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North Carolina grants for nonprofits & individuals

Open federal and state grants North Carolina organizations and individuals can apply for — with who qualifies, how much, the deadline, and exactly what each one requires.

Federal grant funding to North Carolina (FY2025)
$44.4B
#6 of 50 states
Per resident
$4,254
federal grants per capita

North Carolina state grant programs

State-administered programs open now.

Staff Research ProgramRamila Century Grantor · $10,000,000 · due 2030-06-02

Which federal programs actually fund North Carolina

Competitively awarded federal grant dollars that went to North Carolina recipients in FY2025 — project grants and cooperative agreements only. Formula and block funding (Medicaid, highways) is excluded because it is allocated to state government, not won by applicants.

ProgramAssistance listingAwarded in North Carolina
Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment Program11.035$1.5B
Disaster Grants - Public Assistance (Presidentially Declared Disasters)97.036$900.5M
Manufacturing and Energy Supply Chain Demonstrations and Commercial Applications81.253$453.5M
Climate Pollution Reduction Grants66.046$426.2M
Head Start93.600$379.9M
Highway Planning and Construction20.205$365.7M
Good Neighbor Authority10.691$304.5M
Airport Improvement Program, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Programs, and COVID-19 Airports Programs20.106$233.6M

Who won competitive federal grants in North Carolina

The largest North Carolina recipients of competitive federal grant awards in FY2025. Useful for two things: seeing who your likely co-applicants and partners are, and seeing which programs have a track record of paying out in this state.

RecipientAwarded
DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY$1.5B
NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY$1.1B
DUKE UNIVERSITY$715.0M
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL$602.8M
TRANSPORTATION NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT$489.6M
NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL AND CULTURAL RESOURCES$461.6M
RESEARCH TRIANGLE INSTITUTE$310.5M
NORTH CAROLINA WILDLIFE RESOURCES COMMISSION$296.1M

Open federal grants for North Carolina applicants

A sample of the 2,243 federal opportunities open now — each links to a full breakdown of eligibility, required documents, and deadlines. Listed first: the 12 whose program has a record of awarding money in North Carolina.

Atopic Dermatitis Research Network (ADRN) (U19 Clinical Trial Optional)National Institutes of Health · $4,520,000 · due 2026-09-24 · funded in North CarolinaNIAID Career Transition Award (K22 Independent Clinical Trial Not Allowed)National Institutes of Health · up to $150,000 · due 2028-01-07 · funded in North CarolinaNIAID Investigator Initiated Program Project Applications (P01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)National Institutes of Health · due 2029-05-25 · funded in North CarolinaNIAID Resource-Related Research Projects (R24 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)National Institutes of Health · due 2029-05-25 · funded in North CarolinaNIAID Clinical Trial Implementation Cooperative Agreement (U01 Clinical Trial Required)National Institutes of Health · due 2029-07-05 · funded in North CarolinaFiscal Year 2027 Expanding Nutrition ServicesHealth Resources and Services Administration · $350,000 – $350,000 · due 2026-09-09 · funded in North CarolinaInstitutional Training Programs to Advance Translational Research on Alzheimer's Disease (AD) and AD-Related Dementias (ADRD) (T32 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)National Institutes of Health · due 2026-09-25 · funded in North CarolinaNIA Expanding Research in AD/ADRD (ERA) Summer Research Education Program (R25 Independent Clinical Trial Not Allowed)National Institutes of Health · up to $200,000 · due 2027-05-26 · funded in North CarolinaNIA Expanding Research in AD/ADRD (ERA) Postbaccalaureate Research Education Program (R25 Independent Clinical Trial Not Allowed)National Institutes of Health · up to $400,000 · due 2027-05-26 · funded in North CarolinaAlzheimer's Drug-Development Program (U01 Clinical Trial Optional)National Institutes of Health · up to $1,500,000 · due 2027-11-05 · funded in North CarolinaNIA Academic Leadership Career Award (K07 Independent Clinical Trial Not Allowed)National Institutes of Health · due 2027-11-12 · funded in North CarolinaTranslational Bioinformatics and Experimental Approaches to Advance Drug Repositioning and Combination Therapy Development for Alzheimers Disease and Related Dementias (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)National Institutes of Health · up to $1,000,000 · due 2028-05-07 · funded in North Carolina
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This report compiles and structures publicly available grant information from official federal and state sources. It is not legal, financial, or grant-writing advice, is not an endorsement by any grantor, and does not replace reading the official grant solicitation or consulting a grants professional. Eligibility, funding amounts, and deadlines are current as of the source’s publication date — always confirm against the official notice of funding opportunity before you apply. Many federal grants are not available to for-profit businesses or individuals; where that applies, the report says so.