Grants for Science Research

Last updated October 8, 2026

Grantable tracks 6,434 active grants for science research in its free grants database, drawn from federal sources and updated daily. 418 of them have a verified open deadline or accept applications on a rolling basis. 3,619 list an award amount, with a median of $25K.

Grants tracked: 6,434; from 2,028 funders
Median award: $25K; middle half $3,500–$125K
Total listed funding: $752.4M; across 3,619 grants that list an amount
Rolling deadlines: 60; 631 with a published date

On this page: Federal · Updated daily

Find the grants for science research matched to your org

Free, no account to start — Grantable's AI ranks all 6,387 on mission, geography, and award size in a few minutes.

Start finding grants

Sort

Type

State

Amount

Eligibility

Include closed grants

Grant	Deadline ▲	Amount
Cancer Center Support Grants (CCSGs) for NCI-designated Cancer Centers (P30 Clinical Trial Optional) National Institutes of Health · Federal Sep 25, 2028 · Varies This Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) invites applications for P30 Cancer Center Support Grants (CCSGs) to support NCI-Designated Cancer Centers.	Sep 25, 2028	Varies
Avant Garde/Avenir Awards for Investigators Conducting High Risk/High Reward Research on HIV and Substance Use (or Substance Use Disorders) (DP1 Clinical Trial Optional) National Institutes of Health · Federal Sep 25, 2028 · Varies The National Institue on Drug Abuse (NIDA) intends to publish a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) to solicit applications for research on pioneering research in HIV and Substance use/substance use disorder (SUD) research.	Sep 25, 2028	Varies
Limited Competition: Superfund Hazardous Substance Research and Training Program (P42 Clinical Trial Optional) National Institutes of Health · Federal Sep 25, 2028 · Up to $1.8M Per NIEHS legislative authority, ONLY Higher Education Institutions may apply to this P42 NOFO.	Sep 25, 2028	Up to $1.8M
Animal and Biological Material Resource Centers (P40 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) National Institutes of Health · Federal Sep 26, 2028 · $1,300,000 total This Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) encourages grant applications for Animal and Biological Material Resource Centers.	Sep 26, 2028	$1,300,000 total
Resource-Related Research Projects for Development of Models and Related Materials for Studying Human Health and Diseases (R24 Clinical Trials Not Allowed) National Institutes of Health · Federal Sep 28, 2028 · $5,000,000 total The Office of Research Infrastructure Programs (ORIP) encourages grant applications aimed at developing, characterizing, or improving research models of human health and diseases; developing biology based new approach methodologies (NAMs)…	Sep 28, 2028	$5,000,000 total
Limited Competition: NIGMS Mature Synchrotron Resources (MSR) for Structural Biology (P30 - Clinical Trial Not Allowed) National Institutes of Health · Federal Oct 2, 2028 · Varies The NIGMS Mature Synchrotron Resources for Structural Biology program supports mature technologies at synchrotron facilities that provide biomedical researchers with state-of-the-art X-ray beamlines, hands-on user training, and expert…	Oct 2, 2028	Varies
BRAIN Initiative: Research Resource Grants for Technology Integration and Dissemination (U24 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) National Institutes of Health · Federal Oct 6, 2028 · $10,000,000 total This notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) supports efforts to disseminate resources for integration into neuroscience research practice.	Oct 6, 2028	$10,000,000 total
Development of Candidate Medical Countermeasures (MCMs) and Technologies Against Radiological/Nuclear or Chemical Threats (U01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) National Institutes of Health · Federal Oct 9, 2028 · Varies The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) seeks to advance the NIH mission by supporting research on concepts and technologies to address civilian radiation or chemical threats.	Oct 9, 2028	Varies
Using Archived Data and Specimen Collections to Advance Maternal and Pediatric HIV/AIDS Research (R21 CT Not Allowed) National Institutes of Health · Federal Oct 20, 2028 · Up to $200K The Maternal and Pediatric Infectious Disease Branch (MPIDB) of the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development has a longstanding commitment to the collection and preservation of high-quality…	Oct 20, 2028	Up to $200K
Single-Site Investigator-Initiated Clinical Trials (R61/R33 Clinical Trial Required) National Institutes of Health · Federal Nov 2, 2028 · Varies This Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) supports applications to develop and conduct investigator-initiated single site clinical trials including efficacy, comparative effectiveness, pragmatic and/or dissemination and implementation…	Nov 2, 2028	Varies
Data Coordinating Center for Multi-Site Investigator-Initiated Clinical Trials (Collaborative U24 Clinical Trial Required) National Institutes of Health · Federal Nov 2, 2028 · Varies This Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) supports applications for a collaborating Data Coordinating Center (DCC) for investigator-initiated multi-site clinical trials including efficacy, comparative effectiveness, pragmatic and/or…	Nov 2, 2028	Varies
Clinical Coordinating Center for Multi-Site Investigator-Initiated Clinical Trials (Collaborative UG3/UH3 Clinical Trial Required) National Institutes of Health · Federal Nov 2, 2028 · Varies This Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) supports applications to develop and conduct a Clinical Coordinating Center (CCC) for investigator-initiated multi-site clinical trials including efficacy, comparative effectiveness, pragmatic…	Nov 2, 2028	Varies
Early Immune System Development and Ontogeny (R01 Clinical Trial Optional) National Institutes of Health · Federal Nov 5, 2028 · Up to $400K The purpose of this Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) is tofurther elucidate the mechanisms of early immune development in utero, during the early post-natal period and during early childhood in neonates, infants, and children and…	Nov 5, 2028	Up to $400K
CCRP Initiative: Promoting a Basic Understanding of Chemical Threats to Skin (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) National Institutes of Health · Federal Nov 5, 2028 · Up to $300K The National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS) together with the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) intends to publish a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) to solicit…	Nov 5, 2028	Up to $300K
Limited Competition: Small Grant Program for NHLBI K01/K08/K23/K25 Recipients (R03 Clinical Trial Optional) National Institutes of Health · Federal Nov 7, 2028 · Up to $85K The NHLBI intends to publish a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) to solicit current or recently completed NHLBI career development awardees for small grant support to expand their current research objectives or to branch out to a new…	Nov 7, 2028	Up to $85K
Community-Based Participatory Research to Advance Data and Practice Transformation (ADAPT) for Optimizing Oral Health for All (UG3/UH3 Clinical Trial Optional) National Institutes of Health · Federal Nov 16, 2028 · Up to $300K The National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR), with other NIH Institutes and Centers (ICs), intends to publish a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) to solicit cooperative agreement research applications to evaluate…	Nov 16, 2028	Up to $300K
The Metastasis Research Network (MetNet): MetNet Research Projects (U01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) National Institutes of Health · Federal Nov 22, 2028 · Up to $500K The National Cancer Institute's (NCI) Metastasis Research Network (MetNet) is a collection of U54 Research Centers that support using systems-level approaches to understand pressing questions in metastasis.	Nov 22, 2028	Up to $500K
Administrative Supplements to Existing NIH Grants and Cooperative Agreements (Parent Admin Supp Clinical Trial Optional) National Institutes of Health · Federal Nov 30, 2028 · Varies Current recipients of specific types of NIH research grants may apply for administrative supplements, using this Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO), to provide additional funding to a currently funded grant to meet increased costs that…	Nov 30, 2028	Varies
Foundations of Trusted Systems Air Force -- Research Lab · Federal Dec 5, 2028 · Up to $99.9M Https://sam.gov/opp/6a5d1f379ee34a0395eeb98e220c730c/view https://sam.gov/opp/6a5d1f379ee34a0395eeb98e220c730c/view	Dec 5, 2028	Up to $99.9M
Limited Competition: Instrumentation Grant Program for Resource-Limited Institutions (S10 - Clinical Trial Not Allowed) National Institutes of Health · Federal Jan 26, 2029 · $25K – $250K The NIH Instrumentation Grant Program for Resource-Limited Institutions (RLI) supports the purchase of modern scientific instruments to enhance biomedical research capacity and education at institutions with limited NIH Research Project…	Jan 26, 2029	$25K – $250K
Biomedical Technology Optimization and Dissemination Center (BTOD) (RM1 - Clinical Trial Not Allowed) National Institutes of Health · Federal Jan 29, 2029 · Varies The NIGMS Biomedical Technology Optimization and Dissemination Centers (BTOD) program supports optimization of late-stage technologies that have demonstrated laboratory feasibility.	Jan 29, 2029	Varies
Maximizing Investigators’ Research Award (MIRA) for Early Stage Investigators (ESI) National Institutes of Health · Federal Feb 6, 2029 · Varies NIGMS intends to continue its flagship Maximizing Investigators' Research Awards (MIRA) program for Early Stage Investigators (ESIs).	Feb 6, 2029	Varies
BRAIN Initiative: Research Opportunities Using Invasive Neural Recording and Stimulating Technologies in the Human Brain (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) National Institutes of Health · Federal Feb 8, 2029 · Varies The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS), with other NIH Institutes and Centers (ICs) the National Eye Institute (NEI), National Institute on Aging (NIA), National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism…	Feb 8, 2029	Varies
HEAL Initiative: Non-addictive Analgesic Therapeutics Development [Small Molecules and Biologics] to Treat Pain (UG3/UH3 Clinical Trial Optional) National Institutes of Health · Federal Feb 20, 2029 · Varies Twelve NIH Institutes, including NINDS, NEI, NHLBI, NIA, NIAAA, NIAMS, NICHD, NIDCR, NIDDK, NIDA, NCCIH and NCI intend to publish a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) to solicit applications for research focused on the discovery and…	Feb 20, 2029	Varies

Showing 505–528 of 6,387

About grants for science research

Grants for science research fund basic and applied research, fellowships, and education across the sciences, engineering, and mathematics. The U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) are the largest federal funders, while private funders include the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation and Research Corporation for Science Advancement. These awards support universities, research institutions, nonprofits, and individual scientists.

A long list is the starting point, not the shortlist. Our grant prospecting guide shows how to narrow grants for science research down to the funders most likely to say yes, using their giving records.

Want new funders like these found for you every week?

This page is a snapshot. Funders change, and a list stops being true the day it's made. A grants department keeps looking for you, and tells you when it finds something that fits — with the grant history it reasoned from attached.

Create your grants department

Frequently Asked Questions

How much money do grants for science research award?

Of the 6,434 grants for science research Grantable lists as of October 8, 2026, 3,619 publish an award amount. The median listed award is $25K, and the middle half fall between $3,500 and $125K. The largest is $10M. Amounts are each grant's stated maximum, so a typical award can be smaller.

Which funders offer the most grants for science research?

By number of active listings, the leading funders are National Institutes of Health (518), Society of Toxicology (103), U.S. National Science Foundation (89), American Physical Society (78), and American Chemical Society (77). In all, 2,028 funders have at least one active grant in this category.

When are grants for science research due?

Of 6,434 grants listed, 60 accept applications on a rolling basis, 631 have a published upcoming deadline, 919 run on a stated cycle (such as annual or quarterly) without a published date, and 4,824 don't publish a deadline, so check the funder's site. Among dated deadlines, 43% fall in October–December.

What grants are available for science research?

Science research grants fund basic and applied research, graduate fellowships, instrumentation, and STEM education. NSF offers hundreds of opportunities — including grants, cooperative agreements, and fellowships — across science and engineering, and NIH funds biomedical and health research. Private funders like the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation support targeted research programs and early-career fellowships.

Who funds scientific research in the U.S.?

The largest funders are federal agencies — the National Science Foundation and the National Institutes of Health — which together provide a major share of academic research support. Private foundations such as the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation and Research Corporation for Science Advancement fund additional research and fellowships, and many fields have discipline-specific societies and corporate sponsors. The right source depends on your field and whether you need research, equipment, or fellowship funding.

Are there grants for early-career scientists and students?

Yes. NSF runs the Graduate Research Fellowship Program for students pursuing research-based master's and doctoral degrees, and the Sloan Research Fellowships support early-career scientists. Many agencies and societies reserve funding tracks for postdocs, new investigators, and underrepresented researchers. Eligibility usually depends on career stage and institutional affiliation, so check each program's requirements before applying.

Get a shortlist of grants for science research built for your organization

Tell Grantable's AI about your nonprofit and it ranks these grants on mission, geography, and award fit — then emails you a personalized shortlist with the reasoning for each. Free, no account to start.

Find my grants — emailed to me

Your AI grants department