LATEST BI-WEEKLY DIGEST

This page features the most recent CEPDAM Bi-Weekly Funding Digest for faculty, researchers, and research teams. Opportunities are organized by topic area to support easier review of external funding opportunities relevant to CEPDAM-related research.   Please consult the sponsor’s official announcement for complete and current information on eligibility, deadlines, submission requirements, and award details.

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Bi-Weekly Funding Digest: 2026 Week 36

Posted: August 31, 2026

This bi-weekly digest features selected opportunities in cybersecurity, research infrastructure and centers, education and fellowships, AI and data, and semiconductor, quantum, and advanced materials.

Underlined titles are clickable links to the official opportunity pages.

 

New and Notable Opportunities

Engineering (ENG): Chemical, Bioengineering, Energy, and Transport Systems (CBET)

  • Sponsor: U.S. National Science Foundation
  • Deadline: TBD
  • Funding: $500,000 – none
  • Summary: U.S. National Science Foundation is offering the funding opportunity 'Engineering (ENG): Chemical, Bioengineering, Energy, and Transport Systems (CBET)'.

Engineering (ENG): Civil, Mechanical and Manufacturing Innovation (CMMI)

  • Sponsor: U.S. National Science Foundation
  • Deadline: TBD
  • Funding: none – none
  • Summary: U.S. National Science Foundation is offering the funding opportunity 'Engineering (ENG): Civil, Mechanical and Manufacturing Innovation (CMMI)'.

Engineering (ENG): Electrical, Communications, and Computing Systems (ECCS)

  • Sponsor: U.S. National Science Foundation
  • Deadline: TBD
  • Funding: none – none
  • Summary: U.S. National Science Foundation is offering the funding opportunity 'Engineering (ENG): Electrical, Communications, and Computing Systems (ECCS)'.

Expeditions in Computing (Expeditions)

  • Sponsor: U.S. National Science Foundation
  • Deadline: TBD
  • Funding: $15,000,000 – none
  • Summary: U.S. National Science Foundation is offering the funding opportunity 'Expeditions in Computing (Expeditions)'.

EMERGING FRONTIERS IN RESEARCH AND INNOVATION (EFRI-2026/27): Wave-Based Computing ( EFRI-WBC)

  • Sponsor: U.S. National Science Foundation
  • Deadline: TBD
  • Funding: none – none
  • Summary: U.S. National Science Foundation is offering the funding opportunity 'EMERGING FRONTIERS IN RESEARCH AND INNOVATION (EFRI-2026/27): Wave-Based Computing ( EFRI-WBC)'.

By Category

Engineering (ENG): Chemical, Bioengineering, Energy, and Transport Systems (CBET)

  • Sponsor: U.S. National Science Foundation
  • Subcategory: Cybersecurity / Systems
  • Deadline: TBD
  • Funding: $500,000 – none
  • Summary: U.S. National Science Foundation is offering the funding opportunity 'Engineering (ENG): Chemical, Bioengineering, Energy, and Transport Systems (CBET)'.

Engineering (ENG): Civil, Mechanical and Manufacturing Innovation (CMMI)

  • Sponsor: U.S. National Science Foundation
  • Subcategory: Cybersecurity / Systems
  • Deadline: TBD
  • Funding: none – none
  • Summary: U.S. National Science Foundation is offering the funding opportunity 'Engineering (ENG): Civil, Mechanical and Manufacturing Innovation (CMMI)'.

Engineering (ENG): Electrical, Communications, and Computing Systems (ECCS)

  • Sponsor: U.S. National Science Foundation
  • Subcategory: Cybersecurity / Systems
  • Deadline: TBD
  • Funding: none – none
  • Summary: U.S. National Science Foundation is offering the funding opportunity 'Engineering (ENG): Electrical, Communications, and Computing Systems (ECCS)'.

Expeditions in Computing (Expeditions)

  • Sponsor: U.S. National Science Foundation
  • Subcategory: Cybersecurity / Systems
  • Deadline: TBD
  • Funding: $15,000,000 – none
  • Summary: U.S. National Science Foundation is offering the funding opportunity 'Expeditions in Computing (Expeditions)'.

FYs 2024 through 2026 - Promoting Resilient Operations for Transformative, Efficient, and Cost-saving Transportation (PROTECT) Competitive Grant Program Notice of Funding Opportunity

  • Sponsor: DOT Federal Highway Administration
  • Subcategory: Cybersecurity / Systems
  • Deadline: TBD
  • Funding: $1 – $60,000,000
  • Summary: DOT Federal Highway Administration is offering the funding opportunity 'FYs 2024 through 2026 - Promoting Resilient Operations for Transformative, Efficient, and Cost-saving Transportation (PROTECT) Competitive Grant Program Notice of Funding Opportunity'.

Defense Sciences Office (DSO) Office-wide BAA

  • Sponsor: DARPA - Defense Sciences Office
  • Subcategory: Cybersecurity / Systems
  • Deadline: TBD
  • Funding: none – none
  • Summary: DARPA - Defense Sciences Office is offering the funding opportunity 'Defense Sciences Office (DSO) Office-wide BAA'.

FY25 and FY26 Advanced Digital Construction Management Systems (ADCMS)

  • Sponsor: DOT Federal Highway Administration
  • Subcategory: Cybersecurity / Systems
  • Deadline: TBD
  • Funding: $1,000,000 – $5,000,000
  • Summary: DOT Federal Highway Administration is offering the funding opportunity 'FY25 and FY26 Advanced Digital Construction Management Systems (ADCMS)'.

MPS Materials Research Programs (MPS Materials)

  • Sponsor: U.S. National Science Foundation
  • Subcategory: Quantum / Materials
  • Deadline: TBD
  • Funding: none – none
  • Summary: U.S. National Science Foundation is offering the funding opportunity 'MPS Materials Research Programs (MPS Materials)'.

Geosciences Core Research: Atmospheric, Geospace, Earth and Ocean Sciences (GEO Core)

  • Sponsor: U.S. National Science Foundation
  • Subcategory: Energy / Environment / Mapping
  • Deadline: TBD
  • Funding: TBD
  • Summary: U.S. National Science Foundation is offering the funding opportunity 'Geosciences Core Research: Atmospheric, Geospace, Earth and Ocean Sciences (GEO Core)'.

Naval Base Kitsap-Bremerton Natural Resources Support- Juvenile Salmonid Surveys in Sinclair Inlet, WA

  • Sponsor: Fort Worth District
  • Subcategory: Energy / Environment / Mapping
  • Deadline: TBD
  • Funding: $207,847 – $207,847
  • Summary: Fort Worth District is offering the funding opportunity 'Naval Base Kitsap-Bremerton Natural Resources Support- Juvenile Salmonid Surveys in Sinclair Inlet, WA'.

EMERGING FRONTIERS IN RESEARCH AND INNOVATION (EFRI-2026/27): Wave-Based Computing ( EFRI-WBC)

  • Sponsor: U.S. National Science Foundation
  • Subcategory: General Research Opportunity
  • Deadline: TBD
  • Funding: none – none
  • Summary: U.S. National Science Foundation is offering the funding opportunity 'EMERGING FRONTIERS IN RESEARCH AND INNOVATION (EFRI-2026/27): Wave-Based Computing ( EFRI-WBC)'.

Emerging Frontiers in Research and Innovation (EFRI): Wave-Based Computing (WBC) (EFRI-WBC)

  • Sponsor: U.S. National Science Foundation
  • Subcategory: General Research Opportunity
  • Deadline: TBD
  • Funding: TBD
  • Summary: U.S. National Science Foundation is offering the funding opportunity 'Emerging Frontiers in Research and Innovation (EFRI): Wave-Based Computing (WBC) (EFRI-WBC)'.

National Bycatch Reduction Engineering Program (BREP) - FY2026/27

  • Sponsor: DOC NOAA - ERA Production
  • Subcategory: General Research Opportunity
  • Deadline: TBD
  • Funding: $50,000 – $400,000
  • Summary: DOC NOAA - ERA Production is offering the funding opportunity 'National Bycatch Reduction Engineering Program (BREP) - FY2026/27'.

Core Research in Biological Sciences (BIO Core)

  • Sponsor: U.S. National Science Foundation
  • Subcategory: General Research Opportunity
  • Deadline: TBD
  • Funding: TBD
  • Summary: U.S. National Science Foundation is offering the funding opportunity 'Core Research in Biological Sciences (BIO Core)'.

MPS Astronomical Sciences Research Programs (MPS Astro)

  • Sponsor: U.S. National Science Foundation
  • Subcategory: General Research Opportunity
  • Deadline: TBD
  • Funding: TBD
  • Summary: U.S. National Science Foundation is offering the funding opportunity 'MPS Astronomical Sciences Research Programs (MPS Astro)'.

MPS Chemistry Research Programs (MPS Chem)

  • Sponsor: U.S. National Science Foundation
  • Subcategory: General Research Opportunity
  • Deadline: TBD
  • Funding: TBD
  • Summary: U.S. National Science Foundation is offering the funding opportunity 'MPS Chemistry Research Programs (MPS Chem)'.

MPS Mathematical Sciences Research Programs (MPS MathSci)

  • Sponsor: U.S. National Science Foundation
  • Subcategory: General Research Opportunity
  • Deadline: TBD
  • Funding: TBD
  • Summary: U.S. National Science Foundation is offering the funding opportunity 'MPS Mathematical Sciences Research Programs (MPS MathSci)'.

MPS Physics Research Programs (MPS Physics)

  • Sponsor: U.S. National Science Foundation
  • Subcategory: General Research Opportunity
  • Deadline: TBD
  • Funding: TBD
  • Summary: U.S. National Science Foundation is offering the funding opportunity 'MPS Physics Research Programs (MPS Physics)'.

Unlocking Dataset Value for AI-Enabled Scientific Discovery (AI Datasets)

  • Sponsor: U.S. National Science Foundation
  • Subcategory: General Research Opportunity
  • Deadline: TBD
  • Funding: TBD
  • Summary: U.S. National Science Foundation is offering the funding opportunity 'Unlocking Dataset Value for AI-Enabled Scientific Discovery (AI Datasets)'.

Trauma Care Readiness and Coordination Cooperative Agreement

  • Sponsor: Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response
  • Subcategory: Infrastructure / Centers
  • Deadline: TBD
  • Funding: $300,000 – $500,000
  • Summary: Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response is offering the funding opportunity 'Trauma Care Readiness and Coordination Cooperative Agreement'.

FY2026 Implementation of the Quagga and Zebra Mussel Action Plan (QZAP) in the Western United States

  • Sponsor: Fish and Wildlife Service
  • Subcategory: General Research Opportunity
  • Deadline: TBD
  • Funding: $50,000 – $600,000
  • Summary: Fish and Wildlife Service is offering the funding opportunity 'FY2026 Implementation of the Quagga and Zebra Mussel Action Plan (QZAP) in the Western United States'.

Innovative Water Infrastructure Workforce Development Grant

  • Sponsor: Environmental Protection Agency
  • Subcategory: Education / Fellowship / Workforce
  • Deadline: TBD
  • Funding: none – $7,800,000
  • Summary: Environmental Protection Agency is offering the funding opportunity 'Innovative Water Infrastructure Workforce Development Grant'.

Research and Education Program for Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) and Tribal Colleges and Universities (TCU) Equipment/Instrumentation

  • Sponsor: Dept of the Army -- Materiel Command
  • Subcategory: Education / Fellowship / Workforce
  • Deadline: TBD
  • Funding: $200,000 – $1,500,000
  • Summary: Dept of the Army -- Materiel Command is offering the funding opportunity 'Research and Education Program for Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) and Tribal Colleges and Universities (TCU) Equipment/Instrumentation'.

Tribal Colleges Education Equity Grants Program

  • Sponsor: National Institute of Food and Agriculture
  • Subcategory: Education / Fellowship / Workforce
  • Deadline: TBD
  • Funding: $228,571 – $228,571
  • Summary: National Institute of Food and Agriculture is offering the funding opportunity 'Tribal Colleges Education Equity Grants Program'.

Capacity Building Grants for Non-Land-Grant Colleges of Agriculture Program

  • Sponsor: National Institute of Food and Agriculture
  • Subcategory: Education / Fellowship / Workforce
  • Deadline: TBD
  • Funding: $30,000 – $750,000
  • Summary: National Institute of Food and Agriculture is offering the funding opportunity 'Capacity Building Grants for Non-Land-Grant Colleges of Agriculture Program'.

Air Force Basic Research Sciences Conference and Workshop Support

  • Sponsor: Air Force Office of Scientific Research
  • Subcategory: Education / Fellowship / Workforce
  • Deadline: TBD
  • Funding: $1 – $2,000,000
  • Summary: Air Force Office of Scientific Research is offering the funding opportunity 'Air Force Basic Research Sciences Conference and Workshop Support'.

NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP)

  • Sponsor: U.S. National Science Foundation
  • Subcategory: Education / Fellowship / Workforce
  • Deadline: TBD
  • Funding: TBD
  • Summary: U.S. National Science Foundation is offering the funding opportunity 'NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP)'.

Conservation and Forestry Program Support (2026-2031) for Environmental Natural Resources Management Division, Directorate of Public Works, Joint Readiness Training Center and Fort Polk, Louisiana

  • Sponsor: Fort Worth District
  • Subcategory: Education / Fellowship / Workforce
  • Deadline: TBD
  • Funding: $1,250,000 – $7,593,600
  • Summary: Fort Worth District is offering the funding opportunity 'Conservation and Forestry Program Support (2026-2031) for Environmental Natural Resources Management Division, Directorate of Public Works, Joint Readiness Training Center and Fort Polk, Louisiana'.

U.S. National Science Foundation State and Regional Artificial Intelligence Infrastructure Hubs:

  • Sponsor: U.S. National Science Foundation
  • Subcategory: Artificial Intelligence / Data
  • Deadline: TBD
  • Funding: TBD
  • Summary: U.S. National Science Foundation is offering the funding opportunity 'U.S.