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436 open federal grants for colleges and universities

Federal grant opportunities on Grants.gov open to public and private institutions of higher education, still open, soonest deadline first.

Updated Oct 18, 2026 · source: Grants.gov
National Institutes of Health

Limited Competition: Small Grant Program for the NCATS Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA) Program (R03 Clinical Trial Optional)

PAR-25-155 · Up to $50K

Due Oct 19, 2026Official listing on Grants.gov ↗
National Institutes of Health

Community Engagement Evaluation and Data Coordination (CEED) Hub to Advance Data and Practice Transformation for Optimizing Oral Health for All (U01, Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

RFA-DE-27-001 · $1M total program funding

Due Oct 19, 2026Official listing on Grants.gov ↗
National Institutes of Health

Sustained Support for Informatics Technologies for Cancer Research and Management (U24 Clinical Trial Optional)

RFA-CA-27-021 · Up to $600K

Due Oct 19, 2026Official listing on Grants.gov ↗
National Institutes of Health

Advanced Development of Informatics Technologies for Cancer Research and Management (U24 Clinical Trial Optional)

RFA-CA-27-020 · Up to $600K

Due Oct 19, 2026Official listing on Grants.gov ↗
National Institutes of Health

PRIMED-AI: Data-to-Model Academic-Industrial Partnerships (D2M-AIP) for Precision Medicine with AI: Integrating Imaging with Multimodal Data (UG3/UH3 Clinical Trial Optional)

RFA-RM-27-012

Due Oct 19, 2026Official listing on Grants.gov ↗

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National Institutes of Health

Model-to-Clinic (M2C) for Precision Medicine with AI: Integrating Imaging with Multimodal Data (PRIMED-AI) (UG3/UH3, Clinical Trial Optional)

RFA-RM-27-013

Due Oct 19, 2026Official listing on Grants.gov ↗
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

Plant Protection Act Section 7721 Fiscal Year 2027 National Clean Plant Network (NCPN)

USDA-APHIS-10031-PPQ-NCPN-2027 · Up to $3.5M

Due Oct 19, 2026Official listing on Grants.gov ↗
National Institutes of Health

Nutrition Obesity Research Centers (NORCs) (P30 Clinical Trial Optional)

RFA-DK-27-120 · Up to $750K

Due Oct 20, 2026Official listing on Grants.gov ↗
Bureau of Justice Assistance

BJA FY 2026 Tribal Justice Training and Technical Assistance Program

O-BJA-2026-172727 · Up to $1.9M

Due Oct 21, 2026Official listing on Grants.gov ↗
National Institutes of Health

Optimizing Behavioral Sleep Interventions for Adolescents and Young Adults (R34 Clinical Trial Required)

RFA-MH-27-140 · $1.5M total program funding

Due Oct 22, 2026Official listing on Grants.gov ↗
Centers for Disease Control - NCBDDD

Long-term health outcomes of people living with spina bifida

CDC-RFA-DD-26-0222 · Up to $300K

Due Oct 26, 2026Official listing on Grants.gov ↗
Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention

OJJDP FY 2026 Missing and Exploited Children Training and Technical Assistance

O-OJJDP-2026-172744 · Up to $1.2M

Due Oct 29, 2026Official listing on Grants.gov ↗
Bureau of Justice Assistance

BJA FY 2026 DNA Capacity Enhancement for Backlog Reduction (CEBR)—Formula Grants Program

O-BJA-2026-172718 · Up to $3.5M

Due Oct 29, 2026Official listing on Grants.gov ↗
Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention

OJJDP FY 2026 Strengthening Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Technological Investigative Capacity

O-OJJDP-2026-172753 · Up to $675K

Due Oct 29, 2026Official listing on Grants.gov ↗
Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention

OJJDP FY 2026 Multistate Mentoring Programs

O-OJJDP-2026-172745 · Up to $4M

Due Oct 29, 2026Official listing on Grants.gov ↗
National Institutes of Health

GREGoRi Technology Integration Center (U01, Clinical Trials Optional)

RFA-HG-27-012 · Up to $2.3M

Due Oct 30, 2026Official listing on Grants.gov ↗
National Institutes of Health

GREGoRi Data Coordination and Outreach Center (U01, Clinical Trials Not Allowed)

RFA-HG-27-011 · Up to $1.3M

Due Oct 30, 2026Official listing on Grants.gov ↗
Bureau of Justice Assistance

BJA FY 2026 Students, Teachers, and Officers Preventing (STOP) School Violence Program

O-BJA-2026-172709 · Up to $2M

Due Oct 30, 2026Official listing on Grants.gov ↗
69A350 OSDBU

Small Business Transportation Technical Assistance Center (Region 3)

OST-OSDBU-2027-SBTTAC-REGION3-FY2027-1 · Up to $231K · Cost share required

Due Oct 31, 2026Official listing on Grants.gov ↗
69A350 OSDBU

Small Business Transportation Technical Assistance Center (Region 1)

OST-OSDBU-2027-SBTTAC-REGION1-FY2027-1 · Up to $377K · Cost share required

Due Oct 31, 2026Official listing on Grants.gov ↗
69A350 OSDBU

Region 4 Small Business Transportation Technical Assistance Center (SBTTAC)

OST-OSDBU-2027-SBTTAC-REGION-4-FY2027-1 · Up to $250K

Due Oct 31, 2026Official listing on Grants.gov ↗
National Institutes of Health

Clinical Observational (CO) Studies in Musculoskeletal, Rheumatic, and Skin Diseases (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

PAR-24-280

Due Nov 2, 2026Official listing on Grants.gov ↗
National Institutes of Health

Exploratory Clinical Trial Grants in Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (R61 Clinical Trial Required)

PAR-24-279

Due Nov 2, 2026Official listing on Grants.gov ↗
Bureau of Justice Assistance

BJA FY 2026 Upholding the Rule of Law and Preventing Wrongful Convictions Program

O-BJA-2026-172726 · Up to $600K

Due Nov 2, 2026Official listing on Grants.gov ↗
Bureau of Justice Assistance

BJA FY 2026 Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and Substance Use Program (COSSUP) Training and Technical Assistance (TTA)

O-BJA-2026-172724 · Up to $2M

Due Nov 2, 2026Official listing on Grants.gov ↗
Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention

OJJDP FY 2026 Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force Program Support

O-OJJDP-2026-172731 · Up to $1.2M

Due Nov 2, 2026Official listing on Grants.gov ↗
National Park Service

Exploring and Enhancing Outdoor and Heritage Tourism in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed

P27AS00032 · Up to $50K

Due Nov 4, 2026Official listing on Grants.gov ↗
National Institutes of Health

Developing novel theory and methods for understanding the genetic architecture of complex human traits (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

PAR-25-255

Due Nov 5, 2026Official listing on Grants.gov ↗
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - ERA

Emerging Infections Network - Research for Preventing, Detecting, and Managing Travel-associated Infectious Diseases

RFA-CK-26-035 · Up to $6M

Due Nov 5, 2026Official listing on Grants.gov ↗
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - ERA

US Travelers Health Research, Surveillance, Communication, and Outreach Network

RFA-CK-26-036 · Up to $1M

Due Nov 5, 2026Official listing on Grants.gov ↗
National Institutes of Health

Secondary Analysis and Integration of Existing Data to Elucidate Cancer Risk and Related Outcomes (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

PAR-25-095 · Up to $350K

Due Nov 6, 2026Official listing on Grants.gov ↗
Air Force Office of Scientific Research

Fiscal Year 2027 Defense University Research Instrumentation Program (DURIP)

NOFOAFRLAFOSR20260001 · Up to $7M

Due Nov 6, 2026Official listing on Grants.gov ↗
National Institutes of Health

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Intermediate Patient Population Expanded Access (U01 Clinical Trial Required)

RFA-NS-26-001 · $40M total program funding

Due Nov 10, 2026Official listing on Grants.gov ↗
National Institutes of Health

Advanced Development and Validation of Emerging Technologies for Basic and Clinical Cancer Research (R33 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

RFA-CA-27-002 · Up to $300K

Due Nov 10, 2026Official listing on Grants.gov ↗
National Institutes of Health

Early-Stage Innovative Technology Development for Basic and Clinical Cancer Research (R61 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

RFA-CA-27-001 · Up to $150K

Due Nov 10, 2026Official listing on Grants.gov ↗
National Institutes of Health

Limited Competition: NIH Research Evaluation and Commercialization Hubs (REACH) (SB0 Clinical Trial Optional)

RFA-OD-27-009 · $5M total program funding

Due Nov 10, 2026Official listing on Grants.gov ↗

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