NSF's new Tech Labs Initiative will fund independent research teams with large multi-year awards, targeting bottlenecks that traditional university labs cannot solve alone.
The FY2026 federal funding bill stabilizes HUD, HHS, NIH programs and extends telehealth flexibilities, ensuring vital grant support for researchers, nonprofits, and community organizations.
Quebec Indigenous friendship centres face immediate funding gaps as a key federal program ends. Learn what this means for nonprofits and how to respond quickly.
CBC faces $192M in federal funding cuts, threatening Canadian public broadcasting. Impact on arts grants and cultural funding programs.
Canadian government streamlines $1,500 Service Canada payments using digital tools from March 2026. What this efficiency push could mean for future grant funding and nonprofits.
FY26 appropriations preserve TRIO, GEAR UP, Title III/V (MSIs/HBCUs), boost EDA grants 20%, and stabilize indirect costs. Here’s what universities and grant seekers should do now.
DARPA's Protean program seeks novel protein-level countermeasures against nerve agents and synthetic opioids. Gate 1 abstracts due March 12, 2026.
After fast-tracking $250M to 11 World Cup host states, FEMA's Counter-UAS Grant Program will open to all 56 states and territories in FY2027.
February 2026 shattered venture capital records with $189B in total startup funding. AI companies captured $171B, or 90 percent of all capital deployed.
DARPA launches CLARA, a new program for trustworthy AI systems. What researchers and defense contractors need to know about eligibility and timelines.
USDA channels $400M through EQIP and $300M through CSP in a single streamlined application for farmers adopting regenerative practices in FY2026.
FY 2026 bill gives NIH $47.2B, stabilizing federal health research. Grant seekers: learn how this affects NIH, CDC, and HHS funding opportunities now.
Senate Commerce Committee unanimously passes NASA Authorization Act, authorizing $24.7B for FY2026 and $25.3B for FY2027 while rejecting proposed 50% science cuts.
NSF launches three new funding opportunities for K-12 AI education, including supplements up to $300K and new STEM research awards up to $750K for schools and researchers.
DOE Office of Science opens 2026 Early Career Research Program with $145M in five-year awards across seven disciplines for university and national lab scientists.
Senate Commerce Committee unanimously passes Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation Act, directing NOAA to deploy AI forecasting and next-generation radar by 2040.
UK government launches Fundamental AI Research Lab with £40M over six years plus compute access, targeting AI hallucinations, memory limits, and reasoning flaws.
NIH now requires more detailed foreign affiliations disclosures via new eRA Commons forms. Learn what this means for researchers, grant offices, and next steps.
Congress's FY2026 spending deal shields key research and education grants from cuts but reshuffles funding. Here's how this immediately impacts paylines and FOAs.
The FY2027 White House budget signals major defense spending increases that may put non-defense research and higher ed funding at risk. Here’s what grant seekers should do.
ARPA-H launches the Autonomous Interventions and Robotics program to develop robot systems that perform stroke surgery without direct human input.
NOAA Sea Grant enters 2026 with $94M in funding — $80M core plus $14M for aquaculture — after weathering a terminated state award and proposed cuts in 2025.
The FY2026 spending package sets education at $79B, preserves Pell Grants at $7,395, and protects TRIO and minority-serving institution programs from cuts.
NIH receives $48.7B in FY2026, a $415M increase. Federal appeals court permanently blocks the proposed 15% indirect cost cap on research grants.
Google.org opens $30M AI for Government Innovation Challenge with awards up to $3M for nonprofits and universities. Applications close April 3, 2026.
The UK AI Safety Institute funds 60 alignment research projects across 8 countries with £27M backed by OpenAI, Microsoft, and Anthropic. Round 2 opens summer 2026.
A proposed federal rule would require all grant applicants to certify anti-discrimination and public-safety compliance. Learn how this impacts nonprofit, academic, and business grantees.
DOE awards $68 million across 43 grants for AI foundation models, privacy-preserving ML, and energy-efficient algorithms for scientific research.
New SBIR reauthorization rules require proposal submission caps per firm and foreign risk screening, reshaping small business innovation strategy for FY2027.
SAMHSA announces over $69 million in funding for children's mental health, suicide prevention, and assisted outpatient treatment grant programs.
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