National Science Foundation
Biological Sciences
Key facts
- Open now
- 26 grants
- Type of help
- Project grant
- Typical award
- Range Low: $4,000 Range High: $23,097,784 Average: $258,322
Open now
- Historically Black Colleges and Universities - Excellence in Research (HBCU - EiR) · Due Oct 20, 2026 · 10 days left
- Unlocking Dataset Value for AI-Enabled Scientific Discovery (AI Datasets) · Due Nov 4, 2026 · 25 days left
- National Science Foundation Translation to Practice (NSF TTP) · Due Nov 17, 2026 · 38 days left
- EPSCoR Research Infrastructure Improvement Program: Focused EPSCoR Collaborations (FEC) · Due Jan 26, 2027 · 108 days left
- GROWING CONVERGENCE RESEARCH (GCR) · Due Feb 8, 2027 · 121 days left
- Mid-scale Research Infrastructure-1 · Due Feb 8, 2027 · 121 days left
- Mid-Career Advancement (MCA) · Due Mar 1, 2027 · 142 days left
- Pathways to Enable Secure Open-Source Ecosystems (PESOSE) · Due Mar 2, 2027 · 143 days left
- NSF National Quantum Virtual Laboratory (NQVL) · Due Apr 6, 2027 · 178 days left
- EPSCoR Research Infrastructure Improvement (RII): EPSCoR Research Fellows · Due Apr 13, 2027 · 185 days left
- Findable Accessible Interoperable Reusable Open Science (FAIROS) · Due Apr 14, 2027 · 186 days left
- EPSCoR Graduate Fellowship Program (EGFP) · Due Jun 1, 2027 · 234 days left
- Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER) · Due Jul 28, 2027 · 291 days left
- Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) · Due Aug 18, 2027 · 312 days left
- Postdoctoral Research Fellowships in Biology (PRFB) · Due Sep 28, 2027 · 353 days left
- Plant Biotic Interactions · Accepts applications through Oct 5, 2076. Rounds may close sooner: check the notice
- Infrastructure Capacity for Biological Research (Capacity) · Accepts applications through Oct 5, 2076. Rounds may close sooner: check the notice
- Core Research in Biological Sciences (BIO Core) · Accepts applications through Oct 5, 2076. Rounds may close sooner: check the notice
- National Science Foundation National Innovation Corps Teams (NSF National I-CorpsTM Teams) Program · Accepts applications through Oct 6, 2076. Rounds may close sooner: check the notice
- Infrastructure Innovation for Biological Research (Innovation) · Accepts applications through Oct 7, 2076. Rounds may close sooner: check the notice
- Facilitating Research at Primarily Undergraduate Institutions: (RUI and ROA-PUI) · Accepts applications through Oct 8, 2076. Rounds may close sooner: check the notice
- Quantum Leap Challenge Institutes (QLCI) · No deadline listed: see the official notice
- Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR): Workshop Opportunities · No deadline listed: see the official notice
- Long Term Research in Environmental Biology · No deadline listed: see the official notice
- Plant Genome Research Program · No deadline listed: see the official notice
- Cyberinfrastructure for Public Access and Open Science · No deadline listed: see the official notice
What it pays for
To promote the progress of the biological sciences and thereby strengthen the Nation's scientific enterprise; to increase scientific knowledge and enhance understanding of major problems confronting the Nation; to catalyze advances at the intersection of biotechnology, quantum, and artificial intelligence to deliver impact.
Match
None required (federal program listing).
Who in Tennessee has won this program
30 awards to Tennessee groups since 2018 · 0 in Loudon County. Largest shown:
| Past winner | Where | Amount | Fiscal year |
|---|---|---|---|
| State of Tennessee | Nashville | $7.3M spent that year | 2025 |
| Vanderbilt University | Nashville, Davidson County | $3M | 2024 |
| Vanderbilt University | Nashville | $2.8M spent that year | 2025 |
| University of Tennessee | Knoxville, Knox County | $2.5M | 2018 |
| University of Tennessee | Knoxville, Knox County | $2.3M | 2022 |
| University of Tennessee | Knoxville, Knox County | $1.7M | 2024 |
| Vanderbilt University | Nashville, Davidson County | $1.5M | 2024 |
| University of Tennessee | Knoxville, Knox County | $1.5M | 2020 |
| University of Memphis | Memphis, Shelby County | $1.5M | 2025 |
| University of Tennessee | Knoxville, Knox County | $1.5M | 2027 |
| University of Tennessee | Knoxville, Knox County | $1.4M | 2021 |
| University of Tennessee | Knoxville, Knox County | $1.4M | 2021 |
Source: Federal Audit Clearinghouse, USAspending.gov.
Tennessee groups that got this money through a state agency or another organization
This federal money also reaches local groups as pass-through grants. 44 pass-through grants on file · 0 in Loudon County. Largest shown:
| Past winner | Where | Through | Amount | Fiscal year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meharry Medical College | Nashville, Davidson County | Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University | $767K | 2025 |
| University of Tennessee | Memphis, Shelby County | Colorado State University | $386K | 2023 |
| St Jude Children's Research Hospital Inc | Memphis, Shelby County | University of Missouri System | $291K | 2023 |
| University of Tennessee | Knoxville, Knox County | Emory University | $288K | 2023 |
| Vanderbilt University | Nashville, Davidson County | University of Pittsburgh - of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education | $244K | 2023 |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center | Nashville, Davidson County | University of Pittsburgh | $234K spent that year | 2025 |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center | Nashville, Davidson County | University of Pittsburgh - of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education | $165K | 2024 |
| University of Tennessee | Memphis, Shelby County | Colorado State University | $152K | 2025 |
| St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Inc. | Memphis, Shelby County | University of Oklahoma | $131K spent that year | 2025 |
| University of Memphis | Memphis, Shelby County | Texas a&M Agrilife Research | $125K | 2023 |
| Ut-Battelle LLC | Oak Ridge | Cornell University | $121K | 2025 |
| Ut-Battelle LLC | Oak Ridge, Anderson County | Cornell University | $118K | 2024 |
Source: USAspending.gov pass-through reports (the first recipient reports each one of $30,000 or more).