LATEST BI-WEEKLY DIGEST
This page features the most recent CEPDAM Bi-Weekly Funding Digest for faculty, researchers, and research teams. Opportunities are organized by topic area to support easier review of external funding opportunities relevant to CEPDAM-related research. Please consult the sponsor’s official announcement for complete and current information on eligibility, deadlines, submission requirements, and award details.
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Bi-Weekly Funding Digest: 2026 Week 28
Posted: July 6, 2026
This bi-weekly digest features selected opportunities in education and fellowships, cybersecurity, research infrastructure and centers, energy, power, and sustainable infrastructure, and semiconductor, quantum, and advanced materials.
Underlined titles are clickable links to the official opportunity pages.
New and Notable Opportunities
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'.
NIH Director’s Early Independence Award (DP5 Clinical Trial Optional)
- Sponsor: National Institutes of Health
- Deadline: TBD
- Funding: $350,000 – $350,000
- Summary: National Institutes of Health is offering the funding opportunity 'NIH Director’s Early Independence Award (DP5 Clinical Trial Optional)'.
Chemical Process Systems
- Sponsor: U.S. National Science Foundation
- Deadline: TBD
- Funding: TBD
- Summary: U.S. National Science Foundation is offering the funding opportunity 'Chemical Process Systems'.
Energy, Water, and Resource Engineering
- Sponsor: U.S. National Science Foundation
- 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
- Deadline: TBD
- Funding: TBD
- Summary: U.S. National Science Foundation is offering the funding opportunity 'Engineering for the Built Environment (EBE)'.
By Category
DoW Traumatic Brain Injury and Psychological Health, Health Services Research Award
- Sponsor: Dept. of the Army -- USAMRAA
- Subcategory: Artificial Intelligence / Data
- Deadline: TBD
- Funding: TBD
- Summary: Dept. of the Army -- USAMRAA is offering the funding opportunity 'DoW Traumatic Brain Injury and Psychological Health, Health Services Research Award'.
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'.
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)'.
Middle East Regional Cooperation (MERC)
- Sponsor: Assistance Coordination
- Subcategory: Cybersecurity / Systems
- Deadline: TBD
- Funding: $100,000 – $2,000,000
- Summary: Assistance Coordination is offering the funding opportunity 'Middle East Regional Cooperation (MERC)'.
Electronic, Photonic, Magnetic, and Quantum Devices (EPMQD)
- Sponsor: U.S. National Science Foundation
- Subcategory: Quantum / Materials
- Deadline: TBD
- Funding: TBD
- Summary: U.S. National Science Foundation is offering the funding opportunity 'Electronic, Photonic, Magnetic, and Quantum Devices (EPMQD)'.
Electronic, Photonic, Magnetic, and Quantum Devices (EPMQD)
- Sponsor: U.S. National Science Foundation
- Subcategory: Quantum / Materials
- Deadline: TBD
- Funding: TBD
- Summary: U.S. National Science Foundation is offering the funding opportunity 'Electronic, Photonic, Magnetic, and Quantum Devices (EPMQD)'.
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)'.
Energy, Power, Control, and Learning (EPCL)
- 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, Power, Control, and Learning (EPCL)'.
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.
Fertilizer Investment & Expansion for Long-term Domestic Supply (FIELDS)
- Sponsor: Rural Business-Cooperative Service
- Subcategory: Infrastructure / Centers
- Deadline: TBD
- Funding: $15,000,000 – $100,000,000
- Summary: Rural Business-Cooperative Service is offering the funding opportunity 'Fertilizer Investment & Expansion for Long-term Domestic Supply (FIELDS)'.
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)'.
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)'.
Disrupting TCOs through Evidence Reform
- Sponsor: Bureau of International Narcotics-Law Enforcement
- Subcategory: General Research Opportunity
- Deadline: TBD
- Funding: $1,800,000 – $2,000,000
- Summary: Bureau of International Narcotics-Law Enforcement is offering the funding opportunity 'Disrupting TCOs through Evidence Reform'.
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)'.
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'.
NIH Director Early Independence Award (DP5 Clinical Trial Optional)
- Sponsor: National Institutes of Health
- Subcategory: Education / Fellowship / Workforce
- Deadline: TBD
- Funding: $350,000 – $350,000
- Summary: National Institutes of Health is offering the funding opportunity 'NIH Director’s Early Independence Award (DP5 Clinical Trial Optional)'.
FY 2026 Susan Harwood Training Grant Program - Targeted Topic Training
- Sponsor: Occupational Safety and Health Administration
- Subcategory: Education / Fellowship / Workforce
- Deadline: TBD
- Funding: $0 – $215,000
- Summary: Occupational Safety and Health Administration is offering the funding opportunity 'FY 2026 Susan Harwood Training Grant Program - Targeted Topic Training'.
FY 2026 Susan Harwood Training Grant Program - Training and Educational Materials Development
- Sponsor: Occupational Safety and Health Administration
- Subcategory: Education / Fellowship / Workforce
- Deadline: TBD
- Funding: $0 – $95,000
- Summary: Occupational Safety and Health Administration is offering the funding opportunity 'FY 2026 Susan Harwood Training Grant Program - Training and Educational Materials Development'.
