FAU Office of Research Development - Selected Monthly Funding Opportunities - May 2026
Grant Funding Opportunities
May 14, 2026
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
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
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
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
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
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
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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