Weekly Funding Digest

OPENING SUMMARY — WEEK OF OCTOBER 5 – 9, 2026

Utility Cybersecurity:

DOE CESER RMUC Advanced Cybersecurity Technical Assistance (CWX-028-CESER) — $100,000,000 through ConnectWerx, no cost share. Nonprofits with formal partnerships with six or more co-ops or public utilities only. Due October 20, 2026.

Environmental Technology / SBIR:

EPA SBIR Phase I (68HERW26R0102) — $100,000 six-month contracts across ten topics, including PFAS, water reuse, battery recycling, and critical minerals. U.S. small businesses; five registrations required. Due November 8, 2026 (a Sunday).

Heliophysics Research:

NASA ROSES-2025 B.7 Heliophysics Low-Cost Access to Space (NNH25ZDA001N-LCAS) — new element; funding not posted on Grants.gov. Binding two-step process. Step-1 due November 20, 2026; Step-2 due March 16, 2027.

NASA ROSES-2025 B.8 Heliophysics Spaceflight Science Foundations (NNH25ZDA001N-SSF) — new element; funding and scope not posted on Grants.gov. Step-1 due November 20, 2026; Step-2 due February 5, 2027.

Engineering Research / Computing:

NSF EFRI Wave-Based Computing (NSF 26-524) — $15,000,000 per year; EAGERs of $100,000–$400,000 and four-year awards up to $2,000,000. Mandatory concept outline by November 19, 2026; no outline, no proposal. Full proposals due February 11, 2027.

Humanities / Digital Preservation:

NEH National Digital Newspaper Program (20270113-PJ) — about $3,000,000 across 11 cooperative agreements of up to $325,000. Nonprofits, IHEs, state and local governments, and Tribes. Due January 13, 2027.

Tribal Community Development (Forecast):

HUD ICDBG FY 2026 (PIH-2600-DC-0023) — forecast of $90,000,000 across about 60 grants of $500,000–$2,250,000, no match. Tribes and authorized tribal organizations only. Estimated due March 31, 2027; NOFO expected about December 16, 2026.

California State Opportunities:

CDFW FY 2027/28 Boating Access — $3,000,000 for boating access facilities and amenities. 25% non-federal match. Due November 5, 2026.

GO-Biz Cannabis Equity Grants for Local Jurisdictions — $15,000,000 for cities and counties with, or developing, cannabis equity programs. Due December 1, 2026.

CWDB/Caltrans High Road to Construction Careers 2026, Round Two (forecast) — about $19,000,000 across roughly 13 awards. Current HRCC grantees only. Solicitation expected fall 2026; awards March 2027.

Grid Modernization / Energy Storage:

NYSERDA PON 6240 — up to $3,000,000 to develop and demonstrate an AI-supported battery-storage health-monitoring platform in National Grid's New York territory. Due November 10, 2026; eligibility and cost share to be confirmed in the PON Summary.