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
ROSES25: D.8 Habitable Worlds Observatory Precursor Science Investigation
NASA Headquarters · Grant · Deadline Oct 26, 2026
NSF's Eddie Bernice Johnson Inclusion across the Nation of Communities of Learners of Underrepresented Discoverers in Engineering and Science (INCLUDES) Initiative
U.S. National Science Foundation · Grant · Deadline Oct 27, 2026
ONR FY27 NOFO for Young Investigator Program
Office of Naval Research · Grant · Deadline Oct 30, 2026
Geometric Analysis
U.S. National Science Foundation · Grant · Deadline Nov 3, 2026
Topology
U.S. National Science Foundation · Grant · Deadline Nov 3, 2026
NSF Small Business Innovation Research / Small Business Technology Transfer Phase I, Phase II, Fast-Track Programs: A Pilot Emphasis on Scientific Instrumentation
U.S. National Science Foundation · Grant · Deadline Nov 4, 2026
Unlocking Dataset Value for AI-Enabled Scientific Discovery (AI Datasets)
U.S. National Science Foundation · Grant · Deadline Nov 4, 2026
U.S. National Science Foundation State and Regional Artificial Intelligence Infrastructure Hubs:
U.S. National Science Foundation · Grant · Deadline Nov 4, 2026
Developing novel theory and methods for understanding the genetic architecture of complex human traits (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
National Institutes of Health · Grant · Deadline Nov 5, 2026
ROSES25: A.15 Biosphere
NASA Headquarters · Grant · Deadline Nov 6, 2026
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Intermediate Patient Population Expanded Access (U01 Clinical Trial Required)
National Institutes of Health · Grant · Deadline Nov 10, 2026
ROSES25: C.4 Planetary Science Enabling Facilities
NASA Headquarters · Grant · Deadline Nov 10, 2026
ROSES 2025: C.2 Solar System Science
NASA Headquarters · Grant · Deadline Nov 12, 2026
DoW Spinal Cord Injury, Investigator-Initiated Research Award
Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity - DHACA · Grant · Deadline Nov 12, 2026
NCCIH Natural Product Mid Phase Clinical Trial (R01 Clinical Trial Required)
National Institutes of Health · Grant · Deadline Nov 13, 2026
Astronomy and Astrophysics Research Grants
U.S. National Science Foundation · Grant · Deadline Nov 16, 2026
Advanced Technologies and Instrumentation for the Astronomical Sciences
U.S. National Science Foundation · Grant · Deadline Nov 16, 2026
Plasma Physics
U.S. National Science Foundation · Grant · Deadline Nov 16, 2026
Applied Mathematics
U.S. National Science Foundation · Grant · Deadline Nov 16, 2026
DoW Joint Warfighter Medical, Military Medical Research and Development Award
Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity - DHACA · Grant · Deadline Nov 16, 2026
MPS Astronomical Sciences Research Programs (MPS Astro)
U.S. National Science Foundation · Grant · Deadline Nov 16, 2026
Investigator Initiated Clinical Trials of Complementary and Integrative Interventions Delivered Remotely or via mHealth (R01 Clinical Trial Required)
National Institutes of Health · Grant · Deadline Nov 17, 2026
Feasibility Clinical Trials of Mind and Body Interventions for NCCIH High Priority Research Topics (R34 Clinical Trial Required)
National Institutes of Health · Grant · Deadline Nov 17, 2026
National Science Foundation Fostering Interdisciplinary Networks to Develop Emergent and Responsive Solutions Foundry
U.S. National Science Foundation · Grant · Deadline Nov 18, 2026
Seamless Early-Stage Clinical Drug Development (Phase 1 to 2a) for Novel therapeutic Agents for the Spectrum of Alzheimer's Disease (AD) and AD-related Dementias (ADRD) (UG3/UH3 Clinical Trial Required)
National Institutes of Health · Grant · Deadline Nov 19, 2026
DoW Toxic Exposures Translational Research Award
Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity - DHACA · Grant · Deadline Nov 19, 2026
DoW Toxic Exposures Investigator Initiated Research Award
Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity - DHACA · Grant · Deadline Nov 19, 2026
Archaeometry
U.S. National Science Foundation · Grant · Deadline Dec 1, 2026
Archaeology Program Senior Research Awards
U.S. National Science Foundation · Grant · Deadline Dec 1, 2026
Maximizing the Scientific Value of Data Generated by the Environmental Influences on Child Health Outcomes (ECHO) Program: Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Individual Postdoctoral Fellowship (F32)
National Institutes of Health · Scholarship · Deadline Dec 2, 2026
Centers of Research Excellence in Science and Technology
U.S. National Science Foundation · Grant · Deadline Dec 4, 2026
Boosting Innovative GEOINT - Science & Technology Broad Agency Announcement (BIG-ST BAA)
National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency · Grant · Deadline Dec 14, 2026
Statistics
U.S. National Science Foundation · Grant · Deadline Dec 15, 2026
Arctic Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grants (Arctic DDRIG) Arctic Social Sciences, Arctic System Sciences, and Arctic Observing Network
U.S. National Science Foundation · Grant · Deadline Dec 15, 2026
Fiscal Year 2024 Flood Mitigation Assistance Swift Current
Department of Homeland Security - FEMA · Grant · Deadline Dec 30, 2026
ROSES 2025: A.4 Rapid Response and Novel Research in Earth Science
NASA Headquarters · Grant · Deadline Dec 31, 2026
Cancer Prevention and Control Clinical Trials Grant Program (R01 Clinical Trial Required)
National Institutes of Health · Grant · Deadline Jan 7, 2027
Developing novel theory and methods for understanding the genetic architecture of complex human traits (R21 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
National Institutes of Health · Grant · Deadline Jan 7, 2027
Intervention Research to Improve Native American Health (R34 Clinical Trial Optional)
National Institutes of Health · Grant · Deadline Jan 7, 2027
Arctic Research Opportunities
U.S. National Science Foundation · Grant · Deadline Jan 15, 2027
Antarctic Research Not Requiring U.S. Antarctic Program (USAP) Field Support
U.S. National Science Foundation · Grant · Deadline Jan 15, 2027
Research on the Science and Technology Enterprise: Indicators, Statistics, and Methods (NCSES S&T)
U.S. National Science Foundation · Grant · Deadline Jan 19, 2027
Mathematical Sciences Infrastructure Program
U.S. National Science Foundation · Grant · Deadline Feb 2, 2027
BRAIN Initiative: Development and Validation of Novel Tools to Probe Cell-Specific and Circuit-Specific Processes in the Brain (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
National Institutes of Health · Grant · Deadline Feb 8, 2027
NIDA Animal Genomics Program (U01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
National Institutes of Health · Grant · Deadline Feb 11, 2027
EMERGING FRONTIERS IN RESEARCH AND INNOVATION (EFRI-2026/27): Wave-Based Computing ( EFRI-WBC)
U.S. National Science Foundation · Grant · Deadline Feb 11, 2027
Ocean Technology and Interdisciplinary Coordination
U.S. National Science Foundation · Grant · Deadline Feb 15, 2027
Supporting Talented Early Career Researchers in Genomics (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)
National Institutes of Health · Grant · Deadline Feb 26, 2027
Mid-Career Advancement
U.S. National Science Foundation · Grant · Deadline Mar 1, 2027
Discovery of in vivo Chemical Probes for the Nervous System (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
National Institutes of Health · Grant · Deadline Mar 5, 2027