Federal Science and Technology Grants

This grant provides funding for interdisciplinary research that explores how human behavior interacts with the built environment to improve disaster resilience and response to natural hazards.

This funding opportunity is designed to improve employment outcomes for individuals who are blind or have low vision through research, training, and technical assistance initiatives.

This funding opportunity provides financial support for innovative projects that develop technologies to extract valuable energy materials from wastewater, targeting a diverse range of applicants including businesses, universities, and government entities.

This funding opportunity supports U.S. institutions in conducting high-priority open-source research and technology development in Earth and space sciences, with potential participation from non-U.S. organizations under specific conditions.

This funding opportunity is designed for research institutions within the Pacific Northwest Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit to investigate deep-sea volcanic systems and hydrothermal environments in the Aleutian Island Arc, enhancing understanding of submarine volcanism and its environmental impacts.

The FY 2023-2024 CRISI program, managed by the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), is designed to fund projects that improve the safety, efficiency, and reliability of railroad infrastructure. The program is open to various applicants, including states, rail carriers, and local governments, and it focuses on a broad array of project types such as safety enhancements, congestion reductions, upgrades to short-line or regional railroads, and the development of new or substantially improved intercity passenger rail corridors. The total funding available for this opportunity is approximately $2.478 billion. The application deadline is set for May 28, 2024, at 11:59 PM EST. Projects must not only improve infrastructure but also enhance safety protocols, integrate innovative technology, and support economic vitality.

This grant provides funding for research institutions affiliated with the Gulf Coast Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit to develop innovative genomic methods for controlling invasive plant species in both terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

The "Ocean Exploration Fiscal Year 2025 Funding Opportunity" grant is aimed at funding projects that explore unknown or poorly understood areas of the ocean or maritime heritage, with a focus on advancing our understanding of the ocean, improving genetic libraries for deep-sea species, and enhancing the identification and documentation of significant maritime heritage resources.

This grant provides funding for organizations with expertise in fire management to assist the Air Force in conducting prescribed burns, managing hazardous fuels, and ensuring compliance with environmental laws on military lands.

This competition provides funding for individuals and organizations to develop innovative energy storage technologies that address unique challenges in underserved communities and extreme climates.

This funding opportunity provides financial support for a wide range of innovative research projects in computing and information science, aimed at advancing technology and promoting equitable access to computing education across various organizations and individuals nationwide.

The US Geological Survey is offering a funding opportunity to a CESU partner for hydrologic research in the Dakotas and Missouri River basin. This funding opportunity is to participate in a variety of hydrologic issues including the water availability and quality of groundwater and surface water and the effects on associated aquifers, watersheds, and reservoirs. A range of challenges face water resource managers in the Dakotas including energy development, drought, floods, climate variability, land-use and climatic changes, water contamination, and surface water dynamics. The Dakota Water Science Center (DWSC) engages in basin-wide (Missouri), regional, and national-scale research related to water chemistry, surface water and groundwater hydrology, as well as the variables that influence the hydrology of our nation including climate variability and land use changes. Climate variability has prompted changes in agricultural practices, such as tile drainage of fields and has been shown to change the river dynamics, resulting in increased runoff, which in turn changes some water-quality characteristic like sediment load as well as streamflow statistics (both base flow and peak discharges). Tribal Nations have experienced losses of valuable lands along reservoirs due to extreme erosion. In response to these hydrologic events, a range of research projects in association with Federal, State, local, and Tribal partners will characterize the physical effects of external stresses on groundwater and surface water systems and associated ecosystems. Lastly, this research will advance understanding of how to apply scientific understanding to decision making processes under conditions of great uncertainty.

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Landslide Hazards Program (LHP) issues this Program Announcement for assistance to support communication, planning, coordination, mapping, assessments, and data collection of landslide hazards. The program announcement for the Cooperative Landslide Hazard Mapping and Assessment Program is authorized by the National Landslide Preparedness Act (P.L. 116-323) and appropriations to the USGS.A main objective of this Program, as outlined in the National Landslide Preparedness Act, is to provide grants, on a competitive basis, to state, territorial, local, and Tribal governments to research, map, assess, and collect data on landslide hazards within the jurisdictions of those governments. This funding opportunity, USGS Cooperative Landslide Hazard Mapping and Assessment Program, solicits Risk Reduction Proposals as described in this document.

1) Note: A full study proposal and proposed budget are NOT requested at this time.2) Project Title: Natural Resources Support Travis AFB, CA3) Brief Description of Anticipated Work: The NFE will provide on-site support for a large field project at Travis AFB, CA to implement the Integrated Natural Resources Management Plan (INRMP) goals. The work will involve species, habitat, wetlands, and floodplains support.4) Period of Performance: Base period: 18-months from date of award (3 months administrative period to complete onboarding of employees and subcontractors, 12-month technical period for conducting field work, 3 months administrative for completion of reports only with no new work). Follow-on (FO) periods: Four (4) 18-month Follow-On (FO) periods. Any overlap between base and follow-on periods is to accommodate on-boarding of personnel, subcontracting activities, and reporting activities as field work is required during all 12 months of the technical period of performance.5) Please send responses or direct questions to:Nicholas ApreaGrants SpecialistUSACE, Fort Worth DistrictEmail: Nicholas.a.aprea@usace.army.milDavid LeptienProject ManagerUSACE, Fort Worth DistrictEmail: david.b.leptien@usace.army.mil6) Timeline for Review of Statements of Interest: 30 calendar days from date posted.

This grant provides funding for partnerships between universities and industries to advance engineering research and education, fostering innovation and societal impact through collaborative projects.

This grant provides funding for U.S.-based researchers, including advanced graduate students, to participate in Earth-based simulations that support the planning and execution of future lunar missions under the Artemis program.

This grant provides funding for research studies in space biology, specifically targeting projects that do not involve vertebrate experiments in space, and is open to a wide range of organizations, including early career investigators.

This Research Announcement represents a Solicitation for a research thrust, entitled Somnus, that will focus on the identification of molecules and mechanisms of host interactions with the gut microbiome that are associated with the restorative effect of sleep on cognitive performance. DARPAs Biological Technologies Office (BTO) solicits rapid, targeted and limited scope investments through our Research Announcements. A Research Announcement enables DARPA to initiate a new investment in less than 120 calendar days after the proposal submission window for this RA closes.

This funding opportunity supports U.S. aquaculture programs in improving legal, regulatory, and policy frameworks to promote sustainable development and resilience in coastal and marine communities.

This grant provides funding for U.S.-based researchers and institutions to conduct innovative astrophysics research and develop new technologies that enhance our understanding of the universe.