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41 open federal grants categorised as science and technology and other research and development list small businesses among their eligible applicants.
Eligibility here means the funder listed small businesses or left the competition unrestricted. It is not a determination that you personally qualify — every announcement carries its own conditions, and some restrict by state, by research field, or by prior award. Read the announcement.
| Opportunity | Funder | Per award | Closes |
|---|---|---|---|
| DoW Kidney Cancer, Concept AwardSummary: The fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Kidney Cancer Research Program (KCRP) Concept Award supports highly innovative, untested, potentially groundbreaking concepts, theories, paradigms and/or basic kidney cancer research. This award… | Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity - DHACA | $840K across 7 awards | Aug 11, 2026today |
| NIJ FY 2026 Research and Evaluation of Services for Victims of CrimeThis is a notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) for the NIJ FY 2026 Research and Evaluation of Services for Victims of Crime. This opportunity is a collaboration between the National Institute of Justice (NIJ) and the Office for Victims of… | National Institute of Justice | $1.5M | Aug 14, 20263 days |
| DoW Epilepsy Idea Development AwardSummary: The fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Epilepsy Research Program (ERP) Idea Development Award (IDA) solicits novel research that has the potential to increase understanding of post-traumatic epilepsy (PTE) and associated comorbidities to… | Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity - DHACA | $2.0M across 2 awards | Aug 17, 20266 days |
| DoW Epilepsy Virtual Post-Traumatic Epilepsy Research Center – Leadership AwardSummary: This funding opportunity announcement seeks to solicit a Director and Deputy Director to lead the Epilepsy Research Program (ERP) Virtual Post-Traumatic Epilepsy Research Center (ViP-TERC). The ViP-TERC is a unique, interactive… | Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity - DHACA | $1.6M across 1 award | Aug 17, 20266 days |
| DoW Epilepsy Virtual Post-Traumatic Epilepsy Research Center – Faculty AwardSummary: The fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Epilepsy Research Program (ERP) seeks to advance post-traumatic epilepsy (PTE) research through development of investigators new to the PTE field. To accomplish this, the ERP is soliciting Faculty… | Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity - DHACA | $3.2M across 4 awards | Aug 17, 20266 days |
| NIJ FY 2026 State and Local Collection and Reporting of Crime DataThis is a notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) for the NIJ FY 2026 State and Local Collection and Reporting of Crime Data program. This opportunity seeks proposals for rigorous research that examines the accuracy of crime data collection… | National Institute of Justice | $2.0M | Aug 28, 202617 days |
| DoW Prostate Cancer, Idea Development AwardSummary: The fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Prostate Cancer Research Program (PCRP) Idea Development Award (IDA) supports new ideas that represent innovative approaches to prostate cancer research and have the potential to make an important… | Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity - DHACA | $13.6M across 8 awards | Sep 2, 202622 days |
| DoW Prostate Cancer, Physician Research AwardSummary: The fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Prostate Cancer Research Program (PCRP) Physician Research Award (PRA) Supports a mentored research experience to prepare physicians with clinical duties for careers in prostate cancer research. All… | Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity - DHACA | $8.8M across 8 awards | Sep 2, 202622 days |
| DoW Prostate Cancer, Early Investigator Research AwardSummary: The fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Prostate Cancer Research Program (PCRP) Early Investigator Research Award (EIRA) supports prostate cancer research conducted by investigators in the early stages of their careers with guidance from an… | Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity - DHACA | $8.8M across 14 awards | Sep 2, 202622 days |
| DoW Neurofibromatosis Research Academy – Leadership AwardSummary: The fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Neurofibromatosis Research Program (NFRP) Neurofibromatosis Research Academy – Leadership Award (NFRALA) supports visionary, established neurofibromatosis (NF) investigators with documented history of… | Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity - DHACA | $2.4M across 1 award | Sep 14, 202634 days |
| DoW Reconstructive Transplant, Concept AwardSummary: The fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Reconstructive Transplant Research Program (RTRP) Concept Award supports the exploration of highly innovative new concepts or untested theories that address an important problem relevant to… | Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity - DHACA | $600K across 3 awards | Sep 16, 202636 days |
| DoW Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, Clinical/Translational Research AwardSummary: The fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Research Program (DMDRP) Clinical/Translational Research Award (CTRA) supports advanced translational research to accelerate promising ideas in Duchenne muscular dystrophy… | Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity - DHACA | $8.5M across 6 awards | Sep 18, 202638 days |
| DoW Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, Idea Development AwardSummary: The fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Research Program (DMDRP) Idea Development Award (IDA) promotes new ideas that are still in the early stages of development and have the potential to yield impactful data and… | Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity - DHACA | $2.5M across 5 awards | Sep 18, 202638 days |
| DoW Neurofibromatosis Research Academy – Scholar AwardSummary: The fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Neurofibromatosis Research Program (NFRP) Neurofibromatosis Research Academy – Scholar Award (NFRA-SA) supports early-career independent investigators (Scholars) joining the Neurofibromatosis Research… | Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity - DHACA | $3.6M across 3 awards | Sep 22, 202642 days |
| DoW Neurofibromatosis Investigator-Initiated Research AwardSummary: The fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Neurofibromatosis Research Program (NFRP) Investigator-Initiated Research Award (IIRA) supports high-impact research that addresses a critical need and has the potential to make important contributions… | Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity - DHACA | $6.0M across 7 awards | Sep 22, 202642 days |
| DoW Neurofibromatosis Exploration-Hypothesis Development AwardSummary: The fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Neurofibromatosis Research Program (NFRP) Exploration-Hypothesis Development Award (EHDA) supports the initial exploration of innovative, high-risk, high-gain, and potentially groundbreaking concepts in… | Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity - DHACA | $1.3M across 8 awards | Sep 22, 202642 days |
| DoW Neurofibromatosis Synergistic Idea AwardSummary: The fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Neurofibromatosis Research Program (NFRP) Synergistic Idea Award (SIA) supports new ideas that represent synergistic approaches to neurofibromatosis (NF) research involving two or three Principal… | Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity - DHACA | $6.4M across 2 awards | Sep 22, 202642 days |
| DoW Kidney Cancer, Academy of Kidney Cancer Investigators – Early-Career Scholar AwardSummary: Initially created in fiscal year 2019 (FY19), the Kidney Cancer Research Program (KCRP) Academy of Kidney Cancer Investigators (AKCI) is a unique interactive virtual academy providing intensive mentoring, national networking… | Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity - DHACA | $2.4M across 2 awards | Sep 28, 202648 days |
| DoW Kidney Cancer, Idea Development AwardSummary: The fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Kidney Cancer Research Program (KCRP) Idea Development Award (IDA) supports the development of high-impact ideas that advance the understanding of kidney cancer and ultimately lead to improved patient… | Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity - DHACA | $7.8M across 8 awards | Sep 28, 202648 days |
| DoW Rare Cancers Concept AwardSummary: The fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Rare Cancers Research Program (RCRP) Concept Award (CA) supports highly innovative, untested, potentially groundbreaking novel concepts in rare cancers. Applications must describe how the new idea will… | Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity - DHACA | $2.5M across 18 awards | Sep 30, 202650 days |
| DoW Melanoma Research Program Melanoma Academy Scholar AwardSummary: Supports the addition of independent, early career investigators (Scholars) who are no more than seven years from their initial faculty appointment to the Melanoma Research Program (MRP) Melanoma Academy. The Melanoma Academy is a… | Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity - DHACA | $1.5M across 2 awards | Oct 14, 202664 days |
| DoW Melanoma Research Program Survivorship Research AwardSummary: The fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Melanoma Research Program (MRP) Survivorship Research Award addresses the relatively new and underfunded area of melanoma-specific survivorship by supporting a broad range of innovative and impactful… | Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity - DHACA | $2.0M across 2 awards | Oct 14, 202664 days |
| DoW Traumatic Brain Injury and Psychological Health, Health Services Research AwardSummary: The fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Traumatic Brain Injury and Psychological Health Research Program (TBIPHRP) Health Services Research Award (HSRA) intends to fund high-impact research that bridges the gap between research, practice and… | Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity - DHACA | $8.0M across 2 awards | Oct 15, 202665 days |
| DoW Traumatic Brain Injury and Psychological Health, Clinical Trial AwardSummary: The fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Traumatic Brain Injury and Psychological Health Research Program (TBIPHRP) Clinical Trial Award (CTA) intends to support clinical trials with the potential to have a significant impact on psychological… | Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity - DHACA | $18.6M across 6 awards | Oct 15, 202665 days |
| DoW Traumatic Brain Injury and Psychological Health, Translational Research AwardSummary: The Translational Research Award (TRA) intends to accelerate the conversion of scientific findings into impactful clinical applications. The TRA prioritizes innovative approaches over purely iterative or incremental research… | Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity - DHACA | $9.0M across 6 awards | Oct 15, 202665 days |
| DoW Military Burn, Discovery AwardSummary: The fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Military Burn Research Program (MBRP) Discovery Award supports innovative, untested, groundbreaking research that provides new insights and explores early concepts in combat-relevant burn care that… | Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity - DHACA | $400K across 2 awards | Oct 21, 202671 days |
| DoW Military Burn, Patient-Centered Research AwardSummary: Despite significant research investment in combat-relevant burn care, a disparity exists between newly discovered knowledge in burn care and its implementation into clinical practice across the distributed operational battlespace… | Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity - DHACA | $3.4M across 2 awards | Oct 21, 202671 days |
| DoW Military Burn, Technology/Therapeutic Development AwardSummary: The fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Military Burn Research Program (MBRP) Technology/Therapeutic Development Award (TTDA) is a burn-focused, product-driven award mechanism intended to provide support for the translation of promising… | Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity - DHACA | $5.0M across 3 awards | Oct 21, 202671 days |
| DoW Bone Marrow Failure, Idea Development AwardSummary: The BMFRP Idea Development Award (IDA) is intended to support innovative ideas and high-impact approaches based on scientifically sound evidence to move toward the BMFRP’s vision of understanding and curing BMF diseases… | Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity - DHACA | $4.0M across 5 awards | Nov 4, 202685 days |
| DoW Bone Marrow Failure, Investigator-Initiated Research AwardSummary: Supports studies that further develop mature ideas, expand upon key discoveries, and have the potential to make significant advances in bone marrow (BMF) failure research and/or patient care. Investigator-Initiated Research Award… | Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity - DHACA | $1.2M across 1 award | Nov 4, 202685 days |
| DoW Bone Marrow Failure, Resource Development AwardSummary: The fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Bone Marrow Failure Research Program (BMFRP) Resource Development Award (RDA) supports the development of a multiomic atlas generated from well-annotated human bone marrow failure (BMF) samples, with… | Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity - DHACA | $1.2M across 1 award | Nov 4, 202685 days |
| DoW Parkinson’s, Early Investigator Research AwardSummary: The fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Parkinson’s Research Program (PRP) Early Investigator Research Award (EIRA) supports Parkinson’s disease (PD) research for investigators in the early stages of their careers. The FY26 EIRA offers two… | Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity - DHACA | $4.2M across 7 awards | Nov 6, 202687 days |
| DoW Parkinson’s, Investigator-Initiated Research AwardSummary: The fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Parkinson’s Research Program (PRP) Investigator-Initiated Research Award (IIRA) supports highly rigorous, multidisciplinary, high-impact research projects that have the potential to make an important… | Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity - DHACA | $10.0M across 5 awards | Nov 6, 202687 days |
| DoW Joint Warfighter Medical, Military Medical Research and Development AwardSummary: The fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Joint Warfighter Medical Research Program (JWMRP) Military Medical Research and Development Award (MMRDA) mechanism is intended to fund the logical continuation of previous Department of War… | Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity - DHACA | $8.8M across 4 awards | Nov 16, 202697 days |
| DOW Combat Readiness – Medical Research Program Translational Research AwardSummary: The fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Combat Readiness – Medical Research Program (CRRP) Translational Research Award (TRA) supports hypothesis-driven innovative, high-impact translational research that will accelerate the movement of… | Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity - DHACA | $4.4M across 3 awards | Nov 18, 202699 days |
| DoW Orthopaedic, Clinical Research AwardSummary: The fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Orthopaedic Research Program (ORP) Clinical Research Award (CRA) seeks clinical research that evaluates orthopaedic-specific factors and interventions. The ORP intends for research supported by this… | Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity - DHACA | $13.6M across 5 awards | Nov 18, 202699 days |
| DoW Rare Cancers Idea Development AwardSummary: The fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Rare Cancers Research Program (RCRP) Idea Development Award (IDA) promotes ideas that are ready for further development and have the potential to yield high-impact findings and new avenues of… | Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity - DHACA | $7.3M across 15 awards | Nov 18, 202699 days |
| DoW Orthopaedic, Applied Research AwardSummary: The Orthopaedic Research Program (ORP) Applied Research Award (ARA) seeks applied research applications focused on advancing optimal treatment and restoration of function for individuals with orthopaedic injuries sustained during… | Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity - DHACA | $3.8M across 4 awards | Nov 18, 202699 days |
| DoW Rare Cancers Resource and Community Development AwardSummary: The fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Rare Cancers Research Program (RCRP) Resource and Community Development Award (RCDA) supports the development of research resources and clinical or preclinical datasets that will advance the field of… | Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity - DHACA | $5.6M across 5 awards | Nov 18, 202699 days |
| DoW Toxic Exposures Clinical Trial AwardSummary: The fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Toxic Exposures Research Program (TERP) Clinical Trial Award (CTA) mechanism supports the advancement, execution, and analysis of clinical trials with the potential to have a significant impact on the… | Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity - DHACA | $4.5M across 1 award | Nov 19, 2026100 days |
| DoW Toxic Exposures Investigator Initiated Research AwardSummary: The fiscal year 2026 Toxic Exposures Research Program (TERP) Investigator-Initiated Research Award (IIRA) is intended to support studies that will make an important contribution toward research and/or patient care for diseases or… | Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity - DHACA | $2.4M across 3 awards | Nov 19, 2026100 days |
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