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Grants due in April 2027

24 open grants close in April 2027, 11 of them open to small businesses. Every listing links to its official source.

April 2027

Thursday, April 1 2 deadlines

Animal Food Regulatory Program Standards Implementation Development and Maintenance, with Mutual Reliance Initiatives Clinical Trials Not Allowed

Department of Health and Human Services Up to $300K State governments

Closes Apr 1, 2027
NARMS Cooperative Agreement Program to Strengthen Antibiotic Resistance Surveillance in Retail Food Specimens

Department of Health and Human Services Up to $200K Others (see eligibility details)

Closes Apr 1, 2027

Monday, April 5 5 deadlines

Artificial Intelligence and Cybersecurity Education Innovation and Scholarship for Service (CyberAI SFS)

U.S. National Science Foundation $300K to $2.5M Others (see eligibility details)

Closes Apr 5, 2027
FY26 DEFENSE ESTABLISHED PROGRAM TO STIMULATE COMPETITIVE RESEARCH (DEPSCoR) – RESEARCH COLLABORATION (RC)

Department of Defense $200K to $600K Others (see eligibility details)

Closes Apr 5, 2027
FY26 DEFENSE ESTABLISHED PROGRAM TO STIMULATE COMPETITIVE RESEARCH (DEPSCoR) CAPACITY BUILDING (CB)

Department of Defense $750K to $1.5M Others (see eligibility details)

Closes Apr 5, 2027
NIH Small Business Technology Transfer Grant (Parent STTR [R41/R42] Clinical Trial Optional)

Department of Health and Human Services Small businesses eligible

Closes Apr 5, 2027
NIH, CDC and FDA Small Business Innovation Research Grant (Parent SBIR [R43/R44] Clinical Trial Optional)

Department of Health and Human Services Small businesses eligible

Closes Apr 5, 2027

Tuesday, April 6 1 deadline

NSF National Quantum Virtual Laboratory (NQVL)

U.S. National Science Foundation Others (see eligibility details)

Closes Apr 6, 2027

Friday, April 9 4 deadlines

Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 Department of War (DoW) Multidisciplinary Research Program of the University Research Initiative (MURI)

Department of Defense Up to $7.5M Others (see eligibility details)

Closes Apr 9, 2027
Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 Department of War (DoW) Multidisciplinary Research Program of the University Research Initiative (MURI)

Department of Defense Up to $15M Others (see eligibility details)

Closes Apr 9, 2027
Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 Department of War Multidisciplinary Research Program of the University Research Initiative (MURI)

Department of Defense Up to $7.5M Others (see eligibility details)

Closes Apr 9, 2027
Short Courses on Innovative Methodologies and Approaches in the Behavioral and Social Sciences (R25 Clinical Trials Not Allowed)

Department of Health and Human Services Up to $200K Small businesses eligible

Closes Apr 9, 2027

Tuesday, April 13 2 deadlines

EPSCoR Research Infrastructure Improvement (RII): EPSCoR Research Fellows

U.S. National Science Foundation Others (see eligibility details)

Closes Apr 13, 2027
IUSE / Professional Formation of Engineers: Revolutionizing Engineering Departments (IUSE/PFE: RED)

U.S. National Science Foundation $50K to $2M Others (see eligibility details)

Closes Apr 13, 2027

Wednesday, April 14 1 deadline

Findable Accessible Interoperable Reusable Open Science (FAIROS)

U.S. National Science Foundation Others (see eligibility details)

Closes Apr 14, 2027

Thursday, April 15 1 deadline

Computational Approaches to Curation at Scale for Biomedical Research Assets (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

Department of Health and Human Services Up to $250K Small businesses eligible

Closes Apr 15, 2027

Sunday, April 18 1 deadline

Emergency Competitive Revision to Existing NIH Awards (Emergency Supplement - Clinical Trial Optional)

Department of Health and Human Services Small businesses eligible

Closes Apr 18, 2027

Tuesday, April 20 1 deadline

Environmental Health Sciences Core Centers Program (P30 Clinical Trials Optional)

Department of Health and Human Services Small businesses eligible

Closes Apr 20, 2027

Monday, April 26 1 deadline

Notice of Intent to Issue NOFO DE-FOA-0003649: Leveraging Domestic Infrastructure and Resources to Unleash Alternative Chemicals, Fuels and Feedstocks

Department of Energy Small businesses eligible

Closes Apr 26, 2027

Wednesday, April 28 2 deadlines

NHLBI Emerging Investigator Award (EIA) (R35 Clinical Trial Optional)

Department of Health and Human Services Small businesses eligible

Closes Apr 28, 2027
NHLBI Outstanding Investigator Award (OIA) (R35 Clinical Trial Optional)

Department of Health and Human Services Small businesses eligible

Closes Apr 28, 2027

Friday, April 30 3 deadlines

F26AS00105 National Fish Passage Program

Department of the Interior $1 to $1M Small businesses eligible

Closes Apr 30, 2027
FY 27 Computer Science Incentive Fund - ENDORSEMENTS

Education

Closes Apr 30, 2027
LPS Qubit Collaboratory (LQC)

Department of Defense Small businesses eligible

Closes Apr 30, 2027