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Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE): Future Computing Research (Future CoRe)

U.S. National Science Foundation is accepting applications until February 4, 2027. It lists awards of up to $12 million, 600 awards expected, $280 million in total.

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Key facts

Opportunity number: 25-543
Status: Posted, open
Posted: July 25, 2025
Closes: February 4, 2027
Award ceiling: $12,000,000
Award floor: $600,000
Expected awards: 600
Total funding: $280,000,000
Cost sharing: Not required
Funding instrument: Grant
Category: Science and Technology and other Research and Development
Assistance listing: 47.075 Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences; None None
Contact: U.S. National Science Foundation · [email protected] · 703-292-4203

Who can apply

Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)

*Who May Submit Proposals: Proposals may only be submitted by the following: -Non-profit, non-academic organizations: Independent museums, observatories, research laboratories, professional societies and similar organizations located in the U.S. that are directly associated with educational or research activities. -Institutions of Higher Education (IHEs): Two- and four-year IHEs (including community colleges) accredited in, and having a campus located in the US, acting on behalf of their faculty members. Special Instructions for International Branch Campuses of US IHEs: If the proposal includes funding to be provided to an international branch campus of a US institution of higher education (including through use of sub-awards and consultant arrangements), the proposer must explain the benefit(s) to the project of performance at the international branch campus, and justify why the project activities cannot be performed at the US campus. -Tribal Nations: An American Indian or Alaska Native tribe, band, nation, pueblo, village, or community that the Secretary of the Interior acknowledges as a federally recognized tribe pursuant to the Federally Recognized Indian Tribe List Act of 1

What the agency says

The NSF CISE Directorate supports research and education projects that develop new knowledge in all aspects of computing, communications, and information science and engineering through the following Future Computing Research (Future CoRe) programs:

Algorithmic Foundations (AF) program;

Communications and Information Foundations (CIF) program;

Computer Systems Research (CSR) program;

Computing Education Research (CER) program;

Cyber-Physical System Foundations and Connected Communities (CPS) program;

Foundations of Emerging Technologies (FET) program;

Human-Centered Computing (HCC) program;

The notice on Grants.gov Full announcement

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NSF Small Business Innovation Research / Small Business Technology Transfer Phase I, Phase II, Fast-Track Programs: A Pilot Emphasis on Scientific Instrumentation 26-511	Open	Nov 4		$40,000,000	grants.gov
SBE Postdoctoral Research Fellowships (SPRF) 23-500	Open	Nov 4	$170,000	$3,000,000	grants.gov
U.S. National Science Foundation State and Regional Artificial Intelligence Infrastructure Hubs: 26-513	Open	Nov 4		$100,000,000	grants.gov
Unlocking Dataset Value for AI-Enabled Scientific Discovery (AI Datasets) 26-512	Open	Nov 4		$100,000,000	grants.gov

· Everything closing in February 2027

Read from the Grants.gov API, last updated 2026-10-23. The agency's notice on Grants.gov is the official record; check it before you apply.