National Science Foundation
Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships
Key facts
- Open now
- 20 grants
- Type of help
- Grant
- Typical award
- Range Low: $16,974 Range High: $29,187,701 Average: $263,110
Open now
- Historically Black Colleges and Universities - Excellence in Research (HBCU - EiR) · Due Oct 20, 2026 · 13 days left
- U.S. National Science Foundation State and Regional Artificial Intelligence Infrastructure Hubs: · Due Nov 4, 2026 · 28 days left
- NSF Small Business Innovation Research / Small Business Technology Transfer Phase I, Phase II, Fast-Track Programs: A Pilot Emphasis on Scientific Instrumentation · Due Nov 4, 2026 · 28 days left
- Unlocking Dataset Value for AI-Enabled Scientific Discovery (AI Datasets) · Due Nov 4, 2026 · 28 days left
- National Science Foundation Translation to Practice (NSF TTP) · Due Nov 17, 2026 · 41 days left
- National Science Foundation Fostering Interdisciplinary Networks to Develop Emergent and Responsive Solutions Foundry (NSF FINDERS FOUNDRY) · Due Nov 18, 2026 · 42 days left
- EPSCoR Research Infrastructure Improvement Program: Focused EPSCoR Collaborations (FEC) · Due Jan 26, 2027 · 111 days left
- Mid-scale Research Infrastructure-1 · Due Feb 8, 2027 · 124 days left
- EMERGING FRONTIERS IN RESEARCH AND INNOVATION (EFRI-2026/27): Wave-Based Computing ( EFRI-WBC) · Due Feb 11, 2027 · 127 days left
- Pathways to Enable Secure Open-Source Ecosystems (PESOSE) · Due Mar 2, 2027 · 146 days left
- NSF National Quantum Virtual Laboratory (NQVL) · Due Apr 6, 2027 · 181 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
- EPSCoR Graduate Fellowship Program (EGFP) · Due Jun 1, 2027 · 237 days left
- Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER) · Due Jul 28, 2027 · 294 days left
- Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) · Due Aug 18, 2027 · 315 days left
- National Science Foundation National Innovation Corps Teams (NSF National I-CorpsTM Teams) Program · Due Oct 6, 2076 · 18262 days left
- Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR): Workshop Opportunities · No deadline listed: see the official notice
- Cyberinfrastructure for Public Access and Open Science · No deadline listed: see the official notice
- Facilitating Research at Predominantly Undergraduate Institutions: · No deadline listed: see the official notice
What it pays for
To engage all Americans in accelerating critical and emerging technologies to advance U.S. competitiveness.
Match
None required (federal program listing).
Who in Tennessee has won this program
29 awards to Tennessee groups since 2017 · 0 in Weakley County. Largest shown:
| Past winner | Where | Amount | Fiscal year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vanderbilt University | Nashville, Davidson County | $15M | 2023 |
| University of Tennessee | Knoxville, Knox County | $5M | 2026 |
| Vanderbilt University | Nashville, Davidson County | $5M | 2022 |
| Vanderbilt University | Nashville | $3.7M spent that year | 2025 |
| Winter Innovations, Inc. | Knoxville, Knox County | $1.7M | 2024 |
| Skynano LLC | Knoxville, Knox County | $1.7M | 2022 |
| Crosslink Composites, Inc. | Harriman, Roane County | $1.6M | 2022 |
| Fibarcode, LLC | Knoxville, Knox County | $1.6M | 2025 |
| Muzology LLC | Nashville, Davidson County | $1.4M | 2020 |
| Neurodyne, Inc | Germantown, Shelby County | $1.3M | 2023 |
| University of Tennessee | Chattanooga, Hamilton County | $1.3M | 2026 |
| Fc Renew, LLC | Knoxville, Knox County | $1.2M | 2025 |
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. 38 pass-through grants on file · 0 in Weakley County. Largest shown:
| Past winner | Where | Through | Amount | Fiscal year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Tennessee | Knoxville, Knox County | Hudsonalpha Institute for Biotechnology | $1.7M | 2026 |
| Aglaunch Initiative | Memphis, Shelby County | North Dakota State University | $703K | 2026 |
| University of Tennessee | Knoxville, Knox County | University of California Irvine | $423K | 2025 |
| University of Tennessee | Knoxville, Knox County | University of California Irvine | $366K | 2026 |
| Co Lab the | Chattanooga | University of Tennessee | $328K | 2026 |
| Chattanooga Quantum Collaborative | Chattanooga, Hamilton County | University of Tennessee | $320K | 2026 |
| Fisk University | Nashville, Davidson County | Georgia Tech Research Corporation | $312K | 2024 |
| Fisk University | Nashville, Davidson County | University Corporation for Advanced Internet Development | $286K | 2025 |
| University of Tennessee | Knoxville, Knox County | University of Alabama | $255K | 2025 |
| Tennessee State University | Nashville, Davidson County | University of Tennessee | $250K | 2023 |
| Tennessee State University | Nashville, Davidson County | University Corporation for Advanced Internet Development | $250K | 2023 |
| Board of Regents Tennessee | Nashville, Davidson County | University of Tennessee | $245K | 2023 |
Source: USAspending.gov pass-through reports (the first recipient reports each one of $30,000 or more).