Arkus Innovation StudiosPrinted 14 September 2026

The Arkus Signal

Find the callworth your time.

All the public opportunities covered in The Arkus Signal, in one place. Search by topic, place or funder, or browse each edition.

16 opportunitiesNew additions first
Funding opportunitiesNew addition

Cambia Health Foundation · Resilient Children and Families 2026

The school day has room for care

Cambia offers $30,000 to $50,000 for school health programs shaped by students and families in four Western states and Tribal communities. The school connection is essential.

WA, OR, ID, UT + Tribal Nations

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Funding available
$30,000 to $50,000 · up to 24 months
Next date
21 SEP
5 p.m. Pacific · full application
Funding opportunitiesNew addition

Grand Challenges · Low-Cost Pathogen Sequencing

A smaller bill for reading a germ’s genes

Gates and Temasek are backing simpler ways to read disease-causing organisms’ genetic material. Grants reach $800,000, with a target of roughly $1 to $10 per sample.

Global · US and Brazil eligible

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Funding available
Up to $300,000 / $600,000 / $800,000
Next date
29 SEP
11:30 a.m. PDT · initial proposal
Funding opportunitiesNew addition

The Norcliffe Foundation · Standard Grants

A grant without a countdown clock

Norcliffe accepts applications year-round from eligible Puget Sound nonprofits. Its grants can support the everyday work of running an organization as well as a specific project.

Puget Sound, Washington

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Funding available
Varies · most grants $15,000 or less
Next date
Rolling applications
Full application · no calendar deadline
Contract opportunitiesUpdated call

Port of Longview · Organizational analysis

Longview puts people ahead of price

For its organizational review, the Port assigns 40 points to the team, 30 to similar projects and 30 to price. Two comparable projects and three references are required.

Washington buyer

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Value / terms
Budget not published in reviewed packet
Next date
02 OCT
5 p.m. Pacific
Funding opportunitiesOpening soon

MIT Solve · Economic Prosperity 2027

The next challenge: making a living

MIT Solve’s Economic Prosperity challenge opens September 22. The preview names jobs, housing, financial security and fair access to digital life; full terms still need checking.

Global challenge

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Funding available
Award terms: check at opening
Opens on
22 SEP
Opens 9 a.m. EDT
Contract opportunitiesStill open

Energy Trust · Planning, evaluation & research

You don’t have to cover the whole field

Energy Trust lets applicants choose specific research areas. Work is typically assigned in tasks below $100,000, with no guaranteed assignments. Applications remain open through December 31.

Oregon buyer

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Value / terms
Individual tasks typically below $100,000
Next date
31 DEC
5 p.m. PST
Contract opportunitiesStill open

Energy Trust · Developmental coaching pool

A good listener, when work gets complicated

Energy Trust is building a list for one-to-one employee coaching. It seeks coaches who understand nonprofit work and adapt to different cultural backgrounds. Assignments are not guaranteed.

Oregon buyer

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Value / terms
Rates requested · no guaranteed work
Next date
Rolling applications
No fixed close published