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U.S. National Science Foundation

Topology

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Key facts

Deadline
Due Nov 3, 2026 · 27 days left
Award size
Not stated: see the official notice
Match ?
Not required · Work out your budget and match
Who can apply
Anyone (unrestricted)
Where
Anywhere in the U.S., including Tennessee

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How this fits you

  • Available in Davidson County (nationwide program)
  • No match required
  • Past Tennessee awards on file: 68 — including your county

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About this grant

The Topology program supports research on algebraic topology, including chromatic, equivariant, motivic, and (un)stable homotopy, homology and cohomology theories; bordism and K-theory; topological manifolds; knots and links; geometric topology; differential topology; transformation groups; topological quantum field theories; contact and symplectic structures; infinity and model categories; and topological data analysis. Conferences Topology proposals for conferences, workshops, summer/winter schools, and similar activities must be submitted to PD 22-1267 using the "Conference" or “Travel” proposal type in research.gov. The program’ssubmission windows for conference/travel proposalsare September 1-30 and April 1-30. Proposals with budgets not exceeding $50,000 should be submitted during a submission window that occursat least six months prior to the event. Proposals with budget requests that exceed $50,000 should be submitted during a submission window that occursat least eight months prior to the event. Principal Investigators should carefully read the relevant sections of the PAPPG to obtain important information regarding the substance of such proposals and note the additional requirements for travel support requests for international events.

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Your schedule, working back from the deadline

  1. Oct7
    Check that your SAM.gov registration is active (or start it now)
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  2. Oct13
    Ask partners for letters of support or commitment
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  3. Oct27
    Finish a complete draft for a final review
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  4. Nov1
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  5. Nov3
    Deadline
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Who in Tennessee has won this program

26 awards to Tennessee groups in 4 counties since 2017 · 9 in Davidson County. Largest shown:

Past Tennessee winners
Past winnerWhereAmountFiscal year
State of TennesseeNashville$12.2M spent that year2025
University of TennesseeKnoxville, Knox County$11.7M2023
Vanderbilt UniversityNashville$4.5M spent that year2025
University of TennesseeKnoxville, Knox County$2.4M2021
Vanderbilt UniversityNashville, Davidson County$1.7M2022
Vanderbilt UniversityNashville, Davidson County$1.7M2023
Vanderbilt UniversityNashville, Davidson County$1.6M2021
Vanderbilt UniversityNashville, Davidson County$1.2M2024
Vanderbilt UniversityNashville, Davidson County$1.1M2019
University of TennesseeKnoxville, Knox County$911K2019
Tennessee State UniversityNashville, Davidson County$800K2021
University of TennesseeChattanooga, Hamilton County$793K2025

Source: Federal Audit Clearinghouse, USAspending.gov. Past awards show who this program funds. They don't guarantee future awards.

Tennessee groups that got this money through a state agency or another organization

This federal money also reaches local groups as pass-through grants. 42 pass-through grants on file · 11 in Davidson County. Largest shown:

Tennessee pass-through grant winners
Past winnerWhereThroughAmountFiscal year
Fisk UniversityNashville, Davidson CountyVanderbilt University$956K2024
Vanderbilt UniversityNashville, Davidson CountyTexas a & M University$388K2023
University of TennesseeKnoxville, Knox CountyBoard of Regents of the Nevada System of Higher Ed$370K2026
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Inc.Memphis, Shelby CountyUniversity of California-Berkeley (UCB)$311K spent that year2025
Fisk UniversityNashville, Davidson CountyVanderbilt University$274K spent that year2025
University of TennesseeKnoxville, Knox CountyUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill$265K2025
Vanderbilt UniversityNashvilleOregon State University$257K spent that year2025
Vanderbilt UniversityNashville, Davidson CountyWest Virginia University Research Corporation$244K2026
Vanderbilt UniversityNashville, Davidson CountyCornell University$235K2025
Vanderbilt UniversityNashville, Davidson CountyOregon State University$228K2024
University of TennesseeKnoxville, Knox CountyUniversity of Vermont & State Agricultural College$204K2025
University of MemphisMemphis, Shelby CountyUniversity of Arizona$168K2023

Source: USAspending.gov pass-through reports (the first recipient reports each one of $30,000 or more).

About the federal program

Mathematical and Physical Sciences, also called “(MPS)”
Program number 47.049 (the federal Assistance Listing number) · National Science Foundation · Project grant

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Source: Federal grants from Grants.gov · the official federal record. Last checked by GrantMe Oct 7, 2026.

Reference numbers: official notice number PD-22-1267 · program number 47.049