Due to the time restraint on the deadline, this opportunity will be reviewed on a first-come-first served basis

Funding Opportunity Purpose: The purpose of the CPPM program (Assistance Listing 10.329) is to provide funding for integrated, multifunctional agricultural research, Extension, and education activities. The goals and objectives of CPPM are to address high-priority issues related to pests, including insects, nematodes, pathogens, weeds, and other pests, and their management using IPM approaches at the state, regional, and national levels. The CPPM program supports projects that will ensure sufficient food production increase producer profitability, and respond effectively to other pest management challenges with comprehensive IPM approaches. Priority is given to proposals that address management of invasive species. The CPPM program also addresses IPM challenges for existing pest concerns that can be addressed more effectively with new and emerging technologies. The outcomes of the CPPM program are IPM practices and strategies needed to maintain agricultural profitability.

The CPPM program provides support for research to develop and discover new IPM approaches; extension to disseminate IPM knowledge and improve adoption of IPM practices; and coordination for collaboration of IPM activities at the regional and national levels. CPPM program areas represent a comprehensive approach for developing IPM practices and strategies and extending this new knowledge across many agro-environments through a coordinated national network. It is anticipated that the application of this evidence-based science will have positive outcomes for the agricultural sector and the nation.

Opportunity Overview: 

This notice identifies the objectives for CPPM projects, deadlines, funding information, eligibility criteria for projects and applicants, and application forms and associated instructions. The purpose of CPPM awards is to enhance the development, adoption, and implementation of innovative and practical IPM technologies, tactics and strategies that address state, regional, and/or national IPM priorities.

The amount available for the CPPM program in FY 2026 for the Applied Research and Development Program (ARDP) and the Regional Coordination Program (RCP) program areas is approximately $4,100,000, and $4,150,000, respectively.

NIFA requests applications to address critical state, regional and national integrated pest management (IPM) needs to ensure food security and respond effectively to other major pest management challenges to US agriculture. The CPPM program supports projects that address these challenges with IPM approaches developed by coordinated state, regional, and national research, and Extension efforts. The impacts of this research and Extension efforts will be increased by the establishment of communication networks and stakeholder participation in setting priorities. In FY 2026, NIFA will only accept competitive applications for funding in the ARDP and RCP program areas of CPPM.

Maximum Number of Applications Allowed Per Organization:   Duplicate or multiple submissions are not allowed. NIFA will disqualify both applications if an applicant submits duplicate or multiple submissions.

FOA is available online at: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/362471                                                                                           

Sponsor Full Proposal Deadline: July 06, 2026, at 5:00 pm ET

Documents Needed for the Preproposals: 

Submitters will complete and submit a form providing the following:

• Draft project summary/abstract of up to 2 pages; References do not count toward the 2-page limit.    
• Biographical sketches for the PIs and Co-PIs (any format);       
•  List of collaborators and any other senior/key personnel, if any.

Change in application form: Since the limited submission process does not involve OSP assistance with budget development, we are now using a budget template in the Submittable form. This template is designed to capture a general overview of the budget. Additionally, we have included a budget justification section directly in the form, eliminating the need for applicants to upload separate budget documents with their pre-proposal materials.   

*If assistance is needed, please contact Salvador Arellano III at salvador.arellano01@utrgv.edu. 

Due to the time restraint on the deadline, this opportunity will be reviewed on a first-come-first served basis

Funding Opportunity Purpose: 

1. SUD Direct Service Delivery: Establish or expand coordinated, comprehensive, and evidence-based SUD, including OUD, prevention, treatment, and recovery services.

2. Supportive Services: Establish, expand, or enhance coordination with supportive social services to ensure that rural individuals and families impacted by SUD have the greatest opportunity possible for sustained, long-term recovery.

3. Workforce: Develop a responsive SUD workforce, which includes both clinical providers with various scopes of practice and peers.

4. Network Engagement and Sustainability: Engage a multi-sector network to deliver RCORP-Impact services in the target rural service area and ensure the continued availability of services after the period of performance.

 Opportunity Overview: 

Rural Communities Opioid Response Program (RCORP)-Impact provides funding to drive measurable improvements in access to integrated, coordinated, and sustainable services for substance use disorder (SUD), including opioid use disorder (OUD), in rural areas. Its long-term aim is to reduce risk factors for SUD-related morbidity and mortality and enable sustained recovery and well-being.

The program supports:

• New or expanded evidence-based SUD prevention, treatment, and recovery services in rural areas.

• Coordination across health and supportive social services to enable sustained, long-term recovery.

• A larger, more responsive workforce to address SUD-related needs.

• Multi-sector community networks to strengthen and sustain local service delivery. This seed funding will help communities fully launch services and strengthen SUD systems that can last long-term.

RCORP’s focus is on opioid misuse and its impact on rural America. However, people who misuse opioids often struggle with other substances, including alcohol, and behavioral health or social needs. The complex nature of SUD, including OUD, requires a comprehensive systems approach to prevent future problems, address barriers to care, and encourage long-term recovery. RCORP-Impact supports a range of ongoing behavioral health and supportive social services related to SUD.

Projects should address substance use disorder needs across the lifespan, including both youth and adults, based on community-specific data and priorities. Multi-sector networks should engage a range of community partners, such as libraries, schools, emergency response, faith-based organizations, and similar entities.

Goal 1 is the primary focus of the program, with priority on increasing SUD treatment and recovery services. Work toward the other goals should support better availability of, access to, and effectiveness of direct SUD services over the long-term. This includes making sure that public health and business plans align, to achieve sustained impact.

 Maximum Number of Applications Allowed Per Organization: You may not submit more than one application. If you submit more than one application, we will only accept the last on-time submission.

 FOA is available online at: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/362284

 Full Proposal Deadline: July 8, 2026, at 11:59 p.m. ET

Documents Needed for the Preproposals:

Submitters will complete and submit a form providing the following:

Draft project summary/abstract of up to 2 pages; References do not count toward the 2-page limit.    

Biographical sketches for the PIs and Co-PIs (any format);       

 List of collaborators and any other senior/key personnel, if any.

*If assistance is needed, please contact Salvador Arellano III at salvador.arellano01@utrgv.edu

Due to the time restraint on the deadline, this opportunity will be reviewed on a first-come-first served basis

Funding Opportunity Purpose: 

This notice announces the opportunity to apply for funding under the Rural Health Research Dissemination Program. The purpose of this program is to disseminate health research focused on rural health care to broad audiences, such as rural stakeholders at national, state, and community levels.

FORHP funds health research through the Rural Health Research Center (RHRC) Program and other cooperative agreements. The successful applicant for this program will disseminate research so that it is easily and freely accessible to the public. The successful applicant will also develop and maintain strategies to disseminate this research through a variety of innovative mechanisms which may include but are not limited to a website, an e-mail listserv presentations, and webinars.

• To develop and maintain a website that catalogs rural health research so that it is easily and freely accessible to the public.

 Opportunity Overview: 

The Health Resources and Services Administration’s (HRSA’s) Federal Office of Rural Health Policy is the main office for rural health activities within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).

By law, FORHP advises the Secretary of HHS on how Medicare and Medicaid policies affect:

• The financial health of small rural hospitals.

• The ability of rural areas to attract and keep health care professionals.

• Access to and quality of rural health care.

FORHP accomplishes this mission through a broad range of program activities, including the Rural Health Research Center (RHRC) Program. More information on FORHP.

The RHRC program:

• Supports rural health research activities at multiple research centers on issues of nationwide relevance.

• Helps providers understand rural health issues and needs to inform the improvement of health care in rural areas.

 Maximum Number of Applications Allowed Per Organization: You may not submit more than one application. If you submit more than one application, we will only accept the last on-time submission.

 FOA is available online at: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/361316

 Full Proposal Deadline: July 8, 2026, at 11:59 p.m. ET

Documents Needed for the Preproposals:

Submitters will complete and submit a form providing the following:

Draft project summary/abstract of up to 2 pages; References do not count toward the 2-page limit.    

Biographical sketches for the PIs and Co-PIs (any format);       

 List of collaborators and any other senior/key personnel, if any.

*If assistance is needed, please contact Salvador Arellano III at salvador.arellano01@utrgv.edu

Due to the time restraint on the deadline, this opportunity will be reviewed on a first-come-first served basis

Funding Opportunity Purpose: 

The purpose of the Telehealth Nutrition Services Network Grant Program is to integrate nutrition services into primary and specialty care settings using telehealth technology through telehealth networks.The program’s goal is to support evidence-based projects that expand telehealth access to nutrition services through telehealth networks in rural and medically underserved areas. In this NOFO, a rural and medically underserved area is a rural area that is also a frontier community, medically underserved area, or has a medically underserved population.

The program will:

• Improve access to integrated nutrition services (nutrition screening and treatment) in primary and specialty care settings.

• Expand and improve the quality of nutrition-related health information available to health care providers, patients, and their families.

To do this, you are strongly encouraged to propose established telehealth networks to provide nutrition services that are integrated into primary and specialty care for groups with health challenges. We aim to support telehealth networks and strategies that improve access to nutrition screenings, registered dietitians, and MNT. Through this program, telehealth programs and their networks will connect registered dietitians to primary and specialty care providers so the target population can access nutrition services. Telehealth networks will also strengthen how nutrition services are delivered and expanded, including by increasing the use and availability of community health workers and other providers.

 Opportunity Overview: 

Program results will include:

◦ Expanding nutrition services to rural and medically underserved communities in primary and specialty care settings.

◦ Increasing the capacity of telehealth networks.

◦ Developing innovative strategies, methods, or tools to integrate nutrition services into primary and specialty care settings.

◦ Generating data to help evaluate the program and activities

 Maximum Number of Applications Allowed Per Organization: You may not submit more than one application. If you submit more than one application, we will only accept the last on-time submission.

 FOA is available online at: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/362151

 Full Proposal Deadline: July 8, 2026, at 11:59 p.m. ET

Documents Needed for the Preproposals:

Submitters will complete and submit a form providing the following:

Draft project summary/abstract of up to 2 pages; References do not count toward the 2-page limit.    

Biographical sketches for the PIs and Co-PIs (any format);       

 List of collaborators and any other senior/key personnel, if any.

*If assistance is needed, please contact Salvador Arellano III at salvador.arellano01@utrgv.edu

Due to the time restraint on the deadline, this opportunity will be reviewed on a first-come-first served basis

Funding Opportunity Purpose: The Rural Residency Planning and Development (RRPD) program improves and expands rural health care access. It does this by developing new, accredited, sustainable rural residency programs, including rural track programs (RTPs).

Newly created rural physician residency programs increase training and ultimately practice in rural areas to address physician shortages.

The RRPD program provides start-up funding to create new rural residency programs in qualifying medical specialties. RRPD award recipients must secure long-term sustainability funding from viable and stable sources, such as Medicare.

Qualifying medical specialties are:

• Family medicine.
• Internal medicine.
• Preventive medicine.
• Psychiatry.
• General surgery.
• Obstetrics and gynecology.

For this notice of funding opportunity (NOFO), rural residency programs:

• Are accredited physician residency programs.
• Train residents in clinical training sites that are physically located in a rural area as defined by HRSA’s Federal Office of Rural Health Policy (FORHP) for greater than 50 percent of their total time in residency.
• Focus on producing physicians who will practice in rural communities.

 Opportunity Overview: 

Rural health challenges

One in five Americans live in rural communities.

Compared to their urban counterparts, people living in rural communities face:

•  Higher rates of chronic conditions and preventable hospitalizations.
•  Less access to timely care.

73% of areas designated as primary medical health professional shortage area (HPSA) are in rural or partially rural areas. National trends show the demand for physicians is growing faster than the projected supply:

•  HRSA’s Bureau of Health Workforce projects a shortage of 141,160 physicians in 2038.
•  Projected workforce shortages are worse in rural and underserved communities, while urban areas have more physicians.

Rural residency training as a strategy

• Retaining and recruiting physicians in rural communities is a critical issue.
• One proven strategy is rural residency training.
• A recent study found family medicine residents with rural training are five to six times more likely to choose rural practice.
• A second study found rural training is a stronger predictor of rural practice than having a rural background.

Despite this, opportunities for rural physician residency training are limited:

•  Only 2% of residency training occurred in rural areas between 2014 to 2015 and 2019 to 2020.
•  Training is concentrated in urban areas, especially in the South and Northeast.
• Historically, few new residency programs started in rural areas. This is likely due to challenges rural residency programs often face, such as:
•  Lack of sustainable financing.
•  Limited faculty support.
•  Difficulties recruiting residents.

However, in recent years, HRSA-funded grantees have shown that rural residency programs can overcome these challenges through strong partnerships, community champions, and start-up resources that include customized technical assistance through the RRPD Program.

RRPD helps advance the Making America Healthy Again (MAHA) priorities, which include:

•  Preventive health.
•  Reducing chronic disease.
•  Mental or behavioral health.
•  Nutrition.
•  Primary and value-based care.
•  Culturally appropriate services for tribes.
•  Early childhood health and autism support

 Maximum Number of Applications Allowed Per Organization: You may not submit more than one application. If you submit more than one application, we will only accept the last on-time submission.

 FOA is available online at: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/362294

 Full Proposal Deadline: July 8, 2026, at 11:59 p.m. ET

Documents Needed for the Preproposals:

Submitters will complete and submit a form providing the following:

Draft project summary/abstract of up to 2 pages; References do not count toward the 2-page limit.    

Biographical sketches for the PIs and Co-PIs (any format);       

 List of collaborators and any other senior/key personnel, if any.

*If assistance is needed, please contact Salvador Arellano III at salvador.arellano01@utrgv.edu

Due to the time restraint on the deadline, this opportunity will be reviewed on a first-come-first served basis

Funding Opportunity Purpose: The MCH Workforce Development and Training Center provides training, technical assistance, and workforce development opportunities to strengthen the current and future maternal and child (MCH) workforce. The Center equips state Title V Maternal and Child Health Services Block Grant Program (Title V) leaders, staff, and other MCH professionals with the skills and tools to address MCH needs in their communities and advance outcomes nationwide.

The program objectives to be accomplished during the period of performance to support program goals, include:

1. Provide high-quality training and technical assistance to the MCH public health workforce that builds capacity needed to implement the Title V Block Grant and related MCH programs.
2. Deliver tailored collaborative learning opportunities for state and local MCH staff and their partners.
3. Create an online learning platform that provides self-paced trainings and resources for the MCH public health workforce, using the MCH Leadership Competencies as an organizing framework.
4. Advance academic-practice partnerships with Title V to improve MCH service delivery and capacity.

 Opportunity Overview: State and local MCH agencies are charged with improving the health of all the nation’s women, children, and families. To accomplish this goal, a knowledgeable and skilled workforce is essential. Yet, workforce shortages and barriers to receiving workforce training, including limited state and local funding for professional development, place significant strain on the country’s public health infrastructure.

Nearly 28% of the current MCH public health workforce in state and local government plan to leave their organization or retire within the next year.

Access to workforce development and training that is free, tailored to state and local MCH staff, and delivered in a variety of formats can help make sure that MCH professionals have the knowledge and skills needed to improve MCH outcomes. Currently, only 14% of the governmental MCH public health workforce has formal public health training

HRSA currently funds two distinct investments that support MCH workforce development and training: the MCH Workforce Development Center and the MCH Navigator.

• The MCH Workforce Development Center program provides intensive coaching and implementation support to 25 states annually. Since 2021, this investment trained 560 state MCH professionals, with 90% of states achieving major systems-level improvements within six months and improved skills. In 2023 alone, the Center’s activities reached over 25,000 state and local MCH staff nationwide.
• The MCH Navigator provides access to free, quality online trainings to advance MCH leadership competencies for the current and future MCH workforce. This online learning platform reaches 106,000 unique visitors annually, providing easy access to 600 trainings and a self-assessment to measure progress. Since 2013, over 15,000 individuals have completed the online self-assessment, received a learning plan, and report increased knowledge and skill.

The MCH Workforce Development and Training Center, described in this NOFO (HRSA-26-041) will be a new program that incorporates the key workforce development and training activities from these two programs into one cohesive program.

 Maximum Number of Applications Allowed Per Organization: You may not submit more than one application. If you submit more than one application, we will only accept the last on-time submission.

 FOA is available online at: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/362293

 Full Proposal Deadline: July 8, 2026, at 11:59 p.m. ET

Documents Needed for the Preproposals:

Submitters will complete and submit a form providing the following:

Draft project summary/abstract of up to 2 pages; References do not count toward the 2-page limit.    

Biographical sketches for the PIs and Co-PIs (any format);       

 List of collaborators and any other senior/key personnel, if any.

*If assistance is needed, please contact Salvador Arellano III at salvador.arellano01@utrgv.edu

Due to the time restraint on the deadline, this opportunity will be reviewed on a first-come-first served basis

Funding Opportunity Purpose: 

• Increase access to and delivery of rural health care services by providing targeted, nationally available TA to community-based organizations and other relevant rural stakeholders serving rural populations, with a focus on current and future FORHP community-based awardees.

• Help R-CHSP TA recipients successfully address their unique unmet community needs through the development and implementation of adaptive TA models.

• Develop and share effective and usable evidence-based and best practice resources, models, tools and information, including information about rural health federal funding opportunities, for use by TA recipients serving rural populations.

• Facilitate collaboration across local, regional, state, and national levels to enhance the exchange of information and best practices that strengthen sustainable healthcare services and improve health outcomes in rural communities.

 Opportunity Overview: 

The purpose of the Rural Community Health Support Program (R-CHSP) cooperative agreement is to develop, deliver, and coordinate nationally available technical assistance (TA) that supports community-based organizations and rural health stakeholders serving rural populations.

The aim is to improve and expand healthcare access for rural communities with a focus on:

• Supporting a full range of healthcare delivery in rural communities.

• Improving chronic disease management, nutrition, and preventive services.

• Helping organizations to work better and provide higher quality care.

• Addressing emergent public health needs and priorities.

You will provide TA to a wide range of rural community-based organizations and other relevant rural stakeholders serving rural populations. This includes Federal Office of Rural Health Policy (FORHP) community-based award recipients. It also includes potential applicants that would benefit from FORHP community-based programs.

 Maximum Number of Applications Allowed Per Organization: You may not submit more than one application. If you submit more than one application, we will only accept the last on-time submission.

 FOA is available online at: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/361316

 Full Proposal Deadline: July 8, 2026, at 11:59 p.m. ET

Documents Needed for the Preproposals:

Submitters will complete and submit a form providing the following:

Draft project summary/abstract of up to 2 pages; References do not count toward the 2-page limit.    

Biographical sketches for the PIs and Co-PIs (any format);       

 List of collaborators and any other senior/key personnel, if any.

*If assistance is needed, please contact Salvador Arellano III at salvador.arellano01@utrgv.edu

Due to the time restraint on the deadline, this opportunity will be reviewed on a first-come-first served basis

Funding Opportunity Purpose: 

TThe purpose of the Nursing Workforce Development (NWD) program is to increase nursing education opportunities for individuals who are from disadvantaged backgrounds. The program uses evidence-based strategies to deliver comprehensive nursing education that supports students from disadvantaged backgrounds. 

• Increase the number of individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds who enroll in and graduate from nursing degree programs, using evidence-based strategies such as pipeline programs or comprehensive student support services

 Opportunity Overview: 

The purpose of the NWD program is accomplished by supporting diploma or associate degree registered nurses as they become baccalaureate-prepared registered nurses and preparing practicing registered nurses for advanced nursing education. The NWD program uses a comprehensive systems approach to implementing evidence-based strategies successful in supporting nursing students from enrollment through graduation. Evidence-based recruitment strategies include, but are not limited to, pipeline programs that establish partnerships with primary and secondary schools, community organizations, and vocational programs. By providing early career exposure, financial assistance, and community mentoring, these initiatives reduce socioeconomic barriers and increase awareness of nursing as a viable career pathway among individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds. Instructional capacity can be strengthened through partnerships with faculty, clinical preceptors, professional nursing organizations, and community-based organizations with varied backgrounds and experiences. These approaches can promote student success, reduce structural barriers through tailored mentorship, peer, academic, and financial support, expand access to nursing education, improve retention, and advance the nursing workforce to meet the health care needs of the U.S. population. 

Program goal and objectives

Goal: Increase the number of individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds who enroll in and graduate from nursing degree programs, using evidence-based strategies such as pipeline programs or comprehensive student support services.

Objective 1: Increase the number of nursing students from disadvantaged backgrounds who are enrolled in and graduate from nursing degree programs.

Objective 2: Establish or enhance academic, social, and financial supports to increase educational success for nursing students from disadvantaged backgrounds.

Objective 3: Recruit and retain faculty and preceptors to provide student mentorship and enhance learning environments.

 Maximum Number of Applications Allowed Per Organization: You may not submit more than one application. If you submit more than one application, we will only accept the last on-time submission.

 FOA is available online at: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/362151

 Full Proposal Deadline: July 8, 2026, at 11:59 p.m. ET

Documents Needed for the Preproposals:

Submitters will complete and submit a form providing the following:

Draft project summary/abstract of up to 2 pages; References do not count toward the 2-page limit.    

Biographical sketches for the PIs and Co-PIs (any format);       

 List of collaborators and any other senior/key personnel, if any.

*If assistance is needed, please contact Salvador Arellano III at salvador.arellano01@utrgv.edu

Due to the time restraint on the deadline, this opportunity will be reviewed on a first-come-first served basis

Funding Opportunity Purpose: 

The purpose of this program is to improve retention of health care providers and increase access to health care services in rural and frontier areas, health professional shortage areas, and medically underserved areas, and for medically underserved populations and Native Americans.

Funding opportunity goals

• HRSA will supportinnovative, technology-enabled learning and capacity-building models that connect health care professionals, especially specialists, with providers serving the target populations.

• Recipients will expand where and how services are delivered by using technology to strengthen learning models and reach more providers, especially in underserved areas.

• Recipients will use telehealth-based treatment approaches within these technology-enabled models to address the diseases and conditions listed in the Summary and improve access to quality care.

 Opportunity Overview: 

The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) is accepting applications for the Technology-enabled Collaborative Learning Program (TCLP) (HRSA-26-053).

The program supports the evaluation, development, and expanded use of technologyenabled collaborative learning and capacity building models, to improve retention of health care providers and increase access to health care services in rural areas, frontier areas, health professional shortage areas, or medically underserved areas and for medically underserved populations or Native Americans.

Your project must:

• Develop and acquire instructional programming.

• Train health care providers and other professionals who provide or help provide services.

• Conductinformation collection and evaluation activities to study impact on patient outcomes and health care providers.

• Identify and include training on best practices related to care delivery and collaborative learning.

HRSA will collect data on program outcomes.You are encouraged to propose new and innovative learning models that:

• Use technology to support learning communities.

• Are affordable, high-quality.

• Emphasize collaboration among health care providers.

 Maximum Number of Applications Allowed Per Organization: You may not submit more than one application. If you submit more than one application, we will only accept the last on-time submission.

 FOA is available online at: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/361058

 Full Proposal Deadline: July 8, 2026, at 11:59 p.m. ET

Documents Needed for the Preproposals:

Submitters will complete and submit a form providing the following:

Draft project summary/abstract of up to 2 pages; References do not count toward the 2-page limit.    

Biographical sketches for the PIs and Co-PIs (any format);       

 List of collaborators and any other senior/key personnel, if any.

*If assistance is needed, please contact Salvador Arellano III at salvador.arellano01@utrgv.edu

Due to the time restraint on the deadline, this opportunity will be reviewed on a first-come-first served basis

Funding Opportunity Purpose: 

The Early Childhood Comprehensive Systems: Scaling Effective Early Childhood Systems Development (ECCS SEED) Initiative will improve access to quality care for prenatal-to-age-5 (P-5) families. It will promote healthy child development and family well-being by identifying family needs early – like mental health support, parenting education, food or housing assistance – and connecting both children and caregivers to high-quality services. These services are critical because children’s early years shape their health for life.

Effective systems of care for P-5 families:

• Boost families’ strengths through parenting education that help build positive, nurturing relationships between parents and their children.

• Improve efficiencies in health systems by detecting and addressing developmental concerns among young children through timely screening and referrals to early intervention.

• Address the root causes of chronic disease early in life by reducing stressors and connecting families to services, such as mental health care, nutrition assistance, and stable housing.

• Support flourishing among young children by promoting preventive care and healthy child development, and track progress on child health outcomes

 Opportunity Overview: 

The Early Childhood Comprehensive Systems: Scaling Effective Early Childhood Systems Development (ECCS SEED) Initiative will advance the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) priorities by preventing chronic disease and improving early childhood health and development. ECCS SEED will fund eligible entities to connect families to evidence-based health services in their communities. Parent leaders and state and local partners will guide this work to ensure services meet families’ needs.

ECCS SEED will:

1. Establish or expand Coordinated Intake and Referral Systems (CIRS).

• CIRS gives families an easy single-entry point to assess their health needs and efficiently connect them to services that support healthy children and families.

2. Implement evidence-based early childhood health and development models in high-need communities.

• Evidence-based early childhood development models improve health and wellbeing for both parents and their young children and prevent chronic disease. Models are implemented community-wide in pediatric or public health settings, including those in rural areas.

3. Lead effective state-level early childhood coordination.

• Effective state-led coordination improves how health care, early learning, family services, and economic support agencies work together to support healthy early childhood development. State-led coordination also expands successful approaches to additional communities in the state, Tribe, or territory.

 Maximum Number of Applications Allowed Per Organization: You may not submit more than one application. If you submit more than one application, we will only accept the last on-time submission.

 FOA is available online at: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/361001

 Full Proposal Deadline: July 10, 2026, at 11:59 p.m. ET

Documents Needed for the Preproposals:

Submitters will complete and submit a form providing the following:

Draft project summary/abstract of up to 2 pages; References do not count toward the 2-page limit.    

Biographical sketches for the PIs and Co-PIs (any format);       

 List of collaborators and any other senior/key personnel, if any.

*If assistance is needed, please contact Salvador Arellano III at salvador.arellano01@utrgv.edu

Due to the time restraint on the deadline, this opportunity will be reviewed on a first-come-first served basis

Funding Opportunity Purpose: 

The NFLP seeks to increase the number of qualified nursing faculty nationwide by providing:

• Low-interest loans for students studying to be nurse faculty.

• Loan cancellation for graduates who go on to work as faculty.

NFLP graduates can have up to 85 percent of their student loan and interest canceled if they work full-time as nurse faculty for up to four years at an accredited nursing school. This includes Advanced Practice Registered Nurses (APRNs) who work full-time as preceptors in academic-practice partnerships.

 Opportunity Overview: 

The goals of NFLP are to:

• Goal 1: Increase the number of qualified nurse faculty nationwide.

• Goal 2: Reduce the financial barriers for nurse faculty with loan cancellation. To achieve these goals, NFLP recipients will implement the following objectives during the project period:

• Objective 1: Create and maintain a distinct NFLP loan fund account and ensure ongoing fiscal management and oversight in full compliance with all NFLP requirements.

• Objective 2: Recruit, select, and disburse loans to eligible students enrolled in accredited nursing schools who commit to full-time employment as nurse faculty upon graduation.

• Objective 3: Administer and manage the NFLP loan fund in accordance with program requirements, including loan servicing, collections, loan cancellation processing, compliance monitoring, and the timely submission of complete and accurate programmatic and financial reports demonstrating successful implementation

 Maximum Number of Applications Allowed Per Organization: You may not submit more than one application. If you submit more than one application, we will only accept the last on-time submission.

 FOA is available online at: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/361424

 Full Proposal Deadline: July 10, 2026, at 11:59 p.m. ET

Documents Needed for the Preproposals:

Submitters will complete and submit a form providing the following:

Draft project summary/abstract of up to 2 pages; References do not count toward the 2-page limit.    

Biographical sketches for the PIs and Co-PIs (any format);       

 List of collaborators and any other senior/key personnel, if any.

*If assistance is needed, please contact Salvador Arellano III at salvador.arellano01@utrgv.edu

Due to the time restraint on the deadline, this opportunity will be reviewed on a first-come-first served basis

Funding Opportunity Purpose: The MCH Leadership, Education, and Advancement in Undergraduate Pathways (LEAP) Training Program establishes pathway programs that aim to expand the MCH workforce. These programs increase access to healthcare and public health services for maternal and child health (MCH) populations, including in rural or other medically underserved communities.

The program objectives to be accomplished during the period of performance include:

• Expose interdisciplinary undergraduate students to MCH-related training, graduate programs, and careers in healthcare and public health services.

• Provide targeted mentoring to improve academic achievement, support leadership development, and guide post-graduate MCH-related career plans.

• Offer internships and experiential learning in MCH healthcare and public health services.

• Establish and strengthen partnerships with MCH-related organizations to improve access to and quality of health services for MCH populations.

 Opportunity Overview: The LEAP program is a pathway program that reaches interdisciplinary undergraduate students early in their careers and provides direct exposure to jobs and advanced training in maternal and child health. The LEAP program aims to increase the percentage of students enrolling in MCH-related graduate programs and grow the supply and capacity of the MCH workforce.

The LEAP program began in 2006 with four grants and expanded to six grants in 2021. Since its establishment, the program has demonstrated success in using hands-on training, targeted mentoring, financial support, and internships to support students.

•From 2021-23, the LEAP program trained 2,695 students across 24 disciplines, from nursing, to nutrition, to public health.

•In 2023, over half of the LEAP trainees were the first in their families to go to college, a crucial step in the pathway toward becoming part of a MCH workforce that serves rural or other underserved communities.

•During this same period, LEAP programs strengthened relationships between public health departments and academic centers. Recipients participated in 300 collaborative activities with the state Title V Maternal and Child Health Services Block Grant Program (Title V) and other local MCH programs to improve health outcomes and healthcare access for mothers, infants, and children.

•Two years after program completion, nearly three-quarters of former LEAP trainees were working in maternal and child health.

 Maximum Number of Applications Allowed Per Organization: You may not submit more than one application. If you submit more than one application, we will only accept the last on-time submission.

 FOA is available online at: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/362287

 Full Proposal Deadline: July 10, 2026, at 11:59 p.m. ET

Documents Needed for the Preproposals:

Submitters will complete and submit a form providing the following:

Draft project summary/abstract of up to 2 pages; References do not count toward the 2-page limit.    

Biographical sketches for the PIs and Co-PIs (any format);       

 List of collaborators and any other senior/key personnel, if any.

*If assistance is needed, please contact Salvador Arellano III at salvador.arellano01@utrgv.edu

Due to the time restraint on the deadline, this opportunity will be reviewed on a first-come-first served basis

Funding Opportunity Purpose: 

The Transforming Pediatrics for Early Childhood Program (TPEC) should advance the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) priorities by preventing chronic disease early in life and promoting healthy development in early childhood. TPEC recipients - organizations with statewide or tribal reach - should place early childhood development (ECD) experts in local pediatric practices to deliver team-based care to young children and their families. Recipients should improve the quality and cost-effectiveness of pediatric primary care by delivering a comprehensive, team-based approach that focuses on factors critical to child development. Through this approach, pediatric primary care staff are expected to: 

• Screen children and their families for mental health, housing, nutrition, and child development needs. 

• Build safe, stable, and nurturing relationships between parents/caregivers and their children. 

• Educate parents/caregivers on how to monitor developmental milestones.

• Make sure that families get referrals and access to additional or specialized support. 

TPEC recipients should:

1. Place ECD experts in pediatric practices that serve a high percentage of families covered by Medicaid/CHIP and deliver high-quality ECD services using a team-based approach.

2. Build the skills of pediatric primary care staff statewide to deliver high-quality ECD services using a team-based approach.

3. Improve statewide administrative policies and financing strategies to expand and sustain team-based pediatric primary care, improving the standard of care for all young children.

 Opportunity Overview: 

The Early Childhood Comprehensive Systems: Scaling Effective Early Childhood Systems Development (ECCS SEED) Initiative will advance the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) priorities by preventing chronic disease and improving early childhood health and development. ECCS SEED will fund eligible entities to connect families to evidence-based health services in their communities. Parent leaders and state and local partners will guide this work to ensure services meet families’ needs.

ECCS SEED will:

1. Establish or expand Coordinated Intake and Referral Systems (CIRS).

• CIRS gives families an easy single-entry point to assess their health needs and efficiently connect them to services that support healthy children and families.

2. Implement evidence-based early childhood health and development models in high-need communities.

• Evidence-based early childhood development models improve health and wellbeing for both parents and their young children and prevent chronic disease. Models are implemented community-wide in pediatric or public health settings, including those in rural areas.

3. Lead effective state-level early childhood coordination.

• Effective state-led coordination improves how health care, early learning, family services, and economic support agencies work together to support healthy early childhood development. State-led coordination also expands successful approaches to additional communities in the state, Tribe, or territory.

 Maximum Number of Applications Allowed Per Organization: You may not submit more than one application. If you submit more than one application, we will only accept the last on-time submission.

 FOA is available online at: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/361496

 Full Proposal Deadline: July 10, 2026, at 11:59 p.m. ET

Documents Needed for the Preproposals:

Submitters will complete and submit a form providing the following:

Draft project summary/abstract of up to 2 pages; References do not count toward the 2-page limit.    

Biographical sketches for the PIs and Co-PIs (any format);       

 List of collaborators and any other senior/key personnel, if any.

*If assistance is needed, please contact Salvador Arellano III at salvador.arellano01@utrgv.edu

Due to the time restraint on the deadline, this opportunity will be reviewed on a first-come-first served basis

Funding Opportunity Purpose: NSF X-Labs represent a bold, flexible, and outcomes-driven initiative designed to build and accelerate novel platform technologies capable of unlocking entirely new sectors, including new fields of scientific inquiry. The program will support full-time research and development (R&D) teams focused on use-inspired scientific breakthroughs and foundational platform technologies that traditional university and industry labs cannot easily address. NSF X-Labs teams will benefit from ambitious R&D goals, operational autonomy, milestone-based funding, and the ability to engage across academia, industry, national laboratories, and nonprofit sectors. NSF X-Labs will bet on ambitious, full-time teams working with urgency and purpose, and provide them with the structure, resources, and flexibility necessary to cultivate early-stage platform technologies that will accelerate breakthroughs and unlock entirely new sectors of the economy. NSF will release specific Topic areas under the NSF X-Labs initiative via Topic Announcements. Topics will center on fields of research where breakthroughs could create or reshape entire scientific fields and technology sectors where U.S. competitiveness is a priority.

Proposing teams will specify their Mission, defined as the novel platform technology and key use-inspired research solutions that the proposed NSF X-Lab is uniquely suited to tackle. Missions must align with a current Topic Announcement released by NSF. Proposing teams should have a clear vision of how their Mission will result in an end-state that creates or reshapes an entire field of scientific research or sector of technology, and how their Mission is currently unmet by existing organizational structures and funding mechanisms.

Opportunity Overview: 

Every revolution in science has been preceded by a revolution in what we can measure, from the telescope to modern Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) machines. Today, the frontier is starved for radically new modalities for sensing and imaging. We cannot watch a non-crystalline enzyme work at atomic resolution, probe the full dynamics of a working synapse, or identify the most reactive surface defect structures on advanced catalytic materials.

NSF X-Labs in this Topic will target specific platform technologies in sensing, imaging and supporting technologies that will form the basis for revolutionary new capabilities in scientific discovery and technology sectors. Teams might, for example, draw on quantum sensing, artificial intelligence (AI)-driven computational imaging, adaptive AI-based sensing algorithms, and/or entirely new modalities to redefine what we consider knowable.

Examples of relevant, currently unmet R&D challenges may include, but are not limited to: detection of molecular-scale single-reaction events across timescales of femtoseconds to seconds; MRI-free deep-tissue imaging; non-destructive biomolecule microscopy at exquisite resolution; high-sensitivity quantum sensors suitable for operation in a variety of environments; instruments intentionally engineered for next-generation AI training pipelines; and sensors to resolve whole-brain activity at cellular resolution across long timescales.

An NSF X-Labs Mission in this Topic must be transformative, accelerating breakthrough R&D in scientific instrumentation towards creating or reshaping new lines of research and technologies. Successful teams will overcome technical barriers facing sensing and imaging, develop platform technologies, demonstrate measurable impact on the U.S. science and technology landscape, and position their technologies for widespread use and investment in research and/or other sectors.

Examples of challenges not considered in scope for this Topic include computational or software solutions without practical integration into an instrumentation system, development of technologies where the impact is narrow and not widely deployable, fundamental research without potential for application in platform technologies, incremental advancement of the state of the art, or advancement of technologies that are already appropriately developed to the point of full-scale commercialization.

 Maximum Number of Applications Allowed Per Organization: An eligible organization can submit a maximum of two Written Proposals per Topic Announcement for Phase 0 as a lead organization. Senior/Key Personnel may be listed on a maximum of one Written Proposal per Topic Announcement.

FOA is available online at: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/f58da497f6ad4bd9ab7ca021eee479e2/view

 Sponsor Full Proposal Deadline: July 13, 2026 at 5:00 PM ET

Documents Needed for the Preproposals:

Submitters will complete and submit a form providing the following:

• Draft project summary/abstract of up to 2 pages; References do not count toward the 2-page limit.    
• Biographical sketches for the PIs and Co-PIs (any format);       
•  List of collaborators and any other senior/key personnel, if any.

Change in application form: Since the limited submission process does not involve OSP assistance with budget development, we are now using a budget template in the Submittable form. This template is designed to capture a general overview of the budget. Additionally, we have included a budget justification section directly in the form, eliminating the need for applicants to upload separate budget documents with their pre-proposal materials.

Please contact Salvador Arellano III at salvador.arellano01@utrgv.edu for assistance

Due to the time restraint on the deadline, this opportunity will be reviewed on a first-come-first served basis

Funding Opportunity Purpose: The overall goal of the ORG program, under assistance listing 10.303 is to support the development and implementation of research, extension, and higher education programs that improve the competitiveness of U.S. organic livestock and crop producers, as well as those adopting organic practices.

The ORG program addresses organic practices and systems including organic crops, organic animal production, and organic systems that integrate crop and animal production. The most meaningful metrics or models for quantifying the benefits of organic systems are critically needed for organic agriculture. A better understanding is needed, and documentation of these outcomes will allow for the adjustment of organic practices to optimize benefits and to quantify and document those effects in the areas of grower practices. This information will help farmers better assess the financial benefits and costs of their practices and improve their ability to quantify effects.

Opportunity Overview: 

1. Priority 1: Document and understand the effects of organic practices on soil health and fertility; enhanced conservation; and understanding of weeds, pests, and disease dynamics for better management to build viability of the organic farming system, protect important natural resources used by organic growers, and provide other services. These practices include but are not limited to crop rotation; livestock feeding and management; livestock-crop system integration; organic manure, mulch, and/or compost additions; cover crops; and reduced or conservation tillage.

2. Priority 2: Develop improved technologies, methods, models, and metrics to document, describe, and optimize the services of organic crop, livestock, and integrated crop-livestock production systems.

3. Priority 3: Develop practices and other allowable alternatives to substances recommended for removal from NOP’s National List of Allowed and Prohibited Substances. This may include effective substitutes or new technologies, practices, cultivars, or breeds that render the NOP-cited substance in question less limiting to production under organic standards. Studies of alternatives should include evaluation of efficacy based on resulting productivity, profitability, and natural resources stewardship effects.

4. Increase profitability of organic production. Projects under this priority should address major barriers that limit profitability during the transition to organic agriculture in a specific region, crop, or animal production system and develop practical information and tools for producer use. These can include, but are not limited to, production challenges, local and regional infrastructure constraints, marketplace challenges, disruptive conditions, and regulatory barriers. Any constraint must be acknowledged by growers and other stakeholders. Proposals to improve organic animal or crop production management strategies and production systems should be submitted to the Organic Agriculture Research and Extension Initiative (OREI). Lobbying and advocacy activities are not allowed.

Maximum Number of Applications Allowed Per Organization:   Duplicate or Multiple Submissions – duplicate or multiple submissions are not allowed. NIFA will disqualify both applications if an applicant submits duplicate or multiple submissions.

FOA is available online at: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/362783                                                                                        

Sponsor Full Proposal Deadline: July 13, 2026, at 5:00 pm ET

Documents Needed for the Preproposals: 

Submitters will complete and submit a form providing the following:

• Draft project summary/abstract of up to 2 pages; References do not count toward the 2-page limit.    
• Biographical sketches for the PIs and Co-PIs (any format);       
•  List of collaborators and any other senior/key personnel, if any.

Change in application form: Since the limited submission process does not involve OSP assistance with budget development, we are now using a budget template in the Submittable form. This template is designed to capture a general overview of the budget. Additionally, we have included a budget justification section directly in the form, eliminating the need for applicants to upload separate budget documents with their pre-proposal materials.   

*If assistance is needed, please contact Salvador Arellano III at salvador.arellano01@utrgv.edu. 

Due to the time restraint on the deadline, this opportunity will be reviewed on a first-come-first served basis

Funding Opportunity Purpose: 

The purpose of this program is to help states develop and implement innovative programs to address the oral health workforce needs of Dental HPSAs.

• To support states in developing and implementing innovative programs to address the oral health workforce needs of Dental Health Professional Shortage Areas (Dental HPSAs).

 Opportunity Overview: 

Background

As of May 2026, there were 7,846 federally designated Dental HPSAs impacting 74 million people and would require over 12,326 oral health practitioners properly distributed to remove these designations.The program authorization provides for 12 specific activities that allow for a broad range of programs. These include support for dental pipeline and training programs, recruitment and retention programs for oral health providers, establishment or expansion of service delivery infrastructure, population-based services, and public health infrastructure.

Examples of current or previously funded innovative programs include:

• Oral health training rotations in medically vulnerable rural clinical sites.

• Preventive services to tribal communities.

• Leveraging of new and expanded scopes of practice in new care models.

• Development of teledentistry and mobile care models.

• Testing of new payment models.

• Training on opioids and pain management.

In addition to the 12 specific activities outlined in the authority, the authority also provides the Secretary the flexibility to identify additional appropriate activities that States may pursue under this program; as such this funding opportunity includes three additional activities:

• 13-A: Screening and referral for opioid and other substance use disorders. Drug overdoses are one of the leading causes of injury death in adults and have risen over the past several decades in the U. S. As prescribers of opioids, dentists can help minimize the potential for their misuse and increase screening and referral for needed substance use treatment.

• 13-B: Activities to develop or improve dental therapy programs in accordance with state laws and policies. Dental therapists (DTs) are primary care oral health professionals who provide general dental care. This includes restorative and limited surgical services. DTs are authorized in 14 states with 17 additional states considering authorizing DT. State policy often requires DTs to work in specific communities (such as tribal communities) or serve populations (such as medically vulnerable or Medicaid populations) to increase oral health access to isolated populations.

• 13-C: Oral health workforce programs designed to address risk factors contributing to early childhood caries. Early childhood caries is defined as one or more decaying or missing teeth resulting from caries or filled teeth in primary dentition in children up to 71 months old. Studies have found that early childhood caries are more frequent in children who consume juice between meals and sweetened solid food. Salivary flow reduces while sleeping; therefore, combining low salivary flow and a child who falls asleep with a bottle filled with a sweet liquid significantly increases the risk of early childhood caries.

Program goal and objectives

Goal: To support states in developing and implementing innovative programs to address the oral health workforce needs of Dental Health Professional Shortage Areas (Dental HPSAs).

Objective 1. Encourage and support state innovation to increase oral health services in Dental HPSAs.

Objective 2. Strategically use evaluation to improve program performance, assess impact, and address key stakeholder concerns.

Objective 3. Develop ways to sustain programs that increase accessibility and quality of oral health services in Dental HPSAs.

 Maximum Number of Applications Allowed Per Organization: You may not submit more than one application. If you submit more than one application, we will only accept the last on-time submission.

 FOA is available online at: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/362380

 Full Proposal Deadline: July 17, 2026, at 11:59 p.m. ET

Documents Needed for the Preproposals:

Submitters will complete and submit a form providing the following:

Draft project summary/abstract of up to 2 pages; References do not count toward the 2-page limit.    

Biographical sketches for the PIs and Co-PIs (any format);       

 List of collaborators and any other senior/key personnel, if any.

*If assistance is needed, please contact Salvador Arellano III at salvador.arellano01@utrgv.edu

Due to the time restraint on the deadline, this opportunity will be reviewed on a first-come-first served basis

Funding Opportunity Purpose: 

The MMHSUD Program helps improve maternal mental health and substance use disorder care for pregnant and postpartum women. It gives obstetric, primary care, and other maternal health providers quick access to teleconsultation, training, and care coordination support including resources and referrals. The program helps providers screen for, treat, and refer patients with depression, anxiety, and substance use disorders.

This program advances Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) priorities on mental health and strengthening services to tribes by improving early screening, identification and treatment for mental health and substance use conditions among pregnant and postpartum women. By integrating mental health and substance use disorder screening into routine maternal care, the program strengthens prevention, reduces overdose and maternal mortality risk, and improves long-term outcomes for mothers and infants. MMHSUD also supports MAHA’s focus on expanding access to care in medically underserved and rural communities through provider training, care coordination, and telehealth-enabled consultation. Together, these efforts promote healthier families and more resilient communities nationwide.

Funding Opportunity Goals

• The main goal of the program is to improve maternal mental health and substance use disorder outcomes for pregnant and postpartum women by strengthening the capacity of obstetric, primary care, and other maternal health providers to conduct routine screening and assessment, provide timely treatment, and ensure appropriate referral and recovery support. The program also aims to reduce barriers to care, with a particular emphasis on rural communities and areas experiencing health professional shortages.

 Opportunity Overview: 

Mental health conditions during and after pregnancy are common. These include depression, anxiety, and substance use disorders. When these conditions are not treated, they can harm both the mother and the baby. In severe cases, they can contribute to pregnancy-related death.

The United States has a higher maternal death rate than many other developed countries. Reviews of pregnancy-related deaths in 36 states found that mental health conditions were the leading cause of death between 2017 and 2019. These conditions included suicide and overdose related to substance use disorder.

Depression during pregnancy and in the year after birth is one of the most common health problems linked to childbirth. About 1 in 8 women report symptoms of depression during this time. Many women do not receive care. More than half of pregnant women with depressive symptoms were not treated. Federal survey data also show continued gaps in care after birth.

Many communities do not have enough mental health providers, and this shortage is more severe in rural and medically underserved areas. As a result, many pregnant and postpartum women cannot get care when they need it. The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommends screening for depression during pregnancy and after birth. However, screening and follow-up care do not always occur. Strengthening the ability of obstetric, primary care, and other maternal health providers to screen, treat, and refer patients can help women get care earlier and improve health outcomes.

HRSA has supported programs in 15 states to help health care providers better address maternal mental health and substance use disorders. In 2018, seven states received funding through the Screening and Treatment for Maternal Depression and Related Behavioral Disorders pilot program. In 2023, 13 states received funding through the MMHSUD program.

 Maximum Number of Applications Allowed Per Organization: You may not submit more than one application. If you submit more than one application, we will only accept the last on-time submission.

 FOA is available online at:https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/361551

 Full Proposal Deadline: July 17, 2026, at 11:59 p.m. ET

Documents Needed for the Preproposals:

Submitters will complete and submit a form providing the following:

Draft project summary/abstract of up to 2 pages; References do not count toward the 2-page limit.    

Biographical sketches for the PIs and Co-PIs (any format);       

 List of collaborators and any other senior/key personnel, if any.

*If assistance is needed, please contact Salvador Arellano III at salvador.arellano01@utrgv.edu

Due to the time restraint on the deadline, this opportunity will be reviewed on a first-come-first served basis

Funding Opportunity Purpose: 

The purpose of the Maternal Produce Prescription Program (MP3) is to support community-based organizations to develop produce prescription intervention programs and related nutrition education for maternal populations at risk of poor health outcomes due to nutrition insecurity and other health-related factors. These nutrition interventions will serve pregnant and post-partum women and their families in low-income and underserved rural and urban areas. The MP3 program advances the Make America Healthy Again priorities to improve the American diet and reduce related chronic conditions.

The program objectives to be accomplished during the period of performance include:

   • Increase the number of pregnant and post-partum women enrolled in MP3 and receiving nutrition education.

   • Increase the number of enrolled pregnant women receiving produce prescription interventions (which may include vouchers).

   • Increase the self-reported fruit and vegetable intake among enrolled women and their families.

   • Build and strengthen community partnerships to increase access to healthy foods.

Funding Opportunity Goals

   • Increase fruit and vegetable intake by pregnant and post-partum women and their families.

   • Increase household food security.

   • Improve maternal health outcomes.

   • Improve birth outcomes.

 Opportunity Overview: 

Pregnancy and the postpartum period represent critical windows when access to nutrient-dense foods, including fruits and vegetables, supports maternal health, healthy fetal development, and recovery after birth. Higher diet quality during pregnancy is associated with appropriate gestational weight gain and reduced risk of hypertensive disorders and preterm birth.

Conversely, food insecurity during pregnancy has been associated with increased risk of gestational diabetes, preeclampsia, preterm birth, and neonatal intensive care unit admission. It has also been linked to gestational weight gain outside recommended ranges and to economic and psychosocial stressors, including depressive symptoms that contribute to adverse maternal and infant outcomes.

Over the past decade, Produce Prescription Programs (PPPs) have emerged as an effective strategy to integrate nutrition access into healthcare delivery to improve diet quality, reduce food insecurity, and support maternal and infant health outcomes. PPPs delivered in clinical settings integrate nutrition guidance into medical care, serving both as a direct resource to help patients access healthy foods and as a prompt for providers to reinforce dietary recommendations during prenatal and postpartum visits.

Over time, PPPs have helped communities:

   • Strengthen partnerships between healthcare providers and local food systems.

   • Integrate nutrition screening and referral into clinical workflows.

   • Improve participant engagement through flexible redemption models and approaches.

   • Establish shared evaluation frameworks to measure food security, utilization, and health outcomes.

Implementation research from other federally funded programs highlights that participant redemption and engagement are strongest when programs address transportation barriers, offer flexible redemption options (retail, delivery, hybrid), incorporate navigation and nutrition education, and build strong partnerships and communication systems. These findings underscore that produce prescription programs function most effectively when embedded within coordinated systems of care rather than operating as stand-alone food distribution efforts.

This approach aligns with U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Make America Healthy Again priorities, which emphasizes that nutrition is vital to healthy development across the life course and that strengthening access to nutrition services supports chronic disease prevention and whole-family well-being.

 Maximum Number of Applications Allowed Per Organization: You may not submit more than one application. If you submit more than one application, we will only accept the last on-time submission.

 FOA is available online at:https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/361442

 Full Proposal Deadline: July 17, 2026, at 11:59 p.m. ET

Documents Needed for the Preproposals:

Submitters will complete and submit a form providing the following:

Draft project summary/abstract of up to 2 pages; References do not count toward the 2-page limit.    

Biographical sketches for the PIs and Co-PIs (any format);       

 List of collaborators and any other senior/key personnel, if any.

*If assistance is needed, please contact Salvador Arellano III at salvador.arellano01@utrgv.edu

Due to the time restraint on the deadline, this opportunity will be reviewed on a first-come-first served basis

Funding Opportunity Purpose: 

The purpose of the Maternal Produce Prescription Program (MP3) is to support community-based organizations to develop produce prescription intervention programs and related nutrition education for maternal populations at risk of poor health outcomes due to nutrition insecurity and other health-related factors. These nutrition interventions will serve pregnant and post-partum women and their families in low-income and underserved rural and urban areas. The MP3 program advances the Make America Healthy Again priorities to improve the American diet and reduce related chronic conditions.

The program objectives to be accomplished during the period of performance include:

   • Increase the number of pregnant and post-partum women enrolled in MP3 and receiving nutrition education.

   • Increase the number of enrolled pregnant women receiving produce prescription interventions (which may include vouchers).

   • Increase the self-reported fruit and vegetable intake among enrolled women and their families.

   • Build and strengthen community partnerships to increase access to healthy foods.

Funding Opportunity Goals

   • Increase fruit and vegetable intake by pregnant and post-partum women and their families.

   • Increase household food security.

   • Improve maternal health outcomes.

   • Improve birth outcomes.

 Opportunity Overview: 

Pregnancy and the postpartum period represent critical windows when access to nutrient-dense foods, including fruits and vegetables, supports maternal health, healthy fetal development, and recovery after birth. Higher diet quality during pregnancy is associated with appropriate gestational weight gain and reduced risk of hypertensive disorders and preterm birth.

Conversely, food insecurity during pregnancy has been associated with increased risk of gestational diabetes, preeclampsia, preterm birth, and neonatal intensive care unit admission. It has also been linked to gestational weight gain outside recommended ranges and to economic and psychosocial stressors, including depressive symptoms that contribute to adverse maternal and infant outcomes.

Over the past decade, Produce Prescription Programs (PPPs) have emerged as an effective strategy to integrate nutrition access into healthcare delivery to improve diet quality, reduce food insecurity, and support maternal and infant health outcomes. PPPs delivered in clinical settings integrate nutrition guidance into medical care, serving both as a direct resource to help patients access healthy foods and as a prompt for providers to reinforce dietary recommendations during prenatal and postpartum visits.

Over time, PPPs have helped communities:

   • Strengthen partnerships between healthcare providers and local food systems.

   • Integrate nutrition screening and referral into clinical workflows.

   • Improve participant engagement through flexible redemption models and approaches.

   • Establish shared evaluation frameworks to measure food security, utilization, and health outcomes.

Implementation research from other federally funded programs highlights that participant redemption and engagement are strongest when programs address transportation barriers, offer flexible redemption options (retail, delivery, hybrid), incorporate navigation and nutrition education, and build strong partnerships and communication systems. These findings underscore that produce prescription programs function most effectively when embedded within coordinated systems of care rather than operating as stand-alone food distribution efforts.

This approach aligns with U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Make America Healthy Again priorities, which emphasizes that nutrition is vital to healthy development across the life course and that strengthening access to nutrition services supports chronic disease prevention and whole-family well-being.

 Maximum Number of Applications Allowed Per Organization: You may not submit more than one application. If you submit more than one application, we will only accept the last on-time submission.

 FOA is available online at:https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/361442

 Full Proposal Deadline: July 17, 2026, at 11:59 p.m. ET

Documents Needed for the Preproposals:

Submitters will complete and submit a form providing the following:

Draft project summary/abstract of up to 2 pages; References do not count toward the 2-page limit.    

Biographical sketches for the PIs and Co-PIs (any format);       

 List of collaborators and any other senior/key personnel, if any.

*If assistance is needed, please contact Salvador Arellano III at salvador.arellano01@utrgv.edu

Due to the time restraint on the deadline, this opportunity will be reviewed on a first-come-first served basis

Funding Opportunity Purpose: 

In FY 2026, FSOP, under Assistance Listing 10.328, will maintain and continue to expand training, education, outreach, and coordination by soliciting new Collaborative Education and Training Projects. 

Priorities:

Collaborative Education and Training Projectswill support the expansion and development of multi-county, statewide, or multistate food safety education and outreach programs that are well established locally. These large projects expand beyond the county level to statewide and multistate and support collaborations among states not necessarily located within the same regions, but having common food safety concerns or addressing common commodities. Potential applicants must have an established track record of working with farmers and must be capable of developing and modifying food safety training curricula to meet new FSMA rules for a variety of agricultural production and processing systems.  Additional funding will be made available for collaborative engagement initiatives for applications submitted under Collaborative Education and Training Projects that support significant collaboration among 1862 Land-grant Universities, 1890 Land-grant Universities, 1994 Land-grant Colleges and Universities, Institutions of Higher Education in Insular Areas, Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian-Serving Institutions, Hispanic-Serving Agricultural Colleges and Universities, Hispanic-Serving Institutions, and Historically Black Colleges and Universities. Applications that include significant collaborations will be funded up to $550,000 ($150,000 above the listed budget maximum for Collaborative Education and Training Projects). Significant collaborations are defined as those that strategically align around a common goal and appropriately share resources and responsibilities.

 Opportunity Overview: 

Since FY 2015, NIFA and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have supported national and regional centers to provide training, education, and technical assistance to assist producers and processors comply with the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA).

NIFA requests applications for the Food Safety Outreach Program (FSOP) for FY 2026 to develop and implement food safety training, education, extension, outreach, and technical assistance projects that will help improve public health by increasing the understanding and adoption of established food safety standards, guidance, and protocols.

This notice identifies the objectives for the FSOP projects, deadlines, funding information, eligibility criteria for projects and applicants, and application forms and associated instructions.

 Maximum Number of Applications Allowed Per Organization: Duplicate or multiple submissions are not allowed. NIFA will disqualify both applications if an applicant submits duplicate or multiple submissions.

 FOA is available online at: https://files.simpler.grants.gov/opportunities/7c74dd09-2608-4be3-a520-edb61d08bcef/attachments/10e719b5-bb80-47e6-bab4-1e85f0746af7/USDA-NIFA-FA4182-32936-Full-Announcement.html

 Full Proposal Deadline: July 20, 2026, at 11:59 p.m. ET

Documents Needed for the Preproposals:

Submitters will complete and submit a form providing the following:

Draft project summary/abstract of up to 2 pages; References do not count toward the 2-page limit.    

Biographical sketches for the PIs and Co-PIs (any format);       

 List of collaborators and any other senior/key personnel, if any.

*If assistance is needed, please contact Salvador Arellano III at salvador.arellano01@utrgv.edu

Due to the time restraint on the deadline, this opportunity will be reviewed on a first-come-first served basis

Funding Opportunity Purpose: 

In FY 2026, FSOP, under Assistance Listing 10.328, will maintain and continue to expand training, education, outreach, and coordination by soliciting new Technical Assistance – Grant Writing Skills Projects. 

Priorities:

Technical Assistance – Grant Writing Skills Projects will support the development and refinement of grant writing skills and provide grant writing resources for entities that support individuals or groups that are led by and directly interact with new applicants, Community Based Organizations, and institutions that serve nontraditional, niche, or hard-to-reach audiences to strengthen applications to the FSOP from these entities. These projects must work collaboratively with the Regional Centers to ensure broad coverage and outreach to their specific regions and communities, including coordinating and communicating workshops and sessions through the centers as well as utilizing regional center websites, portals, and social media feeds to share toolkits, webinars, and other resources. The grant writing resources developed will significantly increase the number of successful applicants from organizations that support food safety education and training.  Additional funding will be available to support collaborative engagement initiatives for applications submitted under Technical Assistance – Grant Writing Skills Projects that support significant collaboration among 1862 Land-grant Universities, 1890 Land-grant Universities, 1994 Land-grant Colleges and Universities, Institutions of Higher Education in Insular Areas, Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian-Serving Institutions, Hispanic-Serving Agricultural Colleges and Universities, Hispanic-Serving Institutions, and Historically Black Colleges and Universities. Applications that include significant collaborations will be funded up to $300,000 ($150,000 above the listed budget maximum for Technical Assistance – Grant Writing Skills Projects). Significant collaborations are defined as those that strategically align around a common goal and appropriately share resources and responsibilities.

 Opportunity Overview: 

Since FY 2015, NIFA and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have supported national and regional centers to provide training, education, and technical assistance that helps producers and processors comply with the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA). 

NIFA requests applications for the Food Safety Outreach Program (FSOP) for FY 2026 to develop and implement food safety training, education, extension, outreach, and technical assistance projects that will help improve public health by increasing the understanding and adoption of established food safety standards, guidance, and protocols. 

This notice identifies the objectives for the FSOP projects, deadlines, funding information, eligibility criteria for projects and applicants, and application forms and associated instructions.

 Maximum Number of Applications Allowed Per Organization: Duplicate or multiple submissions are not allowed. NIFA will disqualify both applications if an applicant submits duplicate or multiple submissions.

 FOA is available online at: https://files.simpler.grants.gov/opportunities/0fe7f36c-754d-4155-ab54-0558fcd27879/attachments/4c9f3d5d-c065-480c-b2a2-916b4f8877ed/USDA-NIFA-FA4182-32937-Full-Announcement.html

 Full Proposal Deadline: July 20, 2026, at 11:59 p.m. ET

Documents Needed for the Preproposals:

Submitters will complete and submit a form providing the following:

Draft project summary/abstract of up to 2 pages; References do not count toward the 2-page limit.    

Biographical sketches for the PIs and Co-PIs (any format);       

 List of collaborators and any other senior/key personnel, if any.

*If assistance is needed, please contact Salvador Arellano III at salvador.arellano01@utrgv.edu

Due to the time restraint on the deadline, this opportunity will be reviewed on a first-come-first served basis

Funding Opportunity Purpose: 

In FY 2026, FSOP, under Assistance Listing 10.328, will maintain and continue to expand training, education, outreach, and coordination by soliciting new Community Outreach Projects.

Priorities:

Community Outreach Projects will support the development of new food safety education and outreach programs in local communities and expand upon existing food safety education and outreach programs. Projects will focus on building the capacity of local groups to identify specific needs within their communities and to implement customized food safety education and outreach programs to meet those specific needs. Community outreach project funds can be used to develop and/or expand Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) training in communities to ensure they are consistent with new FSMA rules and meet the needs of expanded audiences. Community Outreach Projects also support the growth and expansion of existing food safety education and outreach programs currently offered in local communities. In addition, these projects will enable existing programs to reach a broader target audience, provide technical assistance, and/or expand to new audiences. New audiences may include those from a variety of agricultural production and processing systems. Collaborative Engagement Supplements will be available for applications submitted under Community Outreach Projects that support significant collaboration among 1862 Land-grant Universities, 1890 Land-grant Universities, 1994 Land-grant Colleges and Universities, Institutions of Higher Education in Insular Areas, Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian-Serving Institutions (ANNH), Hispanic-Serving Agricultural Colleges and Universities (HSACU), Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSI), and Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU). Applications that include significant collaborations will be funded up to $300,000 ($150,000 above the listed budget for Community Outreach Projects). Significant collaborations are defined as those that strategically align around a common goal and appropriately share resources and responsibilities.

 Opportunity Overview: 

Since FY 2015, NIFA and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have supported national and regional centers to provide training, education, and technical assistance that helps producers and processors comply with the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA).

NIFA requests applications for the Food Safety Outreach Program (FSOP) for FY 2026 to develop and implement food safety training, education, Extension, outreach, and technical assistance projects that will help improve public health by increasing the understanding and adoption of established food safety standards, guidance, and protocols.

This notice identifies the objectives for the FSOP projects, deadlines, funding information, eligibility criteria for projects and applicants, and application forms and associated instructions.

 Maximum Number of Applications Allowed Per Organization: Duplicate or multiple submissions are not allowed. NIFA will disqualify both applications if an applicant submits duplicate or multiple submissions.

 FOA is available online at: https://files.simpler.grants.gov/opportunities/c9acb502-1a02-4458-83de-db58c0b7e6c2/attachments/0a42d78c-f58c-4061-997b-bb1a1ac95a67/USDA-NIFA-FA4182-32935-Full-Announcement.html

 Full Proposal Deadline: July 20, 2026, at 11:59 p.m. ET

Documents Needed for the Preproposals:

Submitters will complete and submit a form providing the following:

Draft project summary/abstract of up to 2 pages; References do not count toward the 2-page limit.    

Biographical sketches for the PIs and Co-PIs (any format);       

 List of collaborators and any other senior/key personnel, if any.

*If assistance is needed, please contact Salvador Arellano III at salvador.arellano01@utrgv.edu

Due to the time restraint on the deadline, this opportunity will be reviewed on a first-come-first served basis

Funding Opportunity Purpose: 

The UIE program (ALN 10.333) supports research, education, and extension activities through competitive grants designed to address key production and market challenges of local, regional, and national importance. The authorization covers the full food value chain, including production, harvesting, transportation, aggregation, packaging, distribution, and market development. Public input was solicited through Federal Register Notice 2020-08402, stakeholder listening sessions, and consultation with the Federal Advisory Committee (FAC) for Urban Agriculture to help identify the most urgent needs in the above listed food value chain stages. This input helped identify the most urgent needs across the food value chain.

 Opportunity Overview: 

To address the most critical challenges in agricultural production and market growth, applications must align with the FY 2026 Priority Focus of identifying and promoting the horticultural, social, and economic factors that contribute to successful agricultural production in high‑population‑density settings, indoor and controlled‑environment systems, and other emerging agricultural production approaches.

Applicants must include local community organizations in the project team. Priority will be given to proposals that involve the cooperation of multiple eligible applicants.

The UIE program seeks applications that address all of the following:

   • Explain the magnitude of the most urgent and critical needs or problems for the target agricultural system and how they will be addressed in the grant;

   • Engage local community organizations in the project team, including project development;

   • Focus on opportunities to develop and strengthen:

     o Income or employment,

     o Enhanced quality of life and access to safe nutritious food for communities in high population-density areas,

     o Estimated or actual economic return for UIE food production systems,

 Maximum Number of Applications Allowed Per Organization: Duplicate or multiple submissions are not allowed. NIFA will disqualify both applications if an applicant submits duplicate or multiple submissions.

 FOA is available online at: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/362781

 Full Proposal Deadline: July 27, 2026, at 11:59 p.m. ET

Documents Needed for the Preproposals:

Submitters will complete and submit a form providing the following:

Draft project summary/abstract of up to 2 pages; References do not count toward the 2-page limit.    

Biographical sketches for the PIs and Co-PIs (any format);       

 List of collaborators and any other senior/key personnel, if any.

*If assistance is needed, please contact Salvador Arellano III at salvador.arellano01@utrgv.edu

Due to the time restraint on the deadline, this opportunity will be reviewed on a first-come-first served basis

Funding Opportunity Purpose: 

The Public Health Training Centers (PHTC) Program aims to strengthen the public health workforce by offering:

• Student traineeships

• Field placements

• Technical assistance

• Targeted training

It supports projects that enhance preventive medicine, health promotion, disease prevention, and healthcare access in rural or medically vulnerable communities. The goal of the PHTC Program is to increase the supply of a high-quality public health workforce for rural and medically vulnerable communities.

 Opportunity Overview: 

Background

The U.S. public health infrastructure is complex and ever evolving, requiring a strong workforce with both clinical and non-clinical expertise to address the growing demand of the public’s health care needs. This highlights the need for accessible, high-quality education and training, as well as upskilling initiatives to support the development of future public health workers. Historically, Public Health Training Centers (PHTC), have served as resources to state and local public health agencies, working to strengthen the nation’s public health infrastructure and address emerging needs. In the 2024-2025 academic year, the PHTC program provided experiential learning opportunities to 410 public health students across 288 training sites nationwide. Of these training sites, 73% were in medically vulnerable communities, 27% in primary care settings, and 25% in rural areas. In addition to experiential learning, the program provided 2,749 continuing education courses to 317,126 practicing professionals.

In support of the Administration’s efforts To Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) and address chronic disease, obesity, and poor nutrition, the PHTC program delivers targeted education and training to public health students and professionals. Through strategic partnerships and a focus on workforce development, the program aims to expand and retain a skilled, crisis-ready public health workforce. This workforce will promote health, wellness, and prevention initiatives to improve the quality of life for communities nationwide.

Program goal and objectives

The goal of the PHTC Program is to increase the supply of a high-quality public health workforce for rural and medically vulnerable communities. It will do this by achieving the following objectives:

Objective 1. Expand and enhance the public health workforce.

Objective 2. Increase community-based training partnerships in rural and medically vulnerable areas.

Objective 3. Provide tailored, quality training to address current and emerging public health needs including chronic disease management and improving health and nutrition.

 Maximum Number of Applications Allowed Per Organization: You may not submit more than one application. If you submit more than one application, we will only accept the last on-time submission.

 FOA is available online at: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/362379

 Full Proposal Deadline: July 17, 2026, at 11:59 p.m. ET

Documents Needed for the Preproposals:

Submitters will complete and submit a form providing the following:

Draft project summary/abstract of up to 2 pages; References do not count toward the 2-page limit.    

Biographical sketches for the PIs and Co-PIs (any format);       

 List of collaborators and any other senior/key personnel, if any.

*If assistance is needed, please contact Salvador Arellano III at salvador.arellano01@utrgv.edu

Due to the time restraint on the deadline, this opportunity will be reviewed on a first-come-first served basis

Funding Opportunity Purpose: The RFAP is listed in the Assistance Listings under number 10.246. RFAP is designed to provide financial assistance to qualifying institutions for the construction, alteration, acquisition, modernization, renovation, or remodeling of agricultural research facilities to conduct research in the fields of food and agricultural sciences (as defined in 7 U.S.C. 3103, see Appendix III for definition).

An "agricultural research facility" means a proposed facility for research in food and agricultural sciences for which Federal funds are requested to assist in the construction, alteration, acquisition, modernization, renovation, or remodeling of the facility (7 U.S.C. 390). For purposes of RFAP, an agricultural research facility refers to a proposed facility or facility enhancement that supports advancing research and training in the food and agricultural sciences and aligns with USDA Research and Development Priorities. This includes spaces and infrastructure that enable basic, applied, and developmental research, as well as extension and teaching activities integral to preparing the next generation of researchers and professionals in these fields.

Facilities may encompass, but are not limited to, a wide range of infrastructure that supports research, research training, and integrated activities in the food and agricultural sciences. Eligible facilities may include single buildings, stand-alone structures, or multi-building complexes, provided they directly enable and enhance agricultural research capacity.

Examples include but are not limited to:

1. Research laboratories designed for experimental, analytical, or applied scientific work.

2. Specimen storage, instrumentation suites, and other specialized spaces for maintaining and utilizing research materials and technologies.

3. Classroom, training, or experiential learning spaces that support hands-on research and research focused instruction.

4. Integrated complexes that co-locate research, extension, and teaching functions to promote innovation and collaboration.

5. Greenhouses, growth chambers, shade houses, screen houses, and other controlled environment facilities.

6. Standalone agricultural research structures, including barns, animal care or husbandry facilities, aquaculture units, or other specialized facilities supporting agricultural research programs.

Opportunity Overview: 

A proposal for an agricultural research facility must meet all the following criteria:

1. Non-Federal share – The proposal shall certify the availability of at least a 1:1 non-Federal matching share of the cost of the facility. The non-Federal share shall be paid in cash and may include funding from private sources or from units of State or local government.

2. Nonduplication of facilities – The proposal shall demonstrate how the agricultural research facility would be complementary to, and not duplicative of, facilities of colleges,universities, nonprofit institutions, and the Agricultural Research Service (ARS) within the State and region.

3. National research priorities – The proposal shall demonstrate how the agricultural research facility would:

a. Serve one or more of the purposes of agricultural research, extension, and education set forth in 7 U.S.C. 3101; and b. Serve national or multistate needs.

4. Long-term support and impact – The proposal shall demonstrate that the recipient entityhas the ability and commitment to support the long-term, ongoing operating and maintenance costs of:

a. The agricultural research facility after the facility is completed; and b. Each program to be based at the facility.

Maximum Number of Applications Allowed Per Organization:   An eligible institution may not submit more than one application to this program as a lead institution. This includes applications from subordinateunits under a parent institution. Additionally, eligible recipients may only receive funds for oneaward at a time. Recipients with active RFAP awards are not eligible to receive additional RFAP awards. Prospective applicants are advised to contact their institutional sponsored projects office regarding processes used to select proposals for submission.

FOA is available online at: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/362802                                                                                     

Sponsor Full Proposal Deadline: July 17, 2026, at 5:00 pm ET

Documents Needed for the Preproposals: 

Submitters will complete and submit a form providing the following:

• Draft project summary/abstract of up to 2 pages; References do not count toward the 2-page limit.    
• Biographical sketches for the PIs and Co-PIs (any format);       
•  List of collaborators and any other senior/key personnel, if any.

Change in application form: Since the limited submission process does not involve OSP assistance with budget development, we are now using a budget template in the Submittable form. This template is designed to capture a general overview of the budget. Additionally, we have included a budget justification section directly in the form, eliminating the need for applicants to upload separate budget documents with their pre-proposal materials.   

*If assistance is needed, please contact Salvador Arellano III at salvador.arellano01@utrgv.edu. 

Due to the time restraint on the deadline, this opportunity will be reviewed on a first-come-first served basis

Funding Opportunity Purpose: The goals of the CyberAI SFS Program are to: (1) increase the number of CyberAI experts and support their placement and retention in the mission of government organizations; and (2) enhance the national capacity for the education and training of AI and cybersecurity professionals, educators, and researchers.

Proposals must include discussion of how the proposed project will address one or more of the following measures of success: (1) improvements in student educational outcomes, (2) support undergraduates, graduates, and postdoctoral fellows, (3) training for undergraduate and graduate students in a specific critical area, (4) curriculum developed and shared, (5) participants hired into a STEM related field, and (6) publications from research.   Opportunity Overview: Scholarship Track

The Scholarship Track funds academic institutions to award scholarships to students. In return students agree to work in the AI or cybersecurity mission of a government agency. This post-graduation work period must be at least as long as the scholarship. All scholarship recipients must be U.S. citizens or lawful permanent residents. Proposals submitted to this track must clearly specify one of two focus areas in the proposal summary:

• Focus Area–Cyber: prepares cyber experts to use AI in cybersecurity operations. The scholars must complete a formal cybersecurity program (major, minor, concentration, track, certificate, etc.) with at least four cybersecurity courses and a minimum of two AI courses.
• Focus Area–AI: prepares AI professionals to protect the security of AI systems and infrastructure. The scholars must complete a formal AI program (major, minor, concentration, track, certificate, etc.) with at least four AI courses and a minimum of two cybersecurity courses.

All proposals must include meaningful opportunities for scholars to engage in informal learning experiences (competitions, service learning, etc.), mentored research, and applied projects in AI and cybersecurity. Proposals may address the security of emerging domains such as quantum computing, aerospace, energy, or other high-impact sectors where AI and cybersecurity are converging.

 Maximum Number of Applications Allowed Per Organization: For the Scholarship Track, each performing organization is limited to one (1) proposal submitted for the same competition date.

FOA is available online at: https://www.nsf.gov/funding/opportunities/cyberai-sfs-cyberaicorps-scholarship-service/nsf26-503/solicitation

 Sponsor Full Proposal Deadline: July 21, 2026 at 5:00 PM   

Documents Needed for the Preproposals:

Submitters will complete and submit a form providing the following:

• Draft project summary/abstract of up to 2 pages; References do not count toward the 2-page limit.    
• Biographical sketches for the PIs and Co-PIs (any format);       
•  List of collaborators and any other senior/key personnel, if any.

Change in application form: Since the limited submission process does not involve OSP assistance with budget development, we are now using a budget template in the Submittable form. This template is designed to capture a general overview of the budget. Additionally, we have included a budget justification section directly in the form, eliminating the need for applicants to upload separate budget documents with their pre-proposal materials.

Please contact Salvador Arellano III at salvador.arellano01@utrgv.edu for assistance

 Review Criteria: Internal review criteria shall mirror the NSF criteria in the FOA.  

Due to the time restraint on the deadline, this opportunity will be reviewed on a first-come-first served basis

Funding Opportunity Purpose: NSF X-Labs represent a bold, flexible, and outcomes-driven initiative designed to build and accelerate novel platform technologies capable of unlocking entirely new sectors, including new fields of scientific inquiry. The program will support full-time research and development (R&D) teams focused on use-inspired scientific breakthroughs and foundational platform technologies that traditional university and industry labs cannot easily address. NSF X-Labs teams will benefit from ambitious R&D goals, operational autonomy, milestone-based funding, and the ability to engage across academia, industry, national laboratories, and nonprofit sectors. NSF X-Labs will bet on ambitious, full-time teams working with urgency and purpose, and provide them with the structure, resources, and flexibility necessary to cultivate early-stage platform technologies that will accelerate breakthroughs and unlock entirely new sectors of the economy. NSF will release specific Topic areas under the NSF X-Labs initiative via Topic Announcements. Topics will center on fields of research where breakthroughs could create or reshape entire scientific fields and technology sectors where U.S. competitiveness is a priority.

Proposing teams will specify their Mission, defined as the novel platform technology and key use-inspired research solutions that the proposed NSF X-Lab is uniquely suited to tackle. Missions must align with a current Topic Announcement released by NSF. Proposing teams should have a clear vision of how their Mission will result in an end-state that creates or reshapes an entire field of scientific research or sector of technology, and how their Mission is currently unmet by existing organizational structures and funding mechanisms.

Opportunity Overview: 

Quantum computing and quantum information processing systems sit at the cusp of a watershed moment: through years of federally funded foundational discovery in quantum phenomena coupled with more recent industry investment in the buildout of quantum components and systems, the world is about to witness a new era in modern computation. Future quantum computing is expected to rapidly accelerate scientific discovery and use-driven applications in a range of technology sectors, while unlocking entirely new frontiers beyond the reach of classical computing. But to realize future functional and connected quantum systems will require further investment in foundational platform technologies centered on quantum interconnects and integrated quantum photonics, which will be key enablers to combine different quantum capabilities into a single system.

Future quantum systems are expected to rely on interconnects to transfer quantum information – coherence and entanglement – between discrete physical subsystems. Quantum photonic technologies that utilize photons as robust carriers of quantum information in distributed architectures offer a compelling pathway toward scalable quantum computing, sensing and metrology, and networking. Integrated quantum photonics will further extend this capacity by enabling dense integration of optical components (e.g., entangled sources, interferometers, filters, switches, and detectors) onto compact chips and packages.

NSF X-Labs in this Topic will focus on the research and development of technologies to enable next-generation quantum interconnects, integrated quantum photonics and/or their supporting technologies. NSF X-Labs teams will target specific platform technologies that, if successful, will provide a roadmap for the integration of second-generation quantum systems. Examples of relevant, currently unmet R&D challenges may include, but are not limited to: scalable modular architectures based on the interconnection of discrete processing units; interconnection of heterogeneous quantum sub-systems via quantum transducers; reconfigurable quantum photonic circuits for compact multi-qubit operations; and next-generation quantum light sources, low-loss waveguides, and integrated single-photon detectors. NSF X-Labs in this Topic will aim to develop foundational platform solutions that can form the basis for broad industry adoption and integrated, system-level capabilities.

An NSF X-Labs Mission in this Topic must be transformative, accelerating breakthrough R&D in quantum technologies towards creating or reshaping new lines of research and technologies. Successful teams will develop platform technologies, overcome technical barriers facing quantum systems, demonstrate measurable impact on the U.S. science and technology landscape, and position their technologies for widespread use and investment.

Examples of challenges not considered in scope for this Topic include computational or software solutions without practical integration into a quantum system, solutions that are inherently unsuitable for future scaling and commercial adoption, development of technologies where the impact is narrow and not widely deployable, fundamental research without potential for application in platform technologies, incremental advancement of the state-of-the-art, or advancement of technologies that are already appropriately developed to the point of full-scale commercialization.

 Maximum Number of Applications Allowed Per Organization: An eligible organization can submit a maximum of two Written Proposals per Topic Announcement for Phase 0 as a lead organization. Senior/Key Personnel may be listed on a maximum of one Written Proposal per Topic Announcement.

FOA is available online at: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/d2e97373172c4aeb832fb358c0ce8000/view

 Sponsor Full Proposal Deadline: July 24, 2026 at 5:00 PM ET

Documents Needed for the Preproposals:

Submitters will complete and submit a form providing the following:

• Draft project summary/abstract of up to 2 pages; References do not count toward the 2-page limit.    
• Biographical sketches for the PIs and Co-PIs (any format);       
•  List of collaborators and any other senior/key personnel, if any.

Change in application form: Since the limited submission process does not involve OSP assistance with budget development, we are now using a budget template in the Submittable form. This template is designed to capture a general overview of the budget. Additionally, we have included a budget justification section directly in the form, eliminating the need for applicants to upload separate budget documents with their pre-proposal materials.

Please contact Salvador Arellano III at salvador.arellano01@utrgv.edu for assistance

Due to the time restraint on the deadline, this opportunity will be reviewed on a first-come-first served basis

 Funding Opportunity Purpose: 

Scope. The IDSS program supports national-scale performant operational systems and services that broadly facilitate open, data-intensive and artificial intelligence-driven science and engineering research, innovation, and education. IDSS projects should be aimed to broadly impact the science and engineering research and education community in a transdisciplinary and demonstrably multi-disciplinary way, enabling researchers and educators from diverse domains and disciplines to utilize research data, integrate data, and connect data sources with other scientific resources such as computing resources, facilities, instrumentation and repositories. Projects that aim to primarily benefit a single science discipline, domain, project, or application are not supported. 

Emphasis on integration. The IDSS program supports projects that demonstrably contribute to the vision of an integrated, federated and accessible advanced research cyberinfrastructure ecosystem that meets the Nation’s foundational needs for world-leading data, computing, and networking capabilities.  Projects are expected to leverage and interconnect with other existing operational cyberinfrastructure systems and services and other data and relevant facilities, whether supported by NSF or by other entities, as appropriate to project objectives. Inline with this emphasis, all proposed projects, including collaborative projects, must be submitted as a single proposal in which a single award is being requested (PAPPG Chapter II.E.3.a). The involvement of partner organizations should be supported through subawards administered by the submitting organization.

Scientific data lifecycle. The IDSS program aims to develop a portfolio of projects that collectively enable data utilization pathways and workflows across the end-to-end scientific data lifecycle. The IDSS program has an inclusive and flexible view of the scientific data lifecycle that may include stages and functionalities such as acquisition, transfer, management, exploration, analysis, curation, sharing, synthesis, discovery, and archiving, as may be defined by a project or community. A given IDSS project need not support all stages of a reference data lifecycle but must be clear about how the project enables one or more scientific pathways through all or few stages of a lifecycle. 

Storage and curation. The IDSS program supports integrated resources, services and environments to enable hosting, manipulation of, and workflows for research data. The IDSS program does not support costs for permanent long-term hosting, storage, archival, and curation of the research data itself. Projects that involve partnerships, fee-based models, or other such mechanisms to support these long-term data storage and curation costs are encouraged. 

Innovation and adaptability: A portion of an IDSS project is expected to be dedicated to innovation and improvement of operational services over the lifetime of the award. Proposed projects designed to enable research communities to build customized tools and capabilities upon the IDSS-supported project infrastructure are also encouraged. Projects that have the goal of cyberinfrastructure innovation without operations expectations and plans are not supported. 

Relationship to other funding programs. Proposed IDSS projects should not be appropriate for funding by any other current NSF programs or solicitations. The IDSS program is complementary to other production/operations-oriented national-scale cyberinfrastructure programs supported by the Office of Advanced Cyberinfrastructure (OAC) including the Advanced Systems and Services Program (ACSS) and the ACCESS coordinated services program. ACSS and ACCESS address advanced computing needs of the broad S&E community; the IDSS program focuses on data infrastructure. The IDSS program is also complementary to the OAC CSSI and CC* programs. CC* emphasizes institutional and regional capabilities and CSSI primarily supports data and software infrastructure development; IDSS supports national-scale operational projects. Prospective proposers of pilot- and prototype-stage projects should consider other OAC programs such as CSSI or other relevant NSF programs.   

Opportunity Overview:  

Programmatic areas of interest 

Current areas of particular interest to the IDSS program include, but are not limited to and may involve a combination of:

• Projects that facilitate the connection of data sources with advanced computing resources and analytic environments in integrative ways for an appropriately broad array of use cases. 
• Projects that address the emerging data-intensive workflows and data integration needs of artificial-intelligence (AI)-driven research (including research about AI and research using AI capabilities). 
• Projects that focus on enabling one or more specific points in the data lifecycle applied at a national scale. 

Projects that enhance the ability of the research and education community to access and utilize open research data supported by other federal agencies are welcome, provided that such projects are not primarily benefitting a single science discipline, domain, project, or application, and are complementary to, not overlapping with investments being made by those other agencies for similar purposes. 

Proposal categories and descriptions 

IDSS offers the following three categories of proposals: 

• Category I. Development, deployment, and operation of novel national-scale integrated data systems and services, which may include interfacing with or leveraging other existing capabilities, systems and services as appropriate to the project.  Between $10 million to $30 million for up to 5 years. Potentially renewable.
• Category II. Transition of established smaller scale, regional, pilot, or prototype data-focused systems and services to national-scale production/operational quality/level. This may also include enhancement and expansion of existing national-scale data-focused operational systems and services. Up to $9 million for up to 3 years. Potentially renewable.
• Category III. Planning grants for future potential development/deployment or transition/enhancement IDSS projects. Up to $500,000 for up to 2 years. Not renewable. 

 Maximum Number of Applications Allowed Per Organization: 

An organization may submit only one proposal as lead institution for each of Category I and Category II for each solicitation deadline but may be a subawardee on other Category I and II proposals responding to this solicitation. The restriction to no more than one submitted proposal as lead institution is to help ensure that there is appropriate institutional commitment necessary for responsible oversight, by the potential recipient institution, of a national data infrastructure resource. This restriction does not apply to Category III proposals. 

In the event that any organization exceeds this limit, any proposal submitted to this solicitation from an organization after the first proposal is received at NSF will be returned without review. No exceptions will be made. 

Category III. There are no restrictions or limits. 

FOA is available online at: https://www.nsf.gov/funding/opportunities/idss-integrated-data-systems-services/nsf26-509/solicitation

 Sponsor Full Proposal Deadline: July 28, 2026 @ 5:00 PM   

Documents Needed for the Preproposals:

Submitters will complete and submit a form providing the following:

• Draft project summary/abstract of up to 2 pages; References do not count toward the 2-page limit.    
• Biographical sketches for the PIs and Co-PIs (any format);       
•  List of collaborators and any other senior/key personnel, if any.

Change in application form: Since the limited submission process does not involve OSP assistance with budget development, we are now using a budget template in the Submittable form. This template is designed to capture a general overview of the budget. Additionally, we have included a budget justification section directly in the form, eliminating the need for applicants to upload separate budget documents with their pre-proposal materials.

*If assistance is needed, please contact Salvador Arellano III at salvador.arellano01@utrgv.edu

Announcement of UTRGV Limited Submission Internal Competition     All PI-eligible UTRGV faculty/staff interested in submitting a proposal to the Limited Submission opportunity must submit the internal pre-proposal via Submittable platform (using single PDF document) by the deadline. Please see OSP Handbook, page 8, for PI eligibility details. Internal pre-proposals must comply with all instructions and address the criteria referenced in this announcement.   

 Funding Opportunity Purpose: 

EPA is soliciting applications from eligible applicants for projects in four Priority Areas as discussed in further detail below. While EPA expects to make at least one award in each area, there is no guarantee that this will be done, and EPA may redistribute the awards per area based on the quality of applications received and other applicable considerations. The first Priority Area is to provide technical assistance and training to assist rural, small and Tribal municipalities with planning, developing, and acquiring funding/financing of eligible projects described in [33 U.S.C. Section 1383(c)] so that they can achieve and maintain compliance with the CWA and to build their financial and managerial capacity over the long term. The second Priority Area is to provide technical assistance and training to assist small, rural, and Tribal publicly owned treatment works or decentralized wastewater systems with improving water quality and achieving and maintaining compliance, ensuring sustained operations and maintenance over the long run. For the third Priority Area, EPA is soliciting applications to provide technical assistance and training for Tribal communities to support them with planning and acquiring financing, and achieving and maintaining Clean Water Act Compliance. The fourth Priority Area is to provide technical assistance and training activities specifically and exclusively for decentralized systems to support them with planning and acquiring financing, and for technical, managerial, and financial capacity building.

Opportunity Overview:

This program funds Clean Water technical assistance providers who will provide support to rural, small, and Tribal municipalities and governments to return to compliance and to secure financing and funding for their Clean Water State Revolving Funds (CWSRF) eligible projects, though applicants may support communities in applying for other financing and funding besides the CWSRF. The program supports these communities with protecting and maintaining water quality compliance while also tackling long-standing water quality and water infrastructure challenges.

Priority Areas: The EPA’s Office of Wastewater Management (OWM) mission is to protect public health and the environment by supporting the Clean Water Act and related statutes. OWM promotes effective and responsible wastewater treatment, disposal, infrastructure, and management and by encouraging the protection and restoration of watersheds. Awards made through this funding opportunity will increase the ability of Americans to access clean and safe water and strengthen water infrastructure. Activities will ensure that wastewater facilities and systems can be operated in a safe and efficient manner. These efforts should aim for measurable results, clearly showing tangible benefits in communities.

 Priority Areas

Priority Area 1 - Acquisition of Financing/Funding: Technical assistance and training for rural, small, and Tribal municipalities for planning, developing and acquisition of financing/funding for eligible projects and activities.

Priority Area 2 - Protect Water Quality and Compliance Assistance: Technical assistance and training for rural, small, and Tribal publicly owned treatment works and decentralized wastewater systems to help improve water quality and to achieve and maintain compliance.

Priority Area 3 - Tribal:

Technical assistance and training focused specifically on Tribes for planning, developing and acquisition of financing/funding, to help improve water quality and achieve and maintain compliance, and/or to support emerging contaminants project development.

Priority Area 4 - Decentralized Systems:

Information Dissemination, Technical Assistance and Training focused specifically on decentralized wastewater treatment systems to support planning, development and acquisition of financing.

 Maximum Number of Applications Allowed Per Organization: Under this competition, only one application may be submitted for each Priority Area per applicant. If an applicant submits more than one application for a single Priority Area, EPA will contact them before the review process begins to determine which application(s) will be withdrawn. If the applicant is unable to communicate a decision within two business days of being contacted by the EPA, the EPA will accept the application received by Grants.gov first. Additional information regarding the one application per applicant requirement may be found in the FAQ document

FOA is available online at: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/362798

Internal Competition Submission Deadline: June 26, 2026 @ 11:59 p.m

Internal Competition Results Announced: July 13, 2026                                                                                                                         

Sponsor Full Proposal Deadline: August 14, 2026, at 5:00 PM    

 Documents Needed for the Preproposals: 

  · Draft project summary/abstract of up to 2 pages; References do not count toward the 2-page limit.               

  · Biographical sketches for the PIs and Co-PIs (any format)              

  · List of collaborators and any other senior/key personnel, if any.

If assistance is needed to create the PDF, please contact Salvador Arellano III at salvador.arellano01@utrgv.edu

 Internal Review Process: The Research Division in consultation with a review committee, will decide which pre-proposals will continue to the full proposal submission stage. Anonymized reviewer feedback will be provided to all PIs whose pre-proposals were considered by the review committee, following the announcement of the finalist selection.

Announcement of UTRGV Limited Submission Internal Competition     All PI-eligible UTRGV faculty/staff interested in submitting a proposal to the Limited Submission opportunity must submit the internal pre-proposal via Submittable platform (using single PDF document) by the deadline. Please see OSP Handbook, page 8, for PI eligibility details. Internal pre-proposals must comply with all instructions and address the criteria referenced in this announcement.   

Funding Opportunity Purpose: This Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) invites eligible institutions to seek funds to transform or improve the operations of existing shared research facilities through the purchase and installation of latest equipment that enable and enhance a broad range of research-supporting activities. Any equipment supported by this NOFO must be substantially used in a laboratory research core facility, animal facility, or similar shared-use research space to ensure broad benefits for the institutional research community. Moreover, any request must be justified by research-related demands for the modernization of research-supporting functions or for the advancement of facility operations. This NOFO does not support the purchase of scientific instruments or their components, nor components of building-level infrastructure equipment that indirectly support research activities (such as HVACs or power generators).

NIGMS will co-fund applications from higher education institutions that award undergraduate (B.S. or B.A.) and/or graduate degrees in biomedical sciences and have received no more than $6 million dollars per year (total costs) from NIH Research Project Grants (RPGs) in each of the preceding two fiscal years, calculated using NIH RePORTER, at the time of the application.  Applications to be considered must support research aligned with the NIGMS mission. Applications for research capacity building in Institutional Development Award (IDeA)-eligible states will be considered.  

NIH recognizes that modern physical infrastructure that supports the scientific enterprise is indispensable for the advancement of biomedical research. Laboratory spaces or animal facilities are considered eligible if the space/facility: i) employs a wide range of advanced technical solutions to create well-controlled environments, ii) provides research spaces with equipment to facilitate and optimize research-supporting activities, and iii) provides tools that assist in facility operations and monitoring.

Opportunity Overview: The objective of this NOFO is to support the acquisition of latest, technologically advanced equipment needed to advance the operational efficacy, productivity, and throughput; improve energy efficiency, enhance, or streamline operating processes and procedures in core laboratories, animal research facilities, or other shared-use research support space. Providing access to such equipment can also expand the capacity of essential support services for evolving and emerging research programs. Maintaining current functions, replacing broken equipment, and routine upgrading are not supported by this NOFO. This NOFO does not support the acquisition of scientific research instruments that acquire experimental data or any other instrument directly involved in experimental processes that lead to data collection. Some examples of such excluded instruments include, but are not limited to, spectrometers, microscopes, biomedical imagers, cell analyzers, sequencers, PCR machines, chromatography equipment, and metabolic cages. Computer and data storage systems supporting scientific data collection, storage, and analysis are also not supported by this NOFO. These instruments may be requested through ORIP’s shared instrumentation programs.

Animal research facilities are one of the targeted research areas of this NOFO. Examples of supported equipment for animal facilities include, but are not limited to:

• Multi-functional ventilated cages and/or cage racks for small animals
• Specialized caging system for large animals
• Aquatic animal systems equipped with water quality assessment sensors
• Automated feeding or watering systems to aid in consistency and accuracy of animal care
• Robotics and automations for animal facility operation
• Advanced, environmental-friendly, high performing or high-throughput cage, rack, bottle, and tunnel washer systems  
• Veterinary care devices and veterinary diagnostic systems
• Telemetry equipment to monitor cage conditions and/or animal well-being for purposes of animal husbandry (not experimental data collection)
• Environmental management devices that assist in the monitoring and customizing of environmental conditions, such as temperature, humidity, air flow, and lighting.

Core laboratories and specialized facilities are other spaces targeted by this NOFO. Without access to modern research facilities with well-controlled environments and furnished with specialized support equipment, many research functions are not feasible. Examples of supported modern laboratory research equipment include, but are not limited to:

• Modern biobanking or cryopreservation equipment
• Freezers assisted by robotic arms or other forms of automation
• Biosafety cabinets
• Fume hoods
• Incubators
• Centrifuges
• Autoclaves or other sterilizers
• Cryogenic gas recovery/recycling equipment (servicing two or more instruments)
• Environmental chambers, isolators, or other chambers designed to create specialized environments
• Bioreactors
• Lyophilizers
• Liquid dispensers or other automated sample preparation equipment (single piece of equipment)
• Cryostats or other tissue sectioning equipment
• Single piece, integrated slide staining equipment (multiple pieces for single steps in the process are not allowed)
• Nucleic acid extraction equipment
• Peptide or oligonucleotide synthesizers
• 3D Printers
• Automated cell processing equipment
• Water purification/treatment equipment (in lab, not for an entire building)

Other equipment that modernizes, streamlines, or improves the operating efficiency of the facility is also supported. Computers or other electronics that are built into the equipment with specialized software may also be a part of the equipment request if and only if they are inseparable from the requested equipment.

Equipment supported by this NOFO differs in its functionality from scientific research instruments, but such equipment is critically needed to advance and accelerate the operations of research facilities and, as a result, contributes indirectly to the overall advancement of scientific research. Any equipment acquired under this NOFO must benefit the larger biomedical research enterprise at the applicant institution and represent a technological step forward. The application narrative should demonstrate that the request for the equipment is driven by the demands of active areas of biomedical research at the institution. The facility may serve investigators whose research is supported by NIH, other Federal agencies, private foundations, institutional funds, or other sources. Current NIH research funding is not a requirement for submission of an application. Once installed, the requested equipment should enable new and advanced capabilities, offer innovative technological solutions, or enhance support operations, as well as benefit the user community and multiple research projects of many investigators. Maintaining current functions, replacing broken equipment, and routine upgrading are not supported by this NOFO. Likewise, equipment that is normally considered to be a component of building infrastructure is not supported, e.g., HVAC systems, building-level water treatment systems, or back-up power supplies of any type. Any application that proposes general outfitting, clusters of equipment, scientific instruments or their components, and/or other non-allowed expenses will be deemed unresponsive to this NOFO and subject to withdrawal from review or consideration for funding. The acquisition of a single piece of latest equipment necessary to support specialized research-supporting activities is the goal of this NOFO. Moreover, only one facility can be supported; this NOFO does not support the upgrading of multiple facilities at a single institution. Only one type of equipment may be requested. Auxiliary items required for the physical operation of the major equipment piece are also permitted, e.g., a centrifuge with a rotor. Such auxiliary items must be dedicated to the main equipment piece, required for the main equipment piece to function, and not be capable of stand-alone operation. Multiple items of the same type of equipment are also permitted, e.g., cages racks with cages, but any request must be justified by the research-related demands on the facility and the operational capacities therein. Clusters of equipment serving a single or multiple support function(s) are not permitted, e.g., incubators, biosafety hoods, and centrifuges for cell culture. General outfitting of the support space, e.g., purchasing multiple pieces of different equipment is also not permitted under this NOFO.

Moreover, it is encouraged that all requested equipment adheres to the highest level of energy efficiency available to reduce environmental impacts.

All applicants are strongly encouraged to reach out to the Scientific/Research Contact(s) before submission of an application to discuss equipment requests and eligibility criteria. In addition, there is an FAQ and (archived) webinar providing additional guidance that can be viewed at ORIP's Equipment web page.  

Maximum Number of Applications Allowed Per Organization: Only one application per institution (normally identified by having a unique entity identifier (UEI) or NIH IPF number) is allowed. An institution that received an award under this NOFO in the immediate past fiscal year is not eligible to apply for this NOFO unless the previous award has been fully closed out by the date of submission. Specifically, an institution that received an award under PAR-24-028 is not eligible to apply for this NOFO for the September 25, 2024 due date. In other words, only one active equipment award is permitted at a time.

FOA is available online at: https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-24-259.html

Internal Competition Submission Deadline: June 29, 2026 @ 11:59 p.m. 

Internal Competition Results Announced: July 17, 2026                                                                                                                                  Sponsor Full Proposal Deadline: September 25, 2026, at 5:00 PM   

Documents Needed for the Preproposals: 

Submitters will complete and submit a form providing the following:

• Draft project summary/abstract of up to 2 pages; References do not count toward the 2-page limit.    
• Biographical sketches for the PIs and Co-PIs (any format);       
•  List of collaborators and any other senior/key personnel, if any.

Change in application form: Since the limited submission process does not involve OSP assistance with budget development, we are now using a budget template in the Submittable form. This template is designed to capture a general overview of the budget. Additionally, we have included a budget justification section directly in the form, eliminating the need for applicants to upload separate budget documents with their pre-proposal materials.   

*If assistance is needed, please contact Salvador Arellano III at salvador.arellano01@utrgv.edu. 

 Internal Review Process: The Research Division in consultation with a review committee, will decide which pre-proposals will continue to the full proposal submission stage. Anonymized reviewer feedback will be provided to all PIs whose pre-proposals were considered by the review committee, following the announcement of the finalist selection.

Announcement of UTRGV Limited Submission Internal Competition     All PI-eligible UTRGV faculty/staff interested in submitting a proposal to the Limited Submission opportunity must submit the internal pre-proposal via Submittable platform (using single PDF document) by the deadline. Please see OSP Handbook, page 8, for PI eligibility details. Internal pre-proposals must comply with all instructions and address the criteria referenced in this announcement.   

Funding Opportunity Purpose: The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) is announcing the continuation of the Superfund Hazardous Substance Research and Training Program, referred to as Superfund Research Program (SRP) Centers. SRP Center grants will support problem-based, solution-oriented research Centers that consist of multiple, integrated projects representing both the biomedical and environmental science and engineering disciplines; as well as cores tasked with administrative (which includes Center leadership, data management, and training); translational research and engagement; and research support functions.  The scope of the SRP Centers is taken directly from the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986, which limits competition for this program to accredited institutes of higher education.Please see Section III. Eligibility for additional information. In accordance with NIH standard peer-review processes, the application(s) will be peer-reviewed, and only meritorious application(s) will be considered for funding.

Funding Opportunity Goal(s)  To support innovative research and training through multi-project, interdisciplinary grants.  Areas of research may include: (1) advanced techniques for the detection, assessment, and evaluation of the effects of hazardous substances on human health; (2) methods to assess the risks to human health presented by hazardous substances; (3) methods and technologies to detect hazardous substances in the environment; and (4) basic biological, chemical, and physical methods to reduce the amount and toxicity of hazardous substances

Opportunity Overview: The NIEHS invites qualified investigators from domestic institutions of higher education to submit an application for an SRP Center grant. SRP legislation, under SARA of 1986, allows NIEHS the flexibility to create university-based Centers to conduct research to address the wide array of scientific uncertainties facing the national Superfund program.  Per42 USC 9660 (a)(3)eligible applicants are limited to accredited institutes of higher education. Please see Section III. Eligibility for additional information. In accordance with NIH standard peer-review processes, the application(s) will be peer-reviewed, and only meritorious application(s) will be considered for funding. The complex problems related to sites impacted by hazardous substances requires the expertise of both biomedical research (BMR) and environmental science and engineering (ESE) disciplines. Applicants responding to this Notice of Funding Opportunity Announcement (NOFO) are expected to design a research Center that integrates BMR (e.g., toxicology, epidemiology, mechanistic studies) with ESE (e.g., remediation, geosciences, ecological sciences). The goal of a NIEHS SRP Center is to improve public health by supporting integrative, multidisciplinary research incorporating the following: responsiveness to mandates; problem-based, solution-oriented research; relevance to SRP and Superfund.

Maximum Number of Applications Allowed Per Organization: Specific to this NOFO: Only one application per institution is allowed,

FOA is available online at: https://files.simpler.grants.gov/opportunities/daffbf0f-45f1-423b-8b6d-e994db43ce08/attachments/34dc9d30-f07f-4e33-bebe-4eb30bd82666/RFA-ES-27-004-Full-Announcement.html

Internal Competition Submission Deadline: June 29, 2026 @ 11:59 p.m. 

Internal Competition Results Announced: July 17, 2026                                                                                                                                 Sponsor Full Proposal Deadline: September 25, 2026, at 5:00 PM   

Documents Needed for the Preproposals: 

Submitters will complete and submit a form providing the following:

• Draft project summary/abstract of up to 2 pages; References do not count toward the 2-page limit.    
• Biographical sketches for the PIs and Co-PIs (any format);       
•  List of collaborators and any other senior/key personnel, if any.

Change in application form: Since the limited submission process does not involve OSP assistance with budget development, we are now using a budget template in the Submittable form. This template is designed to capture a general overview of the budget. Additionally, we have included a budget justification section directly in the form, eliminating the need for applicants to upload separate budget documents with their pre-proposal materials.   

*If assistance is needed, please contact Salvador Arellano III at salvador.arellano01@utrgv.edu. 

 Internal Review Process: The Research Division in consultation with a review committee, will decide which pre-proposals will continue to the full proposal submission stage. Anonymized reviewer feedback will be provided to all PIs whose pre-proposals were considered by the review committee, following the announcement of the finalist selection.

Announcement of UTRGV Limited Submission Internal Competition     All PI-eligible UTRGV faculty/staff interested in submitting a proposal to the Limited Submission opportunity must submit the internal pre-proposal via Submittable platform (using single PDF document) by the deadline. Please see OSP Handbook, page 8, for PI eligibility details. Internal pre-proposals must comply with all instructions and address the criteria referenced in this announcement.   

Funding Opportunity Purpose: The goal of the Institutional Biomedical Undergraduate Research Training (BURT) program is to strengthen research training environments and develop a pool of well-trained students who:

• Complete their baccalaureate degrees in biomedically-related fields, and
• Transition into and complete biomedical, research-focused higher degree programs (such as Ph.D. or M.D./Ph.D.).

 This notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for a Limited Competition invites applications from eligible organizations to apply. Please see Section III. Eligibility for additional information. In accordance with NIH standard peer-review processes, the applications will be peer-reviewed, and only meritorious applications will be considered. This funding announcement provides support to eligible, domestic organizations to develop and implement effective, evidence-informed approaches to biomedical undergraduate training and mentoring to help build a strong biomedical research workforce for the nation.

Applicant organizations must enroll undergraduate students and have received NIH Research Project Grant (RPG) funding averaging less than $50 million in total costs (direct and F&A/indirect) per year over the last three fiscal years (FY). To promote undergraduate research training opportunities across a range of eligible organizations, the program will accept applications in two tracks:

• Single Site: To support trainees from a single baccalaureate-degree granting organization.
• Community College Partnerships: To support community college trainee development through strong collaborations between at least one associate-degree granting organization (that is, a community college) and at least one baccalaureate-degree granting organization.

The proposed research training programs will incorporate didactic, research, and career development elements to prepare trainees for careers that will have a significant impact on the health-related research needs of the nation.

Opportunity Overview: The overall goal of the NIH Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) program is to help ensure that a pool of highly trained scientists is available in appropriate scientific disciplines to address the Nation's biomedical, behavioral, and clinical research needs. Each NIGMS-funded NRSA program is expected to provide a rigorous, well-designed research training program that includes mentored research experiences, courses, seminars, and additional training opportunities to equip trainees with the following skills required for careers in the biomedical research workforce:

• Technical (for example, appropriate methods, technologies, and quantitative/computational approaches).
• Operational (for example, independent knowledge acquisition, rigorous experimental design, interpretation of data, and conducting research in the safest manner possible).
• Professional (for example, management, leadership, communication, and teamwork).

Developing a highly skilled biomedical research workforce is essential to strengthening the nation’s economic competitiveness and improving public health. Undergraduate education is key to pursuing a career in the biomedical research workforce, and over 45% of undergraduate students begin their education at associate-degree granting organizations (that is, community colleges). Structured research training programs that provide financial support, high quality mentoring, robust networks, authentic research experiences and opportunities for skills development lead to improved biomedical degree completion rates and enhanced commitment to a research career. Therefore, there is a strong need to develop research training programs to effectively support the skills and career development of undergraduate students.

Maximum Number of Applications Allowed Per Organization: Specific to this NOFO: NIGMS will accept only one application, and support only one award, per applicant organization.

FOA is available online at: https://files.simpler.grants.gov/opportunities/d88aea72-290a-4396-83ba-139886a6ffc8/attachments/e59a911d-8bc5-483a-a7e0-0d1ac27bff83/PAR-26-033-Full-Announcement.html

Internal Competition Submission Deadline: June 29, 2026 @ 11:59 p.m. 

Internal Competition Results Announced: July 17, 2026                                                                                                                                 Sponsor Full Proposal Deadline: September 25, 2026, at 5:00 PM   

Documents Needed for the Preproposals: 

Submitters will complete and submit a form providing the following:

• Draft project summary/abstract of up to 2 pages; References do not count toward the 2-page limit.    
• Biographical sketches for the PIs and Co-PIs (any format);       
•  List of collaborators and any other senior/key personnel, if any.

Change in application form: Since the limited submission process does not involve OSP assistance with budget development, we are now using a budget template in the Submittable form. This template is designed to capture a general overview of the budget. Additionally, we have included a budget justification section directly in the form, eliminating the need for applicants to upload separate budget documents with their pre-proposal materials.   

*If assistance is needed, please contact Salvador Arellano III at salvador.arellano01@utrgv.edu. 

 Internal Review Process: The Research Division in consultation with a review committee, will decide which pre-proposals will continue to the full proposal submission stage. Anonymized reviewer feedback will be provided to all PIs whose pre-proposals were considered by the review committee, following the announcement of the finalist selection.

Announcement of UTRGV Limited Submission Internal Competition     All PI-eligible UTRGV faculty/staff interested in submitting a proposal to the Limited Submission opportunity must submit the internal pre-proposal via Submittable platform (using single PDF document) by the deadline. Please see OSP Handbook, page 8, for PI eligibility details. Internal pre-proposals must comply with all instructions and address the criteria referenced in this announcement.   

Funding Opportunity Purpose: The goal of the Medical Scientist Training Program (MSTP) is to develop a pool of well-trained clinician-scientist leaders available to address the nation’s biomedical research needs. Specifically, this funding announcement provides support to eligible, domestic organizations to develop and implement effective, evidence-informed approaches to dual-degree training and mentoring that will keep pace with the rapid evolution of the biomedical research enterprise and lead to the completion of both a clinical degree (for example, M.D., D.O., D.V.M., D.D.S., Pharm.D., etc.) and a research doctorate degree (Ph.D.).  

With the dual qualifications of a rigorous scientist and clinician, graduates will be equipped with the skills to develop research programs that accelerate the translation of research advances to the understanding, detection, treatment, and prevention of human disease, and to lead the advancement of biomedical research.  Areas of particular importance to NIGMS are optimizing training efficiency, fostering the persistence of alumni in research careers, and enhancing the clinician-scientist workforce.  NIGMS expects that the proposed research training program will incorporate didactic, research, mentoring and career development elements to prepare trainees for careers that will have a significant impact on the health-related research needs of the nation.

Opportunity Overview: The overall goal of the NIH Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) program is to help ensure that a pool of highly trained scientists is available in appropriate scientific disciplines to address the nation's biomedical, behavioral, and clinical research needs. More information about NRSA programs may be found at the Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award website. The NRSA program has been the primary means of supporting predoctoral and postdoctoral research training programs since enactment of the NRSA legislation in 1974. 

Each NIGMS-funded MSTP award is expected to provide a rigorous, well-designed research training program that includes mentored research experiences, courses, seminars, and additional training opportunities that equip clinician scientists with the following skills required for careers in the biomedical research workforce:

• Technical (for example, appropriate methods, technologies, and quantitative/computational approaches).
• Operational (for example, independent knowledge acquisition, rigorous experimental design, interpretation of data, and conducting research in the safest manner possible).
• Professional (for example, management, leadership, communication, and teamwork).

Through this funding announcement, NIGMS encourages changes in integrated clinical and graduate research training to keep pace with the rapid evolution of the biomedical research enterprise, which is increasingly complex, interdisciplinary, quantitative, and collaborative. Other changes in the biomedical research enterprise include the approaches utilized to investigate clinically relevant research questions, and the range of careers that dual-degree recipients are pursuing. Additionally, there is an increasing recognition of the need to enhance reproducibility of biomedical research results through scientific rigor and transparency, and to promote a culture where the highest standards of practice are used to ensure the safety of all individuals in the research environment. This funding opportunity is intended to encourage and enable the scientific community to develop and implement evidence-informed approaches to biomedical research training and mentoring that will effectively train future, rigorous clinician scientists to become leaders in biomedical research and clinical medicine.

Programs are encouraged not to simply layer additional activities onto existing structures but to instead use creative and transformational approaches to integrate clinical and biomedical graduate training, including curricular reform, that preserve the best elements of current programs, while enhancing the focus on the development of trainee skills.

NIGMS strives to ensure that future researchers will be drawn from the entire pool of potential contributors and seeks to support individuals at multiple training and career stages in a variety of organizations and educational settings across the country. The Overarching Objective of the MSTP is to develop a pool of well-trained clinician scientists (that is, a Ph.D. combined with a clinical degree, such as an M.D., D.O., D.V.M., D.D.S., Pharm.D., etc.) who have the following:

• A broad understanding across biomedical disciplines.
• The skills to independently acquire the knowledge needed to advance their chosen fields and careers.
• The ability to think critically and identify important biomedical research questions and approaches that push forward the boundaries of their areas of study.
• A strong foundation in scientific reasoning, rigorous research design, experimental methods, quantitative and computational approaches, and data analysis and interpretation.
• The skills to conduct research in the safest manner possible, and a commitment to approaching and conducting biomedical research responsibly, ethically, and with integrity.
• Experience initiating, conducting, interpreting, and presenting rigorous and reproducible biomedical research with increasing self-direction.
• The ability to utilize clinical experience and observations to identify biomedical research questions and to develop impactful research programs that push forward the boundaries of their areas of study.
• The skills necessary to integrate research and clinical activities and the capacity to translate scientific research findings into clinical practice.
• The ability and skills to lead changes that promote health for all, reduce health disparities and improve the health of those medically underserved across diseases, disorders, and conditions.
• The ability to work effectively in teams with colleagues from a variety of scientific backgrounds, and to promote safe and supportive scientific research environments.
• The skills to teach and communicate scientific methodologies and findings to a wide variety of audiences (for example, discipline-specific, across disciplines, and for the public).
• The knowledge, professional skills and experiences required to identify and transition into careers in the biomedical research workforce that utilize the dual-degrees (for example, the breadth of careers that sustain biomedical research in areas that are relevant to the NIH mission)

Maximum Number of Applications Allowed Per Organization: Specific to this NOFO: NIGMS will accept only one MSTP application per institution. 

FOA is available online at: https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-24-128.html

Internal Competition Submission Deadline: June 19, 2026 @ 11:59 p.m. 

Internal Competition Results Announced: July 17, 2026                                                                                                                                 Sponsor Full Proposal Deadline: September 25, 2026, at 5:00 PM   

Documents Needed for the Preproposals: 

Submitters will complete and submit a form providing the following:

• Draft project summary/abstract of up to 2 pages; References do not count toward the 2-page limit.    
• Biographical sketches for the PIs and Co-PIs (any format);       
•  List of collaborators and any other senior/key personnel, if any.

Change in application form: Since the limited submission process does not involve OSP assistance with budget development, we are now using a budget template in the Submittable form. This template is designed to capture a general overview of the budget. Additionally, we have included a budget justification section directly in the form, eliminating the need for applicants to upload separate budget documents with their pre-proposal materials.   

*If assistance is needed, please contact Salvador Arellano III at salvador.arellano01@utrgv.edu. 

 Internal Review Process: The Research Division in consultation with a review committee, will decide which pre-proposals will continue to the full proposal submission stage. Anonymized reviewer feedback will be provided to all PIs whose pre-proposals were considered by the review committee, following the announcement of the finalist selection.

Announcement of UTRGV Limited Submission Internal Competition     All PI-eligible UTRGV faculty/staff interested in submitting a proposal to the Limited Submission opportunity must submit the internal pre-proposal via Submittable platform (using single PDF document) by the deadline. Please see OSP Handbook, page 8, for PI eligibility details. Internal pre-proposals must comply with all instructions and address the criteria referenced in this announcement.   

Funding Opportunity Purpose: This Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) invites applications for a Research Coordinating Center (RCC) to participate in a new consortium with clinical centers that will test anti-obesity medication (AOM) treatment strategies for youth with obesity that maximize benefits and minimize risks of AOM use. Such intervention strategies should support the promotion of healthy growth and development; adequate nutritional status/intake, healthy eating and physical activity behaviors; mental health and well-being (e.g., body image, self-esteem, mood, etc.), and quality of life and be feasible to implement in clinical care settings. Priority areas include testing strategies to determine optimal developmental stage for AOM initiation, rate and amount of weight loss, AOM class, dose, frequency, and duration, and content and intensity of adjunct lifestyle therapies that may be imperative to ensure normal psychological and physical development and to potentially avoid lifelong dependence on AOMs. Investigators should also evaluate potential predictors of response/ nonresponse to various treatment strategies under evaluation. The clinical centers may conduct independent or multicenter trials but will collaborate on the development of protocols, use of common measures and data elements, use of a central laboratory and standardized procedures to collect data and biospecimens, and data analyses and manuscripts

The RCC will lead, manage, and harmonize efforts for the Consortium including 1) providing management and administrative support; 2) providing leadership and expertise on statistical design and analysis, 3) providing research coordination with a central laboratory, 4) harmonizing data collection methods and use of common data elements, 5) developing the database; 6) conducting data management and data analyses for Consortium studies; and 7) fostering research collaborations. 

Funding Opportunity Goal(s)  To support innovative research and training through multi-project, interdisciplinary grants.  Areas of research may include: (1) advanced techniques for the detection, assessment, and evaluation of the effects of hazardous substances on human health; (2) methods to assess the risks to human health presented by hazardous substances; (3) methods and technologies to detect hazardous substances in the environment; and (4) basic biological, chemical, and physical methods to reduce the amount and toxicity of hazardous substances

Opportunity Overview: Childhood obesity is common and increasing. In the United States, about 21% of children and teens have obesity. Obesity in children is linked to serious health problems, such as type 2 diabetes, liver disease, high cholesterol, high blood pressure, and mental health concerns and many continue to have obesity as adults. Because of this, finding safe and effective treatments for children with obesity is very important.

After many years of research, obesity is still hard to treat. Healthy eating and physical activity programs are the main treatments, but they must be very intense and frequent to lower Body Mass Index (BMI). Even then, weight loss is often small, does not last, and many children do not see meaningful improvement. These programs are also hard to access, especially for low-income families and those in rural areas. For children with severe obesity, weight-loss surgery can lead to larger and longer-lasting weight loss. However, some people regain weight over time, and these surgeries are invasive and require lifelong medical care.

Since 2020, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved three weight loss medications liraglutide, semaglutide, and phentermine/topiramate for long term weight management in children ages 12 years and older with obesity. Research shows that these newer medications can greatly lower BMI and average weight loss can be close to what is seen with weight loss surgery. These medications also improve blood sugar, cholesterol, and blood pressure. However, weight loss can vary widely between children, ranging from 5% to 20% or more of their BMI. As with lifestyle programs and surgery, there is no clear way to predict which children will respond best to these medications.

In 2023, the American Academy of Pediatrics released guidelines recommending weight loss medications to be used along with intensive healthy behavior and lifestyle treatment. However, there is still limited evidence to help doctors make the best treatment decisions. Stopping these medications often leads to weight regain, and long term treatment may be needed. Short term studies show that these medications are generally safe and well tolerated, with mostly gastrointestinal side effects, but long term safety is still unknown. Newer weight loss medications also strongly reduce hunger and increase fullness, leading to rapid and substantial weight loss. This raises important unanswered questions on optimal and safe use of AOMs in youth, including what intensity of behavioral/lifestyle intervention is needed while on AOMs, whether patients maintain adequate nutrient intake and healthy eating behaviors during treatment, and the impact on body composition during growth and development. Well-designed studies are needed to help guide how to use these medications safely and effectively in clinical practice and to understand their long term safety in children.

Maximum Number of Applications Allowed Per Organization: Specific to this NOFO: Only one application per institution is allowed, as defined in Part 2, Section III. 3. Additional Information on Eligibility.

FOA is available online at: https://files.simpler.grants.gov/opportunities/86e848c2-6ff6-4b35-a18b-bc2d031f81c1/attachments/653d9dd8-4b1a-4938-b7ba-faa8915d06d6/RFA-DK-27-136-Full-Announcement.html

Internal Competition Submission Deadline: July 13, 2026 @ 11:59 p.m. 

Internal Competition Results Announced: August 3, 2026                                                                                                                                 Sponsor Full Proposal Deadline: October 09, 2026, at 5:00 PM   

Documents Needed for the Preproposals: 

Submitters will complete and submit a form providing the following:

• Draft project summary/abstract of up to 2 pages; References do not count toward the 2-page limit.    
• Biographical sketches for the PIs and Co-PIs (any format);       
•  List of collaborators and any other senior/key personnel, if any.

Change in application form: Since the limited submission process does not involve OSP assistance with budget development, we are now using a budget template in the Submittable form. This template is designed to capture a general overview of the budget. Additionally, we have included a budget justification section directly in the form, eliminating the need for applicants to upload separate budget documents with their pre-proposal materials.   

*If assistance is needed, please contact Salvador Arellano III at salvador.arellano01@utrgv.edu. 

 Internal Review Process: The Research Division in consultation with a review committee, will decide which pre-proposals will continue to the full proposal submission stage. Anonymized reviewer feedback will be provided to all PIs whose pre-proposals were considered by the review committee, following the announcement of the finalist selection.

Announcement of UTRGV Limited Submission Internal Competition     All PI-eligible UTRGV faculty/staff interested in submitting a proposal to the Limited Submission opportunity must submit the internal pre-proposal via Submittable platform (using single PDF document) by the deadline. Please see OSP Handbook, page 8, for PI eligibility details. Internal pre-proposals must comply with all instructions and address the criteria referenced in this announcement.   

Funding Opportunity Purpose: The United States Public Health Service (USPHS) is committed to achieving a society in which all people live long, healthy lives. The vision, mission, and goals are found in Healthy People 2030, a USPHS-led national activity to achieve better health in the United States by the year 2030. This Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) is linked to the goals of Healthy People 2030, that are intended to prevent work-related diseases, injuries, and deaths while improving worker health, safety, and well-being.

As noted by Healthy People 2030, the health and well-being of the U.S. workforce is central to the strength of the economy. Because people spend so much time working, their work environment has a major impact on their health. Many people get injured or die on the job, and develop health conditions from exposure at work, such as hearing loss, skin diseases and lung problems. Tailored interventions can help reduce work-related injuries, illnesses, and deaths, and promote worker well-being.

The Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 mandates that NIOSH provide an adequate supply of qualified personnel to carry out the purposes of the Occupational Safety and Health Act. NIOSH ERCs have a key role in meeting this mandate and contribute to the Institute’s core mission of preventing workplace injuries and illnesses.

In 1977, NIOSH supported 9 ERCs in 9 states and 5 Health and Human Services (HHS) Federal Regions. Presently, NIOSH supports 18 ERCs across all 10 HHS Regions. Over 20,700 individuals graduated from ERCs in the core and allied disciplines in occupational safety and health (OSH) from 1977 - 2023. As capacity in OSH practice and research has increased, the number and rates of work-related injuries, illnesses, and fatalities have decreased (BLS, 2021).

The far-reaching impact of the COVID-19 pandemic highlights the vital role OSH has in the United States and beyond. From occupational exposures that led to illness and death to the mental and economic stressors the pandemic placed across individuals, workplaces and communities, ERCs responded rapidly to the needs of their students, staff and faculty and regional stakeholders by providing broad-based approaches to protection from the virus. This included guidance on proper use and decontamination of personal protective equipment, respirator fit testing, social distancing for worksites, and the use of physical protective barriers. Many ERCs developed communication products, resource guides, online courses, and webinars on safe work practices during the pandemic.

ERCs will continue to train OSH practitioners and researchers with the knowledge and skills to respond to natural, man-made, environmental, and public health disasters. Historically, ERCs have provided expertise in worker health and safety following events such as hurricanes (Katrina, Maria, and Harvey), the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, illicit drug exposures to law enforcement and emergency medical services, and Ebola and influenza outbreaks. ERC's responses have included outreach activities and research training opportunities that highlighted the expertise of ERC's faculty, staff, and trainees.

Opportunity Overview: 

Centers will have different strengths, focus areas, experiences and capacities.  NIOSH ERCs are essential to moving the OSH field forward.  Developing highly skilled and knowledgeable OSH practitioners and researchers to advance worker health, safety and well-being is crucial to address issues that are multi-regional, national, and global in scope.

ERCs focus on the core OSH disciplines of IH, OHN, OM, and OS and must support at least 2 of the core disciplines through their academic training program. Allied disciplines are also offered through many of the ERCs. Allied disciplines include, but not limited to, occupational health psychology, Total Worker Health, mining safety, agricultural safety and health, and ergonomics.

ERCs serve as resources for our nation's workforce through continuing education and outreach in their region. ERCs have strong collaborations with professional associations, worker advocacy groups, businesses, industries and public health agencies.

ERCs may also support research training programs through Pilot Project Research Training Programs and Targeted Research Training. ERCs conduct research on priorities in NORA and emerging issues.

The applicant must provide an overall description of the ERC addressing the burden of occupational injuries and illnesses within the region, the regional and national need to an ERC in their region and the ERC's impact or potential for impact to improve worker health, safety, and well-being. The narrative should address significance, investigators, innovation, approach, and environment. Applicants may indicate this in the Research Strategy of their application.

Maximum Number of Applications Allowed Per Organization:   Only one is allowed.

A current recipient or applicant of the NIOSH T03, Occupational Safety and Health Training Project Grants award is not eligible to apply for an award or a sub-award under this Funding Opportunity Announcement.

FOA is available online at: https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-OH-25-002.html

Internal Competition Submission Deadline: July 23, 2026 @ 11:59 p.m

Internal Competition Results Announced: August 13, 2026                                                                                                                         

Sponsor Full Proposal Deadline: October 22, 2026, at 5:00 PM      

Documents Needed for the Preproposals: 

Submitters will complete and submit a form providing the following:

• Draft project summary/abstract of up to 2 pages; References do not count toward the 2-page limit.    
• Biographical sketches for the PIs and Co-PIs (any format);       
•  List of collaborators and any other senior/key personnel, if any.

Change in application form: Since the limited submission process does not involve OSP assistance with budget development, we are now using a budget template in the Submittable form. This template is designed to capture a general overview of the budget. Additionally, we have included a budget justification section directly in the form, eliminating the need for applicants to upload separate budget documents with their pre-proposal materials.   

*If assistance is needed, please contact Salvador Arellano III at salvador.arellano01@utrgv.edu. 

 Internal Review Process: The Research Division in consultation with a review committee, will decide which pre-proposals will continue to the full proposal submission stage. Anonymized reviewer feedback will be provided to all PIs whose pre-proposals were considered by the review committee, following the announcement of the finalist selection.

Announcement of UTRGV Limited Submission Internal Competition     All PI-eligible UTRGV faculty/staff interested in submitting a proposal to the Limited Submission opportunity must submit the internal pre-proposal via Submittable platform (using single PDF document) by the deadline. Please see OSP Handbook, page 8, for PI eligibility details. Internal pre-proposals must comply with all instructions and address the criteria referenced in this announcement.   

Funding Opportunity Purpose: This funding opportunity provides support for a National Center for Construction Safety and Health Research and Translation (National Construction Center) to address the significant and varied burden of work-related injuries and illnesses in the U.S. construction industry. The NIOSH National Construction Center serves as a national leader in construction research, implementation, and dissemination of scientific discoveries to benefit construction workers by working to prevent or reduce work-related injuries and illnesses. The NIOSH National Construction Center recipient will address both regional and national construction worker safety and health issues and prioritize the creation, dissemination, and widespread use of evidence-based solutions to address the most critical safety and health problems in the construction industry. Furthermore, the NIOSH National Construction Center will establish a publicly accessible online repository for research data, indicators, and research-to-practice materials and products. The overarching goal of the National Construction Center is to reduce adverse construction worker health and safety outcomes by studying, developing, and implementing evidence-based practices and solutions.

Applications for this funding opportunity should have a national scope for research, implementation, dissemination, and related activities described in this announcement. The proposed projects should aim to achieve the following objectives: 1) reducing and preventing construction worker exposures to safety and health hazards, 2) improving the safety culture and safety climate within the construction industry, 3) applying prevention through design, the hierarchy of controls, and emerging technologies where appropriate to address industry hazards, and 4) widely disseminating best practices and other information for use by workers, employers, contractors, and site owners. The National Construction Center is expected to work closely with NIOSH construction program leadership, academic and research partners, and other organizations to advance research integration and inform best practices and effective worksite solutions in the U.S. construction industry. Applicants should clearly describe how the intended outcomes of the proposed work will contribute to the specified goals in NIOSH's Strategic Plan and, in the NIOSH Priority Goals for Extramural Research.

Opportunity Overview: 

consider the required and optional components essential to the National Construction Center function, detailed below, in providing an overall description of the proposed Center, addressing 1) the burden of occupational injuries and illnesses for the construction sector, 2) the national need for the Center’s proposed programs and projects, and 3) the Center’s impact, or potential for impact, on construction worker health and safety.

To effectively address the purpose and scope of this NOFO, the following required components will enable the Center to cohesively address established goals and objectives for providing impact:

• Planning, Administration, and Evaluation Core
• Construction Industry Data and Statistical Core
• Communication, Outreach, and Education Core
• Research-to-Practice Core
• Applied Research Projects (collectively, the Applied Research Core)

Planning, Administration, and Evaluation Core (up to 20% of total costs/year). The purpose of this core is to 1) provide oversight, leadership, and management for the Center, including establishment and maintenance of advisory committees; 2) engage in long-range planning, coordination, and implementation of work that crosses multiple cores, programs or projects; and 3) develop and assist in implementing evaluation efforts at the Center, core, program and project levels.

Construction Industry Data and Statistical Core (up to 10% of total costs/year). This core acquires, analyzes, interprets and disseminates data, indicators, and important changes/trends within and impacting the construction sector. The types of data can include construction related injury, illness, disability, deaths, industry characteristics, advances in methods, equipment, or technologies, as well as indicators such as employment and demographic economic variables.

Communication, Outreach, and Education Core (up to 10% of total costs). The purpose of this core is to ensure that evidence-based approaches, technologies, guidelines, policies, best practices, or similar activities that are known to be effective are promoted and disseminated to benefit workers and their associated work environments. This core develops partnerships with a diverse group of stakeholders to help ensure that research outputs, outcomes, and impacts can be disseminated widely. A variety of pathways should be used, such as live meetings, webinars, websites, and social media.

Research-to-Practice Core (up to 30% of total costs/year). This core ensures a systematic approach focused on the use, adoption, and adaptation of interventions and technologies that translate research findings into practice to reduce and eliminate occupational injuries, illnesses, and fatalities in the construction sector. The purpose of this core is to bridge the gap between research and practice by effectively integrating knowledge, interventions, and technologies into workplace policies, procedures, and practices.

Applied Research Core (up to 30% of total costs/year). This core consists of a variety of individual research projects that address burden, need, and impact to improve occupational safety and health in the construction sector. Applied research builds the evidence base for effective prevention and intervention practices.

Guidance has been provided for the approximate budget allocation expected for each core. Applicants may request, with justification, more or less funding for any of the cores, provided they do not exceed the total costs allowed under this NOFO.

Applicants are encouraged to propose a pilot studies subprogram as part of the Planning, Administration, and Evaluation Core or the Research-to-Practice Core. Provide a clear description of the program within the appropriate core and fully justify the requested budget. All laws and regulations related to federal funding will apply. NIOSH will neither peer-review individual pilot project proposals nor make available an institutional review board for that purpose.

Maximum Number of Applications Allowed Per Organization:   Only one application per institution (normally identified by having a unique UEI number) is allowed.

FOA is available online at: https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-OH-24-001.html

Internal Competition Submission Deadline: July 24, 2026 @ 11:59 p.m

Internal Competition Results Announced: August 14, 2026                                                                                                                         

Sponsor Full Proposal Deadline: October 30, 2026, at 5:00 PM      

Documents Needed for the Preproposals: 

Submitters will complete and submit a form providing the following:

• Draft project summary/abstract of up to 2 pages; References do not count toward the 2-page limit.    
• Biographical sketches for the PIs and Co-PIs (any format);       
•  List of collaborators and any other senior/key personnel, if any.

Change in application form: Since the limited submission process does not involve OSP assistance with budget development, we are now using a budget template in the Submittable form. This template is designed to capture a general overview of the budget. Additionally, we have included a budget justification section directly in the form, eliminating the need for applicants to upload separate budget documents with their pre-proposal materials.   

*If assistance is needed, please contact Salvador Arellano III at salvador.arellano01@utrgv.edu. 

 Internal Review Process: The Research Division in consultation with a review committee, will decide which pre-proposals will continue to the full proposal submission stage. Anonymized reviewer feedback will be provided to all PIs whose pre-proposals were considered by the review committee, following the announcement of the finalist selection.