Focused Research Groups in the Mathematical Sciences (MS-FRG) — U.S. National Science Foundation funding opportunity
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Focused Research Groups in the Mathematical Sciences (MS-FRG)

The purpose of the Focused Research Group activity is to support collaborative groups employing innovative methods to solve specific, major research challenges in the mathematical sciences. A major challenge is an outsta...

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Award $450k–$1.5M Deadline Fixed Location Alabama Type grant Level Federal Open posted Aug 17, 2026
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  • Who can apply: Federal-level applicants (see eligibility for details).
  • Funding amount: $450,000 – $1,500,000, total pool ~$12,000,000.
  • Issued by: U.S. National Science Foundation.
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  • Eligible applicants: see the Eligibility tab for the criteria from the official announcement.
  • Where: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming, District of Columbia.
  • Award: $450k–$1.5M. Total program pool: $12,000,000.
  • Matching funds: not required.
  • Deadline type: Fixed.

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Award amount
$450k–$1.5M
Deadline
Fixed
Total pool
$12M

About this opportunity

The purpose of the Focused Research Group activity is to support collaborative groups employing innovative methods to solve specific, major research challenges in the mathematical sciences. A major challenge is an outstanding problem of significant importance that requires the focused and synergistic efforts of a collaborative group to solve, and whose solution will have wide impacts in the mathematical sciences and potentially in other areas. Groups may include, in addition to statisticians and mathematicians, researchers from other science and engineering disciplines appropriate for the proposed research. Risky projects are welcome. Interdisciplinary projects are welcome. Projects should be timely, limited in duration to up to three years, and substantial in their scope and impact for the mathematical sciences. Funded projects that show substantial progress in their first two years may be recommended for a creativity extension for up to an additional two years.

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Source systemgrants.gov
Source ID363630
PostedAug 17, 2026

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