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Dynamics, Control and Cognition is a CMMI core program in NSF's Engineering directorate that funds fundamental research on the modeling, analysis, diagnostics, measurement and control of dynamical systems - and it is worth knowing about specifically because its scope explicitly encompasses systems involving physical interaction between human and embodied artificial intelligences.
That phrasing places DCC in a distinctive position within the federal landscape for embodied AI.
NSF's Foundational Research in Robotics funds robotics as robotics; Robust Intelligence funds foundational AI but explicitly excludes robotics; DCC comes at the same territory from the dynamics and control side, and welcomes work where the core contribution is in the theory of the coupled human-machine dynamical system rather than in the robot or the learning algorithm as such.
For researchers working on physical human-robot interaction, shared control, exoskeletons and assistive devices, haptics, or the stability and safety of learning-enabled controllers interacting with people, DCC is often the better-fitting home and is materially less crowded than the headline AI programmes.
The program welcomes interdisciplinary and convergent research approaches, and NSF frames the anticipated outcomes as new theories, methods and engineering applications with broad societal impacts - meaning theoretical contributions are fundable on their own terms without requiring a deployed system.
The budget posture is unusually open: NSF states that proposals of all sizes will be considered as justified by the project description, with no published ceiling.
There is no fixed deadline published for the program, and NSF program directors are explicitly available for advance consultation to discuss research ideas - given the absence of both a cap and a window, taking up that offer is the practical way to calibrate both scope and budget before writing.
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Or search similar grants →According to the current listing, eligibility includes: Dynamics, Control and Cognition is a core program within the Division of Civil, Mechanical and Manufacturing Innovation in NSF's Directorate for Engineering, and eligibility follows NSF's standard rules under the Proposal and Award Policies and Procedures Guide - principally U.S. institutions of higher education and non-profit non-academic research organizations, subject to current NSF research security policies. The program funds fundamental research on the modeling, analysis, diagnostics, measurement and control of dynamical systems, and its scope explicitly encompasses systems involving physical interaction between human and embodied artificial intelligences, making it a natural home for physical human-robot interaction, shared and assistive control, haptics, exoskeletons and the stability and safety analysis of learning-enabled controllers coupled to human operators. Interdisciplinary and convergent research approaches are welcomed, and anticipated outcomes are framed as new theories, methods and engineering applications with broad societal impacts, so purely theoretical contributions are within scope. NSF states that proposals of all sizes will be considered as justified by the project description and does not publish an award ceiling, floor, total funding figure or expected number of awards. No fixed submission deadline is published for the program on the NSF program page; applicants should confirm the current submission arrangements, since CMMI core programs have used both annual windows and no-deadline submission in different periods. NSF program directors are available for advance consultation to discuss research ideas, and given the absence of a published budget cap or deadline, prospective applicants are strongly advised to contact a program director before preparing a proposal and to verify all current requirements against the NSF program page and the current PAPPG. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
The current listing shows NSF states for DCC that proposals of all sizes will be considered as justified by the project description, and publishes no ceiling, floor or expected number of awards - an unusually open budget posture that shifts the entire sizing question onto the applicant and the program director. amount_min of 300,000 and amount_max of 500,000 reflect the range typical of single-investigator CMMI core awards over a three-year period rather than a published figure, and larger collaborative proposals can and do exceed the upper end where the project description justifies it. Because there is no stated cap and no fixed window, the budget is effectively negotiated through the pre-submission conversation that NSF's program directors invite, which makes that conversation the single most useful step for anyone trying to size a DCC proposal realistically. Verify award ceilings, matching requirements, and allowable costs in the official notice.
NSF Dynamics, Control and Cognition (DCC) Program for Physical Interaction Between Humans and Embodied Artificial Intelligences is funded by U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF), Directorate for Engineering, Division of Civil, Mechanical and Manufacturing Innovation (ENG/CMMI). Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
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