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Astronomy and Astrophysics Research Grants

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Funding: Estimated total program funding: $50,000,000
Deadline: November 17, 2026
Status: OPEN
Category: Research & Science
Opens: August 4, 2022
Directory link check: October 27, 2026

About this opportunity

The Astronomy and Astrophysics Research Grants (AAG) Program is an inclusive and flexible funding opportunity to support research in the astronomical sciences. The Program provides individual investigator and collaborative research grants for observational, theoretical, laboratory, and archival data studies in astronomy and astrophysics. The Program also considers proposals for projects and tools that enable or enhance astronomical research. Proposals may span multiple disciplines and/or areas of study and may utilize multiple techniques.

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Applicant types

Unrestricted applicants

Focus areas

Science, technology and research

Recorded notice evidence

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Applicant evidence

Applicant type: Unrestricted applicants

Opportunity boundaries

Recorded funding: Estimated total program funding: $50,000,000
Recorded deadline: November 17, 2026; confirm the closing time.
Recorded focus: Science, technology and research

Fields to verify directly: geographic eligibility. A missing directory value does not remove a restriction.

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Unrestricted applicants

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Recorded deadline

November 17, 2026 — confirm the closing time.

Recorded focus: Science, technology and research

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