Aug 18 - Nov 20
August 2025 Digest: Large Scale Funding Opportunities from LIFT (NSF, PCORI, CIRM)
Extramural Funding
Each month, the Large Infrastructure Funding Team (LIFT) identifies large-scale, high-impact external funding opportunities that align with LIFT support criteria. Below is the August 2025 digest, featuring some of these funding opportunities. For full program and eligibility details, please review each solicitation document. To learn more about LIFT or submit a request for support, please click HERE.
| OPPORTUNITY NUMBER | OPPORTUNITY TITLE | AGENCY NAME | ESTIMATED FUNDING PER AWARD | DEADLINE |
| 25-541 | Test Bed: Toward a Network of Programmable Cloud Laboratories Important Note: This is a Limited Submission Opportunity (LSO). The University of Utah may submit only a single proposal in response to this solicitation as the lead institution. Faculty interested in applying to this opportunity must first submit to the internal competition (HERE) and be selected to proceed with full submission. | NSF | Up to $20M | Internal Competition: 9/2/2025 External: 11/20/2025 |
| 25-542 | Smart Health and Biomedical Research in the Era of Artificial Intelligence and Advanced Data Science | NSF | Up to $1.2M | 10/03/2025 |
| PCORI | Addressing Rare Diseases PCORI Funding Announcement -- Cycle 3 2025 | PCORI | Up to $12M | 09/23/2025 LOI |
| PCORI | Phased Large Awards for Comparative Effectiveness Research PCORI Funding Announcement -- Cycle 3 2025 | PCORI | Up to $22M | 09/23/2025 LOI |
| PCORI | Limited Competition PCORI Funding Announcement: Implementation Awards -- Cycle 3 2025 | PCORI | Up to $2.5M | 09/23/2025 LOI |
| PCORI | Open Competition: Implementation of Findings From PCORI's Research Investments PCORI Funding Announcement -- Cycle 3 2025 | PCORI | Up to $2.5M | 09/23/2025 LOI |
| CIRM | Clinical Trial Stage Projects | CIRM | Up to $15M | 10/31/2025 |