Grant

2025 Schmidt Sciences Polymaths

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B. Bash (Elecrical and Computer Engineering)
TBA

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We welcome you to submit up to two nominations from University of Arizona

Eligibility Criteria:

  • Have achieved tenure or an equivalent status prior to the nomination deadline and within the past three calendar years (between January 1, 2022 and August 10, 2025),
  • Have a remarkable record of accomplishment in mathematics, computer science, natural sciences, and/or engineering,
  • Have a demonstrated history of pursuing and publishing results in more than one field,
  • Have a desire and plan to expand their research portfolios by exploring a substantive disciplinary or methodological shift, but have not yet launched such shifts,
  • Demonstrate a need for additional funding to enable new experiments, explorations, or shifts in research directions.


Overview
We are especially interested in supporting highly creative, original, and risky research that is clearly distinct from past areas and directions. We strongly encourage you to consider nominating not simply your most accomplished researchers, but specifically extraordinary researchers whose work and ideas are adventurous, bold, highly creative, and less likely to receive traditional funding or support. Successful applicants propose potential new projects that are wholly original and very different from any of their past work.
 

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Internal Deadline
External Deadline
8/10/2025
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U.S.-Ukraine University Partnerships for Peace and Security

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Applicants are only allowed to submit one proposal per organization. If more than one proposal is submitted from an organization, all proposals from that institution will be considered ineligible for funding.

Executive Summary
Priority Region: Ukraine

This program aims to promote shared security, stability, and technological innovation for the United States and Ukraine by establishing collaborative partnerships between U.S. and Ukrainian scholars, industries, and research institutions in key priority areas. These partnerships will enhance defense capabilities and security while promoting technological innovation and shared knowledge between the United States and Ukraine.

By integrating education, defense, and innovation, the program strengthens U.S. national security and ensures that Ukraine remains a robust partner, mitigating the risk of its intellectual and technological advancements being exploited by competitors.

These partnerships will help enhance the resilience of U.S. and Ukrainian defense sectors, strengthen cyber defenses, increase energy security, and utilize U.S. best practices and expertise in agriculture, construction, and demining to help create a safer and more secure U.S.-Ukraine partnership, leading to increased economic and investment opportunities for U.S. businesses.


 

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Internal Deadline
External Deadline
7/25/2025
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Tajikistan: Early Detection and Response Pilot

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Applicants are only allowed to submit one proposal per organization. If more than one proposal is submitted from an organization, all proposals from that institution will be considered ineligible for funding.

Overview
Tajikistan is a critical counterterrorism nexus in Central Asia, a region ISIS-K seeks to exploit for recruitment and illicit cross-border activities. Despite vulnerabilities caused by Tajikistan’s remote and rugged borders, which create risks of illicit movement, it appears the greatest terrorist risk to the region and U.S. security lies in the potential of terrorist groups to inspire, recruit, and organize Central Asians to commit attacks. This project seeks to develop early detection strategies for at-risk communities to detect, report, and respond to illicit trends and activities, with a focus in frontier localities. In doing so, this project builds Tajikistan’s capability to interdict terrorist activity and movement through early detection, responding to terrorist activity at the source to protect America’s borders and security.

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Internal Deadline
External Deadline
8/7/2025
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Rediscovering Our Revolutionary Tradition - September 2025 deadline

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An organization may submit one application per deadline under this notice. 

If you submit multiple applications (including submitting to the wrong funding opportunity or making corrections/updates), NEH will accept only your last validated submission prior to the deadline under the correct Grants.gov funding opportunity. Per 2 CFR § 200.403(f), NEH does not permit overlapping costs.

Executive Summary
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.

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Internal Deadline
External Deadline
9/4/2025

U.S. Mission UAE, Annual Program Statement (APS)

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Applicants are only allowed to submit one proposal per organization per program area. If more than one proposal per program area is submitted from an  organization, all the proposals in that program area from that institution will be considered ineligible for funding.

Executive Summary
The U.S. Mission to the UAE invites proposals for initiatives in three program areas: (1) Celebrating the 250th anniversary of American independence in 2026, showcasing American excellence and the importance and breadth of the U.S.-UAE partnership through activities, events, collaborative projects, workshops, conferences, and/or performances across all seven emirates. (2) Expanding partnerships and cooperation in space exploration via space camps (in the United States and/or UAE), virtual hackathons, and joint research initiatives. (3) Leveraging the network of alumni from USG-funded entr preneurship programs such as Academy for Women Entrepreneurs (AWE) and Junior Achievement INJAZ UAE, to boost trade and investment opportunities with the United States. Possible activities include workshops, networking events, mentorship programs, pitch competitions, and/or an entrepreneurship summit. All proposals should include budgets covering travel, event costs, and engagement expenses, and outline a comprehensive monitoring and evaluation framework with regular reviews and data analysis

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Internal Deadline
External Deadline
8/18/2025
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FY 2025 Kennedy-Lugar Youth Exchange and Study (YES) Program: Overseas Components - DFOP0017284

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Only one proposal will be considered by ECA from each applicant organization. In cases where more than one submission from an applicant appears in grants.gov, ECA will only consider the submission made closest in time to the NOFO deadline; that submission would constitute the one and only proposal ECA would review from that applicant. Please note: Applicant organizations are defined by their legal name, and EIN number as stated on their completed SF-424 and additional supporting documentation outlined in the PSI document.

Executive Summary
Priority Region: 30 countries of strategic importance
The Kennedy-Lugar Youth Exchange and Study (YES) program strengthens national security by engaging emerging young leaders from the United States and from countries of strategic importance. YES is a merit-based, academic-year program consisting of two exchange cohorts: YES and YES Abroad. YES brings approximately 450 high school participants to the United States each year from approximately 30 countries of strategic importance. Participants live with volunteer Americans host families in all 50 states, study in U.S. high schools, engage in community service activities, and learn leadership skills for an academic year. YES Abroad sends approximately 60 American high school participants abroad each year to select YES countries for a similar program.

The FY 2025 Kennedy-Lugar YES Program: Overseas Components cooperative agreement, which is the subject of this NOFO, will fund the recruitment, selection, orientation, travel, liaison activities with natural parents, and alumni support for international and U.S. participants. This award will also fund the placement and support of U.S. participants abroad. Participant placement and support for the international participants in the United States will be conducted under separate awards. The exchanges for both cohorts will take place during the 2026-27 academic year.

The YES and YES Abroad programs strengthen U.S. national security by developing the next generation of leaders from the United States and 30 countries of strategic importance in all world regions. The YES inbound program exposes participants to American culture and values and cultivates their lifelong affinity for the United States. YES Abroad develops the cultural, linguistic, and leadership skills of American youth, making them more competitive in the workforce. YES boosts the U.S. economy because the bulk of the program funding is spent in American host communities, most often in small towns and rural areas, across all 50 states.

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Internal Deadline
External Deadline
8/15/2025
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W.M. Keck Foundation: Science & Engineering AND Medical Research Programs - Spring 2026 Deadline

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* U of A may submit eight (8) concept papers: four (4) in medical sciences and four (4) in science & engineering. Pre-proposals from interested PIs are accepted from mid-June to October 15, 2025. Tickets will not be awarded until after the October 15, 2025 internal competition deadline.

Medical Sciences: Limit: 4 // Available: 4

Science and Engineering -  Limit: 4 // Available: 4

Program Description

Full sponsor guidelines https://www.wmkeck.org/research-overview/

Post selection as one of the pre-proposals, a concept review Zoom will be held with the W.M. Keck Foundation, RDS, and the UA Foundation in January will determine which one medical research and one science and engineering concept paper will be moved to a Phase 1 Submission.

The W.M. Keck Foundation Research Program uses a three-step process for this opportunity. The first step is a Concept paper. The next steps are by the foundation’s invitation. U of A review criteria reflect previous interactions with the W.M. Keck Foundation. Proposals should focus on basic, fundamental science with broad applications. Grants range from $1 million to $5 million and are typically $2 million or less, and more specifically in the $1.2 to $1.3 million range.

The proposed work should show a significant leap forward rather than an extension of existing work.

To be considered by Keck, applicants must have a statement expressing that the project is not a good fit due to risk (rather than technical or theoretical fit) or a decline from a federal program where the summary statement or individual reviews highlight the incredible novelty, but the high-risk nature that makes it difficult to fund at the federal level.

The Science and Engineering Research Program seeks to benefit humanity by supporting high-risk/high-impact projects that are distinctive and novel in their approach to intractable problems, push the edge of their field, or question the prevailing paradigm. Past grants have been awarded to support pioneering science and engineering research and the development of promising new technologies, instrumentation, or methodologies.

The Medical Research Program seeks to advance the frontiers of medicine to benefit humanity by supporting high-risk/high-impact projects that are distinctive and novel in their approach to intractable problems, push the edge of their field, or question the prevailing paradigm. Past grants have supported pioneering biological research, basic research, and the development of promising new technologies. The Keck Foundation does NOT fund work that is clinical, applied, or translational; treatment trials; or research for the sole purpose of drug development.

Both senior and early career investigators are encouraged to apply. Team approaches, including interdisciplinary teams, are encouraged.

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Internal Deadline
External Deadline
5/1/2026
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Countering U.S. Adversary WMD and Drone Threats in Iraq - DFOP0017268

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Applicants can submit one application in response to the NOFO.  If more than one application is submitted by an organization, only the final application received, and time stamped by grants.gov will be reviewed for eligibility.  Each application can include multiple projects that will be evaluated independently. 

Executive Summary
ISN/CTR’s Iraq Program works inside Iraq to target and disrupt Iran’s efforts to threaten U.S. troops and Israel, by denying Iranian-backed proxies and other terrorist groups the ability to pursue unmanned aerial systems (UAS) and weapons of mass destruction (WMD) capabilities, and by preventing UAS and chemical and biological weapons (CBW) attacks on U.S. personnel and interests in Iraq and the broader region. Through targeted engagements in Iraq and Iraqi Kurdistan, the ISN/CTR Iraq Program develops Iraqi capabilities to counter these threats by disrupting threat actor acquisition of materials, dual-use equipment, technologies, expertise, and infrastructure for the development of CBW, and supports Iraqi military forces, law enforcement, and laboratories to detect and respond to CBW attacks. Supporting Iraqi prevention and response capabilities against chemical, biological, radiological, and UAS threats provides security to U.S. personnel and allies in the region, while weakening Iran’s proxy networks, in turn creating greater leverage for the United States for negotiations on Iran’s nuclear program.  

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Internal Deadline
External Deadline
7/31/2025
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Addressing Development and Use of Chemical and Biological Weapons by Russia - DFOP0017240

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Applicants can submit one application in response to the NOFO.  If more than one application is submitted by an organization, only the final application received, and time stamped by grants.gov will be reviewed for eligibility.  Each application can include multiple projects that will be evaluated independently. 

Executive Summary
The Director of National Intelligence assesses that Russian scientific institutes continue to research and develop chemical and biological weapons (CBW) capabilities, including technologies to deliver CBW agents. Russia retains an undeclared chemical weapons program and has used chemical weapons at least twice during recent years in assassination attempts with Novichok nerve agents, also known as fourth-generation agents, against Russian opposition leader Aleksey Navalny in 2020, and against U.K. citizen Sergey Skripal and his daughter Yuliya Skripal on U.K. soil in 2018. Russian forces almost certainly continue using chemicals against Ukrainian forces, with hundreds of reported attacks occurring since late 2022.

In response to this very specific national security threat, ISN/CTR will engage biological, biotechnology, chemical, and pharmaceutical (BBCP) industry on compliance and due diligence best-practices to protect manufacturing and distribution supply chains from Russian acquisition of material and equipment for CBW development. In the instances of use, ISN/CTR will train first responders to assess and secure contamination sites and collect and transport samples to maintain a proper chain of custody to a detection laboratory.  ISN/CTR will also train laboratory staff in CBW detection methods to ensure beneficiaries are technically proficient to detect CBW use, as well as strengthen cybersecurity via assessments and select upgrades to protect detection processes, documentation, and reporting.   

 

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Internal Deadline
External Deadline
7/30/2025
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FY 2025 U.S. Exchange Alumni Network and Capacity Building Program - DFOP0017196

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Only one proposal will be considered by ECA from each applicant organization. In cases where more than one submission from an applicant appears in grants.gov, ECA will only consider the submission made closest in time to the NOFO deadline; that submission would constitute the one and only proposal ECA would review from that applicant.

Description
The Office of Alumni Affairs (ECA/P/A) of the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) announces an open competition for the administration of the FY 2025 U.S. Exchange Alumni Network and Capacity Building Program. U.S. public and private non-profit organizations that meet the provisions described in Internal Revenue Code section 26 USC 501(c)(3) may submit proposals to conduct programs in support of expanding professional development opportunities for U.S. citizen alumni of U.S. government-sponsored people-to-people exchange programs, to include organizing and implementing career development seminars, a small grants program, and an alumni regional ambassadors fellowship program. The U.S. Exchange Alumni Network and Capacity Building Program champions the Administration’s America First foreign policy. Please see the full announcement for contact information and additional details. Note that this opportunity cannot be submitted through MyGrants and may only be submitted through Grants.gov.

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Internal Deadline
External Deadline
6/30/2025