The RSP Newsletter highlights timely funding opportunities, sponsor and policy updates, workshops, and campus resources to support research, scholarship, and creative activity at CSUN. Each issue is designed to keep faculty, staff, and students informed and connected to opportunities that advance sponsored projects, strengthen research capacity, and support the full lifecycle of proposal development and award management. For questions or support, please contact Research and Sponsored Programs at research@csun.edu.

IRB Accelerated Review Update
The CSUN IRB has very limited capacity to accommodate accelerated reviews for exempt and expedited research studies. Accelerated review is primarily reserved for funded research with time-sensitive deadlines. The IRB can review and process one accelerated review per month from January through October. Accelerated reviews are not available in November or December.  

Please keep the following guidelines in mind:
1) Priority is given to federally funded studies, particularly when a funding agency has issued a Just-In-Time (JIT) request.
2) Lead investigators must inform the IRB of the need for accelerated review at the time the study is submitted (or when a JIT request is received from the funding agency). If you anticipate that accelerated review may be needed, you are encouraged to contact IRB staff as soon as you begin preparing your application in Cayuse IRB.
3) Accelerated review is available only for faculty-led studies. Student-led research is not eligible. Students should plan to submit their IRB applications well in advance of their expected start date for their research.
4) Studies that are subject to full committee review cannot be accelerated, and must follow the IRB’s published meeting deadlines. If you are submitting a federal grant proposal that involves research that will likely require full committee review, please contact IRB staff when you submit your grant proposal to allow sufficient time to plan for the IRB review process.

Fall 2026 NSF I-Corps Aspire Program
Application Deadline: September 4, 2026
Do you have a research idea or technology that you would like to move beyond academia and into real-world applications? San Diego State University (SDSU) is hosting the Fall 2026 NSF I-Corps Aspire Program, an immersive program designed to help research teams explore the potential applications, users, and commercialization pathways for their innovations. The program is open to ideas involving technology across a wide range of disciplines, including computer applications, engineering, the arts, and life sciences. Transportation and hotel support for eligible CSUBIOTECH participants traveling to San Diego. Learn more and apply: Select “I-Corps Aspire, hosted by San Diego State University (September to October 2026)” when completing the online application.

CSU STEM-NET Summer 2026 Student Research Symposium
September 4, 2026 | 10:00 AM
Join CSU STEM-NET for the Summer 2026 Student Research Symposium, a virtual showcase highlighting student researchers from across the California State University system. Students will present their summer research and share findings from projects spanning engineering, computing, transportation, life sciences, physical sciences, environmental sciences, and behavioral sciences. Faculty, staff, and students are invited to attend and learn about the research being conducted by CSU students across a range of disciplines. The symposium also provides an opportunity to see the types of research experiences and projects students are pursuing across the CSU. Register to attend.

Grant Writing Support with Hanover Research
CSUN faculty can access personalized grant writing and proposal development support through our partnership with Hanover Research, at no cost to you. Hanover pairs PIs with experienced grant consultants who provide in-depth proposal review, editing, and strategic feedback, particularly helpful for revising submissions based on funder reviewer comments. After an initial consultation, proposals are placed in Hanover’s service queue, and written feedback is typically returned within 1–2 weeks of your agreed submission date.

We currently have several openings available. If you are planning to submit an external proposal with a deadline starting in November 2026 and would like to acquire grant support, please contact Dr. Edgar Lopez (edgar.lopez@csun.edu) with the (1) grant opportunity name, (2) grant funder, (3) link to solicitation/guidelines, and (4) full submission deadline so we can coordinate timely support.

New CSUN AI Training and Workshops Hub
CSUN has launched a new AI Training and Workshops webpage, providing a centralized space for faculty, staff, and students to discover artificial intelligence learning opportunities across the university. For the research community, this resource offers an easy way to identify professional development opportunities that can support grant activity, research design, data analysis, and the integration of emerging AI tools into scholarly work.

The site also introduces new event categories to help users quickly find opportunities tailored to their role, while supporting campus units in promoting their programming more effectively:
- Artificial Intelligence: Students 
- Artificial Intelligence: Staff 
- Artificial Intelligence: Faculty

These categories are designed to improve visibility and ensure that AI-related workshops and trainings reach the appropriate audiences. Faculty and staff who are hosting events are encouraged to use these designations when posting to the campus calendar. Visit csun.edu/ai/training to explore current offerings and stay connected to AI-related learning opportunities at CSUN.

Need Institutional Support for Your Grant Proposal?
Research & Sponsored Programs (RSP) has launched the Building Access for Support and Effort (BASE) Request Form on CSUN InfoReady. Use this form to request critical institutional support (e.g., cost-sharing, reassigned time, student assistance) for your grant proposals. By completing this form, you help us monitor trends, advocate for long-term solutions, and keep CSUN competitive in securing external funding. Submit your BASE request via InfoReady. For any questions, please contact Dr. Charlene Manzueta, Managing Director of RSP, at charlene.manzueta@csun.edu. 

Faculty Pre-Award Grant Support Survey
CSUN Research & Sponsored Programs (RSP) has launched a short survey to better understand faculty needs and challenges in pursuing external funding. Your feedback will help us improve proposal development support, share more relevant funding opportunities, and strengthen tools and resources for competitive submissions. The survey will take just 5–7 minutes, and your input will shape how RSP enhances pre-award services for the CSUN research community. Please complete the survey on InfoReady. For any questions, please contact Dr. Charlene Manzueta, Managing Director of RSP, at charlene.manzueta@csun.edu.

Reminder: RSP Timeline for Principal Investigators
Research and Sponsored Programs (RSP) is committed to providing the highest level of support to Principal Investigators, including assistance with proposal development and compliance review. PIs are reminded to follow our current RSP's Timeline for Proposal Review and Submission as outlined in University policy. These deadlines are intended to benefit the PI to make sure your submissions are timely, accurate, and fully compliant with all institutional and sponsor guidelines. Over the next month, RSP will be reviewing and updating the timeline process to better reflect the workload and review steps necessary for successful submissions. If you have any suggestions or feedback on the timeline, please reach out directly to Dr. Charlene Manzueta (RSP Managing Director). Your input will help us streamline the process and better support your research goals.

**UPDATE: New Federal Requirement: Research Security Training for Covered Individuals**
In accordance with the Chips and Science Act of 2022 (§10634), several federal research agencies, including the National Science Foundation (NSF), Department of Energy (DOE), National Institutes of Health (NIH), and United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) are implementing new Research Security Training requirements for individuals participating in federally sponsored research. Effective on August 5, 2026, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has adopted this requirement.

To ensure compliance, the CSU Chancellor’s Office has released a Research Security Training module that meets federal standards outlined by the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP). The training will be offered via CSU Learn and cover key areas such as (1) Protecting research data and intellectual property, (2) International collaborations and disclosure requirements, (3) Cybersecurity and foreign travel best practices, and (4) Export control awareness. Completion of this training will be required for all individuals listed as senior/key personnel or covered participants on federally sponsored research proposals and awards prior to proposal submission. If you have any questions, please contact Mitz Alejandria, Research Compliance Officer, at mitz.alejandria@csun.edu. We thank you for your prompt attention to this new requirement.

Hanover Workshop: National Institutes of Health: A Series of Opportunities
Through Hanover Research support, there is an opportunity to enroll in a learning workshop, “National Institutes of Health: A Series of Opportunities.” This course includes two primary components:
(1) An NIH introductory module designed to strengthen principal investigator (PI) competitiveness with NIH-specific resources, uncovering keys to success for prospective applicants. 
(2) A module on the NIH's most common R activity codes, intended to help PIs to decipher which R best fits their research goals, draft application components per Hanover’s recommendations for a competitive submission, and export a templated proposal draft. 

While the modules cover fundamentals of the NIH and several well-known R-series activity codes, along with many details, they are a distillation of extensive NIH content. Links to original comprehensive material provided by the NIH along with other citations and resources are provided throughout the modules. If you are interested in enrolling, please contact the Research and Grant Development Officer, Dr. Edgar Lopez, at edgar.lopez@csun.edu. 

ARTS, MEDIA, & COMMUNICATION

Full Proposal Deadline:
Continuous

Arts and Culture
Mellon Foundation
Arts and Culture celebrates the transcendent power of the arts to challenge, activate, and nourish the human spirit. We support exceptional creative practice, scholarship, and conservation of arts and culture, while nurturing a representative and robust arts and culture ecosystem.

BUSINESS & ECONOMICS

Full Proposal Deadline:
Continuous

Energy & Environment
Alfred P. Sloan Foundation 
The goal of the program is to inform the societal transition toward low-carbon energy systems in the United States by investigating economic, environmental, technological, and distributional issues.

Full Proposal Deadline:
Continuous

Working Families Grants
W.K. Kellogg Foundation (WKKF)
Children are at the heart of everything we do at the Kellogg Foundation. The goal is lasting, transformational change for children. As a grantmaker, we recognize that children live in families and families live in communities. Three areas of focused work: (1) Thriving Children, (2) Working Families and (3) Equitable Communities.

Full Proposal Deadline:
Continuous

Science of Organizations (SoO)
National Science Foundation (NSF)
SoO funds research that advances our fundamental understanding of how organizations develop, form and operate. Successful SoO research proposals use scientific methods to develop and refine theories, to empirically test theories and frameworks, and to develop new measures and methods. Funded research is aimed at yielding generalizable insights that are of value to the business practitioner, policy-maker and research communities. SoO welcomes any and all rigorous, scientific approaches that illuminate aspects of organizations as systems of coordination, management and governance.

Full Proposal Deadline:
Continuous

Business History Travel Research Grants
Southern Methodist University (SMU)
Business History Travel Grants are available for scholars who are working on business related projects. These awards ensure that the library's holdings - which are among the very best in the Southwest - are brought to the attention of scholars and their readers, nationally and worldwide.

Full Proposal Deadline:
Continuous

Public Works and Economic Adjustment Assistance Programs
United States Department of Commerce (DOC) - Economic Development Administration (EDA)
Awards made under this NOFO will assist communities andregions in devising and implementing long-term economic development efforts through a variety of non-construction andconstruction projects.

Full Proposal Deadline:
Continuous

Economics
Alfred P. Sloan Foundation
The purpose of the program is to provide public goods, including fundamental research, conceptual breakthroughs, and technical advances, that inclusively strengthen and accelerate U.S. economic progress.

Full Proposal Deadline:
Continuous

General Grant Program
FINRA Investor Education Foundation
Through the General Grant Program, the FINRA Investor Education Foundation funds research that helps to ensure people in the U.S. have the knowledge, skills and tools to make sound financial decisions throughout life.

Full Proposal Deadline:
Continuous

Commerce and Industry Fund
Hanken School of Economics
The Hanken School of Economics invites applications for its commerce and industry fund. This enables representatives from scientific institutions or industry to visit Hanken as teachers or researchers. The purpose of the visit may be: joint research project; joint funding application; work on joint article; guest lectures in an approved Hanken course; speaker or lecturer at a larger function; supervisory visit for a doctoral student.

EDUCATION

Full Proposal Deadline: 
October 15, 2026

Higher Education Challenge (HEC) Grants Program
U.S. Department of Agriculture
The Higher Education Challenge (HEC) program provides funding to eligible applicants to help ensure a competent, qualified, and diverse workforce will exist to serve the food and agricultural sciences system. The HEC program is intended to strengthen institutional capacities, such as curriculum, faculty, scientific instrumentation, instruction delivery systems, and student recruitment and retention. HEC projects respond to identified state, regional, national, or international educational needs in the food and agricultural sciences, or in rural economic, community, and business development.

Full Proposal Deadline:
Letter of Inquiry: Continuous

Addressing Parenting Students' Needs
ECMC Foundation
By funding and supporting the work of grantee partners, ECMC Foundation strives to make strategic investments so that parenting students can realize their educational dreams, fostering a brighter and more equitable future for them and their children.

Full Proposal Deadline:
Continuous

Higher Learning Program
Andrew W. Mellon Foundation
Working with colleges, universities, and other organizations that nurture advanced humanistic inquiry and social justice, Mellon makes grants through its Higher Learning program that broaden our understanding of American history and culture; develop the interpretive tools and methods scholars use to create meaning; support faculty and students whose work exemplifies a drive toward greater equity in their fields and institutions; and promote pathways for those seeking to exercise transformative academic leadership.

Full Proposal Deadline:
Continuous

Education Program
Carnegie Corporation of New York
This program aims to ensure that American public education prepares all students with the knowledge, skills, and dispositions they need to fully participate in democracy and thrive in the global economy.

ENGINEERING & COMPUTER SCIENCE

Full Proposal Deadline:
September 10, 2026

Computer and Information Science and Engineering: Future Computing Research (Future CoRe)
National Science Foundation (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 Future Computing Research (Future CoRe) programs.

Full Proposal Deadline:
April 5, 2027 (Innovation Track)

Artificial Intelligence and Cybersecurity Education Innovation and Scholarship for Service
National Science Foundation (NSF)
Supports scholarships and educational innovations that integrate AI and cybersecurity training to prepare a skilled U.S. workforce for the AI and cybersecurity mission of government organizations.

Full Proposal Deadline:
February 11, 2027

NSF 26-524: Emerging Frontiers in Research and Innovation (EFRI): Wave-Based Computing (WBC) (EFRI-WBC)
National Science Foundation (NSF)
Supports foundational and transformative research to develop new computing approaches that harness wave dynamics, from exploratory concepts to larger multidisciplinary projects.

Full Proposal Deadline:
Continuous

Engineering : Electrical, Communications, and Computing Systems (ECCS)
National Science Foundation (NSF)
Supports foundational research in electrical, communications and computing systems, including advanced devices, communications and sensing, artificial intelligence, control, and power and energy systems.

Full Proposal Deadline:
Continuous

Engineering (ENG): Civil, Mechanical, and Manufacturing Innovation (CMMI)
National Science Foundation (NSF)
Supports foundational research in civil, mechanical and manufacturing engineering, including advanced manufacturing, infrastructure, intelligent systems and the mechanics of engineered and biological materials.

Full Proposal Deadline:
Continuous

Engineering (ENG): Chemical, Bioengineering, Energy, and Transport Systems (CBET)
National Science Foundation (NSF)
Supports foundational engineering research on chemical processes and biological systems, energy and resource management, and the transport of materials and energy across multiple scales.

Full Proposal Deadline:
Continuous

Interfacial Engineering
National Science Foundation (NSF)
The goal of the Interfacial Engineering program is to support fundamental research on atomic- and molecular-scale interfacial phenomena and engineering of interfacial properties, processes, and materials.

Full Proposal Deadline:
Continuous

Operations Engineering (OE)
National Science Foundation (NSF)
The Operations Engineering (OE) program supports fundamental research on advanced analytical methods for improving operations in complex decision-driven environments. Analytical methods include, but are not limited to, deterministic and stochastic modeling, optimization, decision and risk analysis, data science, and simulation.

Full Proposal Deadline:
Continuous

Engineering Design and Systems Engineering (EDSE)
National Science Foundation (NSF)
The Engineering Design and Systems Engineering (EDSE) program supports fundamental research that advances design science and/or systems science through the creation of new knowledge about the design of engineered artifacts. The program focuses on design as a system, in which designers, the artifacts they create, the methods they use to create them, and the environment in which this occurs are all subject to rigorous scientific inquiry, along with the interactions among these elements.

Full Proposal Deadline:
Continuous

Communications, Circuits, and Sensing-Systems (CCSS)
National Science Foundation (NSF)
The Communications, Circuits, and Sensing-Systems (CCSS) Program supports innovative research in circuit and system hardware and signal processing techniques. CCSS also supports system and network architectures for communications and sensing to enable the next-generation cyber-physical systems (CPS) that leverage computation, communication, and sensing integrated with physical domains.

Full Proposal Deadline:
Continuous

Research in the Formation of Engineers (RFE)
National Science Foundation (NSF)
The Research in the Formation of Engineers (RFE) program aims to advance our understanding of professional formation. It seeks both to deepen our fundamental understanding of the underlying processes and mechanisms that support professional formation and to demonstrate how professional formation is or can be accomplished.

Full Proposal Deadline:
Continuous

Process Systems, Reaction Engineering, and Molecular Thermodynamics
National Science Foundation (NSF)
The goal of the Process Systems, Reaction Engineering, and Molecular Thermodynamics program is to advance fundamental engineering research on the rates and mechanisms of chemical reactions, systems engineering, and molecular thermodynamics as they relate to the design and optimization of chemical reactors and the production of specialized materials that have important impacts on society.

HEALTH & HUMAN DEVELOPMENT

Pre-Proposal Deadline:
September 8, 2026

Full Proposal Deadline:
October 22, 2026

Occupational Safety and Health Education and Research Centers (T42)
National Institutes of Health (NIH) | National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), invites grant applications for Education and Research Centers (ERCs) that are focused on occupational safety and health (OSH) training. NIOSH is mandated to provide an adequate supply of qualified personnel to carry out the purposes of the Occupational Safety and Health Act, and the ERCs are one of the primary means for meeting this mandate. This grant opportunity is a limited submission.

Full Proposal Deadline:
October 5, 2026

Interventions to Reduce Sleep Health Disparities (R01 - Clinical Trials Optional)
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
The purpose of this initiative is to support non-pharmacological interventions to promote sleep health, reduce sleep health disparities, and examine sleep as a modifiable factor to reduce disparities for other health outcomes among populations that experience health disparities.

Full Proposal Deadline:
October 5, 2026

Academic-Industrial Partnerships (AIP) to Translate and Validate In Vivo Imaging Systems (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Through this Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO), the National Cancer Institute (NCI) intends to stimulate translation of scientific discoveries and engineering developments in imaging, data science and/or spectroscopic technologies into methods or tools that address contemporary problems in understanding the fundamental biology, potential risk of development, diagnosis, or treatment of cancer.

Full Proposal Deadline:
October 12, 2026

Mentored Quantitative Research Development Award (Parent K25 Independent Basic Experimental Studies with Humans Required)
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
The purpose of the Mentored Quantitative Research Career Development Award (K25) is to attract to NIH-relevant research those investigators whose quantitative science and engineering research has thus far not been focused primarily on questions of health and disease. The K25 award will provide support and "protected time" for a period of supervised study and research for productive professionals with quantitative (e.g., mathematics, statistics, economics, computer science, imaging science, informatics, physics, chemistry) and engineering backgrounds to integrate their expertise with NIH-relevant research.

Full Proposal Deadline:
October 16, 2026

Ethical, Legal and Social Implications (ELSI) Small Research Grant (R03 Clinical Trial Optional)
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
This opportunity invites Small Research Grant (R03) applications that propose to study the ethical, legal and social implications (ELSI) of human genetic or genomic research. These applications should be for small, self-contained research projects, such as those that involve single investigators. Of particular interest are projects that propose normative or conceptual analyses, including focused legal, economic, philosophical, anthropological, or historical analyses of new or emerging issues.

Full Proposal Deadline:
October 20, 2026

Ethical, Legal and Social Implications (ELSI) Research (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
This Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) invites Research Project Grant (R01) applications that propose to study the ethical, legal and social implications (ELSI) of human genetic or genomic research. Applications may propose studies using either single or mixed methods. Approaches may include but are not limited to empirical qualitative and quantitative methods, and conceptual, legal, and normative analyses.

Full Proposal Deadline:
October 20, 2026

Ethical, Legal and Social Implications (ELSI) Exploratory/Developmental Research Grant (R21 Clinical Trial Optional)
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
This opportunity invites Exploratory/Developmental Research Grant (R21) applications that propose to study the ethical, legal and social implications (ELSI) of human genetic or genomic research. Applications may propose studies using either single or mixed methods, that break new ground, extend previous discoveries in new directions, or develop preliminary data in preparation for larger studies.

Full Proposal Deadline:
March 10, 2027
August 11, 2027

Cutting-Edge Basic Research Awards (CEBRA) (R21 Clinical Trial Optional)
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) Cutting-Edge Basic Research Award (CEBRA) is designed to foster highly innovative or conceptually creative research related to the etiology, pathophysiology, prevention, or treatment of substance use disorders (SUDs). It supports high-risk and potentially high-impact research that is underrepresented or not included in NIDA's current portfolio that has the potential to transform SUD research.

Full Proposal Deadline:
December 8, 2027
October 26, 2027

Exploratory/Developmental Grants Related to the World Trade Center Health Program (R21)
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
This R21 Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) is intended to encourage exploratory/developmental research by supporting the early and conceptual stages of project development to assess the feasibility of new areas of investigation with the potential to improve treatment effectiveness and diagnostic practices.

HUMANITIES

Full Proposal Deadline:
Continuous

Humanities in Place: The Monuments Project
Andrew W. Mellon Foundation
Humanities in Place supports a fuller, more complex telling of American histories and lived experiences by deepening the range of how and where our stories are told and by bringing a wider variety of voices into the public dialogue. The project seeks to ensure that future generations inherit a memorial landscape that venerates and reflects the vast, rich complexity of the American experience, and tells a fuller, more inclusive story of our history and our many different forbearers.

Full Proposal Deadline:
Continuous

Humanities Program
The Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation
The Humanities Program is primarily directed to institutions of higher education and humanistic enterprises such as learned societies, museums, and major editorial projects. The Foundation welcomes projects that cross the boundaries between humanistic disciplines and explore the connection between the humanities and other areas of scholarship.

LIBRARY

Full Proposal Deadline:
September 26, 2026

Research Library Program
Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation
The Research Libraries Program aims to improve the ability ofresearch libraries to serve the needs of scholarship in the humanities and the performing arts, and to help make their resources more widely accessible to scholars and the general public. Grants to libraries seek to promote cooperative cataloging projects, with an emphasis on access to archival, manuscript, andother unique sources; some elements of interpretation andexhibition; scholarly library publications; bibliographical andpublishing projects of interest to research libraries; and collection-level preservation/conservation work and research.

Full Proposal Deadline:
Continuous

Stichting IFLA Foundation Funding Proposals
International Federation of Library Associations andInstitutions (IFLA)
The Stichting IFLA Foundation was founded in 2007 to promote the international support, cooperation, exchange of information, education, research, and development within the scope of the library and information services sector in general. In addition, the Foundation seeks to protect, preserve, and document written andprinted cultural heritage, and all that is in connection with these purposes.

Full Proposal Deadline:
Continuous

Public Knowledge
Andrew W. Mellon Foundation
Mellon’s Public Knowledge program supports the creation and preservation of the cultural and scholarly record—vast and ever-expanding—that documents society’s complex, intertwined humanity. The program works with archives, presses, and a range of university, public, and other local, national, and global libraries that are foundational to knowledge production and distribution in culture and the humanities. The program’s goal is to increase equitable access to deep knowledge that helps to build an informed, heterogeneous, and civically engaged society

SCIENCE & MATH

Full Proposal Deadline:
September 26, 2026

FY 2024 – 2026 Broad Agency Announcement (BAA), National Marine Fisheries Service
United States Department of Commerce (DOC)
This BAA is for the National Marine Fisheries Service, also known as NOAA Fisheries. The purpose of this notice is to request applications for special projects and programs associated with the NOAA Fisheries strategic plan and mission goals.
- Strategic Goal 1: Adaptively Manage Fisheries for Sustainability and Economic Competitiveness
- Strategic Goal 2: Safeguard Protected Species and Propel Their Recovery
- Strategic Goal 3: Diversify our Workforce, Promote Equity and Environmental Justice, and Improve our Mission Performance Through Organizational Excellence

Full Proposal Deadline:
October 9, 2026

Mathematical Foundations of Artificial Intelligence
National Science Foundation (NSF)
The National Science Foundation Directorates for Mathematical and Physical Sciences (MPS), Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE), Engineering (ENG), and Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences (SBE) will jointly sponsor research collaborations consisting of mathematicians, statisticians, computer scientists, engineers, and social and behavioral scientists focused on the mathematical and theoretical foundations of AI.

Full Proposal Deadline:
November 16, 2026

MPS Astronomical Sciences Research Programs (MPS Astro)
National Science Foundation (NSF)
The U.S. National Science Foundation Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences (NSF MPS) supports multiple research programs in the astronomical sciences. NSF MPS funds foundational astronomical sciences research and instrumentation focused on exploring space and advancing fundamental understanding of the universe.

Full Proposal Deadline:
Continuous

MPS Mathematical Sciences Research Programs (MPS MathSci)
National Science Foundation (NSF)
The U.S. National Science Foundation Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences (NSF MPS) supports multiple research programs at the frontiers of discovery in theoretical and applied mathematical sciences.

Full Proposal Deadline:
Continuous

MPS Materials Research Programs (MPS Materials)
National Science Foundation (NSF)
The U.S. National Science Foundation Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences (NSF MPS) supports multiple materials research programs that advance fundamental understanding of materials, their properties, and their potential applications.

Full Proposal Deadline:
Continuous

MPS Physics Research Programs (MPS Physics)
National Science Foundation (NSF)
The U.S. National Science Foundation Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences (NSF MPS) supports multiple research programs at the frontiers of discovery in physics. Physics research supported by NSF MPS enables understanding of the fundamental aspects of nature at all scales, from the quantum effects inside atoms to the mysterious dark energy spanning the entire universe.

Full Proposal Deadline:
Continuous

MPS Chemistry Research Programs (MPS Chem)
National Science Foundation (NSF)
The U.S. National Science Foundation Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences (NSF MPS) supports foundational research through multiple programs in the chemical sciences.

Full Proposal Deadline:
Continuous

Geosciences Research: Atmospheric, Geospace, Earth, and Ocean Sciences (GEO Core)
National Science Foundation (NSF)
Supports foundational research across the geosciences, including Earth's atmosphere and near-Earth space environment, solid Earth and surface processes, and the oceans.

Full Proposal Deadline:
Continuous

Marine Geology and Geophysics (MG&G)
National Science Foundation (NSF)
Supports research on the geology and geophysics of the present ocean basins and margins, as well as of the Great Lakes.

Full Proposal Deadline:
Continuous

Plant Genome Research Program (PGRP)
National Science Foundation (NSF)
This program supports genome-scale research that addresses challenging questions of biological, societal and economic importance. PGRP encourages the development of innovative tools, technologies and resources that empower a broad plant research community to answer scientific questions on a genome-wide scale.

Full Proposal Deadline:
Continuous

Infrastructure Capacity for Biological Research (Capacity)
National Science Foundation (NSF)
The Infrastructure Capacity for Biological Research (Capacity) Program supports the implementation of, scaling of, or major improvements to research tools, products, and services that advance contemporary biology in any research area supported by the Directorate for Biological Sciences at NSF.

Full Proposal Deadline:
Continuous

Infrastructure Innovation for Biological Research (Innovation)
National Science Foundation (NSF)
The Infrastructure Innovation for Biological Research Program (Innovation) supports research to design novel or greatly improved research tools and methods that advance contemporary biology in any research area. The Innovation Program focuses on research infrastructure that is broadly applicable to researchers in three programmatic areas: Bioinformatics, Instrumentation, and Research Methods.

Full Proposal Deadline:
Continuous

Division of Environmental Biology (core programs) (DEB)
National Science Foundation (NSF)
The Division of Environmental Biology (DEB) Core supports research and training on evolutionary and ecological processes acting at the level of populations, species, communities, and ecosystems. DEB encourages research that elucidates fundamental principles that identify and explain the unity and diversity of life and its interactions with the environment over space and time.

Full Proposal Deadline:
Continuous

Division of Molecular and Cellular Biosciences Core Programs (MCB)
National Science Foundation (NSF)
MCB supports research that promises to uncover the fundamental properties of living systems across atomic, molecular, subcellular, and cellular scales. The program gives high priority to projects that advance mechanistic understanding of the structure, function, and evolution of molecular, subcellular, and cellular systems, especially research that aims at quantitative and predictive knowledge of complex behavior and emergent properties. 

SOCIAL & BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES

Full Proposal Deadline:
Continuous

Law & Science (LS)
National Science Foundation (NSF)
The Law & Science Program considers proposals that address social scientific studies of law and law-like systems of rules, as well as studies of how science and technology are applied in legal contexts. The Program is inherently interdisciplinary and multi-methodological. Successful proposals describe research that advances scientific theory and understanding of the connections between human behavior and law, legal institutions, or legal processes; or the interactions of law and basic sciences, including biology, computer and information sciences, STEM education, engineering, geosciences, and math and physical sciences. Scientific studies of law often approach law as dynamic, interacting with multiple arenas, and with the participation of multiple actors. 

Full Proposal Deadline:
Continuous

Sociology Program
National Science Foundation (NSF)
The Sociology Program supports basic research on all forms of human social organization — societies, institutions, groups and demography — and processes of individual and institutional change. The program encourages theoretically focused empirical investigations aimed at improving the explanation of fundamental social processes. This includes research on organizations and organizational behavior, population dynamics, social movements, social groups, labor force participation, stratification and mobility, family, social networks, socialization, gender, race and the sociology of science and technology. The program supports both original data collection and secondary data analysis that use the full range of quantitative and qualitative methodological tools. Theoretically grounded projects that offer methodological innovations and improvements for data collection and analysis are also welcomed.

MULTIDISCIPLINARY

Full Proposal Deadline:
September 9, 2026

A Science of Science Approach to Analyzing and Innovating the Biomedical Research Enterprise (SoS:BIO)
National Science Foundation (NSF) | National Institutes of Health (NIH)
NSF and NIH are interested in proposals that will propel our understanding of the biomedical research enterprise by drawing from the scientific expertise of the science of science policy research community.

Full Proposal Deadline:
(Cycle 3) September 25, 2026

Examining the Impact of Artificial Intelligence (AI) on Healthcare Safety (R18)
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) | U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
This NOFO invites grant applications that support healthcare safety by determining (1) whether and how certain breakthrough uses of Artificial Intelligence (AI) systems can affect patient safety; and (2) how AI systems can be safely implemented and used. AI has the potential to improve the safety, effectiveness, efficiency, accessibility, and affordability of healthcare. However, as with most technologies, this potential must be balanced by identifying and mitigating potential risks for patient harm and user burden.

Full Proposal Deadline:
September 26, 2026

FY 2024 – 2026 Broad Agency Announcement (BAA), National Marine Fisheries Service
United States Department of Commerce (DOC)
This BAA is for the National Marine Fisheries Service, also known as NOAA Fisheries. The purpose of this notice is to request applications for special projects and programs associated with the NOAA Fisheries strategic plan and mission goals.
- Strategic Goal 1: Adaptively Manage Fisheries for Sustainability and Economic Competitiveness
- Strategic Goal 2: Safeguard Protected Species and Propel Their Recovery
- Strategic Goal 3: Diversify our Workforce, Promote Equity and Environmental Justice, and Improve our Mission Performance Through Organizational Excellence

Full Proposal Deadline:
September 28, 2026

Support for Research Excellence (SuRE) Award (R16 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
The purpose of SuRE awards is to provide support for investigator-initiated research at resource-limited institutions by full-time faculty who are not currently funded by any NIH Research Project Grants (RPGs) with the exception of SuRE or SuRE-First awards, to furnish students with high-quality undergraduate and/or graduate research experiences, and to enhance the institutional scientific research culture.

Full Proposal Deadline:
September 28, 2026

Support for Research Excellence – First Independent Research (SuRE-First) Award (R16 - Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
The purpose of SuRE-First awards is to provide support for investigator-initiated research at resource-limited institutions by full-time faculty who have not had any prior independent, peer-reviewed, external research grants, to furnish students with high-quality undergraduate and/or graduate research experiences, and to enhance the institutional scientific research culture.

Full Proposal Deadline:
October 1, 2026

Advanced Technological Education (ATE)
National Science Foundation
Supports partnerships between two-year institutions of higher education, other academic institutions, industry and other entities to improve the education of technicians in science and engineering.

Full Proposal Deadline:
October 1, 2026

EDU Core Research (ECR:Core)
National Science Foundation
Supports research on STEM education in one or more of three research areas: STEM learning and learning environments, broadening participation in STEM, and STEM workforce development.

Pre-Proposal Deadline:
October 19, 2026

Full Proposal Deadline:
December 7, 2026

W. M. Keck Research Program
W. M. Keck Foundation
The W. M. Keck Research Program seeks to benefit humanity by supporting Basic Science Research projects that are distinctive and novel in their approach, question the prevailing paradigm, or have the potential to break open new territory in their field. This grant opportunity is a limited submission.

Full Proposal Deadline:
November 4, 2026

Unlocking Dataset Value for AI-Enabled Scientific Discovery (AI Datasets)
National Science Foundation
Supports unlocking the value of existing scientific datasets by making them more accessible, easier to integrate and ready for automated AI-driven analysis.

Pre-Proposal Deadline:
November 5, 2026

Letter of Intent Deadline:
December 15, 2026

Full Proposal Deadline:
January 17, 2027

(NSF 26-508) TechAccess: AI-Ready America
National Science Foundation
TechAccess: AI-Ready America is a national-scale initiative to accelerate Artificial Intelligence (AI) readiness and adoption across the U.S. by strengthening coordination, leveraging partnerships and resources, filling gaps, and scaling what works — so local and state priorities can lead in shaping an AI-driven economy that benefits all Americans. This grant opportunity is a limited submission.

Preliminary Proposal Deadline:
December 2, 2026

Full Proposal Deadline:
July 27, 2027

NSF 26-525: Expeditions in Computing (Expeditions)National Science Foundation
Supports large, multidisciplinary teams pursuing ambitious, long-term foundational research to drive transformative advances in computing, information science and engineering.

Full Proposal Deadline:
February 4, 2027

Growing Convergence Research (GCR)
National Science Foundation
Supports transitioning teams from research that is multidisciplinary to research that transcends disciplinary boundaries with novel conceptual frameworks, theories and methods.

Full Proposal Deadline:
February 1, 2027 - March 1, 2027

(NSF 22-603) Mid-Career Advancement (MCA)
National Science Foundation
Supports mid-career researchers, at the associate professor rank (or equivalent), to substantively enhance and advance their research program through synergistic partnerships.

Full Proposal Deadline:
March 31, 2027

UNITED STATES MILITARY ACADEMY Broad Agency Announcement
U.S. Army Materiel Command (AMC) | Department of the Army | United States Department of Defense (DOD)
The USMA BAA seeks proposals from institutions of higher education, nonprofit organizations, state and local governments, foreign organizations, foreign public entities, and for-profit organizations (i.e., large and small businesses) for research based on the following campaigns: Socio-Cultural; Information Technology; Ballistics, Weapons, and Protections; Energy and Sustainability; Materials, Measurements, and Facilities; Unmanned Systems and Space; Human Support Systems; andArtificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, and Quantum Technologies.

Full Proposal Deadline:
July 28, 2027

Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER)
National Science Foundation
Supports early-career faculty who have the potential to serve as academic role models in research and education and to lead advances in the mission of their department or organization.

Full Proposal Deadline:
February 8, 2028

Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) National Defense Education Program (NDEP)
Department of Defense (DoD)
The Department of Defense (DoD) Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering (OUSD(R&E)) seeks innovative applications on mechanisms to implement and research the effectiveness of STEM education, outreach, and/or workforce initiative programs.

Full Proposal Deadline:
December 4, 2028

Foundations of Trusted Systems
Department of Defense (DoD)
The Air Force Research Laboratory is soliciting white papers under this Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) for research, development, integration, test and evaluation oftechnologies/techniques to establish trusted foundations for hardware and software that enables secure, resilient andaffordable Command, Control, Communications, Computers, andIntelligence (C4I) and Cyber technologies (C4I and Cyber Technologies) information processing systems.

Full Proposal Deadline:
July 31, 2029

Research and Education Program for Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Minority-Serving Institutions (HBCU/MI)
Department of Defense (DoD)
The DEVCOM ARL invites applications from covered educational institutions that meet the 10 U.S.C. § 4144 objective to enhance defense-related research and education. The statutory objective shall be accomplished through initiatives designed to: (1) enhance the research and educational capabilities in areas of importance to national defense; (2) increase the number of graduates STEM disciplines; and (3) encourage research and educational collaborations between such institutions and other institutions of higher education, Government defense organizations, and the defense industry.

Full Proposal Deadline:
September 30, 2029

CHIPS Research and Development Office (CRDO) Broad Agency Announcement (BAA)
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
NIST is soliciting proposals from eligible applicants for research, prototyping, and commercial solutions that advance microelectronics technology in the U.S., to be considered for funding by the CHIPS Research and Development Office (CRDO). The objectives are to grow U.S. leadership in semiconductor technology and accelerate the pace of commercialization to enable technology dominance in the industries of the future, in areas including advanced microelectronics research anddevelopment with a nexus to Artificial Intelligence (AI), Quantum Technology, Biotechnology, Biomanufacturing, Commercialization of Innovation, and/or Standards Development.

Full Proposal Deadline:
Continuous

(NSF 14-579) Facilitating Research at Primarily Undergraduate Institutions
National Science Foundation
RUI proposals support PUI faculty in research that engages them in their professional field(s), builds capacity for research at their home institution, and supports the integration of research and undergraduate education. ROAs similarly support PUI faculty research, but these awards typically allow faculty to work as visiting scientists at research-intensive organizations where they collaborate with other NSF-supported investigators.

Full Proposal Deadline:
Continuous

(NSF 26-517) Core Research in Biological Sciences (BIO Core)
National Science Foundation
Supports foundational and interdisciplinary research that advances understanding of biology across all levels of organization, from molecules and cells to organisms, ecosystems and biomes.

Full Proposal Deadline:
Continuous

Technology
Alfred P. Sloan Foundation
Sloan's programs in Digital Technology explore how the internet and computing technology are creating new opportunities to empower the scientific enterprise and expand the public's access to knowledge.

Full Proposal Deadline:
Continuous

Public Understanding of Science, Technology & Economics
Alfred P. Sloan Foundation
The program's primary aim is to build bridges between the two cultures of science and the humanities and to develop a common language so that they can better understand and speak to one another--and ultimately to grasp that they belong to a single common culture.

Full Proposal Deadline:
Continuous

Innovation Corps - National Innovation Network Teams Program (I-CorpsTM Teams)
National Science Foundation (NSF)
The goals of the NSF Innovation Corps (I-Corps) Program, created in 2011 by NSF, are to spur translation of fundamental research to the marketplace, to encourage collaboration between academia and industry, and to train NSF-funded faculty, students and other researchers in innovation and entrepreneurship skills. The purpose of the I-Corps Teams program is to identify NSF-funded researchers to receive additional support in the form of entrepreneurial education, mentoring, and funding to accelerate the translation of knowledge derived from fundamental research into emerging products and services that may attract subsequent third-party funding

Full Proposal Deadline:
Continuous

Environmental Engineering
National Science Foundation (NSF)
The Environmental Engineering program supports potentially transformative fundamental research that applies scientific and engineering principles to 1) prevent, minimize, or re-use solid, liquid, and gaseous discharges of pollution to soil, water, and air by closing resource loops or through other measures; 2) mitigate the ecological and human-health impacts of such releases by smart/adaptive/reactive amendments or manipulation of the environment; and 3) remediate polluted environments through engineered chemical, biological, and/or geo-physical processes.

Full Proposal Deadline:
Continuous

Environmental Sustainability
National Science Foundation (NSF)
The Environmental Sustainability program promotes sustainable engineered systems that support human well-being and that are also compatible with sustaining natural (environmental) systems. These systems provide ecological services vital for human survival. Research efforts supported by the program typically consider long time horizons and may incorporate contributions from the social sciences and ethics. The program supports engineering research that seeks to balance society's need to provide ecological protection and maintain stable economic conditions.

Full Proposal Deadline:
Continuous

Fluid Dynamics
National Science Foundation (NSF)
The Fluid Dynamics program is part of the Transport Phenomena cluster, which also includes 1) the Combustion and Fire Systems program; 2) the Particulate and Multiphase Processes program; and 3) the Thermal Transport Processes program. The Fluid Dynamics program supports fundamental research toward gaining an understanding of the physics of various fluid dynamics phenomena. 

Joshua Einhorn-Martinez x6881 Michael D. Eisner College of Education (MDECOE)
Teresa Morrison x6964 Mike Curb College of Arts, Media, and Communication (MCCAMC)
Kevin Barney x3082 College of Science and Math
Dr. Edgar Lopez x6776 Research and Sponsored Programs (RSP) - Research and Grant Development Officer

PRE-AWARD LIAISONS
Anna Danielian x3348 | Autonomy Research Center for STEAHM (ARCS), College of Social & Behavioral Sciences
Dr. Charlene Manzueta x5008 | Build II
Damian Velazquez x3441 | College of Engineering & Computer Science, David Nazarian College of Business and Economics (DNCBAE)
Erika Bautista Lopez x5435 | Administration & Finance Division, Academic Affairs, Center for Assessment, Research & Evaluation (CARE), HERE Center (SBS & HHD), Institute for Community Health & Well-Being, Strength United, Student Affairs, Tseng College of Extended Learning, Health Sciences
Adriana Harrington x 7810 | College of Humanities, MDECOE, MCCAMC, Physics & Astronomy
Michael Epping x7975 | Chemistry & Biochemistry, Mathematics, Geological Sciences, Institute for Sustainability, University Library, Bookstein Institute for Higher Education in Taxation, 
Tony Chinakwe x5633 | Biology, Health & Human Development, Marilyn Magaram Center (MMC), Radio Station KCSN

POST-AWARD LIAISONS
Jose Llamas x3379 | CARE, Strength United, Academic Affairs, Student Affairs, MCCAMC, President's Office, Radio Station KCSN, Tseng College of Extended Learning, University Library
Joseph Galvan x5416 | Institute for Community Health & Well-Being, MMC, Biology, Health & Human Development
Marie Rillorta x2607 | BUILD-II, Mathematics, ARCS, Engineering & Computer Science, Humanities,
RJ Horawala Arachchige x6414 | Engineering & Computer Science, 
Sabrina Quevedo x7262 | Chemistry & Biochemistry, Social Work, Social & Behavioral Sciences, Institute for Sustainability
Ying Zhu x2671 | Geological Sciences, Physics & Astronomy, DNCBAE, MDECOE
Grace Slavik x 3498 | Administration and Financial Division