Issue: ORN-2026-15
NJIT Research Newsletter includes recent awards, and announcements of research related seminars, webinars, national and federal research news related to research funding, and Grant Opportunity Alerts (with links to sections). The Newsletter is posted on the NJIT Research Website https://research.njit.edu/funding-opportunities.
Special Announcements
NIH Point of Care Research Network (POCTRN) Centers
Innovation Awards Up to $150,000
The POCTRN+ network has announced six new innovation award opportunities designed to accelerate breakthrough advancements in health technology. Now seeking applications from academic and industry innovators developing point-of-care solutions across chronic disease, infectious disease, and disease prevention. Each center offers distinct funding opportunities, with awards of up to $150,000, along with 12 months of in-kind support services for selected projects.
- CAPCaT: Supporting point-of-care technologies for heart, lung, blood, or sleep disorders, with additional interest in projects that incorporate complementary and integrative health approaches
- PORTENT: Supporting the development of Point-of-Care Technologies in Nutrition, Infection, and Cancer for Global Health
- CITEC: Supporting Point-of-Care Tools to Improve Detection of Pre-Cancer and Early Cancer
- ACME POCT: Supporting microsystems-based Point-of-Care Technologies
- CIDID: Supporting improvements to rapid simple Point-Of-Care tests For Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs)
- C-THAN: Point-of-Care Technologies for HIV/AIDS, Co-morbidities, and Emerging Infectious Disease in Low- and Middle-Income Countries
Grant Opportunity Alerts
NSF: Energy, Power, Control, and Learning (EPCL); Circuits and Systems for Communications and Sensing (CSCS); Integrated Data Systems & Services (IDSS); TechAccess: AI-Ready America; National Science Foundation Fostering Interdisciplinary Networks to Develop Emergent and Responsive Solutions Foundry (NSF FINDERS FOUNDRY)
NIH: Forecast: NIH Specialized Center Grant (Parent P50)
Department of Defense/US Army/DARPA/ONR: Emerging Weapons and Munitions Systems and Soldier Lethality Related Technologies
Department of Energy: Critical Minerals and Materials Accelerator Notice of Funding Opportunity
NASA: ROSES25: F.5 Future Investigators in NASA Earth and Space Science and Technology ROSES25: F.5 Future Investigators in NASA Earth and Space Science and Technology A.3 NASA ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar Mission Data, Applications, Research, and Technology Team
Recent Research Grant and Contract Awards
In the News
Expect more cybersecurity executive orders soon, national cyber director says: President Donald Trump is expected to sign more cybersecurity-focused executive orders in the near future, following the release of his administration’s national cyber strategy, National Cyber Director Sean Cairncross said Wednesday. At the Semafor World Economy forum in Washington, D.C., Cairncross said, “I think that that's the case, yeah,” when asked about the likelihood of more cyber executive actions from the president.
“There’s more coming and we expect that it will be relatively soon,” he added, without elaborating. The second Trump administration’s national cyber strategy was unveiled early last month, alongside an executive order focused on “combating cybercrime, fraud, and predatory schemes.” Executive orders and possible revisions to long-standing cybersecurity laws were expected to follow the strategy’s release, Nextgov/FCW previously reported. More information is posted on the NextGov website.
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Senate committee approves quantum reauthorization bill with 7 amendments: The Senate Commerce Committee advanced the reauthorization of the National Quantum Initiative Act on Tuesday, including a slew of amendments to the bill addressing the acceleration of near-term technological applications, post-quantum cryptography guidance and more. Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., noted during the markup that her three bills — the Advancing Quantum Manufacturing Act, the Quantum Sandbox for Near-Term Application Act, and the National Quantum Cybersecurity Migration Strategy Act — all made it into the NQIA Reauthorization as amendments.
The first aims to improve coordination between the Department of Energy and the National Science Foundation, as well as establish a Manufacturing USA institute for quantum manufacturing that can determine the capabilities necessary to support quantum development and offer financial assistance.
The second measure looks to “establish a public-private partnership for near-term quantum application development and acceleration.”
The final proposal seeks to help prepare the federal government for the cybersecurity threats posed by advancing quantum capabilities, requiring the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy to coordinate development of a national strategy. More information is posted on the NextGov website.
Webinars and Events
Research Grant Opportunities:
National Science Foundation
National Institutes of Health
Department of Defense
Department of Energy
NASA
Proposal Submission and Streamlyne Information
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