$40.0M
per applicant
Grant
Cash award, application-based
Jul 27, 2026
Apply before this date
Cycle-based
52 days to deadline
Extensive
Detailed federal app
NSF invests in scientific discoveries, technological breakthroughs, and transformative innovations that strengthen economic growth, enhance security, and improve the lives of Americans and people around the world. Our ability to support that mission requires a robust scientific and engineering (S&E) enterprise in the United States that allows scientists to innovate at the frontier. In addition to funding scientists, America needs next-generation scientific instrumentation that allows scienti…
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