OSPRA News
Bulletin from the Grants Resource Center
Notices from January 1 to January 31, 2026
Funding Opportunities
🎭 Arts / Humanities / International
Funding Opportunity: Samuel H. Kress Foundation History of Art Grant Program
Agency: Foundation
Item: Notice seeking proposals for scholarly projects enhancing the understanding of European art and architecture from antiquity to the early 19th century.
Deadline: Letters of intent due March 1, 2026
Funding Opportunity: Spector Craft Prize for Emerging Artists
Agency: Foundation
Item: Notice seeking applications to support exceptional emerging American craft artists.
Deadline: Applications due March 1, 2026
Funding Opportunity: Terra Foundation for American Art Convening Grants
Agency: Foundation
Item: Notice seeking letters of inquiry for convenings advancing interdisciplinary and intercultural exchange in American art.
Deadline: Letters of inquiry due February 16, 2026
Funding Opportunity: Vilcek Foundation Grants
Agency: Foundation
Item: Notice seeking applications supporting immigrant artists and communities across arts, sciences, and culture.
Deadline: Applications due April 30, 2026
Funding Opportunity: Museum Grants for African American History and Culture (2026)
Agency: Institute of Museum and Library Services
Item: Notice seeking applications to build capacity and professional development at African American museums and HBCUs.
Deadline: Applications due March 13, 2026
Funding Opportunity: Museum Grants for American Latino History and Culture (2026)
Agency: Institute of Museum and Library Services
Item: Notice seeking applications to strengthen American Latino history and culture museums and professional workforce development.
Deadline: Applications due March 13, 2026
Funding Opportunity: Museums Empowered (2026)
Agency: Institute of Museum and Library Services
Item: Notice seeking applications supporting professional development and training initiatives for museums of all sizes.
Deadline: Applications due March 13, 2026
Funding Opportunity: National Leadership Grants for Museums (2026)
Agency: Institute of Museum and Library Services
Item: Notice seeking applications for projects addressing critical museum field needs through scalable models and tools.
Deadline: Applications due March 13, 2026
Funding Opportunity: Furthermore Grants in Publishing
Agency: Foundation
Item: Notice seeking applications to support publication of nonfiction books on arts, history, and the environment.
Deadline: Applications due March 1, 2026 (spring cycle)
Meeting: National Council on the Arts 218th Meeting
Agency: National Endowment for the Arts
Item: Notice announcing a virtual public meeting to discuss general agency business.
Date: January 22, 2026
📚 Education / Economic & Community Development
Funding Opportunity: Dr. Scholl Foundation Grants Program
Agency: Foundation
Item: Notice seeking letters of intent supporting education, social services, health care, and community programs.
Deadline: Letters of intent due January 31, 2026
Funding Opportunity: YouthBuild 2025
Agency: U.S. Department of Labor
Item: Notice seeking applications to provide education, training, and leadership development for disadvantaged youth ages 16–24.
Deadline: Applications due March 2, 2026
Funding Opportunity: Environmental Education Grant Program
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
Item: Notice seeking applications for projects promoting environmental stewardship and education.
Deadline: Applications due March 3, 2026
Funding Opportunity: University Transportation Centers Program FY 2025
Agency: U.S. Department of Transportation
Item: Notice seeking applications to establish University Transportation Centers focused on research and workforce development.
Deadline: Applications due February 20, 2026
Funding Opportunity: Rehabilitation Services Administration Braille Training Program
Agency: U.S. Department of Education
Item: Notice seeking applications supporting braille training and nonvisual access technology education.
Deadline: Applications due March 27, 2026
Funding Opportunity: Education Design Lab Advancing Workforce Mobility
Agency: Foundation
Item: Notice seeking applications supporting projects that improve skills visibility and workforce mobility for STARs.
Deadline: Applications due February 20, 2026
Funding Opportunity: Homeless Veterans’ Reintegration Program (HVRP)
Agency: U.S. Department of Labor
Item: Notice seeking applications for employment-focused programs serving veterans at risk of homelessness.
Deadline: Applications due March 6, 2026
Funding Opportunity: Nasdaq Foundation Economic Opportunity Grant
Agency: Foundation
Item: Notice seeking expressions of interest to support community development and workforce training.
Deadline: Expressions of interest due February 13, 2026
Funding Opportunity: Chime Scholars
Agency: Foundation
Item: Notice seeking applications for scholarships supporting diverse educational pathways.
Deadline: Applications due March 31, 2026
🏥 Health
Funding Opportunity: American Epilepsy Society Predoctoral Research Fellowships
Agency: Foundation
Item: Notice seeking applications supporting predoctoral epilepsy research.
Deadline: Applications due January 22, 2026
Funding Opportunity: American Heart Association Rapid Impact Research Award
Agency: Foundation
Item: Notice seeking proposals from early- and mid-career cardiovascular researchers.
Deadline: Proposals due January 22, 2026
Funding Opportunity: Autism Science Foundation Profound Autism Grants
Agency: Foundation
Item: Notice seeking applications for pilot research grants and predoctoral fellowships focused on profound autism.
Deadline: Applications due March 2, 2026
Funding Opportunity: Agentic AI-Enabled Cardiovascular Care Transformation (ADVOCATE)
Agency: National Institutes of Health (ARPA-H)
Item: Notice seeking proposals advancing agentic AI solutions for chronic disease management.
Deadline: Solution summaries due February 27, 2026
Funding Opportunity: Hillman Foundation Innovations in Care Programs
Agency: Foundation
Item: Notice seeking letters of intent for nursing-driven interventions improving health equity and care delivery.
Deadline: Letters of intent due February 20, 2026
Funding Opportunity: National Council on Problem Gambling Agility Grants
Agency: Foundation
Item: Notice seeking applications supporting problem gambling prevention programs.
Deadline: Applications due February 25, 2026
Meeting: Advisory Council on Alzheimer’s Research, Care, and Services
Agency: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Item: Notice announcing a hybrid public meeting on Alzheimer’s disease-related dementias.
Date: February 9, 2026
🔬 STEM / Defense / Science
Funding Opportunity: DOE Computational Science Graduate Fellowship
Agency: U.S. Department of Energy
Item: Notice seeking applications supporting doctoral research using high-performance computing.
Deadline: Applications due January 15, 2026
Funding Opportunity: NASA Space Technology Graduate Research Opportunities – Fall 2026
Agency: National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Item: Notice seeking proposals supporting graduate research in space technology disciplines.
Deadline: Proposals due January 29, 2026
Funding Opportunity: ROSES25: Earth Venture Suborbital-4 Landslide Change Characterization Experiment
Agency: National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Item: Notice seeking proposals advancing Earth system science through suborbital data campaigns.
Deadline: Notices of intent due February 27, 2026
Funding Opportunity: ROSES25: Foundational Artificial Intelligence for the Moon and Mars
Agency: National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Item: Notice seeking proposals integrating AI into lunar and Martian science and exploration applications.
Deadline: Proposals due April 28, 2026
Funding Opportunity: Photonic Integrated Circuit Architectures for Scalable System Objectives (PICASSO)
Agency: DARPA
Item: Notice seeking proposals advancing scalable photonic circuit architectures.
Deadline: Proposals due March 6, 2026
Funding Opportunity: Khoury College Distinguished Postdoctoral Fellowship
Agency: Foundation
Item: Notice seeking applications for postdoctoral researchers in computer science and adjacent fields.
Deadline: Applications due February 20, 2026
Funding Opportunity: MathQuantum Undergraduate Summer Fellowships
Agency: Foundation
Item: Notice seeking applications for undergraduate research at the intersection of mathematics and quantum information science.
Deadline: Applications due February 13, 2026
Funding Opportunity: NAWCTSD R&D Broad Agency Announcement
Agency: U.S. Department of Defense
Item: Notice seeking applications supporting R&D in naval training simulation technologies.
Deadline: White papers accepted through January 25, 2031
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