The combined budget for direct costs for the two-year project period may not exceed $275,000. Applications are due February 16.
2. Applicants seeking support for a specific project can apply for the award ID PAR-23-302. Applications are due February 5.

Eligibility:

Unrestricted.

Awards ID(s):

PAR-23-301, PAR-23-302

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Fc-Dependent Mechanisms of Antibody-Mediated Killing

The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases seeks to support basic research that will explore the mechanisms of Fc-mediated antibody functions. Supported studies are expected to generate foundational data and tools that can be applied to the prediction of Fc-mediated killing activity by antibodies.

Studies may include one of the following:

• Defining the molecular mechanisms of protection mediated by non-neutralizing antibodies.
• Evaluating contributions of effector cell types in human tissues.
• Developing/refining ex vivo and in vivo models that accurately measure or serve as surrogates of human in vivo activity.
• Fostering development and application of computational models to integrate prediction of FcR function/killing with epitope immunogenicity.
• Informing design of vaccines that elicit both protective neutralizing and non-neutralizing antibody activities.

Awards:

3-4 awards of up to $300,000 for direct costs per award.

Eligibility:

Unrestricted.

Deadline:

01/26/2024

Awards ID(s):

RFA-AI-23-054

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Health and Health Care Disparities Among Persons Living with Disabilities

The National Institutes of Health seeks to support research that examines and/or intervenes on the underlying and multilevel causes, pathways, and factors adversely impacting the health and well-being of persons with disabilities at the intersections of race and ethnicity, and socioeconomic status. Clinical science, behavioral, epidemiological, evaluative, or observational studies are acceptable, as well as implementation studies, pragmatic trials, and cluster randomized trials to assess health care provision, models, delivery, services, and systems. Applications are expected to provide a conceptual model that describes or hypothesizes causal pathways by which healthcare professionals, services, or systems engage persons with disabilities to mitigate health risks, improve health outcomes, reduce health disparities, or compliment health care system.

Awards:

Multiple awards are expected.

Eligibility:

Unrestricted domestically.

Deadline:

02/05/2023

Awards ID(s):

PAR-23-309

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Mechanistic Research on Neuromodulation for Substance Use Disorders Treatment

The National Institute on Drug Abuse seeks to encourage clinical research that will identify and validate novel targets for non-invasive brain stimulation (NIBS) as well as substance use disorder (SUD)-relevant neurobiological, cognitive, and behavioral responses to NIBS that may precede clinical outcomes like reduced craving or substance use. Studies proposed should identify and validate new neuromodulation targets and provide a comprehensive understanding of the behavioral and neurobiological effects of stimulation to these targets and their constituent brain networks.

There are three opportunities available:

1. Applicants seeking support for a specific project that may run for up to five years should apply for the award ID RFA-DA-24-031.
2. Applicants proposing basic science experimental studies in humans can find more information at the link ending in RFA-DA-24-032.html.
3. Applications that are exploratory and developmental in nature are supported by the award ID RFA-DA-24-033. This opportunity is phased - awardees will receive up to two years of support followed by up to an additional three years upon successful completion of of milestones.

Awards:

Multiple awards are expected.

Eligibility:

Unrestricted.

Deadline:

01/16/2024

Awards ID(s):

RFA-DA-24-031, RFA-DA-24-032, RFA-DA-24-033

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Muscular Dystrophy Specialized Research Centers

The National Institutes of Health is accepting applications for Muscular Dystrophy Specialized Research Centers (MDSRCs). These Centers promote collaborative basic, translational, and clinical research and provide important resources that can be used by the national muscular dystrophy research communities. Applications should propose a clinical research project and at least one other project. Applications must also include a Center Director and Co-Director, and Administrative Core, a Scientific Research Resource Core, and a Training Core.

Awards:

Up to $1 million for direct costs per year.

Eligibility:

Unrestricted domestically.

Deadline:

11/28/2023

Awards ID(s):

RFA-NS-23-032

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New Concepts and Early-Stage Research for Recording and Modulation in the Nervous System

The National Institutes of Health is accepting applications for recording and/or modulation technologies that are in the earliest stage of development. Invasive or non-invasive approaches are sought that will enable large-scale recording and/or precise manipulation of neural activity, and that would ultimately be compatible with experiments in humans or behaving animals.

Awards:

10 awards are expected of up to $400,000.

Eligibility:

Unrestricted.

Deadline:

06/18/2024

Awards ID(s):

RFA-EY-23-001

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Single Cell Opioid Responses in the Context of HIV

The National Institute on Drug Abuse seeks to support data mining of single cell data sets to identify cell types, transcripts, enhancers, or transcriptional networks that play a role in HIV/antiretroviral therapy (ART) or Substance Use Disorder (SUD)-relevant molecular responses, and/or to support functional validation studies to confirm or deny their biological role.

Applications must propose to:

1. Mine single cell data sets from SCORCH, BRAIN, HubMap, other public sources, and/or their own work to identify cell types, transcripts, pathways, and/or enhancers involved in responses to HIV infection, replication, latency, pathogenesis, and/or antiretroviral therapy, AND/OR
2. Functionally validate one or more cell types, candidate transcripts, pathways, and/or enhancers for potential roles in HIV infection, replication, latency, pathogenesis, and/or antiretroviral therapy.
3. Either
   • opioid, cannabinoid, nicotinic, dopaminergic, or other signaling pathways relevant to addictive substance use,
   • exposure to addictive substances, or
   • analysis of samples from patients that have used addictive substances or have SUDs. Substances of interest include nicotine, cocaine, methamphetamine, other stimulants, opioids, addictive prescription drugs, cannabinoids, or combinations of drugs.

There are two opportunities available:

1. The award ID RFA-DA-25-016 supports R01 projects for which applicants should provide evidence that they can perform the proposed techniques or analyses. Pilot preliminary data in an HIV or SUD system for the proposed transcripts, enhancers, or pathways to be tested are not required.
2. R21 grants are available for high-risk/high-reward projects.

Awards:

6-7 awards are expected. The total funding pool is $3 million.

Eligibility:

Unrestricted.

Deadline:

08/13/2024

Awards ID(s):

RFA-DA-25-016, RFA-DA-25-017

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Department of Homeland Security

Tribal Cybersecurity

The Department of Homeland Security seeks to assist tribal governments with managing and reducing systemic cyber risk. Recipients must develop a Cybersecurity Plan, establish a Cybersecurity Planning Committee to support development of the Cybersecurity Plan, and identify projects to implement using funding.

Awards:

The total funding pool is $18,246,845. Funding amounts will be based on Tribal population.

Eligibility:

Tribal governments.

Deadline:

01/10/2024

Awards ID(s):

DHS-23-GPD-137-00-02

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Department of Transportation

Fueling Aviation's Sustainable Transition via Sustainable Aviation Fuels and Low-Emission Aviation Technologies Grant

The Federal Aviation Administration seeks to support sustainable aviation fuels and low-emission aviation technologies.

There are two elements of this opportunity:

1. Fueling Aviation's Sustainable Transition via Sustainable Aviation Fuels (FAST-SAF) - to make investments that accelerate the production and use of SAF. The goals are to ensure SAF is readily available across the U.S., safely integrated into the fuel supply infrastructure, and efficiently delivered to SAF end-users. Applications can address production, transportation, blending, and storage of SAF. There is a two-tier structure for this opportunity; tier 1 grants are smaller grant awards focused on regional supply chains that could identify infrastructure and distribution needs of key proponents while tier 2 grants are larger grant awards for infrastructure projects to facilitate and scale fuel production, transportation, blending, and storage.
2. Fueling Aviation's Sustainable Transition via Low-Emission Aviation Technologies (FAST-TECH) - to accelerate the development and demonstration of low-emission aviation technologies. The focus is on development, demonstration, or application of low-emission aviation technologies. Applicants may either focus on development or test/demonstration capabilities.

Awards:

Multiple awards are expected. The total funding pool is $244.53 million. The federal cost share levels will be 75% of total proposed project cost.

Eligibility:

Unrestricted.

Deadline:

11/27/2023

Awards ID(s):

23-FAA-FAST-001

Links:

https://go.azcommerce.com/e/629661/-opportunity-html-oppId-350315/54pc2h/1022164625/h/Tf-lDNJFQKEEn_Jf2ZR80JqgmEt9fbm_bv3K5cSQCh0

Research Partnership on Climate Change and Transportation

The Department of Transportation seeks to fund a climate and transportation research center that advances research to support Administration efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the transportation sector; incorporate evidence-based climate resilience and adaptation measures and features; reduce the lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions from the project materials; avoid adverse environmental impacts to air or water quality, wetlands, and endangered species; and address the disproportionate negative environmental impacts of transportation on disadvantaged communities.

The following tasks must be performed:

1. Administration and Reporting
2. Define research agenda
3. Select, conduct, and/or fund research
4. Publish research and engage with stakeholders.

The award will be a cost reimbursement Cooperative Agreement with 50% funding match to the Federal share.

Awards:

1 award is expected of $2.5 million for the first year.

Eligibility:

Unrestricted.

Deadline:

11/27/2023

Awards ID(s):

CLIMATEANDTRANS

Links:

https://go.azcommerce.com/e/629661/-opportunity-html-oppId-350340/54pc2l/1022164625/h/Tf-lDNJFQKEEn_Jf2ZR80JqgmEt9fbm_bv3K5cSQCh0

Environmental Protection Agency

Reducing Embodied Greenhouse Gas Emissions for Construction Materials and Products

The EPA seeks to reduce the embodied carbon of construction materials and products.

The goals are to:

• Increase the robustness of greenhouse gas emissions data associated with the production, use, and disposal of construction materials and products;
• Assist businesses in disclosing and verifying these data via robust Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs), as well as states, Indian tribes and non-profit organizations that assist these businesses; and
• Spur market demand for construction materials and products that have lower embodied greenhouse gas emissions.

Projects should fall under the following categories:

1. Robust Data for EPDs: Projects that contribute new and/or improve critical data, analysis, or feedback for producing robust EPDs.
2. Robust Product Category Rule (PCR) Standard Development, PCRs, and Associated Conformity Assessment Systems: Projects that encourage the development of robust, standardized PCRs.
3. Robust Tools & Resources to Support & Incentivize Development and Verification of EPDs: Projects that contribute to the development of tools and resources to make it easier, faster, and more cost effective to produce and disclose robust EPDs.
4. EPD Development and Verification: Projects that offer construction material and product manufacturers assistance in producing robust EPDs, or in which a construction material or product manufacturer is producing robust EPDs.
5. Robust EPD Data Platforms and Integration: Projects that support EPD reporting, availability, and verification; support the standardization of disparate EPD systems; and support future EPD integration into construction design and procurement systems.

Awards:

Up to 40 grants and cooperative agreements.

Eligibility:

Entities involved in the manufacturing, remanufacturing, and refurbishing of construction materials and products.

Deadline:

01/08/2024

Awards ID(s):

EPA-R-OCSPP-OPPT-FY2023-001

Links:

https://go.azcommerce.com/e/629661/-opportunity-html-oppId-350373/54pc2p/1022164625/h/Tf-lDNJFQKEEn_Jf2ZR80JqgmEt9fbm_bv3K5cSQCh0

Treatment Technology Demonstrations Using Practical and Affordable Manganese Treatment for Small Drinking Water Systems

The EPA is accepting research demonstrations that evaluate the effectiveness of common Manganese (Mn) treatment technologies in small drinking water systems and provide states, Tribes and small utilities with an improved ability to adopt and implement common Mn treatment technologies. At a minimum, applicants should partner with two small drinking water system utilities: one surface and one groundwater supplied system. Consideration should be given to ease of use, maintenance requirements, capital, operations, and maintenance costs.

Awards:

1 award of $1 million.

Eligibility:

Unrestricted domestically except for for-profit organizations.

Deadline:

11/15/2023

Awards ID(s):

EPA-G2023-ORD-I1

Links:

https://go.azcommerce.com/e/629661/-opportunity-html-oppId-350368/54pc2s/1022164625/h/Tf-lDNJFQKEEn_Jf2ZR80JqgmEt9fbm_bv3K5cSQCh0

NASA

Heliophysics Citizen Science Investigations

NASA seeks to advance the use of citizen science in heliophysics scientific research. Investigations will develop and implement capabilities to augment and enhance NASA scientific data, knowledge, and capacity through voluntary observations, interpretations, or other direct participation. They should be mature enough to produce science results and achieve proposed project goals within a maximum 3-year period of performance.

Awards:

$120,000 to $160,000 per award.

Eligibility:

Unrestricted.

Deadline:

11/15/2023

Awards ID(s):

NNH23ZDA001N-HCSI

Links:

https://go.azcommerce.com/e/629661/13FF4030AE9D-path--method-init/54pc2w/1022164625/h/Tf-lDNJFQKEEn_Jf2ZR80JqgmEt9fbm_bv3K5cSQCh0,
https://go.azcommerce.com/e/629661/-opportunity-html-oppId-350329/54pc2z/1022164625/h/Tf-lDNJFQKEEn_Jf2ZR80JqgmEt9fbm_bv3K5cSQCh0

National Science Foundation

Ideas Lab: Personalized Engineering Learning

The National Science Foundation seeks to revisit personalized learning to understand and address the effects of individual learning differences and to develop new research projects that will advance the design of, and technology for, personalized learning solutions for engineering education. Projects are expected to focus on learning engineering in K-12 and/or higher education contexts.

A preliminary proposal is required and is due November 29.

Awards:

Up to 3 awards of up to $1 million each.

Eligibility:

Unrestricted domestically except for government entities other than Tribal governments.

Deadline:

11/29/2023

Awards ID(s):

NSF 23-627

Links:

https://go.azcommerce.com/e/629661/-pub-summ-jsp-ods-key-nsf23627/54pc33/1022164625/h/Tf-lDNJFQKEEn_Jf2ZR80JqgmEt9fbm_bv3K5cSQCh0

Research on Innovative Technologies for Enhanced Learning

The National Science Foundation seeks to support early-stage research in emerging technologies for teaching and learning that respond to pressing needs in authentic educational environments. The program accepts proposals that focus on learning, teaching, or a combination of both. All learning contexts and for all learner populations are acceptable.

Awards:

20-25 awards are expected of up to $900,000 each.

Eligibility:

Institutions of higher education, nonprofit organizations, and Tribal governments.

Deadline:

01/24/2024

Awards ID(s):

NSF 23-624

Links:

https://go.azcommerce.com/e/629661/-pub-summ-jsp-ods-key-nsf23624/54pc36/1022164625/h/Tf-lDNJFQKEEn_Jf2ZR80JqgmEt9fbm_bv3K5cSQCh0

Trailblazer Engineering Impact Award

The National Science Foundation seeks to support research projects with the potential to creatively address major societal challenges, advance US leadership, and/or bring together the engineering and science domains.

Awards:

5 awards of up to $3 million over 3 years.

Eligibility:

Institutions of higher education and nonprofit organizations.

Deadline:

02/15/2024

Awards ID(s):

NSF 23-629

Links:

https://go.azcommerce.com/e/629661/-pub-summ-jsp-ods-key-nsf23629/54pc39/1022164625/h/Tf-lDNJFQKEEn_Jf2ZR80JqgmEt9fbm_bv3K5cSQCh0

Department of Commerce

Small Business Innovation Research

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is accepting proposals for products and services that have strong commercial potential in its areas of interest. Projects that focus on developing technologies which integrate unscrewed systems, artificial intelligence, data and cloud computing, 'omics, or citizen science are of particular interest. Projects which support the growth of the New Blue Economy, a knowledge-based economy looking to the sea for data and information to address climate change and inspire solutions are also of interest.

Specifically, projects should fall under one of the following categories:

• Extreme Events and Cascading Hazards
• Coastal Resilience
• The Changing Ocean
• Water Availability, Quality, and Risk
• Effects of Space Weather
• Monitoring and Modeling for Climate Change Mitigation

Awards:

35 awards are expected of up to $175,000 each.

Eligibility:

Small business concerns.

Deadline:

12/20/2023

Awards ID(s):

NOAA-OAR-TPO-2024-2008184

Links:

https://go.azcommerce.com/e/629661/-opportunity-html-oppId-350392/54pc3d/1022164625/h/Tf-lDNJFQKEEn_Jf2ZR80JqgmEt9fbm_bv3K5cSQCh0

Department of Health and Human Services

Seeking Products to Address Social Needs impacting Substance Use Disorders

The National Institute on Drug Abuse is accepting applications to develop technologies for commercialization to address health-related social needs that impact substance use disorders, excluding alcohol use disorder.

There are two opportunities available:

1. Small business concerns partnering with research institutions should apply for STTR grants. Four awards are expected and the total funding pool is $1.3 million. The award ID is RFA-DA-25-047.
2. SBIR grants are available for small business concerns interested in developing technologies for commercialization. Six awards are expected and the total funding pool is $2 million. Interested applicants should use the link ending in RFA-DA-25-048.html.

Eligibility:

Small business concerns.

Deadline:

03/13/2024

Awards ID(s):

RFA-DA-25-047, RFA-DA-25-048

Links:

https://go.azcommerce.com/e/629661/e-rfa-files-RFA-DA-25-047-html/54pc3h/1022164625/h/Tf-lDNJFQKEEn_Jf2ZR80JqgmEt9fbm_bv3K5cSQCh0,
https://go.azcommerce.com/e/629661/e-rfa-files-RFA-DA-25-048-html/54pc3l/1022164625/h/Tf-lDNJFQKEEn_Jf2ZR80JqgmEt9fbm_bv3K5cSQCh0

Aniara Diagnostica

Coagulation Research

Aniara Diagnostica is accepting applications for hematology and coagulation research.

Awards:

2 grants of $10,000 each.

Eligibility:

Educational organizations or institutions.

Deadline:

11/01/2023

Links:

https://go.azcommerce.com/e/629661/aniara-grant-html/54pc3p/1022164625/h/Tf-lDNJFQKEEn_Jf2ZR80JqgmEt9fbm_bv3K5cSQCh0

Interledger Foundation

ILP-enabled Financial Services

Interledger Foundation seeks to support the development of consumer-facing services that will activate as Interledger Protocol (ILP) nodes. Applications should focus on digital wallet service, online bank, or ILP-enabled software.

Projects should consider:

• How they will enable money to be transferred on the ILP network;
• Planning to issue and house accounts for individuals and organizations;
• Knowledge about the Electronic Money Institution or similar regulatory frameworks for the relevant region, community, or use;
• Plan for interoperability across systems and currencies; and
• Commitment to open-source knowledge sharing as a contribution to the emerging ecosystem.

Applicants may apply for one of two tracks:

• 3 months: A fast-track option for entities already working on a financial service but require a financial boost to conduct research to enable its ability to move to prototype.
• 6 months: A slower approach that will give applicants the time to develop and conduct a full research project looking at many aspects of a potential solution.

Awards:

Up to $75,000.

Eligibility:

Unspecified.

Deadline:

11/21/2023

Links:

https://go.azcommerce.com/e/629661/ilp-enabled-financial-services/54pc3s/1022164625/h/Tf-lDNJFQKEEn_Jf2ZR80JqgmEt9fbm_bv3K5cSQCh0

Melanoma Research Alliance

Melanoma Research

The Melanoma Research Alliance is accepting applications for pre-clinical, translational, and early clinical research with the potential to produce high impact, near-term advancements in melanoma prevention, detection, diagnosis, and treatment.

There are three opportunities available:

1. Young Investigator Award: Grants of up to $85,000 per year for up to three years for early career faculty to support innovative, original, preclinical, translational, and/or early clinical research projects.
2. Dermatology Career Development Award: Grants of up to $75,000 per year for two years to support research projects, practice-changing demonstration projects, and/or immersive studies aimed at improving melanoma prevention, early detection, diagnosis, and/or staging.
3. Pilot Award: Grants of up to $50,000 per year for two years to support senior investigators who propose potentially transformative ideas that do not have extensive preliminary data but articulate a clear hypothesis and translational goals. Applications are due November 3.

Applicant eligibility checklists are required for the Young Investigator Award and the Dermatology Career Development Award. Checklists are due October 20.

Links:

https://go.azcommerce.com/e/629661/-for-proposals-mra-general-rfp/54pc3w/1022164625/h/Tf-lDNJFQKEEn_Jf2ZR80JqgmEt9fbm_bv3K5cSQCh0

Pacific Environment

Pacific Environment Grant

The Pacific Environment seek to regenerate ports and end ship pollution.

Projects should help support the objectives of Pacific Environment, which are to:

1. Help pass policies that put ships on mandatory zero emission pathways, help create zero-emission trade routes.
2. Help stop ports' fossil fuel build-out and support port communities.
3. Secure zero emission commitments from major players and stakeholders.

Awards:

Between $15,000 and $150,000.

Eligibility:

Multi-level organizations.

Deadline:

11/01/2023

Links:

https://go.azcommerce.com/e/629661/2023grant-/54pc3z/1022164625/h/Tf-lDNJFQKEEn_Jf2ZR80JqgmEt9fbm_bv3K5cSQCh0

Parkinson's Foundation

Impact Awards

Parkinson's Foundation seeks to support ideas that will impact the Parkinson's disease community and generate compelling results. Projects should be "outside the box" to bring new light to the biology of Parkinson's, a new approach to Parkinson's research, or testing a truly novel therapeutic idea.

Letters of intent are due October 27.

Awards:

Up to $150,000.

Eligibility:

Independent investigators.

Deadline:

10/27/2023

Links:

https://go.azcommerce.com/e/629661/ent-investigators-ImpactAwards/54pc43/1022164625/h/Tf-lDNJFQKEEn_Jf2ZR80JqgmEt9fbm_bv3K5cSQCh0

SATB2 Gene Foundation

SATB2 Gene Research

The SATB2 Gene Foundation is accepting research applications regarding SATB2 genes.

Areas of interest are:

1. speech and language,
2. behavior,
3. sleep,
4. global developmental delays,
5. SATB2 function and expression,
6. variations in clinical phenotypes,
7. symptomatic and/or curative therapeutic interventions,
8. foundational knowledge about SATB2 function, and
9. clinical applicability

Awards:

Up to $15,000.

Eligibility:

Research institutions.

Deadline:

11/01/2023

Links:

https://go.azcommerce.com/e/629661/ites-applications-for-research/54pc46/1022164625/h/Tf-lDNJFQKEEn_Jf2ZR80JqgmEt9fbm_bv3K5cSQCh0

Simons Foundation

Simons Collaborations in Mathematics and the Physical Sciences

The Simons Foundation seeks to stimulate progress on fundamental scientific questions of major importance in mathematics, theoretical physics, and theoretical computer science.

Letters of intent are due November 1.

Awards:

Up to $2 million per year per award.

Eligibility:

U.S. or Canadian institutions of higher education.

Deadline:

11/01/2023

Links:

https://go.azcommerce.com/e/629661/the-physical-sciences--tab-rfa/54pc49/1022164625/h/Tf-lDNJFQKEEn_Jf2ZR80JqgmEt9fbm_bv3K5cSQCh0

Department of Defense

DARPA Triage Challenge

DARPA seeks to use a series of challenge events to spur development of novel physiological features for medical triage. It aims to drive breakthrough innovations in identification of "signatures” of injur" that will help medical responders perform scalable, timely, and accurate triage. Of particular interest are mass casualty incidents when medical resources are limited relative to the need.

Awards:

The total award pool is $7 million.

Eligibility:

Unrestricted.

Deadline:

11/13/2023

Links:

https://go.azcommerce.com/e/629661/2023-10-06/54pc4d/1022164625/h/Tf-lDNJFQKEEn_Jf2ZR80JqgmEt9fbm_bv3K5cSQCh0

Instructional System Design Analysis Using AI Large Language Models

The Office of Naval Research is issuing a challenge to identify solutions that address a critical barrier in effectively implementing Instructional Systems Design (ISD) Analysis for training for military readiness and human performance. The objective is to develop initial proof of concept prototypes using Artificial Intelligence Large language models to automate the process of conducting ISD analysis, requirements development, for Ready Relevant Learning.

Awards:

$70,000 for first prize.

Eligibility:

Unrestricted domestically.

Deadline:

10/30/2023

Links:

https://go.azcommerce.com/e/629661/using-ai-large-language-models/54pc4h/1022164625/h/Tf-lDNJFQKEEn_Jf2ZR80JqgmEt9fbm_bv3K5cSQCh0

Department of Health and Human Services

RADx Tech Fetal Monitoring Challenge

The National Institutes of Health seeks to accelerate the development of diagnostic and monitoring technologies to reduce the risk of fetal morbidity and mortality and thus improve fetal and neonatal health outcomes. Successful technologies will directly measure one or more parameters of fetal health status during the late antepartum and/or intrapartum periods of pregnancy.

Diagnostic or monitoring technologies submitted to the RADx Tech Fetal Monitoring Challenge must:

• At least be a working prototype of a technology with data demonstrating the proof of concept.
• Directly detect and measure one or more physiological parameters of the fetus itself.
• Measure one or more parameters of fetal health status during the late antepartum and/or intrapartum periods of pregnancy.
• Be either noninvasive or minimally invasive.
• Be implementable at the point-of-care by a clinician or healthcare technician/provider in a hospital, clinic, or a community healthcare setting, or in an at-home setting by a caregiver or even ultimately the pregnant person themselves.
• Have a reasonable likelihood of market entry within the next 5 years.
• Have strong potential for accessible, cost-effective use and impact in low-resource settings.

Awards:

Up to 10 awards of $5,000 each for Phase 1.

Eligibility:

Unrestricted domestically except for Federal entities.

Deadline:

11/17/2023

Links:

https://go.azcommerce.com/e/629661/nge-radx-tech-fetal-monitoring/54pc4l/1022164625/h/Tf-lDNJFQKEEn_Jf2ZR80JqgmEt9fbm_bv3K5cSQCh0

Start an SUD Startup

The National Institute on Drug Abuse seeks to support research ideas in the area of substance use disorders that are intended to be the foundation for the development of successful new startups.

Awards:

Up to 12 teams will receive product development mentorship. Successful completion of training will result in a $10,000 prize.

Eligibility:

Unrestricted domestically.

Deadline:

11/15/2023

Links:

https://go.azcommerce.com/e/629661/start-an-sud-startup-challenge/54pc4p/1022164625/h/Tf-lDNJFQKEEn_Jf2ZR80JqgmEt9fbm_bv3K5cSQCh0

NASA

Detect, Track, and Remediate: The Challenge of Small Space Debris

NASA is accepting solutions to detect, characterize, track, or remediate small debris (between 1 millimeter and 10 centimeters) to ensure the safety and sustainability of space operations. The focus is on scalable solutions that can address a substantial percentage of the small debris population. Applicants should submit a concept paper for one (or more) of the following domains: Detect and Characterize, Track, and Remediate. Five applicants will be selected for awards per domain.

Awards:

Between $1,000 and $20,000.

Eligibility:

Unrestricted.

Deadline:

11/15/2023

Links:

https://go.azcommerce.com/e/629661/l-Space-Debris-2307546-details/54pc4s/1022164625/h/Tf-lDNJFQKEEn_Jf2ZR80JqgmEt9fbm_bv3K5cSQCh0

SUITS Challenge

NASA is holding a challenge to design user interface solutions for future spaceflight needs. Teams must address multiple tasks such as navigation, geologic sampling, and ingress procedure.

Eligibility:

Institutions of higher education.

Deadline:

11/02/2023

Links:

https://go.azcommerce.com/e/629661/nasasuits/54pc4w/1022164625/h/Tf-lDNJFQKEEn_Jf2ZR80JqgmEt9fbm_bv3K5cSQCh0