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Education grants
for nonprofits.

Browse open federal education grants from Grants.gov - deadlines, agencies, and links to full applications. Pair search with fund accounting when you win.

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Review eligibility, prepare your budget, and plan reporting before you apply.

Quick Answer: Education grants for nonprofits

Education grants for nonprofits often support student services, workforce programs, tutoring, curriculum, research, and community learning. The strongest applications connect the program plan, budget, eligibility, and reporting process before submission.

Who should review these grants

  • Schools and education nonprofits
  • Tutoring, mentoring, and workforce development programs
  • Community organizations with education partnerships

Prepare before applying

  • Match the opportunity to the students or community served.
  • Prepare outcome measures before writing the proposal.
  • Build a grant budget that staff can track after award.

After you win

  • Assign expenses to the grant or restricted program.
  • Track volunteer and program activity when those metrics support reports.
  • Keep board reporting tied to the approved grant budget.
National Institutes of Health

Ethical, Legal and Social Implications (ELSI) Research (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)

Posted: Jan 13, 2025
Closes: Nov 18, 2026
PAR-25-371
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National Institutes of Health

Ethical, Legal and Social Implications (ELSI) Exploratory/Developmental Research Grant (R21 Clinical Trial Optional)

Posted: Jan 13, 2025
Closes: Nov 18, 2026
PAR-25-369
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National Institutes of Health

Development and Testing of Novel Interventions to Improve HIV Prevention, Treatment, and Program Implementation for People Who Use Substances (R34 Clinical Trial Required)

Posted: Jan 8, 2025
Closes: Mar 16, 2027
PAR-24-329
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National Institutes of Health

Method to Extend Research in Time (MERIT) Award Extension Request (Type 4 eSubmission Clinical Trial Optional)

Posted: Jan 6, 2025
Closes: Sep 7, 2028
PAR-25-324
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National Institutes of Health

Academic-Industrial Partnerships for Translation of Technologies for Diagnosis and Treatment (R01 - Clinical Trial Optional)

Posted: Dec 31, 2024
Closes: Jan 7, 2028
PAR-25-337
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National Institutes of Health

Academic-Industrial Partnerships for Translation of Technologies for Diagnosis and Treatment (R01 - Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

Posted: Dec 31, 2024
Closes: Jan 7, 2028
PAR-25-338
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National Institutes of Health

Cutting-Edge Basic Research Awards (CEBRA) (R21 Clinical Trial Optional)

Posted: Dec 30, 2024
Closes: Aug 11, 2027
PAR-25-101
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National Institutes of Health

NIH Small Research Grant Program (Parent R03 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

Posted: Dec 18, 2024
Closes: Jan 7, 2028
PA-25-302
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National Institutes of Health

NIH Research Project Grant (Parent R01 Clinical Trial Required)

Posted: Dec 18, 2024
Closes: Jan 7, 2028
PA-25-305
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National Institutes of Health

NIH Exploratory/Developmental Research Project Grant (Parent R21 Clinical Trial Required)

Posted: Dec 18, 2024
Closes: Jan 7, 2028
PA-25-306
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National Institutes of Health

NIH Research Project Grant (Parent R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

Posted: Dec 18, 2024
Closes: Jan 7, 2028
PA-25-301
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National Institutes of Health

NIH Exploratory/Developmental Research Project Grant (Parent R21 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

Posted: Dec 18, 2024
Closes: Jan 7, 2028
PA-25-304
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National Institutes of Health

Toward Translation of Nanotechnology Cancer Interventions (TTNCI; R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

Posted: Dec 16, 2024
Closes: Nov 15, 2027
PAR-25-336
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National Institutes of Health

Integrating Biospecimen Science Approaches into Clinical Assay Development (U01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

Posted: Dec 13, 2024
Closes: Sep 10, 2027
PAR-25-325
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National Institutes of Health

Risk and Protective Factors of Family Health and Family Level Interventions (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)

Posted: Dec 13, 2024
Closes: Mar 6, 2027
PAR-25-317
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National Institutes of Health

Exploratory/Developmental Bioengineering Research Grants (EBRG) (R21 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

Posted: Dec 11, 2024
Closes: Jan 7, 2028
PAR-25-346
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National Institutes of Health

Exploratory/Developmental Bioengineering Research Grants (EBRG) (R21 Clinical Trial Optional)

Posted: Dec 10, 2024
Closes: Jan 7, 2028
PAR-25-321
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National Institutes of Health

Research Enhancement Award Program (REAP) for Health Professional Schools and Graduate Schools (R15 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

Posted: Dec 6, 2024
Closes: Jan 7, 2028
PAR-25-298
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National Institutes of Health

Interventions to Reduce Sleep Health Disparities (R01 - Clinical Trials Optional)

Posted: Dec 6, 2024
Closes: Sep 7, 2027
PAR-24-330
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National Institutes of Health

Pilot Health Services and Economic Research on the Treatment of Drug, Alcohol, and Tobacco Use Disorders (R34 Clinical Trial Optional)

Posted: Dec 6, 2024
Closes: May 7, 2027
PAR-25-100
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National Institutes of Health

Interventions to Address Disparities in Liver Diseases and Liver Cancer (R01 - Clinical Trials Optional)

Posted: Dec 5, 2024
Closes: Jan 7, 2028
PAR-25-299
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National Institutes of Health

Accelerating the Pace of Substance Use Research Using Existing Data (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

Posted: Dec 5, 2024
Closes: Dec 3, 2027
RFA-DA-26-055
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National Institutes of Health

Accelerating the Pace of Substance Use Research Using Existing Data (R21 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

Posted: Dec 5, 2024
Closes: Dec 3, 2027
RFA-DA-26-056
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National Institutes of Health

Academic Research Enhancement Award (AREA) for Undergraduate-Focused Institutions (R15 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

Posted: Dec 2, 2024
Closes: Jan 7, 2028
PAR-25-134
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National Institutes of Health

New Approaches for Measuring Brain Changes Across Longer Timespans (R21 Clinical Trial Optional)

Posted: Nov 25, 2024
Closes: May 7, 2027
PAR-25-272
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