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Research and development funding where small businesses are among the recorded applicant types.

261 current opportunities · showing 169–192

OPENHealth & Medical

Development of Animal Models and Related Biological Materials for Research (R21 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

National Institutes of Health

This notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) encourages innovative research to develop, improve, characterize, and preserve animal models as well as animal model related biological materials, technologies, and new approach methodologies (NAMs) for studies relevant to human health and disease. This NOFO

Deadline
Jan 8, 2028
Funding
Estimated total program funding: $200,000
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OPENHealth & Medical

Innovative Pilot Mental Health Services Research Not Involving Clinical Trials (R34 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

National Institutes of Health

The purpose of this Notice of Funding Announcement (NOFO) is to encourage pilot research that is not an immediate precursor to testing a service intervention but is consistent with NIMH priorities for services research. While NIMH now requires use of an experimental therapeutics model for all interv

Deadline
Jan 8, 2028
Funding
Estimated total program funding: $225,000
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OPENResearch & Science

Dissemination and Implementation Research in Health (R21 Clinical Trial Optional)

National Institutes of Health

The purpose of this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is to support studies that will identify, develop, and/or test strategies for overcoming barriers to the adoption, adaptation, integration, scale-up, and sustainability of evidence-based interventions, practices, programs, tools, treatments,

Deadline
Jan 8, 2028
Funding
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OPENHealth & Medical

Basic Research in Cancer Health Disparities (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

National Institutes of Health

This Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) encourages grant applications from investigators interested in conducting basic, mechanistic research into the biological/genetic causes of cancer health disparities. These research project grants will support innovative studies designed to investigate biolo

Deadline
Jan 8, 2028
Funding
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OPENHealth & Medical

Innovative Mental Health Services Research Not Involving Clinical Trials (R01 Clinical Trials Not Allowed)

National Institutes of Health

The purpose of this Notice of Funding Announcement (NOFO) is to encourage innovative research that will inform and support the delivery of high-quality, continuously improving mental health services to benefit the greatest number of individuals with, or at risk for developing, a mental illness. This

Deadline
Jan 8, 2028
Funding
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OPENHealth & Medical

Academic-Industrial Partnerships for Translation of Technologies for Diagnosis and Treatment (R01 - Clinical Trial Optional)

National Institutes of Health

Through this Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO), the National Cancer Institute (NCI) intends to stimulate efforts to translate scientific discoveries and engineering developments into methods or tools that address problems in basic research to understand disease, or in applied research to assess r

Deadline
Jan 8, 2028
Funding
Estimated total program funding: $499,000
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OPENHealth & Medical

Academic-Industrial Partnerships for Translation of Technologies for Diagnosis and Treatment (R01 - Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

National Institutes of Health

Through this Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO), the National Cancer Institute (NCI) intends to stimulate efforts to translate scientific discoveries and engineering developments into methods or tools that address problems in basic research to understand disease, or in applied research to assess r

Deadline
Jan 8, 2028
Funding
Estimated total program funding: $499,000
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OPENHealth & Medical

NCMRR Early Career Research Award (R03 Clinical Trial Optional)

National Institutes of Health

The National Center for Medical Rehabilitation Research (NCMRR) Early Career Research (ECR) Award (R03) is intended to support both basic and clinical research from rehabilitation scientists who are establishing independent research careers. The research must be focused on one or more of the areas w

Deadline
Jan 8, 2028
Funding
Estimated total program funding: $200,000
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OPENHealth & Medical

NIH Research Project Grant (Parent R01 Clinical Trial Required)

National Institutes of Health

The NIH Research Project Grant supports a discrete, specified, circumscribed project in areas representing the specific interests and competencies of the investigator(s). This Parent Notice of Funding Opportunity Announcement requires that at lease 1 clinical trial be proposed. The proposed project

Deadline
Jan 8, 2028
Funding
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OPENResearch & Science

Dissemination and Implementation Research in Health (R03 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

National Institutes of Health

The purpose of this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is to support studies that will identify, develop, and/or test strategies for overcoming barriers to the adoption, adaptation, integration, scale-up, and sustainability of evidence-based interventions, practices, programs, tools, treatments,

Deadline
Jan 8, 2028
Funding
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OPENHealth & Medical

NEI Clinical Research Study Planning Grant Program (R34 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

National Institutes of Health

The NEI supports large-scale clinical vision research projects, including randomized clinical trials and epidemiologic studies on eye/vision conditions. At the time of submission, applications requesting support for these activities are expected to provide detailed information regarding the study ra

Deadline
Jan 8, 2028
Funding
Up to $150,000
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OPENResearch & Science

NIH Research Project Grant (Parent R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

National Institutes of Health

The NIH Research Project Grant supports a discrete, specified, circumscribed project in areas representing the specific interests and competencies of the investigator(s). The proposed project must be related to the programmatic interests of one or more of the participating NIH Institutes and Centers

Deadline
Jan 8, 2028
Funding
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OPENResearch & Science

NIDCD Research Dissertation Fellowship for Au.D. Audiologists (F32)

National Institutes of Health

The purpose of the NIDCD Research Dissertation Fellowship for Au.D. Audiologists (F32) program is to support a comprehensive, rigorous biomedical research training, and dissertation research leading to a research doctorate (i.e., Ph.D.) in the biomedical, behavioral, or clinical sciences.

Deadline
Jan 8, 2028
Funding
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OPENHealth & Medical

Dissemination and Implementation Research in Health (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)

National Institutes of Health

The purpose of this Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) is to support studies that will identify, develop, and/or test strategies for overcoming barriers to the adoption, adaptation, integration, sustainability, scale-up, and spread of evidence-based interventions, practices, programs, tools, treat

Deadline
Jan 8, 2028
Funding
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OPENHealth & Medical

Exploratory/Developmental Bioengineering Research Grants (EBRG) (R21 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

National Institutes of Health

Through this engineering-oriented Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO), the National Cancer Institute (NCI) intends to encourage submissions of exploratory/developmental Bioengineering Research Grant (EBRG) applications to demonstrate feasibility and potential utility of new capabilities or improvem

Deadline
Jan 8, 2028
Funding
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OPENHealth & Medical

Modular R01s in Cancer Control and Population Sciences (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)

National Institutes of Health

This Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) encourages applications for research in cancer control and population sciences. The overarching goal is to provide support to promote research efforts on novel scientific ideas that have the potential to substantially advance cancer research in statistical a

Deadline
Jan 8, 2028
Funding
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OPENHealth & Medical

Stimulating Access to Research in Residency (StARR) (R38 Independent Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

National Institutes of Health

The overall goal of the Stimulating Access to Research in Residency (StARR) program is to provide resident clinicians in training with in-depth research experiences early in their careers, in order to recruit, retain and accelerate independence of a pool of clinician-investigators with both clinical

Deadline
Jan 11, 2028
Funding
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OPENResearch & Science

Commercial Fishing Occupational Safety Research Cooperative Agreement (U01)

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - ERA

The Fishing Safety Research Grant Program established by The Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2010 (P.L. 111-281), as amended by the Howard Coble Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act of 2014 (P.L. 113-281), is intended to provide funding to individuals in academia, members of non-profit organ

Deadline
Feb 1, 2028
Funding
Estimated total program funding: $3,000,000
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OPENResearch & Science

Commercial Fishing Occupational Safety Training Project Grants (T03)

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - ERA

The goal of the training grant program is to enhance the quality and availability of safety training for United States commercial fishermen. Availability includes the frequency, geographic considerations, channels or partners of dissemination, culturally and/or educational appropriate training mater

Deadline
Feb 1, 2028
Funding
Estimated total program funding: $3,000,000
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OPENResearch & Science

Life Sciences Transformational R&D Investment Fund (TRIF) Pilot

UK Government

The Life Sciences Transformational R&D Investment Fund Pilot is a newly established £50 million capital grant opportunity. It aims to boost research and development (R&D) within the UK's Life Sciences sector by supporting large-scale investments focused on innovation and strengthening health resilience. The fund priori

Deadline
Apr 1, 2028
Funding
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OPENAgriculture & Food

2026 Alaska Marine Education and Training Mini-Grant Program

DOC NOAA - ERA Production

This announcement supports Executive Order 14276, Restoring America’s Seafood Competitiveness, by soliciting projects that support: workforce development for marine-related professions in marine science, aquaculture/mariculture, and maritime operations; enhancing seafood safety and management

Deadline
May 2, 2028
Funding
Estimated total program funding: $600,000
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OPENResearch & Science

Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Institutional Research Training Grant (Parent T32)

National Institutes of Health

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) will award Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Institutional Research Training Grants (T32) to eligible, domestic institutions to develop and/or enhance predoctoral and postdoctoral research training, including short-term research traini

Deadline
May 5, 2028
Funding
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OPENResearch & Science

Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Individual Senior Fellowship (Parent F33)

National Institutes of Health

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) awards senior individual research training fellowships to experienced scientists who wish to make major changes in the direction of their research careers or who wish to broaden their scientific background by acquiring new research capabilities as independent

Deadline
May 8, 2028
Funding
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OPENEducation

Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Individual Fellowship for Students at Institutions with NIH-Funded Institutional Predoctoral Dual-Degree Training Programs (Parent F30)

National Institutes of Health

This Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) will support students at institutions with NIH-funded institutional predoctoral dual-degree training programs. The purpose of the Kirschstein-NRSA, dual-doctoral degree, predoctoral fellowship (F30) is to enhance the integrated research and clinical training

Deadline
May 8, 2028
Funding
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Strong fit signals

  • The technical question is testable
  • The team can document research capability
  • Commercial impact is credible

Requirements to verify

  • Phase-specific eligibility
  • Partner and principal-investigator rules

How to use this shortlist

Open the official notice for each candidate and build a simple go/no-go table covering legal applicant type, geography, project purpose, award range, match, registrations and submission time zone. Eliminate any program that fails a mandatory condition before spending time on narrative drafting.

Frequently asked questions

Who should use this research grants for small businesses page?

Research-led small businesses and commercialization teams. Treat the directory match as a discovery signal and confirm the controlling eligibility language on the funder's notice.

How are opportunities selected?

The page applies a fixed combination of structured applicant, focus, source, award or deadline signals to current directory records. It does not broaden the result with unrelated keywords.

Does a listing mean my organization is eligible?

No. A match helps build a shortlist; the official notice, application package and funder guidance control eligibility and allowable costs.