Reentry Employment Grants (2026)

U.S. National Science Foundation

The Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems (CBET) and the Division of Chemistry (CHE) are conducting a Re-entry to Active Research (RARE) program to reengage, retrain, and broaden participation within the academic workforce. The primary objective of the RARE program is to catalyze the advancement along the academic tenure-track of highly meritorious individuals who are returning from a hiatus from active research. By providing re-entry points to active academic research, the RARE program will reinvest in the nation s most highly trained scientists and engineers, while broadening participation and increasing diversity of experience. A RARE research proposal must describe potentially transformative research that falls within the scope of participating CBET or CHEprograms. The RARE program includes two Tracks to catalyze the advancement of investigators along the academic tenure system after a research hiatus, either to a tenure-track position or to a higher-tenured academic rank. Track 1 of the RARE program reengages investigators in a competitive funding opportunity with accommodations for gap in record that are a result of the research hiatus. A Track 1 proposal will follow the budgetary guidelines of the relevant CBET program for an unsolicited research proposal or the relevant CHE Disciplinary Research program. Track 2 retrains investigators for whom the research hiatus has led to the need for new or updated techniques, such that retraining is required to return the investigator to competitive research activity. A description of how these new techniques will lead to competitive research in CBET or CHE programs is required. A Track 2 proposal budget will include only funds necessary for specific retraining activities, such as travel to a workshop or conference, workshop registration fees, a retraining sabbatical, or seed funding to support collection of preliminary data (including salary support, equipment usage fees, materials, and/or supplies). General inquiries regarding this program should be made to: RAREquestions@NSF.GOV or a RARE Program Officer listed below.

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

Provides grants for housing rehabilitation, land acquisition, community facilities, infrastructure, and economic development activities in Indian and Alaska Native communities.

Bureau of Indian Affairs

Supports tribal energy resource development, energy infrastructure planning, and capacity building for tribally owned energy projects.

U.S. Department of Energy

Provides financial and technical assistance to tribes for energy development, energy efficiency, and renewable energy projects on tribal lands.

U.S. National Science Foundation

Training-based Workforce Development for Advanced Cyberinfrastructure (CyberTraining)

Vermont Department of Health

EMS Workforce Development and Retention

Vermont Department of Health

EMS Workforce Development and Retention District Allocation