Browse Research Grants

Funds translational research to advance discoveries into drugs, devices, or clinical guidelines ready for clinical trial testing, excluding full-scale trials.

Funds mid-phase clinical trials to optimize dosing and patient selection for natural products like botanicals and supplements, excluding cancer trials.

Funds early phase clinical trials of natural products to test pharmacokinetics, bioavailability, and clinical impact with milestone-driven phases.

Supports early phase clinical trials of natural products to assess target engagement and clinical outcomes over up to 3 years.

Supports institutional K12 programs for clinician scientists advancing research independence in substance use and substance use disorder.

Travel awards for graduate students presenting at ACS Meetings who support the Chemists with Disabilities mission.

Supports continuation of advanced military medical research projects addressing high-priority needs, including clinical trials and technology development.

Supports research to advance communications and networking technologies critical for Naval distributed maritime operations and the Naval Tactical Grid.

Supports small research projects on ethical, legal, and social implications of human genetics and genomics using diverse methods.

Funds acquisition or development of multi-user scientific instruments up to $4M to advance research and training at U.S. institutions and nonprofits.

Funds individual and collaborative research in astronomy and astrophysics, including observational, theoretical, and archival studies plus enabling projects and tools.

Funds research grants for innovative technologies and instrumentation in ground-based astronomy and astrophysics.

Supports innovative applied mathematics research addressing science and engineering problems with impact and training opportunities.

Supports fundamental and applied plasma physics research with emphasis on collective plasma behavior and broad STEM participation.

Supports multisite feasibility clinical trials of mind and body interventions to inform future full-scale clinical trials in complementary health.

Supports research on prevention and intervention strategies for fetal alcohol spectrum disorders using phased R61/R33 awards with optional clinical trials.

Supports use-inspired research and partnerships to translate scientific discoveries into practical technologies addressing societal challenges.

Supports innovative secondary analysis of existing datasets to study cancer risk, survival, and treatment outcomes without clinical trials.

Funds feasibility clinical trials of mind and body interventions to support planning of impactful full-scale clinical trials in high-priority research areas.

Funds fully remote clinical trials testing complementary and integrative health interventions using mHealth tools with no in-person contact.

Funds innovative translational trauma care research to improve casualty survivability and patient care near injury sites.

Supports professors in humanities and social sciences to write extensive scholarly treatises during funded substitute professorships.

Supports interdisciplinary teams to develop AI-focused, technology-based solutions improving K-12 learning and workforce readiness.

Supports innovative research ideas with potential high impact on rare cancers and patient outcomes.