Expert advice for every grant — from EPA to DARPA

NSF canceled 1,574 grants. NIH terminated dozens more. Now a universal DEI certification requirement is coming for all 220,000 federal grantees. Here is how to adapt without abandoning your mission.

The Department of Energy is betting $320 million that AI foundation models can double U.S. scientific productivity in a decade. Here is what researchers need to know about the Genesis Mission.

The SPARK program offers $1.9B across three tracks for grid resilience, smart grid, and transmission expansion. Concept papers due April 2. Here is the complete eligibility and strategy breakdown.

Court depositions reveal DOGE staff used ChatGPT to flag 1,400 humanities grants as DEI, terminating $100M+ in funding. What the NEH lawsuit means for federal grant applicants everywhere.

Congress rejected the 15% indirect cost cap and preserved NIH at $48.7 billion. But the full FY2026 science budget tells a more complex story across six agencies.

NSF will award $10-50 million per year to independent research teams working outside universities and startups. The Tech Labs initiative could reshape how breakthrough science gets funded.

The bipartisan FY2026 spending bills rejected the most dramatic proposed cuts to NSF, NASA, DOE, and NOAA in modern history. A detailed breakdown of what was preserved, what was lost, and where the grant opportunities are.

Four foundations with combined assets exceeding $3.5 billion have emerged from estate transfers, while the Philanthropy 50 hit a record $22.4 billion. What this means for nonprofits seeking funding.

With success rates plunging to 17% and multiyear funding eliminating nearly 1,000 grants in FY2026, biomedical researchers face the most competitive funding landscape in a generation.

SAMHSA distributed $794M in block grants for mental health and substance abuse programs. Here's how community organizations can access these funds through state subgrant processes.

Every SBIR and STTR deadline for 2026 organized by agency — DOD, NIH, NSF, DOE, NASA, EPA, USDA, and DHS. Includes post-reauthorization restart timeline, award amounts, and key dates.

A bipartisan bill aims to simplify federal grant applications for small organizations and rural communities. Here's what S. 3709 would change and why it matters for grant seekers.

USDA REAP grants worth $20M+ are stalled, solar restrictions threaten the program's most common use case, and farmers are on the hook for upfront costs. Here's what rural applicants need to know.

DOE just launched the SPARK program with $1.9 billion for grid reconductoring and advanced transmission. Concept papers are due April 2. Here is what you need to know to compete.

The FY2026 National Defense Authorization Act raises cost thresholds, exempts nontraditional contractors, and accelerates commercial integration. Here is what matters for small businesses, startups, and university labs competing for $145.7 billion in defense R&D.

NASA is replacing its once-a-year SBIR solicitation with a rolling Broad Agency Announcement. Proposal limits reset per appendix. Subtopics drop throughout the year. Here is how to adapt your strategy.

The Pell Grant program faces a $104-132 billion shortfall over the next decade. With 7.5 million students at risk, education funders and grant-seeking organizations need strategies now.

The SBIR/STTR reauthorization through 2031 introduces Strategic Breakthrough Awards up to $30M, proposal caps, and enhanced security vetting. What small businesses need to know now.

CMMC 2.0 enforcement is live, with Level 2 third-party assessments hitting contracts by November 2026. For SBIR winners, university labs, and defense subcontractors, the compliance clock is ticking — and the penalties include False Claims Act liability.

Federal education funding disruptions have topped $12 billion in the past year, with grant competitions stalled, programs transferred between agencies, and new compliance rules on the horizon. Here is what is actually happening and how to protect your funding.

The Streamlining Federal Grants Act would overhaul how $1.2 trillion in federal grants reach communities — replacing 191 disconnected IT systems, standardizing applications, and creating a Grants Council. Here is what the bill does and what it means for grant seekers.

The reclassification of federal grant-making employees under Schedule F could politicize billions in research funding decisions. Grant seekers need to understand the stakes and adapt their strategies now.

Federal agencies have billions in appropriated science funding they are not disbursing. The gap between congressional appropriation and agency spending is creating a crisis for researchers and institutions that depend on federal grants.

The Department of Energy is investing $145M in early career researchers and $68M in AI for science simultaneously. Together, these programs reveal a deliberate strategy to build an AI-literate research pipeline — and the application windows are open now.

NIST launched its AI Agent Standards Initiative to govern autonomous AI systems. For startups and researchers pursuing SBIR, DOE, or DOD AI funding, the standards taking shape now will determine who wins federal contracts for the next decade.

The Pentagon's APFIT program surpassed $1 billion in awards to small defense innovators, with FY2026 projects averaging $30M each. Paired with SBIR's reauthorization after a five-month shutdown, the defense small business innovation stack has fundamentally changed.

Congress preserved NIH at $48.7 billion and blocked the indirect cost cap, but eliminated clean energy and environmental justice programs. A sector-by-sector guide to what the final spending bill means for your funding.

Morehouse College will host one of the Southeast's most powerful supercomputers. New legislation would reserve 10% of NSF AI Institutes for HBCUs. Together, these moves could reshape who does AI research in America.

NIH will no longer fund foreign subawards on domestic grants. The new PF5 activity code creates a parallel award structure that gives NIH direct oversight of every dollar sent abroad — and researchers must adapt fast.

The Philanthropy 50 shows mega-giving concentrated among fewer donors giving more. With foundation giving forecast to reach $122 billion in 2026, nonprofits that understand where the money flows can position themselves to capture it.

Massachusetts, Texas, California, and other states are creating their own biomedical research funding as NIH grants stall. A strategic guide for researchers navigating the new state funding landscape.

Starting July 2026, Pell Grants expand to short-term workforce programs for the first time. A strategic guide for community colleges, students, and workforce organizations navigating the new rules.

The PROSPR program funds seven teams to run human clinical trials targeting biological aging — not diseases, but the process that causes them. Rapamycin analogs, retrotransposon inhibitors, and SGLT2 repurposing are heading to trial. Here is what researchers and biotech founders need to know.

The EU committed €900 million to lure researchers with relocation grants worth up to €2 million each. France placed 41 of 46 recruits from the US. Here is what the global talent war means for American research institutions and grant seekers.

95,000 science employees have left federal agencies, NIH posted 84 funding notices versus 787 the prior year, and NSF lost 35% of its workforce. What the staffing collapse means for every researcher waiting on a grant decision.

The Counter-UAS Grant Program is the fastest non-disaster grant FEMA has ever executed. Here is how it works, who qualifies, and how states should prepare for FY2027 eligibility.