Science & Research Grants in Maryland

Top science & research grants in Maryland right now

• DROIDp – Drug Research Organoid-Integrated Development Platform: a Combinatorial NAM for Assessment of in vitro Learning and Memory in Drug and Chemical Testing

  National Center for Advancing Translational SciencesUp to $2.9MDeadline: Dec 31, 2030open

  The rates of neurodevelopmental disorders and Alzheimer’s disease are rising, yet success in drug development and public health interventions remains ...

• Collaborative Research: The Distributed Biological Observatory (DBO) - A Change Detection Array in the Pacific Arctic Region

  Up to $2.6MDeadline: Jun 30, 2030open

  The Arctic Ocean ecosystem is changing with warming temperatures and declining sea ice. The Distributed Biological Observatory (DBO) project will obse...

• Collaborative Research: NRT-Al: AI-driven next-generation semiconductor materials and devices

  Up to $2.5MDeadline: Aug 31, 2028open

  Electronic devices, from cell phones to entertainment consoles to medical devices and laptops, have become a mainstay of our society. All of these dev...

• Empowering Baltimore youth through applied research experiences to improve diet quality in older adults living in healthy food priority areas

  Up to $2.2MDeadline: Apr 30, 2029open

  /Abstract Underrepresented groups are disproportionately impacted by nutrition-related chronic diseases. In Baltimore, a city with a majority minority...

• Collaborative Research: MFS-SPEED: Predictive Discovery of Sustainable Biopolymers via Multi-Attribute Descriptor System, Robotics/Machine Learning Workflow, and Open-Data Platform

  Up to $1.8MDeadline: Aug 31, 2028open

  With this award, Professors Chen, Dutta, Li, and Curtzwiler of the University of Maryland and Iowa State University are studying how to leverage artif...

• GRANTS MADE at Scale: Implementing a Regional Research Administration Student Internship Program in Maryland and Delaware

  Up to $1.7MDeadline: Aug 31, 2029open

  This project develops and implements a research administration internship program for undergraduate students at five institutions in Maryland and Dela...

• Collaborative Research: Space for All: Creating Accessible Technology-Rich Makerspaces and Learning Activities for Youth and Young Adults with Autism

  Up to $1.6MDeadline: Jul 31, 2027open

  Hands-on technology-rich maker activities that combine computer programming, digital fabrication (e.g., 3D printing), and computer-aided design are sh...

• Commercialization Readiness Pilot for A Comprehensive Platform for Pediatric Cranial Evaluation

  National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial ResearchUp to $1.0MDeadline: Aug 11, 2027open

  Delayed identification of infant head conditions is causing unnecessary medical complications and societal costs. A critical challenge in early detect...

• Excellence in Research: Exploring the role of fruit-eating bats in the dispersal of plant pathogens and the escape hypothesis

  Up to $920KDeadline: Jun 30, 2028open

  This project will investigate how fruit-eating bats contribute to plant health and survival by dispersing seeds and reducing harmful microbes found in...

• Excellence in Research - Numerical and experimental investigations of droplet deposition in nasal cavity from topical intranasal corticosteroid sprays among diverse groups

  Up to $867KDeadline: Apr 30, 2027open

  Intranasal sprays play a crucial role in treating allergies and sinus disease. Both conditions decrease quality of life and contribute to a substantia...

• Belmont Forum Collaborative Research: AWareness Against Health ThReats of Extreme Weather Events (AWARE)

  Up to $864KDeadline: Jul 31, 2028open

  This award provides support to U.S. researchers participating in a project competitively selected by a 55- country initiative on global change researc...

• Johns Hopkins K12 Research in Addictions Scholars Program (KRASP)

  Up to $810KDeadline: Aug 31, 2030open

  The overarching objective of the Johns Hopkins K12 Research in Addictions Scholars Program (KRASP) is to develop and support junior faculty from the J...

• Research on occupational toxicants and stylists' reproductive health

  Up to $796KDeadline: Apr 30, 2031open

  Reproductive disorders affect 10 million U.S. women annually, result in $200 billion in healthcare and lost productivity costs and increase chronic di...

• Excellence in Research: Quantum-Enabled Security Framework for the Internet of Things

  Up to $750KDeadline: Jul 31, 2028open

  The Internet of Things (IoT) is reshaping how people live, work, and interact with technology, with numerous interconnected devices embedded in smart ...

• Increasing Institutional Capacity to Engage and Mentor Students in Research after Participation in Course-based Research Experiences

  Up to $750KDeadline: May 31, 2027open

  This project aims to serve the national interest by developing a model to guide faculty to be more effective and inclusive mentors of undergraduate st...

• Collaborative Research: NSF-DBT: TRTech-PGR: Developing Robust Prime Editing Systems in Plants

  Up to $726KDeadline: Oct 31, 2027open

  Prime editing (PE) is a recently developed, cutting-edge CRISPR/Cas gene editing technology that can accurately replace, add or remove specific pieces...

• Collaborative Research: CAIG Deep learning for Deep Chlorophyll Maxima: Predicting vertical distributions of biogeochemical and physical properties

  Up to $705KDeadline: Aug 31, 2028open

  Marine phytoplankton are responsible for approximately half of the planet’s net primary production (NPP) and are undergoing rapid change in response t...

• Research Infrastructure: SuperMAG--New Science Capabilities and Continued Operation

  Up to $673KDeadline: Jun 30, 2029open

  Ground-based magnetometers have remained essential for the Geospace community for decades. More than 600 ground-based stations worldwide are mostly pa...

• Excellence in Research: Measuring the Local and Global Impact of Corporate Social Responsibility

  Up to $655KDeadline: Aug 31, 2027open

  Corporate social responsibility (CSR) can be broadly defined as activities undertaken by a for- profit business intended to increase social welfare ra...

• Equipment: MRI: Acquisition of a Confocal Microscope to Establish a Multi-Institution Core Facility for Undergraduate Research and Education

  Up to $616KDeadline: Jul 31, 2027open

  An award is made to Mount St. Mary’s University (MSMU) to acquire a confocal microscope to enable research and teaching across three primarily undergr...

What counts as a science & research grant in Maryland

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Where Maryland science & research grants come from

• Federal sources — Grants.gov, NIH RePORTER, and SAM.gov opportunities open to Maryland-based organizations and thematically aligned with science & research.
• Maryland state portal — state-administered science & research programs, including pass-through federal dollars and state-only appropriations.
• Foundations — community foundations and private foundations giving in Maryland for science & research work, drawn from IRS Form 990 filings and curated directories.
• Corporate giving — corporate philanthropy programs that fund science & research work in Maryland.