Limited Submission Opportunities 鈥� Open Calls
Institutionally Coordinated Submissions
Welcome to the current listing of open limited submission opportunities available through the ORSD. These opportunities represent competitive funding programs in which the sponsor limits the number of applications an institution may submit. To ensure a fair and strategic selection process, ORSD coordinates internal reviews and nominations when necessary.
Each listing includes key details such as eligibility criteria, internal deadlines, sponsor deadlines, and links to full program guidelines. Faculty and researchers are encouraged to review these opportunities regularly and begin preparing proposals early.
If you are aware of a limited submission opportunity that is not listed, please email the RDTE%20Information%20Specialist to ensure it is reviewed and appropriately coordinated.
Open Calls
Endowments for Advancing the Humanities Internal Competition Now Open
Running from Monday, January 05 - Friday, January 09, 12:00 PM
IC Notification: Week of January 12, 2026
(Limited 1 nomination per Institution)
The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) invites proposals for endowments to build the applicant organization鈥檚 capacity in research and teaching of Western civilization, American history and government, and civics.
Humanities organizations benefit from consistent funding over an extended period to maintain stability, to flourish, and to continue to offer valuable programs and preserve resources. Endowments for Advancing the Humanities awards provide funds for 20-year term endowments to support long-term work in the humanities.
Endowment projects will focus first on fundraising. Applicants may propose up to three years to raise and certify non-federal gifts that will be matched one-to-one with NEH federal matching funds. Once award recipients have certified the required amount of non-federal gifts, they will establish a term endowment and spend its income to advance the work of the humanities at their organizations.
Learn about updates on and the agency's .
Key Sponsor Dates:
Sponsor Deadline: February 10, 2026
Sponsor Notification: June 30, 2026
Project Start Date: November 01, 2026
Upcoming Opportunities
Sponsor: U. S. Department of Agriculture 鈥� Food & Drug Administration
The RDEA Pilot Program is a joint program of the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research and the Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research. The program is designed to:
- Seek to advance rare disease drug development programs 鈥�
- Promote innovation and evolving science by sharing learnings 鈥�
- Develop FDA staff capacity to enable and facilitate the development and use of novel
endpoints
IC: January 12, 2026 - January 16, 2026
Notifications: Week of January 26, 2026
Sponsor Deadline: March 31, 2026
(RM1 - Clinical Trial Optional)
Sponsor: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services 鈥� National Institutes of Health 鈥� National Institute for General Medical Sciences
The Collaborative Program Grant is designed to support research in which funding a team of interdependent investigators to achieve a unified scientific goal offers significant advantages over supporting individual research project grants.
IC: February 9, 2026 - February 13, 2026
Notifications: Week of February 23, 2026
Sponsor Deadline: May 27, 2026