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Cooperative agreement to a USA transportation-related organization, nonprofit organization, or IHE for technical assistance to small businesses in multiple states competing for transportation contracts. Applicants are advised that required registrations may take s...
Award of $2,000 to a USA, Canada, or International educator, professor, or teacher at an accredited university to recognize the outstanding use of industry standards in teaching. A $2,000 honorarium will also be awarded to the winner's university. The award is int...
Grants to Indiana nonprofit organizations, government, agencies, and educational entities to address the needs of residents in eligible locations. Funding is intended for programs and activities within the focus areas of education, health and medical, arts and cul...
Grants to USA nonprofit agencies and associations and IHEs in midwestern states for programs and projects that provide learning opportunities and experiences for women. Applicants must be located in Illinois, Iowa, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Missouri, Ne...
Grants and in-kind support to USA, Canada, and International scientists associated with a research-based institution, business, or IHE for science and technology research. Funding is intended for research related to important challenging science and technology top...
Grants of up to $5,000 to USA, Canada, and International graduate and post-graduate students and early-career scientists to carry out fieldwork. Funding is intended to support fieldwork in any discipline. Eligible expenses include, but are not limited to: travel, ...
Grants to USA and territories nonprofit organizations, government agencies, tribes, and IHEs for training and education programs that promote workplace safety for miners. Applicants are advised that required registrations must be completed prior to applying. Fundi...
Grants to USA nonprofit organizations, academic institutions, companies, and individuals for activities that address real estate sector concerns. Eligible organizations align with one of the following areas of interest: education, research, diversity, and sustaina...
Grants of up to $5,000 to USA individual real estate managers, building owners, tenants, residents, students, and academic faculty for projects that improve the environmental performance of commercial real estate. Funding is intended to advance sustainability and ...
Grants of up to $10,000 to USA individual researchers, academic institutions and associations, corporate partners, and workforce development partners for studies in the area of real estate management. Funding is intended to generate practical knowledge that helps ...
Scholarships to USA student-athletes in eligible sports to attend college. Funding is intended to recognize students showing both academic and sport excellence and to defray the costs of higher education. Applicants must be students completing high school in the S...
Grants to USA, Canada, and International nonprofit organizations for developmental and instructional projects in engineering education. Funding is intended for programs that bring more women into the engineering profession, or programs that improve the communicati...
Grants of up to $5,000 to USA museums and historic sites to host internships in the arts for high school and undergraduate students from underrepresented communities. This program is intended to provide mentorship, training, networking, and professional developmen...
Grants to USA nonprofit and for-profit organizations, government entities, and private entities for high-risk research projects related to advancing the use of Earth satellite observations. Applicants must contact the funding source and complete the required regis...
Award of $2,000 to a USA genealogist or researcher to further their education in the field of genealogy. Funding is intended to cover tuition for an individual attending an advanced academic training program at an eligible academic institution. The expected outcom...
Grants to USA IHEs, nonprofit organizations, hospitals, and laboratories for research projects on pancreatic cancer. Funding is intended for both basic and transitional research that can be completed in a short timeframe. The research is expected to advance treatm...
Grants to USA researchers, practitioners, and students for research on addiction in criminal legal settings. Funding is intended for short-term projects studying substance use disorder prevention and treatment among individuals who are or were incarcerated. Applic...
Grants of up to €60,000 to Grants to USA, Canada, and International scientific researchers and research teams for research projects related to parapsychology and psychophysiology. The purpose of the program is to support studies into topics that remain largely u...
Contract to a USA IHE, corporation, research institute, or consultant to research public safety on public transit systems. The contractor will investigate the methods that public transit systems are using to improve safety, especially collaboration with law enfor...
Contract to a USA IHE, corporation, research institute, or consultant to research public transit for seniors. The contractor will investigate the problems experienced by elderly residents as they use public transportation and how providers can improve the experien...
Contract to a USA IHE, corporation, research institute, or consultant to research improvements to transit systems. The contractor will investigate a wide range of improvements that have been made to transit systems to evaluate their long-term effectiveness. The ob...
Grants to USA, Canada, and International high school students, undergraduates, and researchers to pursue fieldwork for science projects. Eligible areas of interest include archaeology, wildlife conservation, marine and freshwater studies, anthropology, ecology, en...
Cooperative agreements to USA nonprofit organizations, government agencies, Tribes, IHEs, and businesses for activities addressing global fungal disease threats. Applicants must complete registrations before applying. Funding is intended for improving laboratory o...
Grants of up to $20,000 to USA, Canada, and International academic scholars for research related to civic values and engagement. Funding is intended for faculty members to explore the relationship between liberal values and the virtues those values require as safe...
Grants of up to $12,000 to USA nonprofit organizations and IHEs to assist in the production of non-fiction books in a wide range of interest areas. Funding is intended for books addressing art, cultural history, conservation, architecture, the city, public issues,...
Grants and fellowships to USA, Canada, and International researchers at nonprofit organizations and institutions for projects that explore and increase the understanding of Alzheimer's disease. Applicants must complete the required registration prior to submitting...
Grants of up to $1,000 to USA nonprofit organizations and educational institutions for Japanese language education events. Applicants must contact the funding source prior to submitting an application. The purpose of the program is to motivate large numbers of Jap...
Grants of up to $10,000 to USA, Canada, and International educators, high school and college students, and individuals for projects that help to make the world a better place. Certain applicants must register online prior to applying. Funding is intended for the d...
Grants of up to $25,000 to USA, Canada, and International recent residents, fellows, and post-doctoral researchers for a broad range of pediatric research topics. Applicants are required to submit a concept paper prior to a full grant application. The purpose of t...
Grants of up to $5,000 and in-kind support to USA, Canada, and International early-career researchers for projects related to writing instruction and literacy. Recipients will receive mentoring support for the duration of the research project. Funding is intended ...
Grants of up to $8,000 to USA, Canada, and International researchers for research projects that increase understanding of communication and literacy. Funding may be used for evidence-based research that will influence public policy. Funding is intended to support ...
Grant to a USA institution of higher education for programs and activities that benefit at-risk and underserved youth. Funding is intended to provide young people with the skills they need to lead productive and positive lives. The goal of the grant program is to ...
Grants to USA, Canada, and International nonprofit organizations to support initiatives that improve the environmental quality of indoor facilities. Projects must directly address air quality, indoor environmental quality, IEQ-linked illness, or thermal comfort. P...
Fellowships to USA, Canada, and International scholars for interdisciplinary research and collaboration in humanities fields. The program is a year-long residential fellowship in New York. Eligible applicants hold PhDs and are currently working on topics related t...
Grants to USA pharmacists, pharmacy students, and community pharmacy residents for projects to benefit the community. Funding is intended to support and implement innovative services to help patients. Eligible activities include, but are not limited to vaccine con...
Grants to USA nonprofit research facilities, medical centers, and universities for research studies related to macular degeneration. Funding is available for specific projects as well as for capital expenditures. Application submissions are evaluated based on the ...
Fellowships to USA, Canada, and International early-stage underserved scientists at research centers and IHEs for research training and support in cancer immunology. Fellows will receive a stipend to cover salary as well as training, career development, and suppor...
Fellowships to USA, Canada, and International early-career scientists at academic research institutions for research training in data science and immunology. Fellows will receive a stipend to cover salary as well as training, including practical skills and theoret...
Award of $1,500 to a USA or Canada academic psychiatrist to recognize contributions to student research programs at the university level. Nominated individuals must be members of the funding source's organization. The purpose of the award is to honor an academic p...
Awards to a USA or Canada mentor and trainee team of psychologists working in the field of schizophrenia. The purpose of the award is to acknowledge the contributions of the senior researcher to addressing the causes and treatment of schizophrenia. The award consi...
Grants to USA Catholic faith-based organizations, children's health and human services agencies, and college athletic programs for community benefit initiatives. Past awards have gone to cancer research, big brother/big sister programs, autism programs, legal serv...
Grants to USA IHEs, nonprofit and for-profit organizations, agencies, and tribal nations for open-source research products. Applicants are advised that required registrations may take several weeks to complete. Funding is intended to support organizations in facil...
Grants to USA nonprofit organizations, for-profits, IHEs, government agencies, and Tribes for projects to plan and establish open source ecosystems. Applicants are advised that the required registrations must be completed prior to applying. The program supports th...
Grants to USA IHEs, medical education companies, and healthcare institutions for educational projects addressing cervical cancer. Initiatives are expected to target community pharmacists, gynecologic oncologists, nurses, medical oncologists, nurse practitioners, a...
Grants to USA, Canada, and International IHEs, NGOs, nonprofit organizations, and charities for initiatives to protect the environment and improve health and safety. Eligible areas of interest include: STEM education, biodiversity, health and nutrition, protecting...
Grants and cooperative agreements to USA nonprofit research institutions, colleges, and universities for research projects related to civil aviation. Applicants are advised that the required registrations must be completed prior to applying. Funding is intended fo...
Grants to USA, Canada, and International educators to improve training for healthcare professionals. Funded activities must be based in a nonprofit organization such as a university, hospital, or NGO. The purpose of the program is to strengthen clinicians' abiliti...
Fellowships to USA journalists to improve their craft at a university in Pennsylvania. Over the course of the fellowship, journalists will participate in seminars to help them hone their reporting skills. Topics include global economy, accounting principles, finan...
Grants to USA, Canada, and International entities for conservation projects. The focus of the current grant cycle is forest preservation. Funding is intended for initiatives to protect rainforests, forests, and their inhabitants. Eligible projects can include educ...
Grants to USA consultants, for-profit entities, government agencies, research organizations, and educational institutions for research on technologies and processes that reduce and treat concentrate from municipal wastewater reuse. Funding is intended to assess em...