Military Service Members, Veterans and Their Families
Service members, veterans, military families, and the systems of care around them.
32 opportunities · 28 traditional · 4 nontraditional
Traditional (28)
- Research grantsFoundation grantAmerican Foundation for Suicide PreventionA tiered ladder from pilot innovation grants through distinguished investigator awards, all focused on understanding and preventing suicide — including a dedicated postdoctoral track.$30k–$200k · Annual cycle · Oct, Nov
- Congressionally Directed Medical Research ProgramsFederal grantU.S. Department of DefenseDisease- and topic-specific programmes set annually by Congress, several of which fund psychosocial, caregiving and military-family research that has no obvious NIH home.Amount not published · Annual cycle · Apr, May, Jun, Jul
- Health Systems ResearchFederal grantU.S. Department of Veterans AffairsResearch on care for veterans across the largest integrated health system in the country, with career development awards alongside project grants and unusually rich linked administrative data.Amount not published · Several times a year · Mar, Jul, Nov
- FY26 Traumatic Brain Injury and Psychological Health Research Program (TBIPHRP) Health Services Research AwardFederal grantU.S. Department of Defense — Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (CDMRP), Defense Health AgencyFunds health services research that builds real-world evidence on deploying interventions, clinical guidelines or policies for psychological health conditions and TBI. Named focus sub-areas include suicide/sexual-assault postvention, crosscutting prevention of suicide and intimate partner and family violence, military and Family readiness, and access-to-care barriers. Community-based participatory research is required when prospectively enrolling human subjects.up to $4M · Annual cycle · May, Sep, Oct
- Under Secretary's Award in Health Systems ResearchEarly-career awardU.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Office of Research and Development — Health Systems ResearchVA's top honour for health systems researchers. Confers research funds to supplement ongoing peer-reviewed work plus a one-time personal cash award, judged on research impact on veterans' care, mentorship and national visibility.$50k per year · Annual cycle · Aug, Sep
- Public Humanities ProjectsFederal grantNational Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), Division of Public ProgramsSupports public-audience humanities programming through exhibitions and historic-site interpretation, at planning (up to $75,000) and implementation (up to $750,000) levels.up to $750k · Annual cycle · Dec
- VA ORD Career Development Program (CDA-1, CDA-2, CDEA)Early-career awardU.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Office of Research and DevelopmentVA-wide mentored award series. CDA-1 gives two years of entry-level support, CDA-2 covers three to five years of career development and research objectives, and the CDEA lets an established VA scientist spend up to a year acquiring a new research competency elsewhere.Not a cash award · Several times a year · Jan, Apr, Jul, Oct
- RR&D Research Career Development Program (CDA-1, CDA-2, CDEA)Early-career awardU.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Office of Research and Development — Rehabilitation Research and Development ServiceMentored career development awards giving clinically and non-clinically trained researchers protected time to become independent VA investigators, on projects relevant to the health and function of veterans with disabilities.Not a cash award · Several times a year · May, Nov
- RR&D Research Career Scientist AwardFederal fellowshipU.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Office of Research and Development — Rehabilitation Research and Development ServiceProvides a career track and salary support for outstanding non-clinician scientists with sustained research productivity and commitment to VA rehabilitation research relevant to veterans' care.Not a cash award · Several times a year · May, Nov
- FY26 Peer Reviewed Medical Research Program (PRMRP) Lifestyle and Applied Health Research AwardFederal grantU.S. Department of Defense — Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (CDMRP), Defense Health AgencySupports clinical research and clinical trials drawing on psychology, epidemiology, surveillance, implementation science and population health, explicitly including development of evidence-based practices and investigation of psychosocial patient outcomes. Applications must address one of the 52 congressionally directed FY26 PRMRP topic areas, which include Suicide Prevention, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Maternal Mental Health, Eating Disorders, Gambling Addiction, and Sleep Disorders and Restriction.up to $4.2M · Annual cycle · May, Jul, Aug
- AmeriCorps New Jersey Formula and Competitive Notices of Funding OpportunityFederal grantNew Jersey Department of State, Office of Volunteerism (AmeriCorps New Jersey)New Jersey's service commission runs parallel formula and competitive AmeriCorps rounds covering disaster services, economic opportunity, education, environmental stewardship, healthy futures, and veterans and military families, with priority for organisations serving impoverished communities, addressing youth substance use, supporting veterans, and public safety. Distinctively, the commission publishes both one-year planning grants for organisations building a new AmeriCorps programme and three-year operating grants, so a community organisation can fund the design and measurement groundwork b$85k–$405k · Annual cycle · Feb, Mar, May
- FY26 Peer Reviewed Medical Research Program (PRMRP) Impact AwardFederal grantU.S. Department of Defense — Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (CDMRP), Defense Health AgencyFunds applied, use-inspired and practice-oriented research with near-term major impact on one of the FY26 PRMRP topic areas — which include Suicide Prevention, PTSD and Maternal Mental Health. A Partnering PI option supports two collaborating investigators, at least one of whom must be a clinician researcher. Clinical trials are not allowed.$2.8M–$3.6M · Annual cycle · May, Jul, Aug
- FY26 TBIPHRP Clinical Trial AwardFederal grantU.S. Department of Defense — Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (CDMRP), Defense Health AgencySupports clinical trials, from proof-of-concept feasibility through larger effectiveness trials, on treatment or management of psychological health conditions and/or traumatic brain injury. Applications must include a community-based participatory research approach, which makes behavioural and psychosocial intervention trials with community partners in scope.$2.1M–$4.1M · Annual cycle · May, Jul, Oct
- Mental Health Awareness Training Grants (MHAT)Training & capacitySubstance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)Funds mental health awareness and literacy training for school staff, emergency responders, law enforcement, veterans, service members and caregivers. Grantees report quarterly on numbers trained and numbers linked to services.up to $200k per year · Periodic calls · Jul
- AmeriCorps Competitive and Formula Grant Opportunities (Florida)Federal grantVolunteer FloridaFlorida's service commission administers AmeriCorps Competitive and Formula subgrants to organisations working on education, economic opportunity, conservation, healthy futures and veteran support, with priority for workforce development, environmental stewardship and community quality of life. The published guidance package includes budget templates and an evaluation plan form, so measurement design is a scored part of the application and a natural point of entry for a university evaluation partner. Applications are submitted through eGrants with supporting documents through Blackbaud GrantmaAmount not published · Annual cycle · Feb
- CSR&D Brain, Behavioral and Mental Health (BBMH) Merit Review and Career Development ProgramsFederal grantU.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Office of Research and Development — Clinical Science Research and Development ServiceCSR&D's mental health portfolio funds clinical, interventional, effectiveness, epidemiological and technological studies with human participants, with stated focus areas including PTSD treatment and suicide prevention. Includes investigator-initiated Merit Review and mentored career development awards.Amount not published · Several times a year · Mar, Sep
- Alcohol and Substance Use Disorders Research Program (ASUDRP)Federal grantU.S. Department of Defense — Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (CDMRP), Defense Health AgencyCDMRP programme funding research to identify, evaluate and advance treatments for alcohol, opioid and other substance use disorders in Service Members, Veterans, their families and the public, with stated emphasis on substance use disorder co-occurring with PTSD, TBI and suicide risk.Amount not published · Periodic calls
- Humana Foundation grants (Connected Healthy Lives; Research)Foundation grantThe Humana FoundationCorporate foundation grantmaking on health equity and access, focused on seniors, veterans and school-aged children. The Connected Healthy Lives cycle takes open proposals; separate Research and Health Equity Innovation funds are invitation-only.Amount not published · Annual cycle · Jan, Feb, Mar
- Community Partnerships and InvestmentsFoundation grantWounded Warrior ProjectWWP makes grants and investments to military and veteran organisations across five focus areas, and separately funds applied research and white papers on caregiving, brain injury telerehabilitation and military family well-being.Amount not published · By invitation
- Health Systems Research (HSR) Investigator-Initiated Research (IIR)Federal grantU.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Office of Research and Development — Health Systems ResearchVA's main investigator-initiated health services research grant. Funds studies of cost, quality and access to VA care, including patient safety and emerging topics, often multi-site to support generalizability and dissemination.Amount not published · Several times a year · Jun, Dec
- QUERI Global Request for ApplicationsFederal grantU.S. Department of Veterans Affairs — Quality Enhancement Research Initiative (QUERI)Funds implementation, evaluation, dissemination and training initiatives that scale up evidence-based practices across the VA health system, carried out by investigators embedded in VA facilities in partnership with VA operations leaders.Amount not published · Varies by programme
- VA Advanced Fellowship Program in Mental Illness Research and Treatment (VISN 5 MIRECC)FellowshipU.S. Department of Veterans Affairs — VISN 5 Mental Illness Research, Education and Clinical CenterTwo-year postdoctoral research and clinical training fellowship in serious mental illness. Offers two positions, one for an MD fellow and one Allied Health slot explicitly open to social work alongside psychology, nursing and pharmacy.Amount not published · Annual cycle · Nov, Dec
- New York Health Foundation grantmaking (priority areas and Special Projects Fund)Foundation grantNew York Health FoundationGrants and commissioned policy analyses in three priority areas plus a Special Projects Fund, with an explicit focus on people of color and others historically marginalized in New York State.Amount not published · Periodic calls · Nov
- What We Fund (veteran, service member and military family grants)Foundation grantBob Woodruff FoundationGrants to veteran-serving organisations in three priority areas: health and well-being of service members, veterans, families and caregivers; local community capacity to improve veteran outcomes; and strengthening the military/veteran service sector.Amount not published · Varies by programme
- Veterans program area grantmakingFoundation grantMay & Stanley Smith Charitable TrustGrants for direct services and policy/systems-change work on veteran access to benefits and resources, legal services, advocacy, and housing security, focused on non-career enlisted (E-1 to E-6) veterans including Guard and Reserve.Amount not published · By invitation
- Military & Veterans grant programFoundation grantRobert R. McCormick FoundationGrants supporting veterans and their families through legal-aid programmes, job training and social services, with an emphasis on transition to civilian life and employment.Amount not published · By invitation
- DAV Charitable Service Trust GrantsFoundation grantDAV (Disabled American Veterans) Charitable Service TrustQuarterly grant cycles funding physical and psychological rehabilitation and direct-service programmes for ill and injured veterans and their families, including housing, mobility and therapeutic programming.Amount not published · Several times a year · Jan, Apr, Jul, Oct
- FY26 Alzheimer's Research Program (AZRP)Federal grantU.S. Department of Defense — Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (CDMRP), Defense Health AgencyFunds solution-oriented research on Alzheimer's disease and related dementias, including a quality-of-life focus on caregivers and people living with dementia, the needs of service members who are care partners, and community-partnered clinical research. FY26 mechanisms: Transforming Care, Diagnosis and Research Awards.Amount not published · Annual cycle · Jun, Sep
Nontraditional (4)
- Grants for veterans, service members and their familiesFoundation grantBob Woodruff FoundationFunds community programmes serving veterans and military families and, unusually, pays for the evaluation capacity those programmes need to show whether they work.$25k–$500k · Annual cycle
- Seal of DistinctionPrize or challengeCall of Duty EndowmentAn award for nonprofits that place veterans in quality jobs, judged on documented placement, performance and cost data. The Seal carries a $30,000 award and is the gateway to the Endowment's larger restricted grants.$30k · Periodic calls
- VA Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU) contracting pathwayEvaluation contractU.S. Department of Veterans AffairsVA's route for small businesses, especially veteran-owned ones, to win VA contracts, including the studies and evaluation work relevant to veteran mental health, homelessness and family services.Amount not published · Rolling / open
- Fisher Service Awards (formerly the Newman's Own Award)Prize or challengeFisher House Foundation (with Military Times Foundation)An annual competition recognising innovative nonprofit programmes that improve quality of life for active duty, Reserve, National Guard members, veterans and their families. Winners must file 6-month and 1-year evaluation reports.Amount not published · Annual cycle · Mar
Other clusters
- Adolescent and Youth Development
- Aging Services and Gerontology
- American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian and Global Indigenous Populations (Indigenous Cluster)
- Asian and Asian-Pacific Islander Focused-Research
- Black and African Diaspora Focused-Research
- Child Welfare
- Communities and Neighborhoods
- Crime and Criminal Justice
- Disability
- Gender
- Gender-Based Violence
- Health
- History
- Inequality, Poverty, and Social Welfare Policy
- International Social Work and Global Issues
- Immigrants and Refugees
- LatinX Focused-Research
- Mental Health
- Organizations and Management
- Race and Ethnicity
- Research Design and Measurement
- Research on Social Work Education
- School Social Work
- Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
- Social Work Practice
- Substance Misuse and Addictive Behaviors
- Sustainable Development, Environmental and Climate Justice
- Work and Work-Life Policies and Programs