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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
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.

Draft ISO: Delphi

ARPA-H

Solution Summary (required) due April 8, 2026; Full Proposal due May 13, 2026

Not listed

Not listed

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

AFRL Regional Hub Network - Mid-Atlantic April 18 , 2025

Stage 1: Up to $100K;

Stage 2 and 3: Up to $200K

Stage 1: 3 to 6 months;

Stage 2 and 3: Up to 10 months

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

American Academy of Pediatrics Abstract (required) due May 1, 2026; Full application (by invitation only) due August 7, 2026

NRP Research Grant: Up to $50K; 
NRP Human Factors or Education Grant: Up to $15K;
NRP Young Investigator Award: Up to $15K;
Jeanette Zaichkin NRP Nursing Grant: Up to $10K

1 year;  a non-funded extension up to one year may be requested. 

Environmental Research & Education Foundation Pre-Proposal due May 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

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

 Up to $1M

Up to 3 years 

NIH May 4, 2026

Not noted

Not noted

Simons Foundation May 14, 2026

Fellows: One year of academic-year salary support, plus $10K.

Mentors: $50K research fund

1 year

Wenner-Gren Foundation May 15, 2026

$80K

No limit

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: 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.

 

NIH May 25, 2026; September 25, 2026; 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 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

Hamilton Research Support Grant

Hamilton Company

June 30, 2026

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

N/A

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

DARPA Abstracts (required) due by November 1, 2026 (on a rolling basis); Proposals (by invitation only) due November 30, 2026 (on a rolling basis)

Not noted

Not noted

The Teagle Foundation Concept Paper due December 1, 2026; Full proposal by invitation only, due early April 2027. 

Implementation grants: Up to $300K;

Planning grants: Up to $25K

Implementation grants: 24 months;

Planning grants: 6-12 months

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