LATEST BI-WEEKLY DIGEST

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Bi-Weekly Funding Digest: 2026 Week 32

Posted: August 3, 2026

This bi-weekly digest features selected opportunities in cybersecurity, education and fellowships, research infrastructure and centers, energy, power, and sustainable infrastructure, and smart manufacturing and robotics.

Underlined titles are clickable links to the official opportunity pages.

 

New and Notable Opportunities

Unlocking Dataset Value for AI-Enabled Scientific Discovery (AI Datasets)

  • Sponsor: U.S. National Science Foundation
  • Deadline: TBD
  • Funding: none – none
  • Summary: U.S. National Science Foundation is offering the funding opportunity 'Unlocking Dataset Value for AI-Enabled Scientific Discovery (AI Datasets)'.

Fiscal Year 2027 Defense University Research Instrumentation Program (DURIP)

  • Sponsor: Air Force Office of Scientific Research
  • Deadline: TBD
  • Funding: $50,000 – $7,000,000
  • Summary: Air Force Office of Scientific Research is offering the funding opportunity 'Fiscal Year 2027 Defense University Research Instrumentation Program (DURIP)'.

Engineering Biological and Biomedical Systems

  • Sponsor: U.S. National Science Foundation
  • Deadline: TBD
  • Funding: TBD
  • Summary: U.S. National Science Foundation is offering the funding opportunity 'Engineering Biological and Biomedical Systems'.

Engineering Research Initiation

  • Sponsor: U.S. National Science Foundation
  • Deadline: TBD
  • Funding: $200,000 – none
  • Summary: U.S. National Science Foundation is offering the funding opportunity 'Engineering Research Initiation'.

National Estuarine Research Reserve System (NERRS) Land Acquisition and Construction Program for Fiscal Year 2026

  • Sponsor: DOC NOAA - ERA Production
  • Deadline: TBD
  • Funding: $500,000 – $3,000,000
  • Summary: DOC NOAA - ERA Production is offering the funding opportunity 'National Estuarine Research Reserve System (NERRS) Land Acquisition and Construction Program for Fiscal Year 2026'.

By Category

Unlocking Dataset Value for AI-Enabled Scientific Discovery (AI Datasets)

  • Sponsor: U.S. National Science Foundation
  • Subcategory: Cybersecurity / Systems
  • Deadline: TBD
  • Funding: none – none
  • Summary: U.S. National Science Foundation is offering the funding opportunity 'Unlocking Dataset Value for AI-Enabled Scientific Discovery (AI Datasets)'.

Engineering Biological and Biomedical Systems

  • Sponsor: U.S. National Science Foundation
  • Subcategory: Cybersecurity / Systems
  • Deadline: TBD
  • Funding: TBD
  • Summary: U.S. National Science Foundation is offering the funding opportunity 'Engineering Biological and Biomedical Systems'.

Chemical Process Systems

  • Sponsor: U.S. National Science Foundation
  • Subcategory: Cybersecurity / Systems
  • Deadline: TBD
  • Funding: TBD
  • Summary: U.S. National Science Foundation is offering the funding opportunity 'Chemical Process Systems'.

FY26 Bureau of Land Management Abandoned Mine Lands and Hazardous Materials - Bureau wide

  • Sponsor: Bureau of Land Management
  • Subcategory: Cybersecurity / Systems
  • Deadline: TBD
  • Funding: $100,000 – $1,500,000
  • Summary: Bureau of Land Management is offering the funding opportunity 'FY26 Bureau of Land Management Abandoned Mine Lands and Hazardous Materials - Bureau wide'.

Intelligent and Interactive Dynamic Systems (IIDS)

  • Sponsor: U.S. National Science Foundation
  • Subcategory: Cybersecurity / Systems
  • Deadline: TBD
  • Funding: TBD
  • Summary: U.S. National Science Foundation is offering the funding opportunity 'Intelligent and Interactive Dynamic Systems (IIDS)'.

NIOSH Robotics and Intelligent Mining Technology and Workplace Safety Research (U60)

  • Sponsor: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - ERA
  • Subcategory: Manufacturing / Robotics / Applied Systems
  • Deadline: TBD
  • Funding: TBD
  • Summary: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - ERA is offering the funding opportunity 'NIOSH Robotics and Intelligent Mining Technology and Workplace Safety Research (U60)'.

Energy, Water, and Resource Engineering

  • Sponsor: U.S. National Science Foundation
  • Subcategory: Energy / Environment / Mapping
  • Deadline: TBD
  • Funding: TBD
  • Summary: U.S. National Science Foundation is offering the funding opportunity 'Energy, Water, and Resource Engineering'.

Engineering for the Built Environment (EBE)

  • Sponsor: U.S. National Science Foundation
  • Subcategory: Energy / Environment / Mapping
  • Deadline: TBD
  • Funding: TBD
  • Summary: U.S. National Science Foundation is offering the funding opportunity 'Engineering for the Built Environment (EBE)'.

Advancing Oil and Natural Gas Production and Delivery

  • Sponsor: National Energy Technology Laboratory
  • Subcategory: Energy / Environment / Mapping
  • Deadline: TBD
  • Funding: $1 – $28,000,000
  • Summary: National Energy Technology Laboratory is offering the funding opportunity 'Advancing Oil and Natural Gas Production and Delivery'.

Engineering Research Initiation

  • Sponsor: U.S. National Science Foundation
  • Subcategory: General Research Opportunity
  • Deadline: TBD
  • Funding: $200,000 – none
  • Summary: U.S. National Science Foundation is offering the funding opportunity 'Engineering Research Initiation'.

Organizational Change in the Professional Formation of Engineers (ENGINEER:OC)

  • Sponsor: U.S. National Science Foundation
  • Subcategory: General Research Opportunity
  • Deadline: TBD
  • Funding: TBD
  • Summary: U.S. National Science Foundation is offering the funding opportunity 'Organizational Change in the Professional Formation of Engineers (ENGINEER:OC)'.

Professional Formation of Engineers (PFE)

  • Sponsor: U.S. National Science Foundation
  • Subcategory: General Research Opportunity
  • Deadline: TBD
  • Funding: TBD
  • Summary: U.S. National Science Foundation is offering the funding opportunity 'Professional Formation of Engineers (PFE)'.

Small Business Innovation Research / Small Business Technology Transfer Phase I, Phase II, Fast-Track Programs : A Pilot Emphasis on Scientific Instrumentation.

  • Sponsor: U.S. National Science Foundation
  • Subcategory: Infrastructure / Centers
  • Deadline: TBD
  • Funding: TBD
  • Summary: U.S. National Science Foundation is offering the funding opportunity 'Small Business Innovation Research / Small Business Technology Transfer Phase I, Phase II, Fast-Track Programs : A Pilot Emphasis on Scientific Instrumentation.'.

Small Business Innovation Research / Small Business Technology Transfer Phase I, Phase II, Fast-Track Programs SBIR/STTR: Developing Deep Technologies that Advance U.S. Competitiveness and Security

  • Sponsor: U.S. National Science Foundation
  • Subcategory: General Research Opportunity
  • Deadline: TBD
  • Funding: TBD
  • Summary: U.S. National Science Foundation is offering the funding opportunity 'Small Business Innovation Research / Small Business Technology Transfer Phase I, Phase II, Fast-Track Programs SBIR/STTR: Developing Deep Technologies that Advance U.S.

Focused Research Hubs in Theoretical Physics (FRHTP)

  • Sponsor: U.S. National Science Foundation
  • Subcategory: General Research Opportunity
  • Deadline: TBD
  • Funding: TBD
  • Summary: U.S. National Science Foundation is offering the funding opportunity 'Focused Research Hubs in Theoretical Physics (FRHTP)'.

Desalination and Water Purification Research Program: Research Projects

  • Sponsor: Bureau of Reclamation
  • Subcategory: General Research Opportunity
  • Deadline: TBD
  • Funding: $100,000 – $800,000
  • Summary: Bureau of Reclamation is offering the funding opportunity 'Desalination and Water Purification Research Program: Research Projects'.

Advanced Physics Instrumentation (API)

  • Sponsor: U.S. National Science Foundation
  • Subcategory: Infrastructure / Centers
  • Deadline: TBD
  • Funding: TBD
  • Summary: U.S. National Science Foundation is offering the funding opportunity 'Advanced Physics Instrumentation (API)'.

Gravitational Physics (GP)

  • Sponsor: U.S. National Science Foundation
  • Subcategory: General Research Opportunity
  • Deadline: TBD
  • Funding: TBD
  • Summary: U.S. National Science Foundation is offering the funding opportunity 'Gravitational Physics (GP)'.

Lead Hazard Reduction Grant Program

  • Sponsor: Department of Housing and Urban Development
  • Subcategory: General Research Opportunity
  • Deadline: TBD
  • Funding: $1,000,000 – $7,850,000
  • Summary: Department of Housing and Urban Development is offering the funding opportunity 'Lead Hazard Reduction Grant Program'.

Older Adults Home Modification Grant Program

  • Sponsor: Department of Housing and Urban Development
  • Subcategory: General Research Opportunity
  • Deadline: TBD
  • Funding: $2,000,000 – $3,000,000
  • Summary: Department of Housing and Urban Development is offering the funding opportunity 'Older Adults Home Modification Grant Program'.

Transport Phenomena

  • Sponsor: U.S. National Science Foundation
  • Subcategory: General Research Opportunity
  • Deadline: TBD
  • Funding: TBD
  • Summary: U.S. National Science Foundation is offering the funding opportunity 'Transport Phenomena'.

Fiscal Year 2027 Defense University Research Instrumentation Program (DURIP)

  • Sponsor: Air Force Office of Scientific Research
  • Subcategory: Education / Fellowship / Workforce
  • Deadline: TBD
  • Funding: $50,000 – $7,000,000
  • Summary: Air Force Office of Scientific Research is offering the funding opportunity 'Fiscal Year 2027 Defense University Research Instrumentation Program (DURIP)'.

National Estuarine Research Reserve System (NERRS) Land Acquisition and Construction Program for Fiscal Year 2026

  • Sponsor: DOC NOAA - ERA Production
  • Subcategory: Education / Fellowship / Workforce
  • Deadline: TBD
  • Funding: $500,000 – $3,000,000
  • Summary: DOC NOAA - ERA Production is offering the funding opportunity 'National Estuarine Research Reserve System (NERRS) Land Acquisition and Construction Program for Fiscal Year 2026'.

Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 Department of War (DoW) Defense University Research Instrumentation Program (DURIP)

  • Sponsor: Office of Naval Research
  • Subcategory: Education / Fellowship / Workforce
  • Deadline: TBD
  • Funding: $50,000 – $3,000,000
  • Summary: Office of Naval Research is offering the funding opportunity 'Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 Department of War (DoW) Defense University Research Instrumentation Program (DURIP)'.

ONAA 7J-TCU Manufacturing NOFO FY2026

  • Sponsor: Small Business Administration
  • Subcategory: Education / Fellowship / Workforce
  • Deadline: TBD
  • Funding: $1 – $5,000,000
  • Summary: Small Business Administration is offering the funding opportunity 'ONAA 7J-TCU Manufacturing NOFO FY2026'.

FY26 Bureau of Land Management Plant Conservation and Restoration Management - Bureau wide

  • Sponsor: Bureau of Land Management
  • Subcategory: Education / Fellowship / Workforce
  • Deadline: TBD
  • Funding: $10,000 – $500,000
  • Summary: Bureau of Land Management is offering the funding opportunity 'FY26 Bureau of Land Management Plant Conservation and Restoration Management - Bureau wide'.

NIOSH Robotics and Intelligent Mining Technology and Workplace Safety Research (U60)

  • Sponsor: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - ERA
  • Subcategory: Manufacturing / Robotics / Applied Systems
  • Deadline: TBD
  • Funding: TBD
  • Summary: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - ERA is offering the funding opportunity 'NIOSH Robotics and Intelligent Mining Technology and Workplace Safety Research (U60)'.