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The U.S. National Science Foundation Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences (NSF MPS) supports multiple materials research programs that advance fundamental understanding of materials, their properties, and their potential applications.
The programs covered by this solicitation are:BiomaterialsCeramicsCondensed Matter and Materials TheoryCondensed Matter PhysicsElectronic and Photonic MaterialsMetals and Metallic NanostructuresPolymersSolid State and Materials ChemistryOther materials research funding opportunities are covered by separate NSF solicitations, such as the NSF Materials Research Science and Engineering Centers and Designing Materials to Revolutionize and Engineer our Future.
NSF MPS is particularly interested in intellectually ambitious and potentially transformative foundational research. Proposals need not promise a near-term product, deployment, or commercial outcome, nor need they address later-stage development to be competitive. Funding Opportunity Number: 26-521.
Assistance Listing: 47. 049. Funding Instrument: G.
Category: ST. Award Amount: $100M total program funding.
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Or search similar grants →According to the current listing, eligibility includes: Eligible applicants: 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 1994, 25 U.S.C. §§ 5130-5131. *Who May Serve as PI: See "Limit on Number of Proposals per PI or Co-PI" below. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
The current listing shows $100M total program funding. Verify award ceilings, matching requirements, and allowable costs in the official notice.
Applications for MPS Materials Research Programs (MPS Materials) are due October 7, 2076. Build your timeline backwards from this date to cover registrations, approvals, and final submission checks.
Yes — MPS Materials Research Programs (MPS Materials) is offered by U.S. National Science Foundation and this listing comes from Grants.gov, an official U.S. federal source. Federal applications generally require registrations (for example SAM.gov or an agency submission portal), so allow extra lead time.
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Summary: The fiscal year 2026 (FY26) Joint Warfighter Medical Research Program (JWMRP) Military Medical Research and Development Award (MMRDA) mechanism is intended to fund the logical continuation of previous Department of War (DOW)-funded research and development efforts relevant to the FY26 JWMRP that augment and accelerate high-priority medical requirements to meet the needs of Service Members and other Military Health System beneficiaries. The MMRDA supports a wide range of research projects spanning late-stage preclinical studies, late-state technology development efforts, technology demonstration, translational, and clinical research. Projects must be relevant to at least one of the FY26 JWMRP focus areas.Distinctive Features:To be eligible for JWMRP funding, applicants/offerors must have already received DOD/DOW core or DOD/DOW Congressional Special Interest funding.An MMRDA Clinical Research or Clinical Trial Option (MMRDA-CRCTO) is available to specifically support clinical research/observational studies, all phases of clinical trials/interventional studies, and/or correlative studies in support of the development of promising pharmaceutical or biologic candidates, medical devices and technologies. Applicants/offerors should select MMRDA-CRCTO when the application/proposal involves research that includes any human subjects, human biological samples (prospective or retrospective) or human data sets. Note: If selecting this option, applicants must submit additional relevant application/proposal materials. Funding Opportunity Number: HT942526JWMRPMMRDA. Assistance Listing: 12.420. Funding Instrument: CA,G,O,PC. Category: ST. Award Amount: $8.8M total program funding.
The Autonomous Eradication Technologies Challenge is a Department of Defense prize competition offering up to 550,000 US dollars for autonomous drone, robotics, AI and sensor technologies capable of detecting and controlling Guam's invasive brown tree snake. It is sponsored by Headquarters Marine Corps together with SERDP/ESTCP and DARPA, and administered by Central Florida Tech Grove. The underlying problem is a long-standing one that conventional methods have failed to solve: the brown tree snake has driven most of Guam's native forest bird species to local extinction or severe decline and causes roughly 4,500,000 dollars a year in economic losses through power outages when snakes contact electrical infrastructure, while island-wide eradication is considered close to impossible without new technology. The technical brief is unusually demanding and is where the AI content concentrates. Solutions must operate in dense forest canopy, rugged terrain and night conditions, detect concealed targets, and support large-area autonomous surveillance missions, which means the hard problems are persistent autonomy under canopy where GPS is unreliable, detection of a camouflaged nocturnal target against cluttered natural backgrounds, and mission-level autonomy across wide areas rather than single-platform flight. Priority areas named by the sponsors are drones, autonomous robotics, AI and machine learning, predictive modelling and advanced sensors. The deadline is 1 December 2026 at 21:59 CST. Beyond cash, the challenge offers Other Transaction Authority procurement pathways, field demonstration on Guam with military and federal stakeholders, and transition routes toward deployment at scale.
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