Foundations & Others

(CLOSED) FR-6900-N-29R: Addressing the Housing Affordability Crisis Research Grant Program

Slots: 1

Deadlines

Internal Deadline: ~~Wednesday, July 9th, 2025, 5pm PT~~ Closed.

LOI: N/A

External Deadline: July 24, 2025

Award Information

Award Type: Cooperative Agreement

Estimated Number of Awards: 10

Anticipated Award Amount: $250,000 to $2,000,000

Link to Award: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/359817

Process for Limited Submissions

PIs must submit their application as a Limited Submission through the Research Initiatives and Infrastructure (RII) Application Portal: https://rii.usc.edu/oor-portal/. Use the template provided here: RII Limited Submission Applicant Template

Materials to submit include:

(1) Two-Page Proposal Summary (1” margins; single-spaced; standard font type, e.g. Arial, Helvetica, Times New Roman, or Georgia typeface; font size: 11 pt). Page limit includes references and illustrations. Pages that exceed the 2-page limit will be excluded from review. You must use the template linked above.
(2) CV – (5 pages maximum)

Note: The portal requires information about the PIs in addition to department and contact information, including the 10-digit USC ID#. Please have this material prepared before beginning this application.

Purpose

HUD/PD&R’s funding opportunity titled Addressing the Housing Affordability Crisis Research Grant Program will provide competitive awards to: (1) fund quality research that contributes to knowledge about the housing affordability crisis in the United States; and (2) generate actionable insights and evidence that can inform policy decisions to address the housing affordability crisis in the short-term. Through this funding opportunity, PD&R will fund research projects that contribute to one of the five eligible research categories, including: 1) Government-induced Demand and Housing Affordability, 2) Immigration and Housing Affordability, 3) The Financialization of Housing and Housing Affordability, 4) Economic Opportunity Cost and Housing Affordability, and 5) Opportunity Zones identified in Section III.G. Eligible applicants for this funding opportunity include institutions of higher education, nonprofit, and for-profit institutions. Awards made under this NOFO will be cooperative agreements and, therefore, awardees should anticipate substantial involvement by subject matter experts within PD&R in the execution of funded projects.

Visit our Institutionally Limited Submission webpage for more updates and other announcements.

NEH: Rediscovering Our Revolutionary Tradition

Slots: 1

Deadlines

Internal Deadline: ~~Friday, July 11th, 2025, 5pm PT~~ Contact RII.

LOI: N/A

External Deadline: September 4, 2025

Recurring Deadline: January 15, 2026

Award Information

Award Type: Publishing/Editorial

Estimated Number of Awards: up to 30

Anticipated Award Amount: up to $750,000

Link to Award: https://www.neh.gov/program/rediscovering-our-revolutionary-tradition

Process for Limited Submissions

Materials to submit include:

(1) Two-Page Proposal Summary (1” margins; single-spaced; standard font type, e.g. Arial, Helvetica, Times New Roman, or Georgia typeface; font size: 11 pt). Page limit includes references and illustrations. Pages that exceed the 2-page limit will be excluded from review. You must use the template linked above.
(2) CV – (5 pages maximum)

Purpose

The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Division of Preservation and Access is accepting applications for the Rediscovering Our Revolutionary Tradition program. The purpose of this program is to preserve and improve access to primary source materials that document the history of America’s founding era and of American government in federal, state, and local contexts. Supported activities include conservation treatment and rehousing, digitization and description, transcription and translation, and updating existing digital resources to ensure long-term public availability. This program is offered in honor of the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence in 2026.

1) The history of American independence and establishment and/or expansion of the nation, including the experiences of states, territories, and communities-in the original colonies and beyond joining the nation;

2) The history of American government in federal, state, and local contexts, including the federal Constitution, the Bill of Rights, the Declaration of Independence, state constitutions, governors’ papers, charter documents, court and legislative records, and other foundational documents.

Applications may be submitted for projects that address one or more of the following activities:

providing conservation treatment for and/or rehousing original items or groups of items;
cataloging or arranging and describing collections of archival records, documents, and rare publications; art and material culture; and photographs, sound recordings, and other primary sources;
digitizing collections and making them available for public use through websites, portals, or local, state, or national repositories;
using advanced imaging and associated data to promote the research value of primary sources;
transcribing or translating primary source materials, including through crowdsourced means;
updating previously digitized resources to improve access and preserve digital surrogates or other digital assets; and
developing indexes, databases, or other project-specific digital resources to codify information on a subject or to aggregate selected humanities materials.

Visit our Institutionally Limited Submission webpage for more updates and other announcements.

Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) FY 2025 Arts and Music Envoy

Slots: 1

Deadlines

Internal Deadline: ~~Wednesday, July 9th, 2025, 5pm PT~~ Contact RII.

LOI: N/A

External Deadline: August 25th, 2025

Award Information

Award Type: Cooperative Agreement

Estimated Number of Awards: 1

Anticipated Award Amount: $3,010,000

Link to Award: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/359749

Process for Limited Submissions

Materials to submit include:

(1) Two-Page Proposal Summary (1” margins; single-spaced; standard font type, e.g. Arial, Helvetica, Times New Roman, or Georgia typeface; font size: 11 pt). Page limit includes references and illustrations. Pages that exceed the 2-page limit will be excluded from review. You must use the template linked above.
(2) CV – (5 pages maximum)

Purpose

The U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) Office of Citizen Exchanges, Cultural Programs Division (ECA/PE/C/CU) is announcing an open competition for the FY 2025 Arts and Music Envoy Program. This program will send American artists and arts experts of high artistic merit overseas in programs developed in partnership with U.S. Missions to support foreign policy goals and advance American interests. Programs will showcase American artistic and cultural excellence to build strategic partnerships to enhance American global competitiveness, promote freedom of speech, and foster regional stability through cultural exchange and person-to-person diplomacy.

The Semiquincentennial, known as “America250”, will be the overarching theme for programming in 2026 and will highlight our nation’s rich history in music and the creative arts. Programs may include high-profile engagements, performances, workshops, and masterclasses, which serve as essential vehicles to elevate the United States’ global standing and influence through the arts and highlight the arts as a patriotic expression of America’s cultural achievements.

In addition to cultural exchanges, the program will develop multi-media resource toolkit(s) for America250, but not exclusively, to support U.S. diplomats engaging with general audiences, English learners, and emerging musicians and creative artists. The applicant should propose topic areas and toolkit elements that showcase American artistic excellence.

The program will feature cultural exchanges abroad maintaining a focus on countries important to the Department of State’s public diplomacy mission to build mutual understanding. Through this cooperative agreement, approximately 30 cultural exchange programs will be facilitated by engaging approximately 180 professional U.S. artists and cultural experts overseas as envoys. As part of the America250 commemoration, the applicant should be prepared to facilitate high-level requests from U.S. Ambassadors. The applicant is highly encouraged to go beyond these numbers should their expertise lead to cost-efficiencies.

The envoys will engage with key foreign audiences through performances, collaborations, workshops, and master classes. The program will provide comprehensive support for the five-day to three-week exchanges. Virtual and hybrid engagements offer additional flexibility to program offerings.

The cooperative agreement will include a competitive selection process to maintain a robust roster of artists representing the highest artistic merit across genres and creative industries to showcase American excellence and spirit of innovation in the arts. ECA anticipates that the single award recipient will manage the comprehensive organizational and administrative responsibilities of these programs

Visit our Institutionally Limited Submission webpage for more updates and other announcements.

2026 Sloan Research Fellowships

Slots: USC may nominate up to three candidates from a department for each of the following: chemistry, computer science, Earth system science, economics, mathematics, neuroscience, physics, or a related field.

Deadlines

Internal Deadline: ~~Friday, July 11th, 2025, 5pm PT~~ Contact RII.

LOI: N/A

External Deadline: September 15, 2025

Award Information

Anticipated Award Amount: $75,000

Link to Award: https://sloan.org/fellowships

Who May Serve as PI: Candidates must hold a Ph.D. or equivalent degree in chemistry, computer science, economics, mathematics, neuroscience, earth sciences, physics, or a related field.

Candidates must be members of the faculty of a college, university, or other degree-granting institution in the U.S. or Canada.

Candidates must be tenure-track, though untenured, as of September 15 of this year.

Candidate’s faculty position must carry a regular teaching obligation.

Process for This Limited Submission

PIs must submit their application through the “Limited Submissions – Foundations” workspace through the Research Initiatives and Infrastructure (RII) Application Portal: https://rii.usc.edu/oor-portal/. The direct link to the workspace is also provided here: https://provost.sma.usc.edu/prog/foundations. Our standard template is not being used for this opportunity. Please see below for materials to submit.

Materials to submit include:

(1) Sloan Research Fellows are selected on the basis of their independent research accomplishments, creativity, and potential to become leaders in the scientific community through their contributions to their field. With this in mind, describe your significant scientific work and immediate research plans. (1-2 pages; 1” margins; single-spaced; font type: Arial, Helvetica, or Georgia typeface; font size: 11 pt. Submissions exceeding two pages will not be reviewed.)
(2) CV (5 pages maximum)
(3) Two representative articles by the candidate that highlight his/her/their independent research
NOTE: No letters of support are required for the internal selection process.

Purpose

To stimulate fundamental research by early-career scientists and scholars of outstanding promise.

Budgetary Requirements: Fellowship funds may be used by the fellow for any expense judged supportive of the fellow’s research including staffing, professional travel, lab expenses, equipment, or summer salary support. Fellowship funds may not be used for indirect costs or overhead charges.

Visit our Institutionally Limited Submission webpage for more updates and other announcements.

(CLOSED) Agilent Research Catalyst (ARC) Program: Studying the Connectivity Between Epigenetic Factors and Metabolism to Support Biomarker or Therapeutic Development in Neurodegenerative Diseases

Slots: 1

Deadlines

Internal Deadline: ~~Monday, June 16th, 2025, 5pm PT~~ A nominee has been chosen.

LOI: N/A

External Deadline: July 10, 2025

Award Information

Award Type: Grant

Anticipated Award Amount: Research projects should be scoped for a 3-year period with a total requested budget up to $500K (USD). Cash award is provided to the institution in the name of the awardee, in equal annual installments over the funding period. Awards have no deliverables and must be free of overhead or other fees.

Eligibility Information: Institution must be a degree-granting academic or a non-profit research institution.

Applicant must hold a tenure-tracked faculty position and be authorized to serve as a principal investigator for research contracts and principal advisor of doctoral candidates at the institution.

Link to Award: https://www.agilent.com/univ_relation/arc/arc-2025-neurodegenerative-diseases.shtml

Process for Limited Submissions

Materials to submit include:

(1) Two-Page Proposal Summary (1” margins; single-spaced; standard font type, e.g. Arial, Helvetica, Times New Roman, or Georgia typeface; font size: 11 pt). Page limit includes references and illustrations. Pages that exceed the 2-page limit will be excluded from review. You must use the template linked above.
(2) CV – (5 pages maximum)

Purpose

The ARC program was created to fuel pioneering research in strategic areas of importance to Agilent, empowering scientific innovation and celebrating impactful contributions from academic institutions. This research program is extremely selective, and I would like to request that your institution will help select the most competitive principal investigators to apply for this Call. The application process is light, and we are seeking project proposals scoped for a 3-year period with a total budget up to $500K (USD). Further award details, as well as the application form and process can be found on the ARC2025-NDD website.

Award Focus Topic:

Studying the Connectivity Between Epigenetic Factors and Metabolism to Support Biomarker or Therapeutic Development in Neurodegenerative Diseases

Additional Information:

Proposals incorporating the development and evaluation of DNA and methylation marker candidates—without sample splitting or signal loss in cfDNA—and associating these markers with metabolic factors influencing the progression of neurodegenerative disease are encouraged.
Proposals that leverage multimodal data including cell analysis tools and mass spectrometry synergistically with DNA and methylation and marker candidates are encouraged
Applications with coinvestigators at the same institution are permitted to encourage multimodal approaches.

Visit our Institutionally Limited Submission webpage for more updates and other announcements.

(CLOSED) DFOP0017244: Countering Biological Weapons Threats

Slots: 1

Deadlines

Internal Deadline: ~~Friday, June 20th, 2025, 5pm PT~~ Closed.

LOI: N/A

External Deadline: July 30, 2025

Award Information

Award Type: Cooperative Agreement

Estimated Number of Awards: 10

Anticipated Award Amount: from $250,000 to $5,000,000

Link to Award: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/359216

Process for Limited Submissions

Materials to submit include:

(1) Two-Page Proposal Summary (1” margins; single-spaced; standard font type, e.g. Arial, Helvetica, Times New Roman, or Georgia typeface; font size: 11 pt). Page limit includes references and illustrations. Pages that exceed the 2-page limit will be excluded from review. You must use the template linked above.
(2) CV – (5 pages maximum)

Purpose

ISN/CTR’s Biosecurity Engagement Program (BEP) advances the Trump Administration’s Executive Order (E.O.) on Improving the Safety and Security of Biological Research, which pledges to “balance the prevention of catastrophic consequences with maintaining readiness against biological threats and driving global leadership in biotechnology, biological countermeasures, biosecurity, and health research”. In alignment with this E.O., BEP engages partner countries to prevent U.S. adversaries from developing or using biological weapons (BW) against Americans. BEP also protects U.S. biotechnologies, sensitive data, and intellectual property (IP), and bolsters U.S. leadership of global biotechnology markets through private sector engagement to outcompete China, and promotes partner countries’ adoption of U.S. laboratory security, safety, and cybersecurity standards. To successfully achieve this mission, BEP partners include biological and biotechnology laboratories, bio- and data repositories, universities, science and technology organizations or academies, foreign government organizations and entities, biosafety associations or similar professional associations, and private industry. The expertise and tools acquired through BEP engagements are critical to enable our partners to counter the predatory and exploitative efforts of U.S. adversaries that threaten U.S. national and economic security.

Visit our Institutionally Limited Submission webpage for more updates and other announcements.

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