National Science Foundation
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Earth Sciences Program
The Earth Sciences program supports foundational research that advances understanding of Earth’s interior and surface processes, past and present. The program s...
Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences Program (AGS)
The Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences (AGS) program advances foundational research on Earth’s atmosphere and the near-Earth space environment. Projects focused...
Ocean Sciences Program
The Ocean Sciences program supports foundational research to advance understanding of the present ocean basins and Great Lakes and their role in the Earth Syste...
U.S. National Science Foundation State and Regional Artificial Intelligence Infrastructure Hubs:
The NSF State and Regional AI Infrastructure Hubs program aims to expand access to the compute required for AI-enabled scientific discovery and to transform the...
U.S. National Science Foundation State and Regional Artificial Intelligence Infrastructure Hubs:
The NSF State and Regional AI Infrastructure Hubs program aims to expand access to the compute required for AI-enabled scientific discovery and to transform the...
Unlocking Dataset Value for AI-Enabled Scientific Discovery (AI Datasets)
This program will advance scientific community datasets to enable scientific discovery and innovation using artificial intelligence (AI) and other methods. Its...
Energy, Water, and Resource Engineering
Supports fundamental research to conserve and recover resources and to safeguard the natural environment and human health.Supports fundamental research to conse...
Small Business Innovation Research / Small Business Technology Transfer Phase I, Phase II, Fast-Track Programs SBIR/STTR: Developing Deep Technologies that Advance U.S. Competitiveness and Security
NSF invests in scientific discoveries, technological breakthroughs, and transformative innovations that strengthen economic growth, enhance security, and improv...
Small Business Innovation Research / Small Business Technology Transfer Phase I, Phase II, Fast-Track Programs : A Pilot Emphasis on Scientific Instrumentation.
NSF invests in scientific discoveries, technological breakthroughs, and transformative innovations that strengthen economic growth, enhance security, and improv...
Small Business Innovation Research / Small Business Technology Transfer Phase I, Phase II, Fast-Track Programs SBIR/STTR: Developing Deep Technologies that Advance U.S. Competitiveness and Security
NSF invests in scientific discoveries, technological breakthroughs, and transformative innovations that strengthen economic growth, enhance security, and improv...
Small Business Innovation Research / Small Business Technology Transfer Phase I, Phase II, Fast-Track Programs : A Pilot Emphasis on Scientific Instrumentation.
NSF invests in scientific discoveries, technological breakthroughs, and transformative innovations that strengthen economic growth, enhance security, and improv...
Gravitational Physics (GP)
Supports gravitation research and infrastructure including data analysis for gravitational-wave detectors, instrumentation development and characterization at N...
Plant Genome Research (PGRP)
Supports genome-scale plant research and the development of tools and resources that advance functional plant genomics — addressing challenges of biological, so...
Tool Development for Molecular and Cell Biology (Tools4Cells)
Supports development of tools and methods that help manipulate, measure or analyze critical cellular traits or functions — enabling new research areas in cell b...
CyberAICorps Scholarship for Service (CyberAI SFS)
Supports scholarships and educational innovations that integrate AI and cybersecurity training to prepare a skilled workforce for the AI and cybersecurity missi...
Postdoctoral Research Fellowships in Biology (PRFB)
Supports postdoctoral fellowships that train early-career scientists to apply AI to biological research, advancing biotechnology innovation while preparing futu...
National Quantum and Nanotechnology Infrastructure (NQNI)
Supports a nationwide, open-access network of quantum and nanotechnology facilities that provide advanced tools and training to accelerate future quantum and ot...
Pathways to Enable Secure Open-Source Ecosystems (PESOSE)
Supports planning, building and securing sustainable open-source ecosystems that translate research tools into widely used, resilient technologies. These effort...
Advancing Artificial Intelligence (AI) Agent Ecosystems through the National Science Foundation Pathways to Enable Secure Open-Source Ecosystems (NSF PESOSE) Program
Encourages NSF Pathways to Enable Secure Open-Source Ecosystems (NSF PESOSE) proposals that focus on the protocols enabling AI agent ecosystems.Encourages NSF P...
National Science Foundation Fostering Interdisciplinary Networks to Develop Emergent and Responsive Solutions Foundry (NSF FINDERS FOUNDRY)
Supports interdisciplinary partnerships among educators, technologists and researchers to co-design and scale evidence-based, technology-driven solutions — part...
Empowering and Educating Children to Thrive in a Digital Era
Invites proposal submissions to support and promote the well-being of children in the digital age through the use of safe and innovative advanced technologies,...
TechAccess: AI-Ready America
Supports a coordinated national network of state and territorial hubs, partnerships and pilot initiatives that expand AI literacy, workforce skills and real-wor...
Integrated Data Systems & Services (IDSS)
Supports the development, scaling and operation of national data and cyberinfrastructure systems and services that enable data- and AI-driven research and educa...
Circuits and Systems for Communications and Sensing (CSCS)
Supports research in circuits and systems — including AI-enabled and quantum approaches — to develop next-generation communication and sensing technologies that...
Energy, Power, Control, and Learning (EPCL)
Supports research on control and learning theories and methods, as well as the design and analysis of complex engineered systems, to enhance the operation, perf...