Research Grants

Research Grants is sponsored by Change the Air Foundation. The Change the Air Foundation offers small-scale grants to passionate researchers, medical professionals, and other individuals committed to improving the lives of those affected by poor indoor air quality.

Hevolution Foundation Scientific Conferences Fund Hevolution Foundation / American Federation for Aging Research (AFAR) Supports scientific meetings, conferences, and workshops relevant to extending healthy human lifespan and understanding aging. Up to $10,000 per meeting may be requested, with larger support considered case-by-case.

Open to non-profit organizations, universities, laboratories, and government agencies in North America, the UK, and the EU. Applications reviewed quarterly (January 31, April 30, July 31, October 31); submit between three months and one year before the relevant deadline.

Climate Change and Human Health Seed Grants Supports early-stage grants of $2,500 to $50,000, with proposals accepted on a rolling basis through July 2026 and quarterly review. The next deadline is July 23, 2026.

It's explicitly interdisciplinary and welcomes preparation for the impacts of extreme weather and other crises affecting human health and healthcare delivery, as well as public outreach, climate communication, and education at the climate-health intersection.

Environmental and Climate Justice Community Grants Environmental Protection Agency The Environmental and Climate Justice Program (ECJ Program), created by the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) under Clean Air Act (CAA) Section 138, provides funding for financial and technical assistance to carry out environmental and climate justice activities to benefit underserved and overburdened communities.

Impacts of Climate Change Across the Cancer Control Continuum National Institutes of Health This notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) aims to support innovative research relevant to advancing the understanding of the effects of climate change across the cancer control continuum, from cancer etiology and cancer risks through survivorship, and ways to prevent or mitigate negative health effects.

This includes, but is not limited to, studies to improve knowledge of the impact of climate change related environmental effects on cancer risks, control and behaviors.

Long-Term Effects of Disasters on Healthcare Systems in Populations with Health Disparities National Institutes of Health Funding will support collaborative research focused on understanding the long-term effects of natural and/or human-made disasters on healthcare systems serving populations that experience health disparities living in the U.S. and its territories.

Notice of Special Interest: Climate Change and Health National Institute of Environmental Health Science The National Institute of Environmental Health Science (NIEHS), in partnership with Fogarty International Center (FIC), National Institute of Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD), Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR), National Heart Blood and Lung Institute (NHBLI) and National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease (NIAID) is leading an NIH-wide Climate Change and Health Initiative (CCHI) with the goals of: reducing the health threats posed by climate change across the lifespan; improving the health of people who are at increased risk from or disparately affected by climate change impacts; and building health resilience among individuals, communities, Tribal Nations, and nations around the world, thereby increasing health equity.

As a part of this CCHI, this NOSI encourages applications that address the impact of climate change on health and well-being over the life course, including the health implications of climate change in the United States and globally.

Exploratory Grants for Climate Change and Health Research Center Development National Institutes of Health This program will support the development of a transdisciplinary research environment to sustain a program of fundamental and applied research to examine the impacts of climate change on health and to develop action-oriented solutions to protect the health of individuals, communities, and nations from the hazards posed by climate change.

This opportunity will allow development of new research teams collaborating with communities and other partners to develop projects that generate data that will build or expand research capacity across a range of thematic scientific areas in support of the four core elements of the NIH’s Initiative in climate heath research: health effects research, health equity, intervention research, and training and capacity building.

Environmental Sustainability Program National Science Foundation The goal of the Environmental Sustainability program is to promote sustainable engineered systems that support human well-being and that are also compatible with sustaining natural (environmental) systems. These systems provide ecological services vital for human survival.

The program supports engineering research that seeks to balance society's need to provide ecological protection and maintain stable economic conditions.

Environmental Health Disparities Centers National Institutes of Health The Environmental Health Disparities (EHD) Centers Program promotes environmental health disparities and environmental justice research to improve minority health and/or reduce and eliminate health disparities; builds multidisciplinary research capacity for academic institutions on these topics; and promotes community-engaged activities among populations experiencing health disparities within the US and its territories.

Climate Resilience Centers U.S. Department of Energy Funding for projects that will improve the availability and utility of biological and environmental research, data, models, and capabilities to address climate resiliency, particularly by underrepresented or vulnerable communities with a mission to support transformative science and scientific user facilities to achieve a predictive understanding of complex biological, Earth, and environmental systems for energy and infrastructure security, independence, and prosperity.

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), as part of its Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program, is seeking proposals from the small businesses to develop novel environmental technologies in the following topics areas: Clean and Safe Water, Air Quality & Climate, Land, Homeland Security, Circular Economy/Sustainable Materials, Safer Chemicals.

Studying the Impact of Climate Change on Older Adult Health and Well-Being National Institute on Aging Research on older adult health and well-being affected by climate change builds on NIA’s established interest in disaster preparedness, our support for research institutions affected by disasters, and our partnerships with other federal agencies to support older adults in emergencies NIA recently awarded six grants for projects in response to the Environmental Influences on Aging: Effects of Extreme Weather and Disaster Events on Aging Processes funding opportunity.

Urban Integrated Field Laboratories U.S. Department of Energy Each Urban IFL project team brings together scientific expertise from multiple institutions with a breadth of expertise in field observations, data assimilation, modeling, and model-data fusion to study the environmental, ecological, infrastructural, and human components of their selected urban regions.

The selected projects will advance our scientific understanding of urban systems and harness that understanding to inform equitable climate and energy solutions, strengthening community scale resilience in urban landscapes, and addressing climate change impacts on underrepresented and disadvantaged communities.

Advancing Informal STEM Learning (AISL) National Science Foundation The Advancing Informal STEM Learning (AISL) Program is committed to funding research and practice, with continued focus on investigating a range of informal STEM learning (ISL) experiences and environments that make lifelong learning a reality.

This Program seeks proposals that center equity and belonging, and further the well-being of individuals and communities who have historically been and continue to be excluded, underserved, or underrepresented, due to gender, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, disability status, neurodiversity, geographic location, and economic status, among others, as well as their intersections.

The current solicitation encourages proposals from institutions and organizations that serve public audiences, and specifically focus on public engagement with and understanding of STEM, including community STEM; public participation in scientific research (PPSR); science communication; intergenerational STEM engagement; and STEM media. Are you working as a researcher in the space?

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