| Funding Landscape and New Limited Submission Opportunities for the Week of September 28, 2026 | Click here to share this information with department heads and eligible faculty. | | Funding Landscape
ARPA-H Announces the Emerging Health Innovators (EHI) Opportunity for Early-Career Investigators
The EHI Initiative aims to expand access to government research funding and seed bold new ideas that address critical healthcare gaps in the United States. Designed for early-career biotech investigators and innovators who are within eight years of receiving their terminal degree, EHI provides an opportunity to learn how to become the next generation of ARPA-H Program Managers and research performers while advancing potentially transformative health solutions. Proposers’ Day will be held on October 13, and Solution Summaries are due October 30.
Department of War Announces the Multidisciplinary University Research Initiative (MURI) Program
The MURI Program supports U.S. academic research teams conducting high-impact basic research addressing future Department of War challenges. The program focuses on complex, defense-relevant research at the intersection of multiple scientific disciplines, bringing together faculty, postdoctoral researchers, and graduate students to advance foundational science while developing a technically skilled, defense-aware research workforce. Questions regarding white papers are due November 6, 2026; white papers (strongly recommended) are due November 20, 2026. Full proposals are due April 9, 2027. | | | New Limited Submission Opportunities | | Description: This Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) announces the renewal of the NIH Research Evaluation and Commercialization Hub (REACH) program, established to facilitate and accelerate the translation of academic biomedical discoveries into products that improve patient care and public health. Through this program, NIH will provide the qualifying institutions with the funds to seed the creation of academic entrepreneurship Hubs. Hubs will be responsible for providing innovators with both the initial investment and resources to support the proof-of-concept work and the mentorship in product development and commercialization needed to develop high priority technologies within the NIH's mission.
Limitation: one application per institution
Internal Submission Deadline: Wednesday, October 7, 2026
Sponsor Application Deadline: Tuesday, November 10, 2026
| Description: The goal of the Inflammatory Breast Cancer (IBC) Research Grant is to support innovative, hypothesis-driven research that advances our understanding of the biological underpinnings of IBC and opens new avenues of investigation into the disease.
Limitation: one application per institution
Internal Submission Deadline: Monday, October 19, 2026
Sponsor LOI Deadline: Monday, November 30, 2026
Sponsor Application Deadline: Monday, January 18, 2027 | | Description: The Department of Justice seeks applications from nonprofit organizations, private businesses, law enforcement, and governmental entities to implement programs, services, and initiatives that will abate and mitigate the opioid crisis in Iowa. Funding is available from the State of Iowa’s share of the national opioid settlements. The objective of this funding opportunity is to support evidence-based, community-driven, and sustainable strategies that address the prevention, treatment, recovery, and harm reduction related to opioid misuse and addiction.
Limitation: See InfoReady for details.
Internal Submission Deadline: Wednesday, October 21, 2026
Sponsor Application Deadline: Thursday, December 31, 2026 | | | First-Come, First-Served Limited Submission Opportunities | | Description: This initiative aims to ensure long-term follow-up to improve health outcomes for people living with spina bifida. This NOFO has two funding components: Component A: National Spina Bifida Patient Registry (NSBPR); Component B: Urologic Management to Preserve Initial Renal Function Protocol for Young Children with Spina Bifida (UMPIRE).
Limitation: two applications per institution
Sponsor Application Deadline: Monday, October 26, 2026
Note: The internal deadline has passed, and the number of applications received is below our institutional limit. Applicants will be selected on a first-come, first-served basis. Please contact RDO to apply. | Description: This Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) solicits applications to develop shared-use research facilities or research-supporting facilities that enable collaborative research and benefit broad research communities at large. The NOFO supports two existing construction programs: 1) Biomedical Research Facilities (BRF) Program, and 2) HIV/AIDS Research Facilities (HRF) Program.
Limitation: two applications per institution
Sponsor Application Deadline: Monday, January 25, 2027
Note: The internal deadline has passed, and the number of applications received is below our institutional limit. Applicants will be selected on a first-come, first-served basis. Please contact RDO to apply. | | | |
