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CHIPS and Science Act Funding Opportunities is sponsored by NSF Directorate for Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE). Supports various initiatives under the CHIPS and Science Act, including microelectronics education and regional innovation ecosystems.

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Directorate for Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) ## Directorate for Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) * Center-Scale and Testbeds * Computing and AI Foundations * Cyber, Physical and Intelligent Systems * Human-Centered Computing and Education * Software and Systems Foundations * Office of Advanced Cyberinfrastructure * Expeditions in Computing * National AI Research Institutes * National Artificial Intelligence Research Resource * International Partnerships The U.S. National Science Foundation Directorate for Computer and Information Science and Engineering (NSF CISE) advances fundamental research, innovation and education across computer science, information science and computer engineering.

NSF CISE investments support the ideas, talent and infrastructure that strengthen U.S. leadership in computing, artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, quantum information science, robotics, advanced communications, software and systems, research cyberinfrastructure and computing education.

Through support for universities, research centers, community-based organizations, industry partnerships and national-scale infrastructure, CISE helps advance the discoveries and workforce needed for America's economic prosperity, national security and long-term competitiveness.

* ### DCL: Unleashing a new age of AI-enabled scientific discovery through the Genesis Mission * ### Update on NSF SaTC education proposals ### U.S. National Science Foundation State and Regional Artificial Intelligence Infrastructure Hubs: Next Required Due Date: November 4, 2026 ### Unlocking Dataset Value for AI-Enabled Scientific Discovery (AI Datasets) Next Required Due Date: November 4, 2026 ### Integrated Data Systems & Services (IDSS) Next Required Due Date: July 27, 2027 ### TechAccess: AI-Ready America View all CISE opportunities ### New NSF State and Regional AI Infrastructure Hubs will power AI-enabled scientific research across the country ### Podcast: New microchips could supercharge AI ### New NSF initiative aims to unlock dataset value for AI-enabled scientific discovery CISE is organized around six thematic science areas that support foundational research, use-inspired innovation, education and infrastructure across the computing and information science enterprise.

### Center-scale and testbeds Supports large-scale, center-level and testbed investments that bring together research communities, infrastructure and partnerships to accelerate discovery and transition. ### Computing and AI foundations Supports foundational research in AI, machine learning, data, algorithms, communications and intelligent systems.

### Cyber, physical and intelligent systems Supports foundational research that enables intelligent technologies to operate safely and reliably across physical, digital and human environments. ### Human-centered computing and education Supports research and education at the intersection of people, computing and learning.

### Software and systems foundations Supports unconventional, potentially paradigm-shifting research that explores new models, technologies and foundations of computing. ### Office of Advanced Cyberinfrastructure Supports the design, deployment and operation of advanced research cyberinfrastructure for the national science and engineering community. CISE areas supporting NSF priorities.

### Artificial Intelligence and human-AI teaming CISE supports AI research in areas such as machine learning, computer vision, natural language processing and robotics, as well as interdisciplinary collaborations to advance AI in areas of national importance and workforce training in AI.

### Education and training CISE supports programs that strengthen computing education at all levels — from k-12 to postdoctoral and faculty training — and help build a strong pipeline of talent in computer and information science.

CISE invests in foundational and applied research that advances quantum algorithms, programming languages, architectures and systems to help transform computing, communications and cybersecurity and sustain U.S. leadership in quantum innovation.

### Scalable infrastructure CISE invests in high-performance computing systems that enable researchers to tackle complex problems in science and engineering at scale — from climate modeling to genomics to AI.

### Secure and resilient cyberspace CISE advances research and applications in cybersecurity to enhance security, privacy and trustworthiness in cyberspace and support innovations that strengthen national cyberinfrastructure resilience.

### Communications and wireless CISE supports a portfolio of programs designed to accelerate innovation in next-generation communication technologies including wireless systems that are secure, resilient and capable of leveraging AI to adapt in real time.

* Learn more about CISE work in these focus areas * Publication date: July 6, 2021 * Last updated: June 30, 2026 Image credits & captions on this page This computer cluster, comprised of approximately 200 servers, provides the main hardware resource for the Apt (the adaptable profile-driven testbed), a U.S. National Science Foundation-funded precursor to CloudLab, located at the University of Utah's Downtown Data Center.

"CloudLab" is a large-scale distributed infrastructure based at the University of Utah, Clemson University and the University of Wisconsin, on top of which researchers will be able to construct many different types of clouds.

Credit: Chris Coleman/School of Computing, University of Utah Colosseum at the Institute for Intelligent Networked Systems at Northeastern University is the world's largest radio frequency networked emulator, originally developed to support DARPA's Spectrum Collaboration Challenge (SC2) through an investment of over $20M.

Now available to industry, universities, and the broader research community, Colosseum is supported by a $6M NSF grant as part of the Platforms for Advanced Wireless Research (PAWR) program.

The platform combines the fidelity of hardware channel emulators, the flexibility of cloud-based emulators, and the scale of network simulators — capable of emulating wireless signals at the RF level across more than 65,000 simultaneous channels and generating over 52 terabytes of data per second. Colosseum can recreate diverse real-world environments, including open fields, urban downtown corridors, shopping malls, and desert terrain.

Credit: Tommaso Melodia, Institute for Intelligent Networked Systems at Northeastern University Guha Balakrishnan, assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering at Rice University, and Kushal Vyas, electrical and computer engineering doctoral student at Rice University, working on an AI tool that makes medical imaging process 90% more efficient.

The process, called medical image segmentation, guides diagnosis, surgery planning and research. Credit: Photo by Jeff Fitlow/Rice University HARMONY, a first-of-its-kind, two-armed, robotic rehabilitation exoskeleton that could provide a new method of high-quality, data-driven therapy to patients suffering from spinal and neurological injuries.

Credit: Cockrell School of Engineering A research assistant adjusts OptiDot, a 3D-printed optical device that when paired with augmented reality, is designed to help children understand how artificial intelligence is used in preference selection Research assistant Yi Zhang Credit: University of Rochester photo / J.

Adam Fenster Computer chips that emulate how the brain processes visual information could be used to develop new kinds of cameras and sensors to aid visually impaired persons, provide driver assistance capabilities for reducing automotive accidents, and augmented reality systems for enhanced shopping, travel and safety.

Credit: UC San Diego Jacobs School of Engineering A system administrator kneels to adjust the wires of a server rack in Michigan State University's High-Performance Computing Center.

Credit: Photo by Michelle David, courtesy of the Institute for Cyber-Enabled Research at Michigan State University University of Rochester graduate student Yifan Li (left) and undergraduate Wenyao Gao ’26 test the Tabletop Interactive Play System (TIPS), which uses augmented reality and artificial intelligence to help parents learn American Sign Language as they interact with their deaf and hard-of-hearing (DHH) children.

Credit: University of Rochester photo / J. Adam Fenster AIFS graduate students describe the operation of an agricultural drone under development which can apply specific quantities of bio-pesticides to row crops. IBM’s quantum-computing system has a cryostat at its center to cool the quantum chip.

Credit: Graham Carlow for IBM(CC BY-ND 2. 0) From left to right: Junseong Heo, Dave Cooper, David Carver TACC employees work on the network cabling above the racks of Frontera. TACC systems have always been built and maintained in-house by their dedicated staff.

Credit: Texas Advanced Computing Center Multiple forms of identity protection increase data security. Credit: Alice Kitterman/National Science Foundation Illustration depicting modular fabrication process developed by researchers to produce a quantum-system-on-chip which integrates an array of artificial atom qubits onto a semiconductor chip.

This "quantum-system-on-chip" architecture enables researchers to precisely tune and control a dense array of qubits. Credit: Sampson Wilcox and Linsen Li, RLE (available under Creative Commons license Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3. 0 Powder (the Platform for Open Wireless Data-driven Experimental Research) is flexible infrastructure enabling a wide range of software-defined experiments on the future of wireless networks.

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