New Federal Grants — May 2026
210 federal grant opportunities posted in May 2026, sourced live from Grants.gov. Covers health, technology, environment, energy, defense, and more.
About May 2026 Federal Grant Postings
Federal agencies post Notices of Funding Opportunity (NOFOs) throughout the year. Grants posted in May 2026 represent active funding from NIH, NSF, DOD, EPA, USDA, HHS, DOE, and other federal agencies. Each posting includes the award ceiling, eligibility requirements, and application deadline — all sourced directly from Grants.gov.
Newly posted grants are typically open for 30–90 days. High-priority programs from NIH and DOD often close faster — monitoring monthly postings ensures your organization does not miss time-sensitive opportunities. Bookmark this page and check back as new grants are added throughout the month.
How to use this list: Click any grant to view the full funding opportunity details including award ceiling, eligibility criteria, application instructions, and AI-generated briefing. Use the sector tags to identify relevant programs. All close dates are displayed in MM/DD/YYYY format and sourced directly from the official Grants.gov registry.
Grants Posted in May 2026 (210)
NSF invests in scientific discoveries, technological breakthroughs, and transformative innovations that strengthen econo...
To support the efforts of States, Tribal governments, and research institutions to promote the domestic maple syrup indu...
This Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) solicits applications for the continued development and sustainment of high va...
This Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) invites applications for advanced development and enhancement of emerging info...
The purpose of this notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) is to establish a Center that trains researchers in formal prod...
This Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) solicits applications for the development of enabling informatics technologies...
Administration at the U.S. Department of Labor (Labor), is soliciting applications in support of the administration of t...
This Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) is one of three NOFOs for the National Cancer Institute (NCI) Community Oncolo...
The Public Diplomacy Section invites proposals for projects that make America and the region safer, stronger, and more p...
This Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) is one of three NOFOs for the National Cancer Institute (NCI) Community Oncolo...
This Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) is one of three NOFOs for the National Cancer Institute (NCI) Community Oncolo...
Under the Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety Act (VGB Act), the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is...
Summary: The fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Epilepsy Research Program (ERP) Idea Development Award (IDA) solicits novel researc...
Summary: The fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Toxic Exposures Research Program (TERP) Clinical Trial Award (CTA) mechanism suppor...
Summary: The fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Traumatic Brain Injury and Psychological Health Research Program (TBIPHRP) Health S...
Summary: The fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Prostate Cancer Research Program (PCRP) Idea Development Award (IDA) supports new i...
Summary: The fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Traumatic Brain Injury and Psychological Health Research Program (TBIPHRP) Clinical...
Summary: Supports the addition of independent, early career investigators (Scholars) who are no more than seven years fr...
Summary: The fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Prostate Cancer Research Program (PCRP) Physician Research Award (PRA) Supports a m...
Summary: The fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Military Burn Research Program (MBRP) Discovery Award supports innovative, untested...
Summary: This funding opportunity announcement seeks to solicit a Director and Deputy Director to lead the Epilepsy Rese...
Summary: The fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Prostate Cancer Research Program (PCRP) Early Investigator Research Award (EIRA) su...
The Food for Progress Program provides for the donation of U.S. agricultural commodities to developing countries and eme...
Summary: Despite significant research investment in combat-relevant burn care, a disparity exists between newly discover...
Summary: The fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Epilepsy Research Program (ERP) seeks to advance post-traumatic epilepsy (PTE) rese...
Summary: The fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Melanoma Research Program (MRP) Survivorship Research Award addresses the relativel...
Summary: The fiscal year 2026 Toxic Exposures Research Program (TERP) Investigator-Initiated Research Award (IIRA) is in...
Summary: The Translational Research Award (TRA) intends to accelerate the conversion of scientific findings into impactf...
Summary: The fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Military Burn Research Program (MBRP) Technology/Therapeutic Development Award (TTD...
Summary: The intent of the fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Toxic Exposures Research Program (TERP) Translational Research Award ...
Summary: The intent of the fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Epilepsy Research Program (ERP) Leveraging Research Award is to suppo...
Summary: The fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Autism Research Program (ARP) Career Development Award supports early-career, indep...
Summary: The fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Autism Research Program (ARP) Clinical Trial Award supports the rapid implementatio...
Summary: The fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Melanoma Research Program (MRP) Team Science Award supports a broad range of hypoth...
Summary: The fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Autism Research Program (ARP) Idea Development Award supports the development of in...
Summary: The fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Melanoma Research Program (MRP) Focused Program Award â Rare Melanomas, supports ...
Summary: The intent of the Epilepsy Research Program (ERP) Research Partnership Award is to support new or existing rese...
Summary: The fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Melanoma Research Program (MRP) Idea Award supports innovative, exploratory, high-r...
Summary: The fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Prostate Cancer Research Program (PCRP) Data Science Award (DSA) supports research ...
The Butte Creek Sutter Bypass West Borrow Canal (WBC) Weir #1 is a dilapidated weir structure and is no longer able to b...
This is an Annual Program Statement, outlining our funding priorities, the strategic themes we focus on, and the procedu...
Program Description: The purpose of this grant competition is to establish a National Assessment Center to improve child...
This is a NOFO for a Single Source competition that will invite application(s) from eligible organization(s) to apply. P...
The National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD), with the National Institute of Biomedical ...
Using appropriations to the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI), the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) anticipa...
This project will support the development of sustainable maritime legal capacity within the Philippine Office of the Sol...
NOTICE: Amended May 20, 2026. This amendment releases final text for this program element, which was previously TBD. Nei...
The purpose of this Funding Opportunity is to address the needs of the maternal and pediatric HIV scientific community f...
A. Basic Information 1. Overview Funding Opportunity Title: U.S. Embassy Kuwait PAS Annual Program Statement Funding Opp...
The National Historic Preservation Act authorizes grants to federally recognized Tribes for cultural and historic preser...
The purpose of the CPPM program (Assistance Listing 10.329) is to provide funding for integrated, multifunctional agricu...
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) Coastal Program provides technical and financial assistance to partners to ...
The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) is announcing the continuation of the Superfund Hazardou...
The Office of Citizen Exchanges, Youth Programs Division of the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) is plea...
The purpose of this Program Announcement with Special Receipt, Referral, and/or Review Considerations (PAR) is to solici...
The Highlands Conservation Act Program (HCA) is administered by the US Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) to assist Con...
The Highlands Conservation Act Program (HCA) is administered by the US Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) to assist Con...
This notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) invites applications from eligible organizations to establish a Data Coordinat...
This is a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for a Single Source that will invites an application from an eligible org...
The purpose of this Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) is to solicit applications for a new Clinical Trial Center (CTC...
The U.S. Department of Stateâs Embassy Manila announces an open competition to implement a program to hold the Young S...
U.S. Mission Iraq through the U.S. Department of State is pleased to announce that funding is available through its Publ...
The U.S. Department of Stateâs Embassy Doha announces an open competition to implement a program to advance concrete U...
The U.S. Embassy in Harare, through its Public Diplomacy Section, invites eligible organizations to submit applications ...
This is a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for a Limited Competition that will invite application(s) from eligible o...
Multistate Conservation Grants (MSCG) are authorized under 16 U.S.C. 669h-2 and 16 U.S.C. 777m, providing funding for wi...
The EDU Core Research (ECR) program offers this ECR:Core solicitation and invites proposals for fundamental research (cu...
The NPD program provides grants to public and private nonprofit institutions of higher education (IHEs) and public and p...
The NIST Standards Coordination Office Curricula Development Cooperative Agreement Program (SCOCD CAP) is seeking applic...
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Headquarters anticipates release of a solicitation, titled âN...
Funding Opportunity Title : Tech Innovation Lab Funding Opportunity Number : PAS-MOROCCO-FY26-03 Deadline for Applicatio...
The purpose of this NOFO is to strengthen public health capacity of 1) Tribal Epidemiology Centers (TECs) and 2) the Tri...
To investigate and prosecute transnational criminal organizations (TCOs) through enhanced forensic accounting training. ...
Through WaterSMART, the Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) leverages Federal and non-Federal funding to work cooperativ...
Through WaterSMART, the Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) leverages Federal and non- Federal funding to work cooperati...
The objective of the WaterSMART Enhancing Water Resources Projects funding opportunity is to invite eligible entities to...
Funding Opportunity Title: U.S.-ROK Strategic Partnership Initiatives Funding Opportunity Number: PD-SEOUL-FY26-02 Deadl...
Goals and Objectives ⢠Celebrate American Excellence: o Showcase American innovation, technological leadership, and en...
Project Background, Goals, and Objectives Bolivia has one of the largest informal economies in Latin America, with a sig...
The NIH INvestigation of Co-occurring conditions across the Lifespan to Understand Down syndromE (INCLUDE) Project seeks...
Funding Opportunity Title : Moonshot: Artemis Edition Funding Opportunity Numbe r: PAS-MOROCCO-FY26-02 Deadline for Appl...
Program Description: The purposes of the Personnel Development to Improve Services and Results for Children with Disabil...
A. Background The overall goal of this project is to improve water quality conditions in Willow Creek Reservoir for the ...
Water Resource Research Act (WRRA) coordination award to support efforts toward water resources research.
The program will increase the recruitment of qualified candidates from INL Bogotaâs priority geographic areas âregio...
The Maximizing Investigators' Research Award (MIRA) for Early Stage Investigators (ESIs) provides support for ESIs with ...
ECA announces an open competition for a cooperative agreement to develop and implement a program that will convene cultu...
The NIH INvestigation of Co-occurring conditions across the Lifespan to Understand Down syndromE (INCLUDE) Project seeks...
The NIH INvestigation of Co-occurring conditions across the Lifespan to Understand Down syndromE (INCLUDE) Project seeks...
This is a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for a Limited Competition that invites applications from eligible organiz...
This NOFO seeks applications for payments under the statutorily required State Criminal Alien Assistance Program (SCAAP)...
The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announces the opportunity to apply for approximately $28.5 million in Fiscal Ye...
Description: RTL is designed to: (1) promote school readiness and academic achievement through the development and disse...
The 811 PRA program promotes the development of innovative state-level strategies to increase access to new and existing...
The purpose of the Promise Neighborhoods program is to significantly improve the academic and developmental outcomes of ...
NOTICE: Amended May 8, 2026. This amendment releases final text for this program element, which was previously TBD . Not...
PLEASE NOTE: this program has MANDATORY Notices of Intent, which are due via NSPIRES by June 25, 2026. See the full post...
If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact Jenifer McEnery (DOL-ETA-DWG@dol.g...
Summary: The fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Peer Reviewed Medical Research Program (PRMRP) Technology/Therapeutic Development A...
Summary: The fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Peer Reviewed Medical Research Program (PRMRP) Discovery Award supports novel, unte...
Summary: The fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Peer Reviewed Medical Research Program (PRMRP) Clinical Trial Award supports the ra...
Summary: The fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Peer Reviewed Medical Research Program (PRMRP) Impact Award supports applied resear...
Summary: The fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Peer Reviewed Medical Research Program (PRMRP) Platform Clinical Translation Award ...
Summary: The fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Peer Reviewed Medical Research Program (PRMRP) Research Advancement Award supports ...
Summary: The fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Peer Reviewed Medical Research Program (PRMRP) Lifestyle and Applied Health Researc...
The Office of Citizen Exchanges, Global Leaders Division, of the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) invite...
This notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) invites submission of investigator-initiated Program Project (P01) application...
The Office of Citizen Exchanges of the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) is pleased to announce an open c...
This notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) invites applications for investigator-initiated Resource-Related Research Proj...
Using appropriations to the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI), the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) anticipa...
The U.S. Creative Tech Exchange (U.S.CTX) is a new international arts exchange program that drives economic growth by co...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Rural Development (RD) Rural BusinessâCooperative Service (RBCS or Agency),...
Purpose: The Rural Capacity Building program enhances the capacity and ability of rural housing development organization...
The goal of the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative is to target the most significant environmental problems in the Great...
Summary: The fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Peer Reviewed Cancer Research Program (PRCRP) Clinical Trial Award (CTA) supports t...
Summary: The fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Peer Reviewed Cancer Research Program (PRCRP) Idea Award (IA) supports innovative, ...
Summary: The fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Peer Reviewed Cancer Research Program (PRCRP) Impact Award supports mature research...
The NIH Research Education Program (R25) supports research education activities in the mission areas of the NIH. The ove...
2027 LITC Grant Application Period announcement More information may be found on the Taxpayer Advocate Website at https:...
Summary: The fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Tuberous Sclerosis Complex Research Program (TSCRP) Idea Development Award (IDA) su...
Summary: The fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Spinal Cord Injury Research Program (SCIRP) Clinical Translation Research Award (CT...
Summary: This funding mechanism supports planning and development activities and pilot studies that will generate prelim...
Summary: The fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Tuberous Sclerosis Complex Research Program (TSCRP) Exploration-Hypothesis Developm...
Summary: The fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Multiple Sclerosis Research Program (MSRP) Early Investigator Research Award (EIRA)...
Summary: The fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Lung Cancer Research Program (LCRP) Idea Development Award (IDA) supports conceptua...
Summary: The intent of the fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Tick-Borne Disease Research Program (TBDRP) Therapeutic/Diagnostic Re...
Summary: The fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Multiple Sclerosis Research Program (MSRP) Investigator-Initiated Research Award (I...
Summary: The fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Lung Cancer Research Program (LCRP) Translational Research Award (TRA) supports adv...
Summary: The fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Tuberous Sclerosis Complex Research Program (TSCRP) Clinical Translational Research...
Summary: The fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Spinal Cord Injury Research Program (SCIRP) Translational Research Award (TRA) supp...
Summary: The fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Vision Research Program (VRP) Translational Research Award (TRA) supports translati...
Summary: The fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Vision Research Program (VRP) Investigator-Initiated Research Award (IIRA) supports...
Summary: The fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Spinal Cord Injury Research Program (SCIRP) Clinical Trial Award (CTA) supports the...
Summary: The intent of the fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Tick-Borne Disease Research Program (TBDRP) Idea Development Award (I...
Summary: This funding mechanism supports interventional research at the individual and/or health care system level which...
Summary: The fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Vision Research Program (VRP) Clinical Trial Award (CTA) supports the rapid impleme...
Summary: The fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Multiple Sclerosis Research Program (MSRP) Clinical Trial Award (CTA) supports the ...
Summary: The fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Multiple Sclerosis Research Program (MSRP) Exploration â Hypothesis Development A...
Summary: The fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Spinal Cord Injury Research Program (SCIRP) Investigator-Initiated Research Award (...
Summary: This funding mechanism supports innovative, high-risk/high-reward research that could ultimately lead to a crit...
Summary: The fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Lung Cancer Research Program (LCRP) Patient-Centered Outcomes and Survivorship Awar...
Summary: This funding mechanism supports high-risk/high-reward research that has the potential to make a major impact in...
Summary: The fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Vision Research Program (VRP) Mentored Clinical Research Award (MCRA) supports pati...
The purpose of this Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) is to solicit applications for the conduct of scientific resear...
The purpose of the notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) is to solicit applications for a Coccidioidomycosis Collaborativ...
The purpose of this notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) is to support applications for the Tuberculosis (TB) Research A...
The purpose of this Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) is to support investigators who have the interest and capabilit...
The purpose of this Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) is to solicit basic research applications to investigate the pa...
This Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) solicits cooperative agreement research applications to support a multidiscipl...
A. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) invites proposals for a project to conduct a comprehensive uncertainty analy...
Invasive surgical procedures in humans offer the unique opportunity to intracranially record and stimulate neuronal acti...
Through this Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO), the National Cancer Institute (NCI) encourages grant applications to ...
This Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) encourages collaborations between the life and physical sciences that: 1) appl...
Grants for Arts Projects (GAP) provides project-based funding for organizations in the areas of Arts Education, Challeng...
Summary: The fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Breast Cancer Research Program (BCRP) Transformative Breast Cancer Consortium Devel...
Summary: The fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Hearing Restoration Research Program (HRRP) Focused Research Award (FRA) supports p...
Summary: The fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Pancreatic Cancer Research Program (PCARP) Translational Research Partnership Award...
Summary: Initially created in FY09, the OCRP Ovarian Cancer Academy (OCA) is a unique, interactive virtual academy provi...
Summary: Created in FY23, the Ovarian Cancer Clinical Trial Academy (OCCTA) supports the next generation of Early-Career...
Summary: The fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Breast Cancer Research Program (BCRP) Breakthrough Award mechanism supports promisi...
Summary: The fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Pancreatic Cancer Research Program (PCARP) Idea Development Award supports the deve...
Summary: The Ovarian Cancer Research Program (OCRP) Investigator-Initiated Research Award is intended to support high-im...
Summary: The fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Research Program (ALSRP) Pilot Clinical Trial Award (...
Summary: The OCRP Clinical Trial Award supports the rapid implementation of clinical trials with the potential to have a...
Summary: The fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Breast Cancer Research Program (BCRP) Transformative Breast Cancer Consortium Award...
Summary: The fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Research Program (ALSRP) Therapeutic Idea Award (TIA)...
Summary: The fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Breast Cancer Research Program (BCRP) Era of Hope Scholar Award supports individual...
Summary: The fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Research Program (ALSRP) Clinical Outcomes and Biomar...
Summary: The fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Breast Cancer Research Program (BCRP) Clinical Research Extension Award supports re...
Summary: The fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Pancreatic Cancer Research Program (PCARP) Focused Pilot Award supports the explora...
Summary: The fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Breast Cancer Research Program (BCRP) Breakthrough Award mechanism supports promisi...
Summary: The fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Breast Cancer Research Program (BCRP) Breakthrough Award mechanism supports promisi...
Summary: The Ovarian Cancer Pilot Award supports research that expands or modifies current thinking about and/or approac...
Summary: The fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Research Program (ALSRP) Therapeutic Development Awar...
Summary: The fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Arthritis Research Program (ATRP) Translational Research Award (TRA) supports high-...
Summary: The fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Alzheimerâs Research Program (AZRP) Transforming Care Award (TrCA) supports clini...
Summary: The fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Arthritis Research Program (ATRP) Clinical Research Award (CRA) supports clinical r...
Summary: The fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Alzheimerâs Research Program (AZRP) Transforming Research Award (TrRA) supports n...
Summary: The fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Alzheimerâs Research Program (AZRP) Transforming Diagnosis Award (TrDA) supports ...
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