Grants for Small businesses - Federal

This funding opportunity supports organizations and individuals working to analyze and counter the manipulation of migration by foreign governments to destabilize democracies in Central and Eastern Europe.

This grant provides funding for innovative research projects aimed at improving the understanding and treatment of prostate cancer, particularly benefiting service members, veterans, and their families.

This grant provides funding for researchers and organizations to conduct innovative studies in exobiology, focusing on the search for life beyond Earth and the conditions that support it.

This funding opportunity supports diverse institutions and researchers in conducting innovative research to promote health equity and improve health outcomes for all individuals, particularly by addressing social determinants of health and eliminating health disparities.

This funding opportunity provides financial support to organizations that create or replicate long-term safe homes for women and girls who are victims of sexual exploitation, trafficking, or abuse, ensuring they receive comprehensive, trauma-informed care.

This funding opportunity supports institutions that have successfully completed an initial phase of a biomedical research program, enabling them to further develop research capabilities and enhance the careers of early-stage investigators.

This funding opportunity supports research to improve cancer care and outcomes for sexual and gender minority survivors by addressing their unique challenges and engaging community partners in the process.

This funding opportunity supports international collaborations to improve the detection and response to biological threats, particularly in developing countries, by enhancing biosurveillance and biosecurity capabilities.

This funding opportunity is designed for small businesses to develop AI technologies that improve the operation and safety of large ground combat vehicles, enhancing driver awareness and vehicle maneuverability in challenging environments.

This funding opportunity supports multi-site clinical trials for innovative treatments and interventions aimed at preventing or alleviating symptoms of Alzheimer's disease and related dementias, inviting applications from a diverse range of organizations and institutions.

With this solicitation, OVC seeks to award a 36-month cooperative agreement to one lead organization that will (1) fund (through a competitive process) subawards to communities severely affected by violence to establish trauma recovery centers , and (2) provide technical assistance to the subawardees to support operation of the centers. The trauma recovery centers funded under this demonstration project will address crime victimization and support access to victims compensation, crime victims rights enforcement, trauma recovery, and healing. Subawardees will be expected to design centers to provide services to crime victims who traditionally do not seek victims services, assistance, or counseling, or are historically underserved. This demonstration is intended to span 5 years (60 months total) via an initial 3-year budget allocation under this solicitation, with the potential for noncompetitive continuation funding as the project moves from year 3 to year 5 of its implementation.

The "Inspiring Generations of New Innovators to Impact Technologies in Energy (IGNIITE) 2025" grant aims to support early-career scientists and engineers in developing innovative energy technologies that address urgent challenges and enhance U.S. leadership in the energy sector.

This funding opportunity provides financial support to organizations working globally to protect and promote fundamental freedoms and democratic values through rapid response initiatives in times of crisis or political change.

The NISTs Accelerating Federal Technology Transfer (AFTT) Program is seeking applications from eligible applicants for activities to help promote, educate, and facilitate federal technology transfer. Under the AFTT Program, members of the Federal Laboratory Consortiums (FLC) Executive Board, including NIST, will collaborate with the awardee on the development of outreach and educational programs, tools, and best practices that will enhance the ability of the academic and private sectors to engage with Federal laboratories in technology transfer and research commercialization. Specifically, the awardee will collaborate with the FLCs Executive Board, including NIST, in the areas of technology transfer and research commercialization by: developing the necessary tools and services to promote the utilization of Federal intellectual property, user facilities, and other R resources by non-federal partners; creating a suitable education and training infrastructure in technology transfer for the relevant stakeholders; and engaging industry, academic, and state and local government communities to facilitate access to federal R collaborations and federal technology transfer opportunities on both a regional and a national level.

This funding opportunity supports new entrepreneurs in small businesses by providing resources for their career development and research efforts, helping them to grow their skills in technology development and healthcare delivery.

This grant provides funding for organizations to archive, restore, and develop tools for planetary data, supporting research in space and Earth sciences.

This funding opportunity supports organizations that facilitate a professional exchange program for education leaders from the Philippines and neighboring countries to explore the integration of artificial intelligence in English language education and educational technology in the U.S.

Grant Title: Request for Information (RFI) - Three-Dimensional Characterization of the Subsurface by Advanced Modeling and Sensing Techniques: This grant seeks innovative ideas and technologies to improve the exploration and 3-D mapping of critical mineral deposits in the subsurface, aiming to enhance the accuracy and efficiency of mineral exploration in order to reduce U.S. reliance on foreign sources.

This funding opportunity provides financial support for researchers to build on existing studies and resources to advance the understanding and treatment of post-traumatic epilepsy, particularly benefiting Service Members, Veterans, and their families.

U.S. Embassy Lilongwes Public Diplomacy Section (PDS) is pleased to announce that we are accepting proposals for our Small Grants Program. This announcement is an Annual Program Statement outlining our funding priorities, the strategic themes on which we focus, and the procedures for submitting funding requests. Please read this document carefully and follow all instructions. This notice is subject to the availability of funding. Purpose of Small Grants: PDS invites proposals for projects that strengthen ties between the United States and Malawi through programming that highlights shared values and promotes bilateral cooperation. All programs must include an American cultural element or connection with American expert/s, organization/s, or institution/s in a specific field that will promote increased understanding of U.S. policies and perspectives in Malawi. Examples of programs implemented through the PDS Small Grants Program include, but are not limited to: • U.S. experts conducting lectures, seminars, or speaking tours with Malawian audiences • Artistic and cultural workshops, joint performances, and exhibitions • Professional and academic exchanges and programs • Cultural heritage conservation and preservation programs • Programs developed by an alumnus/a of a U.S. sponsored or supported educational or professional exchange program • Initiatives aimed at maintaining contact with alumni of U.S. exchange programs • Projects to promote English language teaching skills or widen access to books and other sources of information about the United States Priority Program Areas: • Promote good governance and rule of law • Facilitate and encourage growth of entrepreneurship • Promote gender equality to increase participation in education and improved health decision-making by adolescent girls and young women • Increase transparency of government activities through a more capable media • Support and improve conditions for vulnerable and marginalized citizens, such as the disabled, people living with albinism, and those subject to stigma or persecution • Prevent gender-based violence and trafficking in persons • Promote stronger, more numerous university partnerships between U.S. and Malawian universities PDS will ONLY consider proposals that contain a significant American component or aspect. This could include, but is not limited to, an American expert as a speaker, using curriculum developed by a U.S. institution, or screening an American film.