CMS launches a $50 billion Rural Health Transformation Program awarding every state an average $200 million in first-year funding for rural care access.
The Critical Minerals Infrastructure Fund opens $500M for shovel-ready projects. Learn what this means for businesses and Indigenous groups, and how to apply by March 4, 2026.
Ontario’s new policy caps OSAP grants at 25% and ends the tuition freeze starting Fall 2026, impacting students and advocates. Learn what this means—and what to do next.
One month after Congress approved $50B in spending, OMB has not released funds to science agencies, freezing global health grants and new NIH awards.
More than 25,000 employees have left federal science agencies, with half of NIH director positions unfilled, creating a bottleneck for grant processing.
NSF's AI-ENGAGE initiative funds six international research projects across the US, Australia, India, and Japan to bring AI into global agriculture.
Skoll Foundation pledges $25M, Ford Foundation $16M, and community foundations open rapid-response grants as nonprofits lose federal funding across sectors.
OpenAI, Anthropic, and World Labs raised a combined $141B in February 2026, reshaping where AI research happens and what it means for academic funding.
The One Big Beautiful Bill creates a universal charitable deduction but imposes new AGI floors that could reduce total giving by $81B over a decade.
New proposed rules would allow short-term workforce training to qualify for Pell Grants starting July 2026. What higher ed and training providers need to know.
House Appropriations Committee opens FY2027 LHHS earmark requests, enabling health and rural clinics to secure federal funding. Submissions due March 20, 2026.
UKRI's first-ever AI strategy commits £1.6 billion over four years across drug discovery, compute infrastructure, and responsible AI — its largest single investment.
The UK government launched a £40 million Fundamental AI Research Lab targeting hallucinations and unreliable reasoning. Applications close March 31, 2026.
NSF plans to consolidate grant solicitations from over 200 to 100 or fewer, raising concerns about reduced opportunities for junior faculty and niche research.
NSF is designing a new graduate fellowship model co-funded by government and industry, after halving traditional GRFP awards to just 1,000 fellows in 2025.
Congress preserved most science agency budgets in the FY2026 package, rejecting 40% NIH and 50%+ NSF cuts, but inflation-adjusted funding continues to erode.
DOD released first SBIR topics since reauthorization ended a five-month freeze. A new $30M strategic breakthrough track opens for qualified small businesses.
DARPA's Biological Technology Office awarded Mississippi State $850K to build AgSENT, an AI-powered early-warning system for global agricultural threats.
Schmidt Sciences is accepting proposals up to $800K for AI-humanities research through its HAVI program. Applications close March 13, 2026 at 11:59 PM EDT.
NSF's new Tech Labs initiative will award $10-50M annually to independent research teams tackling challenges that universities and industry can't solve alone.
A federal appeals court just struck down the 15% indirect cost cap on research grants, restoring fuller reimbursement. Here’s how researchers and institutions can respond—and what to watch next.
The Trump administration's $5B NIH and NSF funding cuts are reshaping university research. Learn what researchers, nonprofits, and small businesses should do next.
The FY2026 education spending bill preserves the maximum Pell Grant at $7,395 and blocks the Department of Education from transferring funds to other agencies.
Anthropic is accepting applications for its AI Safety Fellows Program starting May 2026, offering $3,850 weekly stipend and $15K per month in compute.
The UK AI Safety Institute funded 60 alignment research projects across 8 countries with £27M. A second funding round opens summer 2026.
NIST received $55 million earmarked for AI research and a new AI Standards Center as part of a 21% overall budget increase in the FY2026 spending bill.
Congress finalized NIH's FY2026 budget at $48.7 billion with a $415 million increase while blocking the proposed 15% indirect cost reimbursement cap.
The DOE is now accepting applications for $500M in clean energy grants for Tribal communities. Learn how this impacts Tribes, what it means, and how to apply before the deadline.
The White House's proposed 15% NIH cuts for FY2027 alarm researchers. Learn what these cuts mean for your funding strategy and actionable steps to prepare.
The NSF has announced $1.2 billion in emergency funding for AI research—learn what this means for your grant strategy and next steps to maximize success.
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