Deadline: January 15, 2026
Award Amount: $5,000 to $10,000
Match: None
Eligible Entities: Nonprofits
Description: Supports the development, maintenance, and stewardship of trails. Funding can help address the shortfall in Phase One trail construction, expand outdoor recreation infrastructure, and build long-term capacity for trail maintenance and volunteer training. This opportunity directly advances the county’s goal of expanding access to safe, high-quality trails that connect residents to outdoor recreation, improve quality of life, and strengthen community health.
DOT – Tribal Transportation Program Safety Funds
Deadline: January 15, 2026
Award Amount: Unspecified
Match: None
Eligible Entities: Tribal
Description: Supports federally recognized Tribes in improving transportation safety through plans, data analysis, roadway countermeasures, and infrastructure projects.
National Digital Newspaper Program
Deadline: January 15, 2026
Award Amount: Up to $325,000
Match: None
Eligible Entities: State, City, Township, County or Tribal Governments and Film/Media
Description: This grant supports the National Digital Newspaper Program, which funds the development of a comprehensive digital archive of historic American newspapers. It encourages collaboration between state-level programs and the Library of Congress to enhance public access to newspaper holdings. Projects are intended to preserve and make searchable a diverse body of historical news publications.
DHHS – BRAIN Initiative: Optimization of Instrumentation and Device Technologies for Recording and Modulation in the Nervous System
Deadline: January 20, 2026
Award Amount: Unspecified
Match: None
Eligible Entities: State, City, Township, County or Tribal Governments, Education, and Businesses
Description: This FOA seeks applications to optimize existing or emerging technologies through iterative testing with end users. The technologies and approaches should have potential to address major challenges associated with recording and modulation (including various modalities for stimulation/activation, inhibition and manipulation) of cells (i.e., neuronal and non-neuronal) and networks to enable transformative understanding of dynamic signaling in the central nervous system (CNS).
DHHS – BRAIN Initiative: New Technologies and Novel Approaches for Recording and Modulation in the Nervous System
Deadline: January 20, 2026
Award Amount: Unspecified
Match: None
Eligible Entities: State, City, Township, County or Tribal Governments, Education, Nonprofits, and Businesses
Description: This FOA seeks applications for proof-of-concept testing and development of new technologies and novel approaches for recording and modulation (including various modalities for stimulation/activation, inhibition and manipulation) of cells (i.e., neuronal and non-neuronal) and networks to enable transformative understanding of dynamic signaling in the central nervous system (CNS).
This FOA seeks exceptionally creative approaches to address major challenges associated with recording and modulating CNS activity, at or near cellular resolution, at multiple spatial and/or temporal scales, in any region and throughout the entire depth of the brain.
DHHS – Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act (CARA)
Deadline: January 21, 2026
Award Amount: Up to $75,000
Match: None
Eligible Entities: State, City, Township, County or Tribal Governments, Education, and Nonprofits
Description: This program aims to prevent and reduce the use of opioids, methamphetamines, and the misuse of prescription drugs among youth aged 12–18. It supports initiatives that provide education, outreach, and intervention strategies to address substance use and promote healthy behaviors. The focus is on implementing evidence-based practices that engage youth and communities in prevention efforts.
DHHS – Modules for Enhancing Biomedical Research Workforce Training
Deadline: January 27, 2026
Award Amount: Up to $250,000
Match: None
Eligible Entities: State, City, Township, County or Tribal Governments, Nonprofits, Education, and Businesses
Description: Support educational activities that complement and/or enhance the training of a workforce to meet the nations biomedical, behavioral and clinical research needs. Specifically, this FOA will support the development of exportable training modules designed to enhance training of the biomedical research workforce. Responsive topics will be indicated through Notices of Special Interest released annually by NIGMS.
NSF – Foundations for Operating the National Artificial Intelligence Research Resource: The NAIRR Operations Center
Deadline: February 4, 2026
Award Amount: Unspecified
Match: None
Eligible Entities: Higher Education, Nonprofits, and Businesses
Description: The National AI Research Resource (NAIRR) program aims to build a shared national infrastructure that expands access to advanced computing, high-quality data, models, software, and training for artificial intelligence research. This Notice of Funding Opportunity invites proposals to operate and coordinate the foundational elements of NAIRR, helping to create a sustainable platform that supports broad participation in AI innovation. Applicants will play a key role in enabling researchers and educators across the country to responsibly advance AI while strengthening U.S. leadership in the field.
Polaris Trails Grants Program
Deadline: March 1, 2026
Award Amount: Up to $10,000
Match: None
Eligible Entities: Nonprofits and State, City, Township, County or Tribal Governments
Description: Supports nonprofit organizations and local riding clubs in their efforts to promote safe and responsible off-road recreation. The program provides funding for trail development and maintenance, safety education initiatives, and environmental stewardship projects.
DHHS – NLM Research Grants in Biomedical Informatics and Data Science
Deadline: March 5, 2026
Award Amount: Up to $250,000
Match: None
Eligible Entities: State, City, Township, County or Tribal Governments, Education, Nonprofits, and Businesses
Description: This funding opportunity focuses on biomedical discovery and data-powered health, integrating streams of complex and interconnected research outputs that can be translated into scientific insights, clinical care, public health practices, and personal wellness to ensure the research is scalable, reproducible, and generalizable.
The scope of NLM’s interest in these research domains is broad, with emphasis on new and innovative methods and approaches to foster data driven discovery in the biomedical and clinical health sciences as well as domain-independent, scalable, and reusable approaches to discovery, curation, analysis, organization, and management of health-related data and digital objects.
DHHS – New Investigator Gateway Awards for Collaborative T1D Research
Deadline: March 6, 2026
Award Amount: Up to $100,000
Match: None
Eligible Entities: State, City, Township, County or Tribal Governments, Businesses, Education, Nonprofits, and Businesses
Description: The New Investigator Gateway Award in T1D Research is designed to support a robust pipeline of innovative projects and talented new investigators in T1D research. In addition to providing support for preliminary research, the Gateway program provides an opportunity for new Program Directors/Principal Investigators (PD/PIs) to pursue their studies within the intellectual environment of a select number of large, ongoing collaborative research programs.
DHHS – Small Research Grant Program for the Next Generation of Researchers in AD/ADRD Research
Deadline: March 16, 2026
Award Amount: Up to $100,000
Match: None
Eligible Entities: State, City, Township, County or Tribal Governments, Businesses, Nonprofits, and Education
Description: This Small Research Grant will support meritorious projects to provide needed scientific insight to improve the prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and/or care for individuals with Alzheimer’s disease and Alzheimer’s disease-related dementias (AD/ADRD). Specifically, this NOFO will support projects covering a wide range of topics related to AD/ADRD. The overall goal of this NOFO is (1) to encourage the next generation of researchers to pursue research and academic careers in AD/ADRD research; and (2) to stimulate established researchers who have not had a major award in AD/ADRD research to perform pilot studies to develop new, innovative AD/ADRD research programs that leverage and build upon their existing expertise.
DHHS – Drug-Free Communities Support Program
Deadline: April 14, 2026
Award Amount: Up to $125,000
Match: Yes
Eligible Entities: State, City, Township, County or Tribal Governments and Nonprofits
Description: Supports community-based efforts to prevent and reduce youth substance use, including alcohol, tobacco, and illicit drugs. It provides funding for coalitions that engage multiple sectors, such as schools, law enforcement, and local organizations, to implement evidence-based prevention strategies. The initiative aims to strengthen community capacity and promote sustainable, data-driven approaches to substance misuse prevention.
DOI – Small Surface Water and Groundwater Storage Projects (Small Storage Program)
Deadline: April 17, 2026
Award Amount: Up to $30,000,000
Match: Yes
Eligible Entities: State, City, Township, County or Tribal Governments
Description: The Bureau of Reclamation administers the Small Surface and Groundwater Storage Program to support the development of small water storage projects that enhance long-term water availability in the 17 western states, Alaska, and Hawaii. Funded through the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (2021), the program provides up to a 25% federal cost-share for the planning, design, or construction of surface and groundwater storage projects with capacities between 200 and 30,000 acre-feet. The program aims to help communities stretch limited water supplies, reduce conflicts, and improve water reliability by supporting projects that increase storage, improve water management flexibility, and deliver multiple benefits such as groundwater recharge, water quality improvements, and ecosystem health.
NSF – Safety, Security, and Privacy of Open-Source Ecosystems
Deadline: April 28, 2026
Award Amount: Unspecified
Match: None
Eligible Entities: Tribal Governments, Nonprofits, Higher Education, and Businesses
Description: This grant aims to support projects that enhance the safety, security, and privacy of open-source ecosystems, including tools, methods, or processes that protect open source software from abuse, vulnerabilities, or privacy violations. Awards will fund work such as threat modeling, privacy enhancing technologies, secure tooling, and community governance mechanisms to strengthen open source infrastructure.
DHHS – Trailblazer Award for New and Early Stage Investigators
Deadline: May 7, 2026
Award Amount: Unspecified
Match: None
Eligible Entities: State, City, Township, County or Tribal Governments, Businesses, Nonprofits, and Education
Description: This Trailblazer Award is an opportunity for NIH-defined New and Early Stage Investigators 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.
DOI – FY25 NAGPRA Repatriation Grants
Deadline: May 8, 2026
Award Amount: $1,000 to $25,000
Match: None
Eligible Entities: State, City, Township, County or Tribal Governments, Higher Education, and Nonprofits
Description: The Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act of 1990 authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to make grants to museums, Indian Tribes, and Native Hawaiian organizations for the purposes of assisting in consultation, documentation, and repatriation of Native American human remains, funerary objects, sacred objects, and objects of cultural patrimony (25 U.S.C. 3008). NAGPRA Repatriation grants assist museums, Indian Tribes, and NHOs to defray costs associated with the packaging, transportation, contamination removal, reburial, and/or storage of NAGPRA human remains or cultural items. Project activities may include, but are not limited to: Travel, Transportation, Testing or decontamination, Building containers for transport, Ceremonial materials, or Staff time. See Program Overview for more details on project activities.
Arts & Health Collaborative Planning Grant
Deadline: Open January 1-June 15, 2026
Award Amount: $5,000.00
Match: None
Eligible Entities: State, City, Township, County, or Tribal Governments, Nonprofits, and Arts/Creatives
Description: Applicants must have received an NM Arts Awards in FY25. This grant supports organizations in developing a local, arts-based planning process aimed at improving individual and community well-being through enhanced social connectedness and belonging. The process focuses on engaging underserved populations and preparing organizations for future implementation and funding opportunities.
DOI – ABPP – Battlefield Land Acquisition Grant
Deadline: September 30, 2026
Award Amount: Unspecified
Match: Yes
Eligible Entities: State, City, Township, County or Tribal Governments and Nonprofits
Description: The National Park Service American Battlefield Protection Program (NPS ABPP) promotes the preservation, restoration, and interpretation of historic battlefields and associated sites as part of America’s shared heritage. Through the Battlefield Land Acquisition Grants (BLAG), the program helps state and local governments, Tribes, and nonprofits protect eligible Revolutionary War, War of 1812, and Civil War battlefield lands by funding fee-simple or easement acquisitions with a required non-federal match. The program supports community-driven stewardship and ensures public access to preserved lands, with an emphasis on expanding preservation efforts leading up to the nation’s 250th anniversary in 2026.
Daily Grant Program
Deadline: Rolling
Award Amount: Up to $500
Match: None
Eligible Entities: Nonprofits
Description: This program awards daily micro-grants to grassroots changemakers worldwide, offering seed funding to support early-stage, volunteer-led projects that aim to spark positive change in their communities. It also provides capacity-building support, peer connections, and opportunities to grow beyond the initial grant.
EMNRD – Energy Efficiency Revolving Loan Fund
Deadline: Rolling
Award Amount: $250,000 to $1,000,000
Match: Yes
Eligible Entities: Businesses and Nonprofits
Description: Provides low-interest loans to eligible commercial entities for energy efficiency upgrades. The loan proceeds can be used for energy efficiency audits, upgrades, and retrofits that improve overall energy consumption. Loans are offered at a fixed interest rate of 2% and may range from $250,000 to $1,000,000, with terms not exceeding the useful life of the project or 15 years. Applicants must demonstrate that more than 50% of their revenue is earned in New Mexico or that more than 50% of their services are provided in the state.
100x Impact Accelerator
Deadline: Rolling
Award Amount: Unspecified
Match: None
Eligible Entities: Nonprofits
Description: The 100x Impact Accelerator is a global program designed to support visionary social ventures poised to scale their impact to the level of billions. Selected ventures receive $150,000 in catalytic capital, access to a 12-week accelerator program, bespoke mentorship, and connections to policymakers and philanthropists.
NSF – Division of Environmental Biology
Deadline: Rolling
Award Amount: Unspecified
Match: None
Eligible Entities: State, City, Township, County or Tribal Governments, Higher, Nonprofits, and Small Businesses
Description: The NSF Division of Environmental Biology (DEB) funds research and training in ecological and evolutionary biology. It supports projects investigating processes at levels from populations and species up to ecosystems and biogeographic scales. Funded work may include field, laboratory, or modeling studies, and interdisciplinary proposals crossing levels of organization or temporal/spatial scales are encouraged.
Healthcare Connect Fund Program
Deadline: Rolling
Award Amount: 65% discount on eligible broadband connectivity expenses for eligible rural health care providers (HCPs)
Match: None
Eligible Entities: Nonprofits, Higher Education, State, City, Township, County or Tribal Health Department/Agency
Description: The Healthcare Connect Fund (HCF) Program provides a 65% discount on eligible broadband connectivity expenses for eligible rural health care providers (HCPs). You can apply as an individual health care provider or as a consortium, i.e., a group of HCPs that can be both rural and non-rural.
Start.Pivot.Grow. Micro Grant
Deadline: Rolling Quarterly
Award Amount: Up to $2,500
Match: None
Eligible Entities: Businesses
Description: Provides funding each quarter to U.S.-based for-profit businesses to support expenses like rent, inventory, software, marketing, and professional development. Applicants must have been operating for at least two years, generate a minimum of $50,000 annually, and employ one to two people, including the owner.
Community Possible Grant Program
Deadline: Rolling
Award Amount: Unspecified
Match: None
Eligible Entities: Nonprofits
Description: Supports nonprofit organizations that create stable jobs, affordable housing, and vibrant communities. Grants are awarded in three focus areas: “Work” (workforce education and economic prosperity), “Home” (neighborhood stability and revitalization), and “Play” (arts, culture, and places to foster joy). The program aims to address immediate needs and systemic economic barriers to success.
First Responders Outreach Grant
Deadline: Rolling
Award Amount: $15,000 to $25,000
Match: None
Eligible Entities: City, Township, County or Tribal Governments, Fire, and Public Safety
Description: Provides financial, equipment, and training assistance to firefighters, police officers, and EMTs to enhance their safety and effectiveness. It also supports the mental wellness of first responders, offers home modifications for severely wounded personnel, and provides aid to families of fallen heroes. The program’s goal is to ensure first responders and their families have the resources and support they need to serve their communities.
NSF – Structure and Physics of the Solid Earth
Deadline: Rolling
Award Amount: Unspecified
Match: None
Eligible Entities: Higher Education and Nonprofits
Description: The Structure and Physics of the Solid Earth Program (SPSE) aims to advance fundamental knowledge about the ongoing dynamical processes over the age of the Earth that evolve the structure of planet Earth and underpin geohazards. SPSE supports research at all temporal and spatial scales, from the Earth’s core to its crust. Through laboratory, field, theoretical, and computational studies, the program encompasses a wide range of disciplines including structural geology, tectonics, and geophysics.
Recovery Housing Program (RHP)
Deadline: Applications accepted as long as funds available.
Award Amount: Unspecified
Match: None
Eligible Entities: State, City, Township, County or Tribal Governments and Nonprofits
Description: The RHP supports individuals in recovery on their path to self-sufficiency by providing stable housing and recovery services. Specifically, it funds the development or maintenance of housing and related support for those impacted by substance use disorders.
Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grant
Deadline: Rolling
Award Amount: Up to $50,000
Match: None
Eligible Entities: Arts/Creatives
Description: The Foundation provides unrestricted financial resources to exceptional visual artists. The grants can be used in any way that allows an artist to meaningfully pursue their practice. Grants are typically used to create new work, acquire supplies, rent studio space, prepare for exhibitions, attend a residency, and offset living expenses.
NSF – Water, Landscape, and Critical Zone Processes
Deadline: Rolling
Award Amount: Unspecified
Match: None
Eligible Entities: Higher Education, Environment, and Nonprofits
Description: The Water, Landscape, and Critical Zone Processes program supports research on the Earth’s near-surface environment and how that environment responds to change. The Program focuses on the complex interplay amongst and between hydrologic, geomorphic, and geochemical processes and how they regulate the structure and function of the Earth’s near surface. These processes drive weathering and soil development, control water availability and quality, and help regulate the Earth’s climate system, all of which are important for natural resource sustainability and mitigation of natural hazards. It is expected that the research funded in this program will advance fundamental knowledge in Earth surface processes, leading to transformational discoveries in Earth Sciences.
NSF – STEM K-12 Research Funding
Deadline: Rolling
Award Amount: Unspecified
Match: None
Eligible Entities: State, City, Township, County or Tribal Governments, Higher Education, and Nonprofits
Description: Supports fundamental, applied, and translational research to advance STEM teaching and learning in both formal (pre-K–12) and informal settings, encouraging innovative, multidisciplinary projects that leverage emerging technologies like AI to develop tools, frameworks, and new insights in STEM education.
Albuquerque Murals of Possibilities Grant
Deadline: Rolling
Award Amount: $750
Match: None
Eligible Entities: Arts/Creative
Description: This initiative will support the creation of community murals that celebrate and honor local art, history, and culture. Recipients must maintain the mural for three years.
The Adolph & Esther Gottlieb Emergency Grant
Deadline: Rolling
Award Amount: $5,000 to $15,000
Match: None
Eligible Entities: Arts/Creatives
Description: Provides one-time financial assistance to painters, printmakers, and sculptors with at least 10 years of mature artistic practice who have experienced unforeseen, catastrophic events such as fires, floods, or emergency medical needs.
USDA – Afterschool Snacks
Deadline: Rolling
Award Amount: Dependent upon program.
Match: None
Eligible Entities: K-12 Education
Description: The afterschool snack component of the National School Lunch Program fills the afternoon hunger gap for school children. State agencies operate the snack service through agreements with local school food authorities (SFAs). SFAs are ultimately responsible for the administration of the snack service.
The NSLP Afterschool Snack Service offers cash reimbursement to help SFAs provide a nutritional boost to children enrolled in afterschool activities. Participating SFAs receive cash subsidies from the USDA for each reimbursable snack they serve (up to one reimbursement per participant per day). In return, they must serve snacks that meet federal requirements and must offer free or reduced price snacks to eligible children.
