OSPRA News
Bulletin from the Grants Resource Center
Notices from December 1 to December 31, 2025
Funding Opportunities
🎭 Arts / Humanities / International
Funding Opportunity: Jacob Hirsch Archeology Fellowship Program
Agency: Foundation
Item: Dissertation and early-career archaeological research in Greece.
Deadline: February 15, 2026
Funding Opportunity: Programs Serving Japanese Americans
Agency: Foundation
Item: Projects supporting Japanese American communities in health, culture, and youth services.
Deadline: January 25, 2026
📚 Education / Economic & Community Development
Funding Opportunity: Association for Conflict Resolution JAMS Grant
Agency: Foundation
Item: Applications to implement and evaluate conflict resolution skills in multicultural environments for middle school youth (grades 5–9).
Deadline: January 9, 2026
Funding Opportunity: Caplan Foundation for Early Childhood Development Projects
Agency: Foundation
Item: Letters of inquiry for projects improving the welfare of children from infancy through age 7.
Deadline: January 31, 2026
Funding Opportunity: Broad Agency Announcement Research Initiatives in Support of FHWA Next Generation Structural Materials and Systems
Agency: U.S. Department of Transportation
Item: Research on standardized construction guidelines using ultra-high performance concrete.
Deadline: February 5, 2026 (white papers)
Funding Opportunity: MEP Center State Competition
Agency: NIST
Item: Applications to operate Manufacturing Extension Partnership Centers in select U.S. states.
Deadline: FY 2026 (per NOFO guidance)
Funding Opportunity: National Forest Foundation Matching Awards Program – Connecting People to Forests
Agency: Foundation
Item: Community-based stewardship projects benefiting National Forest System lands.
Deadline: January 22, 2026
Funding Opportunity: Grape and Wine Research
Agency: Foundation
Item: Research addressing priority challenges in vineyard sustainability, winemaking, and sensory science.
Deadline: January 31, 2026
Funding Opportunity: Sustainable Disaster-Relief Fund
Agency: Foundation
Item: Projects supporting community recovery and infrastructure following natural disasters.
Deadline: January 9, 2026
🏥 Health
Funding Opportunity: Administrative Supplements to Existing NIH Grants
Agency: National Institutes of Health
Item: Supplemental funding to address unforeseen costs within existing NIH-funded projects.
Deadline: Varies by Institute/Center
Funding Opportunity: American Epilepsy Society Postdoctoral Research Fellowships
Agency: Foundation
Item: Fellowships supporting postdoctoral epilepsy research.
Deadline: January 22, 2026
Funding Opportunity: Cancer Center Support Grants (CCSGs)
Agency: National Institutes of Health
Item: Support for NCI-designated Cancer Centers.
Deadline: January 25, 2026
Funding Opportunity: Cancer Research Institute CRI IGNITE Award
Agency: Foundation
Item: Transition support for postdoctoral researchers moving into independent faculty roles.
Deadline: January 9, 2026
Funding Opportunity: Glenn Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowships in Aging Research
Agency: Foundation
Item: Support for postdoctoral research in the biology of aging.
Deadline: January 27, 2026
Funding Opportunity: PCORI Comparative Clinical Effectiveness Research – Cycle 1
Agency: Foundation
Item: Retrospective observational studies using existing data to improve health decision-making.
Deadline: January 6, 2026 (LOI)
Funding Opportunity: National Psoriasis Foundation Early Career Research Grants
Agency: Foundation
Item: Support for early-career researchers in psoriatic disease research.
Deadline: January 30, 2026
Funding Opportunity: Parkinson’s Foundation Community Grants
Agency: Foundation
Item: Community programs supporting health, wellness, and education for people with Parkinson’s disease.
Deadline: January 30, 2026
Funding Opportunity: William T. Grant Foundation Research Grants on Reducing Inequality
Agency: Foundation
Item: Research to reduce inequality in youth outcomes (ages 5–25).
Deadline: January 7, 2026 (LOI)
Funding Opportunity: American Academy of Sleep Medicine Early Career Bridge Grants
Agency: Foundation
Item: Bridge funding for early-career sleep and circadian scientists.
Deadline: January 5, 2026
Funding Opportunity: BioStabilization Systems (BoSS)
Agency: National Institutes of Health (ARPA-H)
Item: Research to enable thermal stabilization of cell-based therapies.
Deadline: February 19, 2026
🔬 STEM / Defense / Science
Funding Opportunity: Allen Family Philanthropies – Natural Climate SolutionsAgency: Foundation
Item: U.S.-based projects addressing barriers to implementing natural climate solutions.
Deadline: January 15, 2026
Funding Opportunity: Autonomous Interventions and Robotics (AIR)
Agency: National Institutes of Health (ARPA-H)
Item: Development of autonomous robotic surgery technologies.
Deadline: January 26, 2026
Funding Opportunity: FY26 Brownfield Cleanup Grants
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
Item: Cleanup activities at applicant-owned brownfield sites.
Deadline: January 28, 2026
Funding Opportunity: DARPA Information Innovation Office (I2O) Office-Wide
Agency: DARPA
Item: Revolutionary research in AI, cybersecurity, and information systems.
Deadline: November 1, 2026
Funding Opportunity: ROSES 2025: Living With a Star Science
Agency: NASA
Item: Research advancing understanding of space environment impacts.
Deadline: January 21, 2026
Funding Opportunity: ROSES 2025: Astrophysics Data Analysis
Agency: NASA
Item: Analysis of archival data from NASA astrophysics missions.
Deadline: January 30, 2026
Funding Opportunity: Simons Foundation Travel Support for Mathematicians
Agency: Foundation
Item: Travel funding to support mathematical research collaboration.
Deadline: January 29, 2026
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