External Funding Opportunities
***Limited Submission***
Department of State / Bureau of Democracy – Human Rights and Labor
Program: Advancing the Role of Women in the Labor Movement
NOFO #: DFOP0016637
Synopsis: Supports a project to assess the scale and impact of women labor movement leaders in: (1) Africa; (2) East Asia and the Pacific; and (3) Latin America and the Caribbean. Data obtained during the project should be used to develop and implement targeted interventions to advance the role of women in labor movements in one country per each region.3 Please note that the selected organization will work with DRL to select the three countries, should research include more than one country per region. Assessments and interventions may target the formal and informal sectors and can include care work. The 2-phased project should include focused research on women in the labor movement and as labor leaders in the regions mentioned above (phase 1); and should utilize the data collected to develop interventions in three countries—one per region—for women labor leaders, who are from similar sectors, to build their skills and grow their professional networks.
Award details: $985.K over 1 to 3 years.
USC announcement: https://rii.usc.edu/limited-submissions/de-foa-na0003284/
External announcement: Advancing the Role of Women in the Labor Market
USC Internal due date: June 21, 2024.
External due date: July 19, 2024.
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***Limited Submission***
(Posted Week of 5/27; now posted with limited submission info)
Department of Energy (DoE) / National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) (in conjunction with The NNSA Academic Programs and Community Support, Office of Advanced Simulation and Computing) and Institutional Research and Development Programs, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Los Alamos National Laboratory and Sandia National Laboratories)
Program: Predictive Science Academic Alliance Program IV
Funding Opportunity #: DE-FOA-NA0003284
Synopsis: Support leading U.S. institutions of higher education, with doctoral programs, engaging in five major focus areas in its next phase:
- Discipline-focused research to further predictive science and enabled by effective exascale computing and data science technologies;
- Mathematics and computer science (CS) technologies and methodologies to support effective exascale computing in the context of science/engineering applications (development and demonstration);
- State-of-the-art machine learning (ML) and data science technologies for predictive science and engineering (utilization and advancement);
- Predictive science based on verification, validation, and uncertainty quantification (VVUQ) for large-scale simulations; and
- Workforce development of the next-generation computational scientists.
Award details: $500K to $3.5M
USC Announcement: https://rii.usc.edu/limited-submissions/de-foa-na0003284/
Announcement on website: Predictive Science Academic Alliance Program IV (
USC Internal due date: June 21, 2024.
Pre-Application due date: June 27, 2024.
Application due date: September 30, 2024.
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***Limited Submission***
Department of Energy (DoE) / Solar Energy Technologies Office (SETO)
Program: Fiscal Year 2024 Solar Energy Supply Chain Incubator
Funding Opportunity #: DE-FOA-0003289
Synopsis: Supports the DOE decarbonization goals by advancing innovative solar hardware, software, and manufacturing processes across a broad range of technology readiness levels, from laboratory-scale to pilot-scale testing and prototype demonstration. Broadly, there are 3 Topic Areas (solicitation includes detailed descriptions):
- Solar Research and Technology Development which focuses on R&D activities with the goal of de-risking new solar components and/or manufacturing processes, while developing and validating a realistic pathway to commercial success.
- Solar Technology Demonstration will fund pilot-scale and/or prototype demonstration of solar products.
- Solar Permitting Software Outreach, Education and Development will fund outreach, education, or software technology development activities for solar permitting software that has an automated, code compliance permit review and approval process for rooftop solar PV or rooftop solar PV with energy storage systems.
Award details: Awards will vary according to topic area from $1M to $5M. Project duration will range from 18 months to 36 months, again depending on the topic area.
USC Announcement: https://rii.usc.edu/limited-submissions/de-foa-0003289/
Announcement on website: FY 2024 Solar Energy Supply Chain Incubator
USC Internal due date: June 24, 2024.
Concept paper due date: July 19, 2024.
Full application due date: October 7, 2024
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***Limited Submission***
National Endowment for the Arts
Program: Sound Health Network (SHN)
Funding #: NEAPS2407
Synopsis: Supports an organization to act as Cooperator to facilitate the connection of subject matter experts in music and health (both individuals and organizations) and other appropriate entities in order to harvest and inform each other’s work. Since its public launch in January 2021, the Sound Health Network (SHN) has (1) developed and maintained, at a minimum, a directory and website or online platform for resources and activities related to music and health; (2) held in-person convenings; hosted webinars, workshops, and discussion groups; (3) communicated with the general public through social media and newsletters; and (4) created an online database of key scientific publications on music and health research. The mission of SHN is to promote research and public awareness about the impact of music on health and wellness, and the purpose of this funding opportunity is to continue and build on the aforementioned activities.
Award details: $300K
USC internal announcement: https://rii.usc.edu/limited-submissions/nea-sound-health-network/
Announcement on website: https://www.arts.gov/sites/default/files/FY25-Sound-Health-Network-Program-Solicitation.pdf
USC Internal due date: July 1, 2024.
External due date: August 1, 2024.
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Louisville Institute
Program: Postdoctoral Fellowships
Synopsis: Supports early career theological educators with vocational and professional formation through a two-year placement as a visiting scholar at a graduate theological school, college, university, or education and research organization in the United States and Canada. As part of the Louisville Institute’s Vocation of the Theological Educator (VTE) Initiative, these fellows engage in intentional, focused, professional formation and teaching as they explore a calling to be a theological educator for future pastoral leaders.
Award details: Annual minimum stipend of $50K, plus housing, health insurance, and moving costs (exact figures vary based on placement location).
Announcement on website: https://louisville-institute.org/programs-grants-and-fellowships/fellowships/postdoctoral-fellowship/
Application due date: October 15, 2024.
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Louisville Institute
Program: First Book Grants for Scholars of Color
Synopsis: Supports early career, pre-tenured religion scholars of color to complete a major research project about Christian faith and life, the practice of ministry, religious trends and movements, Christian and other faith-based institutions, and religion and social issues. Of particular interest to the Louisville Institute are projects that bridge academic scholarship and the life of the church in North America.
Award details: Up to $55K
Announcement on website: https://louisville-institute.org/programs-grants-and-fellowships/grants/first-book-grant-for-scholars-of-color/
Application due date: January 15, 2025.
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Collegeville Institute
Program: 2025-2026 Kilian McDonnell Residential Fellowship in Faith and Culture
Synopsis: Supports scholars whose research addresses the relationships between religion and culture in contemporary society and who wish to reach a broad audience through their written work. Both short-term and longer-term residencies are available.
Award details: Fee-free housing; up to $2K to cover travel and research expenses; and all privileges afforded to Resident Scholars and Short-Term Resident Scholars
Announcement on website: https://collegevilleinstitute.org/residencies/available-fellowships/
Application due date: November 1, 2024.
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William G. Pomeroy Foundation
Program: Hungry for History
Synopsis: Supports non-profit academic institutions and other 501(c) (3) organizations help communities nationwide put the spotlight on their renowned locally and regionally created food dishes with historic roadside markers. This grant program celebrates America’s food history by telling the stories of local and regional food specialties across the United States. It is designed to commemorate significant food dishes created prior to 1970 and the role they played in defining American culture and forging community identity.
Award details: Median grants are ~$5K
Announcement on website: https://www.wgpfoundation.org/history/hungry-for-history/
Application due date: Rolling, but requires a Letter of Intent first.
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Open AI
Program: OpenAI Residency Program
Synopsis: Supports exceptional researchers and engineers in other fields to gain critical skills and knowledge to help bridge the knowledge gap to transition their careers into the Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning space. The program is ideal for researchers specializing in fields such as mathematics, physics or neuroscience, as well as for exceptionally talented software engineers who seek to transition into full-time research based positions in the field of AI. Residency is in San Francisco
Award details: The residency program is 6 months. The salary for this period including benefits is $210K.
Announcement on website: https://openai.com/residency/
Application due date: Residency openings depend on business needs of AI, and applications are accepted on a rolling basis throughout the year, as are the start dates for a Resident.
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The Leakey Foundation
Program: Research Grants
Synopsis: Supports research related to human origins, including paleoanthropology, genetics, primate behavior and the behavioral ecology of contemporary
hunter-gatherers. Funding priority is commonly given to exploratory phases of promising new research projects that meet the stated purpose of the Foundation. Relevance of your project to understanding human origins must be explicit throughout your application. If there is any question as to whether your project is eligible, contact the foundation one month before the application due date. Established scientists as well as Ph.D. candidates are eligible to apply.
Award details: Senior Investigators and Postdocs: Up to $30K; PhD candidates: Up to $20K
Announcement on website: https://leakeyfoundation.org/grants/research-grants/
Application due date: Applications are reviewed twice a year: July 15th and January 10th.
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Glaucoma Research Foundation
Program: Shaffer Grants for Innovative Glaucoma Research
Synopsis: Supports scientists and clinicians for new high-impact clinical, epidemiological and laboratory research projects. Shaffer Grants have two focus areas: The Physiology of Glaucoma; and The Genetics of Glaucoma. Specific projects for both focus areas are included in the solicitation. Eligible applicants must have a graduate degree and have not been a recipient of a Shaffer grant in the past 3 years.
Award details: $55K for one year.
Announcement on website: https://glaucoma.org/research/apply-for-a-grant
Preliminary proposal (required) due date: July 15, 2024. Applicants will be notified in September 2024 on whether and when to submit a full proposal.
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American Association for Cancer Research (AACR)
Program: AACR-AstraZeneca Endometrial Cancer Research Fellowship
Synopsis: Supports postdoctoral or clinical research fellows to conduct endometrial cancer research and to establish a successful career path in this field. The research proposed for may involve basic, translational, clinical, or population sciences research, and must target endometrial cancer. Candidates hold a mentored postdoc position and must have a doctoral degree (Ph.D., MD, MD/Ph.D.) and not be a candidate for a further doctoral degree. Applicants must be AACR members in good standing. Nonmembers may apply for membership online.
Award details: $130K for 2 years.
Announcement on website: https://www.aacr.org/grants/aacr-astrazeneca-endometrial-cancer-research-fellowship/
Application due date: July 18, 2024.
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American Society of Gene and Cell Therapy (ASGCT)
Program: Underrepresented Populations Fellowship in Gene and Cell Therapy
Synopsis: Supports postdoctoral and early career researchers from underrepresented ethnic or racial groups in the scientific workforce transitioning into faculty positions. Candidates must be members of ASGCT, or have a membership application pending (membership application must be submitted at least 5 days before fellowship application) and have a research focus in gene and cell therapy. Applicants must submit clear and documented support of having an established mentor who has active non-commercial funding and will remain funded for the duration of the award term
Award details: $100K for one year. Two awards will be made.
Announcement on website: https://www.asgct.org/awards/underrepresented-populations-fellowship
Application due date: August 1, 2024.
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Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation
Program: Fellowship – Level 1
Synopsis: Supports investigators for all theoretical and experimental research relevant to the study of cancer and the search for cancer causes, mechanisms, therapies, and prevention. Candidates must apply for the fellowship under the guidance of a sponsor—a scientist (tenured, tenure-track, or equivalent position) capable of providing mentorship to the Fellow. Candidates must have completed their doctorate. Candidates who have already accepted a fellowship award are not eligible to apply, though those who hold an NIH T32 at the time of application are eligible. Basic and physician-scientists must have received their degrees no more than 18 months before the application deadline date. Applicants must not have been in their sponsors' labs for more than one year before the application deadline date and are expected to devote 100% of their time to Damon Runyon-supported research activities.
Award details: Fellowship is for 4 years beginning at $70K for first year with incremental increases of $2K for years 2-4 contingent upon favorable progress reports. Additionally, $2K will be awarded to the lab where the Fellow will be working. The Foundation also provides $1K per year per child.
Announcement on website: https://www.damonrunyon.org/for-scientists/application-guidelines/breakthrough/forms
Application due date: August 15, 2024.
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California Humanities
Program: Humanities for All
Synopsis: Supports locally-initiated public humanities programming in communities across our state. Projects developed by grantees respond to the needs and interests of Californians, encourage public engagement with humanities programming, particularly among new and/or underserved audiences, and promote understanding and empathy that are essential to a thriving democracy. Appropriate programming formats include but are not limited to virtual and in-person interpretive exhibits, community dialogue and discussion series, workshops and participatory activities, presentations and lectures, conversations and forums, and interactive and experiential activities.
Award details: Grants range from $10K to $25K.
Announcement on website: https://calhum.org/humanities-for-all/
Letter of Intent due date: July 15, 2024.
Full application due date (invited): October 15, 2024.
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National Endowment for the Humanities (forecasted)
Program: Cultural and Community Resilience
Synopsis: Supports community-based efforts to address the impacts of climate change and COVID-19 by safeguarding cultural resources and fostering cultural resilience through identifying, documenting, and / or collecting cultural heritage and community experiences. The program prioritizes projects from disadvantaged communities in the United States or its jurisdictions. Supports projects in 2 categories: (1) community collecting initiatives or (2) oral history programs. All large and small projects must address the impacts of either climate change or the COVID-19 pandemic on one or more communities.
Award details: Maximum award is $150K over 2-year project.
Announcement on website: https://www.neh.gov/program/cultural-and-community-resilience
Anticipated application due date: May 20, 2025. Anticipated application availability: February 20, 2025. Project start date: February 1, 2026, to September 1, 2026.
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Department of the Interior / National Park Services
Program: African American Grants Program
Funding #: P24AS00540
Synopsis: Supports projects to document, interpret, and preserve the sites and stories of the full history of the African American struggle to gain equal rights from the transatlantic slave trade forward. The program funds history and preservation projects using the NPS report, Civil Rights in America, A Framework for Identifying Significant Sites as a guide in determining the appropriateness of proposed projects and properties:
<https://www.nps.gov/subjects/nationalhistoriclandmarks/upload/Civil-Rights-Framework-2018.pdf>,
Award details: Grants will range from $15K to $75K.
Announcement on website:
The National Park Service’s African American Civil Rights Grant Program
Application due date: September 5, 2024.
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U.S. Department of Agriculture / National Institute of Food and Agriculture
Program: Food and Agriculture Sciences National Needs Graduate and Postgraduate Fellowship
Funding Opportunity #: USDA-NIFA-HEP-010775
Synopsis: Supports graduate student training and completion of master’s and / or doctoral degree programs in identified national need areas within the food and agricultural sciences. The overarching goals and objectives of these graduate fellowships are to encourage outstanding students to pursue and complete graduate degrees in the areas of food and agricultural sciences designated by NIFA as national needs. Applicants should propose training projects to support graduate fellowship stipends for one of the following Targeted Expertise Shortage Areas (TESAs) a) Animal Production b) Plant Production c) Forest Resources d) Agricultural Education and Communication e) Agricultural Management and Economics f) Food Science, Human Nutrition and Human Sciences g) Agricultural Biosecurity h) Climate-smart Agriculture i) Data Science (to enable systems and communities to effectively utilize data, improve resource management, and integrate new technologies and approaches to further U.S. food and agriculture enterprises).
Award details: Awards range from $41K to $262.5K
Announcement on website: https://www.nifa.usda.gov/sites/default/files/2024-06/FY24-NNF-RFA-P.pdf
Application due date: August 13, 2024.
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U.S. Department of Agriculture / Foreign Agricultural Services
Program: USDA International Climate Hub Collaboration
Funding Opportunity #: USDA-FAS-10960-0700-10-24-0010
Synopsis: Supports domestic and international natural resource managers, country officials, researchers, students, and communities with three streams of work: scientific research and data synthesis; tools and resources; and training, outreach, and convening opportunities. These efforts are intended to lead to more climate-informed decision-making, both at home and abroad. The International Climate Hub seeks to work closely with an institution with comparable goals to develop and execute initiatives where collaboration would yield stronger results than independent efforts. The goal is to research and develop tangible outputs that analyze, demonstrate, or predict climate impacts on global working lands and build resilience through recommended adaptation strategies or that reduce greenhouse gas impacts through recommended mitigation strategies; to improve international climate literacy involving the agriculture, ranching, and forestry sectors; and to improve International Climate Hub information and services, and other related topics as proposed.
Award details: $575,590. The project period is 3 years beginning September 2024.
Announcement on website: FY24 NOFO Int’l Climate Hub
Application due date: September 9, 2024.
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Department of Defense (DoD) / Defense Health Program
Program: Breast Cancer Research Program – Era of Hope Scholar Award
Funding Opportunity Number: HT942524BCRPEOHS2
Synopsis: Supports early career, exceptionally talented scientists who have demonstrated significant potential to affect meaningful change in breast cancer research. These individuals should be considered the “best and brightest” in their field through extraordinary creativity, vision, innovation, and productivity. They should have demonstrated experience in forming effective partnerships and collaborations and must exhibit strong potential for future leadership in breast cancer research. The focus is on the researcher rather than the project. Candidates must be within 6 years of their last training position.
Award details: Maximum award is $3.5M over a maximum period of performance of 4 years.
Announcement on website: Breast Cancer Era of Hope
Pre-Application due date: July 23, 2024.
Application due date: August 6, 2024.
Confidential Letters of Recommendation due date: August 9, 2024.
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NIH / National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
Program: Clinical Trial Readiness to Understand and Develop Solutions to Social, Ethical, Behavioral Implications and Barriers to Health Equity in Alzheimer's Disease Related Dementias (ADRD)
NOFO #: RFA-NS-25-013
Synopsis: Supports research projects to establish clinical trial readiness for community-driven interventions to understand and develop solutions addressing barriers to equity in ADRD outcomes among populations defined by the NIH to experience health disparities and communities that intersect with them. These research projects are expected to produce preliminary data to support or inform future clinical trials that address either the social ethical and / or behavioral implications related to assessing risk for, identification of, or treatment of ADRD in these NIH-designated populations. Examples of areas of research interest include
- Social and ethical barriers in ADRD related to clinical trials within NIH Designated Populations that Experience Health Disparities (HDPs) (e.g. such as consenting with cognitive impairment and limited English proficiency);
- Historical and current structural barriers that contribute to disparities in ADRD screening, diagnosis, treatment, and outcomes;
- Community-engaged strategies and tools to build and restore trust among HDPs for ADRD research
Award details: The maximum budget request is $500K for direct costs per year for 4 years.
Announcement on website: https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-NS-25-013.html
Letter of due date: September 4, 2024.
Application due date: October 4, 2024.
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NIH / National Institute on Aging (NIA) and National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD)
Program: Research Collaboration Network in Structural Racism Measurement Modeling (U24 — Resource-Related Projects – Cooperative Agreements)
NOFO #: RFA-AG-25-003
Synopsis: Supports an interdisciplinary network of scholars from a variety of disciplines to collaborate with each other in the measurement and modeling of structural racism to facilitate research on health and aging over the course of life. For this NOFO, structural racism is described as “the public and private policies, institutional practices, norms and cultural representations that inherently procure opportunity, value, advantage or disadvantage to individuals and populations according to their race / ethnicity both across the life course and between generations.” The objectives of this NOFO are to build a network to identify new measures and models of structural racism with input from scholars across the humanities, sociology, education, political science, and public health sciences to create new measures and conceptual frameworks and catalyze new aging research on structural racism via proposed activities. Areas of research interests include (partial)
- Supporting interactive multidisciplinary science development activities to improve measures and methods
- Piloting projects in the measurement and modeling of structural racism in aging research
- Engaging with international and national scientific organizations to expand the network of experts
Award details: $1M for direct costs per year for a maximum project period of 5 years.
Announcement on website: https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-AG-25-003.html
Letter of Intent due date: September 17, 2024.
Application due date: October 17, 2024.
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From Dornsife Advancement – Corporate and Foundation Relations
(if interested contact Kerri Bennett, Assistant Dean, kerriben@usc.edu
BASF
Program: Processes for pigment separation from recycled thermoplastic polyurethane
Synopsis: Supports research for a scalable, ideally continuous process that can efficiently separate different inorganic and organic pigments and dye components from a thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) matrix. This process should also maintain the basic macroscopic properties of TPU, such as tensile strength and resistance to abrasion. Solutions of interest include (a) A high throughput separation process, specific for dyes and pigments; and (b) A high throughput separation process, with minimum environmental impact.
Award details: $20K to $100K dependent upon the proposal.
Announcement on website: https://www.halo.science/research/materials/toward-recycling-and-upcycling-of-colored-thermoplastic-polyurethanes?utm_campaign=n-2765144&utm_source=notification-campaigns&utm_medium=email&_luid=76104&_nid=2765144
Proposal due date: June 30, 2024.
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