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National Science and Research Grants for Nonprofits

Nationwide grants for nonprofit research institutions, scientific collaborations, applied research, and research infrastructure.

What qualifies: Listings must explicitly name an eligible nonprofit applicant type and contain clear science, research, engineering, or R&D evidence.

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Deadline outlook

Next 30 days8
31–90 days19
More than 90 days29
Rolling or not stated22
OpenNationwideHigh effort

Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program

NSF

The National Science FoundationRobert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program (Noyce)invites innovative proposals that address the critical need for recruiting, preparing, and retaining highly effective elementary and secondary mathematics and science teachers…

Best for: Science and Technology and other Research and Development, Science, Research

Deadline
Aug 25, 2026
Award
Up to $3,250,000
Evidence
Nonprofit confirmed · confirmed
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Source evidence: Source category: Science

OpenNationwideHigh effort

Tribal Transportation Safety Strategy Pilot Program

DOT-RITA

he U.S. Department of Transportation’s Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology (OST-R) is announcing a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for the Tribal Transportation Safety Strategy Pilot Program. This three-year cooperative…

Best for: Science and Technology and other Research and Development, Transportation, Community Development

Deadline
Aug 28, 2026
Award
Up to $2,000,000
Evidence
Nonprofit confirmed · confirmed
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This opportunity was matched using its official source category.

Source evidence: Source category: Science

OpenNationwideHigh effort

Interdisciplinary Transportation Law and Policy Technology Training Development

DOT-RITA

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology (OST-R) is announcing a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for the Interdisciplinary Transportation Law and Policy Technology Training Development…

Best for: Science and Technology and other Research and Development, Transportation, Research

Deadline
Aug 28, 2026
Award
Up to $600,000
Evidence
Nonprofit confirmed · confirmed
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Source evidence: Source category: Science

OpenNationwideHigh effort

Improved Oil and Gas Recovery and Produced Water Management Technologies

DOE-NETL

Modification 000003: The purpose of this modification is to revise NOFO Part 1. Section I.A.1 is revised to correct the Topic Area 1b cost share to 20% and Section IV.C.2 is revised to delete the Environmental Considerations Summary and Environmental…

Best for: Energy, Natural Resources, Environment

Deadline
Sep 8, 2026
Award
Up to $150,000,000
Evidence
Nonprofit confirmed · confirmed
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Why this grant matches this directory

This opportunity was matched using its official source category.

Source evidence: Source category: Research

OpenNationwideHigh effort

Community Economic Development Projects

HHS-ACF-OCS

The Office of Community Services (OCS) will award approximately $18.57 million in Community Economic Development (CED) discretionary funds to Community Development Corporations (CDC) to enhance job creation and business development for individuals with…

Best for: Income Security and Social Services, Health, Human Services

Deadline
Sep 8, 2026
Award
Up to $800,000
Evidence
Nonprofit confirmed · confirmed
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Why this grant matches this directory

This opportunity was matched using its official source category.

Source evidence: Source category: Research

OpenNationwideHigh effort

Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE): Future Computing Research

NSF

The NSF CISE Directorate supports research and education projects that develop new knowledge in all aspects of computing, communications, and information science and engineering through the following Future Computing Research (Future CoRe) programs:…

Best for: Science and Technology and other Research and Development, Science, Research

Deadline
Sep 10, 2026
Award
Up to $12,000,000
Evidence
Nonprofit confirmed · confirmed
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Source evidence: Source category: Science

OpenNationwideHigh effort

Measurement Science and Engineering (MSE) Research Grant Programs

DOC-NIST

To support activities that develop, expand, strengthen, or sustain NIST partnership programs and/or support the conduct of research or a recipient's portion of collaborative research in a variety of areas including, but not limited to: Metrology; S…

Best for: Science and Technology and other Research and Development, Research

Deadline
Sep 15, 2026
Award
Not stated
Evidence
Nonprofit confirmed · confirmed
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Source evidence: Source category: Science

OpenNationwideHigh effort

NSF Dynamic Language Infrastructure - NEH Documenting Endangered Languages

NSF

This funding partnership between the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) supports projects to develop and advance knowledge concerning dynamic language infrastructure in the context of endangered human…

Best for: Science and Technology and other Research and Development, Science, Research

Deadline
Sep 15, 2026
Award
Not stated
Evidence
Nonprofit confirmed · confirmed
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Source evidence: Source category: Science

OpenNationwideHigh effort

Security, Privacy, and Trust in Cyberspace

NSF

Our world is at a pivotal moment where the boundaries dividing the physical and social worlds from the cyber world have become blurred. Cyberspace has evolved from an interconnected digital environment into a complex and interdependent cyber ecosystem…

Best for: Science and Technology and other Research and Development, Science, Research

Deadline
Sep 28, 2026
Award
Up to $1,200,000
Evidence
Nonprofit confirmed · confirmed
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Source evidence: Source category: Science

OpenNationwideHigh effort

Postdoctoral Research Fellowships in Biology

NSF

The integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Biological Research has the potential to pave the way for breakthroughs in biotechnology and bio-system design that will create innovations, new industries, and jobs. To capitalize on this promise, the…

Best for: Science and Technology and other Research and Development, Science, Research

Deadline
Sep 29, 2026
Award
$220,000
Evidence
Nonprofit confirmed · confirmed
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Source evidence: Source category: Science

OpenNationwideHigh effort

Division of Chemistry: Disciplinary Research Programs

NSF

This solicitation applies to six (of the nine) CHE Disciplinary Research Programs: Chemical Catalysis (CAT); Chemical Measurement and Imaging (CMI); Chemical Mechanism, Function and Properties (CMFP); Chemical Synthesis (SYN); Environmental Chemical…

Best for: Science and Technology and other Research and Development, Science, Research

Deadline
Sep 30, 2026
Award
Not stated
Evidence
Nonprofit confirmed · confirmed
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Source evidence: Source category: Science

OpenNationwideHigh effort

Institute of Education Sciences (IES): National Center for Education Research (NCER): Using Longitudinal Data to Support State Education Policymaking, Assistance Listing Number (ALN) 84.305S

ED

Through this grant program, IES supports state agencies’ use of their statewide longitudinal data systems (SLDSs) to provide evidence for their own program and policy decisions, and those of their local education agencies regarding increasing learners’…

Best for: Education, Research

Deadline
Oct 1, 2026
Award
Up to $1,200,000
Evidence
Nonprofit confirmed · confirmed
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Source evidence: Source category: Research

OpenNationwideHigh effort

Institute of Education Sciences (IES): National Center for Special Education Research (NCSER): Research Training Programs in Special Education, Assistance Listing Number (ALN) 84.324B

ED

NCSER training programs prepare individuals to conduct special education and early intervention research that advances knowledge within the field and addresses issues important to education policymakers and practitioners. Under this competition, NCSER…

Best for: Education, Research

Deadline
Oct 1, 2026
Award
Not stated
Evidence
Nonprofit confirmed · confirmed
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Source evidence: Source category: Research

OpenNationwideHigh effort

Institute of Education Sciences (IES): National Center for Special Education Research (NCSER): Using Longitudinal Data to Support State Education Policymaking in Special Education, Assistance Listing Number (ALN) 84.324S

ED

Through this grant program, NCSER supports state agencies’ use of their statewide longitudinal data systems (SLDSs) to provide evidence for their own program and policy decisions, and those of their local education agencies pertaining to learners with or…

Best for: Education, Research

Deadline
Oct 1, 2026
Award
Up to $1,200,000
Evidence
Nonprofit confirmed · confirmed
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Source evidence: Source category: Research

OpenNationwideHigh effort

Institute of Education Sciences (IES): National Center for Education Research (NCER): Research Training Programs in The Education Sciences, Assistance Listing Number (ALN) 84.305B

ED

NCER training programs prepare individuals to conduct education research that advances knowledge within the field and addresses issues important to education policymakers and practitioners. Under this competition, NCER will consider only applications…

Best for: Education, Research

Deadline
Oct 1, 2026
Award
Not stated
Evidence
Nonprofit confirmed · confirmed
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Source evidence: Source category: Research

OpenNationwideHigh effort

Advanced Technological Education

NSF

With a focus on two-year Institutions of Higher Education (IHEs), the Advanced Technological Education (ATE) program supports the education of technicians for the high-technology fields that drive our nation's economy. The program involves partnerships…

Best for: Science and Technology and other Research and Development, Science, Research

Deadline
Oct 1, 2026
Award
Up to $7,500,000
Evidence
Nonprofit confirmed · confirmed
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Source evidence: Source category: Science

OpenNationwideHigh effort

Institute of Education Sciences (IES): National Center for Education Research (NCER): Statistical and Research Methodology in Education, Assistance Listing Number (ALN) 84.305D

ED

The goal of the Statistical and Research Methodology in Education (Stats/Methods) grant program (84.305D) is to provide a wide range of methodological and statistical tools that will better enable applied education scientists to conduct rigorous…

Best for: Education, Research

Deadline
Oct 1, 2026
Award
Not stated
Evidence
Nonprofit confirmed · confirmed
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Source evidence: Source category: Research

OpenNationwideHigh effort

Mathematical Foundations of Artificial Intelligence

NSF

Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence (AI) are enabling extraordinary scientific breakthroughs in fields ranging from protein folding, natural language processing, drug synthesis, and recommender systems to the discovery of novel engineering…

Best for: Science and Technology and other Research and Development, Science, Research

Deadline
Oct 9, 2026
Award
Up to $1,500,000
Evidence
Nonprofit confirmed · confirmed
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Source evidence: Source category: Science

OpenNationwideHigh effort

NSF Astronomy and Astrophysics Postdoctoral Fellowships

NSF

NSF Astronomy and Astrophysics Postdoctoral Fellowships provide an opportunity for highly qualified, recent doctoral scientists to carry out an integrated program of independent research and education. Fellows may engage in observational, instrumental,…

Best for: Science and Technology and other Research and Development, Science, Research

Deadline
Oct 15, 2026
Award
$110,000
Evidence
Nonprofit confirmed · confirmed
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Source evidence: Source category: Science

OpenNationwideHigh effort

Mathematical Sciences Postdoctoral Research Fellowships

NSF

The purpose of the Mathematical Sciences Postdoctoral Research Fellowships (MSPRF) is to support future leaders in mathematics and statistics by facilitating their participation in postdoctoral research environments thatwill have maximal impact on their…

Best for: Science and Technology and other Research and Development, Science, Research

Deadline
Oct 21, 2026
Award
$190,000
Evidence
Nonprofit confirmed · confirmed
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Source evidence: Source category: Science

OpenNationwideHigh effort

NSF's Eddie Bernice Johnson Inclusion across the Nation of Communities of Learners of Underrepresented Discoverers in Engineering and Science (INCLUDES) Initiative

NSF

In 2016, the National Science Foundation (NSF) unveiled a set of “Big Ideas,” 10 bold, long-term research and process ideas that identify areas for future investment at the frontiers of science and engineering (see…

Best for: Science and Technology and other Research and Development, Science, Research

Deadline
Oct 27, 2026
Award
Not stated
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Nonprofit confirmed · confirmed
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Source evidence: Source category: Science

OpenNationwideHigh effort

CHIPS Incentives Program – Facilities for Semiconductor Materials and Manufacturing Equipment

DOC-NIST

The CHIPS Incentives Program aims to catalyze long-term economically sustainable growth in the domestic semiconductor industry in support of U.S. economic and national security. This is the second Notice of Funding Opportunity under this program and…

Best for: Science and Technology and other Research and Development, Equipment

Deadline
Nov 1, 2026
Award
Not stated
Evidence
Nonprofit confirmed · confirmed
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Source evidence: Source category: Science

OpenNationwideHigh effort

Unlocking Dataset Value for AI-Enabled Scientific Discovery (AI Datasets)

NSF

This program will advance scientific community datasets to enable scientific discovery and innovation using artificial intelligence (AI) and other methods. Its goal is to increase the value that can be derived from existing scientific datasets by…

Best for: Science and Technology and other Research and Development, Science, Research

Deadline
Nov 4, 2026
Award
Not stated
Evidence
Nonprofit confirmed · confirmed
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Source evidence: Source category: Science

OpenNationwideHigh effort

SBE Postdoctoral Research Fellowships

NSF

The Directorate for Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences (SBE) offers Postdoctoral Research Fellowships to encourageindependence earlyin the fellow'scareerby supporting his or herresearch and training goals.The research and training plan of each…

Best for: Science and Technology and other Research and Development, Science, Research

Deadline
Nov 4, 2026
Award
Up to $170,000
Evidence
Nonprofit confirmed · confirmed
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Source evidence: Source category: Science

Original directory analysis

What the current science & research landscape tells applicants

Opportunity composition

78 opportunities are currently open and 0 are forecasted. Federal sources represent the largest captured funder group.

Deadline pressure

8 verified opportunities have a captured deadline in the next 30 days. Applicants should prioritize eligibility confirmation and registration checks before drafting, especially when a federal submission system is involved.

Application workload

High is the most common estimated effort level, covering 78 listings. This estimate reflects captured registrations, attachments, narrative, budget, and cost-share signals—not a predicted number of hours.

This analysis is recalculated from the directory’s currently verified membership. Missing award amounts are excluded, and changing source facts can alter these patterns on the next aggregation run.

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Listings come from the official source URL retained on each grant record. Automated rules normalize source categories and identify funding-use phrases; each classification preserves its triggering text. Headline totals include only verified, currently relevant opportunities with explicit nonprofit evidence. Nationwide grants are labeled separately from California-specific programs.

Aggregates refresh daily. The page’s last-modified signal changes only when membership, material source facts, statistics, or editorial copy changes. Missing award amounts are never treated as zero.

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How many science & research are currently available?

We currently count 78 verified, relevant opportunities with confirmed nonprofit eligibility. 78 are open and 0 are forecasted. The count changes when official sources add, close, or materially revise grants.

How does a grant qualify for this science & research page?

Listings must explicitly name an eligible nonprofit applicant type and contain clear science, research, engineering, or R&D evidence.

Are nationwide grants included?

Nationwide grants are included when the captured source explicitly indicates national availability and contains no conflicting location restriction.

How current is this directory?

Source records and aggregates are checked on a daily cadence. “New,” “closing soon,” and “recently changed” groups are calculated from the latest verified records; applicants should still confirm final terms on the official source before applying.