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Federal
Air Force Office of Scientific Research · Department of Defense · Open
- Deadline
- No deadline listed: see the official notice
- Award
- Up to $10M
- ✓ Available in Tennessee (nationwide program)
- ✓ No match required
- i Past Tennessee awards on file: 43
AFOSR plans, coordinates, and executes the Air Force Research Laboratory’s (AFRL) basic research program in response to technical guidance from AFRL and requirements of the Air Force. Additionally, the office fosters, supports, and conducts research within...
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Federal
National Institutes of Health · Department of Health and Human Services · Opening soon
- Deadline
- The funder's estimated date (Oct 30, 2025) has passed. Check the official notice Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- Amount not specified
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- ✓ Available in Tennessee (nationwide program)
- ✓ No match required
- i Past Tennessee awards on file: 228
The National Cancer Institute (NCI), with National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) and National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB), intends to publish a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) to support early-career academic...
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Federal
U.S. National Science Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- No deadline listed: see the official notice
- Award
- From $300K
- ✓ Available in Tennessee (nationwide program)
- ✓ No match required
- i Past Tennessee awards on file: 46
International Ocean Discovery Program Operations
The International Ocean Discovery Program (IODP) serves to advance basic research in the marine geosciences and is supported by the National Science Foundation (NSF) and its international partners. The...
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Federal
Washington Headquarters Services · Department of Defense · Closed for this year
- Deadline
- Next round: about Jul 16 – Aug 17, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- $50M – $150M
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- ✓ Available in Tennessee (nationwide program)
- ✓ No match required
- i Past Tennessee awards on file: 53
Bridging foundational academic research and strategic innovation for the Defense enterprise, the Center for Foundational Academic Research and Strategic Innovation for the Defense Enterprise (C-FARSIDE) will facilitate deep transdisciplinary collaborations...
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Federal
Geological Survey · Department of the Interior · Closed for this year
- Deadline
- Next round: about Apr 29 – Jun 4, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- Amount not specified
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- ✓ Available in Tennessee (nationwide program)
- ✓ No match required
- i Past Tennessee awards on file: 1
The USGS Earthquake Hazards Program (EHP) issues this Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for assistance to support research in earthquake hazards, the physics of earthquakes, earthquake occurrence, and earthquake safety policy. This activity is...
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Private
The Arthur Vining Davis Foundations · Closed for this year
- Deadline
- Next round: due about Aug 27, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- Amount not specified
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- ✓ Available in Tennessee (nationwide program)
Supports private colleges and universities emphasizing undergraduate liberal arts education via an annual Letter of Inquiry cycle. The 2026 LOI window is closed; 2027-28 details announced March 2027.
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Tennessee state
TN Department of Economic & Community Development · Open
- Deadline
- No deadline listed: see the official notice
- Award
- Amount not specified
Provides state matching funds for Tennessee universities applying for large federal innovation grants from DOE, EDA or NSF. Requests must exceed $1 million in federal funds and $1 million in state match. Eligible sectors are nuclear energy, mobility, life...
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Tennessee state
Launch Tennessee (Tennessee Technology Advancement Consortium) · Open
- Deadline
- Due Jan 15, 2027 · 99 days left
- Award
- $1,500 – $15K
Small grants for faculty and staff researchers at TTAC member universities to take early inventions toward commercial use. An invention disclosure must be filed with the institution. Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis until January 15, 2027 or...
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Federal
NSWC Dahlgren · Department of Defense · Opening soon
- Deadline
- Opening date not announced
- Award
- $100K – $450K
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- ✓ Available in Tennessee (nationwide program)
- ✓ No match required
- i Past Tennessee awards on file: 51
This BAA is open only to colleges and universities.
On behalf of the Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) Warfare Centers, NSWC DD is soliciting research of interest in support of the NEEC. The topics of interest are listed in the attached NEEC BAA FY26...
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Corporate
Gene Haas Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Due Mar 31, 2027 · 174 days left
- Award
- Amount not specified
- ✓ Available in Tennessee (nationwide program)
Scholarship grants to trade schools, community colleges and universities that teach CNC machining, such as TCAT or community college machining programs. The school picks the students. Grants go only to the school, never to individuals.
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Federal
U.S. National Science Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- No deadline listed: see the official notice
- Award
- Amount not specified
- ✓ Available in Tennessee (nationwide program)
- ✓ No match required
- i Past Tennessee awards on file: 620
The Research in Undergraduate Institutions (RUI) and Research Opportunity Awards (ROA) funding opportunities support research by faculty members at predominantly undergraduate institutions (PUIs). RUI proposals support PUI faculty in research that engages...
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Federal
U.S. National Science Foundation · Open
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- Due Dec 9, 2026 · 62 days left
- Award
- Amount not specified
- ✓ Available in Tennessee (nationwide program)
- ✓ No match required
- i Past Tennessee awards on file: 116
The National Science Foundation (NSF) plays a prominent role in the improvement of undergraduate STEM education at the Nation’s colleges and universities. Through the IUSE: Innovation in Two-Year College STEM Education (ITYC) program, the agency seeks to...
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Tennessee state
TN Department of Economic & Community Development · Open
- Deadline
- Due Oct 23, 2026 · 15 days left
- Award
- From $1M
- ✓ Available in Tennessee
- ! Needs a match (see how much in the notice)
A $43 million program to build quantum networking, cloud access, testbeds and related infrastructure in Tennessee. Lead applicants must be Tennessee nonprofit colleges and universities, development districts, Oak Ridge National Laboratory or public...
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Federal
U.S. National Science Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Due Oct 14, 2026 · 6 days left
- Award
- From $600K
- ✓ Available in Tennessee (nationwide program)
- ✓ No match required
- ! Only 6 days left to apply
- i Past Tennessee awards on file: 61
The Research Experiences for Teachers (RET) in Engineering and Computer Science program supports authentic summer research experiences for K-14 educators to foster long-term collaborations between universities, community colleges, school districts, and...
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Federal
National Institute of Food and Agriculture · Department of Agriculture · Open
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- Due Nov 17, 2026 · 40 days left
- Award
- $600K – $650K
- ✓ Available in Tennessee (nationwide program)
- ✓ No match required
- i Past Tennessee awards on file: 9
The USDA SBIR/STTR programs, Assistance Listing number 10.212, support scientific excellence and technological innovation through investment of Federal research funds to build a strong national economy by stimulating technological innovation in the private...
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Federal
U.S. National Science Foundation · Open
- Deadline
- Due Nov 18, 2026 · 41 days left
- Award
- Amount not specified
- ✓ Available in Tennessee (nationwide program)
- ✓ No match required
- i Past Tennessee awards on file: 183
The NSF FINDERS FOUNDRY program supports collaboration among K-12 educators, technologists, and researchers to develop innovative solutions to persistent challenges in learning and workforce development. These challenges are identified by K-12 students,...
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Federal
DOT - FAA Aviation Research Grants · Department of Transportation · Open
- Deadline
- Due Sep 7, 2027 · 334 days left
- Award
- Up to $6M
- ✓ Available in Tennessee (nationwide program)
- ✓ No match required
The FAA hereby announces its continuing interest in receiving applications for aviation research grants and cooperative agreements to pursue the long-term growth and short-term technical needs of civil aviation, under this funding opportunity. Eligibility...
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Federal
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - ERA · Department of Health and Human Services · Opening soon
- Deadline
- Opens Oct 30, 2026 · due about Dec 30, 2026 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- $150K – $685K
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- ✓ Available in Tennessee (nationwide program)
- ✓ No match required
- i Past Tennessee awards on file: 4
NIOSH has provided financial and technical assistance to develop or expand state-level OSH surveillance capacity and infrastructure since the 1970s. From 2021-2026, NIOSH funded cooperative agreements in 23 states under announcement PAR-20-312. These...
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Federal
Department of Homeland Security - FEMA · Department of Homeland Security · Closed for this year
- Deadline
- Next round: about Jul 1 – Jul 31, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- Award
- Up to $1.9M
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- ✓ Available in Tennessee (nationwide program)
- ✓ No match required
Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) offer new technologies to support key mission requirements including preliminary damage assessments, debris measurements and calculations, visual evidence, confirmation analysis, establishing flood levels and damages to...
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Federal
National Institutes of Health · Department of Health and Human Services · Open
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- Due Nov 10, 2026 · 33 days left
- Award
- Amount not specified
- ✓ Available in Tennessee (nationwide program)
- ✓ No match required
- i Past Tennessee awards on file: 197
This Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) announces the renewal of the NIH Research Evaluation and Commercialization Hub (REACH) program, established to facilitate and accelerate the translation of academic biomedical discoveries into products that improve...
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