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Open Food and Nutrition Grants (2026) — Deadlines & Max Awards

85 opportunities.

As of 2026-10-15: 85 open; soonest deadline Oct 20, 2026; median max award $600,000.

Open grants

GrantAgencyMax awardCloses
Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 AmeriCorps Seniors RSVP CompetitionAmeriCorpsNot specifiedOct 20, 2026
NIH Research Software Engineer (RSE) Award (R50 Clinical Trials Not Allowed)National Institutes of HealthNot specifiedDec 4, 2026
Intervention Research to Improve Native American Health (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)National Institutes of HealthNot specifiedJan 7, 2027
Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 AmeriCorps State and National Competitive GrantsAmeriCorpsNot specifiedJan 13, 2027
HEAL Initiative: Studies to Enable Analgesic Discovery (R61/R33 - Clinical Trial Not Allowed)National Institutes of Health$350,000Jan 15, 2027
Minor Use Minor Species Development of Drugs (R01)Food and Drug Administration$250,000Jan 29, 2027
Animal Food Regulatory Program Standards Implementation Development and Maintenance, with Mutual Reliance Initiatives Clinical Trials Not AllowedFood and Drug Administration$300,000Apr 1, 2027
NARMS Cooperative Agreement Program to Strengthen Antibiotic Resistance Surveillance in Retail Food SpecimensFood and Drug Administration$200,000Apr 1, 2027
Short Courses on Innovative Methodologies and Approaches in the Behavioral and Social Sciences (R25 Clinical Trials Not Allowed)National Institutes of Health$200,000Apr 9, 2027
Mentored Quantitative Research Development Award (Parent K25 Independent Clinical Trial Not Allowed)National Institutes of HealthNot specifiedMay 7, 2027
NIH Pathway to Independence Award (Parent K99/R00 Independent Clinical Trial Required)National Institutes of HealthNot specifiedMay 7, 2027
Mentored Quantitative Research Development Award (Parent K25 Independent Clinical Trial Required)National Institutes of HealthNot specifiedMay 7, 2027
Mentored Patient-Oriented Research Career Development Award (Parent K23 Independent Clinical Trial Not Allowed)National Institutes of HealthNot specifiedMay 7, 2027
NIH Pathway to Independence Award (Parent K99/R00 Independent Clinical Trial Not Allowed)National Institutes of HealthNot specifiedMay 7, 2027
Mentored Research Scientist Development Award (Parent K01 - Independent Clinical Trial Required)National Institutes of HealthNot specifiedMay 7, 2027
Mentored Research Scientist Development Award (Parent K01 - Independent Clinical Trial Not Allowed)National Institutes of HealthNot specifiedMay 7, 2027
Mentored Clinical Scientist Research Career Development Award (Parent K08 Independent Clinical Trial Not Allowed)National Institutes of HealthNot specifiedMay 8, 2027
Mentored Patient-Oriented Research Career Development Award (Parent K23 Independent Clinical Trial Required)National Institutes of HealthNot specifiedMay 8, 2027
Change of Recipient Organization (Type 7 Parent Clinical Trial Optional)National Institutes of HealthNot specifiedJul 12, 2027
Priority HIV/AIDS Research within the Mission of NIDDK (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)National Institutes of HealthNot specifiedNov 5, 2027
Pilot Studies of Biological, Behavioral and Social Mechanisms Contributing to HIV Pathogenesis Within the Mission of NIDDK (R21 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)National Institutes of HealthNot specifiedNov 16, 2027
Stimulating Hematology Investigation: New Endeavors (SHINE) (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)National Institutes of HealthNot specifiedJan 6, 2028
Dissemination and Implementation Research in Health (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)National Institutes of HealthNot specifiedJan 7, 2028
Academic Research Enhancement Award (AREA) for Undergraduate-Focused Institutions (R15 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)National Institutes of Health$375,000Jan 7, 2028
Limited Competition: Small Grant Program for NIDDK K01/K08/K23/K25 Recipients (R03 Clinical Trial Optional)National Institutes of Health$75,000Jan 7, 2028
NIH Research Project Grant (Parent R01 Clinical Trial Required)National Institutes of HealthNot specifiedJan 7, 2028
NIH Research Project Grant (Parent R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)National Institutes of HealthNot specifiedJan 7, 2028
Laboratory Flexible Funding Model (LFFM)Food and Drug Administration$1,500,000Jan 11, 2028
Reissue of RFA-FD-22-001 - Efficient and Innovative Natural History Studies Addressing Unmet Needs in Rare Diseases (R01 Clinical Trials Optional)Food and Drug Administration$600,000Feb 8, 2028
2026 Alaska Marine Education and Training Mini-Grant ProgramDOC NOAA - ERA Production$75,000May 1, 2028
Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Individual Fellowship for Students at Institutions Without NIH-Funded Institutional Predoctoral Dual-Degree Training Programs (Parent F30)National Institutes of HealthNot specifiedMay 7, 2028
Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Individual Fellowship for Students at Institutions with NIH-Funded Institutional Predoctoral Dual-Degree Training Programs (Parent F30)National Institutes of HealthNot specifiedMay 7, 2028
Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Individual Predoctoral Fellowship (Parent F31)National Institutes of HealthNot specifiedMay 7, 2028
Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Individual Postdoctoral Fellowship (Parent F32)National Institutes of HealthNot specifiedMay 7, 2028
Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Short-Term Institutional Research Training Grant (Parent T35)National Institutes of HealthNot specifiedMay 7, 2028
Animal and Veterinary Innovation Centers (U18)Food and Drug Administration$1,250,000May 12, 2028
Reissue of RFA-FD-23-001- Clinical Studies of Orphan Products Addressing Unmet Needs of Rare Diseases (R01 Clinical Trials Required)Food and Drug Administration$900,000May 16, 2028
Stephen I. Katz Early Stage Investigator Research Project Grant (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)National Institutes of HealthNot specifiedAug 25, 2028
Vet-LIRN Capacity-Building Project and Equipment Grants (U18)Food and Drug Administration$2,500,000Sep 4, 2028
Support for Research Excellence First Independent Research (SuRE-First) Award (R16 - Clinical Trial Not Allowed)National Institutes of Health$125,000Sep 7, 2028
Support for Research Excellence (SuRE) Award (R16 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)National Institutes of Health$100,000Sep 7, 2028
Clinical Studies of Orphan Products Addressing Unmet Needs of Rare Diseases (R01 Clinical Trials Required)Food and Drug AdministrationNot specifiedForecast
Conformance with the Egg Regulatory Program StandardsFood and Drug Administration$47,000Forecast
Efficient and Innovative Natural History Studies Addressing Unmet Needs in Rare Diseases (R01 Clinical Trials Optional)Food and Drug Administration$400,000Forecast
Food Safety Capacity and Infrastructure Building (U2F)Food and Drug Administration$1,000,000Forecast
FDA's Integrated Food Safety System Training Delivery and DevelopmentFood and Drug AdministrationNot specifiedForecast
Federal and State Integration Activities to Advance Cooperation and Regulatory Standards Among Animal Food Safety Regulatory ProgramsFood and Drug AdministrationNot specifiedForecast
Reducing Fraud and Lowering Barriers to the Production of Drugs in Shortage by Outsourcing FacilitiesFood and Drug Administration$3,000,000Forecast
Data Standards for Tobacco Research and Scientific Review Phase 2Food and Drug AdministrationNot specifiedForecast
FDA Support for Conferences and Scientific Meetings (R13 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)Food and Drug AdministrationNot specifiedForecast
Center for Research on Complex Generics (U18) Clinical Trials OptionalFood and Drug Administration$1,500,000Forecast
NARMS Cooperative Agreement Program to Strengthen Antibiotic Resistance Surveillance in Retail Food SpecimensFood and Drug Administration$4,500,000Forecast
REACHing Communities (REACH) Consortium (U01) Clinical Trials OptionalFood and Drug Administration$3,000,000Forecast
Synthesis and Biological Activity Assessment of Different Diastereomers in siRNA Drug LEQVIO (Inclisiran) (U01) Clinical Trial Not AllowedFood and Drug Administration$300,000Forecast
FDA OMHHE Health Equity Innovation Award: Enhance Equity Funding Opportunity (U01) Clinical Trials Not AllowedFood and Drug Administration$1,000,000Forecast
Improving Predictability of Food-Drug and Drug-Drug Interaction Risks by Utilizing In Vitro Simulated Gastrointestinal Dissolution Model for High-Risk Oral Drug Products (U01) Clinical Trial OptionalFood and Drug Administration$500,000Forecast
Minor Use Minor Species Development of Drugs (R01)Food and Drug Administration$250,000Forecast
Evaluating the Cutaneous Pharmacokinetics of Topical Drug Products Using Pharmacokinetic Tomography (U01 Clinical Trial Required)Food and Drug Administration$250,000Forecast
Cooperative Agreement for Long Term Data Collection on Antimicrobial Use in Animals (U01) Clinical Trial Not AllowedFood and Drug Administration$200,000Forecast
Applied regulatory science research to evaluate and treat cardiotoxicity of oncology therapeuticsFood and Drug AdministrationNot specifiedForecast
Educational Funding Opportunity: Expanding education on skin lightening products (U01) Clinical Trials Not AllowedFood and Drug Administration$250,000Forecast
OMHHE Educational Funding Opportunity: Expanding education on skin lightening products (U01) Clinical Trials Not AllowedFood and Drug Administration$250,000Forecast
Manufactured Foods Flexible Funding Model (MF-FFM)Food and Drug AdministrationNot specifiedForecast
Identification and Evaluation of Possible Approaches to Addressing Nitrosamine Impurities in Drugs (U01)Food and Drug Administration$350,000Forecast
Integrating Machine Learning with Computational Fluid Dynamics Models of Orally Inhaled Drug Products (U01) Clinical Trials Not AllowedFood and Drug AdministrationNot specifiedForecast
Cooperative Agreement to Support Activities Related to Analgesics, Anesthetics, and Addiction (U01) Clinical Trials AllowedFood and Drug Administration$2,000,000Forecast
Retail Food Safety Regulatory Association Collaboration CAPFood and Drug Administration$4,000,000Forecast
Clinical Trials Addressing Unmet Needs of Rare Neurodegenerative Diseases (R01) Clinical Trials RequiredFood and Drug Administration$900,000Forecast
Development and Maintenance of Human and Animal Food Rapid Response Teams (U2F) Clinical Trials Not AllowedFood and Drug Administration$1,440,000Forecast
Cooperative Agreement to Support a Human Abuse Potential Study of Botanical Kratom (U01 Clinical Trial Required)Food and Drug Administration$2,000,000Forecast
Animal Food Regulatory Program Standards Implementation Development and Maintenance, with Mutual Reliance InitiativesFood and Drug Administration$10,600,000Forecast
Developing PBPK Model-Based Mechanistic IVIVCs for Long Acting Injectable Suspensions and Implants (U01) Clinical Trial OptionalFood and Drug Administration$300,000Forecast
Utilizing Real-World Data and Algorithmic Analyses to Assess Post-Market Clinical Outcomes in Patients Switching Amongst Therapeutically Equivalent Complex Generic Drug Products and Reference Listed Drugs (U01) Clinical Trial Not AllowedFood and Drug Administration$300,000Forecast
Health Equity Innovation Award: Enhance Equity Funding Opportunity (U01) Clinical Trials Not AllowedFood and Drug Administration$1,000,000Forecast
Animal Food Regulatory Program AllianceFood and Drug Administration$600,000Forecast
Studies Addressing Rare Neurodegenerative Diseases including ALSFood and Drug AdministrationNot specifiedForecast
Identification of Drug-related and Formulation-Related Factors that Result in Alcohol Dose Dumping of Modified Release Oral Drug Products (U01) Clinical Trial Not AllowedFood and Drug Administration$250,000Forecast
Cooperative Agreement to Support Effective Dissemination of Clinical Practice GuidelinesFood and Drug Administration$1,000,000Forecast
Flexible Funding Model-Infrastructure Development and Maintenance for State Manufactured Food Regulatory Programs (U2F) Clinical Trials Not AllowedFood and Drug Administration$1,285,000Forecast
Integrated Food Safety System Regulatory and Laboratory Training System National Coordination CenterFood and Drug Administration$1,500,000Forecast
Collaborations to Enhance Drug Development and Regulatory ScienceFood and Drug Administration$5,000,000Forecast
Rapid Response Team (RRT) Cooperative AgreementFood and Drug AdministrationNot specifiedForecast
Critical Path Public Private Partnerships Clinical Trials OptionalFood and Drug Administration$20,000,000Forecast
Retail Food Safety Regulatory Association CollaborationFood and Drug AdministrationNot specifiedForecast
Novel approaches to support therapeutic development in ultra-rare cancersFood and Drug AdministrationNot specifiedForecast

FAQ

How many grants are open right now?

85 opportunities are listed on this page as of 2026-10-15, based on Grants.gov public data.

Which one closes first?

Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 AmeriCorps Seniors RSVP Competition (AmeriCorps) closes on Oct 20, 2026.

What is the largest award listed?

Critical Path Public Private Partnerships Clinical Trials Optional offers up to $20,000,000.

Is it free to apply?

Yes. Applying for federal grants is free and is done on official sites such as Grants.gov. Never pay for a list of grants.