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Research drives excellence in the College of Engineering by serving as a magnet to attract and retain outstanding faculty and students. Funding opportunities relevant to the College of Engineering will be posted here. If you are interested in pursuing any of these opportunities please contact ERI at eri-pre@iastate.edu for assistance or additional information. New opportunities are posted weekly. To have the new opportunities delivered directly to your inbox please subscribe using your ISU email address. One email per week.

New Generation of Glucose Control Technologies Incorporating AI/ML Tools/Strategies

NIH

Solicitation: NOT-DK-26-307

https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/359200

Posted Date: June 18, 2025

Estimated Application Release Date: September 01, 2025
Estimated Application Due Date: October 01, 2025

Notice of intent only

The NIDDK, intends to publish a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) to solicit applications for research to overcome barriers that limit progress toward more effective open- and closed-loop diabetes control systems. This may include research that addresses: 1) innovation of sensing relevant analytes/physiologic signals; 2) novel formulation and delivery of hormones; 3) artificial intelligence (AI)/machine learning (ML) driven tools/algorithms; and 4) digital twin modeling to augment decision support and automated control systems with the goal of improving glycemic control, reducing burden of care, and enhancing quality of life of people with T1D. Applications are not being solicited at this time. Notice is being provided to allow potential applicants sufficient time to develop meaningful collaborations and responsive projects. This NOFO will utilize the R01-research project grant activity code. Investigators with expertise and insights into this area of science and technology development are encouraged to begin to consider applying for this new NOFO. In addition, collaborative investigations combining expertise in endocrine physiology, behavioral science and interventions, data science, artificial intelligence, machine learning and smart/adaptable algorithms, digital twins, decision support systems, precision and personalized medicine, design of mobile/ wearable devices sensing multiple analytes, hormone formulation and delivery by closed loop systems, in silico modeling, preclinical and clinical testing will be encouraged and these investigators should also begin considering applying for this application.

TTO Office Wide (OW) BAA

DARPA

Solicitation: HR001125S0011

https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/359782

Posted Date: June 23, 2025

Proposal Due Date: June 22, 2026 at 4:00 PM

The DARPA Tactical Technology Office (TTO) creates technological surprise and provides new options for national security, by demonstrating revolutionary platforms and systems with cutting-edge technology. TTO demonstrates compelling hardware at scales that demonstrate disruptive capability, with designs that reduce risk and cost by managing complexity, and which can be manufactured responsively and affordably. TTO is soliciting innovative executive summaries and proposals that enhance the nation’s ability to rapidly build, adapt and sustain force structures with the following focus areas: Design/Build/Buy, Surge and Sustain, Long Range Effects, and Disruptive Innovation.

Chain Reaction Innovations – Energy Technology Innovation

Department of Energy (DOE)

Solicitation: 5-BB47-P-00199-00

https://sam.gov/opp/3e55ccd636cd4efeb539f7c65ecb0243/view

Posted Date: June 18, 2025

Proposal Due Date: November 07, 2025 05:00 pm CST

Chain Reaction Innovations will help selected innovators in the physical sciences and energy technologies to mature their early-stage innovations. The DOE will provide funding to Argonne to support selected innovators in developing their technology and funding for an Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education (ORISE) fellowship to the selected innovators for the first year, with the possibility of renewal, subject to a one-year review, for support up to a total of 2 years through this program. Argonne is presently searching for innovators for its 2026 cohort of the Chain Reaction Innovations program. Benefits to selected innovators may include up to 24 months of Chain Reaction Innovations resources (subject to performance and availability of funding) including the following:

o Personal stipend, travel allowance, and health benefits through ORISE fellowship for up to 24 months;
o Lab space & technical collaboration support from Argonne National Laboratory for up to 24 months; and
o Chain Reaction Innovations programming and mentorship.

NIH Directors Transformative Research Awards (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)

NIH
Solicitation: RFA-RM-25-003

https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/358874

Posted Date: June 16, 2025

Proposal Open Date: August 03, 2025

Proposal Due Date: September 03, 2025 by 5:00 PM local time

The NIH Directors Transformative Research Award Program supports individual scientists or groups of scientists proposing bold, groundbreaking, exceptionally innovative, original, and/or unconventional research with the potential to create new scientific paradigms, establish entirely new and improved clinical approaches, or develop transformative technologies. To support innovative and novel research across the vast NIH mission, individuals from diverse backgrounds (including those from underrepresented groups; see Notice of NIHs Interest in Diversity) and from the full spectrum of eligible institutions in all geographic locations are encouraged to apply to this Notice of Funding Opportunity. Applications in all topics relevant to the broad mission of NIH are welcome in all topic areas relevant to the broad mission of NIH, including, but not limited to, behavioral, social, biomedical, applied, and formal sciences and topics that may involve basic, translational, or clinical research. No preliminary data are required. Projects must clearly demonstrate, based on the strength of the logic, a compelling potential to produce a major impact in a broad area of relevance to the NIH. The NIH Directors Transformative Research Award is a component of the High-Risk, High-Reward Research (HRHR) Program of the NIH Common Fund. Towards the objective of funding the best possible science, the Office of Strategic Coordination and the Center for Scientific Review are piloting a process for initial peer review of applications received in response to this FOA in which the identity of the investigators and institutions are withheld until the last phase of review. Instructions for anonymizing components of the application are given in Section IV and must be carefully followed. A description of the review process is given in Section V.

Artificial Intelligence and Technology Collaboratory

NIH

Solicitation: RFA-AG-26-006

https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/359654

Posted Date: June 12, 2025

Estimated Application Release Date: August 15, 2025
Estimated Application Due Date: October 15, 2025

Notice of intent only

The National Institute on Aging (NIA) intends to publish a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) to solicit applications for the NIA Artificial Intelligence and Technology Collaboratories (AITC) Program. The AITC Program promotes the development and implementation of artificial intelligence (AI) approaches and technology through research projects for aging and Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and AD-related dementias (ADRD) research. All applications should propose strategies for addressing ethical challenges surrounding AI and technology development and implementation, and to employ, when possible, best practices established in the fields of aging and AD/ADRD. The AITC Program supports innovative cross-disciplinary collaborative teams, with investigators from academia, non-profit, and healthcare sectors across a wide range of disciplines working to advance priorities in aging and AD/ADRD research.

NIH Directors Pioneer Award Program (DP1 Clinical Trial Optional)

NIH

Solicitation: RFA-RM-25-001

https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/358872

Posted Date: June 13, 2025

Proposal Open Date: August 09, 2025

Proposal Due Date: September 09, 2025 by 5:00 PM local time

The NIH Directors Pioneer Award Program supports individual scientists of exceptional creativity who propose bold and highly innovative research projects with the potential to produce a major impact on broad, important areas relevant to the mission of NIH. To support innovative and novel research across the vast NIH mission, individuals from diverse backgrounds (including those from underrepresented groups; see Notice of NIHs Interest in Diversity) and from the full spectrum of eligible institutions in all geographic locations are encouraged to apply to this Notice of Funding Opportunity. Applications in all topics relevant to the broad mission of NIH are welcome, including, but not limited to, topics in the behavioral, social, biomedical, applied, and formal sciences and topics that may involve basic, translational, or clinical research. The NIH Directors Pioneer Award is a component of the High-Risk, High-Reward Research (HRHR) Program of the NIH Common Fund.

 

NIH Directors New Innovator Award Program (DP2 Clinical Trial Optional)

NIH

Solicitation: RFA-RM-25-002

https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/358873

Posted Date: June 13, 2025

Proposal Open Date: July 19, 2025

Proposal Due Date: August 19, 2025 by 5:00 PM local time

The NIH Directors New Innovator Award Program supports early stage investigators of exceptional creativity who propose bold and highly innovative research projects with the potential to produce a major impact on broad, important areas relevant to the mission of NIH. For the program to support the best possible researchers and research, applications are sought which reflect the full diversity of the research workforce. To support innovative and novel research across the vast NIH mission, individuals from diverse backgrounds (including those from underrepresented groups; see Notice of NIHs Interest in Diversity) and from the full spectrum of eligible institutions in all geographic locations are encouraged to apply to this Notice of Funding Opportunity. Applications in all topics relevant to the broad mission of NIH are welcome, including, but not limited to, behavioral, social, biomedical, applied, and formal sciences and topics that may involve basic, translational, or clinical research. The NIH Director’s New Innovator Award Program complements other ongoing efforts by NIH and its Institutes and Centers to fund early stage investigators. The NIH Directors New Innovator Award Program is a component of the High-Risk, High-Reward Research (HRHR) Program of the NIH Common Fund.

Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Individual Postdoctoral Fellowship (Parent F32)

NIH

Solicitation: PA-25-423  Replaces PA-23-262

https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/358830

Posted Date: June 13, 2025

Proposal Open Date: August 08, 2025   Proposal Due Date: September 07, 2025 by 5:00 PM local time

Proposal Open Date: December 08, 2025   Proposal Due Date: January 07, 2026 by 5:00 PM local time

Proposal Open Date: April 08, 2026   Proposal Due Date: May 07, 2026 by 5:00 PM local time

Proposal Open Date: August 08, 2026   Proposal Due Date: September 07, 2026 by 5:00 PM local time

Proposal Open Date: December 08, 2026  Proposal Due Date: January 07, 2027 by 5:00 PM local time

Proposal Open Date: April 08, 2027   Proposal Due Date: May 07, 2027 by 5:00 PM local time

Proposal Open Date: August 08, 2027   Proposal Due Date: September 07, 2027 by 5:00 PM local time

Proposal Open Date: December 08, 2027  Proposal Due Date: January 07, 2028 by 5:00 PM local time

Proposal Open Date: April 08, 2028    Proposal Due Date: May 07, 2028 by 5:00 PM local time

The purpose of the Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Individual Postdoctoral Fellowship (Parent F32) is to support research training of highly promising postdoctoral candidates who have the potential to become productive, independent investigators in scientific health-related research fields relevant to the missions of the participating NIH Institutes and Centers. Applications are expected to incorporate exceptional mentorship.

 

 

Notice of Intent to Publish a Funding Opportunity Announcement for Trailblazer Award for New and Early-Stage Investigators

National Institutes of Health
Solicitation: FOR-EB-26-001
Posted Date: June 11, 2025
Notice of intent only
The National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering, with the National Eye Institute, the National Institute on Aging, the National Cancer Institute, and the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health intend to publish a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) to solicit applications for the Trailblazer Award. This is an opportunity for NIH-defined New and Early Stage Investigators (https://grants.nih.gov/policy/early-investigators/index.htm) to pursue research programs that integrate engineering and the physical sciences with the life and/or biomedical sciences. A Trailblazer project may be exploratory, developmental, proof of concept, or high-risk high-impact, and may be technology design-directed, discovery-driven, or hypothesis-driven. Applications are not being solicited at this time. Notice is being provided to allow potential applicants sufficient time to develop meaningful collaborations and responsive projects. This NOFO will utilize the R21 activity code. Investigators with expertise and insights into the application of principles and techniques from engineering and quantitative sciences, such as physics, mathematics, chemistry, and computer sciences are encouraged to begin to consider applying for this new NOFO. In addition, collaborative investigations combining expertise in trans-disciplinary research approaches with the potential to open new areas of biomedical investigation will be encouraged and these investigators should also begin considering applying for this application.

“Special Notice” Resilient Software Systems Accelerator

DARPA

Solicitation: DARPA-SN-25-84

https://sam.gov/opp/4ac02c24e01b472f93af754f506b940f/view

Posted Date: June 16, 2025

Notice of intent only

DARPA is working on additional pathways to support the transition of formal methods tools, including conducting a Resilient Software Systems Accelerator. This accelerator will provide seed funding to formal methods tool developers who partner with Defense Industrial Base companies to identify DoD systems that would benefit from the use of their tools as described above. DARPA funding would support an initial red team assessment of the DoD system’s vulnerabilities, the application of the formal methods tool(s), and a second red team assessment to measure impact and level of effort. Conclusions from the efficacy of the tool would be incorporated into the DARPA Guide to Formal Methods to Deliver Resilient Systems for Proposals (“the FMDRS Guide”).

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