OPD Weekly Newsletter 

June 5, 2026

Dear Deans, Chairs and Center/Institute Directors: 

Please share these funding opportunities and related research news with your faculty.

The DARPA AI Forge Program is seeking to identify the Artificial Intelligence (AI) capabilities and research areas of interest of U.S. universities. The program intends to conduct high-impact, fast-paced, university-led, fundamental AI research aimed at solving AI Forge’s "Critical AI Challenges for National Security". AI Forge forum stakeholders will leverage responses to this RFI to establish a repository of U.S. universities aligned and interested in accelerating next-generation AI research to solve critical national security challenges. Stony Brook Research invites your feedback to help shape the university’s institutional response. Your perspective is essential to enhancing our submission, which should reflect the depth, real-world experience, and full breadth of expertise of the Stony Brook research community.
Deadline: Anyone who is interested in providing feedback may add comments in our Request for Internal Comments document by Wednesday, June 10, 2026 at 11:59 pm.

Sponsor: Thomas Hartman Center for Parkinson’s Research in the Department of Neurobiology & Behavior
Description: This year, the Center will accept applications for three Seed Awards (up to $25,000 each) to support research into the pathophysiology of Parkinson's disease. These awards are intended to fund innovative, high-risk/high-reward projects that generate the preliminary data needed to compete for larger extramural funding. We encourage applications addressing mechanisms of disease across all levels of analysis — molecular, cellular, circuit, and systems — and welcome projects focused on either motor symptoms or non-motor symptoms (cognitive impairment, autonomic dysfunction, sleep disturbances, and neuropsychiatric manifestations). Projects employing novel experimental approaches, model systems, or conceptual frameworks are particularly encouraged. Interdisciplinary proposals that bridge multiple levels of analysis or integrate clinical and basic science perspectives are also welcome. 
Deadline: June 22, 2026
Hartman 2026 Call for Proposals
2026 Hartman Application Form

The QIS Subcommittee of the DOE Office of Science Advisory Committee is seeking broad community input to inform the development of a roadmap for DOE Office of Science investments and activities in QIS. They are hosting a virtual town hall on June 12, 2026. Register for the Town Hall
In addition to attending, researchers can engage in the following ways:

Every week, McAllister & Quinn's Research Universities Practice sends out a weekly opportunity overview. These comprehensive lists encompass research and development opportunities relevant to R1 and R2 institutions across the Federal government. Visit OPD's Grant Proposal Resource Repository for the latest overview and an archive of previous overviews and other resources. 

June 5: 2026 Young Academic Inventors (YAI) Symposium

June 8: Campus Retreat on Health, Humanities, and the Environment

June 10: The Intersection of Quantum and AI

June 12: SCAC Quantum Subcommittee Community Town Hall

June 25: Unlock CDMRP Funding

June 29: Hurricane Helene: How community engaged research can improve long-term recovery and rural resilience

June 30 to July 1: 2026 NIST - University Research Summit

July 15: Informational Webinar on the NIGMS Maximizing Investigators' Research Award (MIRA) for Early Stage Investigators (ESI) (R35)

August 3 to September 2: NASA I-Corps: Small Satellite Conference Course

September 15 to 17: 2026 AI4LAM Fantastic Futures: Trust in the Loop

September 18: Save the Date: Inaugural SUNY Quantum Workshop

October 28 to 30: Conference on AI and Higher Education

November 9 to 11: QED-C Annual Meeting

Recent Federal Executive Orders and other federal actions affecting federally funded research have resulted in changes to some federal funding opportunities. Consequently, we may need to update our posted limited competitions to remain aligned with these ongoing adjustments. We encourage you to check our website regularly for the latest updates, in addition to canvass and internal competition details and instructions.

Program: Harmful Algal Bloom (HAB) Research Grant Program 
Sponsor: NYS DEC
Type: Canvass
InfoReady Portal: HAB Portal
Internal Deadline: June 12, 2026 at 11:59 pm
External Deadline: September 15, 2026
Institutional Limit: 1 as lead (we are currently clarifying the limitation with the sponsor and will provide an update soon, if necessary)
Award Amount and Length: $250K to $750K over 3 years. There is a 10% match requirement for this grant opportunity. OR&I cannot guarantee a contribution to cost share. Researchers must discuss cost share contribution needs with their School Dean or Department Chair to secure cost share before submitting a proposal.

Program: Modern Equipment for Shared-use Biomedical Research Facilities: Advancing Research-Related Operations (S15 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) 
Sponsor: NIH
Type: Canvass
InfoReady Portal: Modern Equipment for Shared-use Biomedical Research Facilities Portal
Internal Deadline: June 12, 2026 at 11:59 pm
External Deadline: September 25, 2026
Institutional Limit: 1
Award Amount and Length: Up to $350K, direct costs only, for up to 12 months

Program: Career Catalyst Research (CCR) Grants
Sponsor: Susan G. Komen
Type: Internal Competition CCR Call for Pre-applications
InfoReady Portal: CCR Portal
Internal Deadline: June 15, 2026 at 9 am
External Deadline: LOI due July 29, 2026; Full proposal by invitation only due October 5, 2026
Institutional Limit: 2
Award Amount and Length: Up to $150K per year (combined direct and indirect costs) for up to 3 years

Program: Searle Scholars Program
Sponsor: Kinship Foundation
Type: Internal Competition Searle Scholars Program Call for Pre-applications
InfoReady Portal: Searle Scholars Program Portal
Internal Deadline: June 29, 2026 at 9 am
External Deadline: September 30, 2026
Institutional Limit: 1
Award Amount and Length: $450K for 3 years

Research-Practice Partnerships: Collaborative Research for Educational Change

Sponsor: Spencer Foundation

Keyword(s): Education, Collaboration, Partnerships, Policy

Description: The Research-Practice Partnership (RPP) Grants Program is intended to support education research projects that engage in collaborative and participatory partnerships. 

Institutional Limit: No limit

PI Eligibility: Principal Investigators (PIs) and Co-PIs applying for a Research-Practice Partnership Grant are expected to have an earned doctorate in an academic discipline or professional field, or demonstrated professional experience appropriate for this program. If the PI or Co-PI from the practice/policy side of the partnership does not have an earned doctorate, they are expected to have appropriate professional experience to serve in this role in the partnership. While graduate students may be part of the team, they may not be named the PI or Co-PI on the proposal. At least one Co-PI should be from the other member organization(s).

Award: $400,000 and durations of up to three years

Cost Share: Not required

Deadline(s): Pre-Proposal Deadline July 10, 2026. Full Proposal (By Invitation) Deadline October 28, 2026

EREF Strategic Priorities RFP
Sponsor: Environmental Research & Education Foundation
Keyword(s): Sustainability, Climate Change, Contaminants, Recycling
Description: The EREF Board of Directors has set an initiative to ensure their funded research reflects EREF’s long-term strategic plan to address all areas of integrated solid waste management, with a strong focus towards research that increased sustainable solid waste management practices. EREF’s strategic priorities are: (1) Climate Change Impacts/Greenhouse Gas Emissions; (2) Emerging Contaminants; (3) Advancing Materials Circularity & Recycling.
Institutional Limit: No limit
PI Eligibility: Principal investigators (PI) must be qualified to do the work proposed and should be experts in the subject matter referenced in the pre-proposal/proposal.  Typically this would include full-time faculty at academic institutions, post-doctoral employees, and principals or senior personnel at non-academic institutions.  Graduate students are not eligible to be principal investigators.
Award: Previous awards $15,000 - $500,000. Average recent award: $160,000, typically for around 2 years. Proposed research of $300,000+ or longer than 3 years requires significant justification.
Cost Share: Not required
Deadline(s): Pre-Proposal due December 1, 2026; Full proposal (by invitation only) due 30 to 40 calendar days from notification date.

The OPD Website is constantly being updated with new research opportunities. For updates between newsletters, please visit the sections on our website below:

Research News

Upcoming Workshops

Active Limited Competitions and Canvasses

Noteworthy Funding Opportunities

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