Grants for Small businesses - Federal

This funding opportunity provides financial support for U.S.-owned nuclear industry entities to develop advanced technologies for recycling used nuclear fuel and improving waste management, while ensuring compliance with national security policies.

The U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs (OES) announces an open competition (see eligibility information in Funding Announcement), under the Toxic Chemicals earmark to measurably and sustainably, reduce and mitigate environmental and human exposures to lead arising from occupational sources in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) in Central America, South America, South Asia, Central Asia, and East Asia. Programming under this competition is intended to reduce lead pollution as well as promote and advance environmentally sustainable consumption and production at international, national, and subnational levels.

This grant provides funding opportunities for a wide range of organizations, including universities and businesses, to advance manufacturing technologies, with a particular encouragement for participation from historically black colleges and universities and minority institutions.

This funding opportunity is designed to support early career researchers in heliophysics, enabling them to conduct innovative studies related to the Sun and its interactions with the Earth and space environment.

This program provides financial support to U.S.-based developers of hydropower technologies, enabling them to access testing facilities that will help improve their innovations and accelerate commercialization.

This funding opportunity supports community-based research projects that aim to improve health outcomes and reduce health disparities among minority populations through collaborative interventions.

With this solicitation, BJA seeks a training and technical assistance (TTA) provider to help jurisdictions prevent and reduce overdose deaths as part of the Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and Substance Use Program (COSSUP). COSSUP provides funding and TTA to state, local, and tribal governments to develop, implement, or expand comprehensive programs in response to the overdose crisis and impacts of illicit opioids, stimulants, or other substances. This COSSUP Overdose Fatality Review (OFR) TTA Program provides training and supports collaborations that prevent and reduce overdose deaths. This program helps jurisdictions build and enhance multidisciplinary collaborations, collect and use multisector data, and conduct confidential individual death reviews in order to identify trends, incidents, and gaps in prevention efforts and services to inform innovative, community-specific overdose prevention and intervention strategies.

This grant provides funding to organizations that will assist correctional facilities in reforming restrictive housing practices, focusing on reducing solitary confinement while ensuring safety and compliance with federal standards.

This funding opportunity supports research projects that investigate individual differences in pain experiences and treatment responses, aiming to develop personalized pain management strategies while addressing the opioid crisis.

This funding opportunity supports U.S.-based organizations in evaluating the impact of upcoming public policies and programs that aim to improve health behaviors and reduce chronic disease risk factors through behavioral changes.

This funding opportunity supports researchers conducting time-sensitive studies that enhance ongoing clinical projects related to arthritis, musculoskeletal, and skin diseases, aiming to improve understanding and treatment of these conditions.

This funding opportunity supports innovative research to develop combination cancer therapies that integrate radiation treatment with targeted molecular agents, aimed at improving treatment effectiveness while reducing side effects.

The U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs Office of Conservation, and Water (OES) announces the Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for a program to help address and identify solutions to shared water challenges in the Mekong sub-region by developing and hosting the 4th Mekong Research Symposium (MRS), under the Mekong-U.S. Partnership (MUSP). The MRS will convene stakeholders (including academia, private sector, media and journalists, local government, donors, development and financing partners, non-profits, civil society organizations, and indigenous communities) to present on advancements in science and technology, including local solutions, and raise awareness of existing initiatives and resources to provide long-term, equitable benefits across the sub-region.

This funding opportunity supports the establishment of Clinical Coordinating Centers for multi-site clinical trials focused on heart, lung, and blood health issues, encouraging collaboration and community engagement to improve trial efficiency and address health disparities.

This funding opportunity provides financial support for small businesses and research institutions in the U.S. to develop innovative high-voltage direct current technologies that improve grid resilience and facilitate the integration of renewable energy sources.

This grant provides funding to small businesses in the U.S. to develop innovative technologies with the potential for commercial success and societal impact.

This funding opportunity supports U.S.-based researchers and organizations in developing non-addictive pain relief therapies to combat the opioid crisis, with a focus on advancing preclinical candidates toward clinical trials.

This funding opportunity provides financial support to various organizations, including health centers and nonprofits, to implement evidence-based strategies that increase colorectal cancer screening rates among underserved populations aged 45 to 75.

The "NCI National Clinical Trials Network - Network Lead Academic Participating Sites" grant is a funding opportunity from the National Cancer Institute for academic centers to provide scientific leadership and patient recruitment for large-scale, multi-institutional cancer clinical trials, with a focus on treatment trials, rare cancers, and underserved populations, offering up to $1.7 million per year for a six-year project period.

The purpose of this Notice is to announce the intention of National Institutes of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) to reissue RFA-NS-21-021 to solicit applications for research pursuing translational activities and small clinical studies to advance the development of low risk therapeutic and diagnostic devices for disorders that affect the nervous or neuromuscular systems. This Notice is being provided to allow potential applicants sufficient time to develop meaningful collaborations and responsive projects. The NOFO is expected to be published in Spring 2024 with an expected application due date in Summer 2024. This NOFO will utilize the R61/R33 activity code. Details of the planned NOFO are provided below.