November 13, 2026
Dear Deans, Chairs and Center/Institute Directors:
Please share these funding opportunities and related research news with your faculty.
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NSF Major Research Instrumentation (MRI) Update
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NSF has released a new Major Research Instrumentation (MRI) solicitation, eliminating institutional submission limits. The Office for Research and Innovation (OR&I) is evaluating how many proposals the University will support during this cycle.
To inform these decisions, OR&I will continue the internal peer review process announced in September, for which applications have now closed. This process considers scientific merit, institutional priorities, and the commitment required for the long term operation and maintenance of the proposed equipment. The outcomes of this process will help inform institutional decisions regarding the required letters of commitment for proposal submissions. This review will address potential overlap among submissions and support the development of strong, coordinated proposals that meet shared instrumentation needs and serve a broad research community. For each selected proposal, the resulting plans and commitments will be documented in an Instrument Installation and Management Agreement (IMA). The IMA will inform the institutional letter of support to NSF, which will confirm the University’s commitment to operate and maintain the equipment throughout its useful life.
Questions about this process may be directed to OPD_OVPR@stonybrook.edu.
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Reminder: Master the NIH R Series membership with the Bouvier Grant Group
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The Office of Proposal Development has purchased a one year Master the NIH R Series membership with the Bouvier Grant Group with support from the Fast Impact Fund. This opportunity will provide full-time faculty at Stony Brook University with access to a variety of online resources and support specifically designed to strengthen grant development and enhance future submission success, including resubmissions. Through this membership, faculty will have access to resources including, “Ask the Grantwriting Expert”, “First Fridays with Meg”, online membership courses, and virtual Bootcamps.
If you're interested in registering for the Bouvier Grant Group NIH R Membership, please contact the Office of Proposal Development.
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Request for Information (RFI): Opportunities to Reduce Administrative Burden in NIH Extramural Research |
The NIH has issued a Request for Information (RFI) on Opportunities to Reduce Administrative Burden in NIH Extramural Research. With this RFI, NIH seeks specific, actionable recommendations for making the life cycle of the NIH grants process more efficient and effective, while maintaining appropriate accountability for and oversight of Federal research funds. NIH seeks to identify administrative requirements, policies, processes, forms, and systems, that impose unnecessary or uniquely disproportionate administrative burden on researchers and research institutions (e.g. small businesses, investigator career stage, institution type), without providing commensurate value to the stewardship, accountability, integrity, or effectiveness of NIH-supported research.
Deadline: Anyone who is interested in responding directly to NIH as an individual may do so via the response form on the NIH web page by December 8, 2026.
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Reports and Articles of Interest |
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McAllister & Quinn Weekly Opportunity & Strategic Intelligence Overview |
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.
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Active Limited Competitions and Canvasses |
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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.
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Noteworthy Funding Opportunities |
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Margaret Olivia Sage (MOS) Grants
Sponsor: Russell Sage Foundation
Keywords: Social Sciences, Political Science, Economics, AI, Data Infrastructure for Social Science
Description: The Margaret Olivia Sage (MOS) Grants support research by multi- or inter-disciplinary teams on social, economic, and political challenges with generational consequences for social and living conditions in the United States.
Institutional Limit: No limit
PI Eligibility: All PIs and Co-PIs must have a doctorate. In rare circumstances, RSF may consider applications from scholars who do not hold a doctorate but can demonstrate a strong career background that establishes their ability to conduct high-level, peer-reviewed scholarly research.
Award: $200,000 for 1 to 2 years
Cost Share: Not required
Deadline(s): Required 4-page LOI due December 1, 2026. Invited Proposal due February 22, 2027
Drop in Alternative Fuels Innovation Projects (PON 6189)
Sponsor: New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA)
Keyword(s): Energy, Fuel, Drop-In Alternative Fuels, Pilot Projects, Commercial Development
Description: NYSERDA announces the availability of up to $27 million to support pilot, demonstration, and first-of-a-kind commercial development projects that produce drop-in alternative fuels from New York State waste, residue, biogenic feedstocks, and captured CO₂.
Institutional Limit: No limit
PI Eligibility: The proposed project pilot, demonstration, or FOAK commercial facility, must be located at a specific site in New York State. All proposals must include partner commitments appropriate to the project’s category. See solicitation for project partners lists.
Award: The period of performance funding categories (A) and (B) is 36 months, and 24 months for funding category (C).
Cost Share: Minimum Proposer or External Cost Share (non-NYSERDA funding) is 50% of total project cost for all funding categories. The cost share percentage is based on total project cost (NYSERDA share + proposer/external cost share), not solely NYSERDA's contribution. Cost sharing can be from the proposer, project partners, and other government or private sources. 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.
Deadline(s): Rolling submissions through December 31, 2029, or until all funds are committed. Though not required, proposers are strongly encouraged to submit a Letter of Intent to Propose using the PON 6189 Letter of Intent Form link.
Research Grants on Reducing Inequality
Sponsor: William T. Grant Foundation
Keyword(s): Child Welfare, Social Welfare, Justice, Mental Health, K-12, Higher Education, Policy making, Interdisciplinary, Political Science, Communications, Psychology, Social Work, Family Studies
Description: This program funds research studies that examine programs, policies, or practices to reduce inequality in the academic, social, behavioral, or economic outcomes of young people ages 5–25 in the United States, along dimensions of race, ethnicity, economic standing, sexual or gender minority status (e.g., LGBTQ+ youth), language minority status, or immigrant origins.
Institutional Limit: None
PI Eligibility: Please note that you may only submit one application per cycle as the principal investigator. For example, you may submit only one major grant or one Officers’ research grant letter of inquiry. Officers’ research grants require institutional signature at the time of submission.
Award: Major Research Grants: $100-600K for 2-3 years, including 15% indirect costs; Officers' research grants $25-50k for 1-2 years, including 15% indirect costs.
Cost Share: Not Required
Deadline(s): LOIs due January 6, 2027 and July 28, 2027
Research Grants on Improving the Use of Research Evidence
Sponsor: William T. Grant Foundation
Keyword(s): Child Welfare, Social Welfare, Justice, Mental Health, K-12, Higher Education, Policy making, Interdisciplinary, Political Science, Communications, Psychology, Social Work, Family Studies
Description: This program funds research studies that advance theory and build empirical knowledge on ways to improve the use of research evidence by policymakers, agency leaders, organizational managers, intermediaries, community organizers, and other decision-makers that shape youth-serving systems (ages 5-25) in the United States.
Institutional Limit: None
PI Eligibility: PIs may submit only one application per cycle. For example, you may submit only one major grant or one Officers’ research grant letter of inquiry. Officers’ research grants require institutional signature at the time of submission.
Award: Major Research Grants: $100K-$1M Million over 2-3 years, including 15% indirect costs; Officers’ Research Grants: $25K-$50K over 1-2 years, including 15% indirect costs
Cost Share: None
Deadline(s): LOIs due January 6, 2027 and July 28, 2027
RFA: Common Mechanisms in Autoimmunity Insight Awards
Sponsor: Breakthrough T1D, Lupus Research Alliance, and the National Multiple Sclerosis Society
Keyword(s): Biomedical, Disease prevention, Intervention, Autoimmune disease, Diabetes, Multiple Sclerosis, Lupus
Description: The purpose of this award is to establish proof-of-concept research toward the collaborative advancement of innovative ideas and therapeutic approaches that address needs and knowledge gaps across multiple autoimmune diseases. The sponsors seek proposals from academic or industry applicants for novel one-year pilot studies to investigate a mechanism underlying autoimmune disease, identify novel targets or mechanisms of autoimmune pathogenesis, validate therapeutic targets, or provide proof of concept for an innovative therapeutic strategy.
Institutional Limit: None
PI Eligibility: PIs must hold an M.D., D.M.D, D.V.M., Ph.D., or equivalent and have a faculty position or equivalent at a college, university, medical school, or other research facility.
Award: $150K for 1 year, including 10% indirect costs. Acceptance of an Insight Award indicates agreement to attend an in-person update meeting. Budgets submitted should include travel costs for this meeting, not to exceed $2,500.
Cost Share: Not required
Deadline(s): January 7, 2027
Collaborative Program Grant for Interdisciplinary Teams (RM1 Clinical Trial Optional)
Sponsor: NIH
Keyword(s): Interdisciplinary, Medicine, Health, Health Sciences, Multidisciplinary, Behavioral and Social Sciences, Translational Science, Genomics, Aging, Infectious Disease, General Medical Sciences, Minority Health, Environmental Health Sciences, Cancer Research, Musculoskeletal, Biomedical, Bioengineering, Child Health, Human Development, Drug Abuse, Addiction, Dental and Craniofacial Research, Mental Health, Neurology, Ophthalmology
Description: This program supports interdisciplinary research teams of three to six Program Directors/Principal Investigators (PDs/PIs) to address ambitious and challenging research questions within the missions of participating NIH Institutes and Centers (ICs). Collaborative program teams are expected to be integrated, working together to tackle a single focused scientific goal that requires considerable synergy and meaningful team interaction. Program goals should not be achievable through individual efforts or a collection of projects. Teams are encouraged to consider far-reaching objectives that will produce major advances in their fields.
Institutional Limit: No Limit
PI Eligibility: Applications must be submitted as multiple PD/PI applications, with three to six PDs/PIs, all of whom must hold appointments at domestic institutions. NIH encourages the participation of Early Stage Investigators (ESIs) and New Investigators (NIs) as part of the multiple PD/PI team. If the Team Science Grant is awarded, ESIs and NIs who participate as a PD/PI will lose their ESI or NI status on future NIH applications. Scientists employed solely by foreign institutions cannot serve as one of the PDs/PIs on the multiple PD/PI team.
Award: Up to $1.5M in direct costs per year for up to 5 years
Cost Share: Not required
Deadline(s): January 26, 2027; May 26, 2027; September 27, 2027; January 26, 2028
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