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External Grants

grants.gov

Federal funding opportunities on Grants.gov are for organizations supporting the development and management of government-funded programs and projects.

Department of Defense

The Department of Defense supports fundamental and applied research through its branch agencies.

Department of Energy

The U.S. Department of Energy supports research and development through various programs.

National Institutes of Health

NIH is the largest public funder of biomedical research in the world.

Types

  • Parent Announcements
    Parent announcements (For Unsolicited or Investigator-Initiated Applications) are broad funding opportunity announcements allowing applicants to submit investigator-initiated applications for specific activity codes. They are open for up to 3 years and use standard due dates.
  • PAs
    Program Announcements are funding opportunities issued by one or more Institutes and Centers to highlight areas of scientific interest.
  • RFAs
    Requests for Applications are funding opportunities issued by one or more Institute or Center to highlight well-defined areas of scientific interest to accomplish specific program objectives.

Guides

NIH Feed

NIH Funding RSS Feed

Abstract and Award Data by Agency

Provides abstracts, funding totals and program information.

Searchable Sites

Industry-Sponsored Research

Halo is an R&D marketplace that connects innovators with real-world challenges from companies across industries—from advancing sustainable agriculture and food systems to developing new materials, processes, and technologies.

WVU is registered, and our researchers are encouraged to explore and apply for research partnership opportunities. Registration is quick, and each initial application typically takes less than 30 minutes. New opportunities are posted regularly.

Halo Registration

Deadline: September 26

  • Innovative spray technologies
    Procter & Gamble
    Personal care spray delivery across chemical, energized, and mechanical systems for liquid and/or powder.
  • Promoter variant impact on gene expression in plants
    BASF
    Study SNP effects using existing diversity or synthetic promoter libraries.
  • Increasing mutation frequency for trait discovery in crops
    BASF
    Improve chemical mutagenesis to boost variant yield for target genes.
  • Accelerating flowering time in Brassica napus
    BASF
    Engineer earlier flowering in summer/spring oilseed rape for commercial use.
  • Insecticides targeting brown planthopper in rice crops
    Private Company
    Conventional or biological control solutions for a competitive rice market.
  • Optimizing water use under allocation constraints
    Corteva
    Short, non-confidential plans for managing limited water in the western Corn Belt.
  • Recyclable high-barrier blister packaging
    Private Company
    Recycle-ready formats that cut virgin petro-plastic and lower carbon footprint.
  • Coatings, films, and surfaces for full product evacuation
    Private Company
    Maximize evacuation from tubes and bottles; minimize residual product.
  • High-barrier technologies for recyclable flexible packaging
    Private Company
    Medium/high/ultra-high barriers; complete formats preferred, standalone tech ok.
  • Long-term breeding effects on maize adaptation to climate change
    Corteva
    Experimental approaches using ERA hybrids to quantify selection impact.
  • Preventing trait expression in cross-compatible weedy rice
    BASF
    Targeted modification via mutagenesis or genome editing; no transgenesis.
  • Seed production services in controlled environments
    BASF
    Outsource transgenic/non-transgenic seed-to-seed runs with CE expertise.

Deadline: October 31

  • Material/design innovations in PET bottles for product evacuation
    Kraft Heinz
    Achieve ≥95% evacuation for condiments.
  • Accelerating food formulation with predictive AI
    Private Company
    Generate/optimize recipes under constraints and predict performance pre-bench.
  • AI packaging design and performance simulation
    Private Company
    Tools to cut prototyping cost, time, and risk across the development cycle.
  • Sprayable wound treatment for screwworm control in cattle
    Private Company
    Safe, effective insecticide with visible dye; LATAM commercial preferred.
  • Clinical evidence on multi-micronutrient dosing
    Private Company
    Human data on above-RDA combos and synergistic effects on outcomes.
  • Biomarker fingerprints of optimal micronutrient/health states
    Private Company
    Validated panels and multi-omics assays distinguishing sufficiency vs enhanced states.
  • Seed treatment for soybean sudden death syndrome
    UPL
    Environmentally friendly, low-risk approaches to Fusarium virguliforme.
  • AI models for predicting/extending product shelf life
    Private Company
    Predict across formulation, packaging, process, and storage to reduce long tests.