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The NSF Civic Innovation Challenge (CIVIC) is a research and action competition that accelerates the transition of foundational research and emerging technologies including AI into community applications through civic-engaged partnerships. Stage 1 planning grants of up to $75,000 fund six-month team development and project planning while Stage 2 full awards of up to $1,000,000 support 12-month implementation pilots.
The program focuses on climate resilience and equitable access to essential resources requiring equal partnerships between academic researchers and civic organizations. Communities co-lead the innovation process ensuring technologies address real civic priorities. CIVIC has funded projects using AI for community carsharing data-driven urban planning disaster resilience and equitable resource allocation.
This is distinct from NSF ExpandAI which focuses on capacity building at minority-serving institutions and from the NSF SBIR/STTR program which targets small business commercialization.
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Or search similar grants →According to the current listing, eligibility includes: U.S. academic institutions research organizations and their civic community partners including local governments nonprofits and community organizations. Proposals must demonstrate equal researcher-community partnerships with clear civic priorities and scalable real-world impact. Contact civic@nsf.gov for information on upcoming solicitation cycles. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
The current listing shows stage 1 Planning Grants up to $75,000 for six months. Stage 2 Full Awards up to $1,000,000 for up to 12 months. Approximately 35-40 planning grants and 20 full awards made per cycle. Verify award ceilings, matching requirements, and allowable costs in the official notice.
NSF CIVIC Innovation Challenge for AI-Enabled Community Solutions is funded by National Science Foundation. Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
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Violence Against Women Discretionary Grants for Indian Tribal Governments is sponsored by Department of Justice. To increase tribal capacity to respond to violent crimes against Indian women, and to develop and strengthen victim services in cases involving violent crimes against Indian women. This listing is currently active. Program number: 16.587. Last updated on 2024-11-26.
The NSF CISE Future Computing Research (Future CoRe) program supports research in computing and communication foundations, intelligent systems, and network systems. The program funds innovative research that advances the frontiers of computing including artificial intelligence, machine learning, computer vision, natural language processing, and robotics. This is one of NSF's largest computing research programs with $280 million in total budget. Projects can address fundamental computing challenges, novel AI architectures, scalable intelligent systems, and next-generation network infrastructure.
TCUP lists eight funding tracks and roughly $10.3M a year, but the October 14, 2026 deadline applies to only three of them — CHAI, Pre-TI, and TCUP Partnerships — and each carries a restriction that disqualifies most applicants. Here is the track-by-track math.
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