DARPA's I2O office opens FY2026 BAA for AI, cybersecurity, and software breakthroughs with individual awards from $500K to $5M. Abstracts due November 1.
NSF's new TIP Tech Labs initiative will fund full-time research teams to move breakthrough technologies from early concepts to commercial platforms in FY2026.
The SBIR reauthorization bill introduces $30M Strategic Breakthrough Awards, proposal caps starting FY2027, and mandatory foreign risk screening for applicants.
DOE releases FY2026 SBIR Phase II solicitations covering quantum computing and clean energy, with awards up to $1.1M over two years for small businesses.
Canada launches $3.6B for critical minerals, including $1.5B infrastructure and $2B sovereign funds. Here's what researchers and Indigenous, nonprofit, and business grant seekers should do now.
DOE Office of Science opens FY2026 Early Career Research Program with pre-application deadline March 24 and final submissions due June 2, 2026.
Massachusetts, California, New York, and Pennsylvania propose billions in state science funding as federal NIH and NSF cuts threaten university research programs.
MARSOC veterans raise $32M from Geodesic Capital and Costanoa Ventures to build military-focused AI models, with contracts already secured across multiple DoD branches.
Gartner forecasts worldwide AI spending at $2.52 trillion in 2026, up 44% year-over-year, with infrastructure investment alone reaching $1.37 trillion.
Simons Foundation commits $45M for 55 faculty hires, Moore Foundation backs 400 postdocs with $55M, and Kavli quadruples fellowships as federal cuts displace researchers.
Canada's $2.14M CPAF grant boosts Indigenous youth programs in BC. What this means for public safety grant seekers, and steps you should take now.
Colorado, Massachusetts, Oregon, and Portland deploy millions in Inflation Reduction Act-funded grants for climate workforce training. Multiple deadlines open now.
NSF launches $100M program to create up to 16 open-access quantum and nanotechnology research sites nationwide. Letters of intent due March 16, 2026.
Google.org opens $30M AI for Government Innovation Challenge with awards up to $3M per organization. Nonprofits and academic institutions can apply by April 3.
NIH's 2026 funding tightens further—no emergency grants for AI biomed. Researchers and nonprofits must adapt as paylines drop and competition rises.
HHS, USDA, and EPA commit $1 billion to farm modernization, regenerative agriculture grants, and food safety research in the year's largest ag package.
USDA's $140 million AFRI Strengthening Agricultural Systems program offers grants up to $10M for research universities. Applications close March 26, 2026.
NationGraph raises $18M Series A to build an AI platform decoding government procurement data across 110,000+ agencies for mid-market vendors.
Ayar Labs closes $500M Series E backed by NVIDIA and AMD to scale optical AI interconnects, as DOE and DARPA fund silicon photonics SBIR research.
The Peter and Jeri Dejana Foundation triples its giving to $26 million in 2026, targeting healthcare, veteran services, and animal welfare nonprofits.
The new Groceries and Essentials Benefit offers $670+ via CRA for low- and middle-income Canadians. Grant seekers in food security: realign your proposals now.
Congress has reversed much of the Trump administration’s proposed science funding cuts for FY2026, preserving NIH and NSF budgets. What this means for grant seekers.
Congress gives DOE's Office of Science $8.4 billion for FY2026, including a 9.8% jump for advanced computing research that funds supercomputing and AI infrastructure.
Full applications for ARPA-E's $30 million SUPERHOT geothermal energy program are due March 5, 2026. Two categories fund well construction and heat extraction R&D.
The Department of Defense commits $13.4 billion to AI and autonomous systems in FY2026—the largest single-year defense AI investment in U.S. history.
Congress directed $150 million to a DOE 'American science cloud' for AI research, plus $6 million for NIST's AI Safety Institute and $100 million to DARPA for AI health research.
Congress rejected the White House's plan to slash EPA funding by 54%, signing an $8.8 billion budget that preserves community grants and water infrastructure for FY2026.
HRIF now accepting Expressions of Interest from eligible Canadian communities for data-driven homelessness reduction projects. Deadline: March 13, 2026.
Canada announces major new federal funding for community-based initiatives on gender equality and violence prevention. Learn how organizations can prepare for upcoming grants.
Trump's FY2026 budget would eliminate USGS's $293M Ecosystems Mission Area, threatening 16 research centers and university partnerships nationwide.
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