FAU Office of Research Development - Selected Monthly Funding Opportunities - December 2025

 

Grant Funding Opportunities

December 7, 2025

 

 

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Meet new faculty and Division of Research (DoR) staff members at the Fall 2025 Division of Research Welcome Session. DoR representatives will share information about services, as well as useful tips to ensure your research and scholarship journey is successful. View flyer here. The event is from 2 to 3:15 p.m., Wednesday, Sept. 10, in the Board of Trustees room 305, Admin. Bldg. (AD-10), Boca Raton campus. Register here.

Announcing Early Career Launchpad, sponsored by the Office of Research Development! This program will help you navigate the world of research funding and set a strong foundation for a successful, goal-driven research trajectory. View flyer here for more information, or immediately enroll here.

Research Connections: A Networking Event Focused on Cancer Research Programs - Join fellow Florida Atlantic researchers and scholars with an interest in Florida Department of Health Cancer Research Programs from 12 to 1:30 p.m., Wednesday, September 24, in the Board of Trustees room, Administration Bldg., 305. Enjoy lunch as you connect, share ideas, and spark new collaborations. Register here.

 

Each month the FAU Office of Research Development (ORD) selects recently-posted funding opportunities that may be of interest to FAU researchers and scholars - see list below.  This list of opportunities is sent to FAU Associate Deans for Research and Institute Directors through GrantForward.  Please forward the opportunities below to your units.

FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES

Arts and Humanities

Public Humanities Projects, Sponsored by: National Endowment for the Humanities; Division of Public Programs

Celebrate America! Chairman's Grants in Honor of America's 250th Anniversary, Sponsored by: National Endowment for the Humanities; Office of the Chair

Business and Economics 

Causal Research on the Impacts of Legalized Sports Betting, Sponsored by: Arnold Ventures

Education 

SPARK Research Match Expansion - Request for Applications, Sponsored by: Simons Foundation; Simons Foundation Autism Research Initiative

Advancing HIV/AIDS Research within the Mission of the NIDCD (R01 Clinical Trial Optional), Sponsored by: National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders; U.S. Department of Health and Human Services; 1 more sponsor

Advancing HIV/AIDS Research within the Mission of the NIDCD (R21 Clinical Trial Optional), Sponsored by: National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders; U.S. Department of Health and Human Services; 1 more sponsor

Improving Undergraduate STEM Education: Directorate for STEM Education (IUSE: EDU), Sponsored by: Division of Undergraduate Education (U.S); National Science Foundation; 1 more sponsor

Health

Alzheimer's Association Research Grant For All (AARGA) Program, Sponsored by: Alzheimer's Association

Alzheimer's Association Clinician Scientist Fellowship for All (AACSFA) Program, Sponsored by: Alzheimer's Association

National Alzheimer's Coordinating Center (U24 Clinical Trial Not Allowed), Sponsored by: National Institute on Aging; U.S. Department of Health and Human Services; 1 more sponsor

Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation - Catalyst Awards, Sponsored by: Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation

American Lung Association - Indoor Air Research Award, Sponsored by: American Lung Association

Reissue of RFA-FD-23-001- Clinical Studies of Orphan Products Addressing Unmet Needs of Rare Diseases (R01 Clinical Trials Required), Sponsored by: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services; U.S. Food and Drug Administration; 3 more sponsors

Broad Pragmatic Studies PCORI Funding Announcement -- Cycle 3 2025, Sponsored by: Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute

Phased Large Awards for Comparative Effectiveness Research PCORI Funding Announcement -- Cycle 3 2025, Sponsored by: Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute

Addressing Rare Diseases Topical PCORI Funding Announcement -- Cycle 3 2025, Sponsored by: Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute

Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute - Advancing the Science of Engagement in Research (PCORI) Funding Announcement -- Cycle 3 2025, Sponsored by: Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute

Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute - Improving Methods for Conducting Patient-Centered Comparative Clinical Effectiveness Research (PCORI) Funding Announcement -- Cycle 3 2025, Sponsored by: Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute

Alzheimer's Disease Research - Standard Awards, Sponsored by: BrightFocus Foundation

Engagement Award: Convening Support - Fall 2025 Cycle, Sponsored by: Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute

Engagement Award: Capacity Building -- Fall 2025 Cycle, Sponsored by: Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute

Neurobiology of Brain Disorders Award, Sponsored by: McKnight Endowment Fund for Neuroscience; McKnight Foundation

Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation - Crazy 8 Initiative Grant Program on Pediatric Brain Tumors, Sponsored by: Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation for Childhood Cancer

Reissue of RFA-FD-22-001 - Efficient and Innovative Natural History Studies Addressing Unmet Needs in Rare Diseases (R01 Clinical Trials Optional), Sponsored by: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services; U.S. Food and Drug Administration; 3 more sponsors

Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics 

Algorithmic Foundations (AF), Sponsored by: Directorate for Computer and Information Science and Engineering; National Science Foundation

Computer Systems Research (CSR), Sponsored by: Directorate for Computer and Information Science and Engineering; National Science Foundation

Networking Technology and Systems (NeTS), Sponsored by: Directorate for Computer and Information Science and Engineering; National Science Foundation

Foundations of Emerging Technologies (FET), Sponsored by: Directorate for Computer and Information Science and Engineering; National Science Foundation

Computer and Information Science and Engineering : Future Computing Research (Future CoRe), Sponsored by: Directorate for Computer and Information Science and Engineering; Division of Computer and Network Systems (United States); 3 more sponsors

Computing Education Research, Sponsored by: Directorate for Computer and Information Science and Engineering; National Science Foundation

Software and Hardware Foundations (SHF), Sponsored by: Directorate for Computer and Information Science and Engineering; National Science Foundation

Communications and Information Foundations (CIF), Sponsored by: Directorate for Computer and Information Science and Engineering; National Science Foundation

Information Integration and Informatics (III), Sponsored by: Directorate for Computer and Information Science and Engineering; National Science Foundation

Robust Intelligence (RI), Sponsored by: Directorate for Computer and Information Science and Engineering; National Science Foundation

National Science Foundation Translation to Practice (NSF TTP) - NSF TTP-Partner (NSF TTP-P), Sponsored by: National Science Foundation

Electronic Monitoring and Reporting Grant Program, Sponsored by: National Fish and Wildlife Foundation

Research Opportunities in Space and Earth Sciences 2024 (ROSES-2024), Sponsored by: National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Smart Health and Biomedical Research in the Era of Artificial Intelligence and Advanced Data Science (SCH), Sponsored by: Directorate for Computer and Information Science and Engineering; Directorate for Engineering; 9 more sponsors

Simons Collaborations In Ecology And Evolution, Sponsored by: Simons Foundation

Simons Collaborations in Mathematics and the Physical Sciences, Sponsored by: Simons Foundation

A.9 User-Centered Applications with Large Earth Foundation Models, Sponsored by: National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Test Bed: Toward a Network of Programmable Cloud Laboratories (PCL Test Bed), Sponsored by: Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences; National Science Foundation; 1 more sponsor

C.5 Planetary Science Early Career Award, Sponsored by: National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Human Networks and Data Science - Core Research (HNDS-R), Sponsored by: National Science Foundation

Arctic Research Opportunities - Arctic Natural Sciences, Sponsored by: National Science Foundation

Agriculture and Food Research Initiative - Foundational and Applied Science Program: 7e. Rapid Response to Emerging and Re-emerging Pest and Disease Events Across Food and Agricultural Systems, Sponsored by: National Institute of Food and Agriculture; U.S. Department of Agriculture

US Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Broad Agency Announcement, Sponsored by: U.S Department of Defense; U.S. Army; 1 more sponsor

Social Sciences

Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Epidemiology of Drug Abuse, Sponsored by: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services; National Institutes of Health; 1 more sponsor

National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) Core "Center of Excellence" Grant Program (P30 Clinical Trial Optional), Sponsored by: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services; National Institutes of Health; 1 more sponsor

HEAL Initiative: Career Development Awards in Implementation Science for Substance Use Prevention and Treatment (K01 - Clinical Trial Required), Sponsored by: National Cancer Institute; National Institute of Mental Health; 5 more sponsors

Bidirectional Influences Between Adolescent Social Media Use and Mental Health (R21 Clinical Trial Optional), Sponsored by: National Institute of Mental Health; U.S. Department of Health and Human Services; 1 more sponsor

Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Research on the Impact of Policy Changes and Emerging and Evolving Public Health Crises on NIDA Populations of Interest, Sponsored by: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services; National Institutes of Health; 1 more sponsor

Arctic Research Opportunities - Arctic Social Sciences, Sponsored by: National Science Foundation

Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Firearm Injury and Mortality Prevention Research, Sponsored by: National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities; National Institute of Mental Health; 12 more sponsors

Research Infrastructure in the Social and Behavioral Sciences (RISBS), Sponsored by: Directorate for Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences; Division of Behavioral and Cognitive Sciences (United States); 2 more sponsors

For questions or assistance with the opportunities listed above, please contact the FAU Office of Research Development at proposaldevelopment@fau.edu.

The items listed above are a sampling of current funding opportunities. You may wish to conduct tailored searches at Grants.Gov, GrantForward, or funding agency websites. You may access these opportunities via GrantForward; to set up an account, please visit this webpage. PIs are reminded to route their proposals internally through FAU (see the Office of Sponsored Programs timeline here) and to reserve time for uploading proposal documents to the granting agency. For limited submissions, click here to view guidelines for submitting internal applications. 

If you choose to pursue a grant from a private or corporate foundation, we encourage you to consult with the  Office of Foundation Relations for opportunity guidance and related application procedures.

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