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POST DATE: 12/16/2025

FUNDING CATEGORY: Health & Medicine, Natural & Physical Sciences and Mathematics, Social Sciences

OPPORTUNITY: Accelerating the Pace of Substance Use Research Using Existing Data

FUNDING AGENCY: NIH

AWARD AMOUNT: $500,000–$1,000,000

Proposals Accepted by 03 December 2026 as well.

FULL PROPOSAL DEADLINE: July 17, 2026

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POST DATE: 12/16/2025

FUNDING CATEGORY: Arts & Humanities, Sustainability

OPPORTUNITY: Public Programming and Educational Outreach: Brown v. Board of Education National Historical Park

FUNDING AGENCY: Brown v. Board of Education National Historical Park

AWARD AMOUNT: $25,000–$250,000

FULL PROPOSAL DEADLINE: February 9, 2026

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POST DATE: 12/16/2025

FUNDING CATEGORY: Engineering

OPPORTUNITY: NSF Trailblazer Engineering Impact Award (TRAILBLAZER)

FUNDING AGENCY: NSF

AWARD AMOUNT: $3,000,000

LETTER OF INTENT DEADLINE: January 20, 2026

PRELIMINARY APP DEADLINE: March 10, 2025

FULL PROPOSAL DEADLINE: July 24, 2026

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RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT
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