National Science Foundation
Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences
Key facts
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- 58 grants
- Type of help
- Project grant
- Typical award
- Range Low: $2,820 Range High: $45,950,112 Average: $141,552
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- Mathematical Foundations of Artificial Intelligence (MFAI) · Due Oct 9, 2026 · 2 days left
- Historically Black Colleges and Universities - Excellence in Research (HBCU - EiR) · Due Oct 20, 2026 · 13 days left
- SBE Postdoctoral Research Fellowships · Due Nov 4, 2026 · 28 days left
- National Science Foundation Translation to Practice (NSF TTP) · Due Nov 17, 2026 · 41 days left
- Archaeology Program Senior Research Awards · Due Dec 1, 2026 · 55 days left
- Archaeometry (AMTRY) · Due Dec 1, 2026 · 55 days left
- Arctic Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grants (Arctic DDRIG) Arctic Social Sciences, Arctic System Sciences, and Arctic Observing Network (DDRIG) · Due Dec 15, 2026 · 69 days left
- Human Networks and Data Science (HNDS) · Due Jan 14, 2027 · 99 days left
- Human-Environment and Geographical Sciences Program (HEGS) · Due Jan 15, 2027 · 100 days left
- Cultural Anthropology Program Senior Research Awards (CA-SR) · Due Jan 15, 2027 · 100 days left
- Linguistics · Due Jan 15, 2027 · 100 days left
- Arctic Research Opportunities · Due Jan 15, 2027 · 100 days left
- Antarctic Research Not Requiring U.S. Antarctic Program (USAP) Field Support · Due Jan 15, 2027 · 100 days left
- Research on the Science and Technology Enterprise: Indicators, Statistics, and Methods (NCSES S&T) · Due Jan 19, 2027 · 104 days left
- Decision, Risk and Management Sciences (DRMS) · Due Jan 19, 2027 · 104 days left
- Cybersecurity Innovation for Cyberinfrastructure (CICI) · Due Jan 20, 2027 · 105 days left
- Training-based Workforce Development for Advanced Cyberinfrastructure · Due Jan 21, 2027 · 106 days left
- Security, Privacy, and Trust in Cyberspace (NSF SaTC) · Due Jan 25, 2027 · 110 days left
- EPSCoR Research Infrastructure Improvement Program: Focused EPSCoR Collaborations (FEC) · Due Jan 26, 2027 · 111 days left
- Methodology, Measurement, and Statistics (MMS) · Due Jan 28, 2027 · 113 days left
- Cognitive Neuroscience (CogNeuro) · Due Feb 1, 2027 · 117 days left
- Developmental Sciences (DS) · Due Feb 1, 2027 · 117 days left
- Biological Anthropology Program Senior Research Awards (BA-SR) · Due Feb 1, 2027 · 117 days left
- Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE): Future Computing Research (Future CoRe) · Due Feb 4, 2027 · 120 days left
- Mid-scale Research Infrastructure-1 · Due Feb 8, 2027 · 124 days left
- GROWING CONVERGENCE RESEARCH (GCR) · Due Feb 8, 2027 · 124 days left
- A Science of Science Approach to Analyzing and Innovating the Biomedical Research Enterprise (SoS:BIO) · Due Feb 9, 2027 · 125 days left
- Science of Learning and Augmented Intelligence (SL) · Due Feb 10, 2027 · 126 days left
- NSF Dynamic Language Infrastructure - NEH Documenting Endangered Languages (DLI-DEL) · Due Feb 16, 2027 · 132 days left
- Mid-Career Advancement (MCA) · Due Mar 1, 2027 · 145 days left
- Pathways to Enable Secure Open-Source Ecosystems (PESOSE) · Due Mar 2, 2027 · 146 days left
- EPSCoR Research Infrastructure Improvement (RII): EPSCoR Research Fellows · Due Apr 13, 2027 · 188 days left
- Findable Accessible Interoperable Reusable Open Science (FAIROS) · Due Apr 14, 2027 · 189 days left
- Antarctic Research Requiring U.S. Antarctic Program (USAP) Support for Fieldwork · Due Jun 1, 2027 · 237 days left
- EPSCoR Graduate Fellowship Program (EGFP) · Due Jun 1, 2027 · 237 days left
- EPSCoR Research Infrastructure Improvement Program: EPSCoR Collaborations for Optimizing Research Ecosystems (E-CORE) · Due Jul 20, 2027 · 286 days left
- Integrated Data Systems & Services (IDSS) · Due Jul 27, 2027 · 293 days left
- Expeditions in Computing (Expeditions) · Due Jul 27, 2027 · 293 days left
- Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER) · Due Jul 28, 2027 · 294 days left
- EPSCoR Research Infrastructure Improvement Program: EPSCoR Research Incubators for STEM Excellence (E-RISE) · Due Aug 10, 2027 · 307 days left
- Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) · Due Aug 18, 2027 · 315 days left
- Community Infrastructure for Research in Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CIRC) · Due Sep 10, 2027 · 338 days left
- The Research on Research Security Program (RoRS) · Due Sep 1, 2076 · 18227 days left
- Law & Science (LS) · Due Sep 30, 2076 · 18256 days left
- Science of Organizations (SoO) · Due Sep 30, 2076 · 18256 days left
- Security and Preparedness (SAP) · Due Sep 30, 2076 · 18256 days left
- Sociology · Due Sep 30, 2076 · 18256 days left
- Accountable Institutions and Behavior (AIB) · Due Sep 30, 2076 · 18256 days left
- High-Risk Research in Biological Anthropology and Archaeology (HRRBAA) · Due Oct 1, 2076 · 18257 days left
- Growing Research Access for Nationally Transformative Economic Development (GRANTED) · Due Oct 2, 2076 · 18258 days left
- Collaboratory to Advance Mathematics Education and Learning (CAMEL) for K-12 · Due Oct 5, 2076 · 18261 days left
- National Science Foundation National Innovation Corps Teams (NSF National I-CorpsTM Teams) Program · Due Oct 6, 2076 · 18262 days left
- Economics · Due Oct 6, 2076 · 18262 days left
- Cyberinfrastructure for Public Access and Open Science · No deadline listed: see the official notice
- Research Infrastructure in the Social and Behavioral Sciences · No deadline listed: see the official notice
- Science of Science: Discovery, Communication and Impact · No deadline listed: see the official notice
- Facilitating Research at Predominantly Undergraduate Institutions: · No deadline listed: see the official notice
- Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR): Workshop Opportunities · No deadline listed: see the official notice
What it pays for
To contribute to the scientific strength and welfare of the United States through the promotion of fundamental research and workforce training and through the monitoring and assessment of the resources invested in the country�s science and engineering enterprise.
Match
None required (federal program listing).
Who in Tennessee has won this program
29 awards to Tennessee groups since 2019. Largest shown:
| Past winner | Where | Amount | Fiscal year |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Tennessee | Knoxville, Knox County | $2.8M | 2022 |
| University of Tennessee | Knoxville, Knox County | $2M | 2024 |
| State of Tennessee | Nashville | $1.9M spent that year | 2025 |
| Vanderbilt University | Nashville | $1.9M spent that year | 2025 |
| Vanderbilt University | Nashville, Davidson County | $925K | 2024 |
| Vanderbilt University | Nashville, Davidson County | $673K | 2021 |
| Vanderbilt University | Nashville, Davidson County | $627K | 2024 |
| Vanderbilt University | Nashville, Davidson County | $557K | 2019 |
| University of Tennessee | Knoxville, Knox County | $508K | 2021 |
| Vanderbilt University | Nashville, Davidson County | $475K | 2024 |
| Vanderbilt University | Nashville, Davidson County | $450K | 2022 |
| University of Memphis | Memphis, Shelby County | $450K | 2021 |
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. 34 pass-through grants on file. Largest shown:
| Past winner | Where | Through | Amount | Fiscal year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Tennessee | Knoxville, Knox County | Arizona State University | $638K | 2026 |
| Vanderbilt University | Nashville, Davidson County | University of Florida | $396K | 2026 |
| Vanderbilt University | Nashville, Davidson County | Regents of the University of Michigan | $274K | 2025 |
| University of Memphis | Memphis, Shelby County | Arizona State University | $238K | 2024 |
| Vanderbilt University | Nashville, Davidson County | Trustees of Dartmouth College | $155K | 2024 |
| University of Memphis | Memphis, Shelby County | The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York | $77K | 2025 |
| State of Tennessee | Nashville | Arizona State University | $71K spent that year | 2025 |
| University of Tennessee | Knoxville, Knox County | Iowa State University of Science and Technology | $55K | 2023 |
| East Tennessee State University | Johnson City, Washington County | University of Tennessee | $50K | 2023 |
| University of Memphis | Memphis, Shelby County | The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York | $47K | 2024 |
| State of Tennessee | Nashville | University of Texas at Dallas | $44K spent that year | 2023 |
| University of Memphis | Memphis, Shelby County | University of North Carolina at Wilmington | $44K | 2023 |
Source: USAspending.gov pass-through reports (the first recipient reports each one of $30,000 or more).