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National Science Foundation

Computer and Information Science and Engineering

Federal program · program number 47.070 (the federal Assistance Listing number) · also called “(CISE)”

Key facts

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16 grants
Type of help
Project grant
Typical award
Range Low: $1,575 Range High: $35,890,585 Average: $232,112

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What it pays for

To support investigator-initiated research and education in all areas of computing, communications, and information science and engineering.

Match

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Who in Tennessee has won this program

26 awards to Tennessee groups since 2019 · 0 in Johnson County. Largest shown:

Past Tennessee winners
Past winnerWhereAmountFiscal year
University of TennesseeKnoxville, Knox County$9M2026
State of TennesseeNashville$7.7M spent that year2025
Vanderbilt UniversityNashville$6.1M spent that year2025
Vanderbilt UniversityNashville, Davidson County$3.2M2022
University of MemphisMemphis, Shelby County$2.6M2019
Vanderbilt UniversityNashville, Davidson County$2.2M2023
University of TennesseeKnoxville, Knox County$2.1M2023
University of TennesseeKnoxville, Knox County$2M2024
University of TennesseeKnoxville, Knox County$2M2020
University of TennesseeKnoxville, Knox County$1.7M2025
Vanderbilt UniversityNashville, Davidson County$1.7M2022
Vanderbilt UniversityNashville, Davidson County$1.6M2026

Source: USAspending.gov, Federal Audit Clearinghouse.

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 · 0 in Johnson County. Largest shown:

Tennessee pass-through grant winners
Past winnerWhereThroughAmountFiscal year
Vanderbilt UniversityNashville, Davidson CountyUniversity of California Santa Cruz$792K2023
University of TennesseeKnoxville, Knox CountyUniversity of Southern California$460K2026
State of TennesseeNashvilleUniversity of Illinois$453K spent that year2023
Vanderbilt UniversityNashville, Davidson CountyFlorida International University$294K2025
Vanderbilt UniversityNashville, Davidson CountyTexas a & M University$286K2026
Vanderbilt UniversityNashvilleGeorgia Institute of Technology$282K spent that year2025
Vanderbilt UniversityNashville, Davidson CountyCollege of William and Mary$257K2026
Vanderbilt UniversityNashville, Davidson CountyFlorida International University$231K2024
Vanderbilt UniversityNashville, Davidson CountyGeorge Mason University$230K2026
Vanderbilt UniversityNashville, Davidson CountyGeorge Mason University$220K2026
Tennessee State UniversityNashville, Davidson CountyGeorgia Tech Research Corp$219K2024
Vanderbilt UniversityNashville, Davidson CountyFlorida International University$170K2023

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

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