Federal Grants

The Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) intends to issue, on behalf of the Water Power Technologies Office (WPTO), a Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) entitled Oceans of Opportunity: U.S. Wave Energy Open Water Testing. This FOA supports WPTOs efforts to advance the commercial readiness of wave energy technologies through open water testing and system validation at multiple scales, serving the broader goals of the Biden administration to achieve carbon pollution-free electricity by 2035 and to deliver an equitable, clean energy future, and put the United States on a path to achieve net-zero emissions, economy-wide, by no later than 2050 to the benefit of all Americans. Topic Area 1 leverages wave energy technologies that provide power to distributed blue economy applications. Topic Area 2 aims to develop functional wave energy technologies for coastal and island stakeholders (may or may not be grid-connected). Topic Area 3 allows for maturing grid connected technologies that demonstrate reliable power generation direct to a utility. This notice of intent (NOI) is issued so that interested parties are aware of EEREs intention to issue this FOA in the near term. All of the information contained in this Notice is subject to change. EERE will not respond to questions concerning this NOI. Once the FOA has been released, EERE will provide an avenue for potential applicants to submit questions. Complete information, including the full Notice of Intent, can be found on the EERE Exchange website: https://eere-exchange.energy.gov/

This funding opportunity supports research to create advanced nanosensor technology that can detect, monitor, and break down harmful pollutants, particularly PFAS, in water sources, encouraging participation from diverse research institutions, including those serving minority communities.

This funding opportunity provides financial support to community coalitions in the U.S. focused on preventing and reducing substance use among youth, particularly those aged 18 and under.

This funding initiative provides financial support to junior faculty at Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Minority-Serving Institutions engaged in environmental science research, fostering collaboration with the Department of Defense and enhancing research capacity.

The "Single Source for Chronic Pancreatitis Clinical Research Consortium (CPCRC) Data Coordinating Center (CPCRC-DCC)" grant aims to fund a Coordination and Data Management Center to continue and complete ongoing research on chronic pancreatitis, diabetes, and pancreatic cancer, focusing on understanding the pathophysiology, risk factors, and potential treatments, while promoting collaboration and data sharing among consortium members.

This funding opportunity is designed to support researchers exploring how RNA modifications affect brain aging and contribute to Alzheimer's disease and related dementias.

This grant provides funding to organizations that will educate and promote financial support for living organ donors, particularly in underserved communities, to increase awareness and access to organ donation services.

The Tribal Tourism Grant Program (TTGP) is a financial aid initiative aimed at supporting Native American tribes and tribal organizations in developing or enhancing their tourism industry, with a focus on economic development and cultural preservation, offering individual grants ranging from $75,000 to $150,000 for projects with a 24-month term.

USAID/RMCA is in the process of designing its new Trade and Economic Growth activity that will aim at diversifying the country's economy, enhancing trade opportunities, and improving the investment climate to foster sustainable, resilient, and inclusive economic growth in Turkmenistan, in partnership with the Government of Turkmenistan. This Request for Information (RFI) is a preliminary call for information offered by interested organizations and individuals to provide information, opinions, strategies and recommendations to achieve the objectives and results stated in the RFI. This program will address key opportunities for economic development in Turkmenistan, including enhancing trade routes, streamlining border crossings, and improving business transparency and regulatory clarity. USAID/RMCA will utilize its expertise and resources to support Turkmenistan in transitioning to a more diversified and dynamic economy, in line with Turkmenistans National Action Plan for Socioeconomic Development and United States Government priorities in the region and in Turkmenistan.

The "Models To Predict The Removal Of Emerging Micropollutants From Water By Novel Adsorbents In Fixed-Bed Column Processes" grant aims to fund the development, testing, and deployment of innovative water technologies, specifically models for novel adsorbents, to improve drinking water quality by removing micropollutants, with a particular encouragement for minority serving institutions to apply.

This grant provides funding for advanced graduate students conducting dissertation research on child care policy issues in collaboration with child care agencies, aiming to inform policy decisions and support underserved populations.

The Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) Center for Food and Safety and Applied Nutrition (CFSAN) is announcing its intention to receive and consider a single source application for the award of a cooperative agreement in fiscal year 2024 to Cornell University to support the Center for Veterinary Medicine and the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences. The purpose of this support is to:1. Carry out multidisciplinary applied research projects on raw milk cheese aging to examine factors that affect Highly Pathogenic H5N1 Avian Influenza (HPAI H5N1) virus inactivation, to include pH and water activity.2. Carry out multidisciplinary applied research projects on commonly used acidification methods for treatment of waste milk to be fed to calves, or for disposal, to understand effects on HPAI H5N1.3. Carry out multidisciplinary applied research projects to characterize the thermal inactivation kinetics of HPAI H5N1 in a wide variety of dairy products.4. Provide additional capabilities and capacity for HPAI H5N1 testing as needed to help meet the needs of FDA's research agenda. 5. Engage with academic and industry stakeholders to help ensure work is complementary of other ongoing research in these research spaces and to facilitate the use of the information produced by the research program.

The "Reducing Barriers that Impede Access to Education and Decent Work for LGBTQI+ Youth in Brazil and the Latin American and Caribbean Region" grant is a $4 million funding opportunity from the U.S. Department of Labor to support a project that enhances understanding of, coordination for, and capacity to provide safe environments for LGBTQI+ youth, thereby improving their access to education and decent work in Brazil and the Latin American and Caribbean region.

The Office of National Drug Control Policy Executive Office of the President is seeking applications from a non-profit entity as described in Section 501c3 of the Internal Revenue Code with expert knowledge and extensive experience in: Building and maintaining public health and public safety partnerships to address the drug overdose epidemic; and Supporting state local and territorial health departments in their implementation of enhanced strategies and programs at the intersection of public health and public safety to address the drug overdose epidemic.

This grant provides funding to organizations that will deliver training and support to improve early childhood education and development practices for children from birth to age five in Head Start and Early Head Start programs.

This funding opportunity provides financial support for various organizations to research and improve reflective supervision practices in early childhood home visiting programs, ultimately enhancing service quality and outcomes for families.

This funding opportunity supports state, tribal, and local agencies, along with research institutions, in evaluating consumer education strategies to help parents make informed choices about early child care and education.

This funding opportunity provides financial support to organizations that enhance leadership, management, and fiscal practices in Head Start and Early Head Start programs serving children and families.

This funding opportunity supports innovative research projects aimed at developing tools and treatments for diagnosing and mitigating injuries from radiation exposure during public health emergencies.

This grant provides funding for advanced graduate students to conduct dissertation research in collaboration with Head Start programs, focusing on early childhood education for low-income families.