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May 5, 2025
Public Health Funding Announcements May 5, 2025
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External Funding Opportunities
RWJF Research to Advance Racial and Indigenous Health Equity
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Deadline: May 28, 2025
AACR Career Development Awards in Lung Cancer Research
American Association for Cancer Research (AACR)
Deadline: May 29, 2025
Research Opportunities in Crisis Response Services for Suicide Prevention (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)
Department of Health and Human Services
Deadline: June 2, 2025
Pilot Research Opportunities in Crisis Response Services for Suicide Prevention (R34 Clinical Trial Optional)
Department of Health and Human Services
Deadline: June 2, 2025
AACR Gertrude B. Elion Cancer Research Award
American Association for Cancer Research
Deadline: June 3, 2025
Systems for Action: Community-Led Systems Research to Address Systemic Racism
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF)
Deadline: June 4, 2025
Academic Pilot Grant RFP and Information
Great Plains Center for Agricultural Health
Deadline: June 6, 2025
2026 Vilcek Prizes for Creative Promise in Biomedical Science
Vilcek Foundation
Deadline: June 9, 2025
NCCN and Pfizer Quality Improvement Project: Improving the Care of Patients with Metastatic Breast Cancer (mBC) Through Innovative Strategies
National Comprehensive Cancer Network
Deadline: June 9, 2025
Wayne F. Placek Grants – American Psychological Foundation
Deadline: June 12, 2025
DOD Alzheimer’s Research Program Transforming Research Award
Grants.gov
Deadline: June 12, 2025
HEAL Initiative: Career Development Awards in Implementation Science for Substance Use Prevention and Treatment (K01 – Clinical Trial Required)
Department of Health and Human Services
Application due date: June 12, 2025
HEAL Initiative: Career Development Awards in Implementation Science for Substance Use Prevention and Treatment (K23 – Clinical Trial Required)
Department of Health and Human Services
Application due date: June 12, 2025
DOD Ovarian Cancer, Pilot Award Pre-Application
Grants.gov
Deadline: June 12, 2025
DoD Breast Cancer Breakthrough Award Levels 1 and 2 Pre-Application
Grants.gov
Deadline: June 13, 2025
HEAL Initiative: Research to Increase Implementation of Substance Use Preventive Services (R61/R33 Clinical Trial Optional)
Department of Health and Human Services
Application due date: June 17, 2025
HIV Research Grants (US) | Gilead : Research Scholars
Gilead
Due Date: July 7, 2025
Core Research Grants: Social, Political and Economic Inequality Russell Sage Foundation (RSF)
Russell Sage Foundation
Due Date: July 16, 2025
Burroughs Wellcome Fund Climate Change and Human Health Seed Grants
Burroughs Wellcome Fund
Deadline for upcoming cycle: July 24, 2025
Greater Value Portfolio 2025 | The Donaghue Foundation
August 6, 2025 – Invited Applications Due
McKnight Brain Research Foundation Innovator Awards in Cognitive Aging and Memory Loss
McKnight Brain Research Foundation
Deadline: August 8, 2025
NSF 25-502: Cultural Anthropology Program Senior Research Awards (CA-SR)
U.S. National Science Foundation
Full Proposal Target Date(s): August 15, 2025
NSF 23-569: A Science of Science Approach to Analyzing and Innovating the Biomedical Research Enterprise
U.S. National Science Foundation
Due Date: September 9, 2025
Exploring Equitable Futures | Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF)
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Rolling deadline to October 15, 2025
March 31, 2025
Public Health Funding Announcements March 31, 2025
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Internal Funding Opportunities and Pilot Grants
UI System/ UNAM Joint Seed Research Partnership Program
Deadline: April 15, 2025
IIN Social Innovation and Impact seed grants
Illinois Innovation Network
Deadline: Friday, April 18, 2025
External Funding Opportunities
Dissemination and Implementation Research in Health (R03 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
National Institutes of Health Office of Extramural Research
Application due date: Multiple dates, see announcement.
Dissemination and Implementation Research in Health (R21 Clinical Trial Optional)
National Institutes of Health Office of Extramural Research
Application due date: Multiple dates, see announcement
Spencer Foundation Large Research Grants on Education
Intent to Apply: May 14, 2025, 12:00 PM noon (Central/Chicago Time)
Full Proposal Deadline: June 17, 2025, 12:00 PM noon (Central/Chicago Time)
Climate Change and Human Health Seed Grants
Burroughs Wellcome Fund (BWF)
Next Deadline: April 24, 2025
Another Look 2025 | The Donaghue Foundation
April 9, 2025 – Letter of Intent Deadline
July 1, 2025 – Invited Applications Due
Cures Within Reach Repurposing Research for Chicago 2025
Deadline: APRIL 18, 2025
Greater Value Portfolio 2025 | The Donaghue Foundation
April 29, 2025 – Letter of Intent Deadline
August 6, 2025 – Invited Applications Due
Direct Action Visionary Grants – American Psychological Foundation
Deadline: April 30, 2025
Research Grants on Improving the Use of Research Evidence
William T. Grant Foundation
The next deadline to apply is May 7, 2025, at 3:00 PM ET.
Research Grants on Reducing Inequality
William T. Grant Foundation
The next deadline to apply is May 7, 2025, at 3:00 PM ET.
The Gerber Foundation Pediatric Research Grants
Concept Papers: Due May 15, 4pm ET
New Research PCORI Funding Announcements (PFAs)
Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute
LOIs due May 13, 2025
Systems for Action: Community-Led Systems Research to Address Systemic Racism
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF)
Deadline: June 4, 2025
Academic Pilot Grant RFP and Information
Great Plains Center for Agricultural Health
Deadline: June 6, 2025
Wayne F. Placek Grants – American Psychological Foundation
Deadline: June 12, 2025
NSF 25-502: Cultural Anthropology Program Senior Research Awards (CA-SR)
U.S. National Science Foundation
Full Proposal Target Date(s): August 15, 2025
Forecasted Funding Opportunities
MP-CPI-25-001 Making America Healthy Again by Addressing Dementia Disparities Forecasted
Forecasted postdate Apr 14, 2025