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1,099active grants
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DOS-TLS#OFOP0002559Agency Discretion
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05/11/2026
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2026 Alumni Engagement Innovation Fund (AEIF 2026) – Timor-Leste
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DOD-AMRAA#HT942526LCRPPCOSAAgency Discretion
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09/02/2026
Lung Cancer Patient-Centered Outcomes and Survivorship Award
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HHS-NIH11#PAR-24-209Agency Discretion
DEADLINE
07/12/2027
NHLBI Career Transition Award for Intramural Postdoctoral Fellows and Research Trainees (K22 Independent Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
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USDOJ-OJP-NIJ#O-NIJ-2025-172572Agency Discretion
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05/11/2026
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NIJ FY25 Research and Evaluation on Violence Against Women
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HHS-NIH11#PAR-26-138Agency Discretion
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01/26/2027
National Centers for Cryo-electron Tomography (cryoET) (R24 -Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
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DOI-USGS1#G26AS00095Agency Discretion
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05/08/2026
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Cooperative Agreement for affiliated Partner with the Hawaii-Pacific Islands Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit
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05/15/2026
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Workforce Integration in Conflict Areas
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USDA-RBCS#RDBCP-REAP-RES-EEI-2016Agency Discretion
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Renewable Energy Systems and Energy Efficiency Improvements Program
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NSF#PD-98-1680Agency Discretion
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02/15/2027
Ocean Technology and Interdisciplinary Coordination
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NSF#PD-23-229YAgency Discretion
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Manufacturing Systems Integration
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HHS-NIH11#PA-23-317Agency Discretion
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11/24/2026
Competing Revisions to Existing NIH Single Project Research Grants and Cooperative Agreements (Clinical Trial Optional)
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DOI-USGS1#G26AS00012Agency Discretion
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05/26/2026
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The Educational Component of the National Cooperative Geologic Mapping Program
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ED#ED-GRANTS-032526-001Agency Discretion
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Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS): Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA): Training of Interpreters for Individuals Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing and Individuals Who Are DeafBlind; Assistance Listing Number 84.160D
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NSF#24-540Agency Discretion
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Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR): Workshop Opportunities
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HHS-FDA#PAR-25-014Agency Discretion
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04/01/2027
NARMS Cooperative Agreement Program to Strengthen Antibiotic Resistance Surveillance in Retail Food Specimens
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NSF#20-597Agency Discretion
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06/15/2026
Arctic Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grants (Arctic DDRIG) Arctic Social Sciences, Arctic System Sciences, and Arctic Observing Network
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HHS-NIH11#RFA-DE-27-002Agency Discretion
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07/10/2026
Accelerating Product Excellence in Innovation and for Clinical Adoption (APEx) (U24 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
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USDOJ-OJP-NIJ#O-NIJ-2025-172605Agency Discretion
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06/08/2026
NIJ FY25 Research and Evaluation on Drugs and Crime: Nexus with Firearms and Violence
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HHS-NIH11#PAR-25-065Agency Discretion
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09/07/2026
Novel Mechanism Research on Neuropsychiatric Symptoms (NPS) in Alzheimer's Dementia (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)
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NSF#PD-17-1620Agency Discretion
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See Registry
Marine Geology and Geophysics
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EPA#EPA-R5-GL2026-PCAAgency Discretion
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06/30/2026
Great Lakes Biology Monitoring Program: Phytoplankton and Chlorophyll-a Components
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DOS-LBY#LEO-PD-APS-2026Agency Discretion
DEADLINE
06/08/2026
U.S. Mission to Libya Public Diplomacy Small Grants Program Annual Program Statement (APS)
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NSF#25-510Agency Discretion
DEADLINE
03/03/2027
Coupling, Energetics, and Dynamics of Atmospheric Regions
Technology // LIVE FEED
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HHS-NIH11#PAR-25-358Agency Discretion
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01/07/2028
NEI Clinical Research Study Planning Grant Program (R34 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
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HHS-NIH11#PA-25-245Agency Discretion
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09/07/2026
Alcohol Health Services Research (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)
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GrantMetric is an independent federal grant intelligence platform tracking 900+ active federal funding opportunities sourced daily from the Grants.gov API. It covers grants from NIH, NSF, DOD, EPA, NASA, USDA, and dozens of other federal agencies, organized by sector with AI-generated briefings for every opportunity.

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GrantMetric tracks federal funding across five sectors: Health (NIH, CDC, HRSA), Technology (NSF, DARPA, DOE), Environment (EPA, NOAA, USFS), Energy (DOE, ARPA-E), and Defense (DOD, AFRL, ONR). SBIR and STTR small business grants are also tracked across all agencies.

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