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NSF — National Science Foundation

NSF supports fundamental research and education across all fields of science and engineering, funding universities, nonprofits, and small businesses.

ACTIVE GRANTS: 178 // TOTAL CAPACITY: Multiple Awards // STATUS: LIVE
Mission

To promote the progress of science; to advance the national health, prosperity, and welfare; and to secure the national defense.

Established 1950
Annual Budget $9.9 billion
Active Grants 178
Total Capacity Multiple Awards

National Science Foundation: Key Programs & Funding Mechanisms

Research Grants (Standard)
Core funding for individual investigators at academic institutions across STEM disciplines.
CAREER Awards
Faculty Early Career Development Program — NSF's most prestigious award for junior faculty.
SBIR/STTR
America's Seed Fund — up to $2M for deep tech startups to move from lab to market.
Graduate Research Fellowship (GRFP)
Supports outstanding STEM graduate students with 3 years of stipend and cost-of-education allowance.
Major Research Instrumentation (MRI)
Funds acquisition or development of research instrumentation for institutions.

Active NSF Grant Opportunities

SEC_ID: 14-579 See Registry

Facilitating Research at Predominantly Undergraduate Institutions:

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SEC_ID: PD-05-1743 See Registry

National Facilities

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SEC_ID: PD-19-006Y See Registry

Operations Engineering

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High-priority technical directive issued by NSF. This initiative (ID: PD-19-006Y) targets strategic development within the Public ...

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SEC_ID: PD-19-073Y See Registry

Engineering for Civil Infrastructure

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SEC_ID: PD-19-072Y See Registry

Engineering Design and Systems Engineering

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SEC_ID: PD-19-7479 See Registry

Biomechanics and Mechanobiology

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SEC_ID: PD-19-1630 See Registry

Mechanics of Materials and Structures

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High-priority technical directive issued by NSF. This initiative (ID: PD-19-1630) targets strategic development within the Public ...

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SEC_ID: 24-561 05/04/2026

Foundations for Digital Twins as Catalyzers of Biomedical Technological Innovation

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High-priority technical directive issued by NSF. This initiative (ID: 24-561) targets strategic development within the Public sect...

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SEC_ID: 24-506 10/26/2026

International Research Experiences for Students

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SEC_ID: PD-17-1620 See Registry

Marine Geology and Geophysics

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High-priority technical directive issued by NSF. This initiative (ID: PD-17-1620) targets strategic development within the Public ...

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SEC_ID: PD-25-058Y See Registry

Mind, Machine and Motor Nexus

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SEC_ID: 25-518 See Registry

Structure and Physics of the Solid Earth

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High-priority technical directive issued by NSF. This initiative (ID: 25-518) targets strategic development within the Public sect...

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SEC_ID: 25-519 See Registry

Water, Landscape, and Critical Zone Processes

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High-priority technical directive issued by NSF. This initiative (ID: 25-519) targets strategic development within the Public sect...

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SEC_ID: 24-540 See Registry

Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR): Workshop Opportunities

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High-priority technical directive issued by NSF. This initiative (ID: 24-540) targets strategic development within the Public sect...

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SEC_ID: 24-588 06/01/2026

NSF EPSCoR Graduate Fellowship Program

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SEC_ID: 25-525 06/01/2026

Antarctic Research Requiring U.S. Antarctic Program (USAP) Support for Fieldwork

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High-priority technical directive issued by NSF. This initiative (ID: 25-525) targets strategic development within the Public sect...

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SEC_ID: 24-598 02/08/2027

Mid-scale Research Infrastructure-1

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High-priority technical directive issued by NSF. This initiative (ID: 24-598) targets strategic development within the Public sect...

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SEC_ID: 23-602 See Registry

Facility and Instrumentation Request Process

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SEC_ID: 24-547 See Registry

Plant Genome Research Program

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SEC_ID: 24-539 See Registry

Division of Molecular and Cellular Biosciences Core Programs

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High-priority technical directive issued by NSF. This initiative (ID: 24-539) targets strategic development within the Public sect...

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SEC_ID: 24-543 See Registry

Division of Environmental Biology

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High-priority technical directive issued by NSF. This initiative (ID: 24-543) targets strategic development within the Public sect...

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SEC_ID: PD-20-1440 See Registry

Environmental Engineering

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SEC_ID: PD-20-144Y See Registry

Foundational Research in Robotics

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High-priority technical directive issued by NSF. This initiative (ID: PD-20-144Y) targets strategic development within the Public ...

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SEC_ID: 20-544 03/31/2027

Expeditions in Computing

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High-priority technical directive issued by NSF. This initiative (ID: 20-544) targets strategic development within the Public sect...

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SEC_ID: PD-19-126Y See Registry

Science of Science: Discovery, Communication and Impact

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High-priority technical directive issued by NSF. This initiative (ID: PD-19-126Y) targets strategic development within the Public ...

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SEC_ID: 23-612 See Registry

Division of Materials Research: Topical Materials Research Programs

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High-priority technical directive issued by NSF. This initiative (ID: 23-612) targets strategic development within the Public sect...

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SEC_ID: PD-23-1407 See Registry

Combustion and Fire Systems

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High-priority technical directive issued by NSF. This initiative (ID: PD-23-1407) targets strategic development within the Public ...

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SEC_ID: PD-24-7789 See Registry

Geospace Cluster

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High-priority technical directive issued by NSF. This initiative (ID: PD-24-7789) targets strategic development within the Public ...

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SEC_ID: PD-24-7791 See Registry

Infrastructure Cluster

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High-priority technical directive issued by NSF. This initiative (ID: PD-24-7791) targets strategic development within the Public ...

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SEC_ID: PD-24-7298 See Registry

Multilateral Partnerships Leveraging Excellence

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High-priority technical directive issued by NSF. This initiative (ID: PD-24-7298) targets strategic development within the Public ...

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SEC_ID: 25-517 See Registry

Life and Environments Through Time

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High-priority technical directive issued by NSF. This initiative (ID: 25-517) targets strategic development within the Public sect...

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SEC_ID: 25-516 See Registry

Chemical Evolution of the Solid Earth and Volcanology

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High-priority technical directive issued by NSF. This initiative (ID: 25-516) targets strategic development within the Public sect...

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SEC_ID: PD-24-8084 See Registry

Computational and Data-Enabled Science and Engineering

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High-priority technical directive issued by NSF. This initiative (ID: PD-24-8084) targets strategic development within the Public ...

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SEC_ID: 25-537 See Registry

NSF-DFG Lead Agency Opportunity in Chemistry and Chemical Process and Transport Systems

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High-priority technical directive issued by NSF. This initiative (ID: 25-537) targets strategic development within the Public sect...

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SEC_ID: 22-639 See Registry

Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences Postdoctoral Research Fellowships

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High-priority technical directive issued by NSF. This initiative (ID: 22-639) targets strategic development within the Public sect...

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SEC_ID: 25-523 07/21/2026

EPSCoR Research Infrastructure Improvement Program: EPSCoR Collaborations for Optimizing Research Ecosystems

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High-priority technical directive issued by NSF. This initiative (ID: 25-523) targets strategic development within the Public sect...

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SEC_ID: 20-576 See Registry

Plant Biotic Interactions

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High-priority technical directive issued by NSF. This initiative (ID: 20-576) targets strategic development within the Public sect...

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SEC_ID: PD-18-7222 See Registry

Crosscutting Activities in Materials Research

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SEC_ID: PD-24-7414 See Registry

Cyberinfrastructure for Public Access and Open Science

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SEC_ID: 21-544 See Registry

Long Term Research in Environmental Biology

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SEC_ID: PD-25-275Y See Registry

The Research on Research Security Program

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SEC_ID: PD-25-342Y See Registry

Infrastructure Systems and People

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SEC_ID: PD-20-1281 09/30/2026

Analysis

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SEC_ID: PD-18-7970 09/22/2026

Combinatorics

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SEC_ID: PD-18-1268 09/22/2026

Foundations

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SEC_ID: PD-18-1263 09/15/2026

Probability

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SEC_ID: 24-584 10/01/2026

Advanced Technological Education

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SEC_ID: 24-569 10/09/2026

Mathematical Foundations of Artificial Intelligence

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High-priority technical directive issued by NSF. This initiative (ID: 24-569) targets strategic development within the Public sect...

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SEC_ID: 24-503 10/14/2026

Research Experiences for Teachers (RET) in Engineering and Computer Science

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SEC_ID: PD-22-7334 10/14/2026

Mathematical Biology

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High-priority technical directive issued by NSF. This initiative (ID: PD-22-7334) targets strategic development within the Public ...

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SEC_ID: 22-621 10/15/2026

NSF Astronomy and Astrophysics Postdoctoral Fellowships

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High-priority technical directive issued by NSF. This initiative (ID: 22-621) targets strategic development within the Public sect...

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SEC_ID: 23-603 10/21/2026

Mathematical Sciences Postdoctoral Research Fellowships

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High-priority technical directive issued by NSF. This initiative (ID: 23-603) targets strategic development within the Public sect...

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SEC_ID: PD-20-1264 10/09/2026

Algebra and Number Theory

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High-priority technical directive issued by NSF. This initiative (ID: PD-20-1264) targets strategic development within the Public ...

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SEC_ID: 23-598 10/20/2026

Historically Black Colleges and Universities - Excellence in Research

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SEC_ID: 22-605 09/30/2026

Division of Chemistry: Disciplinary Research Programs

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High-priority technical directive issued by NSF. This initiative (ID: 22-605) targets strategic development within the Public sect...

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SEC_ID: 22-622 05/12/2026

NSF's Eddie Bernice Johnson Inclusion across the Nation of Communities of Learners of Underrepresented Discoverers in Engineering and Science (INCLUDES) Initiative

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High-priority technical directive issued by NSF. This initiative (ID: 22-622) targets strategic development within the Public sect...

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SEC_ID: 24-562 08/07/2026

Centers of Research Excellence in Science and Technology - Research Infrastructure for Science and Engineering

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High-priority technical directive issued by NSF. This initiative (ID: 24-562) targets strategic development within the Public sect...

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SEC_ID: 24-571 08/11/2026

Correctness for Scientific Computing Systems

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High-priority technical directive issued by NSF. This initiative (ID: 24-571) targets strategic development within the Public sect...

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SEC_ID: 25-522 08/11/2026

EPSCoR Research Infrastructure Improvement Program: EPSCoR Research Incubators for STEM Excellence

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High-priority technical directive issued by NSF. This initiative (ID: 25-522) targets strategic development within the Public sect...

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SEC_ID: 24-570 08/11/2026

Research Training Groups in the Mathematical Sciences

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SEC_ID: 23-580 See Registry

Infrastructure Capacity for Biological Research

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SEC_ID: 23-601 08/19/2026

Research Experiences for Undergraduates

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High-priority technical directive issued by NSF. This initiative (ID: 23-601) targets strategic development within the Public sect...

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SEC_ID: 23-586 08/25/2026

Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program

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SEC_ID: PD-22-7569 See Registry

Dynamics, Control and Systems Diagnostics

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SEC_ID: 22-606 See Registry

Division of Chemistry: Disciplinary Research Programs: No Deadline Pilot

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High-priority technical directive issued by NSF. This initiative (ID: 22-606) targets strategic development within the Public sect...

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SEC_ID: PD-22-1529 See Registry

Facilities for Atmospheric Research and Education

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SEC_ID: PD-23-229Y See Registry

Manufacturing Systems Integration

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SEC_ID: PD-23-1403 See Registry

Process Systems, Reaction Engineering, and Molecular Thermodynamics

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SEC_ID: PD-23-1491 See Registry

Cellular and Biochemical Engineering

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SEC_ID: PD-23-5342 See Registry

Disability and Rehabilitation Engineering

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SEC_ID: PD-23-5345 See Registry

Engineering of Biomedical Systems

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SEC_ID: 23-611 See Registry

Condensed Matter and Materials Theory

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SEC_ID: PD-23-1401 See Registry

Catalysis

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High-priority technical directive issued by NSF. This initiative (ID: PD-23-1401) targets strategic development within the Public ...

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SEC_ID: PD-23-1179 See Registry

Nanoscale Interactions

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High-priority technical directive issued by NSF. This initiative (ID: PD-23-1179) targets strategic development within the Public ...

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SEC_ID: PD-23-1406 See Registry

Thermal Transport Processes

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SEC_ID: PD-23-1415 See Registry

Particulate and Multiphase Processes

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SEC_ID: PD-23-1417 See Registry

Interfacial Engineering

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High-priority technical directive issued by NSF. This initiative (ID: PD-23-1417) targets strategic development within the Public ...

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SEC_ID: PD-23-7236 See Registry

Biophotonics

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High-priority technical directive issued by NSF. This initiative (ID: PD-23-7236) targets strategic development within the Public ...

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SEC_ID: PD-23-7643 See Registry

Environmental Sustainability

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SEC_ID: PD-23-7644 See Registry

Electrochemical Systems

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SEC_ID: PD-18-7607 See Registry

Energy, Power, Control, and Networks

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SEC_ID: PD-19-088Y See Registry

Advanced Manufacturing

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High-priority technical directive issued by NSF. This initiative (ID: PD-19-088Y) targets strategic development within the Public ...

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SEC_ID: PD-20-7909 See Registry

Biosensing

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High-priority technical directive issued by NSF. This initiative (ID: PD-20-7909) targets strategic development within the Public ...

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SEC_ID: PD-18-7564 See Registry

Communications, Circuits, and Sensing-Systems

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SEC_ID: PD-24-1340 See Registry

Research in the Formation of Engineers

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SEC_ID: PD-18-1517 See Registry

Electronics, Photonics and Magnetic Devices

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SEC_ID: PD-23-1443 See Registry

Fluid Dynamics

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SEC_ID: 24-527 02/08/2027

GROWING CONVERGENCE RESEARCH

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High-priority technical directive issued by NSF. This initiative (ID: 24-527) targets strategic development within the Public sect...

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SEC_ID: 26-506 09/01/2026

Pathways to Enable Secure Open-Source Ecosystems

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SEC_ID: PD-20-1260 08/04/2026

Mathematical Sciences Infrastructure Program

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SEC_ID: 25-543 09/10/2026

Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE): Future Computing Research

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High-priority technical directive issued by NSF. This initiative (ID: 25-543) targets strategic development within the Public sect...

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SEC_ID: 25-515 09/28/2026

Security, Privacy, and Trust in Cyberspace

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SEC_ID: 26-505 05/14/2026

National Quantum and Nanotechnology Infrastructure

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High-priority technical directive issued by NSF. This initiative (ID: 26-505) targets strategic development within the Public sect...

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SEC_ID: 25-545 See Registry

NSF STEM K-12

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SEC_ID: PD-21-7700 See Registry

Education Programs in Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences

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SEC_ID: 23-595 12/04/2026

Centers of Research Excellence in Science and Technology

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SEC_ID: 24-597 09/08/2026

U.S. National Science Foundation Research Traineeship (NRT) Program

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High-priority technical directive issued by NSF. This initiative (ID: 24-597) targets strategic development within the Public sect...

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SEC_ID: PD-24-110Z 08/11/2026

ECosystem for Leading Innovation in Plasma Science and Engineering

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High-priority technical directive issued by NSF. This initiative (ID: PD-24-110Z) targets strategic development within the Public ...

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SEC_ID: PD-16-1271 12/01/2026

Computational Mathematics

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SEC_ID: PD-16-1266 11/16/2026

Applied Mathematics

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High-priority technical directive issued by NSF. This initiative (ID: PD-16-1266) targets strategic development within the Public ...

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SEC_ID: 26-502 07/24/2026

NSF Trailblazer Engineering Impact Award

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High-priority technical directive issued by NSF. This initiative (ID: 26-502) targets strategic development within the Public sect...

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SEC_ID: 22-624 11/16/2026

Astronomy and Astrophysics Research Grants

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High-priority technical directive issued by NSF. This initiative (ID: 22-624) targets strategic development within the Public sect...

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SEC_ID: PD-22-1265 11/03/2026

Geometric Analysis

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SEC_ID: 22-627 11/16/2026

Advanced Technologies and Instrumentation for the Astronomical Sciences

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High-priority technical directive issued by NSF. This initiative (ID: 22-627) targets strategic development within the Public sect...

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SEC_ID: PD-22-1267 11/03/2026

Topology

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SEC_ID: 24-546 See Registry

Division of Integrative Organismal Systems Core Programs

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SEC_ID: PD-23-1242 11/16/2026

Plasma Physics

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High-priority technical directive issued by NSF. This initiative (ID: PD-23-1242) targets strategic development within the Public ...

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SEC_ID: 24-563 11/20/2026

Louis Stokes Alliances for Minority Participation

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High-priority technical directive issued by NSF. This initiative (ID: 24-563) targets strategic development within the Public sect...

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SEC_ID: PD-23-5115 09/30/2026

WINDOWS ON THE UNIVERSE: THE ERA OF MULTI-MESSENGER ASTROPHYSICS

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SEC_ID: PD-18-1269 12/15/2026

Statistics

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SEC_ID: 26-501 See Registry

Collaboratory to Advance Mathematics Education and Learning (CAMEL) for K-12

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SEC_ID: 23-563 10/06/2026

Historically Black Colleges and Universities - Undergraduate Program

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High-priority technical directive issued by NSF. This initiative (ID: 23-563) targets strategic development within the Public sect...

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SEC_ID: 23-500 11/04/2026

SBE Postdoctoral Research Fellowships

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High-priority technical directive issued by NSF. This initiative (ID: 23-500) targets strategic development within the Public sect...

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SEC_ID: 23-578 See Registry

Infrastructure Innovation for Biological Research

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High-priority technical directive issued by NSF. This initiative (ID: 23-578) targets strategic development within the Public sect...

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SEC_ID: 23-619 09/21/2026

Accelerating Research through International Network-to-Network Collaborations

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High-priority technical directive issued by NSF. This initiative (ID: 23-619) targets strategic development within the Public sect...

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SEC_ID: PD-24-7790 See Registry

Atmosphere Cluster

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High-priority technical directive issued by NSF. This initiative (ID: PD-24-7790) targets strategic development within the Public ...

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SEC_ID: 25-549 See Registry

NSF National Innovation Corps Teams (NSF National I-Corps (TM) Teams) program

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High-priority technical directive issued by NSF. This initiative (ID: 25-549) targets strategic development within the Public sect...

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SEC_ID: 22-600 09/18/2026

Joint DMS/NIGMS Initiative to Support Research at the Interface of the Biological and Mathematical Sciences

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SEC_ID: PD-23-1321 08/18/2026

Decision, Risk and Management Sciences

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High-priority technical directive issued by NSF. This initiative (ID: PD-23-1321) targets strategic development within the Public ...

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SEC_ID: 26-504 09/29/2026

Postdoctoral Research Fellowships in Biology

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SEC_ID: 19-575 08/27/2026

Methodology, Measurement, and Statistics

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High-priority technical directive issued by NSF. This initiative (ID: 19-575) targets strategic development within the Public sect...

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SEC_ID: 24-573 01/26/2027

EPSCoR Research Infrastructure Improvement Program: Focused EPSCoR Collaborations Program (FEC)

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High-priority technical directive issued by NSF. This initiative (ID: 24-573) targets strategic development within the Public sect...

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SEC_ID: 25-514 03/02/2027

NSF Scholarships in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Program

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SEC_ID: PD-23-1650 08/17/2026

Biological Oceanography

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SEC_ID: PD-98-1670 08/17/2026

Chemical Oceanography

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SEC_ID: PD-98-1610 08/17/2026

Physical Oceanography

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High-priority technical directive issued by NSF. This initiative (ID: PD-98-1610) targets strategic development within the Public ...

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SEC_ID: PD-98-1680 02/15/2027

Ocean Technology and Interdisciplinary Coordination

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SEC_ID: 22-603 03/01/2027

Mid-Career Advancement

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High-priority technical directive issued by NSF. This initiative (ID: 22-603) targets strategic development within the Public sect...

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SEC_ID: 23-520 01/21/2027

Training-based Workforce Development for Advanced Cyberinfrastructure (CyberTraining)

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High-priority technical directive issued by NSF. This initiative (ID: 23-520) targets strategic development within the Public sect...

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SEC_ID: 25-531 01/20/2027

Cybersecurity Innovation for Cyberinfrastructure

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High-priority technical directive issued by NSF. This initiative (ID: 25-531) targets strategic development within the Public sect...

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SEC_ID: 23-525 01/11/2027

Oceanographic Facilities and Equipment Support

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SEC_ID: 25-540 05/19/2026

National Science Foundation Translation to Practice

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High-priority technical directive issued by NSF. This initiative (ID: 25-540) targets strategic development within the Public sect...

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SEC_ID: 23-572 07/15/2026

Arctic Research Opportunities

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High-priority technical directive issued by NSF. This initiative (ID: 23-572) targets strategic development within the Public sect...

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SEC_ID: 25-526 06/01/2026

Antarctic Research Not Requiring U.S. Antarctic Program (USAP) Field Support

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High-priority technical directive issued by NSF. This initiative (ID: 25-526) targets strategic development within the Public sect...

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SEC_ID: PD-14-5720 See Registry

Ocean Drilling Program

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SEC_ID: 23-510 07/15/2026

Improving Undergraduate STEM Education: Directorate for STEM Education

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High-priority technical directive issued by NSF. This initiative (ID: 23-510) targets strategic development within the Public sect...

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SEC_ID: 23-569 09/09/2026

A Science of Science Approach to Analyzing and Innovating the Biomedical Research Enterprise

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High-priority technical directive issued by NSF. This initiative (ID: 23-569) targets strategic development within the Public sect...

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SEC_ID: 22-615 09/15/2026

NSF Dynamic Language Infrastructure - NEH Documenting Endangered Languages

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SEC_ID: PD-09-7252 08/03/2026

Perception, Action & Cognition

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SEC_ID: PD-19-120Y See Registry

Accountable Institutions and Behavior

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SEC_ID: PD-21-128Y See Registry

Law & Science

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SEC_ID: PD-19-118Y See Registry

Security and Preparedness

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SEC_ID: PD-19-127Y 08/05/2026

Science of Learning and Augmented Intelligence

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SEC_ID: PD-22-1332 07/15/2026

Social Psychology

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SEC_ID: PD-11-8031 See Registry

Science of Organizations

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SEC_ID: 19-570 See Registry

High-Risk Research in Biological Anthropology and Archaeology

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SEC_ID: 25-502 08/17/2026

Cultural Anthropology Program Senior Research Awards

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SEC_ID: 23-503 07/30/2026

Biological Anthropology Program Senior Research Awards

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SEC_ID: 22-629 08/03/2026

Science and Technology Studies

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SEC_ID: 23-566 07/01/2026

Archaeology Program Senior Research Awards

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SEC_ID: PD-23-1320 See Registry

Economics

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SEC_ID: 24-544 07/30/2026

Developmental Sciences

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SEC_ID: PD-98-1311 07/15/2026

Linguistics

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SEC_ID: PD-23-277Y See Registry

Research Infrastructure in the Social and Behavioral Sciences

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SEC_ID: 23-573 12/01/2026

Archaeometry

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SEC_ID: PD-98-1331 See Registry

Sociology

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SEC_ID: 23-618 08/18/2026

Decision, Risk and Management Sciences - Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grants

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High-priority technical directive issued by NSF. This initiative (ID: 23-618) targets strategic development within the Public sect...

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SEC_ID: 25-510 03/03/2027

Coupling, Energetics, and Dynamics of Atmospheric Regions

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SEC_ID: 26-503 07/21/2026

CyberAICorps Scholarship for Service

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SEC_ID: PD-24-1699 08/17/2026

Cognitive Neuroscience

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SEC_ID: 23-519 11/16/2026

Major Research Instrumentation Program

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SEC_ID: 21-595 06/01/2026

Tribal Colleges and Universities Program

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SEC_ID: 24-529 03/25/2027

Innovations in Graduate Education (IGE) Program

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High-priority technical directive issued by NSF. This initiative (ID: 24-529) targets strategic development within the Public sect...

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SEC_ID: 20-597 06/15/2026

Arctic Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grants (Arctic DDRIG) Arctic Social Sciences, Arctic System Sciences, and Arctic Observing Network

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SEC_ID: PD-23-221Y See Registry

Growing Research Access for Nationally Transformative Economic Development

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SEC_ID: 26-507 05/27/2026

National Science Foundation Fostering Interdisciplinary Networks to Develop Emergent and Responsive Solutions Foundry

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SEC_ID: 26-508 07/16/2026

TechAccess: AI-Ready America

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SEC_ID: PD-26-1341 See Registry

Professional Formation of Engineers

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SEC_ID: 24-528 04/13/2027

EPSCoR Research Infrastructure Improvement (RII): EPSCoR Research Fellows

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High-priority technical directive issued by NSF. This initiative (ID: 24-528) targets strategic development within the Public sect...

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SEC_ID: 24-564 09/08/2026

IUSE/Professional Formation of Engineers: Revolutionizing Engineering Departments

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SEC_ID: PD-26-366Y See Registry

Transport Phenomena (TP)

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SEC_ID: PD-26-370Y See Registry

Engineering Environmental Resiliency (EER)

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SEC_ID: PD-26-367Y See Registry

Chemical Process Systems (CPS)

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SEC_ID: PD-26-369Y See Registry

Engineering Biological and Biomedical Systems (EBBS)

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SEC_ID: 24-586 04/06/2027

NSF National Quantum Virtual Laboratory - Quantum Testbeds

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High-priority technical directive issued by NSF. This initiative (ID: 24-586) targets strategic development within the Public sect...

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SEC_ID: 22-586 07/22/2026

Faculty Early Career Development Program

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High-priority technical directive issued by NSF. This initiative (ID: 22-586) targets strategic development within the Public sect...

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SEC_ID: 23-606 03/14/2029

Mathematical Sciences Research Institutes

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High-priority technical directive issued by NSF. This initiative (ID: 23-606) targets strategic development within the Public sect...

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SEC_ID: 26-509 07/28/2026

Integrated Data Systems & Services

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NSF Frequently Asked Questions

Who is eligible for NSF grants?
Most NSF grants require the principal investigator to be affiliated with a U.S. university, college, or research institution. SBIR/STTR programs are open to U.S.-based small businesses. Foreign institutions can participate as sub-awardees but generally cannot be lead applicants.
How much does a typical NSF grant award?
NSF grant sizes vary widely by program. Standard research grants average $150,000–$500,000 per year over 3–5 years. CAREER awards provide up to $500,000 over 5 years. SBIR Phase II can reach $2 million.
What is NSF's funding rate?
NSF funds approximately 25% of submitted proposals, though rates vary by directorate. CAREER awards have a historical funding rate around 20%. Highly competitive programs like GRFP fund roughly 12–15% of applicants.
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