Current Solicitations


Below are examples of current grant solicitations in the area of nanoscience and nanotechnology. Additionally, some Federal agencies have specific web pages for nanotechnology funding opportunities. You can also find a variety of Government programs on our Funding Opportunities page.

For a full list of all available Federal grants visit www.grants.gov, as well as Fed Biz Opps.gov. As a note, solicitations are often worded generally and the technological tools to be employed, whether micro-, nano- or macro-scale, are not specified. Looking broadly into areas of interest—for instance, toxin removal or semiconducting materials—is often the best approach.  Dates below are deadline dates.

Ongoing

DARPA: Atoms to Product

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is soliciting innovative research proposals in the area of processes and technology for assembly of systems, components, and materials at millimeter scale or larger from nanometer scale constituents.
Open until superseded

NIH: Improving Outcomes in Cancer Treatment-Related Cardiotoxicity (R21) [PD-16-036]

This FOA encourages collaborative applications that will contribute to the identification and characterization of patients at risk of developing cancer treatment-related cardiotoxicity. The primary intent is to mitigate cardiovascular dysfunction while optimizing cancer outcomes.
Open until superseded

NIH: Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Institutional Research Training Grant [PA-16-152]

The overall goal of the NIH Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) program is to help ensure that a diverse pool of highly trained scientists is available in appropriate scientific disciplines to address the Nation's biomedical, behavioral, and clinical research needs.
Jun 3, 2019

NSF: Non-Academic Research Internships for Graduate Students (INTERN) Supplemental Funding

Jun 3, 2019

NSF: Non-Academic Research Internships for Graduate Students (INTERN) Supplemental Funding

Sep 30, 2019

DOD: Fundamental Research to Counter Weapons of Mass Destruction [HDTRA1-14-24-FRCWMD-BAA]

DTRA safeguards America and its allies from weapons of mass destruction (WMD) and provides capabilities to reduce, eliminate, and counter the threat and effects from chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and high yield explosives.
March 31 and September 30 Annually

Call for User Proposals: The Molecular Foundry at LBNL

The Molecular Foundry at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), a Department of Energy (DOE) nanoscale science user facility, is currently soliciting proposal submissions for access to instruments, capabilities and skilled technical staff.
Sep 30, 2019

DOD: Research Interests of the US Air Force Academy [USAFA -BAA-2009-1]

USAFA strives to conduct research to enhance the ability of the Air Force to perform its mission.
June 28, 2017; October 11, 2017; February 14, 2018, June 28, 2018; October 11, 2018; February 14, 2019; June 28, 2019; October 11, 2019; February 14, 2020, by 5:00 PM

NIH: Early Phase Clinical Trials in Imaging and Image-Guided Interventions (R01) [PAR-17-167]

This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is intended to support clinical trials conducting preliminary evaluation of the safety and efficacy of imaging agents, as well as an assessment of imaging systems, image processing, image-guided planning and/or execution therapy, contrast kinetic modeling, 3-D reconstruction and other quantitative tools.
November 21, 2017; May 23, 2018; November 20, 2018; May 23, 2019, November 21, 2019, May 21, 2020

NIH: Innovative Research in Cancer Nanotechnology (IRCN) (R01) [PAR-17-240]

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