Rhode Island Grants

Top Rhode Island grants right now

• Bradley Hospital Integrative Research Laboratories

  Up to $7.9MDeadline: May 31, 2030open

  /ABSTRACT The proposed research facility will provide biomedical research facilities and opportunities for exceptional state-of-the-art pediatric psyc...

• Institute for Computational and Experimental Research in Mathematics

  Up to $7.8MDeadline: Aug 31, 2030open

  The Institute for Computational and Experimental Research in Mathematics (ICERM) is a national institute whose mission is to catalyze fundamental rese...

• E-CORE RII: Rhode Island Inclusive Network for Excellence in Science and Technology

  Up to $6.3MDeadline: Aug 31, 2028open

  Bolstered by thirteen Institutions of Higher Education, Rhode Island (RI) has long been an engine for scientific and technological innovation, from ca...

• ExpandQISE: Track 2: URI-PQI Collaboration - Application Of Quantum Fundamentals To Advance Research and Workforce Development

  Up to $5.0MDeadline: Jul 31, 2030open

  Non-technical Abstract: Quantum computing is making rapid progress toward the goal of a fault tolerant computer. This advance can be attributed to the...

• AI Research Institute on Interaction for AI Assistants (ARIA)

  Up to $4.0MDeadline: Sep 30, 2030open

  This project establishes the AI Research Institute on Interaction for AI Assistants (ARIA). ARIA will accelerate the development of next-generation AI...

• E-RISE RII: Socio-ecological Impact of Microplastics in Coastal Ecosystems

  Up to $3.9MDeadline: Jun 30, 2029open

  This multidisciplinary, stakeholder-guided research incubator project will address the impacts and challenges of nano and micro scale plastics (NMPs) ...

• Translational Approaches for Pathogens of Human Significance

  Up to $2.5MDeadline: Jul 31, 2030open

  The overarching goal of this proposal is to establish a Center for Biomedical Research Excellence (COBRE) at Rhode Island Hospital’s (RIH) Center for ...

• Circuit and molecular mechanisms through which alcohol influences natural reward

  National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and AlcoholismUp to $2.2MDeadline: Aug 31, 2029open

  Alcohol acts on the brain’s natural reward circuits and has a multifaceted influence on food reward circuits. Consumption of alcohol primes the releas...

• Expanding Biomedical Research Capacity at Bryant University

  Up to $2.1MDeadline: May 31, 2029open

  Bryant University requests NIH funding to build three shared research spaces that will significantly expand the institution’s biomedical research capa...

• Wild, Captive, to Wild: Completing the Circle to Recover a Threatened Mammal and Restore Biodiversity

  Up to $1.5MDeadline: Dec 31, 2030open

  Lagomorphs (rabbits, hares, and pikas) are an important group for the functioning of ecosystems with a high number of species in need of conservation....

• Collaborative Research: DESC: Type II: REFRESH: Revisiting Expanding FPGA Real-estate for Environmentally Sustainability Heterogeneous-Systems

  Up to $1.3MDeadline: Sep 30, 2027open

  Computing systems can exert substantial environmental impacts across their entire life cycles, encompassing manufacturing, usage, and end-of-life disp...

• Evolutionary introduction of asymmetric cell division in regulative embryos

  Up to $1.3MDeadline: Aug 31, 2029open

  Earth hosts millions of species, allowing energy and nutrients to flow through the ecosystem and creating a vital environment for life to thrive. How ...

• STTR Phase II: Extremum Seeking Control of Wind Turbines and Wind Farms

  Up to $1.2MDeadline: Aug 31, 2027open

  The broader/commercial impact of this Small Business Technology Transfer Research (STTR) Phase II project is to improve the efficiency and profitabili...

• SBIR Phase II: Moisture Control Paint and Primer System for Bathroom Mold Prevention

  Up to $1.2MDeadline: Feb 28, 2027open

  This Small Business Innovation Research Phase II project aims to commercialize a novel paint and primer system that manages indoor moisture and suppre...

• UKRI/BBSRC-NSF/BIO: The evolutionary transition of host-microbe interactions from commensal symbionts to blood parasites.

  Up to $1.2MDeadline: Aug 31, 2028open

  Apicomplexans, which include the parasites that cause malaria, include the deadliest eukaryotic pathogens on the planet and have long been assumed to ...

• R/V Endeavor Oceanographic Technical Support Services CY2024 Proposal and Annual Report

  Up to $1.2MDeadline: Feb 28, 2030open

  The University of Rhode Island (URI) will support oceanographic technical services on R/V Endeavor operated as part of the U.S. Academic Research Flee...

• NSF Ocean Observatories Initiative Facility Board (OOIFB) Administrative Support Office

  Up to $1.1MDeadline: Sep 30, 2029open

  The University of Rhode Island, Graduate School of Oceanography will continue to host the NSF Ocean Observatories Initiative Facilities Board (OOIFB) ...

• RI: Medium: One vision: Computational alignment of deep neural networks with humans

  Up to $1.1MDeadline: Sep 30, 2028open

  Rapid progress in artificial intelligence in recent years has been attributed to dramatic increases in the scale of deep neural networks (DNNs): DNNs ...

• NSF/BIO-UKRI/BBSRC: Integrative Deep Learning and Statistical Models for 3D Multimodal Analysis of Brain Structure

  Up to $1.0MDeadline: Aug 31, 2029open

  The brain is the most complex organ in the body, composed of different types of cells connected by intricate networks essential for sensory perception...

• Supporting STEM Scholars to Engage in the Blue Economy

  Up to $1000KDeadline: Jun 30, 2030open

  This project will contribute to the national need for well-educated scientists, mathematicians, engineers, and technicians by supporting the retention...

Where Rhode Island grants come from

• Federal sources — Grants.gov, NIH RePORTER, and SAM.gov, filtered for opportunities that fund work in Rhode Island.
• Rhode Island state portal — state-administered grant programs, including pass-through federal dollars and state-only appropriations.
• Foundations — community foundations and private foundations active in Rhode Island, drawn from IRS Form 990 filings and curated foundation directories.
• Corporate giving — a curated set of corporate philanthropy programs that explicitly fund Rhode Island-based work.

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Qualify Rhode Island grants before you write

Most of the time it takes to win a grant isn't writing — it's research and qualifying. Before you commit a week to a full proposal, qualify the opportunity with a 1–2 page Letter of Inquiry. Our guide walks through the structure that gets a yes: