Federal Science and Technology Grants

This funding opportunity supports the development of research resources and community engagement initiatives to improve outcomes for individuals affected by rare cancers, requiring active involvement from patient advocates throughout the project.

This grant provides funding to support the development and enhancement of research infrastructure in computer and information science, specifically aimed at fostering diverse research communities across various educational and non-profit organizations.

This grant encourages the development of innovative remote-operated technologies and autonomous vehicles to improve wildfire response on military lands, offering monetary prizes to participants from various sectors, including industry and academia.

This grant supports early-stage university-affiliated startups developing dual-use technologies that can benefit both commercial markets and the Department of Defense, providing funding, mentorship, and resources to help them engage with defense opportunities.

The Everglade snail kite is a federally listed endangered species. The principal threat to the snail kite is the loss, fragmentation, and degradation of wetlands in central and southern Florida resulting from urbanized and agricultural development and alterations to wetland hydrology through ditching, impoundment, and water level management. The Central and Southern Florida (C) Project, which was originally designed and constructed to serve flood control and water supply purposes, has disrupted the volume, timing, direction, and velocity of freshwater flow and has resulted in habitat loss and degradation in the Water Conservation Areas (WCAs) and other portions of the historic Everglades. Drainage of Floridas interior wetlands has reduced the extent and quality of habitat for both the apple snail and the snail kite. The fragmentation or loss of wetland habitat significantly limits the snail kites ability to be resilient to disturbance events such as various climatic events. As wetland habitats become more fragmented, either through destruction or as the result of hydrologic management, their dispersal distances become greater, putting increased stress on dispersing kites that may not be able to replenish energy supplies. This agreement represents an opportunity to enter into a cooperative agreement for monitoring juvenile snail kite movement and survival patterns on Lake Okeechobee. Monitoring will focus on Lake Okeechobee, because this is a critical wetland habitat for snail kites and helps link populations in the Kissimmee Chain-of-Lakes to the population in the Everglades. The purpose of this research is to understand how current water management operational plans for lake stage and releases at structures and resulting changes in hydrology affect snail kite reproductive success, survival, demography, and population. This project is being conducted to meet a requirement of a Biological Opinion (BO) from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) in association with the current regulation schedule for Lake Okeechobee (e.g. 2008 LORS and the anticipated Lake Okeechobee System Operating Manual (LOSOM)) and the Endangered Species Act (ESA). Monitoring and reporting requirements of the BO identify the need to tag up to twenty near fledgling aged snail kites (i.e., 24 days old) with the best proven tags (radio, satellite, or cell) and monitor for up to five months, depending on survival. This period coincides with the lowest survival rates for fledglings as they learn to forage for themselves and begin moving beyond their nest area. Tagging is to commence during the spring recession season. The mechanism for water management effects on juvenile snail kite survival is primarily related to foraging habitat and food availability (but can also include increased predation). For example, rapidly receding water levels or low lake levels in general that occur during the first months of a juvenile fledging the nest can affect food availability through reductions in foraging habitat. These effects may be detectable through fledgling movement patterns or decreased survival if a large enough database is established for comparison. This project will play a critical role in building the knowledge base on juvenile movement and survival patterns under a variety of conditions.

This grant provides funding for U.S. companies and organizations to develop advanced technologies for automated target recognition and combat identification in military aircraft, focusing on improving air-to-air and air-to-ground capabilities.

This funding opportunity provides financial support for research and development of innovative rehabilitation technologies aimed at improving the independence and quality of life for children with orthopedic disabilities.

This funding opportunity provides financial support to organizations working to prevent Russia from acquiring and using chemical and biological weapons through enhanced security measures, training, and international collaboration.

This funding opportunity supports collaborative research between U.S. and Danish organizations to develop innovative mooring and anchoring technologies for floating offshore wind energy, with a focus on reducing costs and improving performance while engaging minority-serving institutions and considering environmental impacts.

This Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) for the Foundational Science Research Unit (FSRU) of the U.S. Army Research Institute for the Behavioral and Social Sciences (ARI) solicits new proposals for its fiscal year 2025 program of basic research in behavioral science. It is issued under the provisions of paragraph 6.102(d) (2) and 35.016 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), which provides for the acquisition of basic and applied research and that part of development not related to the development of a specific system or hardware procurement through the competitive selection of proposals and 10 U.S.C. 4001, 10 U.S.C. 4021, and 10 U.S.C. 4022.To meet the operational objectives of the U.S. Army over the next two decades, the Army must improve its capability to acquire, develop, employ, and retain Soldiers and leaders who can individually and as part of a group: Prepare for and adapt quickly to dynamic missions, unpredictable operational environments, and a wide spectrum of contexts; Effectively function autonomously and as part of larger systems in complex, information-rich environments; Perform in extended, hybrid, and continuous operations; Interact and collaborate effectively in joint-service and multi-national operations.ARI requests proposals to conduct basic research that will provide a scientific foundation to support these broad capabilities.The Basic Research program focuses on three strategic areas for advancing personnel science.1. Science of Measurement of Individuals and Collectives: Advanced psychometric theory for deriving valid measurements from complex assessments and continuous streams of data2. Understanding Multilevel and Organizational Dynamics: Multilevel theory and methods for understanding dynamic restructuring, coordination, and composition processes in teams and complex organizations3. Formal/Informal Learning and Development: Holistic models of individual and collective learning and development across work settings and contexts throughout the career spanTo be eligible for an award under this announcement, a potential awardee must meet certain minimum standards pertaining to financial resources and responsibility, ability to comply with the performance schedule, past performance, integrity, experience, technical capabilities, operational controls, and facilities. In accordance with Federal statutes, regulations, and Department of Defense and Army policies, no person on grounds of race, color, age, sex, national origin, or disability shall be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any program or activity receiving financial assistance from the Army.Response Dates (Submissions):White Paper submissions must be received by: 5:00 PM/1700 Eastern Standard Time (EST) on 1 March 2024Proposal submissions must be received by: 5:00 PM/1700 Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) on 1 July 20242024 Response Dates (Questions):Questions regarding White Papers must be submitted in writing to meghan.i.huntoon.civ@army.mil by: 5:00 PM/1700 Eastern Standard Time (EST) on 14 February 2024Questions regarding Proposals must be submitted in writing to meghan.i.huntoon.civ@army.mil by: 5:00 PM/1700 Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) on 15 June 2024

This funding opportunity provides financial support for research institutions to study the impact of snowmelt patterns on wet slab avalanches in mountainous regions, particularly focusing on Glacier National Park and Colorado, while utilizing advanced modeling tools to enhance understanding of avalanche risks.

This grant provides funding for U.S. institutions to develop and enhance advanced computing resources that support scientific and engineering research, particularly for underserved communities.

This program provides funding to Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities to strengthen their research capabilities and enhance faculty and student engagement in research activities.

This funding opportunity provides financial support for projects that install and maintain technologies to intercept and remove marine debris, benefiting coastal habitats and marine resources.

With this solicitation, NIJ seeks applications for two categories of investigator-initiated research: (1) studies that examine how observed racial and ethnic disparities in the justice system might be reduced through public policy intervention at any point during the administration of justice and (2) studies that advance knowledge and practice, policy, or both regarding the intersections of race, ethnicity, crime, and justice within the United States. With this solicitation, NIJ seeks applications for investigator-initiated research in two priority areas from two different categories of investigators. The priority areas are: (1) studies that examine how observed racial and ethnic disparities in the justice system might be reduced through public policy intervention at any point during the administration of justice; and (2) studies that advance knowledge and practice, policy, or both regarding the intersections of race, ethnicity, crime, and justice within the United States. The two categories of investigators are: Category 1: W.E.B. Du Bois Scholars — Researchers who are advanced in their careers (awarded an academic or research doctorate terminal degree at least seven years prior to December 31, 2023) may apply for grants for research, evaluation, and mentoring of lessexperienced researchers. Category 2: W.E.B. Du Bois Fellows — Researchers who are early in their careers (awarded an academic or research doctorate terminal degree within seven years of December 31, 2023) may apply for grants for research and evaluation. Both categories of investigators may submit proposals under either priority area. NIJ will give special consideration to proposals with methods that include meaningful engagement with the people closest to the subject of study, including practitioners as well as community members representing crime victims, people under criminal justice supervision, and members of high-crime communities. Applicants are encouraged to propose multidisciplinary research teams to build on the complementary strengths of different methods and areas of subject matter expertise. NIJ also seeks proposals that include consideration and measurement of issues of diversity, discrimination, and bias across age, gender, race, ethnicity, religion, and sexual orientation, as applicable. Applications proposing research involving partnerships with juvenile justice, criminal justice or other agencies should include a strong letter of support, signed by an appropriate decisionmaking authority from each proposed, partnering agency. A letter of support should include the partnering agency’s acknowledgment that de-identified data derived from, provided to, or obtained through an award funded by NIJ will be archived by the grant recipient with the National Archive of Criminal Justice Data (NACJD) at the conclusion of the award. Applicants and their potential partners are encouraged to review NIJ’s data archiving guidance. If selected for an award, grantees will be expected to have a formal agreement in place with partnering agencies by January 1, 2025. That formal agreement must include a provision to meet the data archiving requirements of the award. NIJ seeks proposals that include robust, creative, and multi-pronged dissemination strategies that include strategic partnerships with organizations and associations that are best equipped to ensure that research findings lead to changes in policies and practices. Special consideration Page 8 O-NIJ-2024-172018 will be given to proposals that dedicate at least 15% of the requested project award funding toward implementing such strategies, as demonstrated in the “Budget Worksheet and Budget Narrative.” In the case of partnerships that will involve the use of federal award funds by multiple partnering agencies to carry out the proposed project, only one entity/partnering agency may be the applicant (as is the case with any application submitted in response to this solicitation); any others must be proposed as subrecipients. The applicant is expected to conduct the preponderance of the work proposed.

This funding opportunity seeks innovative research proposals from universities, businesses, and nonprofits to develop advanced AI technologies that can significantly accelerate mathematical progress and enhance national competitiveness.

This funding opportunity is designed for small businesses to develop innovative AI technologies that analyze large datasets for detecting anomalies and patterns, ultimately improving decision-making across various sectors.

This program provides ARO scientific staff with opportunities to conduct collaborative basic research with external institutions, enhancing their professional skills while advancing knowledge in various scientific fields.

This funding opportunity provides operational support for the National Biocontainment Laboratories at Boston University and the University of Texas Medical Branch, enabling critical research on hazardous biological agents and biodefense initiatives.

This funding opportunity is designed to support universities, research institutions, and private sector organizations in developing advanced carbon capture technologies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from power generation and industrial sources.