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NSF program NUCLEAR THEORY (128500): 89 awards, $29M to 43 organizations

89 NSF awards ($29M) under the program element NUCLEAR THEORY (128500) to 43 organizations, fiscal years 2022 to 2026, read 2026-11-03.

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Program element code
128500
Directorate
Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences
Division
Physics Section

Awards

89 awards in the window.

AwardAgencyInstitute or divisionFiscal yearAmount in windowStartEndPrincipal investigatorSource
FRHTP: Advancing Theory for Nuclear Double-Beta Decay (@NDBD)NSFPhysics Section2024$1,500,000August 1, 2024July 31, 2029Jonathan Engelnsf.gov
Nuclear Physics from Multi-Messenger Mergers (NP3M)NSFPhysics Section2026$878,652March 1, 2026August 31, 2027Claudia Rattinsf.gov
Nuclear Physics from Multi-Messenger Mergers (NP3M)NSFPhysics Section2026$648,652October 1, 2026September 30, 2027Claudia Rattinsf.gov
New Frontiers in Nuclear AstrophysicsNSFPhysics Section2023$600,000August 1, 2023July 31, 2027John F Beacomnsf.gov
Quantum Many-Body Theories for the Nuclear Equation of StateNSFPhysics Section2023$600,000August 1, 2023July 31, 2026Scott K Bognernsf.gov
ELEMENTS: CLAD ENABLING DIFFERENTIABLE PROGRAMMING IN SCIENCENSFOffice of Advanced Cyberinfrastructure2023$600,000October 1, 2023September 30, 2027David J Langensf.gov
CAREER: Unravelling the Strong Interaction with High-Energy Nuclear ScatteringNSFPhysics Section2023$490,000August 1, 2023July 31, 2028Wim Cosynnsf.gov
Research in Low-Energy Nuclear TheoryNSFPhysics Section2022$450,000September 1, 2022August 31, 2026Richard J Furnstahlnsf.gov
CAREER: Large-Scale Theoretical Capabilities for Exploring the Limits of Nuclear StabilityNSFPhysics Section2023$450,000July 1, 2023June 30, 2028Kevin Fosseznsf.gov
Theory and Phenomenology of Neutrinos in the Multimessenger Astronomy EraNSFPhysics Section2023$450,000August 1, 2023July 31, 2027Cecilia Lunardininsf.gov
CAREER: Quantifying Uncertainties of Ab initio Nuclear Structure Calculations for New Physics SearchesNSFPhysics Section2024$450,000August 1, 2024July 31, 2029Steven R Strobergnsf.gov
CAREER: A Field Guide to Many-Body Quantum Information in Noisy EnvironmentsNSFPhysics Section2026$450,000July 1, 2026June 30, 2031Natalie Klconsf.gov
CAREER: Decoding the Glue That Binds Us: A Unified Research Program Using Lattice QCD, Quantum Computing, and Machine LearningNSFPhysics Section2026$450,000August 1, 2026July 31, 2031Raza S Sufiannsf.gov
CAREER: Microscopic Transport, Machine Learning, and Bayesian Analysis for Extracting the Dense Nuclear Matter Equation of State from Heavy-Ion Collisions at RHIC and FRIBNSFPhysics Section2026$450,000August 15, 2026July 31, 2031Agnieszka Sorensennsf.gov
CAREER: Nuclear Matter from Chiral Effective Field Theory in the FRIB & Multimessenger EraNSFPhysics Section2024$449,995August 1, 2024July 31, 2029Christian Drischlernsf.gov
Properties of Strongly Interacting Matter at Finite Density from First PrinciplesNSFPhysics Section2022$448,408September 1, 2022August 31, 2026Claudia Rattinsf.gov
CAREER: Nuclear Theory for Strongly Interacting MatterNSFPhysics Section2022$425,000June 1, 2022May 31, 2027Kemal G Basarnsf.gov
Research in Low-Energy Nuclear TheoryNSFPhysics Section2025$420,000September 1, 2025August 31, 2028Richard J Furnstahlnsf.gov
Hard Scattering Processes in QCDNSFPhysics Section2024$404,999August 1, 2024July 31, 2027Andreas Metznsf.gov
CAREER: Accelerating Neutrino Physics into the Precision EraNSFPhysics Section2026$400,000July 1, 2026June 30, 2031Shirley Linsf.gov
NSF-BSF: Saturation and Quantum Coherence: Gearing up for EICNSFPhysics Section2022$367,922August 1, 2022July 31, 2026Alexander Kovnernsf.gov
Three-Body Amplitudes from Lattice QCDNSFPhysics Section2023$360,000August 1, 2023July 31, 2027Michael Doeringnsf.gov
RUI: An Inference Methodology to Illuminate Nonlinear Neutrino Flavor Transformation for Nuclear AstrophysicsNSFPhysics Section2023$360,000September 1, 2023August 31, 2027Chinmoy Bhattacharjeensf.gov
The Nuclear Many-Body Problem: Toward a Predictive Microscopic TheoryNSFPhysics Section2022$354,165September 1, 2022August 31, 2026Elena Litvinovansf.gov
Quantum Transport and Hadronization in QCD MatterNSFDivision Of Physics2022$345,000July 1, 2022September 30, 2025Ralf F Rappnsf.gov
Nuclear, Particle, and Weak Interaction Physics of the Big Bang and Stellar CollapseNSFPhysics Section2022$330,000August 1, 2022July 31, 2026George M Fullernsf.gov
Differentiating Electron-Capture and Core-Collapse SupernovaeNSFPhysics Section2023$330,000August 1, 2023July 31, 2026William R Hixnsf.gov
Hadronic Physics for Neutrino-Nucleon InteractionsNSFPhysics Section2023$330,000July 15, 2023June 30, 2026Emilie Passemarnsf.gov
Nuclear, Particle, and Weak Interaction Physics of the Big Bang and Stellar CollapseNSFPhysics Section2025$330,000September 1, 2025August 31, 2028George M Fullernsf.gov
Effective Field Theories and Gluonic Degrees of Freedom in Nucleons and NucleiNSFPhysics Section2026$330,000August 1, 2026July 31, 2029Alexey A Petrovnsf.gov
Investigation of Chirality, Vorticity and Spin Polarization in Heavy ion CollisionsNSFDivision Of Physics2022$329,999July 1, 2022June 30, 2025Jinfeng Liaonsf.gov
Structure and Tomography of HadronsNSFPhysics Section2024$310,000August 1, 2024July 31, 2027Peter J Schweitzernsf.gov
Dynamics and Thermodynamics of Neutron-Rich Nuclear MatterNSFPhysics Section2022$301,062August 1, 2022July 31, 2026Jeremy Holtnsf.gov
Toward A Spectroscopically Accurate Nuclear Structure Theory: Exploring Strongly Correlated Media via Spectral ObservablesNSFPhysics Section2025$300,005September 1, 2025August 31, 2028Elena Litvinovansf.gov
Greens Functions and the Nuclear Many-Body ProblemNSFPhysics Section2022$300,000July 1, 2022June 30, 2026Willem H Dickhoffnsf.gov
Multi-Hadron Interactions using Lattice QCD with the Stochastic LapH MethodNSFDivision Of Physics2022$300,000July 1, 2022August 31, 2025Colin J Morningstarnsf.gov
Mapping the Structure of Hadrons with Lattice QCDNSFPhysics Section2022$300,000August 15, 2022July 31, 2026Huey-Wen Linnsf.gov
Compressible Turbulence from Quantum to ClassicalNSFPhysics Section2023$300,000September 1, 2023August 31, 2027Michael M Forbesnsf.gov
Heavy Quarkonia in Lattice QCD with Anisotropic Highly Improved Staggered QuarksNSFPhysics Section2023$300,000August 15, 2023July 31, 2026Alexei Bazavovnsf.gov
Precision Global Modeling of Exotic HadronsNSFPhysics Section2024$300,000August 1, 2024July 31, 2027Richard F Lebednsf.gov
Research in Theoretical Nuclear and Neutrino PhysicsNSFPhysics Section2024$300,000August 1, 2024July 31, 2027Akif Baha B Balantekinnsf.gov
Bayesian Model Averaging for Nuclear Effective Field TeoriesNSFPhysics Section2024$300,000August 1, 2024July 31, 2027Lucas J Platternsf.gov
EAGER: IMPRESS-U: Two-body Currents in Relativistic Electron and Neutrino Scattering off Few-nucleon TargetsNSFOffice of International Science and Engineering2024$300,000July 1, 2024June 30, 2027Wayne N Polyzounsf.gov
Unveiling Meson and Nucleon Structure with Lattice QCDNSFPhysics Section2025$300,000September 1, 2025August 31, 2028Huey-Wen Linnsf.gov
Hot and Dense Quark-Gluon Plasma from First PrinciplesNSFPhysics Section2025$300,000September 1, 2025August 31, 2028Claudia Rattinsf.gov
Multi-Hadron Interactions using Lattice QCD with the Stochastic LapH Method and QUDANSFPhysics Section2025$300,000August 1, 2025July 31, 2028Colin J Morningstarnsf.gov
Microscopic Modeling of Hot and Dense Neutron-Rich MatterNSFPhysics Section2025$300,000September 1, 2025August 31, 2028Jeremy Holtnsf.gov
Quantum Transport in Hot QCD MatterNSFPhysics Section2025$300,000September 1, 2025August 31, 2028Jinfeng Liaonsf.gov
QCD Dynamics and Nucleon StructureNSFPhysics Section2025$300,000September 1, 2025August 31, 2028Zhongbo Kangnsf.gov
Nucleon Structure, Fundamental Symmetries, and Quantum Entanglement in Lattice QCDNSFPhysics Section2024$299,997July 15, 2024June 30, 2027Sergey Syritsynnsf.gov
New Developments in High Energy Nuclear PhysicsNSFPhysics Section2024$299,690August 1, 2024July 31, 2027Rainer J Friesnsf.gov
Neutrino Phenomenology in the Multimessenger LandscapeNSFPhysics Section2026$280,000August 1, 2026July 31, 2028Cecilia Lunardininsf.gov
Quantum Many-Body Theory for Nuclei and Nuclear MatterNSFPhysics Section2026$280,000August 1, 2026July 31, 2028Scott K Bognernsf.gov
New Frontiers in Nuclear AstrophysicsNSFPhysics Section2026$280,000August 1, 2026July 31, 2028John F Beacomnsf.gov
Nuclear Structure and Reactions from Effective Field TheoryNSFPhysics Section2022$270,000September 1, 2022August 31, 2026Gautam Rupaknsf.gov
Unravelling the Origin of the Matter-Antimatter Asymmetry in the UniverseNSFDivision Of Physics2022$270,000November 1, 2022July 31, 2024Andrea Shindlernsf.gov
Research in Relativistic Plasma under Extreme ConditionsNSFPhysics Section2022$270,000August 1, 2022July 31, 2026Igor Shovkovynsf.gov
Connecting Parton Cascade to QCDS Shear Viscosity for a Dynamical Model of Finite Temperature Kinetic TheoryNSFPhysics Section2023$270,000September 1, 2023August 31, 2027Zi-Wei Linnsf.gov
Many-Body Neutrino Quantum KineticsNSFPhysics Section2024$270,000August 1, 2024July 31, 2027Sherwood A Lagergrennsf.gov
Unravelling the Origin of the Matter-Antimatter Asymmetry in the UniverseNSFPhysics Section2024$270,000August 1, 2024May 31, 2027Andrea Shindlernsf.gov
NSF-BSF: Born-Oppenheimer Renormalization Group: Bridging Low and Intermediate X Physics in the Saturation Domain. Entanglement and High Energy Hadronic ReactionsNSFPhysics Section2025$270,000August 1, 2025July 31, 2028Alexander Kovnernsf.gov
Nuclear Properties Using Continuum and Lattice Effective Field TheoriesNSFPhysics Section2025$270,000September 1, 2025August 31, 2028Gautam Rupaknsf.gov
Field theory in strong magnetic fields and its applicationsNSFPhysics Section2025$270,000September 1, 2025August 31, 2028Igor Shovkovynsf.gov
Ab-Initio Calculation of Primakoff Production of Pseudoscalar MesonsNSFPhysics Section2026$270,000September 1, 2026August 31, 2029Alex Gnechnsf.gov
Few-Hadron Reactions from QCDNSFPhysics Section2026$270,000August 1, 2026July 31, 2029Andrew W Jackuransf.gov
Hadron Spectroscopy with AI/ML and First-Principles QCD MethodsNSFPhysics Section2026$270,000August 1, 2026July 31, 2029Arkaitz Rodas Bilbaonsf.gov
RUI: Nucleon Tomography in Quantum ChromodynamicsNSFPhysics Section2026$259,408August 1, 2026July 31, 2029Alexey Prokudinnsf.gov
DFG-NSF Physics: Entanglement, Thermalization and Hadronization for SU(N) Gauge TheoriesNSFPhysics Section2025$256,404August 15, 2025July 31, 2028Berndt Muellernsf.gov
Efficient Quantum State Preparation AlgorithmsNSFPhysics Section2023$256,000August 15, 2023July 31, 2026Dean J Leensf.gov
RUI: Investigating Phases of Cosmic Matter with Neutron Star SeismologyNSFPhysics Section2023$240,000July 15, 2023June 30, 2027Prashanth Jaikumarnsf.gov
QCD at High Temperature and/or DensityNSFPhysics Section2024$240,000August 1, 2024July 31, 2027Peter Arnoldnsf.gov
Advancing the Multidimensional Partonic Landscape of the Nucleon in the EIC EraNSFPhysics Section2026$240,000August 1, 2026July 31, 2029Shohini Bhattacharyansf.gov
RUI: The 3D Momentum and Spin Structure of the Nucleon in QCDNSFPhysics Section2023$239,996July 1, 2023June 30, 2027Alexey Prokudinnsf.gov
Correlation Functions in QCD MatterNSFPhysics Section2025$230,000September 1, 2025August 31, 2027Ralf F Rappnsf.gov
National Nuclear Physics Summer SchoolNSFPhysics Section2024$223,040August 1, 2024July 31, 2029Sanjay K Reddynsf.gov
RUI: Hadronic Structure from Spin Observables in pQCDNSFPhysics Section2026$200,520August 1, 2026July 31, 2029Daniel Pitonyaknsf.gov
EAGER: Study of 3D nucleon structure through deep exclusive processes at the EICNSFOffice of International Science and Engineering2025$200,000September 1, 2025August 31, 2027Andrei Afanasevnsf.gov
Green's Functions and the Nuclear Many-Body ProblemNSFPhysics Section2025$200,000September 1, 2025August 31, 2027Willem H Dickhoffnsf.gov
RUI: Quantum Kinetics of Neutrinos: Leveraging the Universe at the Interface of Neutrino and Nuclear AstrophysicsNSFPhysics Section2024$199,282August 1, 2024July 31, 2027Chad T Kishimotonsf.gov
RUI: Hadronic Structure from Spin Observables in pQCDNSFPhysics Section2023$193,628August 1, 2023July 31, 2027Daniel Pitonyaknsf.gov
RUI: Nuclear Physics Research with Undergraduate Students: Nuclear Structure Theory and its Applications to Nuclear Astrophysics.NSFPhysics Section2024$178,480September 1, 2024August 31, 2027Sofia Karampagiansf.gov
CAREER: The Three-Dimensional Structure of the ProtonNSFDivision Of Physics2022$170,000June 1, 2022May 31, 2027Christopher Monahannsf.gov
Conference: PSW: Future of Nuclear TheoryNSFPhysics Section2026$105,409June 1, 2026May 31, 2027Jonathan Engelnsf.gov
First-Principle Nuclear Structure and Reactions for Astrophysics and Experiments with Rare Isotope BeamsNSFDivision Of Physics2022$105,347August 1, 2022July 31, 2023Kristina D Launeynsf.gov
Electromagnetic Probes for Precise Imaging of HadronsNSFPhysics Section2025$100,000September 1, 2025August 31, 2026Andrei Afanasevnsf.gov
Electron and Neutrino Scattering from Light NucleiNSFPhysics Section2026$98,551September 1, 2026August 31, 2029Sabine E Jeschonneknsf.gov
Electron and Neutrino Scattering from Light NucleiNSFPhysics Section2022$94,518September 1, 2022August 31, 2026Sabine E Jeschonneknsf.gov
Advancing Precision of Electromagnetic Probes for Studies of Hadronic StructureNSFPhysics Section2026$90,000August 1, 2026July 31, 2027Andrei Afanasevnsf.gov
NSF Project Scoping Workshop: Towards Precise & Accurate Calculations of Neutrinoless Double-Beta DecayNSFDivision Of Physics2022$4,775July 1, 2022June 30, 2023Daniel R Phillipsnsf.gov

Organizations

OrganizationPlaceNIH awardsNIH amountNSF awardsNSF amount
Michigan State UniversityEast Lansing, MI0$08$2.8 million
University of HoustonHouston, TX0$04$2.3 million
Univ of North Carolina Chapel HillChapel Hill, NC0$03$2 million
Ohio State UniversityColumbus, OH0$06$1.9 million
Arizona State UniversityScottsdale, AZ0$05$1.6 million
Texas A&M UniversityCollege Station, TX0$05$1.5 million
University of ConnecticutStorrs, CT0$04$1.2 million
Indiana UniversityBloomington, IN0$03$959,999
University of Tennessee KnoxvilleKnoxville, TN0$03$900,000
George Washington UniversityWashington, DC0$04$750,000
Duke UniversityDurham, NC0$02$706,404
University of California, San DiegoLa Jolla, CA0$02$660,000
Western Michigan UniversityKalamazoo, MI0$02$654,170
Carnegie Mellon UniversityPittsburgh, PA0$02$600,000
Princeton UniversityPrinceton, NJ0$01$600,000
Mississippi State UniversityMississippi State, MS0$02$540,000
Old Dominion University Research FoundationNorfolk, VA0$02$540,000
Washington UniversitySaint Louis, MO0$02$500,000
Pennsylvania State Univ University ParkUniversity Park, PA0$02$499,404
Florida International UniversityMiami, FL0$01$490,000
Ohio UniversityAthens, OH0$02$454,770
Florida State UniversityTallahassee, FL0$01$450,000
University of Notre DameNotre Dame, IN0$01$450,000
New Mexico State UniversityLas Cruces, NM0$01$450,000
College of William and MaryWilliamsburg, VA0$02$440,000
Temple Univ of the CommonwealthPhiladelphia, PA0$01$404,999
University of California-IrvineIrvine, CA0$01$400,000
Lebanon Valley CollegeAnnville, PA0$02$394,148
New York Institute of TechnologyOld Westbury, NY0$01$360,000
University of South Carolina at ColumbiaColumbia, SC0$01$330,000
Washington State UniversityPullman, WA0$01$300,000
University of Wisconsin-MadisonMadison, WI0$01$300,000
University of IowaIowa City, IA0$01$300,000
University of California Los AngelesLos Angeles, CA0$01$300,000
SUNY at Stony BrookStony Brook, NY0$01$299,997
East Carolina UniversityGreenville, NC0$01$270,000
University of California-BerkeleyBerkeley, CA0$01$270,000
California State University-Long Beach FoundationLong Beach, CA0$01$240,000
University of VirginiaCharlottesville, VA0$01$240,000
University of WashingtonSeattle, WA0$01$223,040
University of San DiegoSan Diego, CA0$01$199,282
Grand Valley State UniversityAllendale, MI0$01$178,480
Louisiana State UniversityBaton Rouge, LA0$01$105,347

Funding by fiscal year

Fiscal yearNIH awardsNIH amountNSF awardsNSF amount
20260$018$5,372,540
20250$021$5,578,927
20240$020$5,461,758
20230$022$6,631,352
20220$020$5,684,327

Open federal funding opportunities

From Grants.gov: notices that funded awards in this table, and open notices on the same agency and assistance listing.

Open opportunityNumberAgencyListingClosesAward ceilingWhy it matches
Geometric AnalysisPD-22-1265NSF47.049November 3, 2026Not listedSame assistance listing 47.049 as 89 awards here
TopologyPD-22-1267NSF47.049November 3, 2026Not listedSame assistance listing 47.049 as 89 awards here
Unlocking Dataset Value for AI-Enabled Scientific Discovery (AI Datasets)26-512NSF47.049November 4, 2026Not listedSame assistance listing 47.049 as 89 awards here
Astronomy and Astrophysics Research Grants22-624NSF47.049November 16, 2026Not listedSame assistance listing 47.049 as 89 awards here
Applied MathematicsPD-16-1266NSF47.049November 16, 2026Not listedSame assistance listing 47.049 as 89 awards here
Plasma PhysicsPD-23-1242NSF47.049November 16, 2026Not listedSame assistance listing 47.049 as 89 awards here
National Science Foundation Translation to Practice (NSF TTP)25-540NSF47.049November 17, 2026$2 millionSame assistance listing 47.049 as 89 awards here
Computational MathematicsPD-16-1271NSF47.049December 1, 2026$1.2 millionSame assistance listing 47.049 as 89 awards here
StatisticsPD-18-1269NSF47.049December 15, 2026Not listedSame assistance listing 47.049 as 89 awards here
Training-based Workforce Development for Advanced Cyberinfrastructure23-520NSF47.049January 21, 2027$1 millionSame assistance listing 47.049 as 89 awards here
Security, Privacy, and Trust in Cyberspace (NSF SaTC)25-515NSF47.049January 25, 2027$1.2 millionSame assistance listing 47.049 as 89 awards here
EPSCoR Research Infrastructure Improvement Program: Focused EPSCoR Collaborations (FEC)24-573NSF47.049January 26, 2027$1.5 millionSame assistance listing 47.049 as 89 awards here
Mathematical Sciences Infrastructure ProgramPD-20-1260NSF47.049February 2, 2027Not listedSame assistance listing 47.049 as 89 awards here
GROWING CONVERGENCE RESEARCH (GCR)24-527NSF47.049February 8, 2027$3.6 millionSame assistance listing 47.049 as 89 awards here
Mid-scale Research Infrastructure-124-598NSF47.049February 8, 2027$20 millionSame assistance listing 47.049 as 89 awards here
EMERGING FRONTIERS IN RESEARCH AND INNOVATION (EFRI-2026/27): Wave-Based Computing ( EFRI-WBC)26-524NSF47.049February 11, 2027Not listedSame assistance listing 47.049 as 89 awards here
Pathways to Enable Secure Open-Source Ecosystems (PESOSE)26-506NSF47.049March 2, 2027Not listedSame assistance listing 47.049 as 89 awards here
NSF National Quantum Virtual Laboratory (NQVL)24-586NSF47.049April 6, 2027Not listedSame assistance listing 47.049 as 89 awards here
EPSCoR Research Infrastructure Improvement (RII): EPSCoR Research Fellows24-528NSF47.049April 13, 2027Not listedSame assistance listing 47.049 as 89 awards here
Findable Accessible Interoperable Reusable Open Science (FAIROS)25-533NSF47.049April 14, 2027Not listedSame assistance listing 47.049 as 89 awards here

Updated November 3, 2026. Read from NIH RePORTER ExPORTER and NSF Award Search. Published by NIH and NSF as U.S. government data. NIH awards are fiscal years 2021 to 2025 (NIH files published to 2026-07-09); NSF awards are fiscal years 2022 to 2026 (NSF files published to 2026-11-02). NIH amounts are the total cost of each fiscal year in the window; NSF amounts are the funds obligated in the window. Organizations are matched on the UEI. Open opportunities come from Grants.gov and match on agency and assistance listing number, and on the notice number NIH prints on an award. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.