Federal Science and Technology Grants

This funding opportunity provides financial support to special district governments in California for implementing advanced rail crossing safety technologies to improve safety and reduce traffic congestion in the Metrolink rail network.

The goals of the paleoclimate program are to: (i) provide a baseline for present climate variability and future climate trends, and (ii) improve the understanding of the physical, chemical, and biological processes that influence climate variability and trends over the long-term. Research topics include observational and modeling studies of past climate variability and its drivers and studies that develop new paleoclimate proxies and records. Competitive proposals will address specific aspects of scientific uncertainty for their proposed research. The Paleoclimate program of the Division of the Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences together with other Divisions in the Geoscience Directorate have joined in coordinating and supporting the annual Paleo Perspectives on Present and Projected Climate (P4CLIMATE) competition with the objectives to support studies within two research themes: 1) Past Regional and Seasonal Climate; and 2) Past Climate Forcing, Sensitivity, and Feedbacks. Researchers are encouraged to consider the P4CLIMATE competition as a possible source of support for their global change research. Since proposals eligible for funding in the P4CLIMATE competition are not eligible for funding in the Paleoclimate Program, researchers are strongly advised to contact the Directors of the Paleoclimate Program for guidance as to the suitability of their proposed research for either program. The paleoclimate program strongly encourages proposals from: Researchers at all career stages, including through the AGS Postdoctoral Research Fellowship program. Researchers at all institution types, including MSIs, non-R1 institutions, and institutions in EPSCoR jurisdictions. Researchers from traditionally underrepresented groups in Paleoclimate Science.

This grant provides funding to doctoral students in biological anthropology to enhance their dissertation research projects through various methodologies and approaches.

This funding opportunity is designed for organizations affiliated with the Great Lakes Northern Forests CESU to collaborate on research that addresses fisheries challenges in the Great Lakes, particularly focusing on habitat mapping and fish stock sustainability.

This program provides funding for collaborative research projects that use computational methods to explore and understand brain function, targeting interdisciplinary teams from U.S. and international institutions.

This grant provides funding for research and initiatives that address the impacts of drought and climate change, aiming to enhance resilience and inform decision-making for communities and ecosystems across the United States.

This funding opportunity is exclusively for Vanderbilt University Medical Center to continue coordinating a network that analyzes the long-term health outcomes of participants who received genomic risk assessments, integrating electronic medical records and genomic data.

This program provides funding to communities and Tribes at high risk of wildfires to develop protection plans and implement projects that reduce wildfire hazards and improve resilience.

The PRMRP Discovery Award is intended to support innovative, untested, non-incremental, high-risk/potentially high-reward research that will provide new insights, paradigms, technologies, or applications. The proposed project may be exploratory, hypothesis-driven, or hypothesis-generating research but must be novel and must be based on a strong scientific rationale and a well-developed study design and plan of analysis. Studies supported by this award are expected to lay the groundwork for future avenues of scientific investigation or product development. The outcome of research supported by this award should be the generation of robust preliminary data that can be used as a foundation for groundbreaking future research projects.This award is not intended to support/validate ongoing research and inclusion of preliminary data is not allowed. Inclusion of preliminary data other than serendipitous finding is not consistent with the exploratory nature of this award. Applicants seeking funding for research to further an existing research project should consider one of the other FY24 PRMRP program announcements being offered. For information about these award mechanisms, see Section II.A.1, FY24 PRMRP Research Development Pipeline.

This funding opportunity is designed for organizations affiliated with the Piedmont South Atlantic Coast Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit to conduct genetic research on threatened and endangered sea turtles, utilizing historical biological samples to inform conservation efforts.

This funding opportunity supports organizations that help vulnerable scientists and engineers prevent their expertise from being exploited by adversarial nations for weapons of mass destruction programs.

This grant provides support for organizations and researchers focused on improving STEM education by sharing resources, fostering collaboration, and enhancing the visibility of innovative educational practices in K-12 settings.

This funding opportunity provides financial support for non-federal partners in the Rocky Mountains to conduct research on snow water equivalent and soil moisture in areas affected by wildfires, using advanced mobile sensing technology.

This grant provides funding for U.S.-based organizations to develop and implement innovative tools that use Earth observation data to improve water resource management and address challenges like drought and water scarcity, in collaboration with end users such as water management agencies and utilities.

This grant provides funding for U.S. researchers and institutions to advance the understanding of the Sun's impact on the solar system, encouraging collaboration with international partners.

This funding opportunity supports doctoral-granting institutions in underfunded regions to establish and expand research centers that enhance STEM education and workforce development.

This funding opportunity supports U.S. higher education institutions conducting innovative, high-risk research in science and engineering that aligns with the Department of Defense's priorities, fostering collaboration among multidisciplinary teams.

This funding opportunity supports a wide range of research projects in various scientific fields, providing financial assistance to universities, non-profits, and for-profit organizations to advance fundamental research that aligns with the Department of Energy's mission.

This funding opportunity provides financial support to U.S. universities to improve nuclear research infrastructure and enhance education and workforce development in the nuclear energy sector.

This grant provides funding to higher education institutions and organizations to improve faculty skills in using educational technology and assistive tools in special education programs, enhancing learning for students with disabilities.