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2026 Education Grant Deadlines

Upcoming education grant application deadlines for school districts, charter schools, and education nonprofits — from the U.S. Department of Education, state education agencies, and foundations — refreshed weekly. Free to use and link to.

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Oct 14, 2026Research Experiences for Teachers (RET) in Engineering and Computer ScienceU.S. National Science FoundationView →
Oct 14, 2026Tribal Colleges and Universities Program (TCUP)U.S. National Science FoundationView →
Oct 14, 2026Assay Validation of High Quality Markers for Clinical Studies in Cancer (UH2/UH3 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)National Institutes of HealthView →
Oct 14, 2026NCI Pathway to Independence Award for Early-Stage Postdoctoral Researchers (K99/R00 - Independent Clinical Trial Not Allowed)National Institutes of HealthView →
Oct 14, 2026Assay Validation of High Quality Markers for Clinical Studies in Cancer (UH3 Clinical Trials Not Allowed)National Institutes of HealthView →
Oct 14, 2026NCI Pathway to Independence Award for Early-Stage Postdoctoral Researchers (K99/R00 - Independent Clinical Trial Required)National Institutes of HealthView →
Oct 14, 2026Revision Applications for Validation of Biomarker Assays Developed Through NIH-Supported Research Grants (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)National Institutes of HealthView →
Oct 15, 2026Higher Education Challenge Grants ProgramNational Institute of Food and AgricultureView →
Oct 15, 2026Innovative Water Infrastructure Workforce Development GrantEnvironmental Protection AgencyView →
Oct 16, 2026Strengthening Ghana Health Service laboratory services, diagnostic networks, and systems for a more effective, efficient, and sustainable response to HIV, TB, and other priority health threatsCenters for Disease Control-GHCView →
Oct 16, 2026CCRP Initiative: NIH Countermeasures Against Chemical Threats (CounterACT) Basic Research on Chemical Threats that Affect the Nervous System (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)National Institutes of HealthView →
Oct 16, 2026Annual Recurring University Training and ResearchNational Energy Technology LaboratoryView →
Oct 19, 2026PRIMED-AI: Data-to-Model Academic-Industrial Partnerships (D2M-AIP) for Precision Medicine with AI: Integrating Imaging with Multimodal Data (UG3/UH3 Clinical Trial Optional)National Institutes of HealthView →
Oct 20, 2026Historically Black Colleges and Universities - Excellence in Research (HBCU - EiR)U.S. National Science FoundationView →
Oct 20, 2026Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 AmeriCorps Seniors RSVP CompetitionAmeriCorpsView →
Oct 22, 2026Song Brown Registered Nurse Education Programs (RN) 2026 ApplicationDepartment of Health Care Access and InformationView →
Oct 23, 2026Strengthening Pennsylvania’s Registered Apprenticeship Ecosystem Through the Navigator ProLabor & Industry (Commonwealth of Pennsylvania)View →
Oct 26, 2026Climate Program Office (CPO) FY2026 Earth System Science and Services PartnershipDOC NOAA - ERA ProductionView →
Oct 26, 2026Assisting Specialty Crop Exports: Low Oxygen Storage and Packaging Systems for U.S. Tree Nuts with Phytosanitary TraceabilityForeign Agricultural ServiceView →
Oct 30, 2026Cooperative Agreement for Affiliated Partner with the Southern Appalachian Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU)Geological SurveyView →
Oct 30, 2026Division of Boating and Waterways Aquatic Center Boating Safety Education Grant FY26Department of Parks and RecreationView →
Oct 30, 2026BJA FY 2026 Students, Teachers, and Officers Preventing (STOP) School Violence ProgramBureau of Justice AssistanceView →
Oct 30, 2026FY27 Nurse Educator Fellowship ProgramBoard Of Higher Education (State of Illinois)View →
Nov 2, 2026Tribal Colleges Extension Program Special EmphasisNational Institute of Food and AgricultureView →
Nov 2, 2026National Indian Health Outreach and EducationIndian Health ServiceView →
Nov 4, 20261890 Institution Teaching, Research, and Extension Capacity Building Grants ProgramNational Institute of Food and AgricultureView →
Nov 5, 2026Developing novel theory and methods for understanding the genetic architecture of complex human traits (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)National Institutes of HealthView →
Nov 6, 2026Fiscal Year 2027 Defense University Research Instrumentation Program (DURIP)Air Force Office of Scientific ResearchView →
Nov 6, 2026Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 Department of War (DoW) Defense University Research Instrumentation Program (DURIP)Dept of the Army -- Materiel CommandView →
Nov 6, 2026Student Housing and Basic Needs Stability ProjectCommunity College Board (State of Illinois)View →
Nov 6, 2026Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 Department of War (DoW) Defense University Research Instrumentation Program (DURIP)Office of Naval ResearchView →
Nov 6, 2026Secondary Analysis and Integration of Existing Data to Elucidate Cancer Risk and Related Outcomes (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)National Institutes of HealthView →
Nov 9, 2026OJJDP FY 2026 Community and Schools Youth Drug Prevention ProgramOffice of Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention View →
Nov 10, 2026Capacity Building Grants for Non-Land-Grant Colleges of Agriculture ProgramNational Institute of Food and AgricultureView →
Nov 10, 2026Impact Aid Discretionary Construction Grant Program - 84.041COffice of Elementary and Secondary EducationView →
Nov 12, 2026ROSES 2025: C.2 Solar System ScienceNASA HeadquartersView →
Nov 13, 2026Environmental Education Grants ProgramEnvironmental Protection (Commonwealth of Pennsylvania)View →
Nov 13, 2026NIDA Mentored Clinical Scientist Development Program Award in Substance Use and Substance Use Disorder Research (K12 Clinical Trial Optional)National Institutes of HealthView →
Nov 16, 2026NIJ FY 2026 Research and Evaluation on Justice System Responses to Illegal ImmigrationNational Institute of JusticeView →
Nov 16, 2026OJJDP FY 2026 Internet Crimes Against Children On-Line Child Protection System (ICACCOPS)Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention View →
Nov 16, 2026OJJDP FY 2026 Juvenile Justice System EnhancementsOffice of Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention View →
Nov 16, 2026FY27 Adult Education - Digital InstructionCommunity College Board (State of Illinois)View →
Nov 16, 2026Ethical, Legal and Social Implications (ELSI) Small Research Grant (R03 Clinical Trial Optional)National Institutes of HealthView →
Nov 17, 2026Secondary Analysis and Integration of Existing Data to Elucidate Cancer Risk and Related Outcomes (R21 Clinical Trials Not Allowed)National Institutes of HealthView →
Nov 18, 2026Ethical, Legal and Social Implications (ELSI) Research (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)National Institutes of HealthView →
Nov 18, 2026Ethical, Legal and Social Implications (ELSI) Exploratory/Developmental Research Grant (R21 Clinical Trial Optional)National Institutes of HealthView →
Nov 20, 2026Preschool Development Grant Birth Through Five (PDG B-5) SMART GrantAdministration for Children and FamiliesView →
Nov 23, 2026NIJ FY 2026 Research and Evaluation on School SafetyNational Institute of JusticeView →
Nov 24, 2026Competing Revisions to Existing NIH Single Project Research Grants and Cooperative Agreements (Clinical Trial Optional)National Institutes of HealthView →
Dec 3, 2026Hispanic-Serving Institutions Education Grants ProgramNational Institute of Food and AgricultureView →
Dec 3, 2026Emerging Global Leader Award (K43 Independent Clinical Trial Not Allowed)National Institutes of HealthView →
Dec 3, 2026Emerging Global Leader Award (K43 Independent Clinical Trial Required)National Institutes of HealthView →
Dec 4, 2026Solar System Exploration Research Virtual Institute Cooperative Agreement Notice-5 (SSERVI CAN-5)NASA HeadquartersView →
Dec 4, 2026NIH Research Software Engineer (RSE) Award (R50 Clinical Trials Not Allowed)National Institutes of HealthView →
Dec 9, 2026IUSE: Innovation in Two-Year College STEM Education (ITYC)U.S. National Science FoundationView →
Dec 11, 2026Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 Department of the Navy (DoN) Historically Black Colleges and Universities/Minority Institutions (HBCU/MI) ProgramOffice of Naval ResearchView →
Dec 14, 2026Systematic Characterization of Genomic Variation to Assess Effects of Individual Variants on Genome Function and Phenotype (UM1 Clinical Trials Not Allowed)National Institutes of HealthView →
Dec 15, 2026Arctic Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grants (Arctic DDRIG) Arctic Social Sciences, Arctic System Sciences, and Arctic Observing Network (DDRIG)U.S. National Science FoundationView →
Dec 31, 2026WIIN 2107: Voluntary School and Child Care Lead Testing and Reduction GrantEnvironmental Protection (Commonwealth of Pennsylvania)View →
Dec 31, 2026Agriculture and Food Research Initiative Competitive Grants Program Education and Workforce DevelopmentNational Institute of Food and AgricultureView →

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