Grants for Higher Education in Florida (2026)
Florida higher education can access 144 active grants. Colleges and universities access massive federal research funding from NSF, NIH, DOE, and DOD, as well as institutional grants from the Department of Education (Title III/V, HSI, HBCU programs). GrantSonar tracks these opportunities and sends alerts when new funding opens for higher education in FL.
Tips for Higher Education in Florida
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Build a centralized Office of Sponsored Programs to manage compliance, indirect cost rates, and proposal submissions — critical for scaling research funding.
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Pursue your federally negotiated indirect cost rate early — it dramatically affects your competitiveness and ability to cover administrative costs on large awards.
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For teaching-focused institutions, prioritize Department of Education Title III/V grants and NSF education programs (like IUSE) over traditional research grants.
Open Grants for Higher Education in Florida
UPWP funds MPO transportation planning activities including long-range plans, TIP development, travel demand modeling, and special studies. Subcontrac…
UPWP funds MPO transportation planning activities including long-range plans, TIP development, travel demand modeling, and special studies. Subcontrac…
Panama’s universities have become an increasingly important arena for strategic competition. The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has expanded its influe…
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Grants for Florida higher education: common questions
How many grants for Florida higher education are available right now?
GrantSonar is tracking 144 open grants for Florida higher education as of today. That count reflects opportunities that are currently accepting applications — closed rounds and award announcements are excluded, which is why it is smaller than the headline figures some directories advertise. Federal, state and foundation sources are re-ingested daily.
Who funds grants for Florida higher education?
The most active funders behind the 144 open grants for Florida higher education on this page are MetroPlan Orlando, Miami-Dade Transportation Planning Organization (TPO) and U.S. Mission to Panama. Foundation funders are profiled from public IRS Form 990 / 990-PF filings, so you can see a funder's actual past giving rather than only its stated priorities.
Who is eligible for grants for Florida higher education?
Eligibility for grants for Florida higher education varies by opportunity, but the listings on this page are open to higher education. Each listing states its own eligible applicant types, and GrantSonar filters your matches against your organization type, geography and programs so ineligible opportunities are demoted rather than surfaced.
Can an organization outside Florida apply for these grants?
It depends on the opportunity. Some of the 144 listings here are national programs open to applicants anywhere in the U.S. and simply relevant to Florida; others are restricted to Florida organizations or to specific counties. Each listing shows its own geographic eligibility, and national programs are not excluded from this page.
When are the deadlines for grants for Florida higher education?
Deadlines differ per opportunity and some are rolling with no fixed close date. Every listing on this page shows its own close date where the funder publishes one, and GrantSonar re-checks source pages so a deadline that moves is picked up rather than left stale.
Is there a free way to search grants for Florida higher education?
Yes. This page is free to browse with no account. A free GrantSonar account additionally matches these grants for Florida higher education against your organization's profile and eligibility, so you get a ranked shortlist rather than a list you filter by hand.
How often is this list of grants for Florida higher education updated?
Daily. Federal, state and foundation sources are re-ingested every day, duplicate listings are collapsed onto a canonical record, and listing URLs are checked for rot — a stale catalogue is worse than a smaller current one, so dead links are flagged rather than left to look live.