Science & Research Grants in Mississippi

Top science & research grants in Mississippi right now

• Education Enhancement Fund (EEF) Buildings and Buses Allocations

  Mississippi Department of EducationUp to $16Mopen

  Education Enhancement Fund (EEF) Buildings and Buses Allocations is a formula funding program from the Mississippi Department of Education that provid...

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• E-CORE RII: Mississippi Research Alliance

  Up to $4.5MDeadline: Aug 31, 2028open

  This project establishes the Mississippi Research Alliance (MRA) as a nexus for the state’s research ecosystem, leveraging existing strengths, expandi...

• Balance and Auditory Research Center (BARC)

  Up to $2.6MDeadline: Jul 31, 2030open

  for the Balance and Auditory Research Center (BARC) Vestibular and auditory functions are fundamental to survival and quality of life. Childhood heari...

• JSU-UCSB Partnership for Research and Education in Materials Science

  Up to $2.2MDeadline: Aug 31, 2030open

  As an HBCU (Historically Black Colleges and Universities) and the only urban university in Mississippi, the Jackson State University (JSU) PREM (Partn...

• Resource Center for Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research (R3CR)

  National Center for Complementary and Integrative HealthUp to $1.3MDeadline: Mar 31, 2030open

  Conducting research involving cannabis or cannabinoids presents many challenges to scientists regarding regulatory issues and the acquisition and util...

• SMART Act Research Grants

  Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning (IHL)Up to $1.0Mopen

  SMART Act Research Grants is sponsored by Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning (IHL). Funds research projects at Mississippi universities to he...

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• Excellence in Research: Phytoremediation Using Vetiver Grass to address Heavy Metals and PFAS in Contaminated Soil and Wastewater

  Up to $700KDeadline: May 31, 2028open

  Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and heavy metals are persistent contaminants that pose serious risks to environmental and public health, es...

• MRI: Track 1 Acquisition of an Advanced Thermal Scanning Probe Lithography for Multidisciplinary Research and Training in the State of Mississippi

  Up to $674KDeadline: Aug 31, 2028open

  This Major Research Instrumentation Program (MRI) award supports the acquisition of an advanced thermal scanning probe lithography (t-SPL) instrument,...

• EPSCoR Graduate Fellowship Program (EGFP): Polymer Research

  Up to $636KDeadline: Jun 30, 2028open

  The National Science Foundation (NSF) EPSCoR Graduate Fellowship Program (EGFP) supports EGFP-designated institutions/programs in EPSCoR jurisdictions...

• RET Site: for Sustainable Polymer Engineering Research

  Up to $600KDeadline: Apr 30, 2027open

  This three-year renewal RET Site for Sustainable Polymer Engineering Research is hosted by the University of Southern Mississippi. This research has d...

• RET Site: Research Experiences for Teachers in Cybersecurity and Artificial Intelligence

  Up to $600KDeadline: Sep 30, 2029open

  Computing and cybersecurity skills are increasingly essential across nearly every sector of the modern economy, yet many students in Mississippi and s...

• Excellence in Research: Self-Healing Infrastructure with Natural-Based Enhancements (SHINE): Innovative Solutions Development for Resilient Earthen Infrastructure

  Up to $500KDeadline: Aug 31, 2028open

  The Self-Healing Infrastructure with Nature-Based Enhancements (SHINE) project at Jackson State University aims perform research that looks to improve...

• CAREER: Investigating robustness during organogenesis with undergraduate researchers

  Up to $500KDeadline: Aug 31, 2030open

  Organ formation occurs in individuals with different genetic variations and under different environmental conditions. While extreme genetic and enviro...

• Afterschool Literacy and Reading Grants

  Mississippi Department of EducationUp to $500Kopen

  Afterschool Literacy and Reading Grants is a grant from the Mississippi Department of Education that funds afterschool and summer literacy programs se...

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• Collaborative Research: FMitF: Track I: Specification-Guided Multiagent Reinforcement Learning

  Up to $450KDeadline: Nov 30, 2029open

  Multi-agent systems (MAS) are pervasive with applications in various areas such as computer networks, robotics, and power grids. For example, multi-ro...

• REU Site: Ole Miss Physical Chemistry Summer Research Program REU

  Up to $418KDeadline: Aug 31, 2028open

  This Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) Site at the University of Mississippi, located in Oxford, MS, supports the training of 10 students f...

• Excellence in Research: Processes and Interactions in Plasmonic Systems

  Up to $390KDeadline: Jul 31, 2028open

  Nontechnical Summary This award supports theoretical and computational research and associated education on strong light-matter interactions in hyb...

• Equipment: MRI: Track 1 Acquisition of a High-Resolution Scanning Electron Microscope to Enhance Advanced Materials Research and Training in the State of Mississippi

  Up to $363KDeadline: Aug 31, 2028open

  Nontechnical Description: This Major Research Instrumentation (MRI) award supports the acquisition of an advanced scanning electron microscope (SEM) ...

• Collaborative Research: Comprehending the Unique Polyhydroxylated Dendritic Compounds and their Utility for Advanced Dielectric Applications

  Up to $333KDeadline: Jul 31, 2027open

  With the support of the Macromolecular, Supramolecular, and Nanochemistry Program in the Division of Chemistry and joint funding by the Established Pr...

• Collaborative Research: FIRE-MODEL: Impacts of rapid shifts of moisture availability on regional landscapes, forest hydrology and flammability

  Up to $314KDeadline: Dec 31, 2029open

  This project will investigate the impacts of rapid shifts between extreme wet to extreme dry weather on fuel loading and consequent wildfire risk. Thr...

What counts as a science & research grant in Mississippi

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Where Mississippi science & research grants come from

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