StartHER Grant Program (Discontinued)

DOE's ASPECT Solicitation Is Out — and the Award Range Starts at Zero

The full ASPECT NOFO (DE-FOA-0003647) posted September 4, 2026, eleven days later than the Notice of Intent predicted. The real document splits $58 million across two topic areas with anticipated award counts of 0-7 and 0-3, a cost share that jumps from 20 percent to 50 percent mid-project, a mandatory five-page concept paper due October 9, and a university eligibility restriction that decides team structure before anyone writes a word.

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The Humana Foundation Put $12.2 Million Into Loneliness — and $1.75 Million of It Went to Universities. The Structure of the Slate Tells You More Than the Total Does.

The Humana Foundation's first 2026 slate funded 13 nonprofits and five university research teams around senior and veteran emotional health, with awards from $150,000 to $3 million concentrated in Texas, Florida, and Kentucky. A second health equity slate is planned for fall 2026. Here is what the portfolio structure reveals about how this funder decides, and how aging-services and behavioral health organizations should position.

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DOE Just Put $10.75M Behind University Subsurface Research — and Made the Industry Partner Mandatory. Letters of Intent Are Due October 1.

The Hydrocarbons and Geothermal Energy Office's University Training and Research program funds coal, oil and gas, and geothermal R&D at U.S. colleges and universities — but every proposal must include a non-academic partner and must build training modules that outlive the award. The LOI deadline is October 1, 2026, with full applications 15 days later. Here is what that compressed window means and why the workforce framing changes what a competitive proposal looks like.

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StartHER Grant Program (Discontinued)

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DOE's ASPECT Solicitation Is Out — and the Award Range Starts at Zero

The Humana Foundation Put $12.2 Million Into Loneliness — and $1.75 Million of It Went to Universities. The Structure of the Slate Tells You More Than the Total Does.

DOE Just Put $10.75M Behind University Subsurface Research — and Made the Industry Partner Mandatory. Letters of Intent Are Due October 1.

StartHER Grant Program (Discontinued)

Ready to start your proposal?

Grant Writing Resources

DOE's ASPECT Solicitation Is Out — and the Award Range Starts at Zero

The Humana Foundation Put $12.2 Million Into Loneliness — and $1.75 Million of It Went to Universities. The Structure of the Slate Tells You More Than the Total Does.

DOE Just Put $10.75M Behind University Subsurface Research — and Made the Industry Partner Mandatory. Letters of Intent Are Due October 1.