Science, Tech & Engineering (STEM) grants in California

50 currently open funding opportunities for the Science, Tech & Engineering (STEM) sector that are available to applicants in California.

Open Science, Tech & Engineering (STEM) funds in California

Mathematical Sciences Research Training Groups (MS-RTG)

National Science Foundation · Grant

Expeditions in Computing (Expeditions)

National Science Foundation · Grant

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

National Science Foundation · Grant

MPS Physics Research Programs (MPS Physics)

National Science Foundation · Grant

MPS Astronomical Sciences Research Programs (MPS Astro)

National Science Foundation · Grant

MPS Materials Research Programs (MPS Materials)

National Science Foundation · Grant

MPS Mathematical Sciences Research Programs (MPS MathSci)

National Science Foundation · Grant

MPS Chemistry Research Programs (MPS Chem)

National Science Foundation · Grant

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

National Science Foundation · Grant

Core Research in Biological Sciences (BIO Core)

National Science Foundation · Grant

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

National Science Foundation · Grant

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

National Science Foundation · Grant

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

National Science Foundation · Grant

Delta States Rural Development Network Program

Health Resources and Services Administration · Grant

NIST NOFO Forms, Instructions and Information

National Institute of Standards and Technology · Grant

Instructions on How to Register and Apply

National Institute of Standards and Technology · Grant

eRA Implementation

National Institute of Standards and Technology · Grant

Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS)

DOJ Office of Justice Programs · Grant

How to Apply for Funding

DOJ Office of Justice Programs · Grant

Managing Grants

DOJ Office of Justice Programs · Grant

Guidance for Applicants and Awardees

DOJ Office of Justice Programs · Grant

NIJ's Fellowship and Student Programs

DOJ Office of Justice Programs · Scholarship

NIJ's Law Enforcement Advancing Data and Science (LEADS) Scholars Programs

DOJ Office of Justice Programs · Grant

Emerging Mathematics in Biology (eMB)

U.S. National Science Foundation · Grant

DoW Lupus, Transformative Vision Award

Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity - DHACA · Grant · Deadline Aug 24, 2026

Multi Modal Materials Analysis (MMoMA)

DARPA - Defense Sciences Office · Grant · Deadline Aug 26, 2026

Methodology, Measurement, and Statistics

U.S. National Science Foundation · Grant · Deadline Aug 27, 2026

ROSES 2025: A.10 INNOVATE

NASA Headquarters · Grant · Deadline Aug 31, 2026

Research Opportunities in Agricultural Sciences USDA 2026

USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture · Grant · Deadline Sep 1, 2026

Pathways to Enable Secure Open-Source Ecosystems

U.S. National Science Foundation · Grant · Deadline Sep 1, 2026

DoW Prostate Cancer, Data Science Award

Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity - DHACA · Grant · Deadline Sep 2, 2026

NIH Director’s Transformative Research Award for Individual and Group Science (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)

National Institutes of Health · Grant · Deadline Sep 3, 2026

National Centers for Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NCBIB) (P41 Clinical Trials Optional)

National Institutes of Health · Grant · Deadline Sep 7, 2026

Cellular and Molecular Biology of Complex Brain Disorders (R21 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

National Institutes of Health · Grant · Deadline Sep 7, 2026

Cellular and Molecular Biology of Complex Brain Disorders (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

National Institutes of Health · Grant · Deadline Sep 7, 2026

Social disconnection and Suicide Risk in Late Life (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)

National Institutes of Health · Grant · Deadline Sep 7, 2026

Novel Mechanism Research on Neuropsychiatric Symptoms (NPS) in Alzheimer's Dementia (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)

National Institutes of Health · Grant · Deadline Sep 7, 2026

Social disconnection and Suicide Risk in Late Life (R21 Clinical Trial Optional)

National Institutes of Health · Grant · Deadline Sep 7, 2026

Novel Mechanism Research on Neuropsychiatric Symptoms (NPS) in Alzheimer's Dementia (R21 Clinical Trial Optional)

National Institutes of Health · Grant · Deadline Sep 7, 2026

Assay development and screening for discovery of chemical probes, drugs or immunomodulators (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

National Institutes of Health · Grant · Deadline Sep 7, 2026

DoW Hearing Restoration Focused Research Award

Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity - DHACA · Grant · Deadline Sep 10, 2026

NSF Dynamic Language Infrastructure - NEH Documenting Endangered Languages

U.S. National Science Foundation · Grant · Deadline Sep 15, 2026

Probability

U.S. National Science Foundation · Grant · Deadline Sep 15, 2026

Measurement Science and Engineering (MSE) Research Grant Programs

National Institute of Standards and Technology · Grant · Deadline Sep 15, 2026

Measurement Science and Engineering (MSE) Research Grant Programs

National Institute of Standards and Technology · Grant · Deadline Sep 15, 2026

Foundations

U.S. National Science Foundation · Grant · Deadline Sep 22, 2026

Combinatorics

U.S. National Science Foundation · Grant · Deadline Sep 22, 2026

DoW Peer Reviewed Medical, Clinical Trial Award

Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity - DHACA · Grant · Deadline Sep 22, 2026

DoW Neurofibromatosis Investigator-Initiated Research Award

Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity - DHACA · Grant · Deadline Sep 22, 2026

Limited Competition: National Primate Research Centers (P51) (Clinical Trials Not Allowed)

National Institutes of Health · Grant · Deadline Sep 25, 2026