Grant Funding Opportunities

2026


Each month the FAU Office of Research Development identifies recently-posted funding opportunities that may be of interest to FAU researchers and scholars. Please feel free to forward the opportunities below within your units. If you are not already on our subscription list, we welcome you to subscribe below.



ANNOUNCEMENTS

The FAU Office of Research Development is offering a CAREER Proposal Preparation Program designed to assist FAU faculty members develop competitive NSF CAREER proposals. The program will offer informational sessions and feedback on proposal drafts. Dr. Josiah Hester—a nationally recognized researcher, NSF CAREER awardee, and PECASE honoree—will lead the kickoff workshop and provide feedback on early proposal drafts. To Participate: Interested faculty members should email proposaldevelopment@fau.edu by February 20 at 5 p.m. with name, college/department, proposed project title, and whether this is a resubmission (Y/N).


FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES

Arts and Humanities

American Art Program - Exhibition Competition, Henry Luce Foundation

American Art Program - Responsive Grants, Henry Luce Foundation (Lmited)

Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication Research Award, Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication

Cornerstone: Learning for Living, The Teagle Foundation

Kurt Weill Foundation for Music - College/University and Amateur Performance, Kurt Weill Foundation for Music

National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) - Research Awards - Research Grants in the Arts, National Endowment for the Arts (Limited)

National Endowment for the Humanities - Media Projects, National Endowment for the Humanities

New Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) Writers Program, Cornelia T. Bailey Foundation

Pathways to the Liberal Arts, The Teagle Foundation

The National Endowment for the Arts - Research Awards - Research Labs, National Endowment for the Arts

Transfer Pathways to the Liberal Arts, The Teagle Foundation

Business and Economics 


Manufacturing Systems Integration (MSI), National Science Foundation


Nasdaq Foundation's Economic Opportunity Grant Program Grant, Nasdaq Foundation



Research Grants in Clinical Informatics (R01 Clinical Trial Optional), National Institutes of Health

Education 

Advanced Rehabilitation Research Training (ARRT) Program - Community Living and Participation, Administration for Community Living

Advanced Rehabilitation Research Training (ARRT) Program - Employment, Administration for Community Living

Advanced Rehabilitation Research Training (ARRT) Program - Health and Function, Administration for Community Living

Applied Research Competition, Organization for Autism Research

Early-Stage Dissemination and Implementation Research in Communication Disorders (R21 Clinical Trial Optional), National Institutes of Health

Field Initiated Projects Program: Minority-Serving Institutions (MSI) - Development, Administration for Community Living

Field Initiated Projects Program: Minority-Serving Institutions (MSI) - Research, Administration for Community Living

Glenn W. Bailey Foundation Grant, Glenn W. Bailey Foundation

Improving Undergraduate STEM Education: Directorate for STEM Education (IUSE: EDU), National Science Foundation

NIDCD Cooperative Agreement for Clinical Trials in Communication Disorders (U01 - Clinical Trial Required), National Institutes of Health

The National Stuttering Association (NSA) Community, Advocacy, Support, And Education (CASE) Research Grant, National Stuttering Association

Training-based Workforce Development for Advanced Cyberinfrastructure, National Science Foundation

Health

Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation for Childhood Cancer - Reach Grants, Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation for Childhood Cancer

Basil O'Connor Starter Scholar Research Awards, March of Dimes

BRAIN Initiative: Research Resource Grants for Technology Integration and Dissemination (U24 Clinical Trial Not Allowed), National Institutes of Health

Climate Change and Human Health Seed Grants, Burroughs Wellcome Fund

Diabetes Research & Wellness Foundation - Research Grants, Diabetes Research and Wellness Foundation

Extramural Discovery Science Accelerator Award, American Cancer Society

Health and Environmental Sciences Institute - The THRIVE Grant Program, Health and Environmental Sciences Institute Thrive

Impact of Initial Influenza Exposure on Immunity in Infants (U01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed), National Institutes of Health

National Institutes of Health (NIH) Collaborative International Research Project (Parent PF5 Clinical Trial Optional), National Institutes of Health

Pathway to Stop Diabetes - Accelerator Award (ACE), American Diabetes Association

Pilot Projects Enhancing Utility and Usage of Common Fund Data Sets (R03 Clinical Trial Not Allowed), National Institutes of Health

Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics 

2025 South Florida Program, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Advancing Bioinformatics, Translational Bioinformatics and Computational Biology Research (R01 Clinical Trial Optional), National Institutes of Health

AFRI Strengthening Agricultural Systems, National Institute of Food and Agriculture

Agriculture and Food Research Initiative - Education and Workforce Development: Food and Agricultural Non-Formal Education (FANE), National Institute of Food and Agriculture

Agriculture and Food Research Initiative - Education and Workforce Development: Professional Development for Agricultural Literacy (PDAL), National Institute of Food and Agriculture

Binational Agricultural Research and Development (BARD) Food Security Technology Accelerator, United States - Israel Binational Agricultural Research and Development Fund

CyberAICorps Scholarship for Service (CyberAI SFS), National Science Foundation

Enhancing The Flavor Of Plant-based & Fermentation-derived Proteins, Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research

FY 2026 Implementation of the U.S. Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Improving Undergraduate STEM Education IUSE/Professional Formation of Engineers: Revolutionizing Engineering Departments (IUSE/PFE: RED) Track 4, National Science Foundation

NASA Aerospace Skilled Technical Workforce Hubs (NAS_Hub), National Aeronautics and Space Administration

NSF National Quantum Virtual Laboratory - Quantum Testbeds (NQVL), National Science Foundation (Limited)

Protean, Biological Technologies Office; Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency

Research Corporation for Science Advancement - Cottrell Scholar Award, Research Corporation for Science Advancement

Scholarships in STEM Network (S-STEM-Net), National Science Foundation (Limited)

Strategic Technology Office-wide Innovation Solutions Opening Announcement, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency

Social Sciences

Alcohol and Other Substance Use Research Education Programs for Health Professionals (R25 Clinical Trial Not Allowed), National Institutes of Health

HEAL Initiative: Pain Research Enhancement Program (PREP) (R15 Clinical Trial Optional), National Institutes of Health

Mechanism for Time-Sensitive Substance Use Research (R21 Clinical Trial Optional), National Institutes of Health

Office of Research Development

Division of Research

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777 Glades Road, Boca Raton, FL 33431

For questions or assistance with the opportunities listed above, please contact the FAU Office of Research Development at proposaldevelopment@fau.edu.


The items listed above are a sampling of current funding opportunities. You may wish to conduct tailored searches at Grants.Gov, GrantForward, or funding agency websites. You may access these opportunities via GrantForward; to set up an account, please visit this webpage. PIs are reminded to route their proposals internally through FAU (see the Office of Sponsored Programs timeline here) and to reserve time for uploading proposal documents to the granting agency. For limited submissions, click here to view guidelines for submitting internal applications. 



If you choose to pursue a grant from a private or corporate foundation, we encourage you to consult with the  Office of Foundation Relations for opportunity guidance and related application procedures.