Active Government Funding Opportunities

HUD seeks housing policy research to advance evidence-based solutions for affordable housing challenges. Grants support studies examining policy impacts, housing market dynamics, and interventions addressing homelessness and housing accessibility.

This opportunity supports alumni engagement initiatives in Mauritius through innovation funding. It aims to strengthen connections between U.S. exchange program alumni and their communities through creative projects and programs.

DOE technology licensing opportunity for integrated electrochemical system combining carbonate-composite membrane reactor and protonic ceramic electrolyzer for energy-efficient carbon capture and hydrogen production.

Air Dominance Broad Agency Announcement seeking R&D in 13 munitions research areas including guidance, propulsion, warheads, fuzing, and AI/autonomy for advanced weapons systems.

Fund university-based basic research in nuclear forensics disciplines—radiochemistry, detector science, shock physics, and modeling—to complement DOE lab applied work. Builds a pipeline of specialized scientists and engineers for national security missions across energy, defense, and intelligence agencies.

Counter-UAS and swarm defense R&D spanning electronic warfare, cyberspace, and autonomy. Develops integrated C-sUAS kill chain with low-collateral effects and UAS traffic management.

NASA seeks science team proposals for hemispheric airborne measurements of air quality. The HAMAQ program supports research using aircraft-based monitoring to advance atmospheric and environmental science understanding.

NSF seeks research projects that revolutionize engineering education and workforce development through new cultural or curricular innovations, or by adapting proven models to new contexts across higher education and workplace-based programs.

NSF seeks research on how engineers develop professional skills across education, training, and workplace contexts. Projects should integrate engineering and social science expertise to build pathways creating ethical, globally-competent engineers ready for evolving technical careers.

Army seeking multiple academic trusted partners for rapid execution of sensitive basic and applied scientific research across disciplinary perspectives supporting U.S. Army missions.

The Army seeks qualified industry partners for the Trusted Partner Program to develop advanced capabilities and solutions. This advance notice invites competitive proposals for innovative technologies and systems supporting Army materiel requirements.

NASA seeks proposals from early-career Earth scientists to conduct innovative research using satellite data and modeling. This program supports the next generation of researchers tackling critical Earth science challenges through competitive grants.

Ground-based radar digitization modernizing eight globally-positioned radars with modular open architecture to enhance space domain awareness and missile warning/defense capabilities using rapid prototyping.

NSF seeks proposals to develop and operate national-scale cyberinfrastructure systems that enable data-intensive and AI-driven research across science and engineering disciplines. Projects will create integrated data services to advance open science innovation and education.

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 graduate student research in Earth and space science through NASA's competitive funding program. This opportunity enables emerging investigators to conduct original research advancing understanding of Earth systems and space technology.

Support high-tech research and innovation partnerships between U.S., Bahrain, and UK institutions focusing on advanced technology, defense, and economic collaboration. Projects should engage academic and private sector partners to develop secure, market-driven technology solutions.

This bilateral exchange program fosters U.S.-Kenya collaboration on emerging technologies and innovation to commemorate Kenya's 60th independence anniversary. It supports joint research, startup partnerships, and knowledge-sharing in priority tech sectors.

This program embeds 76 Kenyan undergraduate scientists and engineers in U.S. universities for semester-long study, building bilateral tech sector partnerships and establishing lasting connections between American innovation ecosystems and Kenya's emerging talent.

NSF seeks proposals to develop AI and cybersecurity education programs and scholarships, addressing critical workforce shortages in these fields. Support includes both scholarship funding for students and innovation grants to enhance curricula, partnerships, and training methods.

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.

Trusted and Elastic Military Platforms and Electronic Warfare (TEMPEST) BAA seeks methodologies and tools for avionics cybersecurity, open system architecture, and multi-domain operations integration.

FLASH INP program seeks enabling technologies for hypersonic boost-glide vehicles. Critical enabling technologies include high-TRL command/control systems, thermal protection systems, and advanced design/optimization capabilities.

Kaiju Broad Agency Announcement from Air Force with controlled unclassified information. Future calls will issue white papers and proposals for advanced air force technology development initiatives.

DARPA Biological Technologies Office hosts innovation fair to connect program managers with proposers exploring cutting-edge biological research and biotechnology solutions.