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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: 174 // TOTAL CAPACITY: $3,465,887,836 // 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 174
Total Capacity $3,465,887,836

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: PD-05-1743 See Registry
National Facilities
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The National Facilities program supports the operation of national user facilities: National Facilities areresearch facilities wit...

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SEC_ID: PD-19-006Y See Registry
Operations Engineering
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The Operations Engineering (OE) program supports fundamental research on advanced analytical methods for improving operations in c...

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SEC_ID: PD-19-073Y See Registry
Engineering for Civil Infrastructure
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The Engineering for Civil Infrastructure (ECI) program supports fundamental research in geotechnical, structural, materials, archi...

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SEC_ID: PD-19-072Y See Registry
Engineering Design and Systems Engineering
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The Engineering Design and Systems Engineering (EDSE) program supports fundamental research that advances design science and/or sy...

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SEC_ID: PD-19-7479 See Registry
Biomechanics and Mechanobiology
Award $400,000

The Biomechanics and Mechanobiology (BMMB) program is part of the Mechanics of Materials cluster within the Division of Civil, Mec...

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SEC_ID: PD-19-1630 See Registry
Mechanics of Materials and Structures
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The Mechanics of Materials and Structures program supports fundamental research in mechanics as related to the behavior of deforma...

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SEC_ID: PD-17-1620 See Registry
Marine Geology and Geophysics
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The Marine Geology and Geophysics Core Program supports research on all aspects of the geology and geophysics of the present ocean...

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SEC_ID: PD-25-058Y See Registry
Mind, Machine and Motor Nexus
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The Mind, Machine, and Motor Nexus (M3X) program supports fundamental research that enables intelligent engineered systems and hum...

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SEC_ID: 25-518 See Registry
Structure and Physics of the Solid Earth
Award $22,000,000

The Structure and Physics of the Solid Earth Program (SPSE) aims to advance fundamental knowledge about the ongoing dynamical proc...

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SEC_ID: 25-519 See Registry
Water, Landscape, and Critical Zone Processes
Award $23,850,000

The Water, Landscape, and Critical Zone Processes program supports research on the Earth's near-surface environment and how that e...

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SEC_ID: 24-540 See Registry
Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR): Workshop Opportunities
Award $1,500,000

The Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) is designed to fulfill the mandate of the National Science Foun...

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SEC_ID: 23-602 See Registry
Facility and Instrumentation Request Process
Award $20,000,000

The Facility and Instrumentation Request Process (FIRP) solicitation describes the mechanism by which the research community can p...

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SEC_ID: 24-547 See Registry
Plant Genome Research Program
Award $30,000,000

The Plant Genome Research Program (PGRP) supports genome-scale research that addresses challenging questions of biological, societ...

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SEC_ID: 24-539 See Registry
Division of Molecular and Cellular Biosciences Core Programs
Award $110,000,000

MCB supports research that promises to uncover the fundamental properties of living systems across atomic, molecular, subcellular,...

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SEC_ID: 24-543 See Registry
Division of Environmental Biology
Award $100,000,000

The Division of Environmental Biology (DEB) Coresupports research and training on evolutionary and ecological processes acting at ...

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SEC_ID: PD-20-1440 See Registry
Environmental Engineering
Award $10,000,000

The Environmental Engineering program is part of the Environmental Engineering and Sustainability cluster, which also includes 1) ...

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SEC_ID: PD-20-144Y See Registry
Foundational Research in Robotics
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The Foundational Research in Robotics (FRR) program, jointly led by the CISE and ENG Directorates, supports research on robotic sy...

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SEC_ID: 23-612 See Registry
Division of Materials Research: Topical Materials Research Programs
Award $66,000,000

Materials Research is the field of science where physics, chemistry, materials science, and engineering naturally converge in the ...

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SEC_ID: PD-23-1407 See Registry
Combustion and Fire Systems
Award $4,654,000

TheCombustion and Fire Systemsprogram is part of the Transport Phenomena cluster, which also includes 1) theFluid Dynamicsprogram;...

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SEC_ID: PD-24-7789 See Registry
Geospace Cluster
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The Geospace Cluster (GC) in the Division of Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences (AGS) supports fundamental and solutions-oriented r...

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SEC_ID: PD-24-7791 See Registry
Infrastructure Cluster
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AGS Infrastructure Cluster The Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences (AGS) Infrastructure Cluster (IC) is responsible for the oversigh...

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SEC_ID: PD-24-7298 See Registry
Multilateral Partnerships Leveraging Excellence
Award $2,500,000

Many of the most pressing challenges in research and innovation require collaboration across national and disciplinary boundaries ...

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SEC_ID: 25-517 See Registry
Life and Environments Through Time
Award $14,000,000

The Life and Environments Through Time (LET) program supports research that advances knowledge about the patterns and processes re...

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SEC_ID: 25-516 See Registry
Chemical Evolution of the Solid Earth and Volcanology
Award $18,000,000

The Chemical Evolution of the Solid Earth and Volcanology (CESEV) program aims to advance fundamental knowledge about the origin a...

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SEC_ID: PD-24-8084 See Registry
Computational and Data-Enabled Science and Engineering
Award Agency Discretion

Large-scale simulations and the ability to accumulate massive amounts of data have revolutionized science and engineering. The goa...

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SEC_ID: 25-537 See Registry
NSF-DFG Lead Agency Opportunity in Chemistry and Chemical Process and Transport Systems
Award $5,000,000

Recognizing the importance of international collaborations in promoting scientific discoveries, the National Science Foundation (N...

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SEC_ID: 22-639 See Registry
Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences Postdoctoral Research Fellowships
Award $2,000,000

The Division of Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences (AGS), awards Postdoctoral Research Fellowships (PRF) to highly qualified early ...

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SEC_ID: 25-523 07/21/2026
EPSCoR Research Infrastructure Improvement Program: EPSCoR Collaborations for Optimizing Research Ecosystems
Award $37,500,000

The Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) supports the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) mission by ...

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SEC_ID: 20-576 See Registry
Plant Biotic Interactions
Award $18,500,000

The Plant Biotic Interactions (PBI) program supports research on the processes that mediate beneficial and antagonistic interactio...

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SEC_ID: PD-18-7222 See Registry
Crosscutting Activities in Materials Research
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Crosscutting Activities in Materials Research (XC) coordinates and supports crosscutting activities within the Division of Materia...

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SEC_ID: PD-24-7414 See Registry
Cyberinfrastructure for Public Access and Open Science
Award $600,000

The Cyberinfrastructure for Public Access and Open Science (CI PAOS) program within the Office of Advanced Cyberinfrastructure (OA...

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SEC_ID: 21-544 See Registry
Long Term Research in Environmental Biology
Award $6,000,000

The Long Term Research in Environmental Biology (LTREB) Program supports the generation of extended time series of data to address...

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SEC_ID: PD-25-275Y See Registry
The Research on Research Security Program
Award $2,000,000

NSF is committed to securing the nation's research enterprise as part of its core mission. The Research on Research Security (RoRS...

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SEC_ID: PD-25-342Y See Registry
Infrastructure Systems and People
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Infrastructure systems comprise complex connections between physical components, organizational structures and operational methods...

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SEC_ID: PD-20-1281 09/30/2026
Analysis
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The Analysis Program supports research in analysis. Areas of current activity include complex, harmonic, and real analysis; dynami...

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SEC_ID: PD-18-7970 09/22/2026
Combinatorics
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The Combinatorics program supports research on discrete structures and includes algebraic, enumerative, existential, extremal, geo...

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SEC_ID: PD-18-1268 09/22/2026
Foundations
Award $2,300,000

The program in Foundations supports research in mathematical logic and the foundations of mathematics, including proof theory, rec...

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SEC_ID: PD-18-1263 09/15/2026
Probability
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The Probability Program supports research on the theory and applications of probability. Subfields include discrete probability, s...

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SEC_ID: 24-584 10/01/2026
Advanced Technological Education
Award $74,000,000

With a focus on two-year Institutions of Higher Education (IHEs), the Advanced Technological Education (ATE) program supports the ...

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SEC_ID: 24-569 10/09/2026
Mathematical Foundations of Artificial Intelligence
Award $8,500,000

Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence (AI) are enabling extraordinary scientific breakthroughs in fields ranging from prote...

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SEC_ID: 24-503 10/14/2026
Research Experiences for Teachers (RET) in Engineering and Computer Science
Award $5,800,000

The Research Experiences for Teachers (RET) in Engineering and Computer Science program supports authentic summer research experie...

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SEC_ID: PD-22-7334 10/14/2026
Mathematical Biology
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The Mathematical Biology Program supports research in all areas of mathematical sciences with relevance to the biological sciences...

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SEC_ID: 22-621 10/15/2026
NSF Astronomy and Astrophysics Postdoctoral Fellowships
Award $990,000

NSF Astronomy and Astrophysics Postdoctoral Fellowships provide an opportunity for highly qualified, recent doctoral scientists to...

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SEC_ID: 23-603 10/21/2026
Mathematical Sciences Postdoctoral Research Fellowships
Award $8,500,000

The purpose of the Mathematical Sciences Postdoctoral Research Fellowships (MSPRF) is to support future leaders in mathematics and...

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SEC_ID: PD-20-1264 10/09/2026
Algebra and Number Theory
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The Algebra and Number Theory program supports research in algebra, algebraic and arithmetic geometry, number theory, and represen...

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SEC_ID: 23-598 10/20/2026
Historically Black Colleges and Universities - Excellence in Research
Award $28,000,000

The Historically Black Colleges and Universities - Excellence in Research (HBCU-EiR) program was established in response to direct...

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SEC_ID: 22-605 09/30/2026
Division of Chemistry: Disciplinary Research Programs
Award $105,000,000

This solicitation applies to six (of the nine) CHE Disciplinary Research Programs: Chemical Catalysis (CAT); Chemical Measurement ...

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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
Award $6,000,000

The Centers of Research Excellence in Science and Technology (CREST) program provides support to enhance the research capabilities...

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SEC_ID: 24-571 08/11/2026
Correctness for Scientific Computing Systems
Award $18,000,000

Correctness for Scientific Computing Systems (CS 2 ) is a joint program of the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the Departmen...

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SEC_ID: 25-522 08/11/2026
EPSCoR Research Infrastructure Improvement Program: EPSCoR Research Incubators for STEM Excellence
Award $31,500,000

The Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) supports the mission of the U.S. National Science Foundation (N...

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SEC_ID: 24-570 08/11/2026
Research Training Groups in the Mathematical Sciences
Award $12,000,000

The long-range goal of the Research Training Groups in the Mathematical Sciences (RTG) program is to strengthen the nation's scien...

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SEC_ID: 23-580 See Registry
Infrastructure Capacity for Biological Research
Award $18,000,000

The Infrastructure Capacity for Biological Research (Capacity) Program supports the implementation of, scaling of, or major improv...

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SEC_ID: 23-601 08/19/2026
Research Experiences for Undergraduates
Award $84,800,000

The Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) program supports active research participation by undergraduate students in any ...

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SEC_ID: 23-586 08/25/2026
Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program
Award $68,000,000

The National Science FoundationRobert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program (Noyce)invites innovative proposals that address the criti...

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SEC_ID: PD-22-7569 See Registry
Dynamics, Control and Systems Diagnostics
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The Dynamics, Control and Systems Diagnostics (DCSD) program supports fundamental theoretical, computational, and experimental res...

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SEC_ID: 22-606 See Registry
Division of Chemistry: Disciplinary Research Programs: No Deadline Pilot
Award $45,000,000

With this solicitation, the Division of Chemistry is piloting the removal of deadlines for the submission of proposals to the CLP,...

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SEC_ID: PD-22-1529 See Registry
Facilities for Atmospheric Research and Education
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To facilitate fundamental research in the atmospheric sciences, the Division of Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences (AGS) supports s...

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SEC_ID: PD-23-229Y See Registry
Manufacturing Systems Integration
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The Manufacturing Systems Integration (MSI) Program supports fundamental research addressing the opportunities and challenges that...

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SEC_ID: PD-23-1403 See Registry
Process Systems, Reaction Engineering, and Molecular Thermodynamics
Award $4,900,000

TheProcess Systems, Reaction Engineering, and Molecular Thermodynamicsprogram is part of the Chemical Process Systems cluster, whi...

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SEC_ID: PD-23-1491 See Registry
Cellular and Biochemical Engineering
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Synopsis TheCellular and Biochemical Engineering(CBE)program is part of theEngineering Biology and Healthcluster, which also inclu...

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SEC_ID: PD-23-5342 See Registry
Disability and Rehabilitation Engineering
Award $5,000,000

The Disability and Rehabilitation Engineering program is part of the Engineering Biology and Health cluster, which also includes: ...

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SEC_ID: PD-23-5345 See Registry
Engineering of Biomedical Systems
Award $10,400,000

TheEngineering of Biomedical Systemsprogram is part of the Engineering Biology and Health cluster, which also includes: 1) theBiop...

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SEC_ID: 23-611 See Registry
Condensed Matter and Materials Theory
Award $15,000,000

CMMT supports theoretical and computational materials research in the topical areas represented in DMR's other Topical Materials R...

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SEC_ID: PD-23-1401 See Registry
Catalysis
Award $4,900,000

The Catalysis program is part of the Chemical Process Systems cluster, which also includes: 1) the Electrochemical Systems program...

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SEC_ID: PD-23-1179 See Registry
Nanoscale Interactions
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The Nanoscale Interactions program is part of theEnvironmental Engineering and Sustainabilitycluster, which also includes: 1) the ...

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SEC_ID: PD-23-1406 See Registry
Thermal Transport Processes
Award $7,047,000

TheThermal Transport Processesprogram is part of the Transport Phenomena cluster, which alsoincludes1) theCombustion and Fire Syst...

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SEC_ID: PD-23-1415 See Registry
Particulate and Multiphase Processes
Award $8,285,000

TheParticulate and Multiphase Processesprogram is part of the Transport Phenomena cluster, which also includes 1) theCombustion an...

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SEC_ID: PD-23-1417 See Registry
Interfacial Engineering
Award $3,200,000

The Interfacial Engineering program is part of the Chemical Process Systems cluster, which also includes: 1) the Catalysis program...

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SEC_ID: PD-23-7236 See Registry
Biophotonics
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TheBiophotonicsprogram is part of the Engineering Biology and Health cluster, which also includes: 1) theBiosensingprogram; 2) the...

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SEC_ID: PD-23-7643 See Registry
Environmental Sustainability
Award $7,066,000

TheEnvironmental Sustainability program is part of theEnvironmental Engineering and Sustainabilitycluster together with 1) theEnvi...

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SEC_ID: PD-23-7644 See Registry
Electrochemical Systems
Award $13,096,000

TheElectrochemical Systemsprogram is part of the Chemical Process Systems cluster, which also includes: 1) theCatalysisprogram; 2)...

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SEC_ID: PD-18-7607 See Registry
Energy, Power, Control, and Networks
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The Energy, Power, Control, andNetworks (EPCN) Program supports innovative research in modeling, optimization, learning, adaptatio...

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SEC_ID: PD-19-088Y See Registry
Advanced Manufacturing
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The Advanced Manufacturing (AM) program supports the fundamental research needed to revitalize American manufacturing to grow the ...

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SEC_ID: PD-20-7909 See Registry
Biosensing
Award $7,600,000

The Biosensing program is part of the Engineering Biology and Health cluster, which also includes 1) the Biophotonics program; 2) ...

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SEC_ID: PD-18-7564 See Registry
Communications, Circuits, and Sensing-Systems
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The Communications, Circuits, and Sensing-Systems (CCSS) Program supports innovative research in circuit and system hardware and s...

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SEC_ID: PD-24-1340 See Registry
Research in the Formation of Engineers
Award $5,600,000

The NSF Engineering Directorate (ENG) has launched a multi-year initiative, theProfessional Formation of Engineers, to create and ...

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SEC_ID: PD-18-1517 See Registry
Electronics, Photonics and Magnetic Devices
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TheElectronics, Photonics and Magnetic Devices (EPMD) Programsupports innovative research on novel devices based on the principles...

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SEC_ID: PD-23-1443 See Registry
Fluid Dynamics
Award $9,175,000

TheFluid Dynamicsprogram is part of the Transport Phenomena cluster, which also includes 1) theCombustion and Fire Systemsprogram;...

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SEC_ID: 24-527 02/08/2027
GROWING CONVERGENCE RESEARCH
Award $16,000,000

Convergence research is a means for solving vexing research problems, in particular, complex problems focusing on societal needs o...

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SEC_ID: 26-506 09/01/2026
Pathways to Enable Secure Open-Source Ecosystems
Award $40,000,000

The Pathways to Enable Secure Open-Source Ecosystems (PESOSE) program supports the translation of open-source science and engineer...

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SEC_ID: PD-20-1260 08/04/2026
Mathematical Sciences Infrastructure Program
Award Agency Discretion

The primary aim of the Mathematical Sciences Infrastructure Program is to foster the continuing health of the mathematical science...

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SEC_ID: 25-543 09/10/2026
Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE): Future Computing Research
Award $280,000,000

The NSF CISE Directorate supports research and education projects that develop new knowledge in all aspects of computing, communic...

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SEC_ID: 25-515 09/28/2026
Security, Privacy, and Trust in Cyberspace
Award $60,000,000

Our world is at a pivotal moment where the boundaries dividing the physical and social worlds from the cyber world have become blu...

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SEC_ID: 25-545 See Registry
NSF STEM K-12
Award $30,000,000

The NSF STEM K-12 program in the Division of Research on Learning in Formal and Informal Settings (DRL) in the Directorate for STE...

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SEC_ID: PD-21-7700 See Registry
Education Programs in Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences
Award Agency Discretion

AGSEducation supports efforts to integrateatmospheric and geospaceresearch and education via two main program areas, which are: 1)...

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SEC_ID: 23-595 12/04/2026
Centers of Research Excellence in Science and Technology
Award $8,000,000

CREST Center awards provide support to enhance the research capabilities of Minority-serving institutions (MSIs) through the estab...

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SEC_ID: 24-597 09/08/2026
U.S. National Science Foundation Research Traineeship (NRT) Program
Award $53,000,000

The NSF Research Traineeship (NRT) program seeks proposals that explore ways for graduate students in research-based master's and ...

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SEC_ID: PD-24-110Z 08/11/2026
ECosystem for Leading Innovation in Plasma Science and Engineering
Award Agency Discretion

Plasma science is a transdisciplinary field of research where fundamental studies in many disciplines, including plasma physics, p...

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SEC_ID: PD-16-1271 12/01/2026
Computational Mathematics
Award $18,000,000

Supports mathematical research in areas where computation plays a central and essential role, emphasizing analysis, development, a...

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SEC_ID: PD-16-1266 11/16/2026
Applied Mathematics
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The Applied Mathematics program supports mathematics research motivated by and contributing to the solution of problems arising in...

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SEC_ID: 26-502 07/24/2026
NSF Trailblazer Engineering Impact Award
Award $15,000,000

The NSF Trailblazer Engineering Impact Award (TRAILBLAZER) program supports individual investigators who propose novel research pr...

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SEC_ID: 22-624 11/16/2026
Astronomy and Astrophysics Research Grants
Award $50,000,000

The Astronomy and Astrophysics Research Grants (AAG) Program is an inclusive and flexible funding opportunity to support research ...

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SEC_ID: PD-22-1265 11/03/2026
Geometric Analysis
Award $8,800,000

The program in Geometric Analysis supports research on differential geometry and its relation to partial differential equations an...

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SEC_ID: 22-627 11/16/2026
Advanced Technologies and Instrumentation for the Astronomical Sciences
Award $8,000,000

The Advanced Technologies and Instrumentation for the Astronomical Sciences (ATI) program provides individual investigator and col...

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SEC_ID: PD-22-1267 11/03/2026
Topology
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The Topology program supports research on algebraic topology, including chromatic, equivariant, motivic, and (un)stable homotopy, ...

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SEC_ID: 24-546 See Registry
Division of Integrative Organismal Systems Core Programs
Award $70,000,000

The Division of Integrative Organismal Systems (IOS) Core Programs Track supports research to understand why organisms are structu...

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SEC_ID: PD-23-1242 11/16/2026
Plasma Physics
Award Agency Discretion

Proposals in the area of plasma physics submitted to the Division of Physics that are not governed by another solicitation (such a...

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SEC_ID: 24-563 11/20/2026
Louis Stokes Alliances for Minority Participation
Award $38,000,000

The Louis Stokes Alliances for Minority Participation (LSAMP) program invests in the Nation's colleges and universities to aid stu...

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SEC_ID: PD-23-5115 09/30/2026
WINDOWS ON THE UNIVERSE: THE ERA OF MULTI-MESSENGER ASTROPHYSICS
Award Agency Discretion

The Universe is the ultimate laboratory, and we can now probe it as never before through several powerful and diverse windows - el...

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SEC_ID: PD-18-1269 12/15/2026
Statistics
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The Statistics Program supports research in statistical theory and methods, including research in statistical methods for applicat...

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SEC_ID: 26-501 See Registry
Collaboratory to Advance Mathematics Education and Learning (CAMEL) for K-12
Award $9,000,000

The Collaboratory to Advance Mathematics Education and Learning (CAMEL) for K-12 initiative aims to advance mathematics learning a...

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SEC_ID: 23-500 11/04/2026
SBE Postdoctoral Research Fellowships
Award $3,000,000

The Directorate for Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences (SBE) offers Postdoctoral Research Fellowships to encourageindependen...

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SEC_ID: 23-578 See Registry
Infrastructure Innovation for Biological Research
Award $18,000,000

The Infrastructure Innovation for Biological Research Program (Innovation) supports research to design novel or greatly improved r...

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SEC_ID: PD-24-7790 See Registry
Atmosphere Cluster
Award Agency Discretion

The Atmosphere Cluster (AC)in the Division of Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences (AGS)supportsfundamental studies of atmospheric pr...

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SEC_ID: 25-549 See Registry
NSF National Innovation Corps Teams (NSF National I-Corps (TM) Teams) program
Award $12,000,000

The U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) continues to develop and nurture a national innovation ecosystem that guides the output...

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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
Award $5,000,000

The Division of Mathematical Sciences (DMS)in the Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences (MPS) at the National Science...

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SEC_ID: 26-504 09/29/2026
Postdoctoral Research Fellowships in Biology
Award $16,500,000

The integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Biological Research has the potential to pave the way for breakthroughs in bio...

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SEC_ID: 24-573 01/26/2027
EPSCoR Research Infrastructure Improvement Program: Focused EPSCoR Collaborations Program (FEC)
Award $18,000,000

The Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) is designed to fulfill the mandate of the National Science Foun...

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SEC_ID: 25-514 03/02/2027
NSF Scholarships in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Program
Award $120,000,000

The main goal of the S-STEM program is to enable academically talented, low-income students to pursue successful careers in promis...

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SEC_ID: PD-98-1670 08/17/2026
Chemical Oceanography
Award $26,000,000

TheChemical OceanographyProgram supports research into the chemistry of the oceans and the role of the oceans in global geochemica...

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SEC_ID: PD-98-1610 08/17/2026
Physical Oceanography
Award $10,000,000

The Physical Oceanography Program supports research on a wide range of topics associated with the structure and movement of the oc...

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SEC_ID: PD-98-1680 02/15/2027
Ocean Technology and Interdisciplinary Coordination
Award Agency Discretion

The Oceanographic Technology and Interdisciplinary Coordination (OTIC) Program supports a broad range of research and technology d...

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SEC_ID: 22-603 03/01/2027
Mid-Career Advancement
Award $18,000,000

The MCA program offers an opportunity for scientists and engineers at the mid-career stage (see restrictions under Additional Elig...

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SEC_ID: 23-520 01/21/2027
Training-based Workforce Development for Advanced Cyberinfrastructure (CyberTraining)
Award $9,300,000

This program seeks to prepare, nurture, and grow the national scientific research workforce for creating, utilizing, and supportin...

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SEC_ID: 25-531 01/20/2027
Cybersecurity Innovation for Cyberinfrastructure
Award $12,000,000

The objective of the Cybersecurity Innovation for Cyberinfrastructure (CICI) program is to advance scientific discovery and innova...

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SEC_ID: 23-525 01/11/2027
Oceanographic Facilities and Equipment Support
Award $47,500,000

Oceanographic facilities and equipment are supported by the Integrative Programs Section (IPS) of the Division of Ocean Sciences (...

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SEC_ID: 23-572 07/15/2026
Arctic Research Opportunities
Award $50,000,000

The National Science Foundation (NSF) invites investigators at U.S. organizations to submit proposals to the Arctic Sciences Secti...

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SEC_ID: PD-14-5720 See Registry
Ocean Drilling Program
Award $9,000,000

International Ocean Discovery Program Operations The International Ocean Discovery Program (IODP) serves to advance basic research...

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SEC_ID: 23-510 07/15/2026
Improving Undergraduate STEM Education: Directorate for STEM Education
Award $61,000,000

Synopsis of Program: The fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) hold much promise as sectors of the ec...

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SEC_ID: 23-569 09/09/2026
A Science of Science Approach to Analyzing and Innovating the Biomedical Research Enterprise
Award $2,000,000

The National Science Foundation (NSF) and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) are interested in proposals that will propel our...

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SEC_ID: 22-615 09/15/2026
NSF Dynamic Language Infrastructure - NEH Documenting Endangered Languages
Award $4,800,000

This funding partnership between the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) support...

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SEC_ID: PD-19-120Y See Registry
Accountable Institutions and Behavior
Award Agency Discretion

The Accountable Institutions and Behavior (AIB) Program supports basicscientific research that advances knowledge and understandin...

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SEC_ID: PD-21-128Y See Registry
Law & Science
Award $5,500,000

The Law & Science Program considers proposals that address social scientific studies of law and law-like systems of rules, as well...

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SEC_ID: PD-19-118Y See Registry
Security and Preparedness
Award Agency Discretion

The Security and Preparedness (SAP) Programsupports basic scientific research that advances knowledge and understanding of issues ...

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SEC_ID: PD-19-127Y 08/05/2026
Science of Learning and Augmented Intelligence
Award Agency Discretion

Science of Learning and Augmented Intelligence (SL) supports potentially transformative research that develops basic theoretical i...

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SEC_ID: PD-22-1332 07/15/2026
Social Psychology
Award Agency Discretion

The Social Psychology Program at NSF supports theoretically focused empirical investigations that advance fundamental social psych...

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SEC_ID: PD-11-8031 See Registry
Science of Organizations
Award $3,270,000

Organizations -- private and public, established and entrepreneurial, designed and emergent, formal and informal, profit and nonpr...

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SEC_ID: 19-570 See Registry
High-Risk Research in Biological Anthropology and Archaeology
Award $150,000

Anthropological research may be conducted under unusual circumstances, often in distant locations. As a result the ability to cond...

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SEC_ID: 25-502 08/17/2026
Cultural Anthropology Program Senior Research Awards
Award $4,000,000

The primary objective of the Cultural Anthropology Program is to support fundamental, systematic anthropological research and trai...

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SEC_ID: 23-503 07/30/2026
Biological Anthropology Program Senior Research Awards
Award $5,000,000

The Biological Anthropology Program seeks to advance scientific knowledge about the processes that have shaped biological diversit...

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SEC_ID: 22-629 08/03/2026
Science and Technology Studies
Award $6,200,000

Synopsis of Program: Science and Technology Studies (STS) is an interdisciplinary field that investigates the conceptual foundatio...

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SEC_ID: 23-566 07/01/2026
Archaeology Program Senior Research Awards
Award $6,000,000

The Archaeology Program supports anthropologically relevant archaeological research to increase understanding of past behaviors. T...

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SEC_ID: PD-23-1320 See Registry
Economics
Award $220,000

The Economics program supports research designed to improve the understanding of the processes and institutions of the U.S. econom...

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SEC_ID: 24-544 07/30/2026
Developmental Sciences
Award $6,500,000

Developmental Sciences supports basic research that increases our understanding of perceptual, cognitive, linguistic, social, cult...

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SEC_ID: PD-98-1311 07/15/2026
Linguistics
Award $6,000,000

The Linguistics Program supports basic science in the domain of human language, encompassing investigations of the grammatical pro...

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SEC_ID: PD-23-277Y See Registry
Research Infrastructure in the Social and Behavioral Sciences
Award $16,000,000

The Research Infrastructure in the Social and Behavioral Sciences Program (RISBS) supports projects that create computational tool...

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SEC_ID: 23-573 12/01/2026
Archaeometry
Award $700,000

The Archaeology Program administers an annual Archaeometry competition with a target date of December 1. The goal is to fund proje...

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SEC_ID: PD-98-1331 See Registry
Sociology
Award Agency Discretion

The Sociology Program supports basic research on all forms of human social organization - societies, institutions, groups and demo...

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SEC_ID: 23-618 08/18/2026
Decision, Risk and Management Sciences - Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grants
Award $675,000

The Decision, Risk and Management Sciences Program (DRMS) supports scientific research directed at increasing understanding and ef...

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SEC_ID: 25-510 03/03/2027
Coupling, Energetics, and Dynamics of Atmospheric Regions
Award $3,000,000

The Coupling, Energetics, and Dynamics of Atmospheric Regions (CEDAR) program supports research to increase our understanding of t...

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SEC_ID: 26-503 07/21/2026
CyberAICorps Scholarship for Service
Award $2,500,000

Government and the nation face a talent shortfall in artificial intelligence (AI) and cybersecurity. The CyberAICorps Scholarship ...

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SEC_ID: 24-528 04/13/2027
EPSCoR Research Infrastructure Improvement (RII): EPSCoR Research Fellows
Award $15,000,000

The Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research is designed to fulfill the mandate of the National Science Foundation (N...

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SEC_ID: 24-564 09/08/2026
IUSE/Professional Formation of Engineers: Revolutionizing Engineering Departments
Award $8,000,000

Revolutionizing Engineering Departments (hereinafter referred to as RED) is designed to build upon previous efforts in engineering...

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SEC_ID: PD-24-1699 08/17/2026
Cognitive Neuroscience
Award Agency Discretion

The Cognitive Neuroscience (CogNeuro) program seeks to fund proposals that can advance our understanding of the neural mechanisms ...

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SEC_ID: 23-519 11/16/2026
Major Research Instrumentation Program
Award $75,000,000

The Major Research Instrumentation (MRI) Program ( MRI Program Website) serves to increase access to multi-user scientific and eng...

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SEC_ID: 24-529 03/25/2027
Innovations in Graduate Education (IGE) Program
Award $14,000,000

The Innovations in Graduate Education (IGE) Program is designed to encourage development and implementation of bold, new, and pote...

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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
Award $1,250,000

The National Science Foundation (NSF) invites investigators at U.S. organizations to submit proposals for Doctoral Dissertation Re...

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SEC_ID: PD-23-221Y See Registry
Growing Research Access for Nationally Transformative Economic Development
Award Agency Discretion

NSF GRANTED supports innovative models of research enterprise administrative development and workforce training infrastructure tha...

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SEC_ID: 25-533 04/14/2027
Findable Accessible Interoperable Reusable Open Science
Award $6,000,000

The FAIROS Program seeks to support a broad range of transformative open science activities including but not limited toi.)Researc...

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SEC_ID: PD-09-7252 08/03/2026
Perception, Action & Cognition
Award $7,300,000

The aim of the PAC program is to support empirically grounded, theoretically engaged and methodologically sophisticated research i...

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SEC_ID: PD-26-1341 See Registry
Professional Formation of Engineers
Award Agency Discretion

The Professional Formation of Engineers (PFE) initiative integrates engineering research and education to improve and expand the n...

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SEC_ID: PD-26-366Y See Registry
Transport Phenomena (TP)
Award Agency Discretion

The Transport Phenomena (TP) program supports fundamental research to understand, model, and control the transport of mass, moment...

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SEC_ID: PD-26-370Y See Registry
Engineering Environmental Resiliency (EER)
Award Agency Discretion

The Engineering Environmental Resiliency (EER) program supports fundamental research to advance resource and energy conservation a...

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SEC_ID: PD-26-367Y See Registry
Chemical Process Systems (CPS)
Award Agency Discretion

Society relies on chemical processes to turn raw materials into useful products. The Chemical Process Systems (CPS) program invest...

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SEC_ID: PD-26-369Y See Registry
Engineering Biological and Biomedical Systems (EBBS)
Award Agency Discretion

The Engineering Biological and Biomedical Systems (EBBS) program expands our understanding of biological and physiological systems...

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SEC_ID: 24-586 04/06/2027
NSF National Quantum Virtual Laboratory - Quantum Testbeds
Award $32,000,000

The National Quantum Initiative (NQI) Act 1 aims to ensure the continuing leadership of the United States (U.S.) in quantum inform...

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SEC_ID: 22-586 07/22/2026
Faculty Early Career Development Program
Award $250,000,000

CAREER:The Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program is a Foundation-wide activity that offers the National Science Founda...

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SEC_ID: 23-606 03/14/2029
Mathematical Sciences Research Institutes
Award $40,000,000

Mathematical Sciences Research Institutes are national resources that aim to advance research in the mathematical sciences through...

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SEC_ID: 26-509 07/28/2026
Integrated Data Systems & Services
Award $60,000,000

The Integrated Data Systems and Services (IDSS) program supports operations-level national-scale cyberinfrastructure systems and s...

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SEC_ID: 21-595 09/01/2026
Tribal Colleges and Universities Program
Award $10,799,836

The Tribal Colleges and Universities Program (TCUP) provides awards to federally recognized 1 Tribal Colleges and Universities, Al...

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SEC_ID: 25-525 06/01/2027
Antarctic Research Requiring U.S. Antarctic Program (USAP) Support for Fieldwork
Award $60,000,000

Through this solicitation, the Antarctic Sciences Section (ANT) of the Office of Polar Programs (OPP) funds cutting-edge research ...

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SEC_ID: 21-588 10/01/2026
EDU Core Research
Award $35,000,000

The EDU Core Research (ECR) program offers this ECR:Core solicitation and invites proposals for fundamental research (curiosity-dr...

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SEC_ID: 26-508 07/16/2026
TechAccess: AI-Ready America
Award $224,000,000

TechAccess: AIReady America is a national-scale initiative to accelerate Artificial Intelligence (AI) readiness and adoption acros...

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SEC_ID: 22-622 10/27/2026
NSF's Eddie Bernice Johnson Inclusion across the Nation of Communities of Learners of Underrepresented Discoverers in Engineering and Science (INCLUDES) Initiative
Award $5,500,000

In 2016, the National Science Foundation (NSF) unveiled a set of "Big Ideas," 10 bold, long-term research and process ideas that i...

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SEC_ID: PD-19-126Y See Registry
Science of Science: Discovery, Communication and Impact
Award Agency Discretion

The Science of Science:Discovery, Communication and Impact (SoS:DCI) program is designed to advance theory and knowledge about inc...

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SEC_ID: PD-23-1650 08/17/2026
Biological Oceanography
Award Agency Discretion

The Biological Oceanography Program supports fundamental research in biological oceanography and marine ecology in environments ra...

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SEC_ID: 25-540 09/15/2026
National Science Foundation Translation to Practice
Award $30,000,000

The U.S. NSF Directorate for Technology, Innovation and Partnerships (NSF TIP) partners across sectors to advance three primary fo...

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SEC_ID: 14-579 See Registry
Facilitating Research at Predominantly Undergraduate Institutions:
Award $56,000,000

The Research in Undergraduate Institutions (RUI) and Research Opportunity Awards (ROA) funding opportunities support research by f...

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SEC_ID: 26-507 11/18/2026
National Science Foundation Fostering Interdisciplinary Networks to Develop Emergent and Responsive Solutions Foundry
Award $8,500,000

The NSF FINDERS FOUNDRY program supports collaboration among K-12 educators, technologists, and researchers to develop innovative ...

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SEC_ID: 26-511 07/27/2026
Small Business Innovation Research / Small Business Technology Transfer Phase I, Phase II, Fast-Track Programs (SBIR/STTR): A Pilot Emphasis on Scientific Instrumentation.
Award $40,000,000

NSF invests in scientific discoveries, technological breakthroughs, and transformative innovations that strengthen economic growth...

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SEC_ID: PD-23-1321 08/18/2026
Decision, Risk and Management Sciences
Award Agency Discretion

The Decision, Risk and Management Sciences Program (DRMS) supports scientific research directed at increasing understanding and ef...

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SEC_ID: 19-575 08/27/2026
Methodology, Measurement, and Statistics
Award $3,760,000

The Methodology, Measurement, and Statistics (MMS) Program is an interdisciplinary program in the Directorate for Social, Behavior...

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SEC_ID: 20-544 03/31/2027
Expeditions in Computing
Award $60,000,000

The far-reaching impact and rate of innovation in the computer and information science and engineering elds has been remarkable, g...

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SEC_ID: 24-598 02/08/2027
Mid-scale Research Infrastructure-1
Award $100,000,000

NSF-supported science and engineering research increasingly relies on cutting-edge infrastructure. With its Major Research Instrum...

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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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