48 Open Education Grants (2026): $15.6M Available
FindGrants indexes open education opportunities for school districts, charter schools, and education nonprofits — from the U.S. Department of Education and the Title I, II, and IV programs that flow through state education agencies, to STEM, literacy, higher-education access, and afterschool funding from agencies and foundations. Below are open programs you can actually apply to, with amounts, deadlines, and a guided application builder for each.
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48 open education grants you can apply to · $15.6M in total available funding
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2025–26 After School Education and Safety grant program (Round 2)
openCA Department of Education
The After School Education and Safety (ASES) Program is the result of the 2002 voter-approved initiative, Proposition 49. These programs are created through partnerships between schools and local community resources to provide literacy, academic enrichment and safe, constructive alternatives for students in kindergarten through ninth grade. Funding is designed to: (1) maintain existing before and after school program funding; and (2) provide eligibility to all elementary and middle schools that submit quality applications throughout California. This is round 2 of the 2025-26 ASES Request for Applications.
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Developing novel theory and methods for understanding the genetic architecture of complex human traits (R21 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
openNational Institutes of Health
The goal of this NOFO is to support R21 applications for novel theory and methods development that better delineate how genetic and non-genetic factors contribute to complex trait variation across individuals, families, and populations. Approaches should be interdisciplinary across the natural and social sciences, account for interdependencies across scales of biological, social, and ecological organization, and make extensive use of theory, simulations, and validation using available large-scale datasets
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Intervention Research to Improve Native American Health (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)
openNational Institutes of Health
<p>Not available</p>
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Short Courses on Innovative Methodologies and Approaches in the Behavioral and Social Sciences (R25 Clinical Trials Not Allowed)
openNational Institutes of Health
The NIH Research Education Program (R25) supports research education activities in the mission areas of the NIH. The overarching goal of this R25 program is to support educational activities that complement and/or enhance the training of a workforce to meet the nations biomedical, behavioral and clinical research needs. To accomplish the stated over-arching goal, this FOA will support creative educational activities with a primary focus on: Courses for Skills Development
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Research Experiences and/or Mentoring Networks through Research Education to Enhance Clinician-Scientists' Participation in NIDCDs Research (R25 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
openNational Institutes of Health
<p>The NIH Research Education Program (R25) supports research education activities in the mission areas of the NIH. The overarching goal of this R25 program is to support educational activities that help recruit individuals with specific specialty or disciplinary backgrounds to research careers in biomedical, behavioral and clinical sciences.</p>
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Innovation Grants to Nurture Initial Translational Efforts (IGNITE): Development and Validation of Model Systems to Facilitate Neurotherapeutic Discovery (R61/R33 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
openNational Institutes of Health
Innovation Grants to Nurture Initial Translational Efforts (IGNITE): Development and Validation of Model Systems to Facilitate Neurotherapeutic Discovery (R61/R33 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
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NIH Research Project Grant (Parent R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
openNational Institutes of Health
The NIH Research Project Grant supports a discrete, specified, circumscribed project in areas representing the specific interests and competencies of the investigator(s). The proposed project must be related to the programmatic interests of one or more of the participating NIH Institutes and Centers (ICs) based on their scientific missions.This Notice of Funding Opportunity does not accept applications proposing clinical trial(s).
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Interventions to Address Disparities in Liver Diseases and Liver Cancer (R01 - Clinical Trials Optional)
openNational Institutes of Health
This initiative will support multi-level and/or multi-domain intervention research to reduce disparities in liver diseases and liver cancer among populations who experience health disparities in the United States (U.S.). This NOFO is being reissued in accordance with the simplified review criteria in effect for application due dates after January 25, 2025.
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Modular R01s in Cancer Control and Population Sciences (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)
openNational Institutes of Health
This Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) encourages applications for research in cancer control and population sciences. The overarching goal is to provide support to promote research efforts on novel scientific ideas that have the potential to substantially advance cancer research in statistical and analytic methods, epidemiology, cancer survivorship, cancer-related behaviors and behavioral interventions, healthcare delivery, and digital health and data science, and implementation science.
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Stephen I. Katz Early Stage Investigator Research Project Grant (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
openNational Institutes of Health
The Stephen I. Katz Early Stage Investigator Research Project Grant supports an innovative project that represents a change in research direction for an early stage investigator (ESI) and for which no preliminary data exist. Applications submitted to this Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) must not include preliminary data. Applications must include a separate attachment describing the change in research direction.
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NIH Research Education Program - Research Experiences (Parent R25 - Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
openNational Institutes of Health
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) Research Education Program supports research education activities in the mission areas of the NIH. The overarching goal of the Research Education program is to:Support educational activities that complement and/or enhance training of a workforce to meet the nation's biomedical, behavioral and clinical research needs;Help recruit individuals with specific specialty or disciplinary backgrounds to research careers in biomedical, behavioral and clinical sciences; and Foster a better understanding of biomedical, behavioral and clinical research and its implications.
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NIH Research Educational Program - Mentoring Activities & Networks (Parent R25/UE5 - Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
openNational Institutes of Health
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) Research Education Program supports research education activities in the mission areas of the NIH. The overarching goal of the Research Education program is to:Support educational activities that complement and/or enhance training of a workforce to meet the nation's biomedical, behavioral and clinical research needs;Help recruit individuals with specific specialty or disciplinary backgrounds to research careers in biomedical, behavioral and clinical sciences; andFoster a better understanding of biomedical, behavioral and clinical research and its implications.
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What is an education grant?
An education grant is funding awarded to schools, school districts, colleges and universities, and education nonprofits to support teaching, learning, and student programs — instruction, teacher development, STEM and literacy programs, college access, and afterschool enrichment. The largest sources are the U.S. Department of Education (including formula programs like Title I, II, and IV under ESSA), state education agencies that re-grant federal dollars, and private and community foundations.
Who can apply for education funding?
Most education grants are open to public school districts and individual schools, charter schools, colleges and universities, and 501(c)(3) education nonprofits. Many federal programs flow as formula funds to state education agencies, which then distribute or sub-grant them to local districts; others are competitive and open directly to districts, institutions, or nonprofits. Eligibility and application windows are set by each program, so the right opportunity depends on your organization type and your state.
What can education grants pay for?
Eligible uses include classroom instruction and materials, teacher and leader development, school improvement, STEM and literacy programs, technology and labs, college-access and persistence programs, and afterschool and summer learning. Federal Title I, II, and IV funds support, respectively, services for low-income students, educator quality, and student support and academic enrichment (including technology and afterschool). Each program sets its own allowable costs.
When are education grant applications due?
Formula programs like Title I/II/IV run on the state education agency's annual cycle, while competitive federal and foundation grants have their own windows. Browse the open opportunities below for current deadlines, or run your organization's profile through FindGrants to see the education grants you qualify for right now.
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