AHA, DOD, DOE, NSF and Foundation Funding Opportunities
Recently published funding opportunities and notices from a variety of funding sources
Below is a new installment of the Division of Research & Innovation’s unique funding opportunities overview.
If you are interested in pursuing any of these funding opportunities, please contact Research & Innovation so we can leverage our resources to support your proposal development and submission. If you would like for certain types of funding opportunities and/or specific funding agencies to be included in upcoming Research & Innovation Newsletters, do let us know at researchdev@memphis.edu.
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Agency |
FOA title |
Parent FOA Link(s) |
Application Due Date(s) |
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AHA |
Social Impact Funds |
https://www.heart.org/en/aha-ventures/social-impact-funds/what-we-fund |
Applications accepted year-round |
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DOD- DARPA |
Biological Technologies |
Sep. 18, 2025 |
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DOE – ARPA-E |
Spurring Projects to Advance Energy Research and Knowledge Swiftly (SPARKS) |
https://arpa-e-foa.energy.gov/FileContent.aspx?FileID=9c205b7e-0e9e-4283-aed9-f9859712f4af |
Concept papers accepted on a rolling basis through Sep. 30, 2029 |
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Herman Frasch Foundation |
Herman Frasch Foundation Grants |
https://www.acs.org/funding/grants/herman-frasch-foundation-grant.html |
Nov. 5, 2026 |
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NSF |
Particulate and Multiphase Processes |
https://www.nsf.gov/funding/opportunities/particulate-multiphase-processes |
Proposals accepted anytime |
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NSF |
Environmental Engineering |
https://www.nsf.gov/funding/opportunities/environmental-engineering |
Proposals accepted anytime |
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NSF |
DCL - Amplifying STEM Education Investments in and with Rural and Remote Areas and Communities |
See letter for details and participating funding mechanisms |
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NSF |
Verticals-enabling Intelligent Network Systems (VINES) |
https://www.nsf.gov/funding/opportunities/vines-verticals-enabling-intelligent-network-systems |
Track I – Aug. 25, 2025
Track II – September 25, 2025 |
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RWJF |
Exploring Equitable Futures |
https://www.rwjf.org/en/grants/active-funding-opportunities/2025/exploring-equitable-futures.html |
October 15, 2025 |
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Wellcome Foundation |
Wellcome's Mental Health Award: Leveraging Longitudinal Data To Transform Early Intervention in Mental Health |
Optional scope check deadline – July 8, 2025 Final application deadline – July22, 2025 |