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📅 GRANT CALENDAR
Federal Grants Deadline Calendar 2026
100 upcoming federal grant deadlines — sorted by date. Track NIH, NSF, DOD, USDA, EPA and all major agencies in one place.
ACTIVE DEADLINES: 100 // AGENCIES: 38 // UPDATED: DAILY
Federal grant deadlines are firm. Unlike many competitive processes, missing the submission window for a federal NOFO almost always means waiting a full funding cycle — which can be six months to a year — before the opportunity comes around again. For research institutions, nonprofits, and government agencies that depend on federal funding, maintaining visibility over upcoming deadlines is not optional.
This calendar aggregates every active federal grant opportunity that carries a posted close date, pulled directly from Grants.gov and organized by deadline month. It covers grants from all major agencies — NIH, NSF, DOD, EPA, USDA, HHS, DOE, DOT, and HUD — across every sector and funding type. The data refreshes daily, so newly posted NOFOs with upcoming deadlines appear within 24 hours of publication.
Use this page alongside the 30-day deadline tracker for the most urgent opportunities. Each grant title links to the full detail page including award ceiling, eligibility requirements, and AI-generated program briefing.
About Federal Grant Deadlines
How far in advance should I start a federal grant application?
Most federal grant applications require 4 to 12 weeks of preparation time, depending on the complexity of the program. NIH R01 applications typically require 2 to 3 months of preparation. Simpler program grants may require 4 to 6 weeks. It is advisable to identify your target grant at least 90 days before the close date to allow adequate time for writing, institutional review, and electronic submission via Grants.gov.
Can a federal grant deadline be extended?
Rarely, and only at the discretion of the issuing agency. Extensions are typically granted only due to system outages at Grants.gov or declared federal emergencies. Individual applicants cannot request extensions. If the Grants.gov system experiences a technical disruption on or near a close date, the agency may post an amendment extending the deadline — these updates appear on the original NOFO listing.
What is the difference between the close date and the receipt date?
The close date shown on Grants.gov is the deadline for electronic submission through the Grants.gov portal. Some programs — particularly NIH — use a separate receipt date that governs when applications are accepted for review. Always read the full NOFO carefully: some programs have multiple deadlines covering letters of intent, full applications, and resubmissions. The close dates shown in this calendar reflect the primary Grants.gov submission deadline.
July 2026 (100 grants)
Deadline Grant Title Agency Award
Jul 5 Cooperative Agreement for affiliated Partner with the North Atlantic Coast Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit DOI-USGS1 Agency Discretion Jul 5 Cooperative Agreement for affiliated Partner with the North Atlantic Coast Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit DOI-USGS1 Agency Discretion Jul 5 Cooperative Agreement for affiliated Partner with the Rocky Mountain Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit DOI-USGS1 Agency Discretion Jul 5 Cooperative Agreement for affiliated Partner with the Rocky Mountain Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit DOI-USGS1 Agency Discretion Jul 5 Advancing HIV/AIDS Research within the Mission of the NIDCD (R01 Clinical Trial Optional) HHS-NIH11 Agency Discretion Jul 5 Y-AI: Leveraging the U.S. Tech Stack for a Free and Open Indo-Pacific DOS-IDN Agency Discretion Jul 6 FY 2026 TechLeaders: Critical Emerging Technologies Exchange DOS-ECA $1,500,000 Jul 6 FY 2026 Tech Youth Program DOS-ECA $1,100,000 Jul 6 FY 2026 U.S. Creative Tech Exchange DOS-ECA $1,320,000 Jul 6 FY 2026 Competitive Funding Opportunity: Competitive Grants for Rail Vehicle Replacement Program DOT-FTA Agency Discretion Jul 6 Eliminating Parasitic and Neglected Tropical Disease Threats to the United States - Program Support and Research to Reduce Threats to Americans at Home and Abroad HHS-CDC-HHSCDCERA Agency Discretion Jul 6 Advancing Innovation and Collaboration Through C-SIPA DOS-BAH $180,000 Jul 6 Improving Lake Superior outflow regulation and quantifying uncertainty DOD-COE-ERDC $400,000 Jul 6 2027 Low Income Taxpayer Clinic (LITC) USDOT-LITC $26,000,000 Jul 6 Translational Research in Maternal and Pediatric Pharmacology and Therapeutics (R21 Clinical Trial Optional) HHS-NIH11 Agency Discretion Jul 6 Home Study and Post-Release Services for Unaccompanied Alien Children​​ HHS-ACF-ORR Agency Discretion Jul 6 FY 2025 Rural Capacity Building for Community Development and Affordable Housing Grants (RCB) HUD $6,000,000 Jul 6 FY26 Women in Apprenticeship and Nontraditional Occupations (WANTO) Technical Assistance Grant Program DOL-WB Agency Discretion Jul 6 Providers Clinical Support System - Universities HHS-SAMHS-SAMHSA Agency Discretion Jul 6 Great Lakes Restoration Initiative –Joint Venture Habitat Restoration and Protection DOI-FWS $800,000 Jul 6 Crop Protection and Pest Management USDA-NIFA $8,250,000 Jul 6 YSEALI Summit 2026 DOS-PHL $300,000 Jul 6 Training Program for Federal TRIO Programs DOL-OPE $4,100,000 Jul 6 U.S. India Sports Technology Dialogues and Innovation Program DOS-IND Agency Discretion Jul 6 Adult Suicide Prevention HHS-SAMHS-SAMHSA Agency Discretion Jul 6 Food for Progress Program Notice of Funding Opportunity Fiscal Year 2026 USDA-FAS $226,000,000 Jul 6 U.S.-ROK Strategic Partnership Initiatives DOS-KOR $250,000 Jul 6 Section 4 Capacity Building for Community Development and Affordable Housing HUD Agency Discretion Jul 7 Single Source: Cardiothoracic Surgical Trials Network (CTSN) Data Coordinating Center (U01 Clinical Trial Required) HHS-NIH11 Agency Discretion Jul 7 National Nonprofit Organization Recreational Boating Safety (RBS) Grant Program DHS-USCG Agency Discretion Jul 7 FY2025 Historic Preservation Fund - Underrepresented Communities Grants DOI-NPS Agency Discretion Jul 7 OVW Fiscal Year 2026 Sexual Assault Services Formula Program USDOJ-OJP-OVW Agency Discretion Jul 7 Translational Research in Maternal and Pediatric Pharmacology and Therapeutics (R01 Clinical Trial Optional) HHS-NIH11 Agency Discretion Jul 7 Office of Postsecondary Education (OPE): Centers Aligned with Areas for National Need (CAANN) Program Assistance Listing Number: 84.015C ED Agency Discretion Jul 7 FY26 Washington Union Station Exterior Lighting Upgrade Project DOT-FRA Agency Discretion Jul 7 Acer Access and Development Program USDA-AMS $5,000,000 Jul 8 Center for Inherited Disease Research (CIDR) High Throughput Sequencing and Genotyping Resource Access (X01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) HHS-NIH11 Agency Discretion Jul 8 WaterSMART: Applied Science Grants DOI-BOR $6,000,000 Jul 8 Rural Community Health Support Program HHS-HRSA Agency Discretion Jul 8 OVC FY 2026 Victim of Crime Act (VOCA) Victim Assistance Formula Grant USDOJ-OJP-OVC Agency Discretion Jul 8 OVC FY 2026 Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) Victim Compensation Formula Grant USDOJ-OJP-OVC Agency Discretion Jul 8 Primary Care Dental Faculty Development Center Program (PCDFD) HHS-HRSA Agency Discretion Jul 8 Dental Faculty Loan Repayment Program (DFLRP) HHS-HRSA Agency Discretion Jul 8 Technology-enabled Collaborative Learning Program HHS-HRSA Agency Discretion Jul 8 Ready To Learn Programming HHS-OESE $31,000,000 Jul 8 Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 Quality Improvement Fund - Improving Access to Dental Services for Children with Neurodevelopmental Disorders (QIF-DNDD) HHS-HRSA Agency Discretion Jul 8 Telehealth Centers of Excellence HHS-HRSA Agency Discretion Jul 8 MCH Workforce Development and Training Center HHS-HRSA Agency Discretion Jul 8 Rural Health Clinic Technical Assistance Program HHS-HRSA Agency Discretion Jul 8 Rapid Response Rural Data Analysis and Issue Specific Rural Research Studies HHS-HRSA Agency Discretion Jul 8 Rural Residency Planning and Development Program HHS-HRSA Agency Discretion Jul 8 Rural Communities Opioid Response Program (RCORP)-Impact HHS-HRSA Agency Discretion Jul 8 Rural Communities Opioid Response Program (RCORP)-Planning HHS-HRSA Agency Discretion Jul 8 DoW Breast Cancer, Transformative Breast Cancer Consortium Development Award DOD-AMRAA $140,000 Jul 8 OJP FY 2026 Special Attorneys Program Round 4 USDOJ-OJP-BJA Agency Discretion Jul 8 Rural Health Research Dissemination Program HHS-HRSA Agency Discretion Jul 8 DoW Breast Cancer, Era of Hope Scholar Award DOD-AMRAA $4,900,000 Jul 8 DoW Breast Cancer, Clinical Research Extension Award DOD-AMRAA $15,400,000 Jul 8 DoW Breast Cancer, Breakthrough Award Levels 1 and 2 DOD-AMRAA $31,800,000 Jul 8 Strategies to Link, Engage, and Retain Men with HIV in Care: Evaluation Provider HHS-HRSA Agency Discretion Jul 8 Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program Part C Capacity Development Program  HHS-HRSA Agency Discretion Jul 8 Strategies to Link, Engage, and Retain Men with HIV in Care: Implementation Technical Assistance Provider HHS-HRSA Agency Discretion Jul 8 Telehealth Nutrition Services Network Grant Program HHS-HRSA Agency Discretion Jul 8 ​Sickle Cell Disease Regional Care Excellence (SoRCE) Program HHS-HRSA Agency Discretion Jul 8 Nursing Workforce Development (NWD) HHS-HRSA Agency Discretion Jul 9 NIH SIREN Neurologic Clinical Trials (UG3/UH3 - Clinical Trial Required) HHS-NIH11 Agency Discretion Jul 9 Willow Creek Reservoir Water Quality Research and Evaluation Studies DOD-COE-ERDC $100,000 Jul 9 Cooperative Agreement for affiliated Partner with the Great Lakes-Northern Forest Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit DOI-USGS1 Agency Discretion Jul 9 IRF FY25 Nigeria Documentation and Accountability for Religious Freedom Abuses DOS-IRF Agency Discretion Jul 9 IRF FY25 Nigeria Strengthening Capacity of the Legal Community DOS-IRF Agency Discretion Jul 9 F27AS00007 FY 2027 National Coastal Wetlands Conservation Grant Program Notice of Funding Opportunity DOI-FWS $18,000,000 Jul 9 Prevention, Control, and Mitigation of Harmful Algal Blooms Program DOC-DOCNOAAERA $2,500,000 Jul 9 Coccidioidomycosis Collaborative Research Centers (P01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) HHS-NIH11 $4,800,000 Jul 9 NEA Grants for Arts Projects 2, FY 2027 NEA $65,000,000 Jul 9 Limited Competition for the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development -Extended (ABCD-E) Study Renewal - Data Analysis, Informatics and Resource Center, and Coordinating Center (U24 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) HHS-NIH11 Agency Discretion Jul 9 Limited Competition for the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development -Extended (ABCD-E) Study-Research Project Sites (U01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) HHS-NIH11 Agency Discretion Jul 9 FY 2026 Community Engagement Exchange DOS-ECA Agency Discretion Jul 9 FY 2026 Arctic Exchange Program DOS-ECA Agency Discretion Jul 9 Single Source: HeartShare 2.0: Refining Heart Failure Subtypes and Treatment Targets for Personalized Clinical Trials - Data Translation Center (U54 Clinical Trial Optional) HHS-NIH11 Agency Discretion Jul 9 HeartShare 2.0: Refining Heart Failure Subtypes and Treatment Targets for Personalized Clinical Trials - Clinical Trial Center and Clinical Centers (U01 Clinical Trial Optional) HHS-NIH11 $3,465,000 Jul 9 Talent Search Program DOL-OPE Agency Discretion Jul 10 FY 2026 Pilot Program for Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) Planning DOT-FTA $28,492,618 Jul 10 NINDS Child Neurology Career Development Program (CNCDP) (K12 - Clinical Trial Not Allowed) HHS-NIH11 Agency Discretion Jul 10 OVW Fiscal Year 2026 STOP Formula Grant Program USDOJ-OJP-OVW Agency Discretion Jul 10 Kidney Precision Medicine Project Recruitment Sites (U01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) HHS-NIH11 Agency Discretion Jul 10 Kidney Precision Medicine Project Tissue Interrogation Sites (U01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) HHS-NIH11 Agency Discretion Jul 10 Kidney Precision Medicine Project Central Hub (U24 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) HHS-NIH11 Agency Discretion Jul 10 Tuberculosis Research Advancement Centers (TRACs) (P30 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) HHS-NIH11 $4,000,000 Jul 10 Accelerating Product Excellence in Innovation and for Clinical Adoption (APEx) (U24 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) HHS-NIH11 $6,000,000 Jul 10 Rural Northern Border Region Network Planning Program HHS-HRSA Agency Discretion Jul 10 Nurse Faculty Loan Program (NFLP) HHS-HRSA Agency Discretion Jul 10 Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award Institutional Research Training Grant (NRSA) HHS-HRSA Agency Discretion Jul 10 National Training Center for Teen Pregnancy Prevention (TPP) HHS-OPHS Agency Discretion Jul 10 Embryo Adoption Awareness and Services HHS-OPHS Agency Discretion Jul 10 HEAL Initiative: Limited Competition for the HEALthy Brain and Child Development (HBCD) Study – Consortium Administrative Core and Data Coordinating Center (U24 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) HHS-NIH11 Agency Discretion Jul 10 FY 2026 Stewards of Cultural Heritage DOS-ECA $1,000,000 Jul 10 National Lupus Outreach and Clinical Trial Education Program HHS-OPHS Agency Discretion Jul 10 U.S.-D.R. Technology and Science Fair DOS-DOM Agency Discretion Jul 10 HEAL Initiative: Limited Competition for the HEALthy Brain and Child Development Study - Research Project Sites (Collaborative U01- Clinical Trial Not Allowed) HHS-NIH11 Agency Discretion Jul 10 The National September 11 Memorial and Museum and 9/11 Pentagon Memorial Visitor Education Center DOD-WHS Agency Discretion GrantMetric Intelligence Systems — Independent federal grant intelligence platform. Not affiliated with Grants.gov, the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, or any government agency. Grant data is sourced from the Grants.gov API for informational purposes only; always verify opportunity details directly with the funding agency before applying. Some links on this site are affiliate links — we may earn a commission at no additional cost to you. Full Disclaimer · Last Reviewed: May 2026 · Data Methodology