Technology & Innovation Grants

Women In Film – Portland 2026 Vision Grant is sponsored by Women in Film – Portland (WIF-PDX). WIF-PDX will award one filmmaker $10,000 for their documentary short film in production. The Vision Grant supports creativity, innovation, and inclusivity within the film community, providing financial support to emerging female, trans, and/or non-binary filmmakers.

The Fund for Innovation in Cancer Informatics Grants is sponsored by The Fund for Innovation in Cancer Informatics. This program supports investigator-initiated projects focused on the creation and analysis of data resources, functional annotation of genetic variants, applications of AI to digital pathology and radiology (diagnostics, lesion detection, outcome prediction), accelerating the de…

Stanley 1913 Creators Fund 2027 is sponsored by Stanley 1913. The Stanley 1913 Creators Fund provides $50,000 in unrestricted support to early-stage nonprofit organizations and emerging leaders who are developing innovative solutions to community challenges across various sectors, including youth development, water access, food security, environmental initiatives, and economic empowerment. The program is designed for organizations with a clear idea, meaningful community connection, and potential for positive impact.

Stanley 1913 Creators Fund 2026 is sponsored by Stanley 1913. The Stanley 1913 Creators Fund supports emerging nonprofit leaders developing innovative solutions to urgent social and environmental challenges. The fund is designed for organizations working at the intersection of humanity, sustainability, and possibility, with a focus on locally driven approaches to issues such as climate change, food security, housing security, equity, and justice.

Stanley 1913 Creators Fund is sponsored by Stanley 1913. The Stanley 1913 Creators Fund provides grants to early-stage nonprofit organizations and social entrepreneurs who are developing innovative solutions to important social and environmental challenges. The fund supports community-led leaders working on issues such as climate change, food security, housing security, equity, justice, sustainability, and inclusion. The program is not limited to a single sector, allowing organizations working across different social and community issues to apply. While the prompt specifies women entrepreneurs, this fund is for early-stage nonprofits, so if the women entrepreneurs have a non-profit, they would be eligible.

Equipping Journalists to Counter Anti-American Propaganda is sponsored by U.S. Embassy in Panama Public Diplomacy. This program aims to equip journalists with the skills to identify manipulated media, AI-generated content, and disinformation, and to use fact-checking and verification techniques, strengthening their credibility as trusted, reliable messengers. The initiative directly advances U.S. foreign policy priorities by countering anti-American propaganda and building resilience against digital disinformation threats.

SBIR Phase I — US Small Business Innovation is sponsored by Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA). This program provides early-stage funding for highly innovative R&D projects, with active funding areas including blockchain for federal applications, decentralized identity, AI safety, and quantum computing. It is non-dilutive and open to US-based small businesses.

Project Safe Neighborhoods Grants (Maryland) is sponsored by Maryland Governor's Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services. The Project Safe Neighborhoods Grants aim to reduce violent crime and gang activity in Maryland through collaborative efforts among law enforcement agencies and community partners. The program encourages innovative strategies to foster safer neighborhoods, focusing on comprehensive approaches to public safety, including law enforcement, community engagement, and prevention efforts.

Innovative Postsecondary Models (IPM) Fund is sponsored by Panorama Global (backed by a collaborative of eight education foundations including Ascendium Education Group, College Futures Foundation, ECMC Foundation, Gates Foundation, the Evelyn and Walter Haas, Jr. Fund, Lumina Foundation, the Raikes Foundation, and Strada Education Foundation). This opportunity supports mission-aligned projects and measurable outcomes.

Innovative Postsecondary Models (IPM) Fund is sponsored by Panorama Global (backed by Ascendium Education Group, College Futures Foundation, ECMC Foundation, Gates Foundation, the Evelyn and Walter Haas, Jr. Fund, Lumina Foundation, the Raikes Foundation, and Strada Education Foundation). This fund invests in organizations demonstrating innovative approaches to postsecondary education, focusing on reimagining instructional design, delivery, assessment, student support, advancing affordability, career and workforce alignment, and removing barriers for underserved …

Coordinated Tribal Assistance Solicitation (CTAS): Purpose Area #4 Tribal Justice System Infrastructure Program is sponsored by U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ). This program provides funding to strengthen tribal justice system capacity. Allowable costs for law enforcement equipment, supplies, and technology include computer hardware and software, mobile data terminals, radios, and communication systems.

Research Grant (Global Lyme Alliance) is sponsored by Global Lyme Alliance (GLA). This grant is designed to support impactful and innovative research initiatives that address critical gaps related to the understanding, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of Lyme and associated diseases. GLA prioritizes research that accelerates the development of innovative diagnostics, elucidates disease mechanisms, and advances novel treatment strategies for Lyme and other tick-borne diseases.

To increase research capacity for NF, the NFRP is offering the NFRA. The intent of the NFRA is to provide a framework of intensive mentoring and iterative guidance with proposed research, national networking, collaborations, and a peer group of junior faculty (Scholars). The NFRP NFRA will bring together established NF investigators (one Director and one Deputy Director) and early-career independent investigators (Scholars) and their Career Guides to develop successful, highly productive NF scientists and clinicians that will conduct research with the aim of lessening the clinical impact of NF1, NF2, and schwannomatosis. The NFRA is a multi-institutional interactive virtual academy platform designed to offer support to NFRA Scholars with the goal to advance innovative, high impact NF research through a collaborative and career development environment.The functioning NFRA will consist of Scholars and their Career Guides (mentors) from different institutions, and an Academy Director and Deputy Director (see Figure 1 below). The Academy Director and Deputy Director will catalyze the growth and professional development of the Scholars in collaboration with their Career Guides, assess the progress of the Scholars, and facilitate communication and collaboration among all Academy members. The Career Guide is not required to be at the same institution as the Scholar; however, if the (primary) Career Guide is from a different institution, a secondary Career Guide at the Scholar’s institution is needed. The NFRA will afford Scholars opportunities to operate in a collegial, highly dynamic, and cutting-edge center to move early-career investigators towards positions as leaders in NF conducting impactful research.During this first phase of the academy, the NFRP is offering the FY24 NFRALA funding opportunity to solicit applications for an Academy Director and Deputy Director to lead the NFRA. The Academy Director and Deputy Director (referred to as Academy Leadership) must be established NF researchers and can be at different institutions. The Academy Leadership must demonstrate a strong record of mentoring and training early-career independent investigators, a commitment to leadership, the ability to articulate methods toward research collaborations, and the ability to objectively assess the progress of all Scholars in the NFRA. An objective of the NFRA leadership team is to establish the Academy structure in its first year and in subsequent years, conduct oversight of this activity. Other objectives will include execution of research that will engage NFRA FY25 Scholars (including subsequent-year Scholars), develop tools for Scholars to enable success, and provide opportunities to broaden their knowledge in NF disorders. The leadership team will identify and offer opportunities to network with other NFRP FY25 Early Investigator Research Award recipients (and subsequent year awardees) and NFRP FY25 New Investigator Award – Early-Stage Investigator (NIA – ESI) Award recipients (and subsequent year awardees). In the second stage of the academy, the NFRP anticipates release of funding opportunities for the Scholars who will conduct their research under the guidance of the NFRA leadership team. Funding Opportunity Number: HT942524NFRPNFRALA. Assistance Listing: 12.420. Funding Instrument: CA,G. Category: ST. Award Amount: $1.5M total program funding.

Innovative Postsecondary Models (IPM) Fund is sponsored by Panorama Global (backed by Ascendium Education Group, College Futures Foundation, ECMC Foundation, Gates Foundation, Evelyn and Walter Haas, Jr. Fund, Lumina Foundation, Raikes Foundation, and Strada Education Foundation). The IPM Fund invests in organizations demonstrating that postsecondary education can be designed, delivered, financed, and assessed differently and better for learners in the United States.

Innovative Postsecondary Models (IPM) Fund is sponsored by Panorama Global (backed by Ascendium Education Group, College Futures Foundation, ECMC Foundation, Gates Foundation, Evelyn and Walter Haas, Jr. Fund, Lumina Foundation, Raikes Foundation and Strada Education Foundation). This fund supports organizations demonstrating innovative approaches to postsecondary education design, delivery, financing, and assessment, with a focus on student-centeredness.

Innovative Postsecondary Models (IPM) Fund is sponsored by Panorama Global (backed by Ascendium Education Group, College Futures Foundation, ECMC Foundation, Gates Foundation, the Evelyn and Walter Haas, Jr. Fund, Lumina Foundation, the Raikes Foundation and Strada Education Foundation). This fund supports organizations demonstrating innovative approaches in postsecondary education, particularly those that use new learning technologies and focus on student-centeredness, affordability, career alignment, and removing barriers for underserved learners. While focused on postsecondary, projects involving digital learning and technology for educational access may align.

Innovative Postsecondary Models Fund is sponsored by Panorama Global. The IPM Fund seeks proposals from organizations operating innovative U.S. postsecondary education models to rethink access, delivery, and outcomes. Eligible organizations can be nonprofits, for-profits, fiscally sponsored entities, or international organizations serving U.S. learners, with enrollment active by March 31, 2027, and participation in learning and evaluation.

Afretec Seed Grants: Advancing Inclusive Digital Transformation in Africa is sponsored by Carnegie Mellon University Africa (in support of the African Engineering and Technology Network). This call invites proposals for collaborative seed-funding grants that establish and grow research capacity in engineering and technology, and accelerate inclusive digital transformation across Africa. It supports multi-institutional research teams with a special focus on new Afretec partner universities, early-career researchers, and projects that significantly advance inclusive excellence and digital transformation (artificial intelligence, information and communication technology, and cybersecurity, etc.).