A number of limited submission funding opportunities are currently available. Note that the application deadlines vary by funding agency: National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) is offering Preservation Assistance Grants up to $6,000 to help small and mid-sized institutions, e.g., libraries, museums, historical societies, and cultural organizations preserve and care for their humanities collections. The [...]

The National Science Foundation (NSF)  is offering a maximum of $4 million for up to 3 years for acquisition proposals or up to 5 years for development proposals. Institutions are limited to 3 nominations for this opportunity, so University coordination is required. The primary purpose of the Major Research Instrumentation (MRI) program is to facilitate [...]

This program supports research that will lead to the development of new technologies, devices, or software for persons with disabilities. Research may be supported that is directed to the characterization, restoration, and/or substitution of human functional ability or cognition, or to the interaction of persons with disabilities and their environment. Areas of particular recent interest [...]

This program provides support to develop and test the environmental effects of new technologies. Fundamental and basic research is sought to establish and understand outcomes as a result of the implementation of new technologies such as nanotechnology and biotechnology. The program also supports research on the development and refinement of sensors and sensor network technologies [...]